1 active handling system engaged without cause and redirected direction of vehicle engaged brakes to one side of car- 2.rear end blew out housing lost all oil and gears, prior repair under warranty- 3. Transmission repaired by dealer2 times for shifting forks bent, warranty repair then had to replace transmission again after warranty expired at 5k! 4. Driveline tunnel brace weld failed causing massive driveline damage to housing and driveshaft replacement.
2005 Chevrolet Corvette driver assistance complaints
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My wife was driving our 2005 corvette on a straight road at about 50 miles per hour when the car suddenly shot off to the left lane towards another vehicle. She lost all control of the vehicle and returned across the two lane road hitting the curb, which was about 6" tall, the car then left the ground and made contact with a guard rail that was two rails high. The impact on the guard rail was at the top about 3' from the ground. Behind the guard rail is a 75' drop to a grocery store parking lot. The car then came back across the road and stopped in the opposite direction traffic. The damage to the vehicle now stands at $20,000.00. She states that it felt as if the front left tire locked up and has no idea what happened from that point on. She was just holding on for dear life. Both air bags deployed and she has had a sore back since the accident. I now learned of the investigation ea09-002 that has been opened and something needs to done now!!
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). While making a tight u-turn to the left in my 2005 corvette the right front brakes locked and would not release. At the same time the "service active handling" message appeared on the dic (driver information center). This caused the vehicle to pull hard and made it very difficult to pull off the road safely. My first thought was that I blew out a tire. Though difficult I was able to get the vehicle off into a parking lot where I turned off the car. I then restarted the vehicle and everything was back to normal. I am very concerned about my safety and the safety of the vehicle if this were to happen when there was oncoming traffic or at higher speeds. There was one time a couple of days prior that the "service active handling" message showed of the dic but no noticeable problems came about. I talked to my local dealer's service department and they said that it could have been something as simple as an error from driving on wet roads since the light didn't appear again after restarting the car. I believed this and returned to driving until yesterday when this happened. Your time and consideration to this matter is greatly appreciated. I'd like to know if gm will issue a proper fix. I have researched online today and have found a tsb about installing a clip in the steering column where the wires plug into the steering sensor but that this may not be the fix for this specific problem. My car has only 17,000 miles on it and has been very well maintained. Please advise if possible. [xxx]
Service active handling light comes on. Gm has a tsb on the issue but is not repairing the issue at their expense. It is known that this issue leads to wheels locking up randomly.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). I have a 2005 corvette with the electric telescopic steering column. On several occasions while driving my vette, I have gotten a 'service active handling system' warning in the dic. On some occasions I can simply reset the dic and the message ends. On at least one occasion I had to stop the car, shut down the engine, and restart again to clear the message. I have had at least seven occasions that this has happened. [xxx] the car goes to the dealer in the spring to be worked on. If you desire any further information please feel free to contact me. [xxx]
I have had tow incidents where my "service active handling" error has come up. Last week I had my wheels lock up after trying to complete a u turn and had to pull over and restart my car to correct the braking issue as best as I can describe it was corrected. Subsequently the "service active handling" has come on a number of times and clears as the car is restarted. I have taken it in and they are able to correct the problem but have yet to find a solution from it occurring again. I have had to use my extended service contract to cover the expenses both times.
Prior to the incident I experienced the service traction light would come on maybe a handful of times a month. Until the incident I had to actual issues and figured that my exhaust being as loud as it is caused something to set it off. *tr on february 8th the service traction light came on once again however I had to issues that day. It wasn't till the next day that as I was driving normal speeds about 35mph approaching a stop sign before I would enter the feeder road to enter the highway. The road I was on had a very slight curve to the left and the ground was completely dry/ all conditions were normal. Out of no where I felt my vehicle being forced hard to the left as if I was hydroplanning and had lost the ability to control the braking of my car. My vehicle crossed the next lane over and with absolutely no control what so ever I was forced over a curb and into a street sign. No one was injured as it was a minor accident however it came with a price. At this point there is estimated to be $6500.00 in damages to my vehicle due to this. No work has begun on my vehicle. I have understood that this is a problem being investigated on other chevrolet corvette models from 05 and up under investigation number ea09-002. I would like to better understand what has happened and be sure that my vehicle is safe as it was very frightening to have lost control in perfectly good driving conditions. Like I have earlier stated my vehicle has not started the repair process and I will be sure to inform chevy of my discovery so that this potentially life threatening issue becomes fixed.
Constant electrical failures and problems with electronic stability control (traction control / active handling). Computer systems replaced, same failures return. Mirrors move by themselves, car wont start, traction control failure,
My service active handling had been coming on for a couple weeks and then would go away. About a week ago I was driving at about 35 MPH and I slowed down to turn. It was about 10:00 not very many people on the road "thank god". After turning I returned to around 35mph and then my service active handling light came on followed by front driver side locking up. I was in the right lane and ended up almost on the curb on the other side of the left lane. Tw*
On 01/07/2010, the service active handling message came on crossing over a railroad track at around five MPH. The message stayed on until restarting the car. On 01/08/2010, while slowing the car through 55 MPH to exit the highway, the front right brake applied for approximately half of a second pulling me into the right exit lane. "active handling-on" message displayed and stayed on for about 5 seconds. Luckily, no other cars were near and no accident occurred. At the time of the incident I was driving strait. However, I do remember hitting a rough patch of highway right before the brake applied. I had the car serviced at the chevrolet dealer. The steering wheel position sensor was replaced. The car is a 2005 corvette with the z51 package and telescopic steering wheel.
Severe swerve to the left followed by service active handling warning light illuminated. Brakes lock up during swerve. Shutting down active handling does not help as the same error can occur very quickly again. This happens repeatedly, and more so at colder temperatures.
(entered by smch from e-mail, trimmed to fit available content length) I purchased my 2005 corvette new in los angeles five years ago. Have been having the "service active handling" problem now for the last year and a half. At speeds of 30mph or less...thus far ssuddenly brakes and pulls hard to the left while pulsing on and off the brakes. This has been very scary, needless to say, and I have narrowly avoided being forced into oncoming traffic or being rear-ended by the sudden braking. I took my car to a dealership for the fifth time over this concern and have heard the same story.; that there is no code or recall for this problem. (update from e-mail) I have had the repair completed. I was told it was a fault in the steering column (telescoping) and would be fixed with a couple of zip ties, but the process required a lot to be removed and while I did it I should replace the tire sensor as well, as that could be part of the issue. I had the repair done out of fear that if I didn't , it would endanger my family. When the brakes self applied, the steering would pull hard to the left. They would remain that way until I either turned the vehicle off or held down the traction control button for seven seconds which turns off traction control and active handling. If this wasn't done, and any gas was applied, the brakes would lock harder, pulsing off and on intermittently. The pull was drastic enough to have pulled about ten degrees off of center-line, but since it happened at low speeds, it did not cause any accidents. My concern was, the few times it happened while other drivers were following... Almost had some rear end collisions. The problem has been fixed for two weeks now, and have had no sign of it repeating. The mechanic at the dealership said he's done three or four of these and he puts in two "zip-ties" to fix the problem as he states the recommended one is not enough.
While slowing to make a left hand turn when the vehicle stalled/stopped temporarily...could have caused collision if the stall/stop happened a second later when I would have been in the opposing land. It has happened twice. I had the car repaired at edwards chevrolet in birmingham. I was told by them that a wire in the steering column had corroded.
On 2005/06 corvette the telescoping steering wheel sensor shorts out causing the traction control system to fail locking up the gear shift and other problems. Service bulletin 06-02-35-002 explains the corrective action and a part if available to correct the problem. However, it doesn't work. System still fails making the car inoperable, and always at the most importune time. According to the forums, this is a very common problem. Chevrolet needs to issue a recall and fix it permanently.
My service active handling light came on 11/13/09.on 11/14/09 I was traveling across a bridge at 55 miles per hour when my brakes and steering locked up. I had no control of the vehicle. I eventually slid to a stop causing traffic behind me to swerve into the next lane. I could barely get the car off the road because the brakes would not release. This is a 2005 chevrolet corvette with 33,000 miles. I took the vehicle to the dealership and was told the steering sensor inside the steering column was bad and needed to be replaced and the wires needed to be checked and re tightened. This could have been more severe or even fatal if not for the time of day and the amount of traffic. I could not believe something so dangerous was not recalled. I am sure others have had this problem and crashed their cars and had no idea what happened, if not for my quick reactions or luck, I might have ran off the bridge and killed myself or injured someone else. That would be the first thing I checked on any 2005 corvette that had an unexplained crash where the driver simply lost control. I was not accelerating or doing anything out of the ordinary when my incident occurred. The repair cost me $612.00, costly for what appears to be an engineering flaw. I am not exaggerating when I say he vehicle was completely out of my control! This is a very serious problem that needs to be addressed. I don't believe that chevrolet or any dealership should profit from this life threatening defect.
While traveling at a speed of approximately 45 miles per hour on a two-lane paved highway, the car voluntarily locked the left front brake for a period of approximately 5 seconds. Car slid forward (suppose to be turning right) into left traffic lane. Fortunately there was no oncoming traffic and therefore no serious damage to vehicle. Just prior to this action, the car displayed a message, "service active handling system."
2005 chevy corvette, driving in straight line at 5 MPH and the right front tire locks up because the computer applied the brakes. The dash display indicates "active handling". Stopped car. Tried to drive again. Front tire locks up again. Turned car off. Restarted car. Now it works fine, lockup problem gone.
On 10/09/2009 while driving at 35mph on a single lane road without warning the active handling message displayed on the dic of my 2005 chevrolet corvette causing the vehicle to veer off the road. Fortunately I was able to avoid a collision. There was no warning and the car was being driven normally. This is the first time this has happened and I have not driven it since.
I have experienced several brake lockups at very low speeds usually while trying to leave a parking spot or other times when the steering wheel is fully turned to the right or left. Once I start to move, the brakes engaged and will not allow the car to move and the active handling indicator comes on the display. All of these slow speed issues were simply ?fixed? By restarting the car, yesterday I was driving at 60mph on a highway and my brakes engaged and the car jerked to the right side of the road and I fought to keep it on the road as the active handling came on again. The brakes pulsated until he car was completely stopped in the road. The weather was sunny and 70 degrees, the road was a fairly new and smooth asphalt. The car took complete control and I was in medium traffic. I am thankful that I was not pulled to the left into oncoming traffic. The cars to the rear of me had no idea that I was stopping and I was almost hit from behind. After the car came to an abrupt stop in traffic on the highway, I could not move it off of the road as the brakes would engage and "active handling" was displayed if I tried to move it. I shut the car off and restarted it and the problem seemed to go away. I pulled off at the next stop and disabled the active handling system.
In regards to a current investigation code ea09-002 with the odi, which I found online, I would like to file the same complaint. Today I was driving at around 40 MPH after making a right hand turn when all of a sudden the service active handling system appeared and my wheel pulled violently to the left. It did this repeatedly until I luckily was able to stop the car and restart it. Upon restart the active handling warning was no longer there and the car worked fine. 2005 chevy corvette 24k miles on car. For the price of this car and the low mileage this should not be happening. I fear if I was on the freeway this could have caused a fatal accident.
Right front brake applied by its self when entering a highway turning left. Dic then displayed 'service active handling' message. This message had occurred many times in aug. 2008 and there was a tsb out to correct it that was complied with 8/12/2008.
Ea09-002 service active handling/stability control warning message 2005 corvette with electronic telescoping steering column. Message has displayed at least 8 times in the last 4 months. Less than 8k miles to date.
Active handling system on a 2005 6-speed chevy corvette activated while driving ~10mph through a parking lot and making a gentle right turn, seizing front left caliper until the car was brought to a complete stop. Disabling ahs eliminates issue, but system reactivates every start. Happened again exiting a highway just minutes later. Car has ~30k miles, with no accidents or problems in the past.
2005 chevrolet corvette z51 with 1sb package. Service active handling came on while driving, car swerved and almost hit a curb. Intermittently it comes on and off on start up. Car is out of warranty, and it is hard to reproduce this issue since it is intermittent. Current investigation number ea09-002.
The "service active handling system" warning keeping coming up while driving the car.
My car suddenly jerked to the left and the service active handling light came on. I will also receive service active handling errors every once in a while that go away after re-start.
My active handling activates almost weekly at lower speeds while turning, even with the traction control off. The problem is it locks up the front brakes and I can not turn or move the vehicle!! While this may not sound too serious at low speeds, imagine pulling out into traffic and the brakes lock up on your car. It occurs pulling onto grass or loose gravel also, especially in turns. I have to turn the car off and restart it for it to move again. The active handling light comes on but will go away when restarted. The problem first occurred last fall and I finally addressed it with the local gm shop with tsb 06-02-35-0002b on 1/2/09 ($88.15 service), which added a clip to the swpc connector. It did not correct the problem long term. I do have stock size street tires on my car also.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that the electric stability control was defective and the active handling engages automatically at different speeds. When manually disengaged, it will automatically re-engage if it senses a crash. When a crash is detected, the brakes lock and the steering turns. Prior to the failure, a warning light illuminates for the manual active control. The failure occurs at various speeds. The dealer could not duplicate the failure; however, they replaced the sensors and stated that more could be done. No work was performed on the vehicle prior to the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 55,000 and current mileage was 70,000.
Active handling system produced erratic handling and now I just had a warning that the active handling is recalibrating itself. I don't trust the car.
Active handling error displayed. Took car in for service on 3/23, dealer installed a wiring clip per tsb 06-02-35-002. Approximately 6 days later (while on vacation), while driving through an intersection, active handling indication in dic, right, front brake applied by computer/handling system. Right front wheel locked up. After a few seconds, the brake released, drove approximately 20 feet, problem happened again. Shut car off, restarted it, appeared ok. Luckily, I was only going about 25 MPH. Took car to local dealer in fl. This dealer replaced the steering wheel position sensor.
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