2007 Chevrolet Corvette steering problems

Filed Sep 25, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 34,000 miles · MI

Service active handling system warning has been on now for better than three weeks. While the car is in motion.

Filed Sep 11, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 34,000 miles · MI

Service vehicle active handling system warning is on in vehicle. After reading online that the brakes can activate on their own without brake lights I no longer feel safe driving the car. A case number hase been generated with gm customer service.

Filed Mar 31, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 150,000 miles · AR

Ebcm failure resulting in loss of anti skid system, active handling system and traction control system. This is a serious safety issue which directly impacts the braking system and steering. Apparently it's a common failure and gm has stopped manufacturing of the needed modules. The result is that hundreds of thousands of this type of vehicle are either unsafe now or will become unsafe without any warning.

Filed Nov 7, 2019 · Steering · 21,000 miles · NC

While driving in heavy traffic, the steering wheel popped out and dropped into my lap. Seems as if entire steering column fell, as well as spring loaded action of actual steering wheel. I was able to lift up and apply pressure forward onto steering wheel to regain control of steering, but had to hold wheel in place.

Filed May 26, 2017 · Steering · 60,000 miles · VA

Traction control/active handling malfunction. "service traction control" & "service active handling" messages started shown in dic. From numerous web forums, it's common problem in 2005-2008 corvette. Many drivers experienced their brake locked up at high speed. It didn't occur to my car (just messages), but it could potentially fatal issue. Yet, gm hasn't issues recall to fix this problem.

Filed Feb 18, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 55,000 miles · MI

Causes the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'park' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Driver assistance, Steering · 33,900 miles · TX · crash

Attempting to enter an expressway entrance ramp, I accelerated the vehicle to avoid a car closing rapidly from behind. The car was heading straight and I made no steering input to the the rear end abruptly moved to the right and I was unable to countersteer sufficiently to avoid hitting a vehicle in the lane to my right. This initial collision caused further loss of control within my vehicle and the other vehicle, and we collided a second time.

Filed Apr 25, 2016 · Driver assistance, Steering · CA

Car tracsion control keeps turning off and gives error message "service active handling"

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 37,821 miles · GA

While driving the corvette, the engine shut down with no notice. The dash indicated the vehicle had entered accessory mode. Power steering, power brakes and engine power were completely gone. Within a few seconds, the dic went from 'accessory mode' to 'shift into park'. In order to do so, I had to coast to a safe place. Once I got to a spot where I could move off the road, I shifted to park and restarted the car. It then drove on as usual, but there was no check engine light or other indicator. This happened only once this day, however occurred three additional times within 10 miles on the 23rd of july. I contacted a gm service technician who works at a chevrolet dealership and he checked for any service bulletins or recalls. There were none for the corvette. I searched the internet, and corvette forum (I am a 10 year forum member). I found numerous instances of the ignition switch in 2005-2007 corvettes failing in this manner. I located an ignition switch and replaced it. This fixed the problem in 15 minutes and for less than $50 at dealer retail. I know from other nhstc recalls on vehicles that ignition switch failures are considered a critical and dangerous failure. The failures in the corvettes should be included in these recalls. If such a failure occurred during crossing traffic or while driving in close proximity interstate traffic, the results could easily be (and may already have been) deadly. Please consider initiating a recall, or including the affected years of corvette in an existing recall. My car is now fixed due to my ability to search forums and other web based information, however most corvette owners are not as involved or as web savvy and could be involved in a long drawn out problem/diagnosis process which would put their lives at risk. Thank you.

Filed Jun 20, 2014 · Engine, Steering · 55,000 miles · MI

This car intermittently locks the steering column. No reason. The engine shuts off at speed.