My gm service request numberb is:[xxx].the automatic gear selector lever occasionally got stuck in park (p) and took a long dangerous time to get it worked loose and functioning properly. I lived with it for several months, but it got progressively much worse and more dangerous. I spoke to other corvette owners and found out that I had a common safety problem for my model. I finally took the car to the dealer that sold it to me (mountain view chevrolet) who said they had seen a lot of this defect and they then charged me nearly $600 to correct this dangerous defect. Not right!!!! It should have been recalled from the get-go and fixed promptly without charge. Unable to move in traffic, get out of the way of danger, or off of railway tracks is a potential killer. There should be a safety recall.
2007 Chevrolet Corvette transmission complaints
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2007 chevrolet corvette began smelling of fuel upon fill-up on 8/15/2014. Chevrolet dealer in cary, nc claimed to have diagnosed the issue and charged for diagnostic fee, said end result was faulty fuel cap so it was replaced. Total for this was $42.08. Upon next fill-up, the smell persisted without any change from before diagnosis at chevrolet dealer. Approximately 7 weeks later, fuel smell had worsened slightly and also the engine was making a "chattering" sound. Since chevrolet dealer could not determine the fuel smell issue correctly, I chose a highly reputable independent shop and they immediately found the problems. The "chattering" sound was a faulty harmonic balancer, a known issue with the chevrolet corvette engines and cost ~$1,100 to repair using chevrolet parts. The fuel smell was due to a cracked driver side fuel tank (corvettes use two fuel tanks) which was easily found by this independent shop once the car was lifted. The factory-installed driver side fuel tank had shrunk and cracked, trapping the fuel pump inside, thus forcing the tank and pump to be replaced, along with all related seals and parts. Total to repair these fuel related issues was ~2,700, for a grand total of $3,803.27. Upon performing further research, many corvette owners have had the exact same problem--driver side fuel tank cracks over time and every online reference found indicates that gm covers the issue. I contacted chevrolet and was told that I only had a 2-year/24-month warranty on these issues. I find that to be ridiculous, especially since the same issue is occurring on cars of this type across the country. It seems as if chevrolet and chevrolet dealers pick and choose who they cover these items for, which is even more ridiculous because I don't think it should be necessary that I have to keep fighting just to be taken care of the way I should have been in the first place.
Transmission would not shift to reverse or park when I want to park the car. Chevy dealer did temp. Fix in april 2014 (out of town and extended period to get part). Problem happened again july 2014. I can drive the car and when parked I simply park where I can drive forward and apply the hand brake as it will restart in neutral.
After driving the car for approximately two miles I stopped the car to park. After stopping, the shifting control lever would not shift into reverse or park. The shifter safety system in the lever failed.
Following a high performance driver education event, my 2007 corvette caught fire while traveling at low speed (approximately 10 MPH) on a 2-lane county road, with the fire originating in the area surrounding the passenger rear (right rear) wheel well. As soon as I was aware of the fire, I stopped the car, shut down the engine, and observed the fire on the top of the transmission and gearbox from the rear of the car. I obtained a fire extinguisher and attempted to extinguish the fire by deploying the contents beneath the car on the area of visible flame. I was unable to extinguish the fire under the first attempt and I began to remove the rear carpeting from the vehicle in the rear hatch and trunk area as the carpet had began to smolder. A second fire extinguisher was brought to the scene and the fire was put out. The fire had consumed a 2" x 6" section of the hatch (trunk) floor, which had melted onto the rear exhaust pipe. After the car was towed home and put up on jack stands, it appears that the charcoal canister and sections of the emissions system were consumed in the fire. It is inconclusive in my observation if these components were causal to the fire or merely consumed in the flames. Much of the rear wiring surrounding the differential and transmission has been destroyed by the fire. There are also visible remnants of liquid "drips" on the right rear exhaust pipe travelling over the rear differential but no conclusive source of the liquid was found. I would like to ensure that this failure was not systemic to the vehicle design or manufacturer so that other owners may be protected from similar failures.
I start the engine with my foot on the brake the shifter is stuck in park, I turn the engine off tried starting after 5 minutes same thing unable to get it out of park.
When pressing in the clutch to come to a complete stop the clutch peddle remained on the floor and I had to hold down hard on the break peddle to stop and stall the engine. The car was in gear and after stopping I was able to shift into natural (six speed manual transmission). I was grateful this occurred at a low rate of speed and no traffic behind me. I can only imagine what could of happen if the failure occurred while in traffic at a higher rate of speed. The car was towed to a chevy dealer and the service technician said the clutch master cylinder internal seal was ruptured and needs to be replaced. He also indicated that the slave cylinder may also need to be replaced. This car has less than 12,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the gear shift control failed to engage. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing where the contact was informed that the gear shift control needed to be replaced; it was repaired by the dealer at the contacts expense. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000. The current mileage was approximately 45,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet corvette. While the contact was examining his vehicle he noticed that the nut and washer on the rear passenger side that holds the brake assembly and axle was missing. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 11000. Updated 5/10/10 *cn updated 05/14/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet corvette. The vehicle has metal brake and clutch pedals. During rainy weather conditions the components become very slippery. On one incident the failure almost caused a vehicle crash. The dealer and manufacturer were notified. He was advised that the failure was a normal characteristic of the vehicle. He was then advised that a warranty could not be provided. The failure and current mileages were 12,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet corvette. On 4/29/07 while sitting at a stop light preparing to drive the clutch would not engage, causing the rpms to increase at a higher rate. The driver smelled smoke and oil burning. This incident occurred twice within the same day. The dealer stated that they could not diagnose the failure. The current and failure mileage was 1000.
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