The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that after parking in the driveway and turning the vehicle off, the doors would not open, trapping the driver and a front seat passenger inside the vehicle. The contact attempted to activate the emergency release to open the hard top roof but the emergency release did not operate. A friend was called to the home and attempted to pry open the hard roof, and the roof suddenly opened the doors were able to be opened. During the incident, the front seat passenger had trouble breathing while trapped inside the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was contacted and scheduled a service appointment. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,000.
Chevrolet Corvette door locks problems
33 of the 5,049 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Corvette describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 33
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 33,405
By model year
Often reported together
Steering lock-up 3Won't start 2Won't shift 2Headlights 2Fuel gauge 2Grinding brakes 2Brake failure 2Stalling 1
What owners say
Doors will not open inside or outside on push button on arm rest. Emergency personnel will not be able to extricate you from vehicle if an accident happens. From inside there is an emergency handle to let you out but during a wreck you may be disabled and not remember the emergency handle. The palm handle push button does not work from outside.
The Body Control Module has failed and there are no replacement parts available except used parts. The BCM is hard coded with the VIN. If you use a BCM from another car, certain safety systems are deactivated such as the air bags. The BCM is central to the electronic architecture so all other systems are at risk. The unit can be responsible for the car not starting, the headlights not working, the power windows and door locks failing, or in my case the active suspension not functioning. Since BCM's are widely used, this is a looming major safety issue for the nation because GM quit making new ones, no one else makes these parts, no one can repair the units. I know a number of C6 Corvette owners are using used parts which deactivates the air bags and the security system.
I was in my garage, I opened the driver door sat down and secured the seat belt. I attempted to start the car by stepping on the brake pedal and pressing the start button but the engine did not turn over. I made a second and third attempt to start the engine to no avail. Then, I attempted to exit the car but the door would not open. Having not opened the windows, I was lost as how to get out of my car. I made one more attempt to start the engine but could not. In fact my instruments were dead. As I was without my cell phone, I sat perplexed at my predicament for several minutes. I operated the drive window down button but nothing happen. After a few minutes I tried the driver door window again and the window opened about inch. I repeated the process for 10 or so minutes until the driver side window was completely down. At this juncture, I was able to climb out of the driver's window to safety. I then reached into the car and was able to release the car's hood. I did not find any visible lose connection. The battery connections were corroded. I clean the post terminals and the cable clams. Having done so I attempted to enter the car but the doors would not open. I have purchased a new AC delco battery and all is well. My issues are 1. I had no indication prior to the event that my corvette instruments gave me no indication of a battery failure or any alternator failures. 2. I had no passenger compartment access to the inside trunk release strap for drivers door. 3. I believe this is a safety issue even if it is a rare event. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Car has 8750 miles passenger door will not open and window will not roll up
The driver door will not open using either the inside nor outside electronic button. Yes, there is a lever on the floor and one in the trunk. Both operate a cable to unlatch the door. The door jam release latch fails at an alarming rate. Salvage yards, ebay, amazon etc have run out of the parts forcing a purchase from gm. Corvette forums and youtube videos abound with talk of replacing these at a cost of $400 at the dealer!! Being able to reach the trunk release or even the floor release in the event of an accident would often be difficult to impossible. Gm seems to see this as a money making proposition since the 215,125 cars produced with this feature were never fixed. Gm needs to do something about the expensive replacement cost of such a basic safety feature that fails so often.
My automatic shifter jammed in the d location and would only go to neutral and would not go into reverse or park, and the doors would not open with the button, this shifter has jammed in park in the past. This car only has 26k miles on it. And is not driven in bad weather. Not a good feeling to be traped in your car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle was making an abnormal noise. The dealer diagnosed that the clutch and rear axle needed to be replaced. The contact could not determine if the failure was repaired. Additionally, the driver and passenger doors would not open. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.
Drivers door latch failed. Unable to enter car also unable to exit without using emergency release latch below drivers side door on interior. 09 vette parked.
My 2007 corvette 2d convertible locks you in the car. You could get stuck in the car and suffocate to death. The windows and doors will not open, car is not recognizing the fob, you are totally stuck. Resort to emergency release on floor beside the seat. Lots of people don't know it's there! Like a passenger sitting in the car while you go to do an errand. They could "burn up" overheated and stuck! Gm knows that they have a problem as they sent me a letter advising me about the emergency release! But they refuse to fix it claiming they don't have a problem!. ...updated 02/23/16
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The model years with the most reports are 2000 (5 complaints), 2005 (5 complaints) and 2009 (4 complaints).
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