1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

466 complaints filed with NHTSA.

466
Complaints
16
Crashes
1
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE82
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR80
STEERING37
SEATS23
STEERING:COLUMN15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM13
SERVICE BRAKES11
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE7
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP6

Recent Complaints

20170117CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR TORN MUSCLES IN HIS NECK, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD THREE INCHES

Mileage: 106,000

20170117CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR TORN MUSCLES IN HIS NECK, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD THREE INCHES

Mileage: 106,000

20170117CrashTRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR TORN MUSCLES IN HIS NECK, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD THREE INCHES

Mileage: 106,000

20121202FireSERVICE BRAKES

SITTING IDLE, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON DASH BOARD, IN DASH DISPLAY SHOWS"SERVICE ENGINE SOON". MADE IT HOME WHEN SMOKE BELLOWED FROM UNDER HOOD. ABS MODULE SHORTED OUT AND STARTED FIRE AT MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS. THANKFULLY, I AM A BODY MAN AND KNEW WHAT TO DO BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL BLOWN FIRE. MY RESEARCH SHOWS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1997 TO 2000 CORVETTE WITH J 04 ACTIVE BRAKE CONTROL OPTION. NOT ONLY IS T

Mileage: 148,000

20060121CrashSTEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

I OWN A 98 M/T CORVETTE & I AM AN AUTOMOBILE EXPERT. THE C5 CORVETTE HAS AN ENGINEERING SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE ELECTO-MECHANICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. THERE HAD BEEN MANY INSTANCES OF THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING ON THESE C5 & HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON MY C5 BEFORE THE ACCIDENT ON 12/25/05. NO FAIL SAFE SYSTEM FOR THE COLUMN LOCK EXISTS AND THE BCM OR BODY CONTROL MODULE HAS TOTAL CONTROL OVER THIS COLUMN LOCK. MANY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS WILL CAUSE THIS STEERING LOCK TO EN

Mileage: 109,310

20041202CrashAIR BAGS

REQUEST FOR CRASH TEST RESULTS ON CHEVROLET CORVETTE CABRIOLET CONVERTIBLE 1998. (NAR TRANSFERRED TO RULEMAKING) *PH THE EXPERTS APPOINTED FOR THE FILE CANNOT REACH A CONCLUSION ON WHETHER THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *NM

20040107CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT APPROX. 55 MPH THE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME ON AND JERKED THE CAR HARD TO THE RIGHT. IT WENT IN THE DITCH BUT HIT NOTHING. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE COMPUTER DISPLAY IT SAID "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING".*AK

Mileage: 45,000

20031229CrashELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

CONSUMER STATED ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE MADE A SEVERE RIGHT TURN AND WENT INTO A DITCH. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

20021223CrashSTEERING

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WAS INVOLVED INTO A COLLISION WHICH HE THINKS IT WAS CAUSED DO TO STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALLED. TS *TT

Mileage: 63,000

20021223CrashSTEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WAS INVOLVED INTO A COLLISION WHICH HE THINKS IT WAS CAUSED DO TO STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALLED. TS *TT

Mileage: 63,000

20021223CrashSTEERING:COLUMN

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WAS INVOLVED INTO A COLLISION WHICH HE THINKS IT WAS CAUSED DO TO STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALLED. TS *TT

Mileage: 63,000

20021101CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY CASUING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A 1999 CADILLAC. DT

20020520CrashPARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED, GOT OUT OF CAR, BRAKE LET GO, CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO NEIGHBORS CHAIN LINK FENCE. I WAS INJURED AS THE CAR HIT ME, ALMOST RUNNING OVER ME.*AK

20010924CrashSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN GOING INTO DRIVE. ONCE IN DRIVE WHILE MOVING THE ENGINE STOPPED AND I HIT THE CURB TAKING OFF SOME PAINT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE DIE. I CALLED GMC, BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME. ON THE WEB AND ON YOUR SITE I SEE THAT MY MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I SAID TO GM I SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WILL ONLY BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU WHEN I AM KILL IN THIS CAR AND MY FAMILY WIL

19990518CrashSTEERING:LINKAGES

I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LISTED VEHICLE AND LOOSE HARDWARE, ESPECIALLY NUTS OR FASTENERS IN STEERING OR CONTROL AREAS THAT COME LOOSE OR OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING CREATING CRASH HAZARDS. I AM CONCERNED. NEED HELP. *AK

19990217CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

19981218CrashEXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

HEADLAMPS DO NOT ROLL UP AT TIMES