2005 Chevrolet Corvette defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Simultaneous Loss of Low-Beam HeadlightsEngineering Analysis EA13007 · opened Aug 23, 2013 · closed Jun 24, 2014 · led to recall 14V251000
On May 14, 2014, General Motors (GM) submitted a Part 573 defect information report initiating NHTSA Safety Recall 14V-251 to remedy the subject vehicles.GM will remedy a defect condition in the underhood bussed electrical center (UBEC) by modifying the vehicle's electrical harnessing.GM also announced a customer satis…
- Loss of Low Beam HeadlightsPreliminary Evaluation PE13013 · opened May 6, 2013 · closed Aug 26, 2013
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on 30 reports from consumers alleging that, after driving for a short time (5 to 30 minutes), both low beam headlights stopped working simultaneously and without warning. The low beam headlights remained inoperative for the remainder of the drive…
- Electronic Stability ControlEngineering Analysis EA09002 · opened Jan 14, 2009 · closed May 11, 2010 · led to recall 10V172000
On April 26, 2010, at NHTSA's request following this investigation, General Motors submitted a Defect Information Report to NHTSA to correct a defect associated with the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system in approximately 40,000 Model Year (MY) 2005 and 2006 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles (NHTSA Recall No. 10V-172).Ac…
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTIONPreliminary Evaluation PE08056 · opened Sep 17, 2008 · closed Jan 14, 2009
On september 17, 2008, odi opened preliminary evaluation pe08-056 to investigate allegations of inappropriate activation of the electronic stability control (esc) system in model year (my) 2005 and 2006 chevrolet corvette vehicles.some reports received by odi and some reports to general motors (gm) contained in gm's re…