| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004310068 | Incident Date: Oct, 23 2004 |
| Consumer's City: STAFFORD | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CORVETTE | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1YY24U055 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 27 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 22 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: (1) purchased car 10/23/2004. (2) on 10/24/2004, less than 24 hours after purchasing the car, the crank pulley "came loose" and the car threw its serpentine belt (learned after the incident) while driving on a crowded interstate. the first indication of a problem was when the driver information console (dic) displayed a malfunction with the vehicles charging system that needed service. voltage displayed on dic dropped quickly in .1 volt increments until roughly 11 volts were displayed. then, the car became increasingly unresponsive to driver input for steering and throttle. brakes felt "mushy" but continued to respond to driver input. although the dash displayed a frightening number of error messages and alarms, the occupants had no idea what was the matter with the vehicle. trying to cross 5 lanes of packed freeway traffic to get to a safe break down area, in a car that appears to have lost its mind and is spraying antifreeze all over the highway, could have easily resulted in injury or death. we were very fortunate that we did not cause an accident. 3) vehicle was "repaired" at ourisman chevrolet in marlow heights, md. crank pulley, bolt(s), serpentine belt, and underhood insulation (damaged by flying belt) were replaced. a friction washer was added behind the crank pulley on the advice of gm tech support. *car broke down again with the same problem on 13 november. car is now at radley chevrolet in fredericksburg, va. gm has ordered the motor replaced and the dealer is awaiting parts. this is not an isolated failure, there are other ls2 engines breaking down because of this crank pulley problem.*ak |
