49 of the 625 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette are about the lighting — 8% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 61,200 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
When driving at night, headlight turn off and do not turn back on… or do not come on at all ..Play with the switch ….on and off nothing happens…sometimes highbeams don’t even work. This happened several times!!
NHTSA complaint #11596108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Low beams don't work when the engine gets hot, I was driving the other night at 10pm and the headlights went out. Pitch black and almost wrecked.......This is a know issue..... Fuel pump has small cracks in the top of driver side fuel pump could start fire, and its a know issue....... Heads on the LS7 also know valve issue. It will ruin the motor.....
NHTSA complaint #11508682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated upon purchasing the vehicle and driving at 25 MPH, the headlights flickered on and off. The contact was able to continue to drive. The contact later received an unknown recall notification from the manufacturer regarding the headlight failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who completed the recall repair; however, the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1.
NHTSA complaint #11460062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I took car to local Chevrolet dealer to have headlight flashing problem corrected. They gave me back the car saying it was fixed. Problem is still there and now they want regular shop rate to repair the recal problem. Problem is a broken wire in the fuse box in engine compartment. This causes the low beam headlights to flicker on and off wfter engine compartment heats up. Car is unsafe to drive at night.
NHTSA complaint #11449439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY AUTOMATIC LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. TRIED TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY, NOTHING. HAD ONE WORKING FOG LIGHT TO GET HOME. PEOPLE FLASHING ME TO TURN MY LIGHTS ON. VERY DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #11354638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LLOW BEAM LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON WAY HOME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE DARK. HIGH BEAMS WORK, PARKING LIGHTS WORK. AFTER COOL DOWN RELAY ALLOWS LOW BEAM TO COME BACK ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #11349540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I NOTICE A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CAR WHEN TANK IS FILLED.. ONCE I GET TO LIKE HALF A TANK IT GOES AWAY. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT LENS HAS TO BE POLISHED FREQUENTLY.THEY ARE CHEAP PLASTIC.
NHTSA complaint #11286807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING THEN GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HAPPENS STOPPED OR MOVING. HAVE HEARD A FAULTY BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) CAUSES THIS.
NHTSA complaint #11052120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GOT OFF WORK AT 6PM WAS DRIVING HOME ON REGULAR ROADS, AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY LOW BEAMS WENT OUT AND WOULDN'T TURN ON AGAIN. CHECK ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS AND THERE ALL GOOD.
NHTSA complaint #10954395 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING. FUSE AND LAMP REPLACED. HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM STILL NOT FIXED. HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10915995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I GET A CHECK ENGINE COOLANT ERROR THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T DIAGNOSE. MY CAR SMELLS LIKE FUEL. SOMETIMES IT SMELLS FOUL COMING FROM THE AC. I GET A TIRE FLAT WARNING WHEN MY TIRES ARE JUST FINE. MY BRAKES WON'T STOP SQUEELING EVEN AFTER BUYING NEW ROTARS AND PADS. MY HEADLIGHTS SUFFERED FROM SOMETHING CALLED MAZING IN WHICH THE LIGHTS HAVE TINY LITTLE CRACKS IN THEM ALL OVER CAUSING NO WAY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND THE LIGHTS COST $1200 FOR JUST ONE MEANING IT WOULD COST $2500 TO GET NEW LIGHTS PUT ON A USED CAR. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS. GM KNOWS WHAT THEY DID BUT DIDN'T CARE TO HELP ME ON THE HEADLIGHTS.
NHTSA complaint #10894959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED DETAILING PROBLEM AND GM'S RESPONSE - THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL LENS FOGGING WITH AGE THAT CAN BE CLEANED WITH A STORE BOUGHT PRODUCT. I PUT 1/15/16 AS THE DATE BELOW AS THAT IS THE DATE I FIRST CONTACTED GM BUT THIS HAS FORMED OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF MONTHS.
NHTSA complaint #10836502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TOOK CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSE GENTLEMAN SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR LOW BEAMS SO I SAID IT WAS FINE TOOK CAR HOME 3 WEEKS LATER WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY CARS LOW BEAMS WENT OUT AFTER ENGINE HEATS UP WENT BACK TO DEALER AND LET THEM KNOW THE THE SITUATION AND THE WENT AND CHECKED THE CAR TURNS OUT THAT NOW I HAVE A FAULTY FUSE BOX KEEP IN MIND I HAD CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A LOW BEAM PROBLEM TILL THE RECALL WAS PREFORMED
NHTSA complaint #10786140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY LOW BEAMS ON MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 CHEVY CORVETTE SUDDENLY TURN OFF ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR, THE LIGHTS TURN ON NORMALLY. BUT AS I DRIVE, THEY SUDDENLY TURN OFF.... I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM HAPPENING ALOT IN VEHICLES LIKE MINE.
NHTSA complaint #10670638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT AND MAKES DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #10662008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
NHTSA complaint #10653478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. HIGH BEAMS WORK AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS. LIGHTS RESUMED WORKING LATER AS CAR COOLED DOWN. FAILED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. SEEMS TO START WORKING AS CAR WARMS UP.
NHTSA complaint #10652060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED DECREASING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
NHTSA complaint #10651688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED DECREASING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
NHTSA complaint #10651688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UBEC HOUSING FAILED AND CAUSED THE LOW BEAM RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,200. UPDATED 12/2/14
NHTSA complaint #10643334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UBEC HOUSING FAILED AND CAUSED THE LOW BEAM RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,200. UPDATED 12/2/14
NHTSA complaint #10643334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS IS MY 3RD COMPLAINT. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HEAD LIGHTS FOR THE YEARS 2005-2007. AND FOR THE YEARS 2008-2013 IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER UPCOMING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 14203. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT PROGRAM YET MY CORVETTE IS A 2008 MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE GET VERY MAD BECAUSE I AM DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. ONE TIME ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED AT ME TRYING TO RUN ME OFF ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10643159 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA PREVIOUSLY OPENED AN INVESTIGATION IN 2013 REGARDING C6 CORVETTE HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) FAILURES FOR YEARS 2005-07. I FILE THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THE PRODUCTION YEARS ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE YEARS REFERENCED. HENCE, MY 2008 IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM - LOW BEAM FAILURES ON ROADWAYS AT NIGHT. I UNDERSTAND NOW FROM NEW RESEARCH OF MY OWN THAT LATTER YEARS ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY THE SAME ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE UNAFFECTED, THEY DO NOT PROVIDE APPROPRIATE NIGHTTIME ILLUMINATION. USING HIGH BEAMS ARE AN UNDESIRABLE ALTERNATIVE. CONSIDERING GM'S LONG AND PERVASIVE HISTORY OF SHUNNING SERIOUS VEHICULAR ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS ONLY UNTIL THEY REACH A NATIONAL SCALE (VIA NATIONAL MEDIA OR ACT OF CONGRESS), AND AFTER CONTACTING A LOCAL DEALER LAST WEEK, THEY HAVE NOT ACCEPTED ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REMEDIED WHETHER IT BE UNDER SAFETY, TECHNICAL BULLETIN, OR RECALL. HAVING NO TRUST WHATSOEVER OF GM OR OTHERS LIKE NISSAN, BEING TOO BIG TO CARE, I AM PLACING MY TRUST IN THE NHTSA. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10638753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NO HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS. FUSE DID NOT BLOW, BULBS CHECKED AND ARE GOOD, BUT WILL NOT LIGHT. HAD CHECKED, AND FOUND SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE BOX. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #10628304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
NHTSA complaint #10619268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND WON'T GO BACK ON EITHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL THE CAR COOLS DOWN. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING RECENTLY. MY DEALER SAID THAT FOR SLIGHTLY OLDER CORVETTE YEARS, THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE FUSE BLOCK ITSELF. APPARENTLY THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I HAD THE FUSE BLOCK REPLACED AND IT APPARENTLY HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM - BUT AT A COST OF OVER $500. AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2008 CORVETTES, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE RECALL SHOULD ALSO COVER THAT MODEL YEAR AS WELL. SIMI VALLEY, CA.
NHTSA complaint #10618881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN CAR GETS HOT, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR CORVETTE C6 MODELS FROM 08-13. BUT THERE ARE NONE FOR CORVETTE C6 Z06 MODELS FROM 08-13 EVEN THOUGH THE FUSEBOX, HEADLIGHT WIRING IS IDENTICAL.
NHTSA complaint #10610796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER CRANKING MY DAILY COMMUTE CORVETTE AROUND 8PM, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE EVENING IN ABOUT A MONTH. I NOTICED THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. AFTER CHECKING THE LIGHTS AND FUSES, I FOUND A INTERMITTENT SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX.
NHTSA complaint #10609993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 NEW CORVETTE HAD FUSE BLOCK SHORT, HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AND HAD NO LOW BEAMS. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO GET LIGHTS OFF. SOUND RELATED TO CURRENT RECALL OF 05-07 AND SOME 08'S. ISSUE WOULD COME AND GO AND WAS FIXED AS SOON AS DEALER COULD SEE PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10606710 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THEN HEADLIGHTS WHEN ON WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT AS WILL THE DASH LIGHTS. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. IT APPEARS SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD IS NOT AND BURNING BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANYTHING. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND ADVISED HE SAW NOTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK ON A TRIP BACK FROM OKLAHOMA I LOST LIGHTING ONCE AGAIN. WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPH I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. IT WAS DAYLIGHT SO I COULD RESUME DRIVING. THIS MORNING I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH HIM SINCE I HAD HEARD THRU THE LONE STAR CORVETTE CLUB THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED HIS COMPUTER AND ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT SUCH AN ISSUE AND HE COULD THEREFORE NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL WAS MADE. HE ADVISED I SHOULD PARK THE CAR AND NOT DRIVE IT. I FOUND HIS ANSWER UNACCEPTABLE.IF THIS OCCURS WITH ME AT 75MPH AT NIGHT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10604737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.