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I was nearly involved in 2 accidents in the past week and I no longer feel safe driving my car. I have a 2005 Chevy Corvette which has very low mileage on it (~42,000) for how old it is. The problem I am experiencing exactly matches a recall listed for 2005 Chevy Corvettes however because my VIN number does not list that recall Chevy refuses to honor it. This recall: www-ODI.NHTSA.dot.gov/cars/problems/defect/relateddefectssummary.cfm?rcl_id=10V172000&defectidlist=EA09002&moduletype=vehicles&type=vehicle below are brief summaries of the near accidents that occurred: 1. I was switching lanes in the city and the car locked the steering wheel, applied the breaks, did does not let me accelerate such that I was stuck in the middle of two lane and a car in the lane I was trying to change into nearly hit me and had to swerve around me. 2. I pulled out of the grocery store parking lot and the car did the same thing (locked the steering wheel /applied the breaks/reduced throttle). Oncoming traffic turning onto the street once again nearly hit me as I could not accelerate or move the car without restarting it. This has also happened a few times to me while in the parking lot. The message, "service active handling system" appears on the dashboard when this happens. I would like to go on record stating that this is a problem in case future problem causes an accident.
A strong fume odor enter my house as if something was burning, my Corvette was in my garage it hasnt been used in more than 3days.....I noticed it was coming from the bottom of the car, and in effect it was! contacted my mechanic and he advised me that it was the ABS system caught on fire damaging the conector, module and regulator. He found a leak of brake fluid thru the modulator that cause the modules cables burned the connector. Had to change all the ABS system since Chevrolet modified the previous ABS system cause it was defective. However no recall has been made to this system. An aprox $3500. In repairs for a system that they know is defective. We were lucky nothing else in our garage/house got damage it was an scary situation.
My car starts starts beeping rapidly, my heads up display says to check gauges, my driver information center says "service active handling system". this has happened approximately 6 times since the first time in November. I just started hearing stories about this in the online forums, and that there have been systems that have caused accidents. Is it safe to drive this car? I have scheduled an appointment with my local dealer for this and another recall notice about my low beam headlights failing.
This incident happened 4 or more times. However, this last time, I was traveling at 75 miles per hour on the I95. The traction control system light came on and then the car engine died on me as has happened on a number of other occasions. I was in the left lane on the highway. Lucky for me there were no vehicles behind or to the right of me so I was able to coast to a dead stop on the safe side of the road shoulder (right). The car normally would start again after this system failure. This time it did not and I had to have it towed to the nearest garage which was a Ford dealership. This could have been very serious had it not been for light traffic. I have had the vehicle service a number of times at GM dealerships for the engine light being on. The issue is still unresolved. I no longer have confidence in the vehicle as to its drivability and safety.
About every day while driving my Corvette. The service active handling light will come. And my brakes will start jerking. Also the air bag light keeps coming on and going off the whole time I drive it. I have seen many other people having the same problems with there 05 Corvettes. Something needs done about this. GM needs to step up and recall for these problems before someone really gets hurt.. please help.
- Marianna, FL, USA
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Receive "service active handling" message intermittently causing deactivation of active handling. Had local Chevy dealership fix the problem which was a faulty swps sensor. Called GM to see about coverage for this issue but they said my VIN number isn't affected in the recall for this problem.
I purchased my 2005 Corvette C6 convertible used last year. The service active handling light and message comes up often when I drive the car. The code goes away if I turn the car on and off. If I hit a bump in the road the service active handling comes on again. I have not noticed any handling issues. I read the Corvette forum and a thread sent me to this site. Is there a recall that GM should have fixed on my Corvette" if yes, will the recall hold up considering the age of the vehicle" please advise how I should proceed. Thanks, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
2005 C6 service active handling failures repeatedly. Multiple previous activation of active handling but always at low parking lot speeds never created a real safety issue until today it activated driving 45 mph in a straight line, front right brake was activated causing a hard pull to the right and nearly put me up onto a busy pedestrian sidewalk. Fortunately, no one was walking at the time. Dealer serviced car 3 times and unable to correct. Car unsafe to drive until corrected. Please advise of options and corrections.
Just as leaving dealership for low beam recall, 2 miles, used cruise to 35 mph, 10 clicks of button to 45, then again to 55. When car reached 55, I felt the car nose forward like I cut cruise w/ tap of brake. I did not. Warning light/ cruise disengaged, still looking at dic car nosed down and squatted with warning light reduced power, this caused the car to slow to 35 and feel as though I was pumping the gas and brake alternately like when we were kids and used to watch the wife's head go back and forth. Before getting off road more lights and warnings. Its hard to say which came first, it all was happening fast and as a surprise. I know service active handling, traction control and ABS messages came on. Don't think they took priority over the reduced engine power though. I remember seeing it, all the way back to the dealer. Slowed and pulled into huge lot. Now it was my head doing the back and forth dance with the car @ idle, it sounded like the main bearings weren't getting any oil and wanted out of that engine at any cost. So upset with the bearing noise, I got back on the road (picking up rpms) headed back to dealer in a limp mode (35 mph) even when the posted speed went down to 25 mph, the car did not lower rps as I pressed harder on the brakes. There is more to complain about but that will remain between the service manager, GM, and myself to resolution. Stayed at dealership approx. 10 minutes. Car started fine and I left.I always drive the same, and when the car reached 55 mph at the exact same place, it all happened again the exact same way! had to bring the car home in limp mode, about 10 miles from home. Again @ 35 mph. Car remains parked, put away, and covered, until the dealership contacts me to return with it, by Tuesday of this coming week, so sayeth the GM rep. If not he wants me to call him back.
Turned the steering wheel completely. "service stability control" message appeared. Brakes applied automatically and pulled hard to the right. I could not steer. Turned car off the middle of the street. Car was "normal" until the steering wheel get turned completely. Scared it will happen at highway speeds.
Traction system error on dic, shut off traction control and reset it to on. Error went away. I have had the steering wheel position switch changed and problem still exists. Defect investigations summary make: Chevrolet model: Corvette year: 2005-2008 NHTSA action number: PE08056 summary: 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 response to PE08-056 allege that the ESC system malfunctioned causing a sudden and inappropriate braking action without illumination of the brake lights and causing the vehicle to swerve left or right unexpectedly. GM issued a technical service bulletin in January 2006, later revised in October 2007 (bulletin no. 06-02-35-002B) concerning ESC problems in my 2005 and 2006 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles with the telescoping steering wheel option. The bulletin was intended to correct a fretting corrosion problem with the steering wheel position sensor connector C202. An engineering analysis has been opened (EA09-002) to continue to asses the scope, frequency, and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.
I have been experiencing the "service active handling system" error message for more than 2 years. Serpentini Chevrolet in strongsville Ohio has looked at the problem numerous times and have been unable to resolve it. This is very frustrating, the recall service was performed for the telescopic steering wheel years ago! when the accelerator is depressed to the floor the vehicle throws the "service active handling system" message. This only occurs during rapid acceleration when high speed driving is experienced. Please note the below data and help me resolve this. 2005-2008: Service bulletin: Stabilitrak/active handling light on, service stabilitrak/active handling message on dic subject: Stabilitrak/active handling light on, service stabilitrak/active handling message on dic, dtc C0710 steering wheel position sensor (swps) signal set (install clip in swps connector) #06-02-35-002B - (10/19/2007) models: 2004-2008 Cadillac xlr 2005-2008 Chevrolet Corvette with steering wheel - tilt, telescoping (RPO N37 or N38) condition: Some customers may comment on a stabilitrak or active handling system light being illuminated. Also, this warning light will be accompanied by a service stabilitrak or service active hndlg message on the dic. Diagnosis with a scan tool may reveal a dtc C0710.
I was making a right turn into my neighborhood at approx. 20 mph when right front brake locked up and vehicle swerved to the right. Vehicle would lock up every time I tried to go therefore I had to cut ignition off and restart. This has occurred now three times and each time the brakes locked up and vehicle swerved to the right each time and would not go! I was traveling at a low rate of speed on each occurrence and was making a right turn on each occurrence. We took the car to youman's chevolet in macon, ga after the first incident and the charges to investigate the problem were going to be so outlandish that we did not pursue. They did not even consider checking to see if there could be a recall on this problem or any other problems we have gone to them with during the last seven years. At that point, we went to a car repair place that we use frequently on all of our vehicles and have a good relationship with. They ran a diagnostic test on the car to check for an error code on the computer but nothing showed up. The technician said that it has not done this enough times to register the problem yet. Since that time, we generally drive with the traction system off when driving in town as it is somewhat scary when the situation occurs. This has not happened to date when the traction system is off and has also not happened when traveling at a higher rate of speed.
I was driving on the highway service handling traction system light came on and car went to right and L ran in a ditch 11000 dollars in damage and not one air open.
Was driving at highway speed and active handling message showed up in the dic on the instrument panel seconds later the antilock brakes seemed to lock on one side only and tried to pull steering wheel out of my hands I was able to get the vehicle off the road and after cycling the ignition switch the notice went away and the vehicle operated normally again.
While making a slow speed right turn, the right front brake grabbed and the "service active handling" warning was displayed on the dash. Turning off the engine and re-starting cleared the message.
While making a left hand turn from a stopped position the right front brakes started to pulse and grab not allowing me to accelerate more than a crawl. Warning light on dash traction control / active handling illuminates. I was able to limp out of the intersection and come to a stop in a parking lot. With the steering wheel and wheels straight, I again tried to accelerate but the brakes still grabbed. I put the car in park and tried turning off the traction control and active handling by pressing the button on the center arm rest area. Still showing the same message and still not driving correctly. I then shut off the car and restarted. Back to normal driving. Two days later while turning left again, but this time while going 10 mph, I felt the brakes again start to pulse and grab but it corrected itself without me having to restart the car. I do have power telescoping wheel that does retract every time I exit the car. I brought it in to van Chevy today but they found no codes and did say the clip that was installed as part of a recall was still in place. Other than replacing the steering wheel position sensor they do not know what to do or what is wrong. I have had many GM cars before but this issue really scares me.
Several times while I am driving the front tires will lock up, making my car turn sharply either to the left or the right, or when I am making turns, this brings me to a complete stop. The computer tells me to service the active handling system, well I looked into it and GM had a recall on this, the service bulletin number is tsb-06-02-35-002B. I contacted GM and they said that the recall on my vehicle was accomplished, well, (if it was) it is not working as it was intended to work. I cannot drive this vehicle because it is unsafe !!! do you think GM has said this was completed, but wasn't!! I do not want to tamper with my car, because if it was not corrected I would need proof, is there somewhere I can go to see if this sb was in fact completed? GM said to take it to a dealer, I called the dealer, but they we not aware of any problems like this, so I sure don't want to go back to them, just to have them charge $ me for something that they said that they have accomplished already, or if it was accomplished it did not correct the problem. Can you help, because I can not put the vehicle on the road, and take the chance of hurting someone!!
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- Pacifica, CA, USA