This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph and making a slight left turn, the brakes erroneously applied causing the vehicle to abruptly stop. During the failure, the message service active handling system was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer jim trenary Chevrolet (501 auto mall dr, O'fallon, mo 63368) and diagnosed that the steering column was faulty and needed to be replaced. The steering column was replaced however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.
The front right brake hose that connects the brake 'hard lines' to the caliper failed. The rubber portion separated from the fitting on the caliper causing complete brake failure. Brake pedal went to the floor and all brake fluid dumped out onto the ground and inside of the wheel. The vehicle was traveling at high speed under hard brake pressure. Miraculously, I was able to swerve around obstacles and avoid serious collision. I'm lucky to be alive to write this complaint. Upon removing the wheel, the brake hose was hanging free of the caliper draining what was left of the contents of the brake system on the ground.
While driving over 30 mph the car will brake and the digital information center will show "active handling system" and vehicle is not driveable and is a safety risk
As I left the grocery store I started to head home when the 11 Corvette gs sent a message to the dic on the instrument cluster, it said to service active handling, the problem is it locks up the front brakes, while this may not sound too serious at low speeds, imagine pulling out into traffic and the brakes lock up on your car. It occurs pulling onto grass or loose gravel also, especially in turns. I have to turn the car off and restart it for it to move again. My wife started reading the hundreds of complaints on service the active handling on the Corvette forums and what it has done to the vehicles from people that had issues with there vehicles when the service active handling message appeared on there (dic) digital information center that she no longer rides in the car with me. This vehicle has seen more dealer service than any other vehicle that I have owned.
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- Crofton, MD, USA