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2005 Chevrolet Corvette electronic stability control (esc) problems

90 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette cite electronic stability control (esc), 17% of all 538 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
90
17% of all complaints
Crashes
5
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
4
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the electronic stability control (esc)

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“WAS DRIVING AROUND 25 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR BECAUSE THE BRAKES APPLIED AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 14, 2020Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11324485
“THE ACTIVE HANDLING/ STABILITY CONTROL INADVERTENTLY ENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING, WHETHER TURNED ON OR OFF WHEN DRIVING. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN THE CAR DISPLAYS A SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING CODE WHICH IN TURN PLACES THE CAR IN "LIMP MODE".”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 27, 2020Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11319431
“ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THE CORVETTE'S AND GM'S ACTIVE HANDLING. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE STEERING AND MAKING A LANE CHANGE ON A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE'S ACTIVE HANDLING KICKED IN LOCKING UP MY FRONT BRAKES. IT VEERED ME TO THE LEFT AND IN TO THE OTHER LANE. ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS IF YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING IT AND DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, AS THIS TIME I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT TO HAPPEN. TYPICALLY TENDS TO HAPPEN AT LOWER SPEEDS AROUND 35 MPH WHILE MAKING SOME STEERING MOVEMENT LIKE LANE CHANGES.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 2, 2020Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11315610
“THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY LOCK AND RELEASE THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. ITS SPOOKY BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY THE CAR WILL PULL SHARPLY TO THAT DIRECTION.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 26, 2020Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11311692
“CAR STOPPED AT STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC,STEERING BECAME SHAKIER AND BRAKES STARTED LOCKING UP AND TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. TOP SPEED WAS 20MPH”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 13, 2019Steering, Electronic stability control (esc), Service brakesODI 11268154
“THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL. AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY A WARNING SOUND OCCURS AND THE CAR SWERVES AND SOME OF THE BRAKES COME ON AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. GM ISSUED A TECH BULLETIN 06-02-35-002B. CURRENT INVESTIGATION #EA09-002. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE HERE CAUSE AS THESE CARS AGE THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO GROW”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 18, 2019Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11221023

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.