2006 Chevrolet Corvette electronic stability control (esc) problems

“THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT APPEARED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF A RF BRAKE LOCKING UP. THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH IN A CITY STREET. *TR”

“WHEN I MOVE THE STERRING WHEEL COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT THE CAR HAVE AND INTERRUPTION AND PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS”

“I GOT A SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT THAT CAME ON THE DASH TWO DAYS AGO, AND WENT AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES. WHILE I WAS DRIVE YESTERDAY AND DOING ABOUT 70 MPH, THE CAR PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND I HAD TO MAKE A RAPID CORRECTION TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCK NEXT TO ME. AS THAT HAPPENED I INSTINCTIVELY GLANCED AT MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING, SEEMS TO HAVE LIT UP THE INSTANCE THE CAR MADE TO SUDDEN LEFT SWING. I'VE READ ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS, THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUING THE C6 Z06. THIS ALSO HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS WHILE I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND WAS GOING ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. I DON'T USE THE CAR THAT OFTEN, ONLY WHILE I'M ON VACATION, WHICH IS ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THE SUDDEN LEFT SWING ONLY HAPPENED TWICE.”

“I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM GM, BUT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION WHILE I WAS IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR IN 2008. I TOLD THE TECH THAT MY TRACTION CONTROL, ACTIVE STABILITY CONTROL, WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK THE TECH SAID THE TRACTION CONTROL IS FIXED AND WORKING FINE. I DIDN'T SEE HOW HE COULD HAVE SAID THAT WHEN THE CAR NEVER LEFT THE SHOP. I REALIZE NOW THAT HE WAS AWARE OF SOMETHING THAT I WASN'T. THE TRACTION WASN'T FIXED, BUT I FELT THAT I CAN'T BRING IT BACK DUE TO INCOMPETENCE. I WENT TO FORUMS AND FOUND PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS. THEN I NOTICED THAT 2005-2006 CORVETTES WITH THE RPON37 STEERING COLUMN BUILT IN 2005 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS 10V172000 AND GM'S CAMPAIGN # WAS N100118. I CALLED GM THEY SAID I AM MISTAKEN MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED WHICH IS [XXX]. I THEN FOUND FROM THE INTERNET THAT PART #19179794, CLIP, WAS USED TO FIX THE ISSUE. I THEN ORDERED ONE OF THESE AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR IT AND FOUND THIS CLIP WAS INSTALLED, BUT IMPROPERLY HENCE THE REASON IT WASN'T FIXED BY THE TECH, BUT HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WAS SOLVED. I THEN REPLACED THE CLIP PROPERLY…”

“BEGAN TO NOTICE A SENSED VEHICLE SELF STEERING SENSATION ON 7/12/17. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE REAR WHEELS ARE SLIDING AROUND WITH NO TRACTION OR AS IF THE REAR WHEELS ARE STEERING THEMSELVES. IT IS OCCURRING AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY.”

“IN 2010, THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR." THE ISSUE WAS THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING NOTICE WAS INTERMITTENTLY APPEARING IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. THE REMEDY WAS TO INSTALL A PLASTIC CLIP. THIS REMEDY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR" AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND IT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING HAS RETURNED, AND I'M SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED FOR ABOUT $800. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 2005-2006 CORVETTES, AND THE PLASTIC CLIP DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGING AT RANDOM TIMES AND CAUSING CRASHES. WHY DIDN'T GM ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE AND WHY AM I HAVING TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT IS WIDE SPREAD AND THAT THE RECALL REPAIR IS KNOWN TO NOT HAVE WORKED. *TR”