2009 Chevrolet Corvette problems

“When the gas tanks are more than 1/2 full the inside of the car fills with gas fumes the only way to prevent is to keep the Tanks less than half full…… worried the fumes will ignite under the right conditions…….. supposedly this is a well documented problem with the C-6 corvettes”

“I HAD A VALVE DROP AND THREW A ROD THRU MY ENGINE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I LOST ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND SPILLED OIL AND OTHER CHEMICALS ONTO THE ROADWAY. A THICK CLOUD OF SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDERNEATH AND OUT THE BACK OF THE CAR MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR CARS TRAVELING BEHIND ME. THE DEALER WHO HAS SINCE INSPECTED MY CAR HAS STATED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE "LIFTERS ARE WEAK". AFTER QUITE A BIT OF READING, IT APPEARS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES WITH VALVES, LIFTERS, HEADS, ETC. GM IS AWARE OF FAULTY PARTS BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY NOTICE OF RECALLS. MAKE/MODEL: 2009 CORVETTE Z06; ENGINE: LS7. *TR”

“TOOK OFF IN FIRST GEAR QUICKLY TO GET ACROSS TRAFFIC AND NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON WHICH MEANS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERABLE.”

“I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY LATE AT NIGHT, AFTER DRIVING FOR 25 MINUTES, AND THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY GOT DARK. I THOUGHT THAT A FREEWAY MARKER LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, BUT AFTER LOOKING IN FRONT OF ME, I REALIZED I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED ALL MY OTHER LIGHTS, AND MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE WORKING, MY FOG LIGHTS WERE WORKING, MY HIGH BEAMS WERE WORKING, AND MY TAIL LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING. MY HEADLIGHTS, OR LOW BEAMS, WERE THE ONLY THING THAT WENT OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE AN HOUR AND A HALF TO REACH MY DESTINATION WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON, WHICH PROBABLY PISSED OFF A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I REACH MY DESTINATION, I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES FOR THE LOW BEAMS IN THE FUSE BOX, AND THEY WERE ALL GOOD. I PULLED THE RELAY FUSE OUT AND THEN PUT IT BACK, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL NOT WORKING. THE NEXT MORNING, I CHECKED THE LIGHTS AGAIN AND TRIED ALL POSITIONS OF THE SWITCH ON MY STEERING COLUMN, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING AGAIN. AGAIN, ALL OTHER LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING INCLUDING MY TAIL LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND HIGH BEAMS. LATER IN THE EVENING THE NEXT…”

“Traction control alarm and goes into active handling very difficult to steer our control usually happens when going through Corner. Chevy does know this happens there is a number here for their investigation or problem EA09-002”

“THIS IS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT FREQUENTLY: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STAYS LOCKED IN PARK, DESPITE ENGINE RUNNING AND FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS PARKED, STARTING IT UP AND TRYING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE PROBLEM HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC/MECHANICAL INTERLOCK OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH OR SOLENOID THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING, THE PREVENTS THE MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION LOCK FROM DISENGAGING. TO WORKAROUND THE PROBLEM, YOU CAN TRY TO: - TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART IT. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES, IF YOU ARE LUCKY THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK MAY RELEASE SUCCESSFULLY. - THERE IS AN EMERGENCY WORKAROUND PROCEDURE WHERE BY PUTTING THE CAR IN ACCESSORY MODE BEFORE STARTING IT, YOU CAN BYPASS THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM. - THE CHEVROLET DEALERS I HAVE HEARD FROM RECOMMEND REPLACING THE ENTIRE SHIFTER SYSTEM FOR $700-$1000. BUT THE NEW SHIFTERS HAVE THE VERY SAME DESIGN PROBLEM! SO NEW SHIFTERS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SAME FAILURES IN THE FUTURE! WHEN GOOGLING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET FORUMS, IT APPEARS THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM AFFECTING "6TH-GENERATION"…”