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Old 07-29-2012, 09:16 PM
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maybe some one can help me. I just bought a 2010 gs with 2,700 miles. i took it out today and stopped to get a bite. when i restarted the check engine light is on, also says service traction control and service active handling, and it runnung real rough. I was only two mile from home so i took it slow and parked it. I want to blow it up, i just bought it 9 days ago and now this is my secong problem. Any suggestions whats wrong or how to fix this

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I would drive it back to the dealer. Let them determine the problem.
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I had this happen to me 2 weeks after buying a brand new 2003 Z06. It was a loose ground connection. Dealer diagnosed and fixed it in less than 45 minutes.
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maybe some one can help me. I just bought a 2020 gs with 2,700 miles. i took it out today and stopped to get a bite. when i restarted the check engine light is on, also says service traction control and service active handling, and it runnung real rough. I was only two mile from home so i took it slow and parked it. I wont to blow it up, i just bought it 9 days ago and now this is my secong problem. Any suggestions whats wrong or how to fix this
Must be a new, first year C8....
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:25 PM
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I thought this was a spoof about this forum...ooops!
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maybe some one can help me. I just bought a 2020 gs with 2,700 miles. i took it out today and stopped to get a bite. when i restarted the check engine light is on, also says service traction control and service active handling, and it runnung real rough. I was only two mile from home so i took it slow and parked it. I wont to blow it up, i just bought it 9 days ago and now this is my secong problem. Any suggestions whats wrong or how to fix this
What I really want to know is how you managed to buy a 2020 corvette and with 2900 miles on it? I better check what year it is again. Is that C8 and already with issues?
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:39 PM
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maybe some one can help me. I just bought a 2020 gs with 2,700 miles. i took it out today and stopped to get a bite. when i restarted the check engine light is on, also says service traction control and service active handling, and it runnung real rough. I was only two mile from home so i took it slow and parked it. I wont to blow it up, i just bought it 9 days ago and now this is my secong problem. Any suggestions whats wrong or how to fix this
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:44 PM
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sorry about the 2020 didnt realize i wasnt as sharp as you
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sorry about the 2020 didnt realize i wasnt as sharp as you
As pointed out above, could be a VERY easy fix by the dealer under warranty. Don't worry unless proven otherwise or you will have worried needlessly. Life is too short for that.
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Factory has a problem of connecting plug wires correctly.

And, because you have a problem you want to "blow it up", real mature attitude, what are you twelve?
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:50 PM
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As pointed out above, could be a VERY easy fix by the dealer under warranty. Don't worry unless proven otherwise or you will have worried needlessly. Life is too short for that.


That's what warranties are for.
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:54 PM
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You have warranty up the wazoo.Why you stressing.Bring it back,let them diagnose and fix it.period.
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Old 07-29-2012, 09:58 PM
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Many 2020 model year cars had defective flux capacitors.
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Originally Posted by glenB
Factory has a problem of connecting plug wires correctly.

And, because you have a problem you want to "blow it up", real mature attitude, what are you twelve?
It's called ranting. You're not in the OP's shoes. You've never ranted about anything? You know what they say about glass houses. Lighten up dude and move on to the next post.
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The car certainly is not driven much. My money is on the fact that you probably need a new battery. As most all Corvette folks know when you have these types of problems it is usually a battery.
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wouldnt really blow it up, just very upset by it and was trying to express how much, i love the car . as far as acting like twelve gfys, you have nothing nice or constructive to say, say nothing then
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Sounds like you simply have a loose plug wire. Check to make sure they're seated on the coil packs and then on the plugs. It shouldn't take you more than 1-2 minutes.
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Same thing happened to a friend in a 2010 GS yesterday, 5000 miles. One of the plugs wires came loose up under the FRC on the right side. He found another one next to it loose also.
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Originally Posted by roosterocks
maybe some one can help me. I just bought a 2010 gs with 2,700 miles. i took it out today and stopped to get a bite. when i restarted the check engine light is on, also says service traction control and service active handling, and it runnung real rough. I was only two mile from home so i took it slow and parked it. I want to blow it up, i just bought it 9 days ago and now this is my secong problem. Any suggestions whats wrong or how to fix this
This usually happens with telescoping wheel, if you turn the car off and start it again, usually it will correct itself. However, the problem is with the wiring harness in the column getting pinched, there is a TSB for the problem, I occasionally have the same issue with my '05, there is a small comb like divider the dealer installs between the wires to correct it. I just dread going to the dealer to get it fixed. The part itself is only .79 cents.

This--->http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-handling.html

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Originally Posted by 11yellowgscpe
The car certainly is not driven much. My money is on the fact that you probably need a new battery. As most all Corvette folks know when you have these types of problems it is usually a battery.
A battery on its last leg will cause many of the symptoms you describe.
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