Jeweler

I have 534 miles in my 2012 GS I bought 4 months ago as a left over.
Started it today and the service traction and active handling lights came on. Then the engine light came on. What is up with that?

noz34me

My uneducated guess is that these cars need to be driven. 500 miles in 4 months is not much. You're not alone though, so many of these cars just aren't driven much.

Aviator

Dang, I have 2300 miles on my 12 GS and today on the highway my service active handling message came on. Do a search of C6 Technical and you'll find a major thread on this issue. Could be a battery, cylinder firing/spark plug, a steering column connection, or a computer issue to name a few. Did the messages go off when you recycled the inition? Are you having any of the brakes lock up unexpectedly?

I am gonna take mine into the dealer for a check.

Good luck.

C6FirstVette

In most cases, low mileage (read as driven only on occasion with sustained periods of not driven at all) problems such as with your Vette usually are associated with the battery (low output)...plays havoc with Vette electrics (particularly the on-board BCM and ECU)

Yellow 2000

I had the same thing happen on my 2013 GS with 300 miles. It was a loose spark plug/coil wire. Seems to be a common problem. Also had to replace a blinking HVAC display. I hope this isn't a preview of things to come. My 2007 Z06 had no problems at all.

4thC4at60

534 miles in 4 months?

I put 589 miles on my Ferrari in one day last week.

mpuzach

I'm betting that the things you're experiencing are being caused by a battery that has gone bad due the car not being driven. BTW, why don't you drive the car?

AimHigh

DRIVE IT!!!!

Jeweler

Volt meter shows battery has14.5 volts when running.
If battery is bad its probably because the car sat for 1 tear before I bought it.
As for driving it more, I work everyday, in a mall, and I will not bring it there.
I try to enjoy it when I can.

MikeyTX

So that was you I saw doing all those figure 8's in the parking lot at Wal-Mart ............. j/k Yeah, that dude needs to get out and drive it. Mines barely 3 mos old and I'm closing in on 10K miles.

CO Lightfoot

The battery probably died many times before you bought it. Unfortunately, after they die, these batteries never fully recover.

You could try to salvage more life out it. But I wouldn't bother. Just go get a new battery and call it a day.

And definitely get a good battery maintainer (CTEK, Battery Tender, etc). Longer battery life and peace-of-mind.

Then drive as little or as much as you want.

Related info:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-p...0929740-a.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1584317211-post26.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...r-hook-up.html

CO Lightfoot

Possible-But-Unlikely: Maybe there are other problems that triggered your warning messages.

So I think you should get your dealer involved while you're under warranty. Anyway, they can read the codes & clear your messages.

And talk with your Service Manager. You're concerned... you don't want to be stranded with a dead battery.

I bet he knows that installing a new battery is an easy diagnostic method. Much better than chasing their tail, troubleshooting phantom problems.

So you might get a new battery on-the-spot. Or at least I think they should pro-rate the cost.

Let us know what happens.

CO Lightfoot

Lots of related threads, like this:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-all-this.html

bill1100

I drive down to Houston from Dallas three or four times a year to have lunch with a particular client. I come back the same day. Round trip is 500 miles. Fun drive if you stay off I-45.

Rich Mickol

For those of you that say drive it. I got the service A/H ABS and T/C at 64 miles on my 2012 GS. Dealer replaced wheel hub. What say you?

florida john

Sounds like what happens when battery gets low. Refresh yourself on how to get out of the car when electric doors don't work (lever on left door sill near your left foot) and how to get in car if door won't open from outside (key in back of car and then the manual door unlock from hatch). I've known some owners who get panicked when doors don't work because they never read the manual.

GrayC5

With the engine running, your car's voltmeter is showing the output of the alternator and not the battery. The car's voltmeter was primarily designed to measure the voltage output from the car's charging system when the engine is running. With the engine off, the voltage reading is from the car’s battery. However, there will be some voltage drop in the car's wiring and you won't get an accurate reading of the battery's voltage from the car’s voltmeter. To get an accurate reading of your battery's state of charge, you need to take a voltage reading directly at the battery terminals using an accurate digital volt ohm meter (DVOM). Furthermore, measuring the battery's voltage directly at the terminals will only show the battery's current state of charge. You also need to have the battery load tested to fully determine the condition of the battery.

Good luck with the fix.

AimHigh

YOU SIR ARE A MAN I CAN ADMIRE!

DRIVE DRIVE DRiVE

not08crmanymore

Bring it to the dealership for warranty.

OnPoint

I'd recommend you put a new battery in it. Probably could use one anyway as much as it sat before you got it and since.

And get a good tender for when you leave it sitting for more than 3 - 4 weeks at a time.