And do we all :rolleyes: STILL love our C5s?????????????????????????????????

:iagree:Have you ever visited other forums for cars and trucks? They all have problems with their cars too!

There are alot of problems after looking at the posted. Some are a easy fix and others are a pain in the a--. Don't forget the wiper problem that has the wiper motor short because the drains get full with debris and water can not drain away from motor. This forum supports our love for this car but if there were not some troubles we would not be as delighted to read/see what people on the forum do to help resolve a problem.
This is why GM had it troubles. Other companies would spent millions to set up a department to get input and improvements to a product. The forum was a way to get free infor about engineering problems and ways to fix but GM jobs were not being effected and people continued to buy their product. Not enough class action suites. GM business plans were to get you to 3yr/36k and you were on your own after the warranty. GM's biggest profits came not from car sales but parts and repairs.

I forgot about the starter failure and the air conditioner just failed this morning 7-14-09

Boy, do I feel lucky--or is this what I have to look forward to?

02Z 12K no problems
05 Accord 112K replaced an ignition coil-otherwise no probs-original brakes too

Steve

Just remember that you always hear everyone on the internet talk about what problems they have. For some people, it's the reason why they're here -- to help diagnose and solve their problems. You'll rarely see someone come here just to post "Hey, it's been another 3 months without any problems. Just thought I'd share."

Every make and model has their problems. Although the Vette has it's fair share, I would hardly consider it problematic.

Original brakes??? What, do you throw out an anchor to slow it down?
Original rotors I could see, but don't tell us original pads.

Believe it
original pads up front, and original shoes in the rear- it's only the LX model, so it has drums in back.
2 of the original tires lasted 95K miles as well.
Car sees more than 95% highway-for example in 2007 it saw 6 round trips from NJ to FL-probably used the brakes just to get off the hwy


Steve

Or go to top of C5 page - "Sticky - Weights, Measurements....."
 

:iagree::iagree::iagree:

Too many common problems....
 

I've had my C5 for a little over a year. I bought it with 36,000 miles. The lumbar in the driver's seat doesn't work, the oil pressere gauge is hosed up, the gas gauge goes wild if you don't keep putting in fuel additive, the leather on the bolster has a hole rubbed in it, the seats were rocking, the windows leak water, the balancer wobbles, my climate control is all cold when set on 60 and all hot when it's set on 61. The automatic temperature control isn't automatic. The controller was dim and I had it repaired. I certainly don't expect those kind of problems to be so common on a high end car like a Corvette. I must admit the gas mileage is impressive for a car that will perform like this does but that really doesn't make up for the horribly common problems on so many cars. It's fun to drive I guess, but I'd hardly call it a "Good Car". :nono: :mad:

Dude, sounds like you're driving a vehicle that was salvaged after a flood.

:iagree: Mine turned in to a money pit relatively quickly too - sold it after a $3,000.00 bill for idler, tensioner, A/C, harmonic balancer, etc. On the plus side my bank account is flush with green again and I got my garage space back!:lol:

Adopted my 50th Annie, Oct. 07 with 28,000 miles and have since had:

Column lock issue (solved by the CLB - thanks to the great advice I rec'd from the cool folks on the Forum)

Butt leak (left rear axle seal and differential went at same time)

Passenger window motor froze up last month

AND, just this weekend noticed key fob is working only about 50% of the time.

In spite of that, I still think my Vette is wonderful and the repairs haven't spoiled the fun one bit.:yesnod: I'm blessed to have a good, honest, reasonably priced, mechanic who treats the car like gold.

We have two C5s, an 03 coupe and 04 vert.

Only problems we had were the 03 had a column lock, BY PASS INSTALLED

04 had a yaw sensor problem, replaced under warranty.

No other problems

2004 Z51 coupe,38,000 miles,not a single problem,never been back to the dealer!

Did anyone tell you how to fix this issue, I have the same issue with my 02c5.

Which issue? I mentioned a lot of them in my post.

oh yes I totally agree,,i have a c5 with common electrical problems,grounds,temperature door actuator seats although I love my car these are some problems that make you feel very bad as any other car,but yes I agree with you

yes that's the best part a honest and human mechanic mine is a good guy with a lot of knowledge about any car and good sense of value of money,with no expensive repairs always showing the real prize of any part no like many murderers overpricing any simple part,,

yes I think so,sometimes it doesn't matter miles on a car just the last owner,if he or she was a car killer don't expect a very good car,some treat vettes like a tractor or freightliner yes corvette its a strong car but doesn't deserve abuse:cheers: