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1984 C4 Defect Reports

ODI ID: 121448
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 11, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WILL NOT COME BACK UP. JT

ODI ID: 121448
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 11, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: HEATER:WATER:DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER
Summary: REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER FAILS TO WORK.

ODI ID: 121448
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 11, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:RESTRAINT:BELT WARNING SYSTEM
Summary: SEAT BELT WARNING CHIMES FAIL TO WORK.

ODI ID: 122208
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, October 28, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:WHEEL AND COLUMN
Summary: STEERING COLUMN FAILURE RESULTS IN POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WANDERING ON SMOOTH ROADS.

ODI ID: 122208
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, October 28, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT
Summary: INDEPENT FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE ALLOWS VEHICLE TO HAVE POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WANDERS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPSIN ROADS.

ODI ID: 122208
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, October 28, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSES IT TO TAP WHEN VEHICLE STARTED IN COLD WEATHER.

ODI ID: 122208
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, November 03, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSES ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD TO MALFUNCTION. JT

ODI ID: 123554
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 25, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT
Summary: INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION UNSUCCESSFULLY REALIGNED TO ELIMINATE MISALIGNMENT.

ODI ID: 123554
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, September 12, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Summary: DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE RESULTS IN NOISY OPERATION.

ODI ID: 123554
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 31, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDOW:DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW REPLACED AFTER WINDOW SCRATCHEDFROM BEING MISALIGNED. JT

ODI ID: 123554
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, September 27, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL
Summary: INTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND COMPUTER UNSUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED AFTER FAILING.

ODI ID: 124052
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, January 23, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:HARNESS:UNDER DASH
Summary: WIRES HANGING DOWN UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD.

ODI ID: 124052
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, January 09, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: LIGHTING:GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT:INSTRUMENT LIGHTS
Summary: DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON RESULTING IN NUMEROUS REPAIRS

ODI ID: 124052
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, January 09, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: HEATER:WATER:DEFOGGER REAR-VIEW WINDOW:ELEMENT:ELECTRIC
Summary: REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE-REPAIRS FOLLOWED.

ODI ID: 124052
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, December 06, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL OPERATES ERRATICALLY RESULTING IN NUMEROUS REPAIRS. AS

ODI ID: 125583
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, July 25, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS(GIVE SIDE/END)
Summary: THE A FRAME CRACKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER SUDDENLY INTO A CURB OF A BRIDGE. DT

ODI ID: 126149
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, September 12, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Summary: REAR END IS NOISY AND LEAKS FLUID.

ODI ID: 126149
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, July 17, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: RIGHT SIDE WINDOW SLIDES DOWN AT WILL.

ODI ID: 126149
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, June 15, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE RUNAWAY.

ODI ID: 126184
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, September 12, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL MODULE
Summary: SIMULTANEOUS WITH TURNING ON A/C,THE MOTOR ROARED INTO WIDE OPEN POSITION,HURTLING CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC/ECM BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. KP

ODI ID: 126573
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, August 27, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:POWER:GEAR BOX
Summary: AT TIMES STEERING SEEMS TO BIND WHEN MAKING TURNS RESULTING IN REPAIRS TO GEAR BOX W

ODI ID: 126573
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, September 17, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:POWER ASSIST:RESERVOIR:FLUID
Summary: POWER STEERING RESEVOIR CAP LEAKS FLUID THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT KP

ODI ID: 126573
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, August 27, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT
Summary: FRONT END PULLING TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN SEVERAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS WITHIN 1ST 3857 MILES

ODI ID: 126573
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, September 17, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL CARBURETION
Summary: THE ENGINE WHEN HOT DEVELOPS HESITATION AND LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH ENGINE RPMS

ODI ID: 126573
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, August 27, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:CLUSTER MODULE
Summary: SHORT IN DASH CAUSING PANEL LIGHTS TO COME ON AND GO OFF RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF CLUSTER MODULE

ODI ID: 126748
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, May 22, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:MASTER CYLINDER
Summary: THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONING,NECESSITATING REPAIRS.

ODI ID: 126748
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 24, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL CARBURETION
Summary: FUEL CARBURETION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL.

ODI ID: 126748
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 24, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: THE CRUISE CONTROL SHORTED OUT NECESSITATING REPAIRS.

ODI ID: 127200
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 21, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
Summary: THE BATTERY DISCHARGED,NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT. DT

ODI ID: 127200
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, March 19, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLE
Summary: THE BATTERY CABLES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE LOOSE,NECESSITATING TIGHTING CONTACTS.

ODI ID: 128836
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, December 05, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:CONTINUOUS
Summary: THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY IN SNOWY CONDITIONS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A SIGN. GR

ODI ID: 128836
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, May 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OVERDRIVE
Summary: THE TRANSMISSION WILL DROP DOWN TO THIRD GEAR WHEN TRAVELLING AT 40+ MPH.

ODI ID: 132268
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, April 17, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AND BELT ANCHOR
Summary: THE SEAT BELTS NEED REPLACING, NO FURTHUR DETAILS GIVEN. VC

ODI ID: 132399
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, March 06, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: L/R TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE BULGE.

ODI ID: 132399
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, March 06, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE:PULLEY:CRANKSHAFT
Summary: A PULLEY SHEARED OFF.

ODI ID: 132399
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, March 06, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: ELECTRIC WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP IN HEAVY RAIN.

ODI ID: 132399
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 07, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:HATCHBACK HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Summary: LEFT DOOR RELEASE BUTTON USUALLY MAKES RELEASE MECHANISM STICK/RAPIDLY RELEASING REAR HATCH LOCK OVER AN OVER. VC

ODI ID: 132399
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, March 06, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK.

ODI ID: 132541
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, April 29, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS
Summary: AN OILY FILM APPEARS ON INSIDE OF ALL INTERIOR GLASS AREAS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. SERV/REP CLAIMS CAUSE IS 'PLASTISO' USED ON DASHBOARD.

ODI ID: 132923
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, February 21, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:SHOE:DISC BRAKE SYSTEM
Summary: BRAKES SQUEAKED WHEN APPLIED/ALL 4 ROTORS WERE TURNED TO NO EFFECT. GR

ODI ID: 132923
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, May 29, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL HAS UNSPECIFIED DEFECT.

ODI ID: 135232
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE:TURBO-CHARGER
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NO DETAILS GIVEN. KP

ODI ID: 136074
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, October 21, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: 4 GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED SEVRAL TIMES AND REPLACED ONCE. THE NEW TIRE BEGAN CUPPING OVER THE TREAD AFTER ONLY 500 MILES.

ODI ID: 136074
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, October 21, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Summary: FRONT END PROBLEMS HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS

ODI ID: 136281
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, November 04, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Summary: BRAKING SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE AND WILL NOT SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE AND DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG. WH

ODI ID: 136359
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, November 11, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW TRACKS (8/82)
Summary: DRIVER WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO DOOR AND COLUD NOT BE OPENED WHEN PLASTIC TRACK SPLIT AND CRACKED. RC

ODI ID: 136773
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, December 12, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Summary: REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SHAFT WAS REPLACED.

ODI ID: 136773
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, December 12, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRIC POWER ACCESSORIES:WINDOWS
Summary: REGULATORS FOR THE ELECTRONIC WINDOWS DO NOT WORK, HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WINDOWS OPEN BY THEMSELVES. ELECTRICAL SWITCH FAILS TO OPEN/CLOSE WINDOW

ODI ID: 136773
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, December 12, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPLACED.

ODI ID: 137643
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, January 24, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OTHER PARTS
Summary: REPLACED MODULATOR.

ODI ID: 137643
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, May 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL:OTHER PARTS (8/82)
Summary: PINION SEAL REPLACED. NO DETAILS GIVEN. RC

ODI ID: 137643
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, March 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRIC POWER ACCESSORIES:WINDOWS
Summary: REPLACED LEFT POWER WINDOW UNIT. AND RIGHT POWER WINDOW ROTATOR.

ODI ID: 138655
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, December 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Summary: BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE UNSTOPABLE, TRAVELED THRU A STOP SIGN AND INTO A DITCH. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR. GD

ODI ID: 138655
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, December 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDOW:DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: WINDOWS WILL NOT CLOSE. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION UNKNOWN AND DEALER REFUSES TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS ALLEDGING NO PERSONAL THAT CAN WORK ON CAR.

ODI ID: 139237
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, May 10, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:4 SPEED
Summary: FOUR SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT DESPITE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS. DT

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING
Summary: SYSTEM PLAGUED BY POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL,INCLUDING SWAY,SKIDS,WANDERING AND SLOW RESPONSE. CAUSES AND CORRECTIONS HAVE ROUTINELY ELUDED DEALER.

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, January 01, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: TIRES SUFFER VERY UNEVEN AND UNUSUALLY EXCESSIVE WEAR. WHEEL ALIGNMENTS,BOTH FRONT AND REAR,FAILED TO SOLVE PROBLEM.

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, July 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Summary: SYSTEM SUFFERS CHRONICALLY WEAK STOPPING CAPABILITY. ROTORS WERE FOUND GLAZED,BUT THEIR REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT CONDITION.

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, January 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE
Summary: VARIOUS GASKETS AND SEALS HAVE FAILED,SUCH AS OIL PAN,OIL PRESSURE SENDING SWITCH AND A/C COMPRESSOR.

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL CARBURETION
Summary: OCCASIONAL STALLING AND CHRONIC HESITATION IS DUE TO SYSTEM WIDE FAILURES. REPEATED FUEL FILTER CHANGES DID NOT HELP,AND INJECTER TO CARBURATER CHANGE ADVISED.

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, December 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN
Summary: SYSTEM FAILURES INCLUDE: TRANSMISSION THAT STICKS AND BINDS IN REVERSE,VIBRATION AND RATTLES IN DIFFERENTIAL AND GENERALLY POOR PERFORMANCE. GV

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, December 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDOW:DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: BOTH DOOR WINDOWS ARE MISALIGNED WITH TRACKS,FALL FROM ATTACHMENTS,INTO DOORS AND LEAK WATER INTO CAR. CONDITION NEVER RECTIFIED.

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, December 01, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL
Summary: INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN REMOVED SEVERAL TIMES,DUE TO IT BEING LOOSE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISLOCATION AND FAILURE OF LIGHTS,GAUGES AND INDICATORS.

ODI ID: 139558
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, November 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE
Summary: HOOD MISALIGNED,HOOD LATCH BROKE,ROOF DEVELOPED STRESS CRACK,ROOF BOLTS WEAR AND THREADS STRIP,POOR ROOF FIT LEAKS WATER AND WIND,SQUEAKS AND RATTLES.

ODI ID: 140753
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, May 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION
Summary: SUSPENSION, THE Z-51 GROUPING, IS EXTREMELY HARD AND STIFF. IN ADDITION, THERE IS NOTICEABLE REAR END NOISE & A SPECIAL LUG BOLT SOCKET HAS FAILED. GD

ODI ID: 140753
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, May 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:SHOE:DISC BRAKE SYSTEM
Summary: SPRING IN DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.

ODI ID: 140753
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, May 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE
Summary: DRIVER'S DOOR WAS LOOSELY HUNG PRODUCING EXCESS NOISE DURING USAGE. CONVERTIBLE LEAKS AND ELUDES REPAIR.

ODI ID: 141018
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, March 17, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:DISC:CALIPER
Summary: DESIGN DEFECT IN REAR CALIPERS,CAUSES REAR WHEEL BRAKE LOCKUP. GD

ODI ID: 142297
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING
Summary: VEHICLE SUFFERED SEVERE FISHTAILING,SQUIRMING,WANDERING & OCCASIONAL SKIDS,DUE TO POOR STEERING SYSTEM.

ODI ID: 142297
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, July 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Summary: BRAKING ATTEMPTS RESULT IN SHARP PULLING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER,NOISE,WEAK PERFORMANCE & EXTENSIVE. GD.

ODI ID: 142297
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:UNKNOWN TYPE
Summary: FUEL INJECTORS & FUEL FILTER,WERE AMONG FAULTY FUEL SYSTEM ITEMS.

ODI ID: 142297
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, May 01, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:UNKNOWN TYPE
Summary: TRANSMISSION OPERATES ERRATICALLY,EXHIBITING A TENDANCY TO LOCKOUT REVERSE GEAR.

ODI ID: 142297
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, December 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Summary: DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY,PRODUCING SEVERE VIBRATION & INTENSE NOISE.

ODI ID: 142297
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, April 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES WITHOUT DRIVER PROMPTS,CAUSING EPISODES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

ODI ID: 142878
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, May 17, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE
Summary: AFTER SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF SMOKING & HESITATION,ENGINE SEIZED. GD

ODI ID: 143367
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, September 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: HEATER:WATER:DEFOGGER REAR-VIEW WINDOW:ELEMENT:ELECTRIC
Summary: REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE

ODI ID: 143367
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, December 06, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE, REPAIRED BUT CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION PERIODICALLY. MTH

ODI ID: 143530
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 22, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM
Summary: RADIATOR SUFFERS FROM SEVERE RUSTING THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED. IN ADDITION,OIL PAN LEAKS DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES.

ODI ID: 143530
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 22, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EXHAUST SYSTEM:CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM
Summary: CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED,PRODUCING A STRONG ODOR VERY SIMILAR TO ROTTEN EGGS.

ODI ID: 143530
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 22, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR:GENERATOR
Summary: ALTERNATOR FAILED WITH NO EXPLAINED CAUSED.

ODI ID: 143530
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 22, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: WINDOW CRANK AND ATTACHING MECHANISM FAILED,REQUIRING EXTENSIVE REPAIRS.

ODI ID: 143530
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 22, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: HEATER:UNKNOWN TYPE:DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER:MOTOR FAN
Summary: HEATER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY,REQUIRING EXTENSIVE REPAIR.

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, December 04, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:POWER ASSIST
Summary: POWER STEERING PRODUCES ABNORMAL NOISES. FURTHER,PULLEY FOR POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED,REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, September 28, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION
Summary: MALFUNCTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION RESULTED IN PRONOUNCED FISHTAILING.

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, September 28, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:SHOE:DISC BRAKE SYSTEM
Summary: FREQUENT REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND PADS,WERE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS RESULTS IN VERY POOR PERFORMANCE.

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 08, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM
Summary: ENGINE SUFFERED VARIOUS MALFUNCTIONS SUCH AS LEAKAGE OF OIL VIA VALVE COVER GASKET AND A FOUL SULPHUR SMELL.

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, September 28, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:UNKNOWN TYPE
Summary: FAILURE OF INTAKE BOOT,VACUUM ASSEMBLY AND TSI PLATE,CAUSED SEVERE AND CHRONIC STALLING.

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, September 28, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES EVENTUALLY LED TO TOTAL REI

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, September 28, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Summary: HEADLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS FAIL FREQUENTLY,DUE TO ANOTHER COMPONENTS MALFUNCTION.

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 23, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY
Summary: VEHICLE'S FIBERGLASS BODY SUFFERS SEVERE MULTIPLE CRACKING. CONDITION DEEMED RESULTING FROM STRESS DUE TO LACK OF BODY BRACES. GD.

ODI ID: 143818
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, September 28, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL TOTALLY FAILED,SOON AFTER DELIVERY. ALL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED.

ODI ID: 144594
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, September 30, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Summary: CLUTCH PROBLEMS, IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED, STIFF PEDAL, BINDING, ALWAYS HIGH PEDAL, CHATTER ON TAKE OFF, HARD SHIFTING. DG

ODI ID: 145584
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, June 08, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
Summary: COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. SYM

ODI ID: 148156
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, July 22, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:CLUSTER MODULE
Summary: DISPLAY CLUSTER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS UNABLE TO READ SPEEDOMETER. DG

ODI ID: 150038
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, February 19, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EXHAUST SYSTEM:CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM
Summary: CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED, BAD ODOR OF ROTTEN EGGS, REPLACEMENT MADE. VEJ

ODI ID: 150038
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, February 21, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: POWER WINDOW DRIVER SIDE INOPERABLE, REPLACED REGULATOR.

ODI ID: 150924
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, September 30, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:SHOE:DISC BRAKE SYSTEM
Summary: CAR PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN BRAKING, REPLACE FRONT CALIPER, ALIGNED FRONT END.

ODI ID: 150924
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, November 19, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: HEATER:WATER:DEFOGGER REAR-VIEW WINDOW:HOSE DUCT:AIR
Summary: REAR DEFOGGER DOESN'T SEEM TO CLEAR WINDOW.

ODI ID: 151122
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, September 17, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:DISC:CALIPER
Summary: BRAKE CALIPER RETAINING BOLTS CAME OUT CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. EC

ODI ID: 151122
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, September 22, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Summary: ENGINE STALLS ON LEFT HAND TURNS WHEN TANK HALF FULL, REPAIRED VACUUM LEAK IN FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM.

ODI ID: 151122
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, September 22, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS(GIVE SIDE/END)
Summary: REPAIR TO STRUCTURAL CRACKS WILL NOT HOLD.

ODI ID: 153200
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEAKS. MTH

ODI ID: 301063
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, September 24, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION
Summary: DUE TO CAR'S SUSPENSION CAR BOUNCES ALL OVER ROAD ON ANY SURFACE EXCEPT GLASS SMOOTH ROADS. DUE TO HEAVYVIBRATION CAN'T SEE BEHIN YOU. DN

ODI ID: 303944
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, August 01, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL CARBURETION
Summary: WHILE DRIVING CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. DN

ODI ID: 304325
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 13, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Summary: CAR HAS HIGH IDLE, ACCELERATION WHEN ENGINE COLD START. DB

ODI ID: 307235
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, February 21, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Summary: CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES, APPLYING BRAKES OR CLUTCH IS NOT EFFECTIVE, STOPPED CAR BY TURNING OFF IGNITION. VEJ

ODI ID: 308109
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, September 01, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: POWER STEERING DIFFICULT TO TURN AT TIMES, LOCKS UP WHILE TURNING. DB

ODI ID: 309932
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, February 13, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK
Summary: STEERING BINDS UPON TURNING, ALUMINUM PARTICLES IN POWER STEERING FLUID, RACK HOUSING BORE WEARING OUT. MTH

ODI ID: 309932
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, February 13, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:MASTER CYLINDER
Summary: UNSPECIFIED FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER.

ODI ID: 309932
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, February 13, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Summary: UNSPECIFIED FAILURE OF REAR END

ODI ID: 315309
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, April 29, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: PUSHED SLIGHTLY ON ACCELERATOR, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO SIGN, TREE, PARKED CAR. EC

ODI ID: 315653
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, June 11, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL BEING OFF, ENGAGED THROTTLE CONTROL AND LOCKED IT IN FULL MAXIMUM ACCLERATION, DISENGAGED CRUSIE CONTROL. LMH

ODI ID: 319508
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, September 27, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WHEN COLD, REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT. BG

ODI ID: 319753
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, September 03, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW TRACKS (8/82)
Summary: PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN, MALFUNCTION WITH RETURNING, ONLY RETURN HALF-WAY, REPAIR BOTH WINDOW. CTW

ODI ID: 322426
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, February 15, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. DG

ODI ID: 324551
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, November 13, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:SHOE AND DRUM WHEEL CYLINDERS
Summary: BRAKE MOUNTING PLATE FRACTURED, ALLOWING CALIPER TO ROTATE FORWARD, JAM AGAINST DUST SHIELD, LOCKED REAR BRAKE AT 30MPH VIOLENTLY TURNING CAR TO RIGHT IN CURB.

ODI ID: 325441
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, October 01, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW TRACKS (8/82)
Summary: POWER WINDOW NYLON TRACK BROKEN. BG

ODI ID: 325838
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, February 21, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OVERDRIVE
Summary: WHILE IN TRAVEL, OVERDRIVE WENT OUT. MTH

ODI ID: 326154
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, April 29, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, COLLIDING, AT FULL THROTTLE, DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. MM

ODI ID: 327217
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, December 01, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OVERDRIVE
Summary: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION'S OVERDRIVE UNIT FAILED, REPLACED. MM

ODI ID: 327217
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, December 01, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:DOOR ASSEMBLY:FRAME AND PANEL
Summary: DOOR PANEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE CRACKED FROM INSIDE, POOR HOLDING DESIGN.

ODI ID: 328354
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 16, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK
Summary: STEERING STIFF WHEN COLD, REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STEER, REPLACED STEERING SHORT GEAR. DG

ODI ID: 328354
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 16, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES
Summary: COOLANT LEAKS, TIGHTEN ALL HOSE CLAMPS.

ODI ID: 331159
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, April 04, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL LINES FITTINGS:NON-METALLIC
Summary: RUBBER GASOLINE HOSE CLAMP ROTTED CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BURNING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENT. KR

ODI ID: 332838
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, April 14, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL SYSTEMS
Summary: MAJOR FIRE OCCURED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FAN AREA, R/FRONT OF VEHICLE, LOST BRAKE DUE TO FIRE, MELTING BRAKE LINES AND OTHER DAMAGES. BWG

ODI ID: 333294
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, February 02, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES(12:83)
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE BECAM LOOSE THEN DISCONNECTED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, ACCIDENT. KR

ODI ID: 339371
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, December 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:TREAD
Summary: GOODYEAR TIRES SHOWS SIGN OF TREAD SEPARATION AT 20,000 MILES, TIRE SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED FROM FACTORY.

ODI ID: 339371
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, December 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
Summary: BATTERY FAILED 3 TIMES, DUE TO CONNECTOR ERRORS, REPLACED. BC

ODI ID: 344297
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, April 14, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: TRANSMISSION FAIL SHIFT TO UPPER GEAR, MAKES GRINDING NOISE. BI

ODI ID: 346611
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 22, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:5 SPEED AND UP
Summary: BAD SLIPPAGE IN REVERSE, SLIGHT SLIPPAGE OF 4TH & 3RD MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BW

ODI ID: 348033
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, May 01, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Summary: DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. MTH

ODI ID: 348379
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, June 03, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP:WATER
Summary: WATER PUMP FAILURE. MTH

ODI ID: 349588
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:CLUSTER MODULE
Summary: DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT REGULARLY. AK

ODI ID: 349588
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDOW:DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE GOING BAD. AK

ODI ID: 349682
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, November 30, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT ATTACHING MECHANISMS:SPRING:COIL
Summary: FRONT SPRINGS DEFECT, DEVELOPED GROANING NOISE CAUSED BY CRACKED FIBERGLASS FRONT SPRING. MTH

ODI ID: 349750
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, September 01, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK
Summary: POWER STEERING INTERMITTENT AT LOW SPEEDS IN SLOW TURNS, STEERING BECOMES JITTERY, CUTTING IN AND OUT. BW

ODI ID: 363567
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, August 01, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: HARD STEERING ON RIGHT TURNS WHEN COLD. RCA

ODI ID: 363650
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, April 27, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 2 TO 3 GEARS, WOULD NOT SHIFT TO REVERSE, THEN WOULD FINALLY ENGAGE. GR

ODI ID: 368156
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, February 02, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Summary: WHINNING NOISE, APPEARS TO BE BEARING DEFECT IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MTH

ODI ID: 373125
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 04, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OVERDRIVE
Summary: DEFECTIVE OVERDRIVE UNIT CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE TRANSMISSION. BB

ODI ID: 375239
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 04, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OVERDRIVE
Summary: CAR WON'T SHIFT FROM 1ST-2ND GEAR W/OUT MUCH FORCE WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD-IN ADDITION, OVERDRIVE UNIT WHEN ENGAGED & DISENGAGED MAKES CLUNKING NOISE. CE

ODI ID: 381123
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, September 13, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OVERDRIVE
Summary: AUTO TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE UNIT REQUIRED MULTIPLE REPAIRS. CM

ODI ID: 381388
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, October 29, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:UNKNOWN TYPE
Summary: REVERSE GEAR IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN OUT. CM

ODI ID: 384269
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:INSTRUMENT PANEL:GAUGE:INDICATOR
Summary: ALL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL BAR GRAPHS FLICKER ON AND OFF. AK

ODI ID: 384269
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER:ODOMETER
Summary: SPEEDOMETER AND TACKOMETER MALFUNCTIONED EVERY TIME LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. AK

ODI ID: 387609
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: RACK AND PINION STEERING LOCKS UP DURING COLD STARTS OR AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. ,AK

ODI ID: 434636
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, June 11, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT RETRACTORS
Summary: RECALL REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY BELTS REFUSED UNTIL FAILURE OCCURS (91C25). *LDG

ODI ID: 435640
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: EACK AND PINION STEERING BINDS IN COLD START DUE TO DEFECTIVE NEOPHENE SEALS; TENS TO CONTONUE FOR ABOUT 30 MILES AT THIS POINT STEERING OPERATES NORMALLY. ,AK

ODI ID: 456279
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 17, 1993
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED TO HIGH SPEED. (RECALL 85V-029)

ODI ID: 456891
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, May 06, 1993
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:SIDEWALL
Summary: GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE RUPTURED WHILE PARKED. *TT

ODI ID: 461164
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, October 06, 1993
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL PUMP
Summary: RUBBER GROMMET HOLDING FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS IN PLACE BLOWS OUT, CAUSING SPARK IN FUEL TANK, RESULTING IN BLOWN FUEL PUMP FUSE/STALLING. *AJ

ODI ID: 478716
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, January 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX
Summary: POWER STEERING GEAR FAILED.

ODI ID: 478716
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, January 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT ATTACHING MECHANISMS:SPRING:COIL
Summary: FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING FAILED. *AK

ODI ID: 478716
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, January 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM
Summary: RADIATOR/WATER PUMP/ELECTRIC FAN MOTOR AND RELAY FAILED.

ODI ID: 478716
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, January 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL EMISSION CONTROL
Summary: SMOG PUMP FAILED.

ODI ID: 478716
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, January 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:SHAFT AXLE
Summary: AXLE SHAFT FAILED, ALSO U-JOINTS FAILED.

ODI ID: 478716
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, January 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR:GENERATOR
Summary: ALTERNATOR FAILED.

ODI ID: 478716
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, January 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: AIR CONDITIONER:COMPRESSOR
Summary: A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED.

ODI ID: 478716
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, January 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRIC POWER ACCESSORIES:ANTENNA
Summary: POWER ANTENNA FAILED.

ODI ID: 482572
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, January 01, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER
Summary: WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME HALFWAY UP AND REMAIN UP UNTIL A BUMP IS HIT. *AW

ODI ID: 900100
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, January 10, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: PROBLEMS CONCERNING COLD-START HARD-STEERING, TEMPORARY LACK OF POWER ASSIST. AAJ

ODI ID: 900604
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, May 05, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OVERDRIVE
Summary: DEFECT IN OVERDRIVE UNIT, WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, REAR WHEELS STARTED SLIDING, WHEELS LOCKED UP. MTH

ODI ID: 900766
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, July 05, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM
Summary: THE ENGINE DID NOT HAVE AN ANTI-RUST AGENT WHICH IS CAUSING THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM TO RUST OUT. MTH

ODI ID: 903390
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, December 29, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:HARNESS:FRONT:UNDERHOOD
Summary: WHILE DRIVING FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, AIR INJECTOR PROMP LINE SHAFE AGAINST FUEL LINE AND CAUSE LEAK. AK

ODI ID: 904164
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, June 07, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: WHILE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND STARTED UP RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP FOR A CERTAIN DISTANCE BEFORE OPERATING. AK AK

ODI ID: 904497
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, March 01, 1991
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: VEHICLE EXHIBITS STEERING DIFFICULTY IN COLD WEATHER, RACK AND PINION DEFECTIVE. AK

ODI ID: 930221
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:CLUSTER MODULE
Summary: DASHBOARD WILL FLICK ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY AFFECTING VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. AK

ODI ID: 930273
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, December 15, 1991
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:WHEEL AND COLUMN
Summary: IN COLD WEATHER THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN WHILE WHEELS STAY IN PLACE. AK

ODI ID: 932696
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, January 15, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:CLUSTER MODULE
Summary: INADEQUATE GROUNDING IN MODULE CAUSED COMPUTER CENTER ON DASHBOARD TO GO OUT COMPLETELY. AK

ODI ID: 939341
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, June 29, 1993
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR:SWAY BAR
Summary: REAR SWAY BAR. CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL MAKING A LOUD NOISE. TT

ODI ID: 939976
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:HARNESS:FRONT:UNDERHOOD
Summary: SHORTLY AFTER PARKING, ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE, FOR NO APPRENT REASON. TT

ODI ID: 954355
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, September 14, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL NOTICE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. TT

ODI ID: 963379
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, April 07, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CONSUMER PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60 MPH, COULDN'T GET IT OFF, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL, CONSUMER REPLACED PART, STILL HAVING PROBLEM. TT

ODI ID: 963569
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, April 10, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY
Summary: WHILE DRIVER HITTING METAL OBJECT ON STREET, THE OBJECT CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER 16" INCHES. TT

ODI ID: 980824
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Summary: THE ONWER OF CAR HAS A RECALL ON REAR AXLE THAT THE MANUFACTURES SAID THE THEY WILL NOT FIX AFTER TELLING HIM TO BRING HIS CAR IN. *AK

ODI ID: H63719
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, August 19, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Summary: ELECTRIC COOLANT FAN MOTOR FAILED ALLOWING MOLEX PLUG CONNECTOR WIRES AND CRUISE CONTROL MODULE TO OVERHEAT AND SHORT CAUSING ACCIDENT.COMPONENTS REPLACED.

ODI ID: H63719
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, August 19, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:HARNESS:FRONT:UNDERHOOD
Summary: MOLEX CONNECTOR WIRING FOR CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILED WHEN AIR CONDITIONING CUT ON CAUSING ENGINE RUNAWAY AND ACCIDENT. JT

ODI ID: H63719
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, August 19, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
Summary: ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE REPLACED DUE TO UNSPECIFIED INTERNAL PROBLEMS.

ODI ID: H63745
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, December 12, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE:OTHER PARTS
Summary: TENSIONER PULLEY REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CLICKING NOISE UNDER LOAD WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON. JT

ODI ID: H64028
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, December 15, 1983
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:SHOE:DISC BRAKE SYSTEM
Summary: BRAKE PULL TO LEFT AT ANY SPEED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. EG

ODI ID: H65231
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 31, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: FUEL:FUEL CARBURETION
Summary: CAR STALLS OUT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TIMES. OWNER TRIED TO PASS ON HIGHWAY,TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM,CAR STALLED RESULTING IN COLLISION. VC

ODI ID: H68252
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, May 07, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: LIGHTING:SWITCH:BUTTON:RING:TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS
Summary: LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT PROPERLY CANCEL ON THE COMPLETION OF A TURN.

ODI ID: H68252
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, May 07, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER
Summary: WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES LOCK TOGETHER ON DOWNSWING CYCLE. EG

ODI ID: H69521
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, July 18, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:SERVICE BRAKES
Summary: THE BRAKES HAVE A TENDENCY TO PULL EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT CONSTANTLY WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. DT

ODI ID: H70826
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, June 14, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
Summary: THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE IDLER PULLEY BROKE IN HALF,RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT. DT

ODI ID: H72887
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, November 16, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
Summary: BATTERY GOES DEAD IF CAR IS NOT STARTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 4 DAYS/OWNER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A CONSTANT DISCHARGE DUE TO DESIGN OF COMPUTERIZED DASHBOARD KP

ODI ID: H75165
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, March 14, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Summary: AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE BRAKES NEED GREATLY INCREASED EFFORT IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. REPAIRS TO ROTORS, MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER VALVE WERE INEFFECTIVE.

ODI ID: H76234
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, July 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:DISC:ROTOR:DISC HUB
Summary: THE BRAKE ROTORS ON ALL FOUR DISC BRAKES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE WARPED,NECESSITATING RESURFACING. DT

ODI ID: H77710
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, March 23, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:DISC:CALIPER
Summary: RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BECAME DETACHED FROM STEERING KNUCKLE. VC

ODI ID: H77787
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, April 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS
Summary: INSIDE OF ALL GLASS BECOMES FOGGED WITH OIL CAUSING POOR VISIBILTY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN BRIGHT SUN/FOGGING CAUSED BY EVAPORATION OF PLASTIC ON VINYL

ODI ID: H77798
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, June 06, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 2
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AND BELT ANCHOR
Summary: SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGERS DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP. VC

ODI ID: H78848
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, April 06, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL
Summary: CRUISE CONTROL HAS A TENDENCY TO ENGAGE BY ITSELF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ACCLELRATE UNCONTROLLABLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DT

ODI ID: H80661
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, October 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:4 SPEED
Summary: 4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED.

ODI ID: H80661
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, October 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
Summary: BATTERY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

ODI ID: H80661
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, October 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: LIGHTING:GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT:INSTRUMENT LIGHTS
Summary: DASHLIGHTS HAD PARTIAL FAILURE.

ODI ID: H80661
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, October 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: POWER WINDOWS FALL DOWN IN TRACK. WH

ODI ID: H80661
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, October 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES
Summary: HOOD RELEASE CABLES INOPERATIVE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED.

ODI ID: H82263
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Monday, October 01, 1984
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION
Summary: THE SUSPENSION IS SO HARSE THAT SPEED SHOULD BE KEPT BELOW 45 MPH TO PREVENT UNEXPECTED JOLTS AND RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. VC

ODI ID: H84262
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, April 10, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Summary: AFTER RELEASINGCRUISE CONTROL & THEN TOUCHING GAS PEDAL THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP ONTHE OPPOSITE ONRAMP. JW

ODI ID: H84820
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Friday, April 25, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM SYSTEM
Summary: POWER BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. VC

ODI ID: H85756
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, March 15, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY ROOF
Summary: REMOVABLE ROOF BRACKET BROKE/BOLT IS NOT REPLACABLE.

ODI ID: H88689
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Sunday, October 05, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:DISC:ROTOR:DISC HUB
Summary: CAR BOUNCES AND IS UNSTABLE AFTER REPEATED BRAKING EFFORTS. ONLY SHORT, SHARP BRAKE APPLICATION WILL SLOW THE CAR

ODI ID: H90347
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, April 30, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:COLUMN
Summary: STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AND STEERING IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN ROADS ARE WET OR GRAVELLY.

ODI ID: H90347
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, April 30, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: TIRES WORN EXCESSIVELY AND UNEVENLY DUE TO VIBRATION IN REAR OF CAR.

ODI ID: H90347
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, April 30, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Summary: LEAK IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL CASE.CAR TAKEN IN FOR ALIGNMENT OF LEFT SIDE AND THEN CAR BEGAN TO SHIMMY,FIRSTIN FRONT AND NOW REAR.TIRES TRUED,RESEALED REAR CASE.EC

ODI ID: H90347
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, April 30, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:DOOR ASSEMBLY
Summary: RIGHT DOOR REGULATOR BROKE TWICE AND LEFT DOOR HAD TO BE REALIGNED.

ODI ID: H91056
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, February 28, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING
Summary: THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN IT IS TURNED EITHER TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. DT

ODI ID: H91056
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, January 29, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:UNKNOWN TYPE:INJECTOR
Summary: THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH STICKING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SKIP OR TO MISS.

ODI ID: H91686
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Saturday, November 01, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:POWER ASSIST
Summary: POWER STEERING DOESNOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNING. MTH

ODI ID: H92214
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, January 21, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY DEAD,AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT, A NEW BATTERY AND 2 ELECTRICAL CHECKUPS. CR

ODI ID: H92382
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, January 14, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:MIRRORS:REARVIEW:EXTERIOR
Summary: ELECTRIC SIDEVIEW MIRROR FALLS OFF;DANGEROUS. CM

ODI ID: H92469
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 13, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
Summary: ELEC.CON.MODULE/COMPUTER OVER HEATED AND CAUSED FIRE RESULTING INTO HEAVY DAMAGE. LH

ODI ID: H92914
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, March 05, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 2
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Summary: SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. MTH

ODI ID: H95160
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, April 16, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: POWER STEERING SLIPS WHEN TURNING AND IS VERY TIGHT.

ODI ID: H95160
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, April 16, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER:MOTOR
Summary: WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OPERATED POORLY; NEED REPLACING

ODI ID: H95160
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Thursday, April 16, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRIC POWER ACCESSORIES:WINDOWS
Summary: POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES GIVE POOR QUALITY.

ODI ID: H99337
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1984
Date of Failure: Wednesday, May 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:CLUSTER MODULE
Summary: INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WHICH DISPLAYS ALL INSTRUMENT INFORMATION INTERMITTENTLY GO BLANK RANGING FROM 5 SECONDS TO 10 SECONDS. DG