1985 C4 Defect Reports
ODI ID: 132370
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Saturday, March 30, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
Summary: STALLING PROBLEM RESULTING IN SPARK PLUG
REPLACEMENT/SENSOR REPLACED 3X, AND FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS COMPUTER PROM MALFUNCTION. KP
ODI ID: 133009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, January 14, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL ON
START,SEVERAL TIMES,BEFORE IT RUNS THEN STALLS IN TRAFFICAT IDLE. OWNER FEELS FACTORY
DEFECTIVE DLR CAN NOT FIX.
ODI ID: 135073
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, August 26, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS(GIVE SIDE/END)
Summary: THE LEFT REAR FRAME BUCKLED AND SEPARATED DUE TO A REAR
END COLLISION, REQUIRING EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. DT
ODI ID: 136794
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, November 25, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRIC POWER ACCESSORIES:LOCKS:DOOR
Summary: SEVEN SETS OF ELECTRONIC DOOR BUTTONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED
AS THEY CONTINUE TO CRACK. VC
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, August 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL CARBURETION
Summary: FUEL CARBURETION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE ENGINE TO
HESITATE AND TO STALL AT LOW SPEEDS.
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Wednesday, September 25, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:UNKNOWN TYPE:ACCUMULATOR
Summary: THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO
ERRATIC OPERATION. DT
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 17, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:OTHER PARTS
Summary: THE THROTTLE SENSOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO ERRATIC
ENGINE OPERATION.
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, July 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:HARNESS:UNDER DASH
Summary: THE REAR WIRING HARNESS REQUIRED REPAIRING DUE TO ERRATIC
OPERATION.
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 17, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:CLUSTER MODULE
Summary: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MODULE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT
DUE TO FAILING TO OPERATE.
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, January 10, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:DISTRIBUTOR
Summary: THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO ERRATIC
OPERATION.
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, August 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: COMMUNICATIONS:HORN ASSEMBLY:HORN
Summary: THE HORN WAS DISCOVERED TO BE INOPERATIVE, NECESSITATING
REPAIRING.
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 17, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONCEALMENT DEVICES:HEADLIGHTS
Summary: THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT CONCEALMENT MOTOR REQUIRED
REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAILING TO OPERATE.
ODI ID: 138009
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, July 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRIC POWER ACCESSORIES:LOCKS:DOOR
Summary: THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE, NECESSITATING
REPAIRING.
ODI ID: 138043
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, November 18, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT
Summary: THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT UNTIL FRONT SUSPENSION WAS
ALIGNED.
ODI ID: 138043
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, August 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: THE RIGHT FRONT & LEFT REAR TIRES LEAK A BLACK FLUID.
ODI ID: 138043
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, August 09, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:UNKNOWN TYPE
Summary: THE CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING, STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS
OR WHEN IDLING & HAS HALF THE POWER OF OTHER CORVETTES EVEN AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR
ATTEMPTS. JW
ODI ID: 138043
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, October 14, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:4 SPEED
Summary: THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ROUGH.
ODI ID: 138043
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, July 01, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: THE CAR EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH EFFECT
HEADLIGHTS, HORN & OTHER PARTS.
ODI ID: 140698
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Sunday, August 25, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS(GIVE SIDE/END)
Summary: DURING A MINOR FRONT & REAR END COLLISION THE REAR
FRAME TO REAR FACIA SUPPORT DID NOT COLLAPSE OR BEND AS IT WAS DESIGNED/LEFT FRAME RAILED,
BUCKLED SEVERELY.
ODI ID: 140977
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Sunday, October 20, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL CARBURETION
Summary: CAR CONSTANTLY DIEING AT STOPS AND WHEN PASSING. DB
ODI ID: 140978
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, October 28, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:UNKNOWN TYPE:INJECTOR
Summary: FUEL INJECTORS ARE FOULING OUT. DB
ODI ID: 140978
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, October 28, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: LIGHTING:GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT:TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS
Summary: SIGNAL LIGHT BROKE
ODI ID: 140978
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, October 28, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEATS
Summary: DRIVERS SEAT BROKE
ODI ID: 140978
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, October 28, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:DOOR ASSEMBLY:LATCHES AND LOCKS
Summary: DOOR LOCKS BROKE
ODI ID: 140979
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, September 03, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Summary: ENGINE DIES FREQUENTLY WHEN PULLING TO STOP AND IDLING.
MTH
ODI ID: 140981
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 28, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Summary: CONTINOUS HESITATION ON ACCELERATION, STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS
OR IDLING, ENGINE KNOCKS UPON ACCELERATION. MTH
ODI ID: 140981
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, March 10, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: UNSPECIFIED ELECTRICAL FAILURES.
ODI ID: 153717
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, April 24, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Summary: IDLE EXTREMELY HIGH, INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EC
ODI ID: 318125
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, December 18, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER
Summary: WINDSHIELD WIPERS DESIGNED POORLY, MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE,
HIT IN MIDDLE AND LOCKED IN RAIN, MAKE TOTALLY BLINDED TO SEE IN FRONT. DG
ODI ID: 322504
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, May 05, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:OVERDRIVE
Summary: AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE UNIT IN TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 26K
MILES. MM
ODI ID: 329352
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, April 11, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:CARBURETOR:UNKNOWN TYPE:MANIFOLD:INTAKE
Summary: INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED AND LEAKS, WHICH LED TO
WATER/COOLANT LEAKING INTO OIL SUMP, DESTROYED ENGINE. BWG
ODI ID: 348750
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, June 01, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Summary: PROBLEMS IDLING, STALLING, AND SURGING. BW
ODI ID: 360940
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, January 12, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY (8/82)
Summary: SUNROOF GLASS CRACKED AFTER WEATHER GOT RATHER COLD, ON
PREVIOUS NIGHT. RCA
ODI ID: 361777
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, May 11, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY (8/82)
Summary: SUNROOF CRACKED RIGHT DOWN MIDDLE, WHILE STORED DURING
WINTER. RCA
ODI ID: 362257
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, May 01, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL LINES FITTINGS AND PUMP
Summary: FUEL LINE RUPTURED UNDER TORSIONAL STRESS FROM UPPER FRONT
CONTROL ARM. RCA
ODI ID: 364742
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, July 19, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY ROOF:CONVERTIBLE TOP
Summary: UNSPECIFIED PROBLEM OF SUN ROOF, REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED
EVERY 5 YEARS. BC
ODI ID: 367099
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, March 27, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS, DUE TO
EXCESSIVE GRINDING, UNABLE TO INCREASE SPEED WHEN PASSING OTHER VEHICLES. RCA
ODI ID: 374640
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, May 01, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL SYSTEMS
Summary: DRIVING 10-15MPH CAR STARTED RUNNING POORLY, WOULDN'T
ACCELERATE, FLAMES ERUPTED. CE
ODI ID: 378186
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, June 01, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SHOULDER BELTS
Summary: SHOULDER PART OF LAP-SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FIT SNUGGLY,
EXCESS SLACK EXISTS, DOES NOT LOCK DURING HAND BRAKING. BB
ODI ID: 408234
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:MASTER CYLINDER
Summary: MASTER CYLINDER BROKE. ,AK
ODI ID: 408234
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP:WATER
Summary: WATER PUMP FAILED. ,AK
ODI ID: 408234
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:CARBURETOR:UNKNOWN TYPE:MANIFOLD:INTAKE
Summary: MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. ,AK
ODI ID: 408234
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE UNIVERSAL JOINT:CONSTANT VELOCITY
Summary: CV JOINTS MALFUNCTIONED. ,AK
ODI ID: 410459
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, January 23, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEATS
Summary: DEFECTIVE & POORLY DESIGNED SEAT, SEAT BACK AND
FASTENERS, FOR CLIENT. DG
ODI ID: 430766
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Saturday, April 27, 1991
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:4 SPEED
Summary: TRANSMISSION FAILED, BLAMES IT ON MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN.
,AK
ODI ID: 436080
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, June 01, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRIC POWER ACCESSORIES:WINDOWS
Summary: POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. *AJ
ODI ID: 458343
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, June 11, 1993
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD:INNER
Summary: BROKEN REAR TIE ROD. *TW
ODI ID: 475985
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, September 17, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:COLUMN:TILT
Summary: TILT STEERING COLUMN BOLTS LOOSENED. *SKT
ODI ID: 485651
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, September 01, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:GEAR:RACK AND PINION
Summary: 'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DH
ODI ID: 513308
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Friday, December 06, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER:ODOMETER
Summary: ODOMETER FRAUD.
ODI ID: 538271
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Sunday, March 08, 1998
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD:END
Summary: VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AND THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD
NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN "FISHTAILING" ACROSS THREE LANES BECAUSE THE LEFT REAR
OUTER TIE ROD HAD BROKEN I
ODI ID: 909507
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 14, 1991
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:ELECTRICAL:INJECTOR
Summary: ONE OF EIGHT FUEL INJECTORS IS DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN A
SERIOUS FUEL LEAKS ONTO BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, PONTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. AK
ODI ID: 931257
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Wednesday, February 26, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AND BELT
ANCHOR
Summary: UPON MAKING A PANIC STOP, THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK UP. AK
ODI ID: 939015
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Saturday, June 05, 1993
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES
Summary: STEERING, RIGHT REAR TIE ROD SNAPPED, DRIVER HEARD LOUD
NOISE, REAREND STARTED FISHTAILING. TT
ODI ID: 960011
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 01, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AND BELT
ANCHOR
Summary: DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PERFORM SEAT BELT RECALL WITH NO
REASON GIVEN (91V-143). TT
ODI ID: 966742
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, November 10, 1994
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: LIGHTING:GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT:HEAD LIGHTS
Summary: THE HEADLIGHT MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND DO NOT WORK
PROPERLY. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
ODI ID: 967901
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, June 22, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:OTHER PART
Summary: THE EMERCENCY BRAKE LINE FALLS OFF OF THE CAR. *AK
ODI ID: H78229
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, July 11, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: WHEELS
Summary: CRACKS ABOUT 2 1/2 INCHES LONG DEVELOPED IN EACH WHEEL AT
OUTER RIM FLANGE. KP
ODI ID: H78229
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, July 11, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR DUE TO MISALIGNMENT/NO SPECIFIC
DETAILS.
ODI ID: H79610
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, May 13, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:MASTER CYLINDER
Summary: UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE OF BRAKES CORRECTED BY REPLACEMENT
OF MASTER CYLINDER. WH
ODI ID: H81230
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Wednesday, November 27, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:CARBURETION:INJECTORS:THROTTLE CONTROL AND
LINKAGE:EXHAUST
Summary: ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. FIRE
ENGULFED ENTIRE VEHICLE IN SECONDS. RC
ODI ID: H81319
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, December 23, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:OTHER PART
Summary: ELECTRONIC POINTS CAUSE CAR TO STALL AT IDLE AND AT
INTERSECTIONS. RC
ODI ID: H81531
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Wednesday, January 23, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:ELECTRICAL
Summary: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PROBLEMS RESULTING IN CONSTANT
STALLING AT LIGHTS, INTERSECTION ETC. VC
ODI ID: H81913
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Monday, January 27, 1986
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:UNKNOWN TYPE
Summary: FAULTY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR CREATES A MIXING PROBLEM
BETWEEN AIR ANG GAS, MAKING ENGINE RUN AS IF IT HAS ONLY TWO GOOD SPARK PLUGS. VC
ODI ID: H81940
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Thursday, July 25, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: FUEL:FUEL INJECTION:ELECTRICAL
Summary: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PROBLEM CAUSING CONSTANT STALLING.
CAR STALLED ON EXIT OFF RAMP/COULD NOT CONTROL CAR/MISSED TURN RAN OVER CURB AND
EMBANKMENT. VC
ODI ID: H86539
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Sunday, July 21, 1985
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:4 SPEED
Summary: 4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKS-UP BETWEEN GEARS NOT
ALLOWING GEAR CHANGE. PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN ON 3RD TRANSMISSON INSTALLED. WH
ODI ID: H99583
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1985
Date of Failure: Tuesday, June 23, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:SIDEWALL
Summary: TIRE SUFFERED BLOWOUT,WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH
SPEED. INCIDENT CAUSED BY SEPERATION OF SIDEWALL FROM CASING. TIRE IS GOODYEAR EHGLE VR50.
GD.