Category Archives: Corvette Safety

Future Technology Behind the Wheel, The Possibilities are Endless

Technology is amongst us no matter where we travel nowadays. OnStar knows this all to well and has partnered with Verizon to further advance this idea of connectivity. If you really think about it, driving forces individuals to be captive …

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New Age in Driving… OnStar Now Testing Facebook/Texting Capabilities

OnStar comes standard on all 2011 Chevrolet Corvettes. There are plenty of great benefits to using OnStar like Stolen Vehicle Recovery, Remote Lock Out Assistance, Emergency Services when you’re in a crash and much more… Just this month, news has …

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State Farm’s New Activated Text Messaging App

State Farm Insurance wants to curb texting while driving too! The company recently released its very own Android app that automatically responds to incoming text messages while an individual is driving.  Users can custom text messages then simply activate the …

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Leaky Fuel Tanks in ’04 Corvettes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began an investigation on May 12, 2010 regarding the status of 33,000 2004 Corvettes. The complaint: leaky fuel tanks.   With 30 consumers “alleging either liquid fuel or fuel vapor leaking from a …

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Corvette Recall Announced

If you drive a 2005-2006 Chevrolet Corvette C6, your vehicle may be under a new recall announced by GM. General Motors issued a recall on 40,028 Corvettes, manufactured between March 2004 and January 2006, which have tilt and telescoping steering …

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Corvette Recall Forthcoming

GM has alerted dealers today of an upcoming safety recall for Corvette owners.  Here are the details of what vehicles are involved and what you can expect. The recall will include certain 2005-2007 Corvettes equipped with a removable roof and …

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Navigation Information? Beware!

Many Corvette owners have chosen to have Navigation installed in their Corvette by the factory, while some others have chosen to go the cheaper route and use a portable GPS unit.  Either way, if you’re storing information in the navigation (like …

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2009 Corvette ZR1 Clutch Issue Found

Today Chevrolet announced a Customer Satisfaction Program on selected 2009 Corvette ZR1.  A Customer Satisfaction Program is not a full fledged recall, but more so a program to alert customers of a possible issue.  Here are the details: Certain 2009 …

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Becoming Tire Savvy

A tire is a tire, right?  Wrong.  Many consumers lack pertinent information about how a tire can improve a vehicle’s performance and potentially reduce fuel costs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to change this and educate consumers …

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NHTSA Investigating Corvettes

The New York Times is reporting today that the National Highway Traffic Safety Admistration has stepped us safety investigations related to three specific models, one of them being the Chevrolet Corvette. Specific to the Corvette investigation, they are looking at …

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