1987 C4 Defect Reports

ODI ID: 304917
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Wednesday, October 28, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Summary: DURING DECCELERATION WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY, BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND TO CAR. DB B

ODI ID: 321159
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Sunday, October 23, 1988
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AND BELT ANCHOR
Summary: SEAT BELTS NOT DESIGNED TO PROTECT IN QUICK STOPS, ONLY IN COLLISION, REPLACED 3 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. BG

ODI ID: 332500
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Thursday, January 19, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: WHILE TRAVELLING ALONG HIGHWAY, GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE BEGAN SMOKING THEN SEPARATED FROM WHEEL, TIRE HAD BEEN PUNCTURED BY NAIL. KR

ODI ID: 338276
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Thursday, August 17, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AND BELT ANCHOR
Summary: SEAT BELTS DO NOT OPERATE ALL TIMES, VERY DIFFICULT TO BUCKLE EVEN AT START UPS. BG

ODI ID: 351205
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Wednesday, December 13, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: DEFECT SOMEWHERE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAR WON'T START, BATTERY R/R 3 TIMES, ALTERNATOR R/R 1 TIME. MTH

ODI ID: 351663
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Saturday, April 01, 1989
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Summary: DRIVER TURNED CORNER AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH SPEED AND CRASHED, DRIVER BURNED ALIVE AND PASSENGER EJECTED. BI

ODI ID: 364155
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Thursday, July 05, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
Summary: COMPUTER OFTEN FAILS TO ACCURATELY READ IGNITION KEY TO START MOTOR, EVEN AFTER 5-6 MINS LATER, RENDERING DRIVER UNABLE TO START CAR FOR 15-20 MINUTES. BC

ODI ID: 369146
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Tuesday, July 31, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD:END
Summary: WHILE DRIVING, REAR WHEEL TIE ROD ASSEMBLY BROKE, DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY TIE ROD. RCA

ODI ID: 410404
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Wednesday, January 22, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AND BELT ANCHOR
Summary: SEAT BELTS FAILED. *AJ

ODI ID: 431322
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Wednesday, February 19, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP:WATER
Summary: WATER PUMP REPLACED.

ODI ID: 431322
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Wednesday, February 19, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
Summary: STARTING/STALLING PROBLEMS, SWITCH MODULE REDESIGNED/REPLACED. *LDG

ODI ID: 434091
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Wednesday, July 11, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM
Summary: LOW COOLANT LIGHT ALWAYS APPEARS, DEALER OFFERED TO DISCONNECT IT. ,AK

ODI ID: 444074
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Wednesday, July 01, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:PEDAL
Summary: BRAKE PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *LDG

ODI ID: 449134
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Monday, November 23, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 2
Component: TIRES
Summary: POOR TRACTION CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER USING "NO TOUCH" TIRE CARE ON GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. DG

ODI ID: 507576
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Tuesday, September 01, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AND BELT ANCHOR
Summary: SEAT BELTS LOCK UP/JAM, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS UNLESS SEATBELT FAILURE IS DUPLICATED.

ODI ID: 526349
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Monday, September 01, 1997
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM
Summary: ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

ODI ID: 800281
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Saturday, July 01, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Summary: THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE IGNITION KEY IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC AND THE COMPUTER IS NOT READING THE KEY.*AK

ODI ID: 803475
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Saturday, October 05, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:I-BEAM:SOLID:FRONT LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
Summary: THE FRONT FIBERGLASS LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY CRACKED DUE TO DETERIORATION. *AK

ODI ID: 839423
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT BUCKLES
Summary: THE FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLES LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT COME UNDONE. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON RECALL 91V143000 DUE TO VIN #. *AK

ODI ID: 904177
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Wednesday, December 12, 1990
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:PEDAL
Summary: BRAKE PEDAL WAS UNBALANCED AND DIFFUCULT TO STEP ON, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED ACCIDENT. AK

ODI ID: 932943
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Thursday, August 20, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL:PEDAL
Summary: ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RELEASE CAUSING CAR TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL; BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT. AK

ODI ID: 933630
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Friday, September 25, 1992
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:OTHER
Summary: USED NT15, NO TOUCH TIRE CLEANER BY THE NORTH AMERICAN CORP, 16 HRS LATER CAR HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED. 40 MPH IN 45 SPEED LIMIT.5 PERCENT GRADE, 10 K TIRES. AAJ

ODI ID: 944599
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Tuesday, November 30, 1993
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR
Summary: REAR SUSPENSION TIE ROD SNAPPED WHERE ENGAGES INTO TIE ROD SOCKET; CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL; CAR ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. TT

ODI ID: 944849
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM
Summary: ENGINE OVERHEATS AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT FIVE MILES. TT

ODI ID: H95967
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1987
Date of Failure: Tuesday, April 28, 1987
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
Summary: ECM CPL PROM FAILED,INJECTORS OPEN,ALLOWING FUEL TO PUMP THROUGH EXHAUST SYSTEM,CAUSING CAR TO STALL,SMOKE OUT OF BOTH EXHAUST PIPES. SYM