2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 Update 6: A Few Issues (W/Videos)

There are some sounds new cars are supposed to make. Engines are supposed to rumble, and stereos are supposed to bump. Tops aren’t supposed to rattle, doors aren’t supposed to creak, and steering wheels most certainly aren’t supposed to squeak.

When we last left off, the long-term 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 had just spent a week at the dealer getting a malfunctioning infotainment system display and a rattling targa top addressed. The infotainment system screens were replaced under warranty, but this particular Chevy dealer told us that the click-clack sounds our Corvette’s top made were “normal body flex” noises. That’s bull.

Over the next few months, the rattling targa top was joined by a trio of new, equally annoying issues. First the electronic parking brake switch started to stick when depressed to release the brake, which would cause a parking brake fault light to pop on the dash. Then the steering wheel started to squeak like a cheap motel bed. Annoying, but that could only really be heard with the engine shut off. And finally, the driver’s side door started creaking while opening and closing. My wife’s first car, a ’96 Jeep Cherokee that had 350,000 miles on it, mind you—had doors that made the same sound. I’ve got no problem with creaking doors on an old beater, but I have little tolerance for it on a year-old $65,000 sports car with 20,000 miles on it and that’s billed as America’s finest.

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