I have a 2006 Corvette Z06 with 10,000 miles and have experienced a number of stability control problems with the car. In 2009 I picked up the car from my local dealer with only 6,000 miles after completing the last service under warranty. I entered a two lane highway and proceeded into the left lane. I accelerated to pass a large truck and the car began to thrash back and forth out of control like I was on ice. I lifted immediately and attempted to regain control but the car would not respond and sent the front end of the car crashing into the concrete median. No one was hurt but the damage was extensive. I was convinced it was the run flat tires so I had all four replaced with nitto high performance radials. The stickier compound made a difference in traction however I quickly realized that the tires were not the problem. My son and I were cruising around town and I pulled over to switch drivers. My son exited the parking lot and hit the accelerator and the car began to thrash back and forth out of control. He too was unable to control the car with corrective steering and braking. Fortunately, there were no other cars around or a concrete median to smash into. We were very lucky that no one was hurt. We now drive with the traction control system off as we are convinced that the stability control system is severely flawed and the car is unsafe and dangerous at any speed. Now the display flashes an alert that the active handling system needs servicing. I have read a number of similar cases where the driver has lost control of their car and sustained considerable personal injury and damage to their car. GM denies responsibility and has failed to issue a recall. This car is simply unsafe even for the professional driver. The NHTSA should demand that GM recall this car immediately and take corrective action before others are injured, maimed or killed.

- Marlton, NJ, USA

My 2006 Z06 has had this same recurring "service active handling system" fault almost like clockwork every 9 to 15 months since I bought it new in Sept 2005 (one of the first Z06S built). My Z06 is at a Chevy dealership again, this time getting the steering wheel sensor replaced again. No its not the dealer... I've had several "service active handling system" repairs done by at least two different Chevy dealers and it still comes back like a bad case of herpes. My Z06 is a 2lz which has the telescoping steering wheel to make it easier for my lanky 190 lb 6'3" body to get in and out easier when I have to park in my tight garage or next to a parked car. This cycles the steering wheel forward every time I exit the car and back towards me again before I start the engine... which from my reading seems to be causing this ongoing problem. What's wrong is this dangerous safety problem doesn't seem to ever get fixed for more than a year. What can I do to get GM to fix it or warranty this safety related item permanently so I don't get stuck having to deal with this dangerous safety condition forever? yes GM completed a technical service bulletin on my Z06 to install a cheap plastic retainer that was supposed to fix this problem... to no avail. NHTSA has incorrectly closed your NHTSA action number: EA09002 of this issue based on GM's recall... but GM did not include my 2006 Corvette Z06 in their recall even though it uses the exact same telescopin steering wheel and active handling system as the "base" corvette which is included in GM's recall. NHTSA needs to force GM to include the Z06 in their recall... or all of us Z06 owners who bought GM's most expensive car in 2006 are screwed because of NHTSA's omission of the Z06 from this safety recall!

- Newport Coast, CA, USA

My 2006 Z06 has had this same recurring "service active handling system" fault almost like clockwork every 9 to 15 months since I bought it new in Sept 2005 (one of the first Z06S built). My Z06 is at a Chevy dealership again, this time getting the steering wheel sensor replaced again. No its not the dealer... I've had several "service active handling system" repairs done by at least two different Chevy dealers and it still comes back like a bad case of herpes. My Z06 is a 2lz which has the telescoping steering wheel to make it easier for my lanky 190 lb 6'3" body to get in and out easier when I have to park in my tight garage or next to a parked car. This cycles the steering wheel forward every time I exit the car and back towards me again before I start the engine... which from my reading seems to be causing this ongoing problem. What's wrong is this dangerous safety problem doesn't seem to ever get fixed for more than a year. What can I do to get GM to fix it or warranty this safety related item permanently so I don't get stuck having to deal with this dangerous safety condition forever? yes GM completed a technical service bulletin on my Z06 to install a cheap plastic retainer that was supposed to fix this problem... to no avail. NHTSA has incorrectly closed your NHTSA action number: EA09002 of this issue based on GM's recall... but GM did not include my 2006 Corvette Z06 in their recall even though it uses the exact same telescopin steering wheel and active handling system as the "base" corvette which is included in GM's recall. NHTSA needs to force GM to include the Z06 in their recall... or all of us Z06 owners who bought GM's most expensive car in 2006 are screwed because of NHTSA's omission of the Z06 from this safety recall!

- Newport Coast, CA, USA

My 2006 Z06 has had this same recurring "service active handling system" fault almost like clockwork every 9 to 15 months since I bought it new in Sept 2005 (one of the first Z06S built). My Z06 is at a Chevy dealership again, this time getting the steering wheel sensor replaced again. No its not the dealer... I've had several "service active handling system" repairs done by at least two different Chevy dealers and it still comes back like a bad case of herpes. My Z06 is a 2lz which has the telescoping steering wheel to make it easier for my lanky 190 lb 6'3" body to get in and out easier when I have to park in my tight garage or next to a parked car. This cycles the steering wheel forward every time I exit the car and back towards me again before I start the engine... which from my reading seems to be causing this ongoing problem. What's wrong is this dangerous safety problem doesn't seem to ever get fixed for more than a year. What can I do to get GM to fix it or warranty this safety related item permanently so I don't get stuck having to deal with this dangerous safety condition forever? yes GM completed a technical service bulletin on my Z06 to install a cheap plastic retainer that was supposed to fix this problem... to no avail. NHTSA has incorrectly closed your NHTSA action number: EA09002 of this issue based on GM's recall... but GM did not include my 2006 Corvette Z06 in their recall even though it uses the exact same telescopin steering wheel and active handling system as the "base" corvette which is included in GM's recall. NHTSA needs to force GM to include the Z06 in their recall... or all of us Z06 owners who bought GM's most expensive car in 2006 are screwed because of NHTSA's omission of the Z06 from this safety recall!

- Newport Coast, CA, USA

My 2006 Z06 has had this same recurring "service active handling system" fault almost like clockwork every 9 to 15 months since I bought it new in Sept 2005 (one of the first Z06S built). My Z06 is at a Chevy dealership again, this time getting the steering wheel sensor replaced again. No its not the dealer... I've had several "service active handling system" repairs done by at least two different Chevy dealers and it still comes back like a bad case of herpes. My Z06 is a 2lz which has the telescoping steering wheel to make it easier for my lanky 190 lb 6'3" body to get in and out easier when I have to park in my tight garage or next to a parked car. This cycles the steering wheel forward every time I exit the car and back towards me again before I start the engine... which from my reading seems to be causing this ongoing problem. What's wrong is this dangerous safety problem doesn't seem to ever get fixed for more than a year. What can I do to get GM to fix it or warranty this safety related item permanently so I don't get stuck having to deal with this dangerous safety condition forever? yes GM completed a technical service bulletin on my Z06 to install a cheap plastic retainer that was supposed to fix this problem... to no avail. NHTSA has incorrectly closed your NHTSA action number: EA09002 of this issue based on GM's recall... but GM did not include my 2006 Corvette Z06 in their recall even though it uses the exact same telescopin steering wheel and active handling system as the "base" corvette which is included in GM's recall. NHTSA needs to force GM to include the Z06 in their recall... or all of us Z06 owners who bought GM's most expensive car in 2006 are screwed because of NHTSA's omission of the Z06 from this safety recall!

- Newport Coast, CA, USA

Frequently service active handling indicator comes on and stability control is disabled. Has been taken in for service several times over the past 5 years, but problem has never been fixed by dealer. The last 2 times this happened a front wheel locked up for a few seconds causing car to abruptly swerve.

- Florissant, CO, USA

The "service active handling system" warning activates on my dash and car drives erratic. If I pull of the road and turn car off and then turn the car back on, the system will reset itself. Unfortunately the warning re-activates a day or so later. The car only has 16,500 miles on it.

- Dunkirk, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the service active handling system light would illuminate on the instrumental panel while stopped. The vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000. Updated 08/01/11 the consumer reported the problem to the dealer and they claimed they fixed the problem, but the problem continued. Updated 08/11/11

- Russellville, AL, USA

When driving the service active handling system warning light appears on the dash. I have had the original recall fix performed on my car (orange/red clip) and had the steering wheel positioning sensor replaced. The problem is now back again.

- Eugene, OR, USA

I own a 2006 Corvette and while driving on highway 270 in germantown, md the right front wheel of the car locked up for no reason. I was not braking turning or changing speed. I was cruising at a constant 60 mph when it all of a sudden locked up the front right wheel. It caused the car to run off the road into the shoulder! I was very lucky to be exactly where I was at the time or someone may have been killed! I looked into GM recall info and found there has been 3 different fixes for this problem. I also found that 2 of the 3 fixes have been done to this car by the previous owner and neither fix has worked. I am bringing the car into the dealer tomorrow after some quick research I found this problem to be very common to the 2005-2008 Corvettes. I can't believe GM has done nothing about this!

- Germantown, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated the vehicle had a recurring failure with the stability control immediately after 6,500 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure, numerous times but the dealer stated the vehicle was normal; however, the failure became severe. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 47,750.

- Miami , FL, USA

2006 Chevrolet Corvette 79,000 miles, service active handling light comes on the display and also the traction control light at same time, once the rear wheel seized at 5mph, I was told by other Corvette owners that this was a problem with 2005-2009 Corvettes with tilt and telescopic steering column, however my car only has tilt steering and the problem seems to be the same as the recall that General Motors applied to the cars with tilt and telescopic steering column.

- Sumner, MS, USA

I drive a 2006 Chevy Corvette. I was driving out of a gas station when I applied some extra gas, giving the car some unwanted acceleration as I turned. The "active handling" sign lit up and the car bucked from left to right, and back again. Thankfully I was on a wide road and was able to come to a stop without injury to myself or others (or the car). Afterwards, a message popped up reading "service active handling system" and did not go away until I had shut the car off for a while. The problem has not happened since, but it did worry me enough to share the story here. Hope it helps.

- Littleton, CO, USA

My son owns a 2006 Corvette C6. He was driving for 2 years when his car went out of control and suffered a traumatic brain injury, in a coma for 6 months. His car had a "service traction stability control" indication on the dic twice within a 30 day period. He was quick to service this warning immediately with the Chevrolet dealership as the car was under warranty. Now I understand there is a real problem with the traction stability control for 2006 Corvette and GM has now issued a recall. To late my son has brain damage.

- Stuart, FL, USA

While driving my 2006 Corvette with 15,000 miles it suddenly veered to the right pulling the car off the road. The "check stability control system" came on the in dash computer.

- Ocean City, MD, USA

Back in 2007 I took my 2006 Corvette in to have it serviced because I had a message come up that said to service active handling system. There ended up being a recall on this and it was fixed. This lasted for just over a year and the message came up again, I went by the dealer who did the work and they said they would have to charge me for fixing it again because it had been over a year. My question is; has Chevrolet got a fix for this or just a bandaid? I have read that this can be a dangerous situation.

- El Dorado Hills, CA, USA

Service active handling error message on 2006 Corvette.

- Arlington, TX, USA

I have a 2006 Corvette and the "service active handling" message is displayed on my dic. When this message is diplayed it also turns off my traction control. This message displays about once every three times I drive the car. I have about 28K miles on the vehicle. I have noticed the message since about 22K. The message would go off so I didn't worry about it. Now that I have done some research, I can tell this is a serious problem. I have also noticed that I have a lite clicking noise in the rear when I 'm driving slow. I have no idea if this is related to this "service active handling" issue that everyone is experiencing. And after doing research I'm one of the lucky one that have not felt the repercusions of this defect. I refer to repercussions as wrecking my vehicle, hurting someone else, or hurting myself. Based on the seriousness of this problem GM should conduct a recall of the Corvettes that are affected by this issue. On behalf of the all Corvette owners please look into this issue, before anyone gets seriously injuried or killed.

- Fort Smith, AR, USA

2006 Corvette without telescoping wheel. Service active handling and service traction control lights show on dash display. Random pop up when driving, sitting at stop lights, idling. Car has gone into limp mode. Car has an electronic malfunction history dating back to 10/08 and is now beginning to do the same thing.

- Glendale, AZ, USA

2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 loss of control due to right brake lock up after "service active handling" appearing in display. I was driving straight down the road at about 15 miles per hour and the car suddenly jerked to the right. I applied braking and stopped the vehicle before I hit a parked car.

- Studio City, CA, USA