r/C5Corvette

Was at the track with my 02 base on Saturday and started having electrical issues I’ve never experienced. I’ll add this because it may be relevant-In the past, I’ve intermittently had the gauge cluster/hud just decide to not work a couple times that didn’t last very long, so never thought much of it. The chassis grounds were cleaned by previous owner 4 years ago and the ones i can easily see look clean. Came back to my car after the drivers meeting to see the DRLs on, but oddly the switch was off. As I’m staging on grid for first session, i get charging system on fault on DIC but as voltage came back up seemed to resolve itself (i do have a pretty new optima redtop battery and mechman 170 alternator which I’ve tracked the car with without issues) Everything fine until later in second session. I had a cracked plug wire that gave me blinking CEL- fixed that and thought i was good. Next session starts, i get abs/traction control faults. I could clear them on DIC but they came back. I did get communication faults, but i don’t believe the abs module failed because radio stopped working along with this problem. I did drive the car home 110 miles without issue. Ask these codes were H the next day and none were C. Radio worked again.
Now, my assumption through Google that most likely culprit is faulty/dirty ignition switch. I’ve since ordered new GM ignition switch through advance auto as to avoid possible fake ones on Amazon, and I’ll clean all the grounds. I guess what I’m looking for here is if anybody has had very similar situation and what resolved it. Any insight or advice on what else i should be looking for would be appreciated and thanks for reading such a long winded post.

I'm in Alabama near Birmingham and I've been looking for a manual c5 with a big preference for post 2001 models, I would honestly prefer a base coup over a z06 but I'd be happy to find a good deal on either. I've been checking all the common sites and there just doesn't seem to be any near me.

I tried to meet a guy off marketplace half way but he ended up not making it at the time we agreed on and after that I just didn't feel great about buying it. Is there somewhere I'm missing that I should be checking? I feel like I'm fighting a loosing battle but I really don't want to give up on owning a C5.

Curious to know what tires you are running, and why.

I have Kumho Majesty 9 Solus TA91 all seasons that I bought while fixing up the car. There is nothing that I particularly like about them, but they grip up fine in the rain. Ride is comfortable. Needed tires quickly and this was one of the cheaper options my mechanic's supplier had at the time. I won't be seeking these tires out again, but I'm not entirely disappointed either.

Personal opinion here, when seeing other gen corvettes, I always get a kick out of doing a headlight flip, I think it’s superior to the “Jeep wave” and respects the C2-C5 generations. What do you guys do when you see other vettes? Love the tight community of constant waves and appreciation of all generations. All corvettes matter!

Can any one direct me or a link to buy a solenoid starter wire replacement tried doing it myself but can't find any thing for the ls 1 it's an 2004 automatic if that helps.

The goal of this thread is to share what we spend on maintenance and repairs. For those that want to know some of the costs associated with a C5, this is the place to look.

Include:

• year, approximate mileage
• parts, cost
• symptom

Three notes:

• asking for you to share recent repairs
• past repairs are welcome, but not required
• pictures related to the repair are welcome, but not required

Feel free to share any additional details you feel are relevant!