Chevrolet Corvette Engine Problems
1,424 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 24 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2008. Best year: 2022.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
Component/System: Fuel System – Fuel Filler / Left-Side Radiator and Cooling Fan Assembly (subject to NHTSA Recall 25V536). What happened: On June 15, 2024, I was refueling my 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at a BP gas station in Phillips...
On August 1st, my '24 Z06 unexpectedly caught fire after a short evening of driving — 7 miles to dinner, 7 miles to a store, then 2 miles to drop my wife off at the grocery store. I was heading to refuel when the fire started. The car ...
My vehicle is covered by GM Special Warranty 17469 which relates to cracks and fuel leaks at the primary fuel pump module flange. It caught fire while driving at a high performance driver’s education event at Barber Motorsports Park an...
The contact owned a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while trying to get out of parallel parking, the accelerator was depressed, and the vehicle jumped. There were no warning lights illuminated. As a result, the vehicle c...
2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULLTY VALVE SPRING WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ENGINE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ...
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in his garage with the engine off, the contact turned on the accessory switch which caused the engine to start. Once the engine started, the...
CYLINDER HEAD VALVE GUIDES WORN REQUIRING REPLACEMENT BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. IF NOT REPAIRED CATASTROPHIC MOTOR FAILURE CAN OCCUR. IF THIS HAPPENS CAR BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE WITH OIL AND COOLANT FLOODING OUT OF MOTOR. NEW HEADS WERE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FIRE EXT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, WHEN "DISABLE RIDE SERVICE CONTROL" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SPUN ARO...
I HAVE A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM RIGHT BEHIND THE FUEL FILTER TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER FUEL TANK. THIS IS CREATING A FUEL VAPOR SMELL AND A SAFETY HAZARD .
VALVE BROKE AND LOCKED UP ENGINE. CAR SKIDDED OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS DESTROYED. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND IT WAS RAINING. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM BEFORE EVENT
UPON BRAKING TO ENTER A TIGHT LEFT HAND TURN IN THE COUNTRY THE DIC DISPLAYED SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP (CONFIRMED BY THE FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRE). I BEGAN MODULATING THE BRAKES T...