Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chevrolet Corvette.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPEARS THE ASR UNIT HARD SHORTED SENDING ELECTRICITY THROUGH ALL 3 THROTTLE CABLES AND SEBSEQUENTLY MELTING THEM. THAN… |
| 2014-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT 'SECURITY' LIGHT CAME ON & ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. RESEARCHED ISSUE ONLINE & FOUND THA… |
| 2009-04-28 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | THE ACRYLIC TOP ON MY 1996 CORVETTE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ACRYLIC TOP FROM CHEVROLET. THE ACRYLIC PORTION OF THE TOP … |
| 2009-03-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTA… |
| 2009-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION AND HER HOME BEGAN TO SHAKE. S… |
| 2008-10-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | SNAP IN VALVE STEM HTTP://BLOGS.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/SAFETY/2008/06/TIRE-VALVE-STEM.HTML. *TR |
| 2008-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | UPON NORMAL AUTO START SEQUENCE, STARTER WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. REMOVED KEY FROM VEHICLE CYLINDER LOCK AND STARTER CONTIN… |
| 2006-11-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | PASSIVE KEYLESS ENTRY LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING HATCH RELEASED. ALTMOST LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICL… |
| 2001-09-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON / DISTRIBUTOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STALLED, LOST POWER STEERING. ENGINE REFIRED. ON WAY … |
| 2001-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT 10 MPH BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR AFTER CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP V… |
| 2001-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN GARAGE DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAULT IN FACTORY WIRING. FIRE ORIGINATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF ENGIN… |
| 2000-11-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | CAR WAS VEERING OUT OF CONTROL-AT 45MPH, IN A ONE LANE WORK ZONE. TIRE RIPPED RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE-NEARLY SPLIITING IN… |
| 2000-08-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP, PROBLEM STILL THERE. *AK |
| 2000-07-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WENT INTO SKID,SENT CAR INTO ONCOMMING TRAFFIC,SECOND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *AK |
| 2000-05-10 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ,BELT TREADPACKAGE SEPERATED TOTALLY,LEAVING BEAD/SIDEWALL ONLY ON RIM( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE… |
| 2000-04-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR (THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR, ALSO KNOWN AS GREEN #44 OR PART NUMBER 1016 1856) IS NOT AVAILABLE NEW… |
| 2000-01-12 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FIRST WHEEL BEARING HUB FAILED ON MARCH 26, 1999. SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT WHEEL COULD HAVE COME OFF OF VEHICL… |
| 1999-11-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | CAR CAME FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH EMT (RUN-FLAT) TIRES. MANUFACTURER HAS DISCONTINUED PART NUMBER 10161856 "TIRE SENSOR" N… |
| 1998-12-29 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HAD TO FORCE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK |
| 1997-10-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | WAS MOVING OUT OF PARKING AREA AT 10MPH. DRIVER STARTED STRETCHING WHEN SEAT CRACKED IN HALF. TOOK TO DEALER 7 INFORMED… |
| 1997-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THA… |
| 1997-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON A STRIGHT AWAY AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY PULLED TO THE LEFT, CAUSIN… |
| 1997-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE OIL FILTER POPPING OUT WITHOUT… |
| 1997-03-13 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HIT 2 TREES AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK |
| 1997-01-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT ROOF LINE OBSTRUCTS TRAFFIC LIGHT VIEWS FOR TALL DRIVER'S. |
| 1997-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILED. |
| 1996-12-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. |
| 1996-10-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED. |
| 1996-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2ND GEAR. |
| 1996-08-01 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | RADIO FAILED. |
| 1996-07-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE'S A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHCIH CAUSES THE CAR TO HOP AT ANY SPEED. PLEAE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK |
| 1996-07-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE CAR IS A CONVETRIBLE HARD TOP. WHEN TOP IS NOT ONN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES OUT OF CO… |
| 1996-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH FAILED. |
| 1996-06-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERIOR LIGHT SENSOR FAILED. |
| 1996-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CONTROLLED BY COMPUTERIZED EPA SHIFTING WHICH FORCED TRANSMISSION INTO TWO GEARS AT ONCE, CAUSING LOSS OF … |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASH ALERT (GAUGE) FOR OIL EXCHANGE. |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECETEDLY LOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT … |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERIVCE. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE PART IS #10… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SKIPS GEARS INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK |
| — | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | LEAKED, VIBRATED, ROARED, WOBBLED, DOORS HIT BODY, ELECTRICAL GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED, BAD TIRES, LOOSED SUSPENSION PARTS,… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHERE CAN I FIND THE REPAIR HISTORY OF MY CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.*AK |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAS BROKEN, AND THE PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. NLM |