Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-26 | 10V172000 |
STEERING:COLUMN | 40,028 | — | Details |
| 2006-05-24 | 06V181000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 30,793 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | As I'm driving, the brakes are deployed "hard" without any action on my part. "CHECK ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" shows up o… |
| 2025-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sometimes (intermittently), when I push the start button to start the car, it just makes a "click" sound, the car does … |
| 2024-12-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | This lead to an injury accident which totaled the car. I have documentation stating that the recall was fixed, but afte… |
| 2024-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The active handling applies itself with normal non aggressive driving. When activated the brakes apply and lock up, thi… |
| 2024-06-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the headlights were flickering and… |
| 2023-12-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | steering wheel lock car cannot start and this can happen while driving and could cause a accident chevy knows of probl… |
| 2023-08-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the low-beam headlight failed to function properly.… |
| 2023-08-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought this2005 corvette 3months and when i park it in the garage it fills up with gas fumes and could spark a fire.I… |
| 2023-07-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Brake transmission interlock failed. Car wouldnt shift out of park. |
| 2023-05-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I purchased my 2005 Corvette C6 from a used car dealership on 4/30/2023. The car was fine for the first week. The secon… |
| 2023-02-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving approximately 20-25 MPH down a steep hill,… |
| 2022-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Vehicle has open recall 09v491 for roof panel separation. The roof on the vehicle has separated and come apart in piece… |
| 2022-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 Corvette coupe, manual trans, Z51. Intermittent problem: Electronic steering column will not unlock when attempti… |
| 2022-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Service Column Lock, Service Active Handling System. Engine shut down (off) happened and avoided collision. Contacted G… |
| 2021-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle felt as if … |
| 2021-09-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I left my driveway and got two miles up the road and with no warning lights or anything dashboard went dark and suddenl… |
| 2021-07-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking fuel from the fuel pump. Th… |
| 2021-05-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel tank has a leak and the unburned fuel sits on top of the tank. The whole inside of the cabin smells strong of fuel… |
| 2021-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car has been broken for over a year now. It has been to the dealership for the main engine wiring harness part numb… |
| 2021-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS ON AND CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING, CAR WAS IN DRIVE LEAVING DRIVEWAY. SEEMS A RECALL WAS I… |
| 2021-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN TAKING THE CAR OUT OF PARK, THE SHIFTER IS STUCK, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR BACK OFF AND THEN ON TO GET IT TO RELEA… |
| 2021-03-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTS BUT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. EVENTUALLY AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OR LEAVING VEHICLE… |
| 2021-01-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN ADDING MORE THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS, THE CAR WILL HAVE GAS FUMES COMING OUT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE, SOMETIMES I CAN … |
| 2020-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING FOR NO REASON. FROM WHAT I READ, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE RED IN… |
| 2020-10-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. |
| 2020-09-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF,BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND WHEN IN MOTION |
| 2020-09-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission shifter lock starts to sporadically not release keeping transmission in park (online many say this is … |
| 2020-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 35000 MILES .. TRANS OCCASIONALLY STICKS IN PARK. IF YOU "MESS" WITH IT IT WILL FIX ITSELF, TILL NEXT TIME. VERY DANGER… |
| 2020-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN THE BUSY ROAD ON JULY 5, 2005 THE DIC SHOWED SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, AND THE ENGINE AB… |
| 2020-06-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACCESS HANDLING WARNING LIGHT WAS I… |
| 2020-05-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AROUND 25 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR BECAUSE… |
| 2020-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE OFTEN STUCK IN PARK ( AUTOMATIC ), WILL NOT MOVE TO OTHER GEARS. KNOWN ISSUE WITH BRAKE SOLENOID ( PART OF SHIF… |
| 2020-03-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE ACTIVE HANDLING/ STABILITY CONTROL INADVERTENTLY ENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING, WHETHER TURNED ON OR OFF WHEN DRIVING. WH… |
| 2020-03-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THE CORVETTE'S AND GM'S ACTIVE HANDLING. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. … |
| 2020-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE … |
| 2020-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITHIN A LEFT CURVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST TRACTION IN THE REAR WHEELS SENDING… |
| 2020-01-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY LOCK AND RELEASE THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. ITS SPOO… |
| 2019-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAING NUMBER 10V172000. MY CAR IS PRESENTING THIS PROBLEM, IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I AM AFRAID T… |
| 2019-11-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I LOST THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 CORVETTE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM CREAT… |
| 2019-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR STOPPED AT STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC,STEERING BECAME SHAKIER AND BRAKES STARTED LOCKING UP AND TRACTION … |
| 2019-07-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, SHUT OFF, AND THE WRENCH WAR… |
| 2019-07-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER LOCKED IN PARK WHILE OUT SHOPPING AT A MALL. CORVETTE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, I SEE THIS IS A … |
| 2019-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL FOLLOWING REFUELING. THE GASOLINE VAPORS INVADE THE PASSENGER CABIN TO THE EX… |
| 2019-06-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2005 CORVETTE, AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STUCK AND CAN NOT GET OUT OF PARK - PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE W/O ANY WARNIN… |
| 2019-06-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL. AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY A WARNING SOUND OCCURS AND THE CAR SWERVE… |
| 2019-05-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TWICE TODAY MY 2005 CORVETTE TEMPORARILY LOCKED ITS FRONT LEFT BRAKE FOLLOWED BY GIVING ME AN "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLEING… |
| 2019-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL S… |
| 2019-05-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING CAUSING GASOLINE FUMES. FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY REPLACED MAY 2019. |
| 2019-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MAKING A U-TURN OR ANY EXTREME POSITION OF STEERING WHEEL ROTATION CAUSES ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS TO EN… |
| 2019-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AND WAS UNABLE T… |