Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FRONT LIGHTS OF THE CAR ONE OF THEM ISN'T WORKING. I BELIEVE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS KIND OF CAR. … |
| 2017-09-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM GM, BUT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION WHILE I WAS IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR IN 2… |
| 2017-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAD MY VALVES TESTED BY A LOCAL SHOP SINCE IVE HEARD FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THE LS7 VALVES DROP AT ANY GIVEN… |
| 2016-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VALVE RATTLE, NOT DRIVING VEHICLE TO KEEP FROM DROPPING VALVE......COSTS $4K FOR REPAIR TO HEADS....31000 MILES... IF I… |
| 2016-04-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVE GUIDES OUT OF WEAR WITH POSSIBLE FAILURE INCLUDING VALVE TO DROP INSIDE COMBUSTION CHAMBER |
| 2015-12-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT COMES ON UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOMETIMES GOES OUT AFTER RESTART. |
| 2015-12-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH. , THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY CAR " TOOK CONTROL OF ITSELF AND JERKED TO THE LEF… |
| 2015-10-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A NOISE THAT I WAS HEARING IN MY 2006 Z06 THAT IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER NOISE I HAVE HEARD WHILE CURRE… |
| 2015-10-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | RARELY, DURING LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 15 MPH), WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, INDUCING A HARSH LE… |
| 2015-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A CONSTANT AIRBAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. |
| 2015-03-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MANUFACTURING DEFECTED IN THE LS7 MOTOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAD MY 2006 CORVETTE Z06 INSPECTED FOR A LOUD AUD… |
| 2014-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HELLO, I AM REPORTING ON MY 2006 C6Z06 CORVETTE THAT RECENTLY HAD THE VALVE-TO-GUIDE CLEARANCES CHECKED ON MY ENGINE… |
| 2014-09-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET AT 35 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HEARD A METALLIC SOUND. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE RE… |
| 2014-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2014-03-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT NOTICE AND WOULD NOT COME ON. WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME THE WENT OUT. I MADE IT HOME… |
| 2014-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CYLINDER HEADS AT 69K MILES WERE CHECKED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND THE VALVE GUIDES AND ONE INTAKE VAL… |
| 2014-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD A FRIEND WHO HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE ON THIS SAME ENGINE DUE TO A FAILED EXHAUST VALVE. THE VALVE GUIDES WERE EXT… |
| 2013-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CORVETTE Z06 USED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH T… |
| 2013-10-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM STRONGLY APPLIED THE LEFT FRONT B… |
| 2013-09-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | THIS CAR WAS CONVERTED TO A RACE CAR. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT ROAD ATLANTA BEFORE TURN 10A. THE ACTIVE HANDLING APPA… |
| 2013-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING AND JUST COMPLETED A TURN WHEN HE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THERE WA… |
| 2013-05-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVE STRAIGHT AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED CAUSING THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY VEER RIGHT. … |
| 2013-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2006 Z06 CORVETTE ENGINE WAS MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND THE FINDING, IT WAS DETERMINED THA… |
| 2012-11-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ACTIVE HANDLING COMES ON THEN THE CAR PULL TO ONE SIDE (RIGHT) VERY HARD THEN RELEASE. *TR |
| 2012-10-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS INTERNING THE INTERSTATE 15 IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS PICKING UP SPEED TO INTER THE HWY AND MY CORVETTE Z06 STARTIN… |
| 2012-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM LUNCH WITH A FRIEND I HAVEN'T SEEN FOR A WHILE, CAR RAN FLAWLESSLY UP TO THE LOSS, DROPPED… |
| 2012-10-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTICED A LOUD TICKING FROM VALVE TRAIN. HAD HEADS REMOVED AND FOUND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES WERE OUT OF SPECIFICATION AFT… |
| 2012-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CRUISING AT 50 MPH ON FEEDER RAMP AND DIC SHOWED ENGINE POWER REDUCED FOR 2 SECONDS THEN BOOM! *TR |
| 2012-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DATE OF HEADS PULLED: 7/5/12 HEAD TYPE: GM LS7 YEAR: 2006 MILES: 16,000 TRACK TIME: NONE TUNE: STOCK I HAD MY C… |
| 2012-05-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MASSIVE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FAILED EXHAUST VALVE AFTER INSPECTION, CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS IMMOBILE AFTER ROLLIN… |
| 2012-05-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE LURCH DROPS TO THE FLOOR UNDER ACCELERATION, HAPPENS FROM A STOP AND UNDER MOST ANY SPEED. THIS CAUSES DAMAGE TO T… |
| 2012-03-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FAINT FUEL ODOR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND HOUSING IT IN THE GARAGE. FUEL VAPOR OR VERY SMALL LINK FROM GAS TANK IS SUS… |
| 2011-04-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2006 Z06 HAS HAD THIS SAME RECURRING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" FAULT ALMOST LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY 9 TO 15 MONT… |
| 2011-02-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2006 Z06 HAS HAD THIS SAME RECURRING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" FAULT ALMOST LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY 9 TO 15 MONT… |
| 2009-09-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY FIBERGLASS ROOF (FIXED) ON MY 2006 Z06 FLEW OFF ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH IN THE #4 (FAST) LANE. I HAD JUST… |
| 2009-08-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO RIGHT BRAKE LOCK UP AFTER "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" APPEARING IN DIS… |
| 2009-08-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HI, THERE IS A KNOWN NHTSA BULLITEN ON 05-06 CORVETTES WITH ROOF DELAMINATION, WELL, MY 2006 DELAMINATED TODAY BUT I FO… |
| 2009-06-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM IN 2006 CORVETTE Z06 ENGAGES AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES POSSIBLY LEADING TO SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL … |
| 2009-05-13 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 2006 CORVETTE Z06 HAS INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM CAUSING ONE FRONT BRAKE TO LOCK UP. THIS CAUS… |
| 2009-04-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | DROVE THROUGH A TURN (RT HAND) EXITED TURN AT APPROX 45 MPH OR LESS,WENT STRAIGHT FOR APPROX 300 FEET AND CAR LOCKED UP… |
| 2009-04-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I'VE GOT A 06 Z06 THAT TRIES TO APPLY THE RT FRONT BRAKE EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. THIS STARTED 3 MONTHS AGO. I SAW A # ON … |
| 2009-03-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I OWN A 2006 CORVETTE Z06 AND THERE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN A RECALL ON THE ROOF PANEL. THE ROOF PANEL HAS BEEN MAKING NOIS… |
| 2009-01-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 CORVETTE Z06 WITH 10,000 MILES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF STABILITY CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. … |
| 2008-12-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING SOUND. HE… |
| 2008-03-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2006 Z06 HAS HAD THIS SAME RECURRING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" FAULT ALMOST LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY 9 TO 15 MONT… |
| 2008-01-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE IS 2 RECALLS ON MY 06 Z06 WHICH WAS BUILT IN 11/05. ! IS THE ROOF COMING OFF AND THE OTHER IS THE STEERING WHEEL … |
| 2007-03-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2006 Z06 HAS HAD THIS SAME RECURRING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" FAULT ALMOST LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY 9 TO 15 MONT… |
| 2006-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HARDTOP ROOF PANEL FLEW OFF. THE DEALER … |