Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-23 | 09V491000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 22,090 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A REALLY INTENSE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE CABIN WHEN CARS PARKED OR IN DRIVE. |
| 2018-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE LAST 2 DAYS WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) SHUT OFF. I SWITCH TO THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WORK. … |
| 2018-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. EXHAUST VALVE DESIGN CAUSES EAR THAT EVENTUALLY BREAKS EXHAUST VALVE AND DESTROYS ENGINE. EXH… |
| 2018-01-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 10,000 MILE 2007 HEADS ARE AT AHP FOR REBUILDING. THEY REPORTED BACK THAT 1 EXHAUST AND 3 INTAKE GUIDES WERE WORN PA… |
| 2017-12-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2007 CEHVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A GAS TANK LEAK. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER'… |
| 2017-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 'TAKATA RECALL' JUST BOUGHT A 2007 Z06 CORVETTE AND LATELY I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VALVE STEMS B… |
| 2017-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 65MPH, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR MADE A HORRENDOUS LOUD CLATTERING SOUND AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. PULLED TO … |
| 2017-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 DROPED A VALVE WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. I WAS ON A REGULAR 45MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD IN TR… |
| 2017-04-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TOP OF MY FUEL TANK. WHENEVER THE TANK IS 3/4 FILL OR GREATER, FUEL SLOSHES OUT OF THE TOP OF TH… |
| 2017-02-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS ALWAYS STATIONARY WHEN IT GETS STUCK IN PARK, AND UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. I LET IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES … |
| 2017-02-17 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | VALVE BROKE AND LOCKED UP ENGINE. CAR SKIDDED OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS DESTROYED. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND IT WAS RAI… |
| 2015-12-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MAC… |
| 2015-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPRO… |
| 2015-04-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVE TRAIN ROCKER ARMS BROKEN LEAVING NEEDLE BEARINGS IN THE OIL, AND ALL VALVE GUIDES WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE. *TR |
| 2015-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WIGGLE TEST ON ALL VALVES SHOWED ALL EXHAUST VALVES WITH EXCESSIVE GUID WHERE....SAFETY ISSUE....!!! THIS CAN AND HA… |
| 2015-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS MODEL CORVETTE CAN SUDDENLY DROP AN ENGINE VALVE (EXHAUST OR INTAKE) AND UNEXPECTEDLY DEVELOP A HOLE IN THE BLOCK … |
| 2015-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER MONTHS OF READING ABOUT THE EXHAUST VALVE ISSUE WITH CORVETTE Z06S I TOOK MY CAR AND HAD THE HEADS CHECKED. THE S… |
| 2015-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ABNORMAL VALVE GUIDE WEAR IN CYLINDER HEADS CONSIDERING AGE AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAIL… |
| 2014-11-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I PURCHASED THE 2007 CORVETTE Z06, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE HEADS CHECKED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR. I H… |
| 2014-11-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT THEN RIGHT, RESULTING A TOTAL WIPEOUT. I WAS DRIVING AT S… |
| 2014-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO AMERICAN HERITAGE PERFORMANCE IN CALIFORNIA AND HAD THE HEADS CHECKED AND THEY WERE ALL OUT OF SPECK, … |
| 2014-09-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT APROX. 45MPH, MY CAR EXHAUST VALVE DROPPED IN THE MOTOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE A… |
| 2014-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I HAD THE MOTOR CHECKED PROACTIVELY THE EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES WERE OUTSIDE OF GM SPECIFICATIONS. THIS DEFECT CAN CA… |
| 2014-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | #1 AZDANZ06'S AVATARAZDANZ06 , 01-06-2015 11:27 AM LINK TO FILE COMPLAINT: HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICL.… |
| 2014-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CYLINDER HEAD INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES WERE SEVERELY OUT OF GM'S .0037" MAXIMUM WIGGLE TOLERANCE. THE VALVES WERE T… |
| 2014-05-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING? HAPPENS DAILY THEN LIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER HOURS? STRANDED 5 HRS ON INTERST… |
| 2014-02-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE IS A SERIOUS AN DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MICHELIN TIRES SPECIFIED FOR THE 2007 (AN OTHER) CORVETTE … |
| 2013-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF, AND ENGINE BLEW UP. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. |
| 2013-05-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE REPAIRS ON HIS 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (THE ENGINE "DROPPED A VALVE") *SMD THE CONSUME… |
| 2013-05-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, SUDDEN LOSS OF BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. ALMOST WENT OFF … |
| 2013-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT ONLY 21,179 MILES, MY DEALER INSPECTED BOTH CYLINDER HEAD BANKS AND FOUND VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE TO BE WELL OUT OF MA… |
| 2013-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES ARE EXCESSIVELY WORN BEYOND SERVICE LIMIT. APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES SERVICE LIMIT. THIS IS A DEFINI… |
| 2012-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IT IS STOCK AND NO TUNE VERIFIED BY ( RELIABLE CHEVROLET IN SPRINGFIELD MO. AND SHOW-ME SPEED IN NIXA MO.) AT 49562 MIL… |
| 2012-11-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD ISSUE VALVE GUIDE ON THE HEADS WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF SPEC....HAVE REPAIRED CAR TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE '. |
| 2012-04-24 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE RIGHT FRONT OEM WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL SPOKES THAT WERE BUSTED COMPLETELY IN HALF. THERE WAS NO ABUSE TO … |
| 2012-01-07 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH OE CONCEPT ALUMINUM WHEELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE… |
| 2011-12-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE LOW BEAMS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING, AFTER THE ENGINE HEATS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.… |
| 2011-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST VALVE BROKE DUE TO VALVE GUIDES BEING OUT OF SPEC. ENGINE SEIZED. IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES … |
| 2010-10-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06." SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT RANDOM INTERVALS. SOMET… |
| 2010-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I NOTICED MY STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. I PULLED THE LOWER COLUMN COVER OFF AND THE LEFT STEERING COLUMN TILT PIVOT PI… |
| 2009-07-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FRONT LEFT BRAKE LOCKUP - SERVICE ACTIVE HANDING SYSTEM ERROR. *TR |
| 2009-05-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | IN MAY 2009 I MADE A ROAD TRIP FROM MY HOME IN NY TO TAMPA FL, WHEN I LEFT NY MY 2007 ZO6 CORVETTE HAD 1500 MILES DURIN… |
| 2008-11-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON 09/03/08 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR NOISY LIFTERS , THEY REPLACED THE ROCKER ARMS AT THE #8 CYLINDER WH… |
| 2008-09-04 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 CORVETTE ZO6 WITH APPROX 5000 MILES. I NOTICED LOUD NOISES FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I THOUGHT I… |
| 2007-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I'VE READ SEVERAL DIFFERENT POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH 2007 CORVETTES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VALVES AND DROPPING VALVES AND … |