2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving out of his driveway, the "Service Act… |
| 2019-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2008 CORVETTE C6 Z06. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VALVE GUIDE MACHINING ISSUES. *LD *JS |
| 2019-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FILLED GAS TANK TO FULL & HAD STRONG GAS ODORS INSIDE & OUTSIDE VEHICLE. GAS & GAS SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST WHEN CAR I… |
| 2018-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOUD TICKING COMING FROM VALVES, WORRIED TO DROP A VALVE WHEN DRIVING |
| 2018-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE VALVE GUIDES. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT 13,500 MILES, AND CHEVROLET DID REPLACE THE HEADS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW … |
| 2018-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PRIMARY TANK MODULE FLANGE FUEL AND VAPOR LEAK ON TOP OF PRIMARY FUEL PUMP CAUSING HAZARDOUS FUMES IN GARAGE AND CAR. |
| 2017-08-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEVERE GAS SMELL LEFT IN A CLOSED AREA AFTER CORVETTE USE. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE GAR… |
| 2017-08-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEVERE GAS SMELL LEFT IN A CLOSED AREA AFTER CORVETTE USE. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE GAR… |
| 2017-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 2008 Z06 BACK IN DECEMBER 2016 WITH 27000 MILES ON IT. LOVE THE CAR BUT FROM I UNDERSTAND READING ABOUT THE… |
| 2017-03-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE. SHOP RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE VALVE GUIDES AND REMACHINE CYLINDER HEADS. THIS IS T… |
| 2017-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MAC… |
| 2017-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE INSTRU… |
| 2016-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR. NO VISIBLE LEAK ON THE FLOOR |
| 2016-08-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FUELED ABOVE 3/4 OF A TANK. CHEVROLET DEALER W… |
| 2016-07-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL THERE ISAVERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. SO FAR NO LEAK ON GROUND. SMELL SO BAD CAN BE NOTIED FOUR … |
| 2016-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. AT FIRST THEY WOULD GO OFF AND COME BACK ON AFTER A COUPL… |
| 2016-04-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | YES ,WHEN DRIVING THE CORVETTE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND QUIT WORKING EVERYTHING POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN… |
| 2016-03-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS 20,000 MILES AND HAS DEVELOPED A GAS SMELL WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE. IT SEEMS TO BE FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE… |
| 2015-08-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE VALVES NOISY AND SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR AT 17,000 MILES. CONCERNS THAT THE ENGINE COULD FAIL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS… |
| 2015-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVE GUIDES ON HEADS WERE OUT OF SEPCIFICATION AND WIGGLED VISIBLY WITH SLIGHT SIDE PRESSURE, EVEN WHEN LOADED. HEADS… |
| 2015-05-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE LS7 ENGINE HAS A DEFECT THAT CAUSES ACCELERATED VALVE GUIDE WEAR. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD … |
| 2015-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HAD TO HAVE THE HEADS REWORKED BECAUSE OF BAD GUIDES AT 13,500 MILES. CAR OUT OF WARRANTY GM DOES NOTHING AND CLAIMS … |
| 2015-01-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS OVER BAD HEADS AND VALVES PUT INTO A PERCENTAGE OF THESE CORVET… |
| 2014-12-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MAC… |
| 2014-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECKED ENGINE HEADS AND VALVES DUE TO THE ONGOING ENGINE FAILURES OF THE LS7 ENGINE. NUMBER 7 INLET VALVE WAS FOUND T… |
| 2014-11-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF CAR AROUND GAS TANK AREA. STRONG SMELL WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR |
| 2014-09-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HAD MY VALVES CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY WERE OUT OF SPEC. I HAVE ATLEAST THREE EXHAUST VALVES THAT ARE OUT OF SPEC. AND I'… |
| 2014-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST VALVES IN MY 2008 Z06 IN ORDER TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. REPLACED 2-PIECE SODA FIL… |
| 2014-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN ON A TRACK OR USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN… |
| 2014-04-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 7L 427 ENGINE HAS A VALVE FAILURE PROBLEM. THE VALVE HEADS BREAK OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE WHILE RUNNING. THIS HAPPEN… |
| 2014-01-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IN THE TANK BEFORE FILLING ON FRI.AFTER FILLING TANK TO FULL NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL FROM… |
| 2013-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION AND MID RANGE RPMS, THE ENGINE CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. A HOLE WAS BLOWN IN… |
| 2013-09-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE OTHER DAY I SMELLED GAS IN MY GARAGE. THE SMELL IS BAD UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS BELOW 1/2 TANK. I TOOK MY CAR TO … |
| 2013-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF DROPPED VALVES IN THE LS7 ENGINE USED IN THE CORVETTE Z06 THAT MAY RESULT IN A BLOWN ENGI… |
| 2013-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR WAS OVERPOWERING AROUND THE… |
| 2013-06-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING CAR WITH GAS, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE IT HAS A LEAK. THE GARAGE SMELLS SO BAD I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR OUTSIDE I… |
| 2013-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MAC… |
| 2013-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE NOISE. INSPECTION SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF VALVES AND VALVE GUIDES...OUT OF… |
| 2011-08-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE DROPPED EXHAUST VALVE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNING 6800 RPM IN THIRD GEAR AT 118 MPH. THE ENGINE STOPPED RIGHT A… |
| 2011-04-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A PRIVATE ROAD, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE CAR TO FIRST VEER TO THE RI… |
| 2011-03-28 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CORVETTE Z06 THAT HAS 12500 MILES ON IT. I WAS MERGING ONTO I-94 AT LITTLE MACK WHEN MY RIGHT REA… |
| 2011-03-28 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | ON 3-23-11 WHILE MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL OF MY 2008 CORVETTE Z-06 BROKE OFF AT THE LUG NUTS… |
| 2010-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR |
| 2008-12-21 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | AFTER RESEARCHING AND READING OTHER INCIDENTS, I BELIEVE THE ACTIVE HANDLING ON MY 2008 CORVETTE Z06 CAUSED ME TO CRASH… |
| 2008-09-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 AT ABOUT 90MPH IN STRAIGHT LINE WHEN THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED FO… |
| 2008-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN DASH FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM FACTORY INSTALLED NAVIGATION WHICH WAS NOT EVEN TURNED ON. ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT … |
| 2008-05-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CO… |
| 2007-10-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | ALMOST EVERY TIME I FUEL THE VEHICLE GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE PUMP STOPS. THE FIRST TIME , GAS WAS G… |