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vehicle
2008 / chevrolet / corvette
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
588 on file (2008-02-20 → 2026-07-09)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
53 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11744501 Fuel system leak. Strong odor of gasoline fuel both around and inside the vehicle
11691306 There is a strong smell of gas in the passenger compartment and a very strong smell of gas gas on the drivers side near the rear tire
11172597 JUST NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILL UP IN MY GARAGE
Automatic transmission will not shift out of parkPOWER TRAIN9 complaints2019-05 → 2025-02corvette-2008-shift-lock-park
11641435 Just purchased 2008 Corvette with 46,000 miles. Not able to shift out of park
11428689 At first I couldn’t get it out of Park sometimes. Then it became more frequent & finally it wouldn’t go into Reverse or Park from Drive
11217165 WHILE PARKED, AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK
Low-beam headlight flicker or failureEXTERIOR LIGHTING7 complaints2019-12 → 2024-06corvette-2008-headlight-failure
11596108 When driving at night, headlight turn off and do not turn back on… or do not come on at all ..Play with the switch ….on and off nothing happens…sometimes highbeams don’t even work. This happened several times!!
11349540 LLOW BEAM LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON WAY HOME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE DARK. HIGH BEAMS WORK, PARKING LIGHTS WORK
11460062 The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated upon purchasing the vehicle and driving at 25 MPH, the headlights flickered on and off
11323808 THAT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW UP BECAUSE THE VALVE DROPPED THOUGH THE 8TH CYLINDER AND THE CAR SHOOK ALL THE EQUIPMENT STOPPED WORKING AND THE BRAKE NOT WORKING WELL ,I WAS SO SCARED THAT THE ROAD WAS VERY BUSY , THANKFULLY I DROVE THE
11319765 WEAR ISSUE IS WITH THE VALVE GUIDES IN THE CYLINDER HEADS. IF THE ISSUE WAS NOT ADDRESSED, THE HOLLOW, SODIUM FILLED EXHAUST VALVE COULD BREAK AND DESTROY THE ENGINE
11311069 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WATSON CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 625 WEST AUTO MALL DRIVE, TUCSON AZ, 85705,
Active Handling/ride control warning and steering lossELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)4 complaints2020-02 → 2021-08corvette-2008-active-handling-warning
11383814 MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING UP ON MY MESSAGE CENTER, WHILE I'M DRIVING MY CAR ON ANY CITY STREET OR ROAD!
11307563 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, WHEN "DISABLE RIDE SERVICE CONTROL" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 Chevrolet Corvette vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/chevrolet/corvette
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_chevrolet_corvette_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/chevrolet/corvette}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
