2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 engine problems
18 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, which is 29% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 29% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 38,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
Massive engine failure due to a failed exhaust valve after inspection, car lost all power and was immobile after rolling to a stop. The 7 and 8 cylinder on the block were completely ventilated. This is a very common problem with 2006-2011 corvettes and many others have had the same issue.what happens is the head of the exhaust valve falls off and then it makes contact with the piston and takes out the block and piston and rods.
2006 z06 corvette engine was making an unusual noise. After doing some research and the finding, it was determined that the valvetrain on the engine may be pending failure. The heads were removed and valve train tolerance checked to be found way out of serviceable limits. Thus requiring repair. This was considered excessive wear for such a low mileage vehicle that was pending catastrophic engine failure if the repairs to the heads was not performed.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
- Stability control 15 complaints