2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 problems
The 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has 51 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (53%) concerns engine. After that come drivetrain & axles (8%) and lighting (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 53% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 47 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 47 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 28,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 33,000 miles (27 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Valve broke and locked up engine. Car skidded off highway and was destroyed. I was driving on interstate and it was raining. No indication of problem before event
My vehicle is a 2007 corvette zo6 with approx 5000 miles. I noticed loud noises from the rear differential. I thought I had a flat or someone had tampered with my vehicle. There was no visible sign of the cause of the problem. The noise stopped after a short time. I called the dealer who indicated the rear differential fluid was the source of the problem and needed to be changed.
On 09/03/08 I brought my car to a chevy dealer for noisy lifters , they replaced the rocker arms at the #8 cylinder which made the lifter noise not as loud. On 11/07/08 as I got onto the thruway , I accelerated in second gear to get into the flow of traffic ,I pushed in the clutch to shift into third gear . As I released the clutch with no throttle applied , the car began to shake very badly . I then pushed the clutch pedal in looked at my gauges which were all dead.
While driving on the road at aprox. 45MPH, my car exhaust valve dropped in the motor causing immediate engine failure also creating power steering and power brakes to stop working immediately. This same exhaust valve issues occurred with many other GM corvettes with the 7.0liter z06 motor.
At 65MPH, driving down the highway, the car made a horrendous loud clattering sound and the motor locked up. Pulled to the side of the road to see oil pouring out the side of the engine block, where the valve was spit out - causing a huge hole in the side of the motor