1990 Chevrolet Corvette problems
Owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA about the 1990 Chevrolet Corvette. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 44% of complaints. Next are seat belts (20%) and brakes (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 31st most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette with enough data (10 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
My wife and I were driving down 1-20 at 70 MPH when the driver side airbag deployed for no reason known to us. I was driving and was able to keep the car under control and get it stopped. The airbag injured my left arm and my chest. It filled the interior with smoke, which affected our breathing (my wife has asthma) and vision.
With original type goodyear tires, the car seems to go into an oversteer condition when foot taken off of accelerator and steering turned slightly. Car spins out. First time accidental. I can be on a freeway going straight, turn the steering slightly to the right, then to the left a little and let up on the gas and the car goes into a spin down the freeway. A fellow I worked with in california says this is normal, not for the year, but for all corvettes of this body style. Has happened 3 times.
Air bag warning light keep flashing. The consumer was told by a mechanic that there were bad connector on the air bag. Dealer has been contacted.
When attempting to seat belt my self into my corvette the driver side seat belt upper harness would not release and attach to the bottom of the belt clasp.
Tl* the contact owns a 1990 chevrolet corvette. While driving various speeds, the air bag and seat belt warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.