1991 Chevrolet Corvette problems
Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 1991 Chevrolet Corvette. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. Next are brakes (18%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 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: 5 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 32nd most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette with enough data (4 complaints in that window). 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.
While starting vehicle and without warning vehicle accelerated. Consumer applied brakes, but brakes become inoperable, resulting in a head on collision consumer sustained minor injuries.
While starting vehicle and without warning vehicle accelerated. Consumer applies brakes, brakes become inoperable, resulting in a head-on collision. Consumer sustained minor injuries.
Tl* the contact owns a 1991 chevrolet corvette. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the rear wheels seized and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle drove into a yard and crashed into a bush. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,900. Still waiting GM for 3 months now I have call still they don't know.
Tl*the contact owns a 1991 chevrolet corvette. While the vehicle was parked he attempted to use the seat belt but it would not come out of the retractor. He called an authorized dealer and they advised him that they would look into the failure and call him back. He made several calls to the dealer and no one returned his call. He called the manufacturer and was referred back to the dealer. The contact reference recall 91v143000, seat belts:front:anchorage.