1994 Chevrolet Corvette problems
Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Chevrolet Corvette. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. Next are electrical system (13%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 10 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 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
Of the 10 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 77,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 29th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette with enough data (14 complaints in that window).
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 chevrolet corvette. While driving 40 MPH, the contact noticed smoke underneath the hood. The vehicle would no longer accelerate and was taken to a local repair shop. The mechanic stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact did not notice any issues before the failure. The current and failure mileages were 134,000.
Consumer was driving on highway tire locked up and air bags did not deploy. GM looked at the air bags and there was no problem . Tt
Right rear bolts holding calipers in, broke and caused emergency brakes/abs brake lines to break when they shouldn't have. The wheel broke & blew hole in tire. Had vehicle towed to dealer & then towed home. Problem is with warranty. Consumer states a loud explosion sounded to the right rear of the vehicle, the explosion was caused by the bolts shearing that hold the caliper in place. *slc
The chevrolet lt1 5.7 liter engine has a defect with the water pump. It is a cam shaft driven water pump and leaks antifreeze onto the optispark(aka distributor) which shorts out the optispark. If the car is driving it will no longer run. This also disable power steering. This defect was acknowledged and fixed in 1995 and newer models but the previous year models have this problem. This is a safety issue as a moving car can be disabled while driving.