2000 Chevrolet Corvette problems
Owners have filed 360 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 49% of complaints. Next are brakes (10%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 360 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 49% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 214 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 | 41 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 58 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 56 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 214 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 43,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 38,000 miles (108 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 23 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette with enough data (178 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.
While driving at 70 MPH steering wheel locked up causing vehicle to cross the median and hit an oncoming vehicle. Both cars were totaled. Consumer suggest a recall on chevy corvette. See odi# 10029388 for add'l details.
Steering wheel / column locked up at 50 to 60 MPH, forcing car off road into a flat spin, injuries to my back/ neck, and arms - wife sustained a blackened right eye. Ref. In ea02-031 *cjs
I have a 2000 corvette that I purchased in oct 2003 and I have had to repair the steering column lock 4 times. This last incident I was 30 miles from home and paid $100 for a tow. Koons chevrolet replaced the wiring harness again at no cost to myself-again.
Warning lights in dash alerted me to the active handling/traction control not working. This is the second failure of the ebtcm module. Called the GM dealer for the module only to find out is it no longer available & there is no alternative or replacement available. I am currently driving the car with the fuse pulled to render the safety braking system inoperative.