2007 Chevrolet Corvette problems
Owners have filed 435 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (11%) and lighting (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 435 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 350 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 | 64 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 90 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 82 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 48 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 38 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 350 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 43,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 51,000 miles (82 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% 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 2007 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette with enough data (95 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.
Valves broke. Causing smoke and oil released on the highway. Valve guides broke. The engine heads failed causing an accident and a fire to the engine.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in his garage with the engine off, the contact turned on the accessory switch which caused the engine to start. Once the engine started, the vehicle began to roll backward with the driver-side door open which caused the contact to be knocked over. The contact was dragged with the vehicle out of his garage as the driver's side door was caught by a part of the house garage door jamb which folded the door.
Was driving 45 down highway and the top for my 2007 corvette coupe started came off. It broke off one of the latches, before I could grab it and unlatch them both to bring into the car. The top then broke the back latch and flew off onto highway street. No vehicles were on the road at the time other than mine thankfully. Currently looking to have top replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor entering the vehicle. The contact noticed that there was fuel leakage coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to autonation chevrolet (23649 valencia blvd, valencia, ca 91355), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,600.