2008 Chevrolet Corvette electrical system problems
39 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 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 31 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
C6 corvettes have electrically operated doors so it is impossible to open a door when the battery is dead. Having a dead battery, I placed the car in my driveway to jump start it. As I went to my truck to start it and connect the jumper cables the corvette began to slowly roll backwards - apparently the hand brake was not quite set enough (manual transmission). I was unable to open the door to apply the brakes or handbrake because of the lack of battery power.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet corvette. While driving 40 MPH, the computer delayed the acceleration of the vehicle. The computer was not getting the messages at the right time. The dealer acknowledged the failure, but, according to specifications, stated that the failure was normal. The current mileage was 5,200 and failure mileage was 1,500.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette
- Fuel system 377 complaints
- Lighting 49 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 32 complaints
- Air bags 24 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints
- Stability control 16 complaints