2010 Chevrolet Corvette problems
Owners have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 54% of complaints. Next are air bags (16%) and electrical system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 54% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 71 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 71 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 33,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 54,000 miles (34 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 27th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette with enough data (26 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.
Possible takata air bag malfunction, driver side air bags deployed when I went to place transmission in reverse to back the car from driveway. I had not moved when air bags deployed causing shoulder and neck injuries to occur. The escaping gas from the air bag burnt the hair off of the left forearm.
I have a 2009 corvette c6 with 9500 miles on it. The airbag warning comes on and stays on. Dealer turned off the warning now and said I have defective drivers side air bags. He was going to order new ones and I haven't heard back for a month now. I am driving a new car without airbags???
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated the vehicle weight capacity label stated that the vehicle should not exceed 388 lbs. The dealer advised that the actual load capacity was 800 pounds. When contacting the manufacturer, he was advised that the load capacity should not exceed 388 pounds, which was listed on the vehicle. The contact was concerned with determining the actual load capacity. There were no failures in the vehicle. The current mileage was 130.
Driver information center (dic) displays "service traction control system" and alternating to "service active handling system". Occurs without warning when driving; these systems abruptly stop working with out driver turning them off. This could lead to loss of control.
When I accelerate hard from a stop and get to a high speed ( over 80 MPH ) the airbag light comes on. When the airbag light is on all airbags are disabled. The only way to turn the light back of is to turn off the car and restart it. It will be fine until I accelerate quickly to a high speed. This car was made to drive fast and this shouldn't happen. I have taken to the dealer many times and they cannot fix it. This is a know problem with the corvette as I have talk with other owners who have the same problem.