2013 Chevrolet Corvette problems
Owners have filed 94 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 51% of complaints. Next are air bags (11%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 94 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 51% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 54 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 | 29 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 54 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 18,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 32,000 miles (22 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 95% 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 2013 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette with enough data (46 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.
Car purchased in michigan 01/21/2013. While on vacation from michigan to montana to california back to michigan via route 66 I encountered a rear interior excessive overheating problem. Exterior temperature upper 80's to upper 90's the temperature of the carpet and arm rest storage area would exceed 120 deg. Lift up a suitcase or put arm on console storage area would burn your arm or hand. If you lifted the suitcase and touched the bottom or arm on armrest would burn you hand or arm.
Failure by general motors to disclose that the oem tires delivered with a new 32013 corvette grand sport are unsafe if used when the temperature is below 42 degrees fahrenheit. Failure to correct this defective condition after being put on notice and requests for safe tires ignored. I know of this problem so I can avoid the danger.
Passenger seat belt failed to retract. Intermittent locking of seatbelt noticed prior to incident on both driver and passenger seatbelts. Failure indicates that seatbelt mechanism will not function in an accident and could cause injury or a fatality.
Strong gas smell when vehicle is parked after returning from driving. Seems to be coming from the gas tank area. No evidence of any gas leaking, just a strong smell. Can't park the corvette in the garage for fear the gas fumes may ignite. Have an appointment with the dealer set for 7/9/18.
In the past few months I have noticed a strong gasoline smell from the outside of my car. Now that smell is occurring inside the car also evertime I fill the tank. I have checked several databases on line to see if other cars are experiencing this problem and it has been reported several times.it is becoming stronger now than before, however I cannot detect a leak under the car. I will be contacting a dealer about this problem, however it is not the dealer where I purchased the car.