Major Problems with 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Chevrolet Corvette

2006 Chevrolet Corvette ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 25000 miles

2006 Chevrolet Corvette ROOF AND PILLARS Victims: 1 Mileage: 12500 miles

2006 Chevrolet Corvette ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 33000 miles

Browse 2006 Chevrolet Corvette complaints by category

Problems with EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ROOF AND PILLARS and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Corvette owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
EXTERIOR LIGHTING low beams suddenly cut out. since then low beams are ok when car is cold (in morning or after sitting...	57 ~ 100210 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE while driving at moderate speed roof panel separated and flew off. roof panel damaged. fortunately it (barely) missed missed hitting...	40 ~ 12114 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM engine stalling. *nm...	39 ~ 53742 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving on interstate 40 going around 75mph when my car jumped to the right about 4 feet and...	36 ~ 39196 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM on august 13 2015 my 2006 corvette would not shift out of reverse. the car was stuck in that reverse...	32 ~ 45872 miles
STEERING dt*: the contact stated the steering wheel vibrates at low speeds of 0-20 mph. the dealership has been informed....	31 ~ 43599 miles
POWER TRAIN the support bearings in the torque tube for the drive shaft failed. this causes a vibration noise of variable intensity.	26 ~ 43138 miles
SERVICE BRAKES service active handling. *tr...	14 ~ 54540 miles
ENGINE started hearing squealing sounds a few weeks ago. noticed the crankshaft pulley had a noticeable wobble. did a google search...	12 ~ 27587 miles
AIR BAGS on wednesday 7 nov 2012 i was driving home from work at approx 4:30pm and while changing lanes (from the...	11 ~ 30889 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE 2006 corvette coupe top defect report. the bonding of the shell skin to the frame of my corvettes portable painted...	8 ~ 12983 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2006 corvette coupe roof delaminating dealer took car and is holding indefinitely gm won't act any faster won't issue a...	8 ~ 25099 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM about 3 months ago my 2006 corvette's dic said please service the traction control system and the traction control off...	7 ~ 47186 miles
STRUCTURE my issue is an apparent design flaw with the power convertible top on my 2006 corvette. during the normal operation...	6 ~ 21647 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2006 chevrolet corvette- service active handling light comes on right front brake locks when turning right. dealer installed a clip	5 ~ 24122 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet corvette. the contact stated that the low bean headlights shut off independently. the...	4 ~ 111725 miles
COLUMN > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet corvette with the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed the "service...	3 ~ 20333 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2006 chevrolet corvette z06 oil line related engine fire customer states that this seems to be a known problem**cc the...	3 ~ 20000 miles
WHEELS i was driving down the road and hit a small pot hole. the alloy rim of my new c6 corvette...	3 ~ 15653 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY according to corvette forum this is another widespread problem- the harmonic-balancer becomes warped and requires replacement... if not done timely	2 ~ 42750 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE 2006 corvette roof panel separation. on 10-30-09 while driving at approximately 55 mph the roof panel separated from the roof...	2 ~ 27700 miles
SUSPENSION 2006 chevrolet corvette- service active handling light comes on right front brake locks when turning right. dealer installed a clip	2 ~ 26065 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2006 chevrolet corvette- service active handling light comes on right front brake locks when turning right. dealer installed a clip	2 ~ 13065 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE overwhelming fuel odor after shutting car off and housing it in the garage or outside. especially noticeable in summer when...	1
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet corvette. while driving at an unknown speed the driver side door spontaneously opened...	1 ~ 50000 miles
EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet corvette equipped with four aftermarket mht f350 nitrous sec wheels. the contact stated...	1 ~ 58000 miles
VALVE > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet corvette equipped with four aftermarket mht f350 nitrous sec wheels. the contact stated...	1 ~ 58000 miles
FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet corvette. the contact stated that while traveling 55 mph the head lights abruptly...	1 ~ 93200 miles
TIRES on wednesday 7 nov 2012 i was driving home from work at approx 4:30pm and while changing lanes (from the...	1 ~ 20000 miles
ANTI-THEFT DEVICE > COLUMN LOCKING > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet corvette. while the contact was driving approximately 50 mph making a wide right turn...	1 ~ 27000 miles
SEATS the driver's side metal seat frame was shattered into 3 places. the seat would not recline properly and as i...	1 ~ 29900 miles
VISIBILITY bought used 06 corvette. brought car in to gm dealer for repair of rear window since my tint installer said...	1 ~ 4800 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC for the past year my 2006 corvette has periodically displayed a warning on the driver information screen which reads "service...	1 ~ 12000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car starts bucking check engine light comes on white smoke blowing out exhaust eventually car dies. dealer states 02 sensor...	1 ~ 21113 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 corvette dead battery syndrome. car after sitting in the driveway for more than 7 days will not start in...	1 ~ 12000 miles
STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR > STEERING attention needed!! active handling system very dangerous failure mode!!! driving at 50mph the active handling system suddenly (and very violently)...	1 ~ 9500 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN took the car in for an oil change and when i picked it up they added 2 quarts of transmission...	1 ~ 15000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet corvette. while driving 15-20 mph the contact was unable to shift into second gear....	1 ~ 50 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet corvette. the visibility in the rearview mirror was distorted and blurred. the dealer...	1 ~ 15 miles
AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL this is not about a specific car rather there have been six reports this week in the corvette forum of...	1
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl* - the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet corvette and stated that the seat belts were retracting without applying the...	1 ~ 1500 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated the passenger side rear axel failed multiple times. the first failure occurred on november 26 2005...	1 ~ 4191 miles
RIM > WHEELS i was driving down the road and hit a small pot hole. the alloy rim of my new c6 corvette...	1 ~ 300 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING dt*: the contact stated while traveling at various speeds the service active handling light illuminated. this occurred five times the...	1 ~ 707 miles

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