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1975 Chevrolet Corvette Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 23, 2023
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 14, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1975 Chevrolet Corvette. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 23, 2023

The contact owns a 1975 Chevrolet Corvette equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Cobra Gt, Tire Size: P225/70/R15, DOT Number: R7UUC285020. The contact stated that while cleaning the vehicle, he noticed that the sidewalls on the tire had a bulge. The vehicle was taken to an independent tire supplier. The passenger’s side front tire was replaced, but the failure persisted. The contact stated that he noticed that the driver's side rear tire also had a bulge on the sidewall. The tire was not replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The tire mileage was 200. The vehicle failure mileage was not provided. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ID
11503243
Incident
May 1, 2022
Engine
Filed Oct 8, 2019

1975 CORVETTE STINGRAY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS WITH VEHICLE; FLUID LEAKAGES, AND DEFECTIVE OIL FILTERS.*AS *JS

NHTSA ID
11266332
Incident
Oct 8, 2019
Body & structureOther / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Aug 5, 2018

WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON A STATE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 TO 50 MPH THE BF GOODRICH RADIAL T/A TIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR COMPLETELY SELF DESTRUCTED WITH TREAD SEPARATION AND STEEL BELT SHREDDING. THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS TORN AS WELL AS SCRATCHES AND TIRE IMPRESSIONS ON THE DOOR AND FRONT FENDER OF MY 1975 CORVETTE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CLASSIC CAR FOR 1 MONTH AND NOW IT IS DAMAGED.

NHTSA ID
11115832
Incident
Aug 3, 2018
Mileage
59,200 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 14, 2007

ON MY 1975 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHILE DRIVING ON THE JACKIE ROBINSON PARKWAY IN NEW YORK CITY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. THE CLEVIS PIN AND CLIP RETAINER FELL OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ALMOST CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH. PURCHASED NEW PARTS FOR INSTALLATION WITH FEAR THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10196338
Incident
Jun 30, 2007
Mileage
110,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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