Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
ENGINE AND SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ANSWERING DUPLICATE LETTER, REFERENCE NUMBER 10009877 ANAMARI 3-27-03 THE BALANCER AND THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED *TS. THE POWER STEERING BELT WAS REPLACED. *JB
THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT HAD COME ON WHILE TRAVELING. THE REPAIR WORK WAS MADE ON THE PULLEY, AND THE BALANCER. THE TOP PULLEY LOOKED AS IF SOMEONE BEGAN TO WORK ON IT BUT DIDN'T FINISH BECAUSE THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROGRAM ERROR. THE PRIMARY BELT/TENSIONER BELT HAD COME OFF-THE TENSIONER BELT WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP, THE POWER STEERING BELT WAS TAKEN OFF. THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT HAD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE ACCELERATING AND MAKING TURNS. THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTES WERE INOPERATIVE AND WERE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. REFER TO ODI#10002502 SCC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
WHILE BACKING UP ENGINE STALLED AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
ENGINE STALLED WHILE BACKING UP. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD REGISTER "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE, BUT GO NO MORE THEN 5 MPH. VEHICLE BACK IN DEALER'S SHOP AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND DRAMATICALLY DECELERATES TO 5 MPH AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING, THIS FAILURE HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND IMMEDIATELY VEHICLE DROPPED TO 20MPH. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 10-MAY-2000. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT MAYBE THE MOTOR GOT WET. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED NO START CONDITON AND VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO GO OVER 5 MPH SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS. (BATTERY,ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNITS(TCM,EBTCM,TAC) REPLACED TWO TIMES, FOR LEAK AND FAILURE,TP SENSOR REPLACED. YH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOSES POWER. IF CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE WOULD DROP DOWN TO 5 MPH AND START TO SHAKE. *AK
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING 70-80 MILES PER HOUR, SEVERAL REMEDY ATTEMPTS (GAS TANKS, MODULARS, COMPUTER REPLACEMENTS) REPLACEMENTS, HOWEVER NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. MJS
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE MOVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON, THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE/REDUCED ENGINE POWER/SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 6 TIMES, AT 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS. OUR MAJOR CO
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WITHIN A SPLIT SECOND, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ACROSS THE DASHBOARD, READING ENGINE REDUCTION POWER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT NO REASON. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP MORE THE FIVE TIMES AND CONDITION STILL OCCURRING. LAST INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED ENGINE TO DIE/IDLE.ALSO POWER CONTROL MODULE AND ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WILL RESTART, WILL DIE AGAIN AFTER ONE HALF OF TA BLOCK, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM.
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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