Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Mar 3, 2021
THE CAR CONSTANTLY AND REGULARLY SMELLS LIKE GAS ON THE INSIDE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11399014
- Incident
- Jan 11, 2020
- Mileage
- 49,000 mi
1998 Chevrolet Corvette Driver assistance Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Mar 3, 2021
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 399 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Corvette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 5, 2019
ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON. WENT TO DEALER AND NO PART IS AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. SO I HAVE NO ABS OR TRACION CONTROL ON MY CAR PART NO 9367071 & 12530740
- NHTSA ID
- 11278334
- Incident
- Aug 19, 2019
- Mileage
- 82,122 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Jan 17, 2017
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR TORN MUSCLES IN HIS NECK, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD THREE INCHES ABOVE THE EAR, ONE RIB ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS FRACTURED, AND TORN MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10945796
- Incident
- Jan 6, 2017
- Mileage
- 106,000 mi
Driver assistanceSteering
Filed Sep 18, 2008
WHEN STARTING MY 1998 CORVETTE (INDY EDITION) CAR AFTER IT WAS PARKED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS ENGAGED AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED OR HOW LONG I WAITED (12 HOURS) THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK REMAINED LOCKED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10242820
- Incident
- Sep 17, 2008
- Mileage
- 54,678 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 29, 2003
Crash reported
CONSUMER STATED ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE MADE A SEVERE RIGHT TURN AND WENT INTO A DITCH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10052037
- Incident
- Dec 29, 2003
- Mileage
- 45,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 17, 2003
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION: WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR REVVED UP UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION.
- NHTSA ID
- 10007630
- Incident
- Feb 14, 2003
- Mileage
- 95,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 22, 2002
Crash reported
CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY CASUING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A 1999 CADILLAC. DT
- NHTSA ID
- 768713
- Incident
- Oct 6, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 20, 2000
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ENGINE STALLED. TOOK TO DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT SOLENOID: VALVE: SWITCH: BRACKET: THROTTLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE., DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE ANGLE CONTROL MODULE *AK *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 875198
- Incident
- Nov 16, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 8, 1999
CRUISE CONTROL.
- NHTSA ID
- 609106
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 1, 1999
TAC MODULE/THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL FAILED. MJS THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL/TAC MODULE FAILED. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 606215
- Incident
- Nov 22, 1998
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed May 1, 1998
CRUISE CONTROL AND PANEL ELECTRONIC MESAGE CENTER FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 535045
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1997
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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .