1997 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-21 152 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: STEERING (89 complaints · 58.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 2
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STEERING appears in 89 of 152 owner complaints (58.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 89 complaints, 58.6% of reports STEERING 89 · 58.6% ENGINE: 11 complaints, 7.2% of reports ENGINE 11 · 7.2% FUEL SYSTEM: 10 complaints, 6.6% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 10 · 6.6% · 1 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 8 complaints, 5.3% of reports SEAT BELTS 8 · 5.3% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 3.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 · 3.3% SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 2.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 2.6% · 1 crash reports STRUCTURE: 2 complaints, 1.3% of reports STRUCTURE 2 · 1.3% VISIBILITY: 2 complaints, 1.3% of reports VISIBILITY 2 · 1.3% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 0.7% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 0.7% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 92 complaints, 60.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 92 · 60.5% · 2 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STEERING 89 58.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 11 7.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 10 6.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 8 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 3.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 2.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 2 1.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 2 1.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 92 60.5% 2 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 1997. 1997-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2000-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2001-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2002-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 1997 Apr 2020 Investigation PE99076 ● Investigation PE99076 Investigation EA00009 ● Investigation EA00009 Investigation PE02054 ● Investigation PE02054 Investigation EA02031 ● Investigation EA02031
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1997-Q2 Owner reports 1
1997-Q3 Owner reports 4
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q2 Owner reports 4
1998-Q4 Owner reports 4
1999-Q1 Owner reports 3
1999-Q2 Owner reports 2
1999-Q3 Owner reports 5
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q2 Owner reports 6
2000-Q3 Owner reports 8
2000-Q4 Owner reports 5
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 8
2001-Q4 Owner reports 5
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 20
2002-Q4 Owner reports 4
2003-Q1 Owner reports 5
2003-Q2 Owner reports 6
2003-Q3 Owner reports 12
2003-Q4 Owner reports 4
2004-Q1 Owner reports 3
2004-Q2 Owner reports 6
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 4
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 PE99076
Defect investigation 1 EA00009
Defect investigation 1 PE02054
Defect investigation 1 EA02031

Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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