1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 304 complaints · 4 recalls
Most-reported system: STEERING (171 complaints · 56.3%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 14
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 11
  • Deaths 1
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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 171 of 304 owner complaints (56.3%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 171 complaints, 56.3% of reports STEERING 171 · 56.3% · 4 crash reports 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 21 complaints, 6.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 · 6.9% · 2 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 17 complaints, 5.6% of reports SEAT BELTS 17 · 5.6% SERVICE BRAKES: 13 complaints, 4.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 13 · 4.3% FUEL SYSTEM: 11 complaints, 3.6% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 11 · 3.6% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 10 complaints, 3.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 10 · 3.3% · 1 crash reports PARKING BRAKE: 6 complaints, 2.0% of reports PARKING BRAKE 6 · 2.0% · 2 crash reports ENGINE: 5 complaints, 1.6% of reports ENGINE 5 · 1.6% · 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 5 complaints, 1.6% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 · 1.6% · 2 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 161 complaints, 53.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 161 · 53.0% · 10 crash reports 3 fire 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 171 56.3% 4 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 6.9% 2 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 17 5.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 13 4.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 11 3.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 10 3.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
PARKING BRAKE 6 2.0% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 5 1.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 1.6% 2 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 161 53.0% 10 crashes · 3 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 Jan 1999; the first recall shown was reported in Apr 2000. 1999-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 1999-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 1999-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2000-Q3: 31 owner reports 31 2000-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q2: 18 owner reports 18 2001-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1999 Jan 2024 Recall campaign 00V111000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V111000 Recall campaign 04V060000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V060000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Investigation PE99066 ● Investigation PE99066 Investigation PE99076 ● Investigation PE99076 Investigation EA00009 ● Investigation EA00009 Investigation PE02054 ● Investigation PE02054 Investigation EA02031 ● Investigation EA02031
  • Campaign 00V111000 was reported 327 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 04V060000 was reported 1,712 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 3,387 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1999-Q1 Owner reports 5
1999-Q2 Owner reports 6
1999-Q3 Owner reports 14
1999-Q4 Owner reports 5
2000-Q1 Owner reports 9
2000-Q2 Owner reports 21
2000-Q3 Owner reports 31
2000-Q4 Owner reports 9
2001-Q1 Owner reports 6
2001-Q2 Owner reports 18
2001-Q3 Owner reports 5
2002-Q1 Owner reports 4
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 3
2002-Q4 Owner reports 3
2003-Q1 Owner reports 4
2003-Q2 Owner reports 5
2003-Q3 Owner reports 12
2003-Q4 Owner reports 7
2004-Q1 Owner reports 6
2004-Q2 Owner reports 4
2004-Q3 Owner reports 9
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 4
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 5
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q2 Owner reports 3
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 3
2008-Q3 Owner reports 3
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q3 Owner reports 5
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 3
2011-Q1 Owner reports 3
2011-Q2 Owner reports 3
2011-Q3 Owner reports 4
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q4 Owner reports 2
2013-Q2 Owner reports 4
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 5
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q2 Owner reports 3
2015-Q3 Owner reports 3
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 6
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 3
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q3 Owner reports 2
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
2024-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V111000
Recall campaign 1 04V060000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Defect investigation 1 PE99066
Defect investigation 1 PE99076
Defect investigation 1 EA00009
Defect investigation 1 PE02054
Defect investigation 1 EA02031
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Safety Recalls (4)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V111000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    WHEN THE BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL INSERTS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE OF EACH LAP BELT RETRACTOR.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V060000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    Consequence:
    IF THIS OCCURS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL DISABLE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BY REMOVING THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS REMOVED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL LOCK BUT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, PERFORM A DIMENSIONAL CHECK OF THE COLUMN LOCK AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LOCK PLATE. THE STEERING COLUMN ON THESE VEHICLES WILL CONTINUE TO LOCK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. OWNER NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS OF 1997 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2004. OWNERS OF 1998 THROUGH 2004 VEHICLES (EXCEPT 1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2, 2004. THE REMAINING OWNERS (1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED LATER IN 2004, WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E012000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E025000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
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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