Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Chevrolet Corvette has 37 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
37
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2023 | ENGINE | while driving at ~45mph and 3500 rpm, an exhaust valve dropped on the pass side cylinder head. vehic... |
| Jul 15, 2022 | ENGINE | 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT PULLY. THE CONSUMER WAS... |
| Dec 9, 2020 | ENGINE | CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT PULLY. *LD THE CONSUMER ... |
| Jan 1, 2019 | ENGINE | CYLINDER HEAD VALVE GUIDES WORN REQUIRING REPLACEMENT BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. IF NOT REPAIRED CA... |
| Feb 10, 2017 | ENGINE | I RECENTLY HAD MY VALVES TESTED BY A LOCAL SHOP SINCE IVE HEARD FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THE LS7 VALVE... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | ENGINE | THE CYLINDER HEADS HAVE VALVES THAT ARE OUT OF SPEC WITH 23,000 MILES. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY DU... |
| Jun 20, 2016 | ENGINE | Z06 7.0L ENGINE VALVE GUIDES OUT OF SPEC AFTER 12K MILES. THIS IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN M... |
| Apr 23, 2016 | ENGINE | VALVE GUIDES OUT OF WEAR WITH POSSIBLE FAILURE INCLUDING VALVE TO DROP INSIDE COMBUSTION CHAMBER |
| Jan 4, 2016 | ENGINE | EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE, ENGINE NOISE, KNOCKING. |
| Oct 13, 2015 | ENGINE | I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A NOISE THAT I WAS HEARING IN MY 2006 Z06 THAT IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER NOISE I HAV... |
| Sep 15, 2015 | ENGINE | VALVE GUIDES PRE-MATURE WEAR CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *TR |
| Aug 17, 2015 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHOOK AND THE... |
| May 15, 2015 | ENGINE | The contact owned a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed... |
| May 8, 2015 | ENGINE | ANY QUICK SEARCH OF THE WEB WILL SHOW THAT THIS CAR ENGINE, THE LS2 OR 6.2 L ENGINE HAS HAD A DEFEC... |
| Mar 26, 2015 | ENGINE | MANUFACTURING DEFECTED IN THE LS7 MOTOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAD MY 2006 CORVETTE Z06 INSPE... |
| Jan 15, 2015 | ENGINE | ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCES EXTREMELY OUT OF ALLOWABLE SPECS. PROBLEM WAS DETECT... |
| Dec 1, 2014 | ENGINE | I STARTED THE CAR WHEN IT WAS COLD, IT BEGAN TO SQUEAL FROM THE BELTS. I GAVE IT A SMALL REV AND IT ... |
| Nov 1, 2014 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | HELLO, I AM REPORTING ON MY 2006 C6Z06 CORVETTE THAT RECENTLY HAD THE VALVE-TO-GUIDE CLEARANCES C... |
| Sep 27, 2014 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET AT 35 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HEARD A METALLIC SOUND. THE ENGINE L... |
| Jan 31, 2014 | ENGINE | THE CYLINDER HEADS AT 69K MILES WERE CHECKED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND THE VALVE GUIDES... |