Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Chevrolet Corvette has 30 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
30
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Just purchased 2008 Corvette with 46,000 miles. Not able to shift out of park |
| Aug 29, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Shifter will not shift from park after starting engine. |
| Sep 5, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The vehicle would not shift out of Park. Car has less than 20,000 miles. This happened once in a w... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | After starting the automatic will often not shift out of park. After turning off the engine and/or w... |
| Jul 29, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | At first I couldn’t get it out of Park sometimes. Then it became more frequent & finally it wouldn’t... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift from... |
| May 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAVING ISSUES SHIFTING OUT OF AND INTO PARK. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARK... |
| May 31, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE PARKED, AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF ... |
| Sep 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTERMITTANTLY. DEALER STATES THIS IS COMMON THE SHIFTER NEEDS REPL... |
| Jul 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | GEAR SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON LOCKS AND OPERATOR IS UNABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE BACK INTO PARK OR EVEN REVER... |
| Apr 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE CONTINUALLY IS STUCK IN PARK. VEHICLE HAS 26K MILES.IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS, SINCE ... |
| Oct 16, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | UPON STOPPING MY VEHICLE, I PLACED IT IN PARK. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WENT FORW... |
| Aug 22, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED TO DIS... |
| Aug 14, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED... |
| Aug 2, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER BEING STARTED,THIS IS AN INTERMENT PROBLEM.THIS CORVETTE HAS ONLY 75... |
| Jul 28, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | I STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AT A DRIVE-THRU AND PUT THE SHIFT LEVER IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE... |
| Apr 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | THIS VEHICLE IN PARTICULAR AND THE C6 CORVETTE IN GENERAL IS EXPERIENCING A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH... |
| Mar 19, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | OCASSIONALLY, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE ENGINE WILL START AS NORMAL BUT IT'S HUNG IN ... |
| Aug 5, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON FAILED... |
| Apr 24, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | ENGINE WAS MISFIRING WITH CEL CODE SHOWING. MECHANIC DECIDED IT WAS A MECHANICAL ISSUE, WHILE CHECK... |