Driver of 1979 chevy corvette heard a bang under the hood and pulled off the road onto the shoulder. The vehicle caught a fire and burned. The fire started after an oil hose broke and sprayed oil onto the hot engine. The conclusion was made after seeing approximately 700 feet of oil residue on the roadway leading from the vehicle back to the center lane. Ohio traffic crash report # 10-0361-89. *Jb
Engine & cooling
1979 Chevrolet Corvette Engine problems
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 1979 Chevrolet Corvette's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 100% of all its complaints, most recently on September 30, 2008. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
The vehicle was running very rough at low speeds and would frequently stall when at idle, the engine leaks oil due to faulty head gasket. Nlm
Consumer believes he was a victim of fraud, he was told by the salesman that the parts on vehicle were orignal, however vehicle began to run rough at low speeds and would frequently stall when at idle, there was also an engine oil leak as well as a leaky head gasket.*Jb
Chevrolet Corvette engine complaints by year
Corvette engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data