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Engine & cooling

2016 Chevrolet Corvette Engine problems

Owners have filed 6 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 6% of all its complaints, most recently on April 23, 2025. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
6
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

I left my car at Vandergriff Chevrolet in Arlington, TX for diagnosis and repair of a transmission sensor failure. They took nearly 6 weeks to fix the issue. When I went to pick up the car, there was a new noise in the engine so I left the vehicle for diagnosis. Now, they are telling me it's a known issue that is considered 'crucial' to repair but is not a recall and they are so far unwilling to cover the repair since it seems to have happened while they had the vehicle. I've attached their service bulletin indicating the known issue and repair.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11656223
Engine & cooling

At 627 miles took to dealer, transmission was slow shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. Dealer reprogrammed transmission. At 2319 miles took to dealer. Transmission shudders at steady speed on highway or going up slight incline. Dealer flushed and changed transmission fluid to remedy problem. Customer charged $576. Car was manufactured with incorrect transmission fluid for the 8 speed automatic transmission application. Temporary complaint #cln19-56809

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11405057
Engine & cooling

2016 Chevrolet corvette z06. Constituent stated that the vehicle was sold to them with a lien from previous owner. They also stated that the vehicle has engine issues. *Ld *js

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11377670
Engine & cooling

It has a strong smell of gas and is leaking from the top of the fuel tank. Strong smell of gas when parked in garage and also when driving and stopped. This has been happening for a while but has gotten worse.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11362411
Wheels & tiresEngine & cooling

Right rear time cracked multiple times and supercharger rattle at lowes speeds

Filed Incident Wheels · EngineNHTSA 11338811
Engine & cooling

Car overheating when used in high performance driving, alarm sounds and goes into limp mode. Happens within 10 miles of 30 rapid accelerations.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11092409

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