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2017 Chevrolet Corvette

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Corvette years

Owner complaints for the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette are substantially higher than the model-year median of 29.

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256Owner complaints

Model-year median: 29

4Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
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201464
2015103
2016256
201751
2018147
201934
2020
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Wheels
224Steering
18Electrical System
4Electronic Stability Control (esc)
3Engine
3
All reported categories
Fuel/propulsion System
3Unknown Or Other
3Air Bags
2Power Train
2Service Brakes
2Suspension
2Tires
2Visibility/wiper
2Equipment
1Structure
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

183 reports with mileage · 73 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Wheels. Review the 224 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports

Wheels complaints

224 reports
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19,000 miles · Oct 14, 2020
Wheels

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED A LARGE CRACK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE RIM. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT WENT TO SUBURBAN CHEVROLET (12475 PLAZA DR, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344, (952) 955-7373) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIM WAS N…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED A LARGE CRACK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE RIM. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT WENT TO SUBURBAN CHEVROLET (12475 PLAZA DR, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344, (952) 955-7373) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THE RIMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE RIM WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. *BF*JB

NHTSA ODI #11364360

18,000 miles · Oct 13, 2020
Wheels

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DEFLATED AND AFTER INFLATING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS CRACKED CAUSING THE AIR TO LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION DUE TO TH…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DEFLATED AND AFTER INFLATING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS CRACKED CAUSING THE AIR TO LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION DUE TO THE CRACKED WHEEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER MCGUIRE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 63 HAMPTON HOUSE, HAMPTON, NJ 07860 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

NHTSA ODI #11364069

15,000 miles · Oct 13, 2020
EquipmentWheels

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN THE TIRE STARTED TO LOSING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANDEVERE CHEVROLET (1490 VERNON ODOM BLVD, AKRON, OH 44320) WHERE THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER W…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN THE TIRE STARTED TO LOSING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANDEVERE CHEVROLET (1490 VERNON ODOM BLVD, AKRON, OH 44320) WHERE THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.*DT*JB*DT *TR

NHTSA ODI #11364067

17,000 miles · Oct 12, 2020
Wheels

THREE (3) CRACKED WHEELS. THREE WHEELS CRACKED AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

NHTSA ODI #11363975

Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 2020
Wheels

CRACKED RIMS AND SHAKING CAR

NHTSA ODI #11363970

20,000 miles · Oct 12, 2020
Wheels

REAR RIM HAS CRACKED, HAVE GOTTEN REPAIRED TWICE AND CRACKED AGAIN. CAR ALSO HAS A VIBRATION AS IF OTHER RIMS ON MY CAR ARE BENT OR CRACKED. I CURRENTLY DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR VERY FAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF GETTING STRAINED SOMEWHERE. I HAVE REPLACED THE CRACKED RIM WITH ANOTHER RIM FROM A RIM SHOP THAT SALES REPLICA WHEELS

NHTSA ODI #11363968

Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 2020
Wheels

BOTH REAR WHEELS CRACKED AND I HAD TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO REPLACE THEM

NHTSA ODI #11363954

15,000 miles · Oct 12, 2020
Wheels

I HAD TO REPLACE TWO WHEELS BECAUSE THEY WERE CRACKING AND THE AIR LEAKS OUT.

NHTSA ODI #11363953

24,500 miles · Oct 12, 2020
Wheels

BENT AND CRACKED RIGHT REAR WHEEL. ALL OTHER WHEELS ARE OUT-OF-ROUND. HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER WOULDN'T COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT OFFERED TO SELL ME A TIRE AND WHEEL PROTECTION PACKAGE TO COVER FUTURE DAMAGE FOR $2500.00. I REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEELS WITH…

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BENT AND CRACKED RIGHT REAR WHEEL. ALL OTHER WHEELS ARE OUT-OF-ROUND. HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER WOULDN'T COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT OFFERED TO SELL ME A TIRE AND WHEEL PROTECTION PACKAGE TO COVER FUTURE DAMAGE FOR $2500.00. I REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEELS WITH GM 2013 CORVETTE ZR-1 WHEELS. I RETAINED THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS IN MY GARAGE.

NHTSA ODI #11363885

4,000 miles · Oct 10, 2020
Wheels

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I CONTINUED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION. IT VARIED WITH SPEED AND AT TIMES WOULD BE WORSE THAN AT OTHER TIMES. THIS IS KNOWN AS A "BEAT FREQUENCY". I FINALLY BECAME VERY CONCERNED, RAISED THE CAR AND FOUND BOTH PASSENGER SIDE RIMS TO BE BENT. I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. IT CAME FROM A HENDRICK DEALERSHI…

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I CONTINUED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION. IT VARIED WITH SPEED AND AT TIMES WOULD BE WORSE THAN AT OTHER TIMES. THIS IS KNOWN AS A "BEAT FREQUENCY". I FINALLY BECAME VERY CONCERNED, RAISED THE CAR AND FOUND BOTH PASSENGER SIDE RIMS TO BE BENT. I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. IT CAME FROM A HENDRICK DEALERSHIP. IT IS MORE THAN APPARENT THIS IS ANOTHER COVER UP BY GM. I HAVE A 2012 KIA FORTE THAT IS DRIVEN ON THE SAME EXACT ROADS. IT COST $12,OOO AND HAS NEVER BENT A WHEEL. THE CORVETTE Z06 MSRP WAS $105,000. I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER SET OF WHEELS. GM IS NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A CAR THAT IS ENGINEERED CORRECTLY.

NHTSA ODI #11363734

Official recalls

4

25V175000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System

Mar 20, 2025

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2025. Owners may contact Cadilac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252497020.

19V086000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System

Feb 7, 2019

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, and 2017 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist system may fail.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 13, 2019. GM' number for this recall is N182182760.

17V437000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Seat Belts:pretensioner

Jul 10, 2017

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Air Bags:frontal

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Seat Belts:pretensioner

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

16V651000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Seat Belts:pretensioner

Sep 8, 2016

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Seat Belts:pretensioner

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Air Bags:frontal

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.