IllustrationIN UNDER 15000 MILES THIS CRACK WAS FOUND AT A TIRE REPLACEMENT. I'M GLAD IT WAS CAUGHT BEFORE ANY KIND OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNS OF DAMAGE, ABUSE, OR BENDING.
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
1620–25K
1725–50K
350–75K
075–100K
1100–150K
0150K+
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
What owners actually said
256 reportsLEFT, DRIVER'S WHEEL CRACKED WITH NORMAL DAILY DRIVING.
2017 OEM CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WHEELS ARE UNSAFE DUE TO SOFT MATERIAL. I HAVE HAD 3 BENT WHEELS STRAIGHTENED LAST YEAR, AND NOW I HAVE 1 BENT REAR WHEEL AND 1 CRACKED REAR WHEEL. CHEVROLET IS NOT CORRECTING THIS SITUATION UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE A SECONDARY TIRE AND WHEEL CONTRACT THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY DEALER. THE PROVIDER IS STAT…
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2017 OEM CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WHEELS ARE UNSAFE DUE TO SOFT MATERIAL. I HAVE HAD 3 BENT WHEELS STRAIGHTENED LAST YEAR, AND NOW I HAVE 1 BENT REAR WHEEL AND 1 CRACKED REAR WHEEL. CHEVROLET IS NOT CORRECTING THIS SITUATION UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE A SECONDARY TIRE AND WHEEL CONTRACT THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY DEALER. THE PROVIDER IS STATING THAT THEY WILL ONLY PAY TO A MAXIMUM OF $600 IN CLAIMS FOR WHEEL REPAIR, UNLESS THE WHEELS/TIRES STOP HOLDING AIR. THIS IS GM'S PROBLEM TO FIX.
MY CAR HAS ALMOST 2000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A SLIGHT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER EXPECTING A WHEEL BALANCE PROBLEM BUT FOUND OUT THAT I HAD 3 BENT WHEELS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CORVETTE. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN, STRENGTH, ISSUE WITH THE WHEELS. SIN…
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MY CAR HAS ALMOST 2000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A SLIGHT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER EXPECTING A WHEEL BALANCE PROBLEM BUT FOUND OUT THAT I HAD 3 BENT WHEELS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CORVETTE. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN, STRENGTH, ISSUE WITH THE WHEELS. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I CAN'T REMEMBER HITTING ANYTHING THAT WOULD BEND 3 WHEELS. I DON'T ABUSE THE CAR. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING NO SATISFACTION. THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM VERY LEARY ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR. GM SHOULD BEAR SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY.
MY GRAND SPORT HAS MULTIPLE WHEEL ISSUES, SAFETY ISSUES. THE WHEELS ARE PRONE TO CRACKING AND BENDING. HAPPENS OFTEN, TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK ON 2 DIFFERENT WHEELS, TIRES GO FLAT, WHEEL HAS TO BE WELDED OR REPLACED EACH INCIDENT. TIRES ARE NOT CAPABLE OF REINSTALLING MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SAFETY. GM DOES NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THIS SI…
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MY GRAND SPORT HAS MULTIPLE WHEEL ISSUES, SAFETY ISSUES. THE WHEELS ARE PRONE TO CRACKING AND BENDING. HAPPENS OFTEN, TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK ON 2 DIFFERENT WHEELS, TIRES GO FLAT, WHEEL HAS TO BE WELDED OR REPLACED EACH INCIDENT. TIRES ARE NOT CAPABLE OF REINSTALLING MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SAFETY. GM DOES NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THIS SITUATION, COSTING ME HOURS OF LOST WORK, INABILITY TO TRUST THE CAR FOR REGULAR OR PLEASURE DRIVING AND COSTING ME THOUSANDS $. NOW, GM HAS A MULTI MONTH BACK ORDER ON REPLACEMENT WHEELS (AT MY COST) AND THIS CAR HAS NO SPARE AS THESE ARE RUN FLAT TIRES. SO CAR BECOMES USELESS AND UNSAFE. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE 'THOUSANDS' OF SIMILAR OWNER SITUATIONS ACCORDING TO CAPSTONE LAW FIRM WANTING TO ENLIST ME IN A CLASS ACTION. I PREFER A GM SWIFT AND FAIR SOLUTION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND FOR THE WAY THEY ARE TREATING US. DENYING ANY ISSUES. I DON'T TRACK OR RACE MY CAR, I'M AN OLDER DRIVER WHO ENJOYS DRIVING AND LIVE IN LOS ANGELES WHERE I DRIVE 50 MILES R/T DAILY TO WORK AT A WHOPPING SPEED OF MAYBE 20 MPH DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE 101 FWY.
2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT 9,200 MILES. HAD SUDDEN AIR LEAK IN LEFT REAR TIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP EXPECTING FOR THEM TO TELL ME I HAD A NAIL OR SOMETHING IN THE TIRE. MUCH TO MY SUPRISE HE SHOWED ME A CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND NOT EVEN A SCRATCH ON RIM JUST A CRACK. WE HA…
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2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT 9,200 MILES. HAD SUDDEN AIR LEAK IN LEFT REAR TIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP EXPECTING FOR THEM TO TELL ME I HAD A NAIL OR SOMETHING IN THE TIRE. MUCH TO MY SUPRISE HE SHOWED ME A CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND NOT EVEN A SCRATCH ON RIM JUST A CRACK. WE HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE ANY DAMAGE.
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY DEALER OR TIRE SHOP HAVE FOUND CRACKED OR SEVERELY BENT WHEELS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OF THEM OUT-OF-POCKET AT A COST OF NEARLY $1000 PER WHEEL. THERE WAS USUALLY NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM BESIDES A SLOW AIR LEAK. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE TO AVOID POTHOLES AND LARGE BUMPS.
I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE WHEEL REPAIR COMPANY 2 TIMES FOR CRACKS IN THE WHEELS. THE SECOND TIME THERE WERE 2 CRACKS IN THE SAME WHEEL AS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN. THEY WELDED THEM TO REPAIR.
PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL CRACKED AROUND 20K MILES. NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OR RIM. I FOUND THE CRACK WHILE CLEANING THE INSIDE BARREL OF THE WHEEL.
AFTER HAVING MY CORVETTE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 55-60 MPH, I WAS TOLD I HAD FOUR BENT RIMS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOO SAID, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS. RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY INFORMATION CENTER THAT MY LEFT REAR TIRE WAS…
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AFTER HAVING MY CORVETTE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 55-60 MPH, I WAS TOLD I HAD FOUR BENT RIMS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOO SAID, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS. RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY INFORMATION CENTER THAT MY LEFT REAR TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND FOUND THREE CRACKS ON THE LEFT TIRE, AND I ALSO REMOVED ALL THE OTHER WHEELS AND FOUND THE RIGHT REAR ALSO WAS CRACKED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO TOM HESSER CHEVROLET, AND THEY SAID, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO.
Official recalls
425V175000 · 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.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.