1.8% of complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2008 vehicle — around the middle of the 262 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 9.1 yr in service. The most-reported system is fuel / propulsion (356 complaints), typically at 10.3 yr or about 53,000 miles.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COMPUTER DELAYED THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER WAS NOT GETTING THE MESSAGES AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ELECTRONIC KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ONSTAR FEATURE, BUT IT ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. SEVERAL DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NONE COULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 1,200. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB
THE KEY LESS ENTRY AND IGNITION SOMETIMES WILL NOT LET THE CAR START IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK THEY HAVE REPLACED THE KEYS , AND REPROGRAMMED IT THREE TIMES AND THE LAST TIME REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE DASH BOARD. *TR
I SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE CABIN OF MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE BASE MODEL. I TOOK IT TO LONESTAR CHEVROLET TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND REPORTED NOT TO BE ABLE TO SMELL WHAT I SMELLED. THEY REPORTED TO HAVE DONE A "SMOKE TEST" AND CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT SMELLED IT AS MUCH SINCE BUT VERY FAINTLY A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR