NHTSA Complaint #10681927 — 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10681927
Vehicle	2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	November 4, 2013
Date Filed	February 7, 2015
Mileage	28,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION AND MID RANGE RPMS, THE ENGINE CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. A HOLE WAS BLOWN IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CAR SPEWED SMOKE, OIL AND CHUNKS OF METAL FROM THE ENGINE ALL OVER THE ROAD AS I VEERED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE SUSPECTED ISSUE WAS FAULTY HEADS AND IMPROPERLY MACHINED VALUE GUIDES. THIS ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND ENGINE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE PISTON ARM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES ON THE SECOND ENGINE, THE CAR LOCKED UP AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING A MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAM FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR BY HAND IN TRAFFIC TO THE FARTHEST EDGE OF THE RIGHT HAND LANE SINCE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. AFTER THE CAR COOLED DOWN FOR HALF AN HOUR I WAS ABLE START THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT TO A DEALER. THIS ENGINE WAS ALSO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JS

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