NHTSA Complaint #11283124 — 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR #5 EXHAUST VALVE DROPPED INTO THE CYLINDER GOING THROUGH THE PISTON AND CAUSING CONNECTING ROD TO GO THROUGH SIDE OF THE BLOCK. ENGINE SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO GO INTO A 65 MPH SPIN. LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED LATE AT NIGHT ON A OPEN 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. I NEARLY CLIPPED AN ONCOMING PICKUP TRUCK BUT SQUEAKED BY HIM. THE CAR HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT BUT OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE YEARS. TOTAL COST FOR THIS LS7 REPLACEMENT COST ME 18,000 OUT OF POCKET. I HARDLY EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. I'M RELUCTANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE OF THE VALVE ISSUE HAPPENING TO POTENTIAL BUYER AND THEM COMING AFTER ME FOR THE FAILURE. GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED LIKE I COULD HAVE BEEN THAT NIGHT.