NHTSA Complaint #11319781 — 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11319781
Vehicle	2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 15, 2013
Date Filed	March 30, 2020
Mileage	2,100 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING MY NEARLY NEW VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF FAILURE DEALING WITH THE VALVES INSIDE OF THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED METAL FRAGMENTS TO BE PRESENT IN THE OIL, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. I WAS SHOWN A CONTAINER WHICH HELD SOME OF THE OIL INSIDE MY ENGINE AND YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE METAL PARTICLES. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE.

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