NHTSA Complaint #559651 — 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	559651
Vehicle	2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	September 22, 2000
Date Filed	March 6, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

THE VEHICLE HAS AN ENGINE DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH, HAVE POOR GAS MILEAGE, SMOKES AND HAS A OILY TAILPIPE DISCHARGE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS, CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO OTHER CORVETTES PRIOR THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS (NO VIN NUMBERS AVAILABLE ON OTHER VEHICLES). *MJS

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