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2001 Chevrolet Corvette engine problems

The 2001 Chevrolet Corvette has 30 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

30

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Corvette engine complaints by model year30 complaints1975: 1 complaints1979: 5 complaints1981: 1 complaints1988: 1 complaints1993: 3 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 2 complaints1997: 16 complaints1998: 24 complaints1999: 11 complaints2000: 16 complaints2001: 30 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 6 complaints2004: 5 complaints2005: 29 complaints2006: 28 complaints2007: 28 complaints2008: 22 complaints2009: 25 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 8 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 3 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 4 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Corvette engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. FIRE STARTED IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT, FIRE REPORT STATED THAT CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNINTENTIONAL AND IT STARTED ON EXTERIOR PART OF VEHICLE. *SLC”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 14, 2001 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.