2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 problems, complaints & recalls

2019-03-22 · Visibility/Wiper · 160,000 mi

“the front lights of the car one of them isn't working. i believe this isn't the first complain about this kind of car. it is dangerous to be driving on the road. i have to continue to put my high beams on for them to work. at times both the lights are on and with time driving it will turn one of them off. it's dangerous because the visibility on th…”

2017-11-21 · Engine · 31,000 mi

“valve rattle, not driving vehicle to keep from dropping valve......costs $4k for repair to heads....31000 miles... if i drive it and drop valve, will cost $18k to replace engine assembly.....long term value of vehicle decreases with non-matching numbers vehicle. one helluva way to treat customers that spend $85k on a vehicle.…”

2017-09-28 · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) · 2,500 mi

“i never received any notice from gm, but i brought it to the dealer's attention while i was in for a recall repair in 2008. i told the tech that my traction control, active stability control, wasn't working properly. when i received the car back the tech said the traction control is fixed and working fine. i didn't see how he could have said that w…”

2017-02-15 · Engine · 52,241 mi

“i recently had my valves tested by a local shop since ive heard from other owners that the ls7 valves drop at any given time. i had two valves out of specs and have to get it fixed in order to save engine from future damage. my car currently has 52,241 miles.…”

2016-10-26 · Engine · 55,000 mi

“i had a friend who had an engine failure on this same engine due to a failed exhaust valve. the valve guides were extremely worn on his car causing the valve failure. due to his failure and many others like it, i removed my heads and inspected. sure enough, they were significantly beyond general motors published tolerances and required mach…”

2016-04-28 · Engine · 22,269 mi

“valve guides out of wear with possible failure including valve to drop inside combustion chamber…”

2016-01-06 · Engine · 51,051 mi

“i was interning the interstate 15 in california and was picking up speed to inter the hwy and my corvette z06 starting making a knocking sound and lost power and i turned it off and had it looked at my a very well know automotive shop who specializes in gm vehicles. they told me it drop an exhaust valve.…”

2016-01-06 · Engine · 29,400 mi

“i was concerned about a noise that i was hearing in my 2006 z06 that is unlike any other noise i have heard while currently owning my three other gm vehicles. i decided to bring it to a well know corvette speciality shop near me. the told me about the valve guide issue that has been linked to the ls7 heads. i immediately told him to take the heads…”

2015-12-29 · Air Bags · 14,500 mi

“airbag disabled light comes on under normal driving conditions. sometimes goes out after restart.…”

2015-12-23 · Steering · 47,075 mi

“driving on the freeway at approx. 65 mph. , the steering wheel on my car " took control of itself and jerked to the left: on the dash pod it stated " service active handling system" . i pulled the car over as soon as i could do so safely and shut the car off. after restarting it the warning went away and the steering returned to normal.…”