2008 Chevrolet Corvette problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Fuel/Propulsion System (353) · Exterior Lighting (37) · Power Train (28)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Chevrolet Corvette model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
411 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1,028)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-09 · 13598 · Other
new vehicle monitoring programs section in ivh
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,028 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-02 · Power Train“shift assembly broke, part unavailable, can't drive…”
2026-07-09 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 65,000 mi“the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet corvette. the contact stated that a strong fuel vapor odor was noticed inside and outside the garage where the vehicle was stored. based on research, the contact suspected a fuel pump failure. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed with a damaged fuel pump. the vehicle was not repaired. the manuf…”
2026-06-16 · Fuel/Propulsion System“fuel system leak. strong odor of gasoline fuel both around and inside the vehicle. no noticeable fuel product on the ground or underneath the vehicle. i am greatly concerned that this is a very significant fire and vehicle operator/occupant safety hazard. i have also found many other c6 generation corvette owners online that are experiencing the s…”
2026-05-08 · Vehicle Speed Control“i am a long time corvette owner and have purchased many through the years. i recently purchased a 2008 corvette coupe with only 30k miles, one owner vehicle. unbelievable to me, i have had to spend over $4,000 the past month replacing the ecm and most notably the fuel pump, to relieve the constant fuel smell, not to mention the rack and pinion stee…”
2026-02-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System“my recently purchased 2008 was taken to the local chevy dealer for gas fumes in the garage. the technician reported "the smell is coming from the sending unit on the driver side. there was fuel dripping down the side of the tank and the tank was wet. so the sending unit needs to be replaced" the car has only 16,427 miles on it and has been garag…”
2025-12-11 · Fuel/Propulsion System“fuel sending unit in gas tank behind the drivers side is leaking gas making it impossible to park the car in the garage. there is a great possibility of fire due to this issue. no, i have not taken it to the dealer as of today but i am going to schedule it. no. no. …”
2025-12-09 · Tires · 52,800 mi“the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet corvette equipped with firestone tires, tire line: firehawk wide oval, tire size: p245/40/r18, dot number: (n/a). the vehicle was recently purchased, and three weeks later, the tire pressure warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to discount tire. the employees at that tire specialty store refused to serv…”
2025-11-21 · Fuel/Propulsion System“cracked fuel pump housing causing vapors to vent out possibly causing a fire if stored extended periods of time indoors, and if crack is big enough fuel will drip down the back of the fuel tank onto the exhaust and possibly starting a vehicle fire…”
2025-11-15 · Fuel/Propulsion System“transmission gets stuck in park position and i am unable to shift it into any other gear. unable to move the car if it's in a dangerous location. …”
2025-10-21 · Fuel/Propulsion System“bought this vehicle recently and filled it up with fuel and fumes overtook the cabin area and some leaked out the top of the tank down through the tank support. from the research i have done, this is a common problem that chevy has ignored. the parts are too expensive to just replace everything with new. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.