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1995 Chevrolet Corvette

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Corvette do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 29.

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32Owner complaints

Model-year median: 29

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Vehicle Speed Control
8Electrical System
7Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Structure
4Fuel System, Gasoline
3
All reported categories
Power Train
3Tires
3Engine
2Equipment
2Suspension
2Unknown Or Other
2Visibility
2Engine And Engine Cooling
1Exterior Lighting
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 32 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports2 fire reports1 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

7 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 6, 2002
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipmentCrash

WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO REV, THEN ACCELERATED. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK AFTER REARENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK THE WIRING WAS COMING OFF OF THE WASHER HOSE, THERE WAS NO AIR COMING THROUGH THE VENT…

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WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO REV, THEN ACCELERATED. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK AFTER REARENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK THE WIRING WAS COMING OFF OF THE WASHER HOSE, THERE WAS NO AIR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS, THE VACUUM CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE DRIVERS SIDE HIGH BEAM WAS REPLACED, THE STARTER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS COMNG ON EVEN AFTER THE SEATBELT WAS BUCKLED, THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WAS SHAKING, WATER PUMP WAS LEAKNG, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE HEATER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SEAT LATCH WAS REPLACE, THE LEFT DOOR LOCK SCREWS WERE LOOSE, WHWN USIING THE REMOTE THERE IS A POPPING NOISE, THE HANDLE FOR THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HATCH LID WILL NOT RELEASE.*JB

NHTSA ODI #8015613

Mileage unknown · Aug 8, 2001
Electrical SystemFire

WAS PARKED, ENGINE NOT RUNNING, AND VEHICLE STARTED BURNING. FIRE MARSHALL STATED FIRE WAS STARTED BYAN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN BATTERY FUSE BOX AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #893829

Mileage unknown · Apr 17, 2001
Electrical System

CONSUMER STATES HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF AUTOMOBILE FRAUD, SHE STATES UPON RECEIVING TITLE IT READ RETURN TO MANUFACTURER, LEMON LAW THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO HER ABOUT THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB

NHTSA ODI #785400

Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 1999
Electrical System

IGNITION COIL WIRE SHORTED OUT SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT, AFTER REPLACEMENT IGNITION COIL FAILED AGAIN FROM SHORT IN SYSTEM. MJS

NHTSA ODI #548544

Mileage unknown · Aug 20, 1999
Electrical System

THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST OCCASION THE CAR WAS PROCEEDING AT 40 MPH, SECOND TIME AT 5 MPH AND THE THIRD TIME AT 5 MPH. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL, AND NOT RESTART. THE SECONDARY IGNITION COIL WIRE GETS SEVERED. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FROM DEALER VISITS REGARIND THESE OCCURENCES.

NHTSA ODI #710274

Mileage unknown · Oct 30, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

FAULTY WIRING CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.

NHTSA ODI #510819

Mileage unknown · Jun 14, 1995
Electrical System

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT THREE TIMES. TT

NHTSA ODI #966925

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

DP96006 · Brake Pull

Opened May 14, 1996 · Closed Oct 18, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE PETITIONS STATED THAT:WE REPRESENT THE OWNER OF A 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHICH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, SUDDENTLY, VIOLENTLY, AND UNEXPECTEDLY PULLS TO THE LEFT.THIS IS A INTERMITTENT DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT OCCUR WITH AN REGULARITY.