IllustrationVEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.
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.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →32Owner complaints
Model-year median: 29
0Recall campaignsView recall details →
1InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1995 Chevrolet Corvette
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 32 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Vehicle Speed Control: 8 reports
- Electrical System: 7 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 4 reports
- Structure: 4 reports
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 3 reports
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Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
32 reportsWHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE HAD TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL. *AK
FAULTY WIRING CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.
ABS, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH, WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOP SIGN BRAKES WERE VERY HARD, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IMPACT 11:00 POSITION. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO PROVIDE POWER SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME THE BRAKES AND PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR, POSSIBLE THROTTLE …
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ABS, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH, WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOP SIGN BRAKES WERE VERY HARD, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IMPACT 11:00 POSITION. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO PROVIDE POWER SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME THE BRAKES AND PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR, POSSIBLE THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL FAILURE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
POWER ANTENNA FAILURE. *AK
ELECTRICAL WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *AK
REAR END SUSPENSION WAS TOTALLY REBUILT AT 1K MILES, BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING HOWLING NOISE. TT
WHEN DRIVING COME TO A STOP CAR RACE ACCELERATE AND THE GOODYEAR TIRE BLOW OUT THE REAR AND THE FRONT PASSAGER SIDE . TT
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT THREE TIMES. TT
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
1DP96006 · 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.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.