2009 Chevrolet Corvette

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Corvette years

Owner complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette are substantially higher than the model-year median of 29.

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151Owner complaints

Model-year median: 29

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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

What owners reported most

Fuel/propulsion System

15 Exterior Lighting

9 Electrical System

All reported categories

6 Unknown Or Other

5 Electronic Stability Control (esc)

4 Service Brakes

4 Fuel System, Gasoline

2 Engine And Engine Cooling

1 Equipment Adaptive/mobility

1 Latches/locks/linkages

1 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

1 Traction Control System

1 Vehicle Speed Control

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

33

0–25K

48

25–50K

19

50–75K

13

75–100K

5

100–150K

0

150K+

118 reports with mileage · 33 unknown

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.

Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 80 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Air Bags. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

Visibility complaints

1 reports

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100 miles · Apr 24, 2009

Visibility

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHEN LOOKING INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THE HEAD LINER DROOPED AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT SINCE THAT WAS HOW THEY WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATEL…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHEN LOOKING INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THE HEAD LINER DROOPED AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT SINCE THAT WAS HOW THEY WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

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Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.