17 problems related to power train have been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette based on all problems reported for the 2006 Corvette.
Happened twice within a day. The main electric fan on the radiator stopped working and the car overheated. Once at idle, was able to shut the car off safely. The second time, there was traffic on the highway, and the fan stopped working and the car started to overheat. Had to shut the car off and wait for it to cool down on the side of the road. When I got the car home, I found the electrical connector of the fan to be melted and fused together. There was no indicator that the fan would stop running prior to the engine overheating.
When I start my Corvette and attempt to shift my automatic transmission from park to drive, the shifter will not move out of the park position.
Car will refuse to shift out of park during normal start. Car will refuse to shift out of park when in acc mode. Problem is non deterministic and may be related to voltages and/or resistances and/or faulty parts in system. Car is rendered non-operable and requires towing or repeated attempts to release gear train over a variable period of time. This seems to be a well known manufacturing defect not addressed by the manufacturer.
Shifter stiff and is very hard to shift into gear on automatic transmission.
My automatic shifter jammed in the d location and would only go to neutral and would not go into reverse or park, and the doors would not open with the button, this shifter has jammed in park in the past. This car only has 26k miles on it. And is not driven in bad weather. Not a good feeling to be traped in your car.
Vehicle would not shift in park or reverse and drive. Malfunction car was in traffic.
The shift level on my automatic transmission locks in nuetral. Been reading that this is a safety concern. It starts when the car is in park and then won't let the shifter move.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into the park or reverse position without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact had to disconnect the battery in order to shut off the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.
When driving the vehicle, I can hear, as it seems to me, excessive valve train noise.
1st the plastic bushing that holds the shift cable to the transmission shift linkage broke and left the car inoperable ( unable to shift ) parked in my carport about 4 moths ago , 2nd the plastic bushing that holds the shift cable to the center console shifter broke and left my car in reverse and took off and rolled back into carport with both doors open , needless to say what happened I've only seen in the movies until now , both doors are totaled , and Chevrolet knows this to be a problem but does not fix cheap plastic bushings , only offers whole cable with same cheap plastic bushings . . .
Has crack on top of fuel pump spraying gas , smells in cab.
Vehicle will not shift to park after starting engine and engaging the brake. Tried restarting and shifting the car into reverse several times and it finally went into reverse after approximately 10 minutes of trying. The vehicle was on a flat surface. After reading news and forum articles, this seems to be a commonly known problem, with the only fix being to replace the shifter assembly. Gm does not however want to address this. This should be a recall item.
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while attempting to start and move the vehicle, the vehicle would not shift out of park. The contact stated that the failure had occurred previously. The vehicle was previously serviced for the failure where the shifter cable was replaced, however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000. Wh.
After starting car, it had trouble shifting in gear. After pulling on gear selector, it went in drive, but wouldn't go in reverse or park. The car wouldn't come out of accessory power mode, and I wasn't able to park the car on a hill as it had to stay in neutral or drive. There is no way to secure the car when this happens. The repair shop tells me this is a common issue on these cars.
Have excessive noise coming from valve train. Called Chevrolet customer service to inquire about cause and information about repair. Was told no known problems and vehicle was no longer under warrantyi took car to katech in michigan to have the motor checked and repaired if needed. The clearance on the valve guides were way beyond gm spec and had deformed my valves weakening them to the point of certain failure. I payed thousands of dollars to repair. I do not feel that a car with so liitle miles should need such an expensive repair. Chevrolet has refused to acknowledge this problem that if left unchecked would lead to engine failure resulting in an unsafe condition for driver passenger and other motorists. .
I bought this Corvette z06 used from a private party. The engine had a catastrophic failure due to a known issue with the valve guides and valves in the ls7 motor from the factory. I was driving home from work when the motor failed. I was lucky to be only a mile from home when it failed and I was able to coast into my garage. The exhaust valve dropped and destroyed the #1 piston along with that cylinder, and the engine block. Nothing in the motor is salvageable as it bent or sent metal shards into every part of the motor. I have tried several times to get chevy to help me with this motor, but they will not help at all. They know about the problem, but will not lift a finger to help anyone.
Massive engine failure due to a failed exhaust valve after inspection, car lost all power and was immobile after rolling to a stop. The 7 and 8 cylinder on the block were completely ventilated. This is a very common problem with 2006-2011 Corvettes and many others have had the same issue. What happens is the head of the exhaust valve falls off and then it makes contact with the piston and takes out the block and piston and rods. Please investigate this as there is several hundred or more z06 equipped with the ls7 motor that has had the same issue. It is a safety concern and imho there should be some kind of recall on these motors.