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2006 Chevrolet CORVETTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1659610
Internal NHTSA #	11323480
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CORVETTE
Model Year	2006
File date	01/06/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When driving the vehicle the motor locked up and caused a massive oil spill due to the engine exploding.. Root cause was due to a dropped valve which caused the whole engine to break into pieces. This is a well documented problem with the ls7 motor from gm.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	29000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SIOUX FALLS, SD
VIN pattern	1G1YY26E365XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	13/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	60
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Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Chevrolet CORVETTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Chevrolet CORVETTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?