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1G1YY22G3W5••••••1998 Chevrolet CORVETTE
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 1998 Chevrolet CORVETTE build (22 vs 9).
22on this build
348on the model
37builds in total
3involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedSteering 15Parking Brake 2Seat Belts 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashApr 2002
Corvette c5 bought on june 12th, 98. 1g1 yy2 2g3 w51 229 86. Miles ~ 20.000: two crashes due to a sudden acceleration at full throttle. First accident: april 26th, 02. I was stopped at the entry of a parking, the engine raced and the car ploughed ahead, although I continuously…
SteeringcrashSep 2001
Steering wheel locked up when going into drive. Once in drive while moving the engine stopped and I hit the curb taking off some paint. If this would have happened on a highway I would have die. I called gmc, but they said that my car did not have this problem so there was…
Air BagscrashDec 1997
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the airbags did not deploy. Dealer was notified
Seat BeltsMay 2018
The passenger seat belt will no extend out or retract. Jamming occurs even though it has been to the dealer twice for this issue. It is a persistent problem that started about in 2018
SeatsJan 1999
The seats on my 1998 chevy corvette move back and forth about 1/4 inch in both directions during stopping and acceleration and it is a defect in gm,s seat tracks that should of been a recall for a safety issue as to my understanding alot of 97-04 corvette have this problem and…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G1YY22G3W5124091 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.