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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1G1YY25W785••••••2008 Chevrolet CORVETTE
That is about average for the 2008 Chevrolet CORVETTE — 9 complaints per build across 54 builds.
7on this build
507on the model
54builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 4Electrical System 2Steering 2Latches/locks/linkages 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashOct 2014
C6 corvettes have electrically operated doors so it is impossible to open a door when the battery is dead. Having a dead battery, I placed the car in my driveway to jump start it. As I went to my truck to start it and connect the jumper cables the corvette began to slowly roll…
Fuel/propulsion SystemAug 2022
I parked my car in the garage overnight after filling the tank past 1/2 tank and the whole garage and whole house smelled like gasoline when we woke up in the morning. I cannot park in the garage anymore because of the risk of burning my own house down
Electrical SystemMay 2008
2008 c6 corvette with very low miles operates on keyless entry configuration. Today the doors unlocked and got into vehicle the normal way. The keyless start would not work, the doors would not unlock and open and it was over 125 degrees in the car. Kept trying until car…
Fuel/propulsion SystemApr 2019
Consistent fuel smell coming from vehicle. Can no longer park the car in the garage in fear of starting a fire and burning the house down and potentially killing my family as it sits next to water heater. Gas smell comes from when vehicle is stationary in the garage and there…
Fuel/propulsion SystemNov 2017
Fuel leak in the driver's side fuel pump causing strong fuel smell due to accumulated fuel in panels surrounding the driver's side fuel tank. Fire hazard potential for destruction of property and injury or death
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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 1G1YY25W785128814 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.