2015 Chevrolet CORVETTE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette has not been rated for crash safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, it does come standard with electronic stability control, which can help prevent skidding and loss of control in hazardous situations. This model does not feature forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

It is worth noting that there have been 59 complaints reported for this vehicle and it has been subject to 5 recalls. While the lack of safety ratings may raise some concerns, the presence of stability control is a positive factor in enhancing the safety of the Chevrolet Corvette.

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Complaint Count

59

Recall Count

5

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2015 Chevrolet Corvette 2 DR RWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette 2 DR RWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2015 Chevrolet Corvette 2 DR RWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette 2 DR RWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2015 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2015 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2015 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2015 Chevrolet CORVETTE

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the transmission flutters when shifting on my 2015 corvette. a potential catastrophic failure could cause a fire from transmission fluid hitting the hot exhaust. general motors is aware of the issue and has issued a tsb. i believe a potential fire and or collision exists if transmission fluid spills on the pavement. transmission fluid could cause spinouts of vehicles on road behind a car with failure. my vehicle has been experiencing this for the last couple months. two different dealerships offer to change the fluid in the transmission but no guarantee the internal components have sustained damage."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-09-01
Complaint:
"when the vehicle is in motion, at a constant highway speed, 40 to 70 mph,any acceleration or deceleration, causes the car to vibrate for several seconds. i feel this is a safety issue because, at times, during the 'shudder' event, the car will lunge forward.gm has diagnosed the problem as 'shudder' and has issued a service bulletin. the fix they recommend is a complete transmission flush and fill with an upgraded transmission fluid. i am assuming the oem fluid is defective. this condition is not an isolated event. it happens almost ever time speed is accelerated or decelerated. my vehicle only had 5600 miles."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2020-07-10
Complaint:
"slow down shift. when you hit the accelerator while the car is down shifting, there is a 2 second delay. i came off express way and turned on to road then hit the gas to merge into a lane when there was a 2 second delay. very dangerous. how do i fix problem? why is chevrolet not fixing problem."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2017-03-11
Complaint:
"transmission shifts hard between first and second, intermittent shudder every 2 to 3 seconds when driving down road at normal highway speeds coming from transmission"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-07-09
Complaint:
"a8 transmission shudder. had fluid change at 10305 miles. at 10881 miles problem is now worse than before. warranty is now expired . hopefully gm has a remedy for this problem on 2015 corvette. have owned five corvette. this may be the last one gm needs to stand behind their product."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2020-01-10
Complaint:
"tsb 18-na-355 - vehicle is experiencing a shake and/or shudder during light throttle acceleration between 25 and 80 mph (40 and 128 km/h) steady state driving when transmission is not actively shifting gears. the experience is similar to driving over rumble strips or a concrete road surface with rough expansion joints. took to dealership to repair, but they are stating the warranty ended in january and requiring me to pay for the fix. will join the class action lawsuit."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-02-04
Complaint:
"the vehicle is equipped with an 8l90 automatic transmission. it has a severe shudder problem when cruising down the road at 50 to 70 mph. can get almost undrivable. also will not upshift after a performance downshift. dealer flushed transmission per gm bulletin but problem is still there. looks like almost all of gm 8 speed transmissions have this problem circa 2015-2016."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-07-07
Complaint:
"i've almost been hit twice pulling into traffic on a city street with this car. shifting when the transmission is cold into 2nd gear from 1st gear is near impossible and appears to be a known problem based on my internet search. several times i've pulled into traffic and couldn't shift it into 2nd gear. by then the car is slowing down with traffic bearing down on it and you have to slow down even more to go back to 1st gear. the local dealership says this is normal but i disagree because it's a safety issue. i have to rev the engine higher and go directly into third gear to protect my life."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2019-09-11
Complaint:
"2015 corvette stingray z51 - 8 speed automatic transmission torque converter. with only 7,500 miles on the car it started to run jerky and rpms would fluctuate for no reason (especially at highway speeds when fully warmed up). often felt like driving on a washboard dirt road. after a cold start, there was a delay after shifting into drive. when it engaged after several seconds it would do so violently, lurching the car forward suddenly. dealer diagnosed faulty torque converter as defective and a known problem with these transmissions. after less than 2,000 miles the symptoms returned and the dealer again replaced the torque converter. so now i'm on my 3rd defective tc. after 1,700 miles, symptoms returned again! dealer said that chevrolet and gm have ordered a stop on replacing the tc's since no fix was available. gm advised to drain and flush tranny, refilling with mobil1 transmission fluid. this seemed to work (only for a little longer) but is worrisome because in the future service, a technician will likely refill with gm fluid, not mobil1. especially if a second owner. now at 16,100 miles the symptoms are returning! jerkiness, slamming into gear after a delay on cold starts. gm seems to have turned their back on stingray owners by kicking the can down the road beyond warrantee (with the mobil1 "band-aid fix"). on the forums there are so many owner complaining about this same issue. i am amazed that there is no official investigation resulting in a recall. this z51 lt3 stingray was $75,000 otd! for this cost we should be able to expect a quality vehicle and a motor company that stands behind it! can somebody please help us with this serious and potentially dangerious problem?"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2017-10-03
Complaint:
"i had my vehicle serviced at dan vaden chevrolet in savannah, ga on 16 oct 2017 at (12,200 miles). my main concern was a shudder and jerky motion the car starts demonstrating while in motion, accompanied by fluctuating engine rpms. after researching on the internet there are 1000's of issues with these torque converters and who knows what accidents these failures have caused. there should be a total recall on these transmissions. a service department technician test drove my vehicle and confirmed and documented my concerns and stated it was okay to drive ? i am scheduling another service at (13000 miles). a search of the internet will fill you full of facts on these failures. problems with the torque converters with these high end vehicles are well on the way to become another corvette issue of epidemic proportions. please assist."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2018-04-10

Recalls for the 2015 Chevrolet CORVETTE

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd, 3500 hd, tahoe, suburban, gmc sierra 2500 hd and 3500 hd, gmc yukon, gmc yukon xl, cadillac escalade and cadillac escalade esv vehicles and 2014-2017 chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500, trax, caprice police pursuit vehicle, gmc sierra 1500, buick encore, and 2014-2016 buick lacrosse, chevrolet spark ev and ss vehicles. in the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. during this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL
Date of incident: 2016-09-08
Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 buick lacrosse and chevrolet spark ev, caprice ppv and ss vehicles, 2014-2017 buick encore and chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500 and gmc sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 cadillac escalade and escalade esv, chevrolet tahoe, trax, suburban and silverado 2500 and 3500 and gmc yukon and yukon xl vehicles, and 2015-2017 gmc sierra hd 2500 and 3500 vehicles. while being previously remedied for recall 16v-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. during this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL
Date of incident: 2017-07-10

CHEVROLET Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

CHEVROLET ranks 2 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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