Top 5 Major Problems with the Corvette Z06 C6 

That's called a Time Clock delete. Cuz who cares what time it is when you're in a Corvette!

Screw Bluetooth! If I had that car I'd be banging gears and running wide open, callers would just have to wait!

Get an aftermarket head unit with carplay support. Picked one up off crutchfield for under $300 and installed that plus a backup camera in a couple short hours in my 07 Z06. Best decision. Bluetooth, hands free, carplay and much cleaner looking than the stock head unit. Backup camera is a huge addition as well, not to mention it'll fix the clock issue!

Awesome video! Definitely learned more about the C6

It is an awesome car. I have had mine for 5 years now. It was my daily driver for 3 years. It has 90k miles on it now. I am currently restoring the car. Mike

Great information. Thanks so much for sharing!

I cannot be friends with someone who hates Corvettes for their interior. Like it isn't a damn Mercedes. People don't buy it for the luxury they buy it for the power (HP). I could care less how outdated the interior looks when I have 400+ hp.

I feel you on the bad roads I live in Detroit and I have trouble getting into drive ways with my ‘10 Jeep srt8

Informative clip. None of those issues are a show stopper if I decide to get one. What holds me back is my love for it's sister, the `99 Trans Am. Not an LS7, but the LS1 is no slouch.

I just replaced the oil pressure sensor on our 2009 Z06. The clock didn’t work before I disconnected the battery terminals to change the sensor. The clock worked after I reconnected the battery. My recommendation is to disconnect the battery. That fixed our problem. You will have to relearn the windows to close properly after you do that just read the manual. It’s easy to do.

Hope this helps you learn more about the car!

There is a latch on the bottom side of the driver and passenger seats that manually open the door if you pull up. This was a mandatory safety feature when the c6 corvette came out so that I the case of the electric button malfunctioning during emergency situations I can pull on the latch to open the doors.

I hope never have problem with you shifter cable, that is a big and common issue in any corvette. Thank you

Good video. I'm much more concerned with head failure with the c6 z06. I'd never own one bc of this.

What brand Bluetooth and model plug is that?

When you sit in a c6 corvette there is no time. The car is timeless

The ZO6 is a beautiful car but that engine flaw with dropping valves is bad.

I am guessing the Heat from the lamp burn the surface material inside and flaked fine particles off the surfaces

I'm from Michigan too and the roads are bad. Does the valve problem drastic in the 2013 Z06? I planed on buying a C7 Z06 this year but the prices are outrageous I'm seeing overpriced on almost all the cars I look at there is a 2013 Z06 3lz for 60 thousand is that seem overpriced to you?

The clock dissappears due the battery being disconnected or running v.low and it can't regain it's signal due to the satellite being realigned about a year ago, altering the frequency that 2005-2010 G.M. sat nav radios need to operate.You can manually set the clock but to do this the clock must have received a satellite signal to provide the initial setting!?........so that's a lot of use,there is a fix on the Internet but I haven't tried if yet.The head thing is a big deal if it affects you obviously,but it's not as big a deal as the Internet would have you believe.

Another problem on my.07 is the cluster some buttons dont light up. Also the button to open the passenger door doesnt light up or some buttons on the ac either.

I love the Zo6, but I didn’t want to buy new heads right away 😂

I am buying one tomorrow. It has been cammed and headers etc. So I wonder if they just decided to cam it when they fixed that issue. That would explain why they did the cam too.

the head is the main reason why i didnt get a z06. obviously dealerships will deny it and try to offer you warranty but if you plan on keeping the car for longer than the warranty you need to add 3k for head work.

Radar detectors also raise havoc with starting C6's. You have to unplug some radar detectors to start the car (it is not just bluetooth).

To be honest I want to buy a C6 ZO6 just because it has the red covers that is such a beautiful engine. I do understand the red car with the red engine but I would not get a red zo6 and if that was the case you can always get them carbon fiber water wrap

With the C6Z06's being double the price of a LS3 C6 now, do you really think it's worth the price Caleb? Genuinely curious. I feel like it's not worth twice the price although it's without a doubt a better car

What year is your car that they have problems with the valves?

subscribed,this is my suture dream car as a C7 is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

First thing I did was replaced my head unit for a nice new touch screen with Bluetooth and apple car play. Also you CAN get into the car with the key. I’m sure you know that though.

I've always loved and have wanted this car, definitely a top dream car. But I don't think I can justify 10k for a crate engine... If I bought one and it blew I'd probably replace it with an Iron 6.0...

1 - Harmonic Balancer, 2 - Electrical issues, especially surrounding the battery, 3 - The infamous LS7 dropped valve issue, 4 - Headlight oxidization, 5 - This is more so an owner issue, check your goddamn trans fluid.

Sounds like millennial gripes towards an amazing car that has gotten old. When I came here to view, I was expecting serious information that all buyers need to know. Wrong! Just wine for the cheese.

Are you not able to take apart the head light and possible clean it from the inside ?

send your heads to Texas Speed ,they do good head work for a good price

The clock is a major issue??

Owner here.. 2007 C6 Z06. No dust inside my headlight covers. It is a lowered American 😃 -Super Car- so take inclines sideways. Or as far from perpendicular as possible. Never had my head-unit (stereo) move and get stuck. HOWEVER, my clock disappeared one day (I didn’t care. I did but didn’t if ya know what I mean??) HOWEVER about a few months later the clock WAS BACK.. It has been back ever since. Yep, I know.. Really. Really. Weird. Regardless it is back! No head-valve issues. Ummm. Did you really dis the Red-Hot Colored engine covers??? Rhetorical question.. Seriously tho... The Red-Iconic-Z06-Engine covers? Anyway, NO wonder GM is otherwise comfortable just putting in more and more black plastic for ya. I mean right? Right? Was the font they used for the LS7 print on the covers okay 👌? It’s also in BOLD print... Did Pandora’s box just open? I appreciate the review, seriously I do. And no ill-will focused, but wouldn’t it be nice if the Z06 could do a review on you? What would it find? lol 🤣😂😇 You can’t hate the truth it would bring right? I dunno... Super unsteady with the cam? Never washes me? Follows way to closely to the traffic in front of me. Maybe puts cheap fuel in? He holds or burns the clutch? Why did my Cayleb come with a “y” in the middle of his name? Caleb. Cayleb??? Cay-leb? Ca-Y-leb? Yeah, just Caleb would do. Revs the engine with out warming up for at least a few sec or so? He begs for smashing the like and/or like button. When he finally decides to, takes me to a quick lube where he -maybe- pays for expensive oil but the quick lube tech just put in used oil from the last Honda that was in front of me... He never follows my routine maintenance or checks my rear suspension grease links to make sure I’m moving fluidly? He sometimes has absolute poor sound quality... Disclaimer: If needed, this was purely a fictional piece in which your Z06 was complaining about you and your inadequacies. Not that you do any of the things your Z06 (DID) BUT “hypothetically” mentioned above. 😉😘❤️❤️❤️

The only "mod" I'd make would be a cat back muffler delete! That would piss off a few Karens!

The engine problem you're talking about with the valves is something GM addressed and that should no longer be a problem starting with the 08 model year - generally speaking.

Is there an easy way to tell if the heads have been fixed on the Corvette if you’re looking at one?

Is the zo6 have the ls7 engine or am I just dumb

Haha I just knew you lived in Michigan I can look at you and the surroundings and tell

It’s about 2% of all the ZO6’s.. your better off changing the heads with a new head and cam pkg...

So your telling me if you leave the thing in there constantly you can’t open the doors?

i want this car but im 17 making 12 an hour working 27 hours a week. any advice?

Did you check with other Corvette owners about the dirt inside the headlights?

Buy a Lift kit or a Gmc then a suspention lift ...

its the valve guides that are the problem!!!! Heads and cam swap and they are bullet proof! or if you want to keep it bone stock get bronze valve guides on the stock set up and your good to go!

Lower then a 3000gt?

no way he complained about the low fitment lol its still not low enough from factory

I understand that the valve "dropping" issue is a machining defect from the original supplier. Apparently the valve giudes are not concentric with the valve seats. This is a ticking time bomb. If you are purchasing a Z06 and the heads have not been fixed, back out the cost from the asking price.

$50 radio, not crying about it being low, not whining about cheap aftermarket lights....That fixes 3 of the problems right off the bat

Bro you climbing the youtube ladder

Holy hand gestures

Still have the vette?

10k miles under 5 years you'd have the GM power train warranty to cover an LS7 failure. Valve drop usually destroys the motor, so $20k+ not a $10-15k repair/cleanup.

The only issue is the valves, but it doesn’t happen to every Z06. I have an 08 and beat the piss out of it before I had it built by vengeance racing. And never had an valve issue but did replace the heads when it was built.

I love Michigan and I love corvette

I think "major problems" is bit of a stretch of what you described...haha

It’s 10:10 pm CST

Do you still have the car ?

So are your heads fixed?

BEWARE! My 2007 at 30K miles has a fuel pump problem @ $2500 to fix. GM did a "warranty extension" for 10 years ending 2017 on this known problem. Should have been a RECALL so everyone was notified with no limitation on the time to fix. It is so dangerous they re-designed the original fuel pump! I noticed it when fuel smell started filling the car while parked. Now I am driving a lethal bomb until I can afford to fix it!

I have the same corvette cool

I Love the C6 Z06 but i hate that its only manual i HATE manual transmissions

Appreciate showing video screen, because yours looks exactly like mine, lack of brightness.

where in michigan are you from?

👍 Nice . . . YOU ~ ROCK ! ! 🇺🇸 🤛

Wow. Do some more research on that valve issue. That should have been number 1 discussed.

Cheap plastic Fuse Box lid cover made in Mexico. When plastic clip breaks it will set you back $965. Cheap plastic connectors on fuel pump sending unit. Rear-end has to he removed to remove gas tank. Cost is $2026.

My 2007 Z06 Heads had to be fixed at 19,000 miles 🤬🤬🤬 Texas Speed hooked me up new everything 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰😎

Seats & steering wheel ala C7

One thing I noticed that wasn’t mentioned 06-07 have T56s 08-13 have TR6060s much stronger transmission but one thing I hate is because 06-07 was the only years they made Le Mans blue except for the one off ZR1 for auction

Bro....bro...listen to me. You're in the wrong profession. You should be doing hair commercials. Seriously, mans hair is phenomenal af!

Lol i will just wait till my engine blows then get a aftermarket monster 650 horsepower out of the box engine put in in good to go it might be a while because i only got 3500 miles on my 2006 C6 ZO6

Very little content. Mostly jibberish.

Who's looking at a clock while driving a ZO6?

Omg, he talks about the time and other shit. Seats, front brakes and heads are the only three probs and easy to fix.

Lol man why are you trying so hard just to say words. Talk normal bro, you got this

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.... The headlights are dusty ... the car is load of the ground..... I can't see the clock.... The only legitimate complaint was the heads Until he got to the heads, this was the biggest whiniest nonsense I've ever heard. I was thinking his shirt had to be made out of Tampax

Personally opinion...engine covers are ugly, if the color difference is a problem take them off...

Bought the wrong car lol then just add a cam and port the heads .. and they been in a lawsuit for years now lol 😂 never will end

Valve springs And guide seals run you about $400 usd, do it yourself in a few hours and get to know your car, " Priceless"..

Complaining about dumb stuff

it's an engine not a motor

Michigan... eww, watch out for that dogman beings out there

All of your radio issues can easily be fixed by installing an aftermarket head unit…

I can't focus on anything other than how much this guy moves his hands the entire video.

I wish mine would disappear instead of not staying fucking programmed

I think you need to drink some water or something....or figure out why you have to keep swolloing sooooo much! It is distracting from what you are trying to convey.

Corvettes are not for everybody😢😢

Only the last one or a major problem 😂 waste of time watching this

Americas infrastructure sucks

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Crying about stuff that nobody cares about. You buy this car for the ls7, light weight, and a manual trans.....

Lost brain cells watching this video

Quit your crying. You know what kind of car you bought.

Damn get to the point

Lmaoo you goin straight into the bumps🥲 you have to take those sieways and turn your wheel the way your trying to goto not scrape