A fan favorite of the American consumer, unlike many supercars, the Corvette Stingray is one we often get to see cruising down the open roads of our highways and byways across our great nation. Hoping behind the wheel of one of these crafted American masterpieces on any given sunny day is an exhilarating experience so long as you don’t find yourself calling your local auto club because you are curb side stalled.

With that said most consumers would reasonably expect any new ride, especially high end performance vehicles, to last beyond 6,000 miles from the time it rolls off the assembly line. Not an unreasonable expectation by any standard most would agree. Our friends over at Car and Driver concur, however after their long-term 2014 Stingray tester ran into trouble, with yes an engine blow out of the LT1 V8 power plant, this has caused a tiny bit of concern in the market and has quickly raised eyebrows at Chevrolet headquarters.

Car and Driver forensics lab unable to come up with a why, with some investigation by GM it was found the culprit of a 6,000 mile engine fail to be caused by a piece of metal debris (likely from a bad oil filter) that worked its way into the oiling lubrication set-up and damaged a connecting-rod bearing, which created even more debris that ultimately hurt the engine’s bottom-end, totaling the complete engine block.

With a few similar accounts having occurred, the Stingray community and GM stated they are aware of the issue and are reviewing the manufacturing process for a root cause of the problem. Fortunately for Car and Driver the hurt Stingray was well within its warranty for a complete repair and replacement of the LT1 V8 motor and was quickly returned to Car and Driver in a healthy condition ready to hit the open road again.

As stated, GM is taking a complete and good look into the problem. With their Flagship automobiles reputation in good standing overall, we expect the issue to be resolved quickly and swiftly, preventing further occurrences from taking place to maintain long standing consumer confidence.