2000 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON FOR SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM AND WILL NOT RESET. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO REMOVE THE FUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SYSTEMS. *TR

WAS GETTING IN VEHICLE TOO DRIVE N STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER ENGINE WAS CRANKED N RUNNING. VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FROM NHTSA 04V060000 DEALERSHIP SAID RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE, N THEY HAVE TOO CHARGE ME 600 DOLLARS TO FIX PROBLEM AGAIN. JUST WANTING TOO LET SOMEONE KNOW GM IS STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHEN VEHICLE WILL CRANK UP N RUN N YOU CANT STEER VEHICLE, MAY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY IF IT KEEPS UP NOT FIXING PROBLEM. *TR

COMPUTER MESSAGE: SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. PER GM NEED PART #26058286 STEERING POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS DISCONTINUED FOR 1999/2000 CORVETTES. THEY STILL MAKE THIS PART FOR ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS INCLUDING FOR 1997-98 CORVETTES. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND/OR PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS, WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, CAUSING ERRATIC UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND CANNOT SELL IT AS IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING SHAFT FAILED TO UNLOCK PREVENTING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS,THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE TO GO TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT TO THE BUSY STREET, THERE WAS COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I ENDED UP RUNNING OVER A CURB AND HITTING SOME TREES TO STOP MY CAR. I HAD AAA TOW MY CAR TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP AND HE TRIED WORKING ON IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK TO TEN DAYS AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. HE SAID THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, BUT IT SHOULDN'T LEAVE ME WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT GM WOULD NEED TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS AND HE URGED ME TO SEND MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. I HAD AAA TOW MY CAR TO BOB STALL CHEVROLET IN LA MESA, CA AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FRIED AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE UNIT. WHEN I ASKED IF GM WOULD HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. I DID AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS TELLING THEM THAT THE CAR HAD BRAKES AND WORKED FINE WHEN THEY GOT IT. NOW I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY CAR AND THE BRAKES AND THE FACT THAT IF THE ABS GOES OUT OR FRIES, THAT I MIGHT POSSIBLY NOT HAVE BRAKES AT ALL. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT YET. *TR

I WAS LEAVING TO GO TO WORK AND WAS IDLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TO THE STOP SIGN BEFORE I PULLED OUT ONTO A VERY BUSY AND DANGEROUS STREET. THE STOP SIGN WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL HILL, SO NO NEED FOR GAS BECAUSE IDLING AND GRAVITY WOULD GET ME TO THE STOP SIGN. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL! MY BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND NOT DUE FOR ANY MAINTENANCE PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT. I ROLLED RIGHT OUT ONTO THE BUSY STREET WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE NEXT STREET OFF THE BUSY ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SOME SHRUBBERY TO STOP MY CAR. I CALLED AAA AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT I LITERALLY HAD NO BRAKES. HE ALMOST HIT THE WALL OF HIS REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STOP. HE EMPHATICALLY STATED THAT, "NO MATTER WHAT, YOUR MECHANICAL BRAKES SHOULD HAVE WORKED, EVEN IF THE ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING." HE TOOK THE FUSES OUT AND MY MECHANICAL BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. HE TOOK A QUICK LOOK AND LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD FRIED. HE SAID IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM AND TAKE IT FROM THERE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BOB STALL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN LA MESA, CALIFORNIA. THEY VERIFIED THAT THE MODULE WAS FRIED BUT THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE BRAKE SITUATION. THEY JUST KEPT INSISTING THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE WHEN THE CAR CAME IN. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND THEN FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THE PART THAT I NEEDED WAS NO LONGER MADE AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN AND NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE THAT I TALK TO, BUT I DO HAVE A WITNESS WHO DROVE THE CAR RIGHT AFTERWARDS AND WHO CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL.

SEATS MOVE BACK AND FOTH ON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. *TR

RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT SEVERAL TIMES. WHEELS ARE THE STANDARD 5 SPOKE POLISHED OEM (FACTORY) WHEELS. LEAK TESTING INDICATED HAIRLINE CRACK APPROXIMATELY 3/8" IN LENGTH ON EXTERNAL SURFACE NEAR WHERE SPOKE RADIATES FROM MAIN WHEEL RING TOWARDS CENTER OF WHEEL. IN OTHER WORDS, WHERE THE SPOKE IS ON THE WHEEL. DEALER DETERMINED THAT WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE AND I PAID FOR NEW, REPLACEMENT WHEEL. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, WHEEL DEFECTS AND CRACKS ARE PREVALENT IN THE 2000 - 2004 C5 CORVETTE MODELS. SOME CRACKS ARE DETECTED AS THE TIRE BEGINS TO LEAK AIR AND THE TPMS ALERTS DRIVER. OTHER CRACKS ARE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE WHEN WASHING AND DETAILING IS PERFORMED. EVERY INTERNET POST ABOUT WHEELS STATE THAT THE WHEELS ARE NOT DAMAGED DUE TO POTHOLES OR HITTING CURBS OR OTHER OBSTACLES. OTHER THAN LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO IMPACTS OR OTHER EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS. SOME REPORT FAILURE AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE ZERO PRESSURE OR RUN FLAT OR EMT TIRES. OTHERS HAVE HAD THREE SETS OF TIRES MOUNTED. IN MY CASE, I HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES AGO. I HAD A SET INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND HAD NO ISSUES. WHEEL CRACK MAY BE SUPERFICIAL. CHEVROLET/GM DOES NOT PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NO INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER THE WHEELS ARE IMPREGNATED WITH A SEALER TO PREVENT AIR LOSS DUE TO MINUTE POROSITY IN THE CASTING. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON PLACE BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH. *TR

UNABLE TO UNLOCK STEERING COLUMN AFTER STARTING ENGINE DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS. INTERMITTENTLY RECURRING PROBLEM. "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" FAULT MESSAGE APPEARS IN VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,750. UPDATED 11/19/12 *BF UPDATED 11/20/2012 *JS

DRIVING DOWN RT 2 IN CT WITH CRUISE SET ON 65 WHEN A "ACTIVE HANDLING" FAILURE CODE JUST POPPED UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (VERY FIRST TIME EVER) AND THEN THE BACK RIGHT BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED SKEWING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT. I RECOVERED THE CAR AND SLOWLY DROVE IT HOME WITH THE CODE STILL DISPLAYED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CORVETTE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILED AND SUGGESTED I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT MAKE A REPLACEMENT SENSOR NOR DO ANY AFTERMARKET COMPANIES! THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE THE VEHICLES BRAKES, EITHER ALL OR INDIVIDUALLY, COULD BE APPLIED ANY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER THUS CREATING A VARIOUS DANGEROUS CONDITION. I TELEPHONED GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET DIVISION AND THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH APOLOGIZED ABOUT THE VEHICLES BEHAVIOR AND THEN CONFIRMED THERE "WAS A PROBLEM" BUT COULDN'T HELP ME AS THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IT IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS TO DESIGN A VEHICLE THAT INCORPORATES AN INTERNAL COMPONENT THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, OCCUPANTS, AND ALL THOSE AROUND IT AND NOT SUPPLY A REPLACEMENT PART THUS RENDERING THE VEHICLE "GROUNDED" FOREVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR TIRES DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ABCM MODULE AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE ABCM MODULE NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK PLATE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL PREVIOUSLY, ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING COLUMN: LOCKING ANTI THEFT DEVICE) IN MARCH 2005. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST RECENTLY, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOCK LINK NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SECOND RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT STATED THAT THE LOCK LINK NEEDED TO BE REMOVED BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEM DOES DOT WORK BECAUSE THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED AND THERE ARE NO AFTER MARKET REPAIRS OR PARTS. *TR

MY SON PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 2012 AND WRECKED IT IN JUNE 2012 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE RAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE HIS HITTING A LAMP POST AND A TREE. HE WAS NOT INJURED AND NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. WE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT DIDN'T PURSUE THAT BECAUSE WE WERE JUST GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT. MY SON NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD HOW THE WRECK HAPPENED AND NOW THAT WE HAVE LEARNED OF PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN SOME GM CARS, WE WONDER IF THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WITH REGARD TO CORVETTES AS WELL. WE GOT A CARFAX REPORT ON THE CAR BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT IT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF INCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THE AIR BAGS. *TR

WARNING LIGHTS IN DASH ALERTED ME TO THE ACTIVE HANDLING/TRACTION CONTROL NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE EBTCM MODULE. CALLED THE GM DEALER FOR THE MODULE ONLY TO FIND OUT IS IT NO LONGER AVAILABLE & THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE OR REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE FUSE PULLED TO RENDER THE SAFETY BRAKING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.

I CONSTANTLY GET ABS TCS WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ECBM BUT GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART ! THERE ARE NO COMPANIES THAT CAN REPAIR THIS YEARS (2000) ECBM AND NO USED ONES TO BE FOUND . NEITHER THE ABS OR THE TCS IS FUNCTIONAL WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON . DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WHILE STATIONARY

AT NORMAL HWY. SPEED (65 - 70 ) I AM LOOSING THE SAFETY OF MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. THIS IS DUE TO MANUFACTURES FAULT IN THE EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE ). THIS COULD LEAD TO AN HANDLING ISSUE! *TR

AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND I BEGAN TO DRIVE ,IT WOULD SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK FINE,BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD TURN OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I COULD NOT PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE MOTOR. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND START IT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE KEY AND KEY FOB THAT WAS PULLING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE KEY SWITCH. THIS COST ME $341.28 . I ASKED ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REPORTED TO ME THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE CORVETTE. SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WAS AND IS GOING ON NOW AND I THINK I SHOULD BE PAID BACK THE MONEY I SPENT BY GM. *TR

AFTER FUELING A CAR ON GAS STATION I CAN SEE A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR, ALSO GASOLINE IS DRIPPING FOR A SHORT TIME FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. LATER DISPLAY SHOW CODE 0442 (SMALL LEAKING IN EVAP SYSTEM). *TR

THIS CAR WAS RECALLED BY GM UNDER RECALL BULLETIN # 04006 (4/19/2004). WEBER CHEVY INSTALLED A HARNESS KIT ON 10/28/04 ALTHOUGH THE BULLETIN SAID "AUTOMATICS ONLY". THIS CAR IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED. IN FEBRUARY 2006 GM ISSUED A NEW PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL (GM RECALL BULLETIN # 04006C) ON THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM FOR 1997-2000 CORVETTES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THIS BULLETIN STATED THAT IT CANCELS AND REPLACES BULLETIN 04006B FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. THIS NEW RECALL STATES THAT DEALERS SHOULD REMOVE THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE BECAUSE "A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING". MY LOCAL GM DEALER REFUSED TO DO THIS RECALL BECAUSE HE SAID THAT THE CAR WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE FIRST RECALL # 04006 (A) AND THAT GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED PROPERLY BY GM UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL WHICH CLEARLY STATES THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS NOT ADEQUATE FOR VEHICLE SAFETY. *TR

REAR FACTORY SPEEDLINE CHROME 5 SPOKE WHEEL CRACKED AT THE JOINT OF SPOKE AND OUTER RIM CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF AIR. CAR WAS SITTING IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT AND WHEN RETURNING FROM STORE NOTICED FLAT TIRE. ATTENDANT FROM OIL & LUBE CENTER CAME OUT AND INSPECTED TIRE AND RIM AND DETERMINED CRACK IN RIM WHEN HE SPRAYED SOAPY SOLUTION ON TIRE THINKING THERE WAS A NAIL OR FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSING THE LEAK. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL OTHER VETTE OWNERS IN THE AREA AND THEY SAY THEY ALL EITHER EXPERIENCED THIS OR KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CORVETTE FACTORY RIMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MANY REASONS AS C5 VETTES HAVE NO PROVISION FOR SPARE TIRES AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD PROVE INJURIOUS OR FATAL. *TR

EBCM FAILURE, NO TRACTION CONTROL, NO ABS. GM NO LONGER MAKES PARTS! EBCM IS NOT REPAIRABLE. BECOMING A REAL PROBLEM WITH 1997-200 CORVETTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND WAS REPAIRED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 38,000. ..UPDATED 09/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE. UPDATED 10/11/11

CALLED CHEVROLET ABOUT CAMPAIGN NHTSA ID # 04V060000, ACTION # EA02031 INVOLVING STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN ANTI THEFT DEVICE. CHEVROLET INDICATED THEY PERFORMED RECALL ALREADY BY REPROGRAM OF MODULE CONTROLLING THAT PROBLEM AND WOULD TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I INDICATED THAT A SIMPLE ADDITIONAL REPROGRAMMING OF THE SAID MODULE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED IT HAD BEEN DONE AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE, VIN # [XXX], WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT ON 31 MAY 2011. ON JULY 19, I ENTERED AND STARTED THE CAR AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I STOPPED TO AVOID HITTING MY TRUCK, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND PULLED FORWARD INTO THE GARAGE AND SHUT-DOWN. LATER THAT DAY I BECAME AWARE OF A SAFETY RECALL AFFECTING THE CAR, THE FIRST, V0743, DEALT WITH THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK (ECL) AND THAT HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. I ALSO BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V060000 AND THE MANDATE TO REMOVE THE LOCK PLATE MECHANISM FROM THE CAR TO PREVENT THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED TO ME. TODAY, 20 JULY, I BECAME AWARE THAT GMS RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE WAS TO ISSUE A SAFETY BULLETIN, NOT A RECALL, IN FEB 2006 THAT EXPIRED IN FEB 2008. CURRENTLY I HAVE A GM CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, A KNOWN MATERIAL SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY AND KNOWN SOLUTION, AND GM UNWILLING TO FIX THE VEHICLE (AT THEIR COST) BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME BETWEEN FEB 2006 AND FEB 2008. A GM CASE FILE HAS BEEN OPENED, REP # 71-698-549-092 BUT ALL INDICATIONS ARE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT I?LOL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOWING OF MY VEHICLE AND ALL REPAIRS. I DID NOT KNOW SAFETY RECALLS AND CAMPAIGNS WERE ONLY VALID FOR 2 YEARS. ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

I OWN, AS DO 75 OTHER CUSTOMERS OF TONY'S CORVETTE SHOP IN MARYLAND, A 2000 C-5 CORVETTE. ( CURRENTLY 32,000 MILES)THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY GM. MY MODULE AS WELL AS THE OTHER OWNERS HAS FAILED AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. FURTHER OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES INVITES SAFETY RELATED RAMIFICATIONS AS THEY WILL NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED FOR SAFE OPERATION. THE SHOP OWNER SEARCHED ACROSS THE NATION AND THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE. WHY HAS GM FAILED TO MEET THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC FOR ITS VEHICLES? *TR

THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGES APPEARED ON MY DASH EACH TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES WERE ENGAGED ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. EVENTUALLY, THE MESSAGE APPEARED IMMEDIATELY UPON PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD MY LOCAL SHOP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE ABS PUMP WAS TESTED AND CHECKED OUT FINE. THE CHEVROLET MANUALS SAID TO REPLACE THE EBTCM (ELECTRICAL BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE). I CALLED FRED BEANS CHEVROLET AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT GM DISCONTINUED THE PART AND NO REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE. I TRIED SENDING THE MODULE TO PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR REPAIR, BUT AFTER TWO TRIES AND $800 SPENT, THE MODULE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT MY 11-YEAR OLD HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE IS WITHOUT ABS BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING (CORRECTS THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR WHEEL SPIN). THESE ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES FOR SUCH A LIGHT AND POWERFUL CAR. MANY OTHER C5 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM THAT THEY HAVE SIMILAR TROUBLE AND NO RECOURSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED UNLESS THE TURN SIGNALS ARE BEING USED, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN OPERATOR TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE OPERABLE. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS. THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURES HAS INCREASED AND THE FAILURE DURATION HAS LENGTHENED . INITIALLY, THE FAILURE LASTED FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE SOLUTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED WAS TO PUNCH THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THIS WOULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS TO START OPERATING. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AGE AND WEAR AS WELL AS BAD PARTS. THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDOW MOTORS AND DRIVER'S SEAT MOTOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,500. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BPMV NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/17/14*LJ UPDATED 02/3/2015 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE YEARS AGO PER NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V060000, STEERING COLUMN LOCKING, ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WOULD COST HER $600 TO $800. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 02/03/11

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NO LONGER OPERABLE ON 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. GENERAL MOTORS AWARE OF MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES BUT NO LONGER MANUFACTURES THE REPLACEMENT PART () ECBM AND WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMEDY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY LOCKING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND THE FAILURE POTENTIALLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,068.

I UNDERSTAND NHTSA IS AUTHORIZED TO ORDER MANUFACTURERS TO RECALL AND REPAIR VEHICLES WITH SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS IN THE DESIGN. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE "COLUMN LOCK RECALL" ON MANY YEARS OF THE CHEVY CORVETTE IS A GOVERNMENT MANDATED RECALL THAT THERE IS NO EXPIRATION OF GM RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THIS RECALL. I OWN A 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE WHICH I BOUGHT SECOND HANDED IN 2006 FROM A CHEVY DEALER IN MY AREA. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THE COLUMN LOCK BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND I WAS UNAWARE OF IT OR I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE WHICH THE CAR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY REGARDLESS WHETHER YOU ARE AT 0 MPH OR 60 MPH. I FEEL I WAS SOLD THIS VEHICLE AS A WAY TO JUST PASS THIS ISSUE ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THIS ISSUED STARTED THREE YEARS AGO WHICH WAS THREE YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE BEFORE RECALL AND HAD IT REPAIRED AT A CHARGE OF $1,700. AFTER I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL I QUESTIONED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. WITHIN A YEARS TIME SAME ISSUE RECURRED SO THIS TIME I REACHED OUT TO GM AND THEY STOOD BEHIND IT AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT AT NO CHARGE. I JUST WENT THROUGH THIS SAME ISSUE AGAIN FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THIS TIME COSTING US $1,300. IF THERE IS NO EXPIRATION TO GENERAL MOTORS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM WHY IS IT COMING OUT OF MY WALLET. FURTHERMORE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW A MANUFACTURER CAN CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THESE CARS YEAR AFTER YEAR WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO SEE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 7/5/2010 WHEN STARTING MY 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK.I TRIED SEVERAL WAYS TO GET IT UNLOCKED INCLUDING UNHOOKING THE BATTERY AS MY CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE PERSON HAD SUGGESTED. NOTHING WORKED SO I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ACTUATOR AND GAVE ME A BILL FOR $874.23. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH TONY AND RECEIVED A CASE #([XXX]). TONY SAID HE WAS PASSING MY CASE UP TO SOMEONE ELSE. THAT RATHER RUDE PERSON CALLED AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED IN 2004. ALSO DUE TO THE YEAR AND MILEAGE OF MY CAR THAT THEY WERE NOT ASSUMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THIS "PERSON" THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 19000 + MILE ON IT AND THAT IF THEY PERFORMED A REPAIR FOR THE RECALL IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN INEFFECTIVE BANDAID BECAUSE I WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR. I WAS OFFERED SOME BOGUS CERTIFICATE FOR CONSIDERATION IF I PURCHASED ANOTHER CHEVROLET IN THE FUTURE. I SAID THAT I WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REAPER AND SHE TOLD ME NO. I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET IS AVOIDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND I AM STILL CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION MAY REOCCUR WHILE I AM OPERATING MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2000 CORVETTE COUPE'S ABS SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND DESPITE THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS FAILURE, GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR, ASSIST PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR -- OR AT LEAST GIVE NOTICE OF AVAILABLE REPAIRERS -- TO THE LARGE AND GROWING NUMBER OF OWNERS WHOSE ABS SYSTEMS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. GM'S POSITION IS THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS MANUFACTURED BY DELCO WHICH IS NOW O/O BUSINESS, AND THAT THEY HAVE NO INTEREST OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR IN ANY WAY DEALING W/THE MATTER. "GO FLY A KITE" IS HARDLY THE POSITION GM SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO TAKE WHEN THERE ARE NOW THOUSANDS OF CORVETTE 00 AND EARLIER MODELS WHO RECEIVE NO HELP, AND CAN DO NOTHING TO REPAIR, REPROGRAM, PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE ABS BRAKING. THERE'S NOT A CORVETTE REPAIR FACILITY UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND NONE CAN DO ANYTHING BUT TELL THEIR CUSTOMERS TO CHECK W/CRAIG'S LIST OR JUNKYARDS IN THE HOPE OF GETTING THE MODULE. EVEN THE WEBSITE ABSFIXER.COM THAT LARGELY EXISTS BECAUSE OF GM ABS SYSTEM BREAKDOWNS CAN'T HELP; IT CAN ONLY REPAIR POST-2001 MODULES. NO MEMBER OF THE "CORVETTE FORUM" SITE -- AN ACTIVE GROUP OF HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED CORVETTE OWNERS -- CAN HELP. SOME OF GM'S MOST ACTIVE PARTS PEOPLE HAVE CALLED HIGH LEVEL GM OFFICIALS, AND BESIDE THE "GO FLY A KITE" RESPONSE, THEY WERE GIVEN WEB SITES THAT, WHEN CALLED, MAKE CLEAR THAT THEY CAN'T HELP. FINALLY: ON FRIDAY, BY SHEER ACCIDENT, I MAY HAVE FOUND A PERSON ABLE TO REPAIR THE MODULES -- IF HE CAN, HE'S THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO CAN DO SO. BUT MY QUESTION IS THIS: WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE TO HUNT DOWN POSSIBLE REPAIRERS FOR HOURS? WHY ISN'T GM OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR SAFETY-ORIENTED PARTS LIKE ABS MODULES. AND, AT A MINIMUM, WHY ISN'T GM REQUIRED TO USE BEST EFFORTS TO SEARCH FOR REPAIR INFORMATION AND RELAY IT TO THEIR PARTS AND REPAIR PEOPLE? [NOTE: I'VE HEARD THAT THE SAME PROBLEM MAY EXIST FOR OTHER GM CARS AND TRUCKS.] *TR

ON 6/17/10, MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OUR 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE MILEAGE 46,494, WHEN SERVICE SECURITY COLUMN CAME ON AND PULL KEY WAIT FOR 10 SECONDS WAS DISPLAYED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SO SHE COULD DRIVE OFF, BUT EACH TIME SHE STARTED IN 1ST GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY HAVE CERTIFIED GM MECHANICS AND THEY ADVISED ME OF A SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS PUT OUT REFERENCE THIS ISSUE AND MY VIN FELL WITHIN THE SERIES OF VEHICLES RECALLED. I CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN ANNAPOLIS, MD AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. THEY ADVISED THAT ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THAT VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY RECALL#04V06000. THEY COULD NOT ADVISE WHEN IT WAS PERFORMED AND WHAT DEALERSHIP DID THE RECALL. I HAVE READ SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS THAT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DONE AND CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SOME HOW FINDING OUT WHO DID THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE FILLING MY 2000 C5 CORVETTE WITH GAS, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK. LOSS OF FUEL WAS FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS NOTICED GUSHING OUT FROM BELOW THE CAR FORMING A SMALL POOL OF GAS ON THE GROUND. LEAKING STOPPED AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO FIRE INVOLVED. STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HANDLE. *TR

WENT TO DRIVE MY 200 CORVETTE COUPE HOME AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE. DURING THE TOWING OPERATION THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL DESPITE THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION AND IN THE ON POSITION. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO TRY TO FREE THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT SUCCESS. CAR HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK WITH THE FRONT WHEELS OFF TO THE SIDE 20 DEGREES. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE RECALLED ISSUE WAS SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED IN 2004. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE STEERING COLUMN CAM, LOCK AND RETAINER WERE ALL DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HAD THE CAR BEEN MOVING AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR

1) STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE 2) FUEL CUT OFF ** WAS DRIVING WITH MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER . STOPPED FOR GAS 65 MILES FROM HOME AND AT 11PM. AFTER GETTING GAS I WENT TO START CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER / START. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT FINALLY STARTED BUT INFORMATION CENTER ABOVE STEERING COLUMN SAID "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE MORE THAN 2 MPH BEFORE SHUTTING OFF FUEL AND KILLING THE MOTOR FROM RUNNING. HAD CORVETTE TOWED TO MY OFFICE. FINALLY GOT HOME AT 2:30 AM. CALLED CHEVY DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A RECALL THAT PERTAINED TO THE PROBLEM , RECALL DONE IN 2007 AND THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCK PLATE WAS STILL INSTALLED AND THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY STATED THE DEALER WAS TO REMOVE THE STEERING LOCK PLATE. SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND ESTIMATED IT TO BE $900 TO $1200 TO FIX. SAID TO CALL RECALL CENTER WHICH SAID "TUFF LUCK" CAR STILL NOT RUNNING. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY SAID THE RECALL FIXED THE PROBLEM JUST TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAY " I " HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE THE RECALL ? ARE THEY KIDDING ME ? HELP !!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTS TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS RATHER LEFT OR RIGHT THEY WILL NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. HE STATES THAT HE ALSO NOTICED THAT IF HE WIGGLES THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH THEN THE OTHER TURN SIGNALS WILL START TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURS VERY INCONSISTANTLY, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38622. BL

COLUMN LOCK ON 200 CORVETTE FAILED, IMMOBILIZING VEHICLE. THIS DEVICE WAS SUBJECT TO SEVERAL PRIOR RECALLS, BUT THE REPLACEMENT'S DESIGN IS STILL DEFECTIVE. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED, SO I HAD TO PAY FOR TOW, PARTS/LABOR, AND TIME OFF WORK. THIS AMOUNTS TO NEARLY $1000. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DESIGN FLAW, THE RECALL SHOULD BE REINSTITUTED AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED A SECOND TIME, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER COVERED THE SECOND REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED INCORRECTLY ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INITIAL RECALL REMEDY WAS SURPASSED AND THE PIECES NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL WERE MISSING. THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR A FULL REFUND. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 53,000.

I OWN A 2000 CORVETTE. I STOPPED TO FUEL UP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED THE VEHICLE I RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY DASH TO SERVICE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THIS OF COURSE LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL SO IT COULD NOT BE TURNED AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE ITEM SHOWS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN 2004. HOWEVER THE FIX IN 2004 DID NOT ACTUAL REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO IN 2006 ANOTHER RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON THE VETTE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS SO THE REPAIR WAS SUPPOSEDLY DONE BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY I WOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. THE DEALER AND CHEVY ARE TELLING ME THAT SINCE THIS REPAIR HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE THE RECALL NO LONGER EXISTS FOR MY VEHICLE. YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THE CHEVY IS MORE THAN AWARE OF. IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING I OR SOMEONE I HIT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. HOW CAN THEY CLOSE A RECALL THAT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FEATURE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CAR WILL START BUT IMMEDIATELY DIES IF MOVED. THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED READS :SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THIS SAME PROBLEM AROSE APPROX. 10 DAYS AGO, BUT RE-SET. APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO, FOLLOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS, GM PERFORMED A RE-CALL, AND INSTALLED SOME KIND OF 'FIX'. IT'S DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS RECALLED FOR. THE FIX DOESN'T WORK, AT LEAST FOR LONG. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT IS UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS WIDE-SPREAD OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS WITH THE CORVETTE. *TR