2000 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND IS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,600.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING LOCK COLUMN ON MY 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2003 AND THE CAR HAD 10,000 MILES. I STILL HAD THE WARRANTY ON IT. IN 2005 MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED IN TO KELLEY CHEVORLET. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LOCK SYSTEM. THEY REPLACED THE HARNESS AND LOKE PLATE AND ACTUATOR. FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED AGAIN THEY FIXED IT AGAIN AND DID THE SAME THING. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE SAME PARTS AGAIN...THE LAST TIME IT WAS THERE. BUT THIS TIME THEY TOOK THE LOCK PLATE OUT COMPLETELY, THEY SAID THAT GM TOLD THEM TO DO IT TO FIX THE RECALL..NOW ITS JULY 08 AND AGAIN IT HAD TO BE TOWED IN AND THEY REPLACED THE SAME PARTS AGAIN AND NOW THEY WANT ME TOO PAY 1100.00...SO THEY HAD IT THERE 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS... I PURCHASED THIS AR WITH A LOK SYSTEM IN IT ND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO RIG IT BYE TAKEN THE WHOLE LOKS SYSTEM OUT. I PAID 32,000 FOR MY CAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY GET AWAY WITH CHARGING ME 1100.00 DOLLARS THAT THEY CHANGED THE RECALL PART 4 TIMES. I PUT THIS ON MY CREDIT CARD BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME MY CAR UNTIL I PAID FOR IT, THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH AND THEY NEVER FIXED IT PROPERLY, SO WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UNEXPECTEDLY IN A PARKING LOT. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY ITS PREVIOUS OWNER AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STILL IN THE PARKING LOT. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). TWO YEARS LATER, WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE REFERENCED IN THE RECALL HAD RESURFACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK FROM THE DOOR PANEL, ONLY FROM THE KEY REMOTE. SECONDLY, THE TEN SECOND KEY DELAY BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AND THE HORN BLEW OUT. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING THE HORN, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO COLUMN LOCK. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAY LOCK WHILE DRIVING. A RELAY HARNESS WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,410 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,011.

STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE - HAD LATEST 2006 RECALL WORK PERFORMED BY DEALER. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, SAME ERROR CODE READS ON DASH AND CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHEN TRY TO MOVE IT MORE THAN 2 MPH. DEALER SAYS GM IS NOT COVERING IT. WANT TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE SAME PART THEY PUT IN AS A PART OF THE RECALL!!! ALSO, WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE FLAT BED TOW FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE NOW! WE HAVE HAD RECALL WORK DONE 4 TIMES ON THIS SAME PROBLEM! NOW THEY SAY ITS NOT COVERED? HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS? THEY ARE DRAGGING THE CORVETTE NAME INTO THE DIRT! *TR

TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL STOP WORKING OR START. CAN'T FIX. HAVE OWNED THIS 2000 CORVETTE FOR 7 YEARS NOW. WE HAVE HAD THE TURN SIGNALS REPLACED TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT THEY STILL WILL JUST ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MY HUSBAND IS HARD OF HEARING AND HE DOESN'T REALIZE THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I AM WORRIED ABOUT HIS SAFETY. IN ADDITION, IT HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY AND FRUSTRATING TO US TO KEEP TRYING AND TRYING TO FIX IT WITH NO AVAIL. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CORVETTE THAT I PURCHASED IN OCT 2003 AND I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK 4 TIMES. THIS LAST INCIDENT I WAS 30 MILES FROM HOME AND PAID $100 FOR A TOW. KOONS CHEVROLET REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AGAIN AT NO COST TO MYSELF-AGAIN. *TR

IN EARLY APRIL I HAD A RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON MY 2000 CORVETTE DONE BY BUSS CHEVEROLET OF SHAWANO, A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE RECALL WORK FAILED, SO PARSON'S CHEVY OF ANTIGO, WE REDID THE RECALL WORK. NOW ON 08-27-07 THE RECALL WORK FAILED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS I WILL HAVE TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE ON MY CAR FOR THE COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO OWNERS OF C5 BODY STYLE CORVETTES AND MOST OF THESE OWNERS GO AND PURCHASE THEIR OWN BYPASS SO IT GETS FIXED CORRECTLY. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO INDICATES THAT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETES THE WORK ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS DIRECTION THE RECALL WORK ALWAYS FAIL! WHEN WILL GENERAL MOTORS GET IT RIGHT? I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS A NHTSA ORDERED RECALL! *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON TRIPS 21/2 HOURS OR MORE MY LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND IT APPEARS TO BE OUT OF GAS, THE INDICATOR SHOWS EMPTY, BUT IT IS NOT. AFTER REPORTING TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A TECHNICAL ISSUE ALREADY NOTED BUT NOT A RECALL ISSUE YET. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR. I FILL THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, WE HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VETTE. DOES THIS WARRANT A RECALL? *TR

IN AUGUST 07 MY 2000 CORVETTE COUPE EBCM FAILED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT & IS ONLY DRIVEN ON WEEKENDS. I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE. I REMOVED THE MODULE & HAD IT REBUILT FOR $200 SINCE GM QUOTED ME $1300 FOR A NEW ONE. THE REPAIRS I MADE FIXED THE PROBLEM. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL, ACTIVE HANDLING AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 12/12/07

STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AWAITING THE REPAIR PART. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

HAVE FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM ON 2000 CORVETTE. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO FAILURE OF THE EBCM. NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO $1800.00 PLUS COST. CURRENTLY THE CARS ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISABLED BY THE CARS COMPUTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04006C. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAYED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK, PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS." THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER WAS NOT FOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE RECALL (04V060000) WAS ON THE STEERING ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. *NM

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. WHEN HOT THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE OEM REPLACEMENT PART FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER (RICK HENDRICK CITY CHEVROLET, 5101 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28212, (980) 242-5621) WITHIN MONTHS DUE TO THE IGNITION LOCKING AND THE SECURITY ALARM RANDOMLY ACTIVATING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND DEALER (FRED CALDWELL CHEVROLET, 974 BETHEL ST, CLOVER, SC 29710, 1-888-692-6546 AND 1-803-222-4581). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND WAS AWARE THAT VARIOUS FIFTH EDITION VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT DEVELOPED A NEWLY DESIGNED OEM PART AND EXPECTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: EA02031 (STEERING) AND PE02054 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AND SIDE WINDOWS HAVE SPOTS/HAZE THAT WERE PRESENT IN THE GLASS WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE CONSUMER'S VISION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE GLASS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SLIGHT MOVEMENT IN THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING. DURING NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY DURING MANUFACTURING. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CORRECTLY TORQUE THE BALL JOINTS. *JB UPDATED 2/7/2006 - THE REAR BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE RE-TORQUED. *NM

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SMELLING FUMES FROM THE 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE HE COULD SMELL THE FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MECHANIC AT JN CHEVROLET, THAT THE RIGHT EXHAUST PIPE WAS TOO CLOSE TO FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE TANK TO HEAT UP AND EXPAND, AND THAT CAUSED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT HAS HAD 3 REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THESE FUMES. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP, AND THE O2 SENSOR. THE CONTACT FOUND OUT THAT HE NEEDED THE FUEL TANK REPLACED ON 10/20/06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE TANK AT THAT TIME, AND AS OF 2/16/07 HAD NOT RECEIVED THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT HAD CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS ,AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL HIM THE TANK HADN'T ARRIVED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THIS LONG. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40000.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED THAT HE PARKED, WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS RECALL 04V060000 ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT WAS EVIDENT THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVER'S ERROR. IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE RECALL STATED THAT IT COULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM NOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE.*AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP ON 2000 MY CHEVROLET CORVETTE. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUE UNTIL I HAD A DEALER, (MARTY FELDMAN CHEVROLET; NOVI, MI), PERFORM A RECALL INITIATIVE ON JUNE 20, 2005 FOR THE PROBLEM AT GENERAL MOTORS' REQUEST. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY GARAGE TO PREPARE IT FOR WINTER STORAGE IN OCTOBER '05. PLEASE NOTE: THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN APRIL 2006 TO INVESTIGATE AFTER WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RE-PERFORMED THE RECALL INITIATIVE. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE UPON COMPLETION, IT WORKED FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. I THEN EXPERIENCED THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING ON THE VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM ON 5/22/2006 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HOWEVER, THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT LOCK UP. UPON LEAVING THAT DESTINATION ONCE AGAIN, THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AND, ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING LOW BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN STORAGE FROM OCTOBER '05 TO APRIL '06. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT SCENARIO IS 1) THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING STORED IN OCTOBER, AND, 2) I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN AUGUST OF 2005 WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR 9 DAYS, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO AND TO COME GET THE CAR. WHEN I PICKED IT UP I WAS ADVISED THAT IF THE WARNING APPEARS AGAIN TO DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE FROM THE BATTERY TO ENABLE THE SYSTEM TO RESET...TOTALLY IGNORING THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AND WAS CHARGED FOR THEIR SERVICES. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND CONSIDER IT RENDERED USELESS UNTIL GENERAL MOTORS CAN ASSURE ME THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF FIXING THEIR PROBLEM. *NM

FUEL LEAKAGE AND FUEL SMELLS COMING FROM FUEL TANKS, AFTER FUELING. *TT

THE 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BECAME UNDRIVABLE WITH A LOCKED STEERING COLUMN SATURDAY MORNING 9/10/05 IN SCARSDALE, NY AND WAS FLAT BEDDED UNDER GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WARRANTY TO CURRY CHEVROLET, THE CLOSEST OPEN CHEVROLET DEALER. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL ISSUED BY GM/CHEVROLET (#04006A). IN ADDITION TO THE RECALL, THE CAR IS ALSO COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY GM. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY ANOTHER DEALER THIS SUMMER (LESS THAN 90 DAYS), AND CHEVROLET NOW REFUSES TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE CAR AT ITS EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED TWICE (2), INCLUDING IN A CONFERENCE CALL TO GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES, THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY BY THE FIRST DEALER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT, HAD THIS RECALL BEEN PERFORMED PROPERLY, THE STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET ZONE MANAGER AS WELL. GM RECORDS ALL CUSTOMER CALLS AND THE RECORDED CALL IS ON RECORD. THIS WAS CONFIRMED. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE (REQUEST 1-361874832 CYNTHIA CAPPS 866-952-4368 X57879) HAS DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR, AS HAS GM EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES, EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL, AND EXACTLY AS LISTED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER MUST PAY FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS ON HIS OWN, SINCE THE RECALL WAS "PERFORMED," EVEN THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY, AS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SECOND DEALER. IN SUMMARY, THE CAR IS COVERED UNDER A GM WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM DISABLING THE CAR IS THE SUBJECT OF A NHTSA RECALL, YET CHEVROLET REFUSES TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE CAR (AS CONFIRMED BY THEIR OWN DEALER) WITHOUT EXPENSE TO THE CUSTOMER. *JB

CONSUMER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WAS UNDRIVEABLE. *TS THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED 90 DAYS PRIOR AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED TWICE THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY BY THE FIRST DEALER. HE STATED FURTHER, THAT HAD THE RECALL BEEN PERFORMED PROPERLY, THE STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR AS WELL AS THE GM EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. *JB

THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET COUPE DEVELOPED A CRACK IN ONE OF THE SPOKES BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE RIM. THE WHEEL STARTED MAKING A PULSING SQUEAKING NOISE AS I WENT THROUGH RIGHT-HANDED TURNS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE CRACK SEEMED TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SPOKE. I CALLED CITY CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTE AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I BOUGHT A USED OEM 2000 STYLE WHEEL FROM A FELLOW CORVETTE OWNER. IN THE MEANTIME, A SECOND SPOKE ON THE SAME WHEEL ALSO CRACKED IN HALF. *NM

VEHICLE WITH FAILURE - MY 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2D HARDTOP 6MT MILEAGE - 35,972 (AFTER ACCIDENT) (1) PANIC STOP IN CENTER LANE OF CONGESTED TRAFFIC. DRIVER APPLIES BRAKES WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT AND CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. IMPACT WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD WAS AVOIDABLE GIVEN THE INITIAL VELOCITY AND DISTANCE FOR SEPARATION. (2) DRIVER FEELS A NOTICEABLE "POP" THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT APPLIED, THE PEDAL DROPS QUICKLY TO THE VEHICLE FLOOR. THE BRAKE SYSTEM UP TO THIS POINT HAD DECREASED VEHICLE SPEED TO AT MOST 10 MPH. DRIVER MAINTAINS PEDAL EFFORT BUT THE REMAINING MOMENTUM CAUSES AN IMPACT WITH THE VEHICLE AHEAD DUE TO THE NEARLY 100% LOSS OF BRAKE PERFORMANCE. POST-IMPACT DRIVING AND INSPECTION LEADS TO THE DISCOVERY OFA RUPTURED FLEXIBLE BRAIDED HOSE, 1 OF 2 HOSES ROUTED ALONG THE DRIVER-SIDE FRAME RAIL, ADJACENT TO THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THESE TWO HOSES CONNECT THE STEEL TUBING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROLLER AND ARE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE STEEL TUBING. (3) THE COMPLETE BRAKE TUBING AND HOSE ASSEMBLY (WITH THE RUPTURED HOSE) FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE FAILED COMPONENT, DESPITE THE VEHICLE OWNER REQUESTING OTHERWISE, WAS NOT KEPT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. DIGITAL PICTURES AND VIDEO ARE AVAILABLE FROM IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE AS ABRASION BETWEEN FRAME RAIL AND HOSE. *JB

2000 CORVETTE I RECEIVED A GM RECALL NOTICE TO TAKE THE CORVETTE TO A QUALIFIED DEALER AND HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. I HAD NOT HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE CAR UP TO THAT POINT. AFTER THE RECALL WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DONE, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THE DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER WILL READ, "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK", AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS, IT WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 5 MPH AND THE FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS DEFECT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARED, I TOOK THE CAR TO TRI-COUNTY CHEVROLET, WHO INDICATED THAT MARK HEITZ CHEVROLET (WHO HAD DONE THE RE-CALL WORK) HAD NOT PROPERLY PERFORMED THE RECALL. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF TRI-COUNTY'S WORK, THE CAR IS AGAIN HAVING THE SAME STEERING COLUMN LOCK TROUBLE. THIS IS REALLY STRANGE, SINCE THE STEERING COLUMN ISN'T LOCKED. THIS IS AGGRAVATING; THIS CAR HAD A $ 47,514. STICKER PRICE AND CAN'T BE DEPENDED ON. WHAT'S REALLY MADDENING, I NEVER HAD A BIT OF TROUBLE OUT OF THE CAR UNTIL THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON IT. THE CORVETTE IS NOW SITTING ON A TRAILER AND ON IT'S WAY TO TRI-COUNTY. *JB

REAR END CHATTER NOISES WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, GM CHANGE REAREND FLUID AND ADDED FRICTION MODIFIER AND NO CORRECTION MADE TO PROBLEM. NOW SAYING IT NEEDS NEW POSI CLUTCH PACKS REPLACED BUT NO WARRANTY TO CORRECT PROBLEM *TT

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT WAS RECALLED FOR A STEERING COLUMN LOCK PROBLEM. EVER SINCE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGES, RENDERING MY CAR INOPERABLE AND ME STRANDED IN UNSAFE PLACES. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. ONE OF THE TIMES, I WAS STRANDED OUT OF TOWN, AT NIGHT, AND IN A THUNDERSTORM. IT TOOK OVER 5 HOURS TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO MY LOCATION. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I E-MAILED JIM SCHELL AT GM, AND A GM REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED, BUT MY CAR IS NOT REPAIRED AFTER TWO WEEKS. I NEED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED OR COMPENSATED FOR MY LOSS OF A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. *NM

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME WHEN HOT THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. *JB

I WAS REAR-ENDED (HIT & RUN) & MY 2000 CORVETTE WAS PUSHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED & WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY FOR CARE & TREATMENT. I HAVE HAD ALL KNOWN RECALLS DONE, WELL MAINTAINED CAR, & HAVE KEPT ALL RECORDS OF RECALLS, REPAIRS, ETC.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 040006 REPAIRS PERFORMED ON 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. SINCE THE RECALL THERE WAS A LIGHT ON THE DISC, BRINGING UP A CODE THAT SAID TO REMOVE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS, THE OTHER ONE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK. THE OWNER HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE OWNER HAD TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER WANTED TO BE PAID FOR THE USE OF THE COMPUTER ON THE OWNER'S CAR. THE OWNER THOUGHT THAT THE RELAY SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS FAULTY. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. GM SAID THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING THE FUEL OFF WHEN THE DISC DISPLAYED THE REMOVE KEY LIGHT FOR 10 SECONDS. AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THE OWNER CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TODAY. THE DEALER STILL WANTED TO CHARGE FOR THE CORRECTION ON THE CAR. CONSUMER MAINTAINED THERE SHOULD BE NO CHARGE FOR RECALLS THAT WERE PERFORMED AND DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER STATED THAT PRIOR TO RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS MORE UNSAFE THAN BEFORE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IDENTICAL TO CHEVROLET RECALL CAMPAIGN 04006. WHEN TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY FORCED ME TO PAY $200 TO REPLACE LOCK ACTUATOR BECAUSE THAT PART WAS NOT LISTED ON RECALL. THE LOCK PLATE WAS COVERED. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR GOT DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF INABILITY TO UN-LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL ISSUE. ALSO CHEVROLET SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE I HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, IF IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC ALL OF THE PARTS WOULD BE REMOVED AND DISCARDED. THEREFORE I SHOULD NOT OF HAD TO PAY $200. CHEVROLET CASE #1-325567474.

DT: THE CALLER COMPLAINED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING FLASHER LIGHT DID NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAID THAT THE SWITCHES WERE DEFECTIVE AND OVERHEATED. THE CALLER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIXED. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *JB

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD THEY GO TO A VERTICAL POSITION AND STOP AND IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *JB

I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT A KNOWN FAULTY COMPONENT WITHIN THE C5 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. THIS PART, THE EBCM, CAUSES THE LOSS OF ABS AND TCS. THIS FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY C5 CORVETTE OWNERS. IN FACT, GM EVEN HAS A POLICY KNOWN AS HE GOODWILL POLICY IN WHICH THEY WILL RANDOMLY OFFER DISCOUNTS TO CORVETTE OWNERS. SOME WILL RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT AND OTHERS WILL NOT. WHEN WE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AS DIRECTED BY GM OFFICIALS WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE PART DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAD ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR HAD AROUND 30,000 MILES ON IT, APPEARING TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND THEN AFTER MONTHS OF DRIVING THE FAULTS WOULD NOT RESET. THE INDIVIDUALS AT GM SAID THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART ON CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE INDIVIDUAL AT GM CLAIMED THAT HE CONTACTED THE TECHNICIAN AT JAMES WOODS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART FAILURE WAS NORMAL, AND THAT THE PART FAILED AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THERE WERE MANY FAILURES WITH LESS MILES THAN THAT. MY PROBLEM WASN'T THE FACT THAT THEY WOULDN'T OFFER ANY DISCOUNT, BUT THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, AND THEY WILL NOT ACT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. . I AM A FREQUENT POSTER ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE AND YOU COULD VERIFY THAT THERE WA S INDEED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE EBCM. THE WEBSITE WAS CORVETTEFORUM.COM. IF YOU PERFORM D A SEARCH ON THE WEBSITE UNDER THE C5 SECTION YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I COULD NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF ANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE IMPACT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH OR THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ABSENCE OF ABS WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. *AK

TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DUE TO FAULTY HAZARD WARNING FLASHER UNIT. MOST, IF NOT ALL STATES MANDATE THE USE OF TURN SIGNALS WHEN TURNING OR CHANGING LANES. FAILURE OF SIGNALS TO OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED CAN LEAD TO TRAFFIC CITATIONS, INJURIES AND POSSIBLY DEATH WHEN OTHERS ARE NOT AWARE OF YOUR INTENTIONS.

C5 CORVETTES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONING AND LEAVING OWNERS STRANDED OR LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. I AM ONE OF SEVERAL OWNERS AFFECTED BY THESE PROBLEMS. I'VE HAD THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, FORTUNATELY NOT RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, AND WAS LEFT STRANDED WHEN THE CAR REFUSED TO START BECAUSE OF A COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION. GM ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON MY CAR. HOWEVER, I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE STEERING COLUMN MALUFUNCTIONS. MOST RECENTLY THIS WEEK, MY CAR FAILED TO START AFTER DISPLAYING ERROR MESSAGES ON THE SAME STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHICH PERFORMED THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM AFTER RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTICS. A SECOND DEALERSHIP ENCOUNTERED THE SAME RESULT. HOWEVER, I CONTINUE TO HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS.*AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX 15 MPH. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND WAS REPAIRED BY GM UNDER RECALL BY COLONIAL CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. OF TALLADEGA ALABAMA. DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, COLUMN LOCKING WHILE IN MOTION, EVEN THOUGH GM SAID THE RECALL WOULD PREVENT THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FURTHERMORE IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING THE RECALL SERVICE, COLONIAL CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. DAMAGED AND REPLACED THE CAR'S RADIATOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR WAS NOT REINSTALLED PROPERLY AND ITS HOUSING IS BROKEN. I AM UNAWARE OF WHAT POSSIBLE DANGERS MAY BE PRESENT DUE TO THE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED RADIATOR, AND HAVE DISCONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND THE COLUMN LOCKING AGAIN. FOLLOWING SERVICE, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A TIRE SHOP AT COLONIAL'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEN STRAIGHT HOME. THE CAR HAS NOT LEFT THE HOUSE SINCE AS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THE COLUMN LOCKING AT SPEED OCCURED ON MY HOME'S DRIVEWAY.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED THREE TIMES, LANDING IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. *AK

HAVE 2000 CORVETTE W/ MANUAL TRANSMISSION SUBJECT TO RECALL 04V060000. HAD 04V060000 RECALL DONE AT MAROONE CHEVROLET IN 8/04. ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOCKED UP 10/29/2004 WHILE GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR IN REVERSE AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CAR HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL PERFORMED 3X IN 2002 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHICH NEVER REMEDIED THE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT KEPT HAPPENING. THE STEERING WHEEL OBVIOUSLY CAN LOCK UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION RENDERING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHICH GM HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS IN EITHER OF THEIR RECALL ATTEMPTS. THEY NEED TO BE COMPELLED TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE FIX THAT ACTUALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM!*AK *JB

I HAVE 22,000 MILES ON MY 200 CORVETTE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE AND MOVES WHEN I DRIVE. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT I HAVHE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ADJUSTER FOR AROUND $1000.*AK

THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK 04V060000 RECALL IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOLEN. WHEN THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE IS REMOVED ONLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS LOCKED. THE SHIFTER CAN BE EASILY UNLOCKED, AND WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STEERING LOCK, THE VEHICLE WASN'T SECURED FROM THEFT. THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKE A NEW REMEDY FOUND TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE WITHOUT DEACTIVATING THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. *AK *SC

ERATIC FUEL READINGS, RIGHT REAR TIRE SENSOR KEEPS GOING OUT THIS WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. ENGINE HAS KNOCKING NOISE INJECTORS WERE CLEANED DID NOT HELP. WIND NOISE FROM LEFT WINDOW. FRONT RIGHT HEADLAMP MOTOR STOPPED WORKING HAD TO REPLACE. HUD GOES OUT ON HOT DAYS. CAR HAS ON 2 OCCASSIONS HAS STOPPED ACCELERATING CAR HAS TO BE CUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS MAINLY ELECTRICAL. *AK

AFTER RECALL 04V060000 ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK REPAIRS WERE DONE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 CORVETTE AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED-UP WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN, AND THE DISPLAY ASKS TO "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". AFTER 7 HOURS, I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A CHEVY DEALER THAT SAYS THEY CAN HELP. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND I'VE GOTTEN NOWHERE ON GETTING THE CAR FIXED.*AK

THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL IS NOT SATISFACTORY. IF CONSUMER HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THEY WILL REPLACE THE COLUMN, AND IF THE TRANSMISSION IS AUTOMATIC ,THEY WILL REMOVE THE ENTIRE PART, LEAVING CONSUMER WITH NO THEFT PROTECTION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04 V 060 000 CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK.THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

ELECTRONIC MODULE FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE OR OTHER OCCUPANTS WOULD BE TRAPPED IF DOORS FAILED AGAIN. *AK THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY FAILED. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED IT CAUSED THE POWER LOCKS ON THE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. *NM