2000 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN HAD LOCKED WHILE STARTING AND WOULD ALSO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. TS SCC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO CROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. CONSUMER SUGGEST A RECALL ON CHEVY CORVETTE. *MR *CB SEE ODI# 10029388 FOR ADD'L DETAILS.

CONSUMER STATES STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND HIT A JEEP HEAD ON. THE JEEP CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CONSUMER'S CORVETTE WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND A SPRAINED ANKLE FOR 3 WEEKS. CONSUMER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES. *PH *NLM DUPLICATE VOQ. SEE ODI# 10031977 FOR OTHER DETAILS. CAT

FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY. WHEN FUEL GAUGE GETS TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK, IT WILL DROP TO EMPTY SETTING OFF LOW FUEL ALARMS. GAUGE WAS REPAIRED 9/24/02. AGAIN ON 11/29/02 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SAME COMPONENTS (SENDING UNITS) WERE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. I AM A MEMBER OF CORVETTEFORUM.COM AND SEE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 1997 WHEN THE C-5 CORVETTE WAS INTRODUCED. IT IS STILL HAPPENING ON THE 2003 MODELS WITH ONE OWNER HAVING IT OCCUR AT 800 MILES ON A 2003 MODEL. CAN'T GET CHEVROLET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO IT WON'T COME BACK. CHEVROLET DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AFTER 7 YEARS OF BUILDING THE C-5! I NEED SOME HELP IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN APRIL 2003. TS

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT WORK AND IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO PASSENGER'S SIDE RUG, CAUSING MILDEW TO ACCUMULATE, LEAVING A STRONG FUME SMELL IN VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

04 V 060 000/ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK: VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DEALER INFORMATION.

AC DRAIN CLOGS CAUSING COMPUTER FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, AND VENTS TO TOTALLY FOG WINDOWS. ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS HIGHSPEED ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE. THIS HAS CLOGGED 5 TIMES ON MY CORVETTE. MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED IF THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. GM HAS NOT HELPED A BIT. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP THE AC DRAIN LINES FROM GETTING CLOGGED ON THESE CARS. THE AC PLENUM FILLS WITH WATER AS YOU DRIVE, AND THEN STARTS DRIPPING ON THE FLOORBOARD COMPUTERS AND FRIES THEM.

STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION - WAS LEFT STRANDED - HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

1. FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN I HAVE AROUND 1/2 A TANK, LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TO PUT GAS IN TO MAKE LIGHT GO OUT. I HAVE TO USE ODOMETER TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW FUEL I HAVE USED AND HOW FAR CAN I GO, BECAUSE THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, EVERY TIME. 2. TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AT ANY TIME THEY PLEASE. I HAVE TO PUT THE 4-WAYS ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN OFF TO MAKE THE SIGNALS WORK AGAIN. *JB

IN REVERSE STEERING LOCKED UP.VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

GM CORVETTE 2000 STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKED . *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR . ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STEERING RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *NM

FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE LR UPPER CONTROL ARM FOR THE SUSPENSION SHEARED...FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN A CRACK IN THE FRAME RAIL UNDERNEATH THE BRACKET. NOT SURE WHAT CAME FIRST, THE CRACK IN THE FRAME, CAUSING THE BRACKET TO SHEAR OFF, OR THE BRACKET FAILING, PUTTING STRESS ON THE FRAME AND CRACKING THE FRAME...EITHER WAY...NOT GOOD!!*AKI

BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES GOING DAYS WITHOUT FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

2000 CORVETTE STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A NOTE FROM GM SAYING THAT THEY WOULD DISCONNECT THE LOCK AND IF I DID NOT HAVE IT DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER THEY WOULD WASH THEIR HANDS OF THE PROBLEM. I PAID $45M FOR THE CAR AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO DISARM A SAFETY FEATURE. I COMPLIED BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THE LOCK WOULD ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. I FELT I HAD NO CHOICE. TS REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

CAR INCIDENT, DATED DECEMBER 8, 2001. HIGHWAY EXIT, 8.00 P.M., ON A STRAIGHT STREET, START FROM THE STAND. AFTER ABOUT 100 METRES, GOING INTO THE SECOND GEAR WITH A SPEED OF ABOUT 80 KM/H, THE CAR SUDDENLY SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT AND ROTATED. CRASHED AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THUS, FINALLY STOPS WITH THE FRONT REAR IN DRIVING DIRECTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. MR

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT IT NEEDED FUEL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, VEHICLE STRUCK POLE IN MEDIAN AND SPUN OUT. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 1000.00. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN BROKE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT STEERING COLUMN BROKE WITHIN 90 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON MAY 21,2001. ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAD A RECALL WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE ALL CORVETTES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER KNEW ABOUT STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME 2 TIMES WHICH I WAS LATE FOR WORK BOTH TIMES, AND IS A SAFTEY CONCERN , WHAT IF I WAS IN A BAD AREA TO BE STUCK??? THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WHEN CHECKING THE NHTSA.GOV SITES THERE ARE TONS OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET HAS GOTTEN RID OF THE STEERING LOCK IN 2001 AND 2002 WHY IS THAT BECAUSE IT DOESNT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ALWAYS OFF ON EACH TIRE. MY FUEL GAUGE IS ALWAYS WRONG. NOT TO INCLUDE MY ENGINE TICKS VERY LOUD AND THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THAT THERE IS ALSO OIL LEAKAGE AND CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. I JUST WANT MY $50K CAR FIXED. IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THIS A STEP FUTHER AND REVIEW LEGAL OPTIONS. THANK YOU. NHTSA FOR YOUR HELP.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

DIFFERENTIAL SEIZES AND MAKES NOISE AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH. COULD RESULT IN TOTAL LOCKUP AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

COLUMN LOCK ON THE C5 CORVETTE IS ALL TO COMMON AND A RECURRING ISSUE STRANDING CAR AND PASSENGERS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS PUTTING THEM AT RISK. CAR MUST BE TOWED TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

COLUMN LOCKED UP WHEN I STARTED VEHICLE. DESPITE MANY ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE COLUMN, IT FAILED TO WORK. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS I WAS AT WORK AWAY FROM HOME. THIS DEALER WAS SEWELL CHEVROLET IN NEW ORLEANS, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC WITH THE SERVICE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE C5'S, AND CHEVY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR BE HELPFUL IN SOLVING THIS MATTER. THE LOCKUP CAME AT A GREAT INCONVENIENCE TO ME, AS I HAD TO TAKE A SICK DAY FROM WORK AND I ALMOST MISSED SUPPORTING MY SISTER IN PERSON AT THE MISS LOUISIANA PAGEANT. WHILE THAT MAY SOUND SMALL, WHAT IF I GET STRANDED IN A "NOT SO NICE" PART OF TOWN. GM COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEBODY HAVING TO DEAL WITH A REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATION. AND FOR THAT REASON I AM WRITING YOU AND CHEVROLET. PLEASE DO ALL YOU CAN TO HELP ME AND OTHERS RESOLVE THIS RIDICULOUS MATTER. THANKS.

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP OCCURRED ON START UP. GM'S FIX FOR THIS CONDITION WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER AND THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE. HOWEVER, TWO OF MY FRIENDS HAVE HAD THE "DEALER FIX" PERFORMED, ONLY TO HAVE THE FAILURE HAPPEN A SECOND TIME. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS LOCKUP WILL HAPPEN AT SPEED. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A MOTORIZED COLUMN LOCK WHICH WILL SEND AN ERROR CODE AND DISABLE THE CAR REQUIRING A TOW. WHILE I HAVE ONLY GOTTEN AN ERROR CODE, I WILL EVENTUALLY RECEIVE A LOCK UP AND REQUIRE A COSTLY AND INCONVENIENT TOW JOB. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OCCURANCE OF A LOCK UP DURING MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. MANY OTHERS HAVE PURCHASED A KIT WHICH NEGATES THIS DEVISE BUT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY VOID MY WARRANTY, FOR THIS REASON I'M REPORTING THIS CONDITION. *AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK IT, EVEN WITH KEY IN IGNITION AND ENGINE RUNNING.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION (LOW SPEED) IN A PARKING LOT. DIC READOUT SAID "REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS". I DID--NO EFFECT. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK...CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. IMAGINE IF I'D BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED. IHAVE SINCE TALKED TO OTHER C5 CORVETTE OWNERS AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM--IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 5 YEARS YET NO RESOLUTION OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM GM HAS BEEN REPORTED. SERVICE TECHS REPORT THIS AS A "COMMON" PROBLEM.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING AWAT FROM GAS PUMPS. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A PUMP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PART AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR IN TWO OTHER CORVETTES. CORVETTEFORUM.COM REPORTS THAT OVER 3000 CORVETTES NATIONWIDE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON EASTER SUNDAY. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE CORVETTE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR DRIVER SEAT WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD, SMASHING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL "STICKS" OFTEN WHEN APPLIED CAUSING UNINTENDED DECELERATION, ACTIVATION OF ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, ROTOR WARPAGE, AND BRAKE FADE.

ACTIVE HANDLINGS SYSTEM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO DETECT SPIN OUT AND BRAKE OPPOSING TIRES TO CONTROL YAW VS. STEERING WHEEL ANGLE ACTIVATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE CAUSING A DANGEROUS SPIN OUT AND LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. UNEXPECTED AND UNCALLED FOR ACTIVATION OF THE SYSTEM CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A NEAR COLLISION AT HIGH SPEED. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL "STICKS" OFTEN WHEN APPLIED CAUSING UNINTENDED DECELERATION, ACTIVATION OF ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, ROTOR WARPAGE, AND BRAKE FADE.

STEERING WHEEL / COLUMN LOCKED UP AT 50 TO 60 MPH, FORCING CAR OFF ROAD INTO A FLAT SPIN, INJURIES TO MY BACK/ NECK, AND ARMS - WIFE SUSTAINED A BLACKENED RIGHT EYE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND THE CABLE SHORTED. THE ENGINE OVER HEATED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE COOLING HOSE HAD BLOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FUEL INJECTORS, BLOWN EXHAUST VALVES, AND THE PUSH ROD WAS BENT. MR SCC *JB

COMPUTERIZED LIGHTING MADE DRIVING LIGHTS TURN OFF, AND HEADLAMP RETRACT DURING DRIVING; UNABLE TO SEE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE DAMAGE AS LEFT SIDE OF CAR HIT CURB.

UPON STARTING VEHICLE, A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. BEFORE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE TRAVELING IN A DANGEROUS AREA. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN ONE MONTH.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

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CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM FAILURES, THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *SLC

STARTED CAR, GIVEN CODE TO TURN OFF, REMOVE KEY & WAIT 10 SECONDS. DID THIS THEN STARTED CAR AGAIN & RECEIVED CODE THAT THE STEERING COLLUM LOCKED. TRIED RE-INSERTING KEY, TRIED MOVING WHEEL SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. STARTED CAR & WHEEL STILL LOCKED, PUT CAR IN REVERSE & MOVED 3 FEET, CAR DIED, RESTARTED CAR AND ALL WAS WELL. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 250 SUBSEQUENT TO THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO OTHER 97-2000 CORVETTE OWNERS. LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND GM DO NOT APPEAR TO BE OVERLY CONCERNED AS THE CAR IS PRESENTLY FUNCTIONAL. I DID NOTIFY GM'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 800-222-1020 AND SPOKE TO FRANK. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STARTED CAR UP AND STEERING WHEEL REMAILED LOCKED. STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM A PARKED STATE BUT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER REPLACES LOCKING MECHANISM. I'M HEARING OF SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET CORVETTE (1997-2000) THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE ACCOUNT WAS THAT HE WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MANY HAVE HAD THE FIX I'VE HAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN...OR WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED THAT YOU FOLKS ARE NOT ALL OVER THIS ONE!! REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

PE99066, STEERING COLUMN LOCK; WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED FOR THE TIME BEING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THIS ITEM HAS FAILED ON ESTIMATED OVER 3000 CORVETTES THROUGHOUT THE USA- PLEASE SEE INTERNET SITE. WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM. AS A SAFETY PROFESSIONAL I SEE THIS AS A HAZARD THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS WITH MORE SEVERITY. THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY COST AS WELL AS DEATH. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 10461. LAP BELT WEBBING CAN TWIST, ALLOWING WEBBING TO JAM IN THE RETRACTOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEATBELT WITH THE PROBLEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, DID NOT INSTALL INSERTS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE OF EACH LAP BELT RETRACTOR.*AK

RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V111000 CHEVROLET TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL. MY BELTS CONTINUE TO FAIL. WHAT CAN I DO? *AK

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AS I WAS PROCEEDING TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I AM AFRAID THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY HERE! *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP - RESPONSE FROM TOW TRUCK, DEALER REPAIR, GM ROAD SERVICE IS "IT HAPPENS ALL OF TH ETIME" I GUESS WE NEED TO WAIT FOR A FEW DEATHS BEFORE ANYONE DOES ANYTHING REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS