2002 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING SHARP TURNS AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH OR LESS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #04V060000 CONCERNING THE STEERING. ALTHOUGH THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY, AFTERWARDS THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IS AWAITING INSPECTION OF THE ONGOING STEERING PROBLEM. *AK

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2002 CORVETTE COUPE. IT CAME WITH OPTIONAL THIN SPOKE POLISHED ALUMINUM WHEELS. MY DRIVER REAR HAS A STRESS CRACK WHERE THE FORK MEETS THE RIM. MANY OF MY FELLOW CORVETTE FRIENDS HAVE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 30400 MILES ON THE ODO. SEE FORUM THREAD HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1300651&PAGE=1&PP=20 THANK YOU FOR CHECKING INTO THIS.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE SPOKES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - THE WHEELS WERE INSPECTED BY FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WHO AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPLACE BOTH REAR WHEELS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL LETTER # 04060000 WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE REMOVED TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED REPAIR. TO PERFORM THE REMEDY REPAIR, THE DEALER MANAGER DETERMINED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE BROKEN AND THE COST OF NEW STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED WITH THE DEALER'S DECISION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS PENDING FOR RESOLUTION AND PROVIDED A REFERENCE REF# 1-423750902. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN A WEEK AND THE CONTACT CONTINUES TO WAIT FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S RESOLUTION. UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 CORVETTE I RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A FRIEND OF MINE. WHILE CLEANING THE CAR RECENTLY I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK AT THE BASE OF ONE OF THE SPOKES ON MY LEFT REAR RIM. THIS CRACK HAD NOT BEEN THERE PREVIOUSLY. WORRIED ABOUT THE STRUCTURE I WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT. WHILE THERE I NOTICED A 2000 CORVETTE ON THE RACK FOR TIRES. I WENT OVER TO LOOK AT IT'S RIMS AND SAW THAT THE LEFT REAR HAD 3 SPOKES CRACKED. I ORDERED A NEW AFTERMARKET RIM, MINE ARE GM AND WENT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I RECHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOW SAW THAT THE LEFT HAD MORE FRACTURES COMING FROM THE ORIGINAL CRACK, AND NOW THE RIGHT REAR ALSO HAD A CRACK AT THE BASE OF THE SPOKE. THE CAR HAS 46,000 MILES. THE WHEELS HAVE NEVER BEEN CURBED AND ONLY ONE NEW SET OF TIRES HAS BEEN PUT ON AT A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. I CHECKED ON A CORVETTE WEB SITE AND GOT MANY RESPONSES OF ADDITIONAL CORVETTES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2002 CORVETTE GOES TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING, THE DIC FLASHES " LOW FUEL" & THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMES ON. JUST AS SUDDENLY, IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER. I PAID A LOCAL DEALER ~$700 TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SENSOR UNIT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME TO ADD A GAS ADDITIVE, ONLY AVAILABLE FROM CHEVROLET AT $25 A TREATMENT, TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER ADDING A BOTTLE OF THE GAS TREATMENT, MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY & STAYED THERE FOR 3 DAYS. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA INVESTIGATED A SIMILAR PROBLEM FOR THE 2000 MALIBU (EA02028), BUT NO RECALL WAS ORDERED. SURFING THE WEB, THIS LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY AUTOS & TRUCKS. HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY OWNER ASSISTANCE WHO CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER & PARROTED THEIR "OLD" GASOLINE EXPLANATION FOR FOULING THE SENSOR. WHY DO YOU USE A SENSOR THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE FUEL AVAILABLE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS? I ONLY USE FUEL FROM BRAND NAME SUPPLIERS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE GAS SENSOR & NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS SUCH BY CHEVROLET. *JB

WHEELS ON MY 2002 CHEVY CORVETTE ARE CRACKED AND IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. FAILURE OF THIS WHEEL WHILE DRIVING CAN HAVE DISASTROUS RESULTS. *TR

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTER READOUT MESSAGE: SERVICE ABS, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. DEALER HAS FOUND THAT COMMUNICATION IS BEING LOST BETWEEN THE STEERING SENSOR AND COMPUTER. NO REASON WHY. POSSIBLE LOOSE PIN CONNECTION? ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT CHECKS OUT OK. HAD LOSS OF CONTROL AND LOSS OF BRAKING TEMPORARILY. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE IT HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TIRES PUT ON IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND NOTICED BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE CRACKED I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED YET BUT THE DEALER CENTER CHEVROLET GOT AHOLD OF THE GM REP AND THEY WILL ONLY BUY ONE RIM IF I BUY THE OTHER RIM .THIS CAR IS MY WIFE'S AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF , DOES THIS SOUND LIKE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS ( IT IS BOTH BACK WHEELS)?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO REPORT THIS ELSEWHERE. *JB

STEERING WHEEL INTERLOCK PROBLEMS (AGAIN AFTER RECALL). *JB

STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON 2002 CORVETTE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SCENARIO IS AS FOLLOWS: WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINS LOCKED IN POSITION. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF IT OCCURS AT STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AFTER THE DRIVER HAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO RESTART. WHEN IT OCCURS THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION IS TO CALL A TOW SERVICE AND GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. GM STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS FINE. THE EVENT DOES NOT LOG AN ERROR CODE SO WHEN THEY PLUG THEIR COMPUTER INTO THE CAR THEY FIND NO PROBLEMS. ITS SEEMS OVER TIME THE STEERING COLUMN WILL RELEASE WHEN RESTARTED. I HAD WAITED 30 MINUTES ON ONE OCCASION AND THE COLUMN RELEASED. FOR TODAY'S INCIDENT, AFTER FOUR HOURS THE COLUMN WOULD NOT RELEASE. MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE OPTED TO DISABLE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK "FEATURE" WITH AN AFTERMARKET DEVICE. I WILL BE DOING THE SAME SHORTLY. *JB

PROBLEM: O.E.M. REAR WHEELS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE HAVE DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACKS. I RECENTLY NOTICED HAIRLINE CRACKS EACH ABOUT AN INCH LONG ON THE OUTER SPOKES NEAR THE EDGES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. THE WHEELS ARE STOCK GM HIGH POLISHED 5 SPOKE WHEELS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ALTERED. THIS VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION, WHEELS OR BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED. THE TWO FRONT 17 INCH O.E.M. WHEELS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED ANY CRACKS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. ORIGINAL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. *JB

DT: NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, AND THEN WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, REMOVED KEY, WAITED 10 SECONDS AS SHOWN ON DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. WENT FOR A FEW FEET AND THE FUEL LINE SHUT CAR OFF. HAD TO PUSH CAR INTO THE GARAGE AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE LOCKING PARTS, RACK/ SECTOR/ LOCK BOLT THAT LOCKED THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED 04V06000 IN 2004. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE A DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, BUT GM AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE CHARGED. *AK *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READ "ACTIVE HANDLING". THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY MOVING AT A STEADY SPEED AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH. HAD I BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, I MAY HAVE WRECKED THE CAR INJURING OR KILLING MYSELF AS WELL AS POSSIBLY ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED. FOR NOW I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.

STOCK GM HIGH POLISHED RIGHT REAR CORVETTE C5 18" X 9.5" WHEEL CRACKED. TIRE WENT FLAT, DISCOVERED CRACKS AT 2 SPOKES, LEAKING AIR THROUGH CRACKS REPLACED WHEEL WITH ATERMARKET. *JB UPDATED 05/01/06

REGARDING A 2002 C5 CORVETTE. STEERING RANDOMLY LOCKS UP. THE CAR CAN ONLY BE TOWED THEN FIXED BY A DEALER. THIS CAN EVEN HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. ANY CORVETTE ONLY FROM THE YEAR 97 TO PRESENT CAN BE AFFECTED. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WILL HAPPEN TO ALMOST EVERY VETTE OWNER. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND GM IS NOT TO DOING THERE JOB TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER 8 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE TO WHICH THIS FIRST OCCURRED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *NM

WENT TO DRIVE CAR AND DIC INFORMED ME THAT THE SERVICE COLUMN WAS LOCKED. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PART #26089807 (COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY) TO THE COST OF $425. ACCORDING TO THEM (NEWSOME AUTOMOTIVE, FLORENCE S.C.) THIS PART # WAS NOT ONE IN THE APRIL 04 RECAL. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE.

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT ON DASHBOARD A READOUT CAME ON THAT STATED THE ABS NEEDED SERVICING, SERVICE HANDLING, AND THE GAS WILL NOT REGISTER ON THE DASHBOARD. THE WIPER/WASHER MOTOR RAN ALL THE TIME AND HAD BE DISCONNECTED. SHE HAS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY A YEAR AFTER SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE CALLER SAID THE DEALER STATED THE LIGHTS COME ON NORMALLY AT STARTUP BUT NOW THE VEHICLE CHIMED, AND WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. DEALER SAID THAT IT NEEDED FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

CRACKS IN THE CASTED SPOKES OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *TC

I HAD THE SAME COLUMN-LOCK ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE C5 CORVETTE. I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2002 MANUAL-TRANSMISSION VETTE AND HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED. I HAD HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY CHECKED THE COLUMN-LOCK MECHANISM AND THEN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UPON STARTUP.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY STIFF. BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD REACH THE STREET THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. THE WHEELS COULD NOT BE TURNED IN ANY DIRECTION. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SET FOR A WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WORKED AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITH THIS EHICLE. *JB

STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT UNLOCK.TRY TO MOVE CAR AND FUEL SHUTS OFF. PROBLEM WELL DOCUMENTED. DEALER CLAIMS VIN# NOT ON RECALL LIST HOWEVER IS UNDER WARRENTY. AS THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS IT IS LOCKED WHEN BROUGHT IN. *AK

A FEW MONTHS AGO I NOTICED MY DRIVER'S DOOR WAS HITTING THE GUIDE WHENEVER I CLOSED THE DOOR. THINKING THE HINGE NEEDED SOME ADJUSTMENT, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER A COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO FIND OUT HOW TO ADJUST IT OR TO HAVE IT DONE IF IT IS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE EVALUATION CONCLUDED THAT THE DOOR (FIBREGLASS) WAS CRACKED AND AN ENTIRELY NEW DOOR HAS TO BE INSTALLED (INCLUDING PAINTING IT AND REPAINTING ADJACENT AREAS OF THE BODY.) MY CONCERN IS NOT THE IMMEDIATE FIX, SINCE IT IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT IF THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR IN THE FUTURE, NOT ONLY WILL THE REPAIR COST BE VERY HIGH, BUT THERE WOULD BE A DANGER OF THE DOOR FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THREE DOORS AT THEIR FACILITY, SO I PRESUME THE ISSUE MIGHT BE MUCH LARGER NATIONALLY. I AM AWAITING THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. RECALL 04V060000) WAS ISSUED. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, STATING THAT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. THE STEERING COLUMN SYSTEM LOCKED UP 3 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE THE TRACTION MASTER, AND ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. THIS FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK 04V06000 BUT THE VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED. CHARGED SYSTEM ONCE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SETTING IN MY GARAGE WITH ALL FOUR OF THE ABOVE LISTED PROBLEMS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT. *AK THE RIMS WERE BENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF ROAD. MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND DEALER'S TECHNICIAN DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

1. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS JUST BELOW HALF, SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL SUDDENLY JUMP TO EMPTY. NOTE THAT I NORMALLY REFILL THE TANK (COMPLETELY FULL) WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS ABOUT ONE EIGHTH OF A TANK REMAINING.*AK 2. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS, THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN A FEW MILES BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, ALL IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. 3. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED THE GM SERVICE COMPLAINT NUMBER AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED.

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN TURNING TOWARDS THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. *LA *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED, INDICATING TO REMOVE THE KEY AFTER TEN SECONDS. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY PAPE CHEVROLET GEO (370 OAKWOOD RD, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY, (631) 427-0900), BUT WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBERT CHEVROLET (236 S BROADWAY, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801, (888) 619-7642) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR 15 YEARS AGO SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02031 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

DT: THE CONTACT HAD TRACTION CONTROL, HANDLING, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AS A RESULT THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HANDLING PROBLEMS. *AK

ABS SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. RESULTS IN DISABLING OF ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. CHEVY HAD INITIALLY ADVISED SHUTTING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING: IT GETS RID OF CODE AND CAR WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. IF THE RANDOM EVENT OCCURS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION IT CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR, I.E., THAT BRAKES CAN LOCK. *LA

THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 WOULD NOT UNLOCK. *PH

STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, A MODEL YEAR NOT COVERED UNDER CURRENT TSB/RECALL CAMPAIGN.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ELECTRONIC POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT IS IN FOR REPAIR FOR ABS AND OTHER. THE PART A ABS MODULE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT BE FOR ANOTHER 2 TO THREE WEEKS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SINCE 5/5 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I MAY GET THE VEHICLE BACK. I DO NOT THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE IN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. THE VEHICLE USES A LOT OF OIL ALSO, AND ENGINE NOISE IS A PROBLEM. *NLM

THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN AFTER 5 DAYS AFTER BEING PARKED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY JOHN HALL CHEVROLET THAT THIS IS NORMAL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE POWER DRAIN THAT THE CORVETTE COMPUTERS PUT ON THE BATTERY. THIS DESPITE 3 "CHARGE SYSTEM FAULT" MESSAGES THAT HAVE COME UP ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN IGNITION. *JB *TT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE WINDOW SEAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE MOLDED AND CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTER READOUT MESSAGE: SERVICE ABS, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. *PH THE VEHICE WAS TAKEN TO TE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *NM

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ELEVATE AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE. *DT *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THEN THE VEHICLE DIED. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN.

THE VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF THE GARAGE HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE ATTEMPT TO PULL BACK INSIDE . THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. PLEASE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT MOVES DURING MODERATE ACCERLERATION AND BRAKING. I ATTEMPTED TO GET IT CORRECTED UNDER CHEVY TECHANICAL BULLETIN NO. 02-08-50-002 DATED 3/13/02 BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE UNTIL A FRIEND MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE HAD TO GET HIS SEAT FIXED ON HIS VETTE UNDER THE SAME BULLETIN NO. WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT "COVERED" UNDER THAT BULLETIN NO. AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT CHEVROLET. MY FRIEND OWNES THE EXACT SAME CAR AS I DO, HIS CAN GET FIXED BUT MINE CAN'T? I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT THE SEAT MOVES UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE THING BREAKS ONE DAY IF I HAVE TO BREAK HARD? I END UP THRU THE WINDOW? I'M MORE CURIOUS WHY THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT? THEY ADMITTED THAT MY SEAT MOVES BUT SAID IT DOES NOT MOVE ENOUGH TO WARRANT FALLING IN THE BULLETIN REPAIR. HOW MUCH DOES IT NEED TO MOVE? *AK

I HAVE A 2002 CORVETTE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 BUT MY CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED. TODAY IT IS NOT COVERED BY THAT RECALL AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

STEERING COLUMN LOCK-UP ON 2 CORVETTES ( 97 & 02 ) LOCKED UP 3 TIMES ON THE 2002 CORVETTE & 1 TIME ON 1997. BOTH MIRRORS BROKE ON 97 & HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL GAUGE WOULD GO FROM HALF TO EMPTY & LATER BACK TO HALF ON 2002 & PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK W / REMOTE & SOMETIMES PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN WHEN CONVERTIBLE WAS PUT DOWN . READ-OUT ON HEATER / TEMP. GAUGE & RADIO DISPLAY WOULD FADE IN AND OUT. *NM

THE ENGINE EMITS A BIRD LIKE CHURPING NOISE IRREGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR IDLE. POSSIBLE GETTING LOUDER OVER TIME. CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SINCE 2/1/02. STILL NO FIX. I CALL EVERY 2-4 WKS & RECEIVE THE SAME STORY THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON IT. IS THIS DANGEROUS? TOTALLY FRUSTRATED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW TO SHIFT TO 2ND WHEN SPEED IS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH, AND SOMETIMES WILL SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR BEFORE SHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK