1998 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

MY STEERING LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNDER ANY CONDITION. CAR WOULD DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT STEER. *TR

I SEE A FEW FOLKS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEATS MOVING A 1/4 TO A 1/2 INCH WHEN STOPPING AND GOING. I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM CARMAX AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL. I TOLD THEM TO TAKE IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY DID AND CHEVY AGREED WITH ME THAT IT WAS NOT NORMAL. CHEVY REPLACED THE TRACKS AND ALL ID GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED AFTER 30,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF PUTTING A K-HARNESS IN PLACE TO EMULATE THE LOCKING MECHANISM SO THAT THE STEERING WOULD NOT LOCK. THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN IN REVERSE OR FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED BUT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,500.

1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE -THE SEATS ON MY 1998 CHEVY CORVETTE MOVE BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 1/2 INCH IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DURING STOPPING AND ACCELERATION AND IT IS A DEFECT IN GM'S SEAT TRACKS THAT SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL FOR A SAFETY ISSUE AS TO MY UNDERSTANDING A LOT OF 97-04 CORVETTE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE CAR HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY HAVE BEEN BAD SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2005 AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 00V111000, SEAT BELTS:FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAD NO RECORDS OF THIS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED HER OF THE SAME AND DID NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS INDICATING IF THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS AND VEHICLE GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. *TR

1998 CORVETTE C5 COUPE--GAS LEAK--FUEL FILTER MAYBE?--CAUSES FUMES AND LIQUID TO DRIP----. *TR

FUEL FILTER LEAKING AT SEAM WHERE TWO PIECES ARE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER. 1998 C5 CORVETTE. *TR

RAW FUEL SMELL IN VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. THIS OCCURS DAILY. NO IDEA HOW TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOR THE 2ND TIME A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD MY CAR TOWED (2008) AFTER ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE AND I COULD NOT TURN AT ALL. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO BE CORRECTED AFTER NOTIFYING THE DEALERSHIP OF A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THIS PROBLEM. THE REMEDY WAS DISABLING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BY REMOVING THE LOCK PLATE. I HAVE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM! HOWEVER, THIS TIME, THE COLUMN NO LONGER LOCKS, SINCE THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE WAS REMOVED, BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE FUEL CUTS OFF. MY SON TOWED THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ME LAST WEEK AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY CAN CORRECT IT FOR $915.00, STATING THEY HAVE TO REPLACE A MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THAT IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM AT ALL. SOUNDS LIKE PURE BULL TO ME! I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS MANY AS 5 TIMES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE CAR. I HAVE UNDER 40K MILES ON THIS CAR, AND HAVE NOT PUT MORE THAN 10K ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY REPAIRED. IT IS A DEFECT THAT THEY NEED TO CORRECT AT THEIR COST AND HOPEFULLY PERMANENTLY THIS TIME. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT DISPLAYED NON-REALISTIC NUMBERS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT, THE COMPONENT THAT INDICATES THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN THE VEHICLE, FAILED. THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE ENTIRE OIL SENDING UNIT, WHICH REPAIRED THE ISSUE FOR 13 MONTHS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. HE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 6/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GUAGE. UPDATED 06/22/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE SPECULATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE COMPARTMENT THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS IMPROPERLY SEALED, WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO REACH THE MOTOR AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. SECONDLY, HE CONCLUDED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER UTTERS DO NOT PROPERLY DRAIN THE WATER IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY, WHICH PROMOTES WATER BUILD UP. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

THE SEATS ON MY 1998 CHEVY CORVETTE MOVE BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 1/4 INCH IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DURING STOPPING AND ACCELERATION AND IT IS A DEFECT IN GM,S SEAT TRACKS THAT SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL FOR A SAFETY ISSUE AS TO MY UNDERSTANDING ALOT OF 97-04 CORVETTE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT FILLS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

WHEN STARTING MY 1998 CORVETTE (INDY EDITION) CAR AFTER IT WAS PARKED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS ENGAGED AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED OR HOW LONG I WAITED (12 HOURS) THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK REMAINED LOCKED. *TR

MY 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL FOR A "STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECT." THIS RECALL IS VERY WIDE SPREAD OVER MANY MODEL YEARS OF CORVETTES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND ROAD HAZARD. I HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED THE 5TH INCIDENT IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND THE 3RD TIME WITHIN 13,000 MILES. WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING APPEARS, IT KILLS THE MOTOR. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING? IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 4 TIMES BY OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP JERRY CHAMBERS CHEVROLET IN BELLINGHAM, WA. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 FOR THE 5TH TIME, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE MOTOR DIED. NOW THE SAME DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE RECALL. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO FIX IT AT MY COST WITHOUT WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL FINALLY FIX THE RECALL "STEERING COLUMN LOCK". I NEED TO UNDERSTAND MY CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER THE RECALL. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED EVEN IF THE CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IS 10 YEARS OLD, IT IS A WELL KNOWN RECALL. ARE THERE OTHER AGENCIES I SHOULD BE CONTACTING? DO YOU HAVE ANY UNDERSTANDING HOW A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS INITIATED? KATIE ZOWADA *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED SO UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER LEAKED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. ALSO, THE TRUNK SUSTAINED WATER LEAKAGE AND CAUSED A STRONG ODOR AND MILDEW. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE WATER LEAKAGE FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE MOVED BACKWARDS IN THE SEAT. WHEN HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. THE SEAT TRACK WOULD NOT LOCK IN POSITION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NEW SEAT TRACS WERE NEEDED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,986 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,529. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH 79,000 MILES ON IT. THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL SAYS THE FUEL FILTER NEVER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DEVELOPED A SERIOUS LEAK ON THE OUTLET CONNECTION ON THE FILTER. IT HAPPENED AFTER I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS NO MORE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE. GAS JUST POURED OUT AND RAN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK, SOME DRIPPED ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONNECTION THEY USE APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP LEAKS ALSO. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS FOR A PRESSURIZED FUEL SYSTEM TO LEAK LIKE THIS. I WAS LUCKY THE CAR DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE OR EVEN EXPLODE. THE GAS TANK APPEARS TO BE MADE OF SOME KIND OF PLASTIC. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THIS FUEL FILTER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN O-RING INSIDE THE FILTER TO PROVIDE A SEAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK UP. IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY BE RELEASED IF THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE STEERING LOCK WAS REPAIRED TWICE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V544000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE), BUT IT CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,988. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL THAT LISTS THIS SAME FAILURE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. SHE STOPPED VEHICLE, GOT OUT AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER TOOK OUT A PLATE THAT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. AGAIN IN 2002, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED IN 2002 AND MOST RECENTLY IN 2008. THE DEALER IN 2002 PUT AN ECL RELAY HARNESS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V060000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ON APRIL4, 2006, WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY 1998 CORVETTE, WHEN I TRIED TO START MY ENGINE, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. I CALL THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, BILL BRANCH CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 3980 FOWLER ST, FT MYERS ,FL 33901. THEY SAID THEY UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM AND WOULD SEND A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AS I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE BUT BILLED ME FOR TOWING. AS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS LISTED UNDER YOUR RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V111000,AS OF FEB 6,2004 WHY WOULD I BE CHARGED FOR TOWING ???? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE DRIVER' S SEAT MOVES BACKWARDS DURING ACCELERATION AND FORWARD WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT TRACK FAILED AND THE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $900 PLUS LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400. UPDATED 12/18/07 *TR

RECALL ON COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM ON GM/CHEVY CORVETTE WAS PERFORMED ON 2-14-05 & NOT DONE PROPERLY. THE SOLUTION IS TO DISABLE THIS ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AS IT CAN LOCK-UP ON YOU WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ON MY CORVETTE THIS WAS PERFORMED BUT NOT DISABLED, MY CAR LOCKED UP IN MY GARAGE 11/07...LUCKY ME! SO FOR WELL OVER 2 YEARS I WAS DRIVING A CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED PUTTING MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN DANGER. NOW GM WANTS ME TO EAT THE COST OF REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE TIME & MILES SINCE. I'M TALKING ABOUT $371.00, NOT MUCH REALLY BUT IT'S THE PRINCIPLE. THEY SHOULD BE MORE WORRIED THAT I'LL SUE FOR NEGLIGENCE! *TR

1) STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAITED TO WARM UP 2) SMELLED GAS AFTER I STARTED TO BACK UP THEN STOPPED TO SEE GAS ON THE GROUND THAT WAS ORIGINATING FROM UNDER THE CAR AT THE DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK 3) I'M PRESENTLY TRYING TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND REPAIR. *TR

1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WAS A RECALL ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TOWING CHARGES. THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GM DEALER. *JB

STARTED CAR, ENGAGED AUTO TRANS AND ACCELERATED. CAR MOVED APPROX 10 FEET AND STALLED. REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE REPAIR WAS TO RE-INSTALL THE PARTS REMOVED ON 3/16/06 AS PART OF THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM RECALL ISSUED BY CHEVROLET. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR #04V060000 REGARDING THE STEERING; COLUMN LOCKING; ANTI THEFT DEVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE ANOTHER PROBLEM APPEAR. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. *AK

1998 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. TWO INDEPENDENT SITUATION WHERE GAS TANKS LEAKS ALTHOUGH CAR IS A SECONDARY CAR AND RARELY DRIVEN. GAS TANK LEAKED IN 2003 PROMPTING SERVICE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. GAS TANK LEAKS AGAIN WHICH WARRANTS ANOTHER SERVICE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. *JB

THE REAR WELDED FLANGES ON THE TAIL PIPES ON MY 1998 CORVETTE BOTH FAILED ON MY CAR CAUSING INCREASED HEAT AND EXHAUST FUMES TO BE PULLED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *JB

FAILURE OF EXAUST SYSTEM AT WELDS ON FLANGES. *NM

WHEN DRIVING MY 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FAIL (NO READING) AND THE "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT WILL APPEAR AND THE "LOW FUEL" WILL SHOW IN THE READOUT. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 CORVETTE WHICH HAS HAD THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK RECALL PERFORMED TWICE. NOW THERE IS A UPDATED RECALL FOR MY CAR THAT I CANNOT GET COVERED BECAUSE THE DEALER SAYS THAT ONE OF THE PAST RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN SERVICED ANY WHERE EXCEPT AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERS. THE DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS $439 WORTH OF REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CHEVROLET FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW AS A CONTINUES SAFETY ISSUE. THEY CONTINUED TO BUILD THE CORVETTES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER THE FIRST RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. THAT SHOWS INABILITY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IF YOU HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YOU WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BUILD NEW CARS WITH THE PROBLEM. *JB

FRONT DRIVERS AUTOMATIC SEAT SLIPS FORWARD OR REVERSE ON RAILS .*JB

LOOSE SEAT TRACK D/S, THE SEAT WILL MOVE ABOUT 1" DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THIS SEAT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING IMPACT. THIS PROBLEM IS IN THE C5 MODELS OF THE CHEVY CORVETTES. THERE IS EVEN A GARAGE MECHANIC FIX FOR IT ON CORVETTE WEB SITES WERE THEY TAKE THE SEAT TRACK APART AND SHIM IT UP WITH A WASHER. *NM

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 1998 CHEVY CORVETTE AND NOTICED WHILE WASHING IT THAT THE FACTORY WHEELS HAD CRACKS. I CORRECTED THE FAILURE BY HAVING THEM REPLACED BEFORE THEY FAILED COMPLETELY CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY. *NM

1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STEERING COLUMN LIGHT COMES ON AND SHUTS OFF ENGINE. *TS THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED THE WRONG PART, WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO GO ANOTHER REPAIR FACILITY AND GET THE WORK DONE *JB

I OWN A 98 M/T CORVETTE & I AM AN AUTOMOBILE EXPERT. THE C5 CORVETTE HAS AN ENGINEERING SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE ELECTO-MECHANICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. THERE HAD BEEN MANY INSTANCES OF THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING ON THESE C5 & HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON MY C5 BEFORE THE ACCIDENT ON 12/25/05. NO FAIL SAFE SYSTEM FOR THE COLUMN LOCK EXISTS AND THE BCM OR BODY CONTROL MODULE HAS TOTAL CONTROL OVER THIS COLUMN LOCK. MANY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS WILL CAUSE THIS STEERING LOCK TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. GMS RECALL FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN A/T THE COLUMN LOCK WAS ELIMINATED. GMS SUPPOSED FIX FOR THE M/T VEHICLES WAS TO REPROGRAM THE PCM'S WITH NEW SOFTWARE & THIS SOFTWARE CHANGE DID NOT PREVENT THE COLUMN LOCK FROM ENGAGING; IT JUST MADE SURE THAT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF SHOULD THE STEERING LOCK ENGAGE. ABOUT 07/05 THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAD ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING & HAD LEFT THE CAR STUCK IN TRAFFIC. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT HIS TIME. I WAS TOLD THE STEERING LOCKING PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED. ON 12/25/05 WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD, WITHOUT WARNING, MY C5 SKIDDED WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED & I WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SKID BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCK HAD ENGAGED & THE CAR WENT A CROSSED A DIVIDED ROADWAY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, STOPPED & THEN GOT HIT. THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT HIT MY C5 WERE DESTROYED & THE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THIS ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN EVENTUALLY WITH ALL C5 S. IF THE STEERING LOCK HAD JUST ENGAGED THIS WOULD HAVE OF NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDE

CRANE CHEVROLET IN WAYNE NJ PERFORMED THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN SYSTEM RECALL AND 1500 MILES LATER IT LOCKED UP AGAIN SO THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND TO MY SURPRISE THEY GAVE ME A BILL FOR$382. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS ECL MOTOR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL ,THE SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DISABLED SO THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, SHAME ON GM FOR PUTTING A SYSTEM ON THIS CAR THAT KEEP FAILING AND TRYING TO MAKE US PAY FOR IT .THERE ARE COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINS HERE ALSO ON EVERY CORVETTE FORUM ,WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT STEPPING IN AND MAKING GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, UNTIL THEY DO WE CAN NOT DRIVE THIS CARS WITH CONFIDENCE THAT WE WILL NOT GET STRANDED. *JB

I ANSWERED THE RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FOR MY 1998 CORVETTE IN NOVEMBER 2004. IT HAS STRANDED ME 6 TIMES SINCE AND SAYS "STEERING COLUMN LOCK" ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO DO IT SO WE HAVE BASICALLY QUIT DRIVING THE CAR. IN 400 MILES SINCE NOVEMBER IT HAS FAILED 6 TIMES AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE 7TH TIME WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP, IT FAILED AGAIN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO I HAD TO LEAVE IT AGAIN. NOW I DON'T TRUST IT TO DRIVE IT AND I CAN'T SELL IT FOR FEAR OF BEING SUED. WHAT DO I DO? GM SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND I WILL HAVE TO JUST KEEP TAKING IT BACK. THEY SAID ANY LEGAL CLAIMS WOULD HAVE TO BE DIRECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

DT: THE CALLER STATED STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WHEN IN REVERSE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. THE CALLER HAD IT FIXED AND PAID FOR IT HIMSELF. DEALER SAID REPAIR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CALLER SAID A RECALL ON THE IGNITION LOCK ACTUATOR WAS ISSUED. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

GM RECALL #04006A STEERING COLUMN LOCK UP. MY 1998 C5 CORVETTE IS PART OF THE RECALL - I HAD THE COLUMN LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING- TOWED IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER - THEY INSTALLED THE SO CALLED RECALL KIT - AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM - THEY ARE NOW SAYING IT IS SOMETHING ELSE AND I AM LIABLE FOR LABOR AND PARTS. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT/ FLAW THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM! I FEEL GM DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS MANY "C5" CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN EVEN AFTER THE SO CALL FIX WAS ADDED. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR WILL STILL RUN AND DRIVE WHEN THE COLUMN LOCKS UP! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL O4V060000 CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO FORCE CONTACT INTO SOME OTHER TYPE OF REPAIR THAT WAS GOING TO COST HIM A LOT OF MONEY. CONTACT FELT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 04V060600 APPROXIMATELY LATE LAST YEAR AND HE RECEIVED SEVERAL MORE SINCE THEN. THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. WHEN RECALL REPAIRS WERE ARRANGED, IN APRIL, THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS, AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSE TO NOTIFY THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WERE IN. TWO WEEKS AGO CONSUMER CHECKED ON THE PARTS AND THEY WERE NOT IN. HE E-MAILED CHEVROLET, AND WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. HE THEN GOT A CALL STATING THE PARTS WERE IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED JULY 20, 2005. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE, IT STARTED AROUND MARCH. THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT THE CONSUMER DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THAT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP THOUGHT THEY HAD FIXED IT. HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN HE GOT IN THE VEHICLE LAST NIGHT. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY THE SAME, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP STATED OTHERWISE. *AK

GM RECALLED MY 1998 CORVETTE FOR A STEERING COLULM LOCK, I HAD RECALL PERFORMED ON APRIL 12, 2005 BY TEAM CHEVROLET IN SCOTTSBLUFF NE. ON APRIL 23, 2005 MY STEERING COLUM LOKED UP WHILE AT CORVETTE FUNCTION IN BOWING GREEN KY. SOME GM ENGINEERS WERE ABLE TO UNLOCK IT BY UNPLUGING THE COMPUTER. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TEAM CHEVOLET TO HAVE IT RECHECKED, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. LATER THAT EVENING IT LOCKED UP. MOST OF THE TIME THE COLUM WOULD UNLOCK IF YOU PULLED KEY AND WAITED 10 SECONDS. THERE HAS BEEN TWO TIMES THAT THAT DIDNT WORK, ONCE IN BOWLING GREEN KY AND THE LAST TIME IN MY GARAGE. THE CAR IS NOW IN MY GARAGE WITH THE STEERING COLUM LOCKED UP. I SPOKE WITH TEAM CHVROLET AND JACKY JOHNSON CHEVOLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (PHONE 1-313-667-7153) ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BOTH STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND I WOULD MOST LIKELY BE CHARGED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND THE REPAIR BILL. MY COMPLAINT IS GM RECALLED THIS CAR FOR A STEERING COLUM LOCK WHICH I HAVE, I EXPECT MY STEERING COLUM TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE AS NOTED IN THE RECALL LETTER. I EXPECT GM TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK SINCE I DID ALL I COULD TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I WENT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND HAD SEVERAL TALKS WITH JACKY JOHNSON WITH NO SATISFACTION L

STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT UNLOCK AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEEL COUULD NOT BE TURNED. KEY WAS TURNED OFF, TEN SECOND WAIT (FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE INFO CENTER) AND WHEEL STILL COULD NOT BE TURNED. WITH THE KEY OFF THE WHEEL WAS TURNED BACK AND FORTH AGAINST THE LOCK AND THEN RESTARTED. AFTER SEVERAL TRYS THE COLUMN UNLOCKED. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BOTH PHASES OF THE RECALL IMPLEMENTED. AFTER THIS FAILURE IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT EVERYTHING THAT HE COULD DO HAS BEEN DONE. HE SAID A POSSIBLE LOW BATTERY MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURED 2 DAYS LATER. THERE IS NO PREDICTABALITY OF THE DEFECT. IT COULD BE THE NEXT START OR A MONTH FROM NOW. THE ONLY SURE THING IS THAT WITH NO ACTION IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR GARAGE DUE TO INABILITY TO TURN THE WHEEL EVEN AT LOW SPEED.

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1998 CHEVY CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS AROUND 39000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON THE VEHICLE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THREE OUT OF THE FOUR RIMS HAD CRACKED. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE WINTER MONTHS. HE CALLED GM AND THEY WANTED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE LADY AT GM WOULD NOT ANSWER HIS QUESTION IF OTHER VEHICLES HAD THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT CALLER STATED: THE PARKING BRAKE OF MY CORVETTE IS NOT WORKING, IS NOT THE FIRST HE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH CORVETTES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN'T PARK THE CAR CONFIDENT AND BE SURE THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *AK