1998 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL NOT TO TURN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT BEFORE REALIZING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

CAR WHEN MOVING IN REVERSE APROX. 5MPH HAD STEERING WHEEL LOCK. STEERING WOULD NOT MOVE BUT CAR WOULD MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE.CAR HAD REAR LEFT WHEEL RIM DAMAGED (SCRAPED) FROM CONTACT WITH CURB. FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS ON COMPUTER TO NO AVAIL. LET IT SET FOR 24 HR. AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL ..THE CAR HAS SINCE DONE THIS TWICE MORE AND BEEN PUT IN STORAGE SINCE NOV.OF 2003

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS HAVE ABOUT AN INCH OF MOVEMENT (FRONT TO BACK) WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATING.1998 C5 CORVETTE 50000 MILES. *AK

DRIVER SEAT AUTOMATICALLY TRAVERSED ALL THE WAY FORWARD PINNING THE CONSUMER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. *LA ALL OF THE CONTROLS DIED. *SC *JB

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED & WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK IT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION KEY (WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY "THE TRICK"). HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS (1ST ONE WAS AN INDEPENDENT CHEVY SERVICE CENTER THAT COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). WAS VERY SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS. I WAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS. WHY IN THE WORLD NOT? NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THAT JAG INSTEAD.

REQUEST FOR CRASH TEST RESULTS ON CHEVROLET CORVETTE CABRIOLET CONVERTIBLE 1998. (NAR TRANSFERRED TO RULEMAKING) *PH THE EXPERTS APPOINTED FOR THE FILE CANNOT REACH A CONCLUSION ON WHETHER THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT APPROX. 55 MPH THE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME ON AND JERKED THE CAR HARD TO THE RIGHT. IT WENT IN THE DITCH BUT HIT NOTHING. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE COMPUTER DISPLAY IT SAID "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING".*AK

CONSUMER STATED ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE MADE A SEVERE RIGHT TURN AND WENT INTO A DITCH. *AK

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS SHIFT FORWARD ABOUT A HALF INCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. *AK 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS SHIFT FORWARD WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY.*MR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS MOVE 1 TO 2 INCHES WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING. *LA

VEHICLE TYPE: 1998 CORVETTE. FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN TO UNLOCK DURING INITIAL KEY IN/VEHICLE START. FORTUNATELY, IF THE REST OF THE SYSTEMS WORK, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AFTER THE VEHICLE MOVES A SHORT DISTANCE. I PURCHASED THIS CORVETTE IN JUNE 2003 (I HAVE OWNED OLDER CORVETTES) NOT KNOWING THERE IS THIS DEFECT WITH NOT ONLY THE 1998 CORVETTE BUT ALSO WITH THE 1997, 1999, 2000, AND 2001 CORVETTES. BEGINNING WITH THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, THIS FEATURE WAS REMOVED. GENERAL MOTORS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SITUATION FOR SOME TIME. THEY ISSUED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETIN" DURING SEPT. 2001. THIS BULLETIN COVERED ABOUT THE LAST THIRD CORVETTES MANUFACTURED DURING 1998 (SERIAL #S 23355-31069), ALL OF 1999 CORVETTES (SERIAL #S 000001-33283) AND THE FIRST HALF CORVETTES MANUFACTURED DURING 2000 (SERIALS #S 000001-16233). THEY ALSO HAVE A REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (GM PART # 88952427 OR 88952428 OR 88952428 DEPENDING ON TRANSMISSION AND EXPORT). THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THEY KNOW THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND ARE WILLING TO PASS FIXING THE DEFECT ON TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SERIAL # OF MY 1998 CORVETTE IS 11791. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, IRONICALLY, JUST AFTER TOURING THE CORVETTE FACTORY IN BOWLING GREEN, KY. IT COST ME $250.00 AND TWO NIGHTS IN A LOCAL MOTEL TO GET MY CAR OPERATIONAL. THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED PROPERLY. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE STEERING COLUMN, THE STEERING LOCKING SYSTEM WAS RESET AND DISABLED. THE CAR'S COMPUTER SHOWS AN

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IGNITION FAILED TO OPERATE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE. THERE WAS A CONSUMERS SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN ON THIS ISSUE.*AK AFTER THIS OCCURRED, CONSUMER COULD START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT BUT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD BE LOCKED. VEHICLE WOULD MOVE BUT NO STEERING. *PH *NLM

RUSTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE RUST WAS CAUSED BY WATER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN. THE DRAIN HOSE WAS LOCATED A COUPLE OF FEET ABOVE THE GROUND CLEARANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONDENSATION RAN ACROSS THE BRAKE LINE AND DOWN THE FIREWALL. *JB *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED, IT LOCKED UP COMPLETELY WHILE FULLY ENGAGED. *PH *JB

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP LEAVING USER STRANDED. GM STATES THIS VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR SAME KNOWN PROBLEM.

STEERING COLUMN LOCK W/ DIC CODE OF 2588. *PH

STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT UNLOCK AFTER ENTRY OF KEY. COMPUTER READS " SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" * JB

BOTH RETRACTORS ARE BROKEN DUE TO LAB BELT WEBBING TWISTED AND JAMMED. DEALER ADMITTED RECALL 00-V-111-000, AND INSTALLED INSERTS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE OF EACH LAP BELT RETRACTOR, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE RETRACTORS.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE ENGINE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER PULLED KEY OUT OF IGNITION, WAITED 10 SECONDS, AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. DASHBOARD LIT UP, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS INVESTIGATION EA02031 THAT EXPLAINED THE EXACT PROBLEM.*AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, *AK

ON 8-6-03 I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED-UP. I ENDED UP HAVING MY CORVETTE TOWED HOME. ON 8-7-03 AFTER SPEAKING TO SOME SERVICE TECH'S AT A COUPLE OF GARAGES FOUND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM IS A PART THAT HAS HAD A RECALL ISSUED AND SUPPOSEDLY ALREADY REPLACED ON MY CAR. THE RECALL # IS 01044. THE PART WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED ON 1-17-02 WHEN MY CAR HAD APPROX. 43K MI. ON IT. I PURCHASED THE CAR 5-03 FROM AN INDIVIDUAL AND HAD NO IDEA THAT ANYTHING HAD EVER BEEN WORKED ON. LOCAL DEALERSHIP WON'T HONOR RECALL ANYMORE SO I THEN CONTACTED GM. SPOKE TO KEVIN MAY @800-222-1020 ON 8-8 AND 8-11-03 ABOUT HONORING THE RECALL AGAIN BECAUSE THE EVIDENTLY DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND GM WON'T HONOR AGAIN. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS TO ME! THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND WORK. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX? WHAT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE OR BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC? I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY 7K MI. OR SO BECAUSE GM WON'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO!!! THIS IS WRONG FOR THEM TO DO AND I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP. *AK *SCC

STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED. CHEVROLET DID A PATIAL RECALL ON THIS ITEM BUT DID NOT INCLUDE ALL 1998 CARS.*AK

STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT UNLOCK. *AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON 1998 CORVETTE.VIN NO # IS 1G1YY22GOW5114022. THIS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IS DOCUMENTED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM.COM WEBSITE. CAR RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM AND SENDS MESSAGE SAYING TO TURN OFF,REMOVE KEY,WAIT 10 SEC.S AND RESTART. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS ELECTRONIC LOCK STEERING MALFUNCTION AS STATED IN THE TSB 1D10002157. *AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCK KEEPS LOCKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT RESPOND . THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE TIME IN 3 MONTHS. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED TO SHOP TO RESET AND REPAIR. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED 7/21/2003 THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE.*AK

WITHIN 1ST YEAR OF PURCHASE, THE REAR LEFT WHEEL DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE SPOKE. THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HAS A CRACK IN THE SPOKE ALSO.

STEERING COLUMN LOCK ON 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHILE PARKED. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED ON IN THE IGNITION, THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH SAID SERVICE COLUMN LOCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS STILL YIELDED THE SAME RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A POPULAR DEFECT WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT THAT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED YET.IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ODI AND THE NHTSA HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST 344 SIMILAR REPORTS OF THIS DEFECT OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS (SEE INVESTIGATION #EA02-031). I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM BECAME A DEFECT IN THE 2000 CHEV. CORVETTE (SEE RECALL #CO 1044). CAN SOMEONE IN YOUR OFFICE WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITY PLEASE INSTIGATE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT HAVE TO SUFFER THE INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSE ($600 TOTAL OUT OF POCKET) THAT I HAD TO ENDURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE SAFETY ISSUE SURROUNDING A MOVING VEHICLE HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK ON SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL. I WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATIATIVE IF GM WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REIMBURSE ME, AND OTHERS BEFORE ME, FOR THE COSTS ON REPAIRING THIS DEFECT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOCKED. THERE IS NO WARNING. *AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

MY 1998 CORVETTE, MANULA TRANSMISSION, WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE MOORE CHEVROLET ON JUNE 23 FOR WARRANTY WINDOW REPAIR. UPON PICK-UP, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE MY CAR DUE TO STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK-UP, DURING INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP. KATHLEEN DEMETER ACKNOWLEDGES THIS CONCERN IN HER LETTER TO JAY EHLE, DATED FEB.5,2003 (NVS-213, EA02-031). EVERY ATTEMPT TO FIX/ADDRESS THE PROBLEM RESULTED IN NO FIX. GM STATS THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. I CONTEND IT MUST BE FOR GM TO HAVE FOUND THE SAME ERROR IN EARLIER/LATER MODEL YEARS. IT NOW IS COSTING ME $500.00 TO FIX IT. CAN YOU ASSIST ME? *NLM

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AFTER VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED. CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

1998 CORVETTE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE THAT I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAD TO PAY $700 DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. IF AND WHEN THEIR IS A LAWSUIT I HOPE TO BE INVOLVED. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *NLM REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT START DO TO A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

VEHICLE FAILES TO START DUETO A DEFAULT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

1998 CORVETTE C-5. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. TOLD OUR VIN # WAS NOT IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN RANGE. HOW CAN THIS BE WHEN ALL C5'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM??*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS THANK GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BEEN MOVING.

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB DID NOT COUNT IN EA02-031 (DUPLICATE OF ODI# 10022859)

STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED UP. *TT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN SUDDENLY LOCKED. CONSUMER COULD NOT GO FORWARD (BARRIER) FORCING HIM TO BACK UP. *TT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UPON START UP. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE . THIS MAKES ALL MOVEMENT EXCEPT IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE FRONT WHEEL WERE LOCKED. IF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE NOT LOCKED IN THE DIRECTLY FORWARD POSITION, PLACING THE CAR ON A FLAT BED IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT MY CAR IS NOT WITHIN "THE BREAK POINT RANGE" SO I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO REDUCED COST REPAIR AND WAS NOT ENTITLED TO THE AVAILABLE INSTALLATION OF THE APPROPRIATE FIX. *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN MOTOR ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE DEFECTIVE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONE YEAR CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK AND BE INOPERABLE. *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. ***JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE BRAKES AND/OR GAS PEDAL WERE APPLIED. *JB ADJUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TT

WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE IT STALLED. THIS INCIDENT REPEATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AT WHICH TIME THE CONSUMER NOTICED A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER STATING SOMETHING ABOUT A LOCKED STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES, AFTERWHICH THE VEHICLE STARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL *MR *SCC *NLM REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NLM THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND OR FIX, FREE OF CHARGE. SCC

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL INDICATOR READ THE WRONG READING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. *NLM

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE AC DELCO BATTERY LEAKED ACID ALL OVER THE WIRING HARNESS.*JB

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED ON 1998 CORVETTE - DID NOT LOCK WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING - REMAINED LOCKED AFTER STARTING VEHICLE FROM PARKED POSITION REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS