1998 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. WHEN ACCELERATING SEATS MOVE BACK AND FORTH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TOOK AUTO IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT DO NOT KNOW WHY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS TO ENGAGE REPEATEDLY. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE CAR. DEALER HAS NO RECORD OF OUR REPORTING THE ISSUE PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING. PAPERWORK INDICATING NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES, INCLUDING ISSUES WITH OTHER BRAKES, IS AVAILABLE. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED REPEATEDLY, INCLUDING AN EMAIL LISTING THE 6 EXISTING COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THIS MODEL CAR. RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED, NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE CHARGES TO REPAIR (OVER $500 PER THE DEALER) WILL BE PROVIDED. NO CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE LOW MILEAGE, THE FACT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR TO PARTS THAT SHOULD ONLY WEAR OUT DUE TO USAGE, AND THE PREVALENCE OF THIS ISSUE WITH SEVERAL CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR.*AK

GMC ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED, SO GMC SAID I HAD TO PAY, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME FAILED PART, MY VIN IS VERY CLOSE TO THOSE AFFECTED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC THAT ROTORS KEEP WARPING BUT THEY CLAIM THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ROTORS. *AK

DEALER PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT RIM FOR A PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED RIM AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES OF USE THE RIM FAILED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED SENDING UNIT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY, VEHICLE WOULD RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHIN 1/4 TANK, LATER ON CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET DEALER TO MAKE REPAIRS.*AK *JB

THE CARS COMPUTER SHUTS DOWN THE CAR AT HIGH SPEEDS. MESSAGES THAT APPEAR INCLUDE LOW VOLTAGE, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM AND ABS FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURED FOUR TIMES - 6/26/01, 8/8/01, 10/4/01, AND 10/25/01 AND I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT REOCCUR. IT IS LIKE HAVING THE CAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AT 70 MPH. IT CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I AM USUALLY ON A HIGHWAY WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THE CORVETTES AS IF IT IS NORMAL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A CAR WOULD BE DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS IF THE COMPUTER REGISTERED A VOLTAGE DROP. THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL STEELE AT 800-222-1020 IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TRIES TO HELP BUT HAS NO POWER TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CASE NUMBER AT CHEVROLET IS 05623088. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND POSSIBLE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.*AK

WHEN TURNING KEY TO START STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WON'T BE ABLE GET CAR STARTED.CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

BOTH REAR TIRES AFTER DEMOUNT FOUND TO HAVE 6 TO 7 INCH INTERNAL CRACKS IN SIDEWALLS AFTER ~8,500 MILES OF NORMAL ON-ROAD USE!!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: EJ7JH TIRESIZE: 275/45ZR18)

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN GOING INTO DRIVE. ONCE IN DRIVE WHILE MOVING THE ENGINE STOPPED AND I HIT THE CURB TAKING OFF SOME PAINT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE DIE. I CALLED GMC, BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME. ON THE WEB AND ON YOUR SITE I SEE THAT MY MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I SAID TO GM I SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WILL ONLY BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU WHEN I AM KILL IN THIS CAR AND MY FAMILY WILL SUE YOU FOR MILLION OF DOLLARS WHICH YOU WILL PAY ONLY TO KEEP IT OUT OF COURT AND THE NEWS PAPERS. I FEEL THAT YOU AT THE NHTSA SHOULD DO WHAT YOU SAY PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE. IF I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT YOU SAVE MAYBE YOU WILL HAVE DONE WHAT YOU SAY. I THINK THE ONLY WAY THAT GM WILL DO ANYTHING IS IF YOU GET INVOLED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WENT TO START CAR - CAR WOULD START - STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN - MESSAGE TO REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS CAME ACROSS DASHBOARD - ALSO MESSAGE OF SERVICE COLUMN LOCKED - TRIED FOR 30 MINUTES - CALLED DEALER FOR INFO - WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO CHEVY DEALER - HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED - CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLMUM HAS FAILED TO UNLOCK ON THREE OCCAISIONS, ONCE AT THE DEALER, TWICE AFTER BEING PARKED. VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED FLATBED TRANSPORTATION TO DEALER 2 TIMES. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS AND WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 1998 CORVETTE WOULD NOT UNLOCK AFTER THE CAR WAS CRANKED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF REMOVING THE KEY AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL FINALLY UNLOCKED. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHO DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM OR HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ON JULY 18, 2001, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET ( RECALL C01044) STATING THAT "YOUR CORVETTE MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A CONDITION IN WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION." I WAS RELIEVED TO FIND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM WAS GOING TO BE FIXED. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, CARTER CHEVROLET, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR MY 2000 CORVETTE (WHICH IS NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM) NOT MY 1998 CORVETTE (WHICH IS HAVING THE PROBLEM). I ALSO WAS INFORMED THAT SOME 1998 MODELS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT NOT MINE. NEXT, I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. THEY COULD NOT TELL MY WHY SOME 1998 MODELS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND NOT MINE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT CHEVROLET KNEW THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE ALL THE MODELS WHICH HAS THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE ARE NUMEROUS CORVETTE OWNERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM. WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY ALL 1998 MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM WERE NOT RECALLED. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

COLUMN LOCK - WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT UNLOCK. TRIED JIGGLING WHEEL, ETC FOR 45 MINUTES THEN CALLED A TAXI.*AK

I HAVE READ REPORTS OF MANY INCIDENTS CONCERNING THE STEERING COLUMN-LOCK PROBLEM ON THE CORVETTES BY THE OWNERS THEMSELVES. SOME HAVE EVEN REPORTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION, WHICH SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME! I DID HAVE MINE IN FOR THIS REPAIR AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. LUCKILY, MINE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED!!!*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START CAR, ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY READ "REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS". KEY WAS REMOVED, AND AFTER 15 SECONDS, ATTEMPTS MADE TO RESTART CAR. ENGINE THEN STARTED, BUT DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY READ "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" AT WHICH TIME I ATTEMPTED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ENGINE THEN STOPPED RUNNING AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT SAME PROBLEMS PERSISTED. I REMOVED AND CHECKED FUZE #23 PER CHEVROLET REPAIR MANUAL, BUT FUZE WAS OKAY. AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR, BUT SAME PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT (STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND COULDN'T BE TURNED). TOW TRUCK OPERATOR LATER ADVISED THAT HE HAD TOWED FIVE CORVETTES WITH SMAE APPARENT PROBLEM IN LAST TWO WEEKS. CHEVROLET DELAER SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT CHEVROLET INITIATED A RECALL THIS WEEK, BUT FOR 1999 CORVETTES (AND POSSIBLY NEWER, ONLY). MY 1998 IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WOULD NOT UNLOCK. CONSUMER UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO DEALER, WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED. THIS IS THE 3 TIME THAT COLUMN LOCK HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHEN THE ANTI SKID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 15MPH. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. *AK

ONCE AGAIN STEERING COLUMN LOCKED-UP FOR THE THIRD TIME. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.REPAIRS ARE STILL BEING COVERED ON WARRANTY. I STILL FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE !*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND TURNED OFF.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. PLEASE REOPEN INVESTIGATION. NO SAFETY DEFEC T MENTIONED. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT SPACE, MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN FRONT OF CAR IS LOWER THAN REAR, CAR WILL SLOWLY ROLL DOWN HILL, AS MUCH AS 5-7 FEET IN A FEW HOURS.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

STARTED CAR, PROCEEDED TO PUT IN GEAR AND DRIVE OFF, COULD NOT TURN VEHICLE, GOT A MESSAGE ON DIC STATING "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER TO RESET COMPUTER CODES TO UNLOCK COLUMN. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE SUBMITTED THIS FORM. DISREGARD THE FIRST FORM SENT EARLIER WHICH WAS ON ODI #746729. IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SENT WITH INCOMPLETE INFORMATION. ON 6/11/01 WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING PLACE AT WORK, MY STEERING LOCKED UP. I CALLED TWO LOCAL DEALERS WITH NO SOLUTION. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN DETROIT AND THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. SINCE MY 1998 C5 CORVETTER WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT LOCKED UP, I ASSUME IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH. THIS IS VERY, VERY SCARY. CAN YOU HELP? *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING WHEEL LOCK REFUSED TO DISENGAGE WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY SHUTTING OFF AND REMOVING KEY, REINSERTING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. CONCERNED THAT DEFECTIVE LOCK COULD ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, COULD STRAND CAR IF I CAN'T GET IT TO DISENGAGE. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE OPERATES ERRATICALLY. WHEN PARKING ON A HILL, PARKING BRAKE WILL ALLOW CAR TO ROLL FORWARD, BUT CONSISTENTLY STOPS VEHICLE FROM MOVING BACKWARDS ON A HILL. *AK ALSO THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH RELEASING AND ENGAGING THE HANDLE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *YH

BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS A 1998 CORVETTE WITH JUST 5,800 MILES. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE BOTH SEAT AND SAFETY BELTS MOVE FORWARD DURING ORDINARY BRAKING. BOTH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND GM AT 1 800 222 1020 REQUEST # C03551435 REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY TOTAL PRICE.

ON OCCASSION THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS STUCK IN A LOCKED POSITION SUCH THAT YOU CANNOT PULL IT OUT AND SECURE IT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS TANGLED AND NOT RETRACTED PROPERLY. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 00034. I TURNED THIS CARD INTO JOE MACPHERSON CHEVROLET AND AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AND CALLING BACK I WAS TOLD THE PART WAS IN AND TO BRING MY CAR IN SO THE REPAIR COULD BE MADE. I DID. THAT WAS IN JANUARY. FOR A WHILE IT WORKED FINE BUT LATELY THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT APPEARS TO LOCK AND I CANNOT SECURE IT AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. SOMETIMES IT WORKS FINE AND SOMETIMES IT SIMPLY WON'T RELEASE. TODAY I TOOK MY CAR IN AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT, THAT IT WAS STILL LOCKING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ADVISOR, DAVID BRUNN (7173) TOLD ME IF I WANTED TO PAY FOR A NEW SEAT BELT THEY WOULD FIX IT. I AGAIN EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ITEM, A PREVIOUS RECALL THAT ALTHOUGH REPAIRED WAS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. HE BECAME VERY DEFENSIVE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO PULLL OVER TO SHOULDER S TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WENT INTO LEAP MODE TO PROTECT ENGINE. PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTS. *AK

SEAT BELT WEBBING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT INTO HOIUSING UNLESS CONSUMER WILL DO IT MANUALLY. THEN, WILL WORK AT A TIME. BUT, THERE IS A WARNING LABEL ON WEBBING THAT WON'T ALLOW BELT TO RETRACT. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO REMOVE LABEL BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS OWNER OF VEHICLE, AND DEALER WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DO SO. *AK

SERVICE MANUAL CHEVROLET CORVETTE, AUTHENTIC TECH. SERVICES INFORMATION, VOLUME 1 OF VOLUME 3, PART GMP/98-Y-1, PAGES 3, 7-8 AND 9-3 THROUGH 9-19. DEALER REPLACED PART OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM. WHEN ACCORDING TO REPAIR MANUAL, ENTIRE RESTRAINT. MANUFCTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

FOR THIRD TIME WITHIN A YEAR APART BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITHOUT ELECTRICAL POWER, AND CONSUMER NOTICED THAT POSITIVE CABLE WAS CORRODED BY ACID OF BATTERY.*AK

RIGHT AND LEFT MIRRORS BECAME LOOSE ON SHAFT. *AK

I WAS A VICTIM OF THE CORVETTE STEERING-COLUMN LOCK. I READ AN ARTICLE JUST NOW THAT A SPOKESMAN OF THE NHTSA SAID "IT IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM, BUT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". THIS IS A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WITHOUT WARNING A DRIVER CAN BE STRANDED ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME. IN MY OPINION, AND I'LL BET SOMEWHERE IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM THEY'LL AGREE WITH ME, GM IS BLATANTLY PLACING CORVETTE DRIVERS AND THEIR PASSENGERS IN DANGER OF BEING STRANDED ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE HELD COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT RECOURSE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY HARM< DAMAGE<DISCOMFORT<FEAR, EVEN MISSING A BALLGAME DUE TO BEING STRANDED BY THIS KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO CORRECT BY THE MAKER (AND I DON'T MEAN GRACIOUSLY REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART AFTER THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE!) THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH UNCOMPREHENSIBLE DANGEROUS RAMIFICATIONS. GM KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM, THEY KNOW THERE IS A CORRECTION (THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BYPASS). THEY ARE AT THE VERY LEAST MORALLY RESPONSIBLE TO RECALL AND INSTALL THIS PART IMMEDIATELY AND PROBABLY LEGALLY "IF NOT BUT FOR THE NON-ACTION OF GM TO MAKE ANY REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO CORRECT A KNOWN RELIABILITY PROBLEM....FEAR,DANGER,,ROBBED WHILE WALKING TO PHONE BOOTH(OR RAPED,MURDERED,KIDNAPPED)????? (YOU FILL IN THE BLANK) WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED" . I SUGGEST A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT... GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE DISREGARD OF THE SAFETY AND VERY LIVES OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE ONLY THING THEY SEEM TO

1-STEERING LOOSE AND UNSAFE/2-ENG STUMBLES AND DIES/3-ENG RATTLES IN GEAR/4-DRIVERS SEAT LOOSE/5-GAS MILAGE DROPPING/6-ALL CODES ERRASED BY THEMSELF. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED FOR AT LEAST THE FIFTH TIME AFTER THE DEALER INSTALLED THE CLIP REQUIRED BY THE RECALL. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE LAST JAM. MY PASSENGER WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INJURED WITH MORE THAN A BRUISE ON HER LEG AND A BUMP ON HER HEAD. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR INTO SECOND AT ABOUT 35 MPH (ENGINE SPEED AT ABOUT 3300 RPM), THE REAR END CAME AROUND TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CAR TO DO A 180. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NEVER INTERVENED AS IT HAS DONE MANY TIMES IN MUCH LESS SEVERE SITUATIONS. THE CAR THEN WENT SIDEWAYS ACROSS TRAFFIC INTO A CURB AND THEN OVER THE CURB INTO A FENCE ON THE EDGE OF AN OVERPASS. A POLICE OFFICER WAS A FEW CARS BEHIND ME AND SAW THE ENTIRE INCIDENT. IN HIS POLICE REPORT HE ESTIMATED MY SPEED AT 35 MPH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ENGINE STALLED. TOOK TO DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT SOLENOID: VALVE: SWITCH: BRACKET: THROTTLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE., DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE ANGLE CONTROL MODULE *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING CAME ON AND CAR SHUT DOWN TO AN IDLE WITH NO POWER AT ALL. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11/3/00. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE IN MOTION. "STEERING COLUMN LOCK" APPEARS IN THE DASH BOARD . I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS IS WHILE DRIVEING. TWO OTHER TIMES IT OCCURED WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE DEALER REPARED THE "MOTOR" THAT CAUSES THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK.SPEED AT FAILURE WA S20-25 MPH. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

PE-99-066; WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A CURVE. AFTER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON DIAGNOSTIC CENTER WHICH INDICATED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM IGNITION FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. CONSUMER NOTED THAT READING SHOULD HAVE DISPLAYED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. NARROWLY MISSED BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS. THE DEALERS SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS AND TRY AGAIN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. I AM NOW AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR. WILL IT TAKE A HEAD ON COLLISION BEFORE GM FIXES THIS VERY UNSAFE DEFECT? PLEASE SEND WHATEVER PAPERS NECESSARY TO SIGN SO THAT THIS IS THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND CAR DIED WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE ON FRIDAY EVENING. DEALER COULD NOT WORK ON IT UNTIL MONDAY AND CAR WAS READY MONDAY EVENING. THEY 'REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK SOLENOID AND RELAY PIER TAC' (THEIR WORDS AND SPELLING). I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC FATALITY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND COUNTLESS SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE WEB SITE WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM. IT SEEMS TO RE-OCCUR AFTER REPAIR. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECT SINCE 1997 AND DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE THE NHTSA FORCES GM INTO A RECALL? REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

I HAVE A 1998 C5. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE "SERVICE COLUMN" LOCK APPEARED ON THE DIC DISPLAY. THE MESSAGE " PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS" APPEARED AS WELL. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I WAS IN MOTION GOING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, I HAD TO PUSH IT BACK UP THE DRIVE WAY TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY, SINCE THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF IF WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESTART THE CAR, HOPING IT WOULD UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN. IT DID NOT UNLOCK. I AM VERY UPSET THAT A "THEFT DETERRENT DEVICE" IS MORE OF A SAFETY HAZARD! I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WERE ON THE ROAD SOMEWHERE AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE DECIDED TO "LOCK UP". WHAT IF KIDS WERE NEAR THE CAR AND THE CAR DECIDED TO LOCK THE STEERING AND SHUT DOWN? WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND POWER BRAKES. THIS 'FEATURE' IS NOT SAFE IF IT DECIDES TO RANDOMLY LOCK UP THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR CHEVROLET'S AMERICAN SPORTS CAR TO HAVE A SECURITY SAFETY FLAW IN IT. I REFUSE TO OWN A CAR BY ANY COMPANY IF THE SECURITY FEATURE WHICH WAS MEANT TO PROTECT THE CAR FROM BEING STOLEN, ACTUALLY MAY CAUSE INJURY OR WORSE TO THE OWNER OR PASSENGER RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. WHAT IS THE FIX FOR THIS ISSUE? I DO NOT WANT THE SAME PARTS REPLACED FOR THIS. THIS IS A FAULTY PART ON THE PART OF GM AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER C5