1998 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

CRUISE CONTROL.

STARTER.

SEAT BELT.

WHEN PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED HALFWAY INTO THE OMCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. THE DIC (DASHBOARD) DIGNOSIS SAID TO PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS. APPARENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE ENGINE SHUTOFF. THIS PUT ME IN DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC HEADING AT ME. AFTER THE 10 SECONDS , THE CAR RESTARTED AND ALL WAS OK, NO ACCIDENT RESULTED , BUT ESCAPED A A NARROW BULLET. THE DEALER WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO REPLACE THE PARTS , BUT INTIMATED THAT THE NEW PARTS MAY DO THE SAME THING SINCE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN MODIFIED. HE SAID TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IN MY OPINION THIS COULD BE VERY SERIOUS, AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS OR MODIFY THE CURRENT PARTS SO THAT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, 1999, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT STARTED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I CALLED THE TOLL FREE NUMBER GENERAL MOTORS PROVIDED FOR A TOW TRUCK . WHEN IT CAME THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL AND IT SEEMED TO WORK PROPERLY. I HAD IT TOWED IN TO MY SERVICE DEALER ANYWAY TO BE CHECKED OUT. OF COURSE IT WAS O.K. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK IT MYSELF BY CLEANING OFF THE IGNITION CHIP ON THE KEY, AS I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER ON THE PREVIOUS TRIP. THE THIRD TIME IT LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK IT. ALL THREE TIMES I WAS AT HOME IN THE CARPORT. THE CAR WOULD ALWAYS START, AS IN PREVIOUS TIMES, BUT THIS TIME IT WOULD DIE WHEN I TRIED TO BACK UP OR GO FORWARD. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM HAD GOTTEN WORSE. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AGAIN, HAD THE CAR TOWED IN AND LUCKILY IT STAYED LOCKED SO THE SERVICEMEN COULD SEE JUST WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEIR COMPUTERS FOUND A CODE B2587 WHICH MEANT THAT THE LOCK MODULE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAILING INTERMITANTLY, THUS LOCKING UP THE STEERING. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED AND SO FAR THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE. IF WHOEVER CONCERNED GOES ON-LINE TO C5-CORVETTE.COM THEN ULTIMATE BULLETIN BOARD, C5 SPECIFIC TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS YOU WILL SEE OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, ONE INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE THE CAR IS ON THE ROAD. I HOPE THIS IS ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR YOU TO GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON. I LOVE TH

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER AS ORDERED BY CHEVROLET HOT LINE..NOTE> CAR WAS IN MOTION, THAT MEANS MOVING BACKWARDS..IT HAD GONE ABOUT 6 FEET AND I HAD TURNED THE WHEEL TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS WHEN LOCK ENGAGED.. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON/ STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKS UP, AND VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE ABOUT 1 FT.

THE SEATBELTS GET EASILY TWISTED AND FAIL TO RETRACT, RENDERING THEM USLESS. DEALER IS AWARE OF MANY CUSTOMER COMPLATINS BUT STATED THAT GM DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAVELING WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN CAN'T WEAR THE SEATBELT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP, UNTIL YOU GO TO THE DEALER TO GET THEM TO FIX IT. THEY WONT REPLACE THE PART SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE FIX FOR IT. KNOW MANY 1998-1999 CORVETTE OWNERS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FORCE GM TO FIX THIS DESIGN PROBLEM.

I FIND IT SIMPLY AMAZING THAT AFTER 7K MILES THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 13K AND NOW AT 18K MILES, MALL CHEVROLET (IN CHERRY HILL) IS ALWAYS WHERE IT IS SERVICED, CLAIMS THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE PULSATING. I AM NOT ABLE TO FILE A LEMON LAW SINCE THE CAR JUST TURNED 18K MILES. BUT I WOULD HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THE ROTORS & BRAKE PADS PLACED ON THESE VEHICLES.! *AK

PARKING BRAKE REFUSED TO ENGAGE - NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. *AK

STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 8678 MILES. THIS WAS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. BY 15000 MILES THE SAME CONDITION RETURNED, FRONT END VIBRATION CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS WAS VERY NOTICABLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AT 15613 MILES. AT AROUND 20,000 MILES THIS CONDITION RETURNED, FRONT END VIBRATION STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. ONCE AGAIN THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO GRASP THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT ROTORS THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OCCASIONS THAT UPON HARD (EMERGENCY) TYPE BRAKING THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT APPEAR TO FUNCTION CORRECT. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE RELEASE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN COLLISON. *AK

THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXHAUST AT THE FLANGE IS ALSO READY TO BREAK. WHEN THE EXHAUST BREAKS, THE EXHAUST PIPE STRIKES THE REAR AXLE AND THE MUFFLER DROPS DOWN AND COULD FLY OUT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AT A FREEWAY SPEED.

I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LISTED VEHICLE AND LOOSE HARDWARE, ESPECIALLY NUTS OR FASTENERS IN STEERING OR CONTROL AREAS THAT COME LOOSE OR OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING CREATING CRASH HAZARDS. I AM CONCERNED. NEED HELP. *AK

DEALER CONTACTED TWICE, NOTHING DONE.. LETTER TO GM, TOLD TO GO BACK TO DEALER. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THEM TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NM

AUTOMATIC (MEMORY) SEAT MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY FORWARD PINNING DRIVER INSIDE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS (SERVICED 4 TIMES WITH MANY COMPONENTS REPLACED), PASSENGER SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO RETRACT (DEALER REPLACED)

ENGINE FAILED. *YC

EXPERIENCING WIND NOISE FROM SUNVISOR, CANVAS TOP NOT SET PROPERLY. *YC

STEERING SENSOR FAILED. NM REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHEEL SENSOR FAILED. *YC

EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE ADJUSTER FAILED. MJS

TWO SPARK PLUG WIRES REPLACED, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *YC

LEATHER SEAT FAILED. *YC

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YC

TAC MODULE/THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL FAILED. MJS THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL/TAC MODULE FAILED. MJS

COMPUTER CHIP FAILED. NLM

INTERNAL PISTON IN THE BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED. MJS

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. *YC

ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. YH

PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. YH

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (SENSOR) FAILED. *YC

LOW COOLANT MESSAGE FLASHES ACROSS THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER FREQENTLY BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE. YH

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO, GEAR SHIFT IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 4TH, LEADING TO AN UNPREDICTABLE SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML

HEADLAMPS DO NOT ROLL UP AT TIMES

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD ON INCLINE. WILL NOT STOP CAR WHEN APPLIED. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY BUT INDICATES BRAKE CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED AND HAS NO REMEDY. MANUFACTURER SAYS IT HAS NO REMEDY SINCE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SELF ADJUSTING. CAN ONE SELL A CAR WITH BRAKES THAT DON'T WORK?

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN PARKED VEHICLE AND PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE UP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DRIFT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE NOISE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING IT MAKES A SCREECHING NOISE. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE IS VIBRATING WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER CONTACTED AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS FACING THE WRONG WAY. REPAIR WORK DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A FLAPPING AIR VENT MEMBER THAT HITS AGAINST THE COMPUTER. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED, ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. AK

VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE IS DEFECTIVE, THE FRONT END DROPS ABOUT 1/4 INCH. DEALER CONTACTED ,AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SEAT ACTUATOR FAILED.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL AND PANEL ELECTRONIC MESAGE CENTER FAILED.

HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. ALSO PASSENGER'S WINDOW LEAKED.

AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HE BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE OR SOME WHERE UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING BROKE THAT WAS RATTLING AROUND IN THE DRIVETRAIN. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, AND WOULD NOT RELEASE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. DEALERSHIP CURTIOUS CHEVROLET---713-686-7777. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE.