1999 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FUEL SUPPLY BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BOTH SEATS MOVE ALITTLE BIT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE STEERING ASSIST SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY COLUMN HARNESS. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V060000 (STEERING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,555. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,010.

ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHILE AT A CHEVY DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT GM NO LONGER PRODUCED THE PART. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT ANTI-LOCKS AND WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL, SAFETY OPTIONS I PAID FOR THAT ARE NOW INOPERABLE. SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THESE FAILINGS, WOULD GM ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY?? *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE FACTORY RECALL. THEY SAID THAT THE FACTORY RECALL PROCEDURE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THE CAR ONCE. THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 12 MONTHS SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR WAS DONE THEY WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE THE CHOICE OF DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS A STEERING COLUMN THAT MAY LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING OR HAVING TO FORK OVER CLOSE TO $1000 TO HAVE THEM FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHEN I MAKE A SLOW TURN LEFT OR RIGHT SOMETIMES THE FRONT BRAKE WOULD GRAB MY CAR AS THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WOULD SHOW ON MY DASH. THE DEALER CLASSIC CHEVROLET HAD MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AS THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR (BUT GM HAS DISCONTINUED NEW PARTS FOR 1999 & 2000 MODELS ONLY). THE DEALER COULDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM EVEN WHEN I PROVIDED A USED PART AS THEY SAY USED SENSORS DON'T WORK. THERE ARE OVER 6,000 1999 & 2000 VETTES THAT WERE SOLD SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO TRASH OUR $20,000.00 CARS TO THE DUMPSTER? GM NEEDS TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY AND AT LEAST START OFFERING THIS PART FOR MANUFACTURING. THE REASON GM QUIT MAKE THIS PART WAS DUE TO A DISPUTE BETWEEN THEM & 2 MANUFACTURERS WHO CLAIMED THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE THIS PRODUCT FOR THESE YEAR MODELS. THIS GM DROPPED IT BUT THEY STILL MAKE IT FOR OTHER OLDER & NEWER MODELS. *TR

MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING CHECK ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL. AFTER A VISIT TO A CHEVY DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR CONTROLLING THESE ITEMS WAS BAD AND GM NO LONGER PRODUCED THE PART. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET WITHOUT SUCCESS FOR THE PART, I WAS TOLD BY ONE PART SUPPLIER THAT HE HAD 15 PEOPLE ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART AND NO IDEA WHEN HE WOULD HAVE ONE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT ANTI-LOCKS AND WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL, SAFETY OPTIONS I PAID FOR THAT ARE NOW INOPERABLE. SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THESE FAILINGS, WOULD GM ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY?? *TR

STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR IS BAD. WHEN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER INITIALLY DISPLAYS THE WARNING, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" & "SERVICE CAR SOON", THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ENGAGES THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE AS THE COMPUTER BELIEVES THE CAR IS SLIDING. THESE ARE FAULT CODES C1286 & C1287. AT SPEED, THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO CHANGE TO THE LEFT LANE OR CROSS THE CENTERLINE INTO APPROACHING TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO FIX PROVIDED BY GM. THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED THIS PART ONLY FOR THE 1999 & 2000 MODEL YEAR. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND OFTEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASION WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RELAY AND THE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT BECAUSE OF THE RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE EACH THE CONTACT WAS HELD LIABLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL ANY FURTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,731 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LOSS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW EBT-ABS BRAKE MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE DISCONTINUED AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) WAS PERFORMED THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAD TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND AT TIMES SHE WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING. LOCK MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN (01044) IN JULY 2002. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING LOCKED UP, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER STATED HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. GM THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/30/11 UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPADTED 12/02/11

I WANT TO REPORT A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CHEVY CORVETTES 97-04 MODEL YEARS. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ON THESE CARS MALFUNCTIONS AND RENDERS YOUR CAR IMMOBILIZED. MY 1999 MODEL WITH 46000 MILES HAS BEEN THROUGH 2 RECALLS IN 2001 AND 2004 AND LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS PAST SATURDAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND ACCORDING TO CHEVY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. WHAT IS THE USE OF A RECALL IF IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN YOU IMAGINE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL? THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS TO ALL CORVETTES IN THESE YEARS BUT IT IS MORE PREVALENT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE THIS SERIOUS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, EXPENSE AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR CORVETTE OWNERS. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM 2 RECALLS AGO. *KB

CPSC# I1170451A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED NOT ALLOWING HIM TO TURN THE WHEELS. ALSO STATED THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND COMPLETED AS DIRECTED BY GM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE STEERING DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD BEEN CORRECTED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE STEERING DEFECT IS STILL IN EXISTENCE OR WAS NEVER ADEQUATELY REPAIRED. *JB

1999 CORVETTE PULL KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS, COLUMN SHIFT LOCK, FUEL SYSTEM SHUT OFF, STALLED FOR THE SECOND TIME, FIRST TIME 2008, COST ME 550.00, THIS TIME 3 DAYS AGO, STALLED AGAIN, 2 TOW TRUCK BILLS, CHEVY GARAGE STATES THIS WAS FIXED ON RECALL, WHAT CAN I DO? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1999 CHEVY CORVETTE 49000 MILES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN. BROKE WITH A 170 LBS DRIVER. NO REASON NO ACCIDENT. THIS MAKES THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCK BACK AND FORTH. IT IS UNSTABLE UNDER BRAKING AND MOVES WHILE TURNING AND ACCELERATING. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR

DRIVER SEAT BELT MECHANISM REPEATEDLY JAMS MAKING IT INOPERABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER SEAT WAS LOOSE AND WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH WHEN HE ACCELERATED OR APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE SEAT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATLEY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIVE FEET. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED. THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWING EVERY INSTANCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN UPDATED 04/06/11

1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER STATES DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY LIGHT WAS ON. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BY FRIENDS. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE BEFORE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/26/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SPORADICALLY LOCK AND BECOME TIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LIKELY NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). WHEN THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT THE PRIOR RECALL REPAIR, BOTH THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

I WAS LEAVING MY HOME FOR WORK. A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STATED "STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE". THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND THE COLUMN LOCKED. THANKFULLY THIS HAPPENED AT 20-25MPH. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR HAD SHORTED. THIS ACTUATOR, ACCORDING TO GM RECORDS, HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR THIS TIME. AT SPEED A STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE COULD BE DEADLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BUT IT DID NOT FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED WITH BOTH TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,517.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT THEY WOULD NOT COME ON. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

MY 1999 CHEVY CORVETTE DISPLAYED BRAKE FAILURE CODES. THE MECHANIC SCANNED IT AND TELLS ME IT NEEDS A BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. I CONTACTED A FEW DEALERS AND LEARNED THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS A DISCONTINUED PART AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

IN LIGHT OF ALL THE GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS WE HAVE SEEN LATELY, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ONE WHICH I ENCOUNTERED TWO YEARS AGO ON MY 1999 CORVETTE. BEING A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, I WAS ABLE TO PIN-POINT THE PROBLEM TO THE BRAKE PEDAL MUCH BETTER THAN MY DEALER. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WANTED ME TO REPLACE THE CAR'S BATTERY, SINCE THAT WAS THE FIRST CODE HE SAW WHEN HE SCANNED THE COMPUTER. NATURALLY, THE CAR DIDN'T NEED A BATTERY SO I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALER. THE SYMPTOM WAS AT ANY TIME THE CAR WOULD POP-ON THE ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN. THE CAR COULD ONLY BE DRIVEN UP TO 20 MPH. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES WITHOUT INCIDENT. I COULD RESET MY COMPUTER, BUT THE ISSUE SOON RETURNED. I REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *TR

I HAD A 1999 CORVETTE AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY FIXED, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. I BOUGHT IT NEW. *TR

1999 C5 CORVETTE SEAT FRAME BRACKET BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT FRAME 1997-2004 . THE BRACKET IS CAST ALUMINUM THAT IS OF POUR QUALITY. YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT WAS BROKEN FOR SOME TIME. I CAN'T GET GM TO CALL ME BACK. IF I WAS HIT IN THE REAR THIS PART WOULD FAIL. THIS PART JUST HAPPEN TO FAIL WHEN IS WAS DRIVING SLOW WHEN THE SEAT FELL DOWN. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP THANKS*TR

SEAT BELT MECHANISM IS JAMMED AND UNUSABLE ON DRIVERS SIDE. PASSENGER SIDE BELT WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY, BUT I HAVE NO REASON TO THINK IT WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO PLACE A COMPLAINT ABOUT GM. THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL ON Y CORVETTE WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK UP AND FUEL SHUTS OFF. THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR . MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN SAID ITS RELATED TO THE RECALL . I THINK THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED ASAP. MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT AND GM REFUSES TO PAY AND CLAIMS THAT THE CARS IS OUT OF WARRANT THIS IS A 1999 CORVETTE. A RECALL IS A RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO PROCEED AND FURTHER REPORT GM FOR THIS ABUSE. *TR

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER FAILURE CAUSED THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK TO ENGAGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, HE DECLINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 10/27/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON SEP 21, 2001. AT 42,227 MILES, THE COMPUTER FLASHED SERVICE COLUMN LOCK AND AGAIN AT 92,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $740. GM STATED THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST AS THE RECALL WAS FIXED BACK IN 2001. UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WAS RECALLED AND FIXED IN 2006 BUT SERVICE COLUMN LOCK OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WELL DOCUMENTED AND GM HAS NO FIX FOR IT IT APPEARS THERE ARE SEVERAL FIXES OUT THERE AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER WHICH IS NOT APPROPRIATE THAT GM REFUSES TO PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS EVEN OCCURRING AFTER THE REQUIRED NTSB RECALL REPAIR IS MADE. *TR

HI, WE HAVE A 1999 CORVETTE AND WHEN WE WENT TO START IT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR SOMETIME. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2006 FROM GM STATING THEY WOULD FIX A PROBLEM IN THE EVENT THIS WAS A PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL!!!! WE CHECKED ON THE RECALLS AND SUPPOSEDLY THE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND TO NO AVAIL THE LETTER HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE OF FEBRUARY 29, 2008. NOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WHY ARE WE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE? IT DOES STATE THAT IF THE STEERING COLUMN FAILS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CAUSE THE FUEL SUPPLY TO SHUT OFF AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DIC DISPLAYS THIS MESSAGE ALL THE TIME. THE GM DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT ONLY IF I WAS GOING TO PAY. I FEEL WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM WITH THIS GM ISSUE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE RIGHT WAY WHEN IT WAS TAKEN FOR THE RECALL THEN THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT EXISTING RIGHT NOW. WE WERE NOT THE OWNERS AT THE TIME THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. I ALSO CALLED GM AND THEY SAID IT WAS ALSO NOT COVERED NOW BECAUSE THERE WAS AN EXPIRATION DATE ON THE LETTER WE RECEIVED EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM JUST OCCURRED THIS YEAR AFTER WE PUT THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD FOR THE SUMMER. WHAT OPTIONS TO I HAVE RIGHT NOW AS WE ONLY DRIVE THE CAR AROUND TOWN AND WE DON'T DARE DRIVE TO FAR? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING LOCKED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. HE THEN NOTICED THAT A LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH STATED "STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE". THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. HE FILED A REPORT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT OFFERED ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/14/09.*JB

ROCKING SEAT UNDER ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. CAN MAKE CONTROL MORE DIFFICULT. *TR

I EXPERIENCED THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 1999 CORVETTE LOCK UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS ONLY IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO STOP AND CALL FOR HELP. I CALLED MY LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT I MUST HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. UPON ARRIVING AT THE REPAIR FACILITY, THEY INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THEY CHECK MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON MY CAR. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PARTS ONCE AGAIN AND I WAS CHARGED ALMOST $700 FOR THE REPAIR. I ASKED WHY I NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE RECALL AND THEY SAID I WAS PAYING FOR IT BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. I RESEARCHED THE EXACT RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT (04V0600000) AND DISCOVERED SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAPPEN IF THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RECONFIGURED AS TO DISABLE IT FROM BEING DRIVEN WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UP. ON THE MODELS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE LOCK WAS REMOVED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A LOCK WAS INSTALLED ON THE SHIFTER SO IT COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. THIS WAS ALSO INTENDED TO KEEP THE ANTI-THEFT FEATURE. ON MODELS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE LOCK ON THE STEERING COLUMN COULD NOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE THIS WAS THE ONLY ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. INSTEAD THE FUEL TO THE ENGINE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INTERRUPTED IF THE STEERING C

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN MY 1999 CORVETTE, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED CAUSING ME TO GO OVER A CURB. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH BOARD. I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST CHEVY DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MOTOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT A RECALL (#04006B ON FEB/2004)ON THIS CAR WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO A SECOND POSTED RECALL #04006C) SERVICE MGR TOLD ME HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SECOND RECALL. THEY CHARGED ME $579.79 TO REPAIR AND DID NOT FOLLOW THE GUIDE LINES STATED IN THE SECOND RECALL, WHERE AS THE COLUMN LOCK ASSEMBLY IS TO BE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. I FEEL I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME AND DISABLE THE LOCK ASSEMBLY. TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE ON LINE, THIS PROBLEM HAS RETURNED ON MANY VEHICLES AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I AM WEARY OF DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF AND WHEN MY STEERING COLUMN WILL LOCK CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. GM MUST BE FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT TO THE DEALER; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE REMEDYING INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCED IN THE RECALL AT THE COST OF $700. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THIS SAME RECALL AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,220.

I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE MY 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND THE VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. I INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND FOUND RECALL NOTIFICATION EA02031. HOWEVER AFTER NOTIFYING THE MY LOCAL DEALER PARADICE CHEVROLET TEMECULA CA OF THE ISSUE THEY RESEARCHED MY VIN AND TO MY SURPRISE THE RECALL SERVICE HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE IN 2005 I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE MATTER WAS NOT RESOLVED PROPERLY AND THERE MY STILL BE AN ISSUE THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT UNCOVERED. PLEASE ADVISE?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHEN HE ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT IT COULD OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, BUT NO REMEDY. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE WORDS "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED OF THE DANGERS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK AND THE FUEL PUMP DEVICE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OR REPAIRED SINCE THE MESSAGE APPEARED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,700. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF UPDATED *JB

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN FROM DAY ONE AND HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY FIXED. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. *TR

ON 03/28/08 MY 1999 CORVETTE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE AS REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START & DRIVE FAILED WITH DASH DISPLAY INDICATING "SERVICE STEERING SYSTEM, REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS". AT THAT POINT WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID A WIRE HARNESS WITH A RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $500.00+. I MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A NHTSA RECALL # 04V060000 AND A GM TSB # 01-02-35-008 AND HAD BEEN PERFORMED TWICE SINCE NEW. HE SAID GM WILL ONLY DO RECALL ONCE AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS WORK. HE GAVE ME A 800 NUMBER AT GM TO CALL, OF WHICH I DID AND GOT NO SATISFACTION. I THEN AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO DO THE REPAIR AND PICKED THE CAR UP ON 04/14/08 PAYING THEM $546.99 + AN $85.00 TOW BILL. ON 04/19/08 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER PULLING OUT OG MY GARAGE. I PULLED THE KEY WAITED 10 SECONDS AND IT WORKED ON SECOND ATTEMPT. ON 4/21 PROBLEM RECURRED ANY AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR GOING AND DROVE TO THE DEALER AND LEFT THE CAR TO BE CHECKED (7:45 AM). AFTER WAITING A DAY TO HEAR FROM DEALER I VISITED THEM (4/22/08) AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I REQUESTED THEY RELEASE THE CAR TO ME AT THAT POINT, HOWEVER AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO OPERATE. AFTER A WAIT OF 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE AND TOOK IT HOME. AT THIS POINT I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AN AFTER MARKET PART CALLED STEERING LOCK SIMULATOR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 197,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. SHE THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS IMPROPERLY PERFORMED BECAUSE THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO RECUR. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE AT HER FRIEND'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THE FUEL SUPPLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ONLY DRIVE 1 MPH. IF SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AGAIN FOR THE STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/25/07. *JB

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR (5 MOS). ON TWO OCASSIONS IT EVENTUALLY RELEASED ON ITS OWN. THE GM RECALL BULLETIN 04006C, ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK, WAS REFUSED BY BOBBY MURRAY CHEVROLET IN RALEIGH, NC, UNLESS I AGREED TO PAY $90/HR FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THEY STATE I HAVE ALREADY HAD A RECALL PERFORMED (AN OLDER RECALL, NOT 04006C ACCORDING TO THE VIS SERVICE DATE), SO THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO WITHOUT PAYMENT. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY DISAGREE WITH THE DEALERSHIP'S ASSESMENT, AND TO THIS DATE HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO GM'S INQUIRIES.IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE ALL ABOUT THE MONEY AND THAT THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED. ACCORDING TO NHTSA AND GM, THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED BACK TO ME WITHOUT THE RECALL PERFORMED. AT NO COST!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, HIS STEERING COLUMN FAILED. DURING THE FIRST TWO INSTANCES, IT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MOST RECENT STEERING COLUMN FAILURE WAS ON MAY 7, 2007 IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,401.

TWO ISSUES: MOST IMPORTANT - ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME THEY SAY IT'S REPAIRED. IT IS NOT. SECOND ISSUE: TRUNK LID OPENS ONLY WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. *NM