1999 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

1) AFTER PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND STARTING THE VEHICLE THEN PLACING THE MANUAL SHIFTER INTO REVERSE TO BACK AWAY FROM THE CURB THE STEERING COLUMN REMAINED IN THE "LOCK" POSITION. NO SERIES OF REMOVING AND REPLACING THE KEY AND SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL COULD CURE THE STEERING LOCK SITUATION. 2) THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN THEREFORE I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE "STEERING LOCK RECALL" APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS PRIOR AT MY EXPENSE. 3) THE COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM WAS ISOLATED AS THE FAULT AND THE DEALER REQUESTS THAT I PAY THE REPAIR FEES. I HAVE REQUESTED THROUGH THE CHEVROLET COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT THAT I BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE REPAIRS AND TOWING.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE DIGITAL WAIT TEN SECONDS AND REMOVE KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER FOLLOWING THE DIGITAL DISPLAY COMMAND, THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS, STEERING MODULE, AND LOCK PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMPUTER CODE WAS REPROGRAMMED. AFTER THESE CORRECTIONS WERE MADE, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK

ACCORDING TO YOUR RECALL#04V060000, DATED 02/09/04 THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP ON 97 THROUGH 2000 CORVETTES. MINE DID IT AND I HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER DISABLE THE WHEEL LOCK. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW A FRIEND OF MINE'S 99 CORVETTE JUST DID THE SAME THING AND HAD TO BE HAULED TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS TOLD HIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE. I AWAIT YOU REPLY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE IGNITION IS STARTED THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE PREVENTS FUEL FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE. A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V060000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED NHTSA #04V060000, CONCERNING THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S COLUMN MOTOR FAILED. THE MOTOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT MOVES FORWARD ON BRAKING AND BACK ON ACCELERATION. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON ALL CHEV. C5 CORVETTES. *NM

1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ELECTRIC COLUMN SYSTEM WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THIS HAPPENED AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE DUE TO RECALL. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE MECHANIC, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE INVOICE STATING THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. *JB

99 CORVETTE...GLASS TOP WHICH CAME WITH CAR HAS LARGE WHITE STRIPE FROM FRONT TO BACK ON RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT SIDE HAS PEELING IN LARGE CIRCLE...I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MORE THAN JUST ME! HELP!! ALSO TACHOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED INTO POSITION WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. A COMPUTER ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD STATED TO TAKE OUT THE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS, AND THAT THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS SERVICED, BUT THIS DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE SERVICE DEALER NOW BECAUSE THE CONSUMER REFUSES TO TAKE THE VEHICLE. HE IS AFRAID THAT STEERING MAY LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP. *NM

1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE LATER PART OF JULY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE GARAGE. THE CONSUMER SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER A COUPLE OF RESTARTS, THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO ROTATE THE STEERING WHEEL IT HAD A GRAB ABOUT EVERY INCH OR SO AND A CLICKING SOUND. THE CONSUMER FELT THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM SHOULD BE DISMANTLED AND DOESN'T BELIEVE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED CORRECTLY.*JB

BEFORE A GM DEALER SELLS A USED GM CAR, SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE TO RUN THE VIN TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS ARE OUTSTANDING ON THAT VEHICLE?? BOUGHT MY VETTE FROM MICHEAL CHEVROLET, CALLED ANOTHER DEALER TO FIND OUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK RECALL WAS NEVER DONE! I AM A VEHICLE REP. FOR FORD,AND AM RESPONSIBLE FOR 500 COMPANY LEASE VEHICLES. I WOULD BE IN A HUGE AMOUNT OF TROUBLE IF I SENT A USED VEHICLE BACK TO OUR B LOT OR OUT TO AUCTION WITHOUT ALL RECALLS BEING COMPLETED! *NM

CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V060000 COMPLETED ON MY 1999 CORVETTE IN MARCH 2005 BY COURTESY CHEVROLET IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. RECALL IS SAFETY RELATED WITH CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY, "IF THIS OCCURS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING." ON MAY 12, 2005, STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGED WITH IGNITION ON AND CAR IN MOTION AT VERY LOW SPEED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN ALTAMONT SPRINGS, FL. RECALL WORK APPEARS INEFFECTIVE. GM SAYS THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR TOWING AND POTENTIALLY FOR REPAIR WORK TO REDO THE "MECHANICAL FAILURE" IN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM - APPROXIMATELY $800.

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE PART HAD BEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES WERE DEFLATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIMS CRACKED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN O4V60000. AFTER BEING SERVICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. BUT CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECT HAD BEEN SERVICED. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE RIGHT AFTER PICK UP CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS THE OWNER OF A 1999 C-5 CORVETTE SPORT COUP WITH 12,924 MILES AND IN MINT CONDITION. ON NOV.17,04 AT 7:50PM, I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. AS I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AROUND A CORNER I ACCELERATED THE CAR IN A NORMAL MANNER. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE WENT TO THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION AND THE REAR OF THE CAR JUMPED TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO CORRECT AND THEN THE CAR JUMPED TO THE RIGHT AND I HIT A PALM TREE. DURING THIS RAPID ACCELERATION EVENT I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR WITH NO EFFECT TO THE ENGINE RPM. THE DISTANCE FROM THE STOP SIGN WHERE I MADE THE RIGHT HAND TURN TO THE PALM TREE WAS ABOUT 150-200 FEET. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. A PASSENGER AND MYSELF ARE OK BUT WE HAVE SOME SEAT BELT BRUISING. I FEEL THAT THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAGS SAVED OUR LIVES. I WOULD LIKE THE NSTB TO LOOK INTO THESE TYPES OF CRASHES AND ADVISE ME OF THE RESULTS. I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS THAT ARE NOT REPORTED. *JB

PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A TREE DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS NHTSA SITE.*AK

CONSUMER PLACED THE KEY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND FAILED TO MOVE. CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING COLUMN LEFT TO RIGHT, AND THE STEERING COLUMN UNEXPECTEDLY BECAME LOOSE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING MY FORTH STEERING COLUMN REPLACED ON MY 1999 CORVETTE, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BUT THE PROBLEM THAT I AM REPORTING IS THAT THERE WERE TWO TIMES THAT THIS CAR RAN OUT OF GAS WITH OVER 100 MILES STILL SHOWING ON THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY DISPLAY.THE LAST TIME I WAS HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN , TSB # 02-06-04-010A PERTAINING TO ERRATIC FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND HAD THE DEALER CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WERE AT NIGHT TIME AND THE LAST TIME I WAS STRANDED ON THE TOP OF A BRIDGE WITH MY DAUGHTER. WE WERE ALMOST HIT 4 TIMES BY CARS DRIVING BY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BECAUSE IT LEADS YOU TO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY IN HAVING FUEL AND WHEN THE CAR STOPS RUNNING, YOU LOOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR SAFELY.*AK

COLUMN LOCK RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON MY MANUAL 1999 CORVETTE TWO TIMES AND HAS ONLY RESULTED IN THE COLUMN LOCKING UP MORE FREQUENTLY. THE AUTOMATIC CORVETTES RECEIVED A DIFFERENT RECALL IN WHICH THE COLUMN LOCKING MECHANISM WAS REMOVED SO IT COULD NO LONGER LOCK AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. THIS SAME PROCEEDURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CORVETTE.*AK

FROM READING THIS SITE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE WITH THE C5 CORVETTE IS A VERY COMMON ONE (MINE IS NO DIFFERENT) BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY REAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED LAST YEAR. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES. THE HISTORY ALSO SHOWS AN ADDITIONAL 4 PROBLEMS PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE (18,000 MILES) AND IT WAS IN FACT A MANUFACTURERS BUY BACK BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVROLET IN TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED THIS TIME (AFTER MORE THAN 2 WEEKS AT THE DEALERSHIP) BUT I HAVE SEVERE DOUBTS THIS IS THE CASE. THE IDEA OF BEING STRANDED IN SOUTHEAST HOUSTON AT NIGHT IS A VERY FRIGHTEN THOUGHT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AN ANIMAL JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED UNDER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, HITTING A TREE. VEHICLE WAS C TOTALED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V060000 CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CLASSIC CHEVROLET, 817-421-7287.*AK

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND NOW THE VEHICLE STOPS DESPITE HAVING SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. MOST RECENTLY IN A VERY DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOW A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEMS SO IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ISOLATED.*AK

NHTSA RECALL NO. 04V-060000, ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK. STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER INDICATED THERE IS NOT RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *NM THE STEERING WHEEL RETRACTED TOWARDS THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT MANUALLY RETRACT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WHEEL HAD TO RETRACT ITSELF WHICH USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SEAT MODULE BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALLS 04V060000 ,THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED ON NHTSA RECALL NO. 04V060000. DEALER INDICATED THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL. *LA

WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE, THE VEHICLE WILL START; HOWEVER, THE STEERING COLUMN WON'T UNLOCK. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATE. *LA

WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CON HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. CONSUMER SPENT ALMOST AN HOUR BUT COULD NOT GET THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. CALLED DEALER, WHO INFORMED HER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CHEVROLET CORVETTER (1999) HAS OEM ALLOY WHEELS. ALL (BOTH FRONT AND REAR) HAVE CRACKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIMS IN THE AREA OF THE BEAD. ONE WHEEL HAS THREE CRACKS, THE OTHERS ALL HAVE ONE CRACK. THE CRACKS RUN FROM THE INSIDE EDGE TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL, AND ARE ABOUT AN INCH LONG. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE RIMS (NEVER HIT CURBS, ROAD HAZARDS, ETC.).*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT IT WAS OF NO AVAIL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOST REVERSE AND 2ND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND. BROKEN SUN SHELL. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I CAN'T ENJOY IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN. IT HAS A BAD LEAK AROUND THE TOP AND YOU CAN SEAT IN THE CAR AND LOOK OUTSIDE THROUGH THE CRACKS . THE TOP HAS BEEN REPLACED THE CAR HAS BEEN PAINTED 3 TIMES. *LA

ON 7-3-02 AND 6-27-03 MY CORVETTE STEERING LOCKED UP. TOWED TO DEALER AND FIXED. DEALER COULD NOT GAURANTEE IT WOULD STAY FIXED. NOW, AFTER REPAIRS OR SERVICE THE DEALER WILL NOT TEST DRIVE MY CORVETTE ON THE ROAID ONLY AROUND DEALER LOT. I RISK MY LIFE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VETTE. WAITING FOR STEERING TO LOCK UP.I KNOW OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA HAS RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND RE-DESIGNED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IN THE 2002 OR 2003 MODELS. PLEASE ADVISE ON STEPS TO TAKE WITH GM TO CLEAR THIS MATTER UP. *AK

UPON RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED A MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE STEERING LOCK". I INITIALLY BROUGH MY VEHICLE TO TOM JUMPER CHEVROLET IN ROSWELL, GEORGIA. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY AND OFFERED TO CHANGE MY BATTERY FOR THE MEAGER SUM OF $357.00. HAVING NO CONFIDENCE WHATSOEVER THAT HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS PROPER, I REMOVED MY VEHICLE FROM HIS PREMISES AND TRANSFERRED IT TO NALLEY, CHEVROLET IN ATLANTA. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR HAD FAILED, AND HAD ALSO BLOWN FUSES IN THE CIC COMPUTER. THE REPAIR COST WAS $450.78. GIVEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR IS THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02031, I DO NOT FEEL IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR GM TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR GIVEN THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REVERSING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED A STEERING SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *MR

WHILE STARTING, THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, WHICH HAS RECURRED. *PH

THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE IDLING FOR A PERIOD OF THREE TO FIVE MINUTES. WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE WARNING INDICATOR SUGGESTED TAKING THE KEY OUT AND TRY AGAIN IN TEN SECONDS. THE DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS TO THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE RIGHT WINDOW LEAKED WATER WHERE THE TOP MEETS THE WINDSHIELD(BADLY), THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AREA LEAKED FLUID WHEN SAT OVERNIGHT, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINERS BEING MISADJUSTED, THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATED UP A HILL OR WHEN TAKING OFF, THE DRIVER DOOR LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED AND SCRAPES WHEN ROLLED DOWN, THERE WAS A GRINDING IN THE REAR END WHEN BACKED UP OR WHEN IT'S COLD, THE RIGHT DOOR GLASS RATTLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND THE WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS REPLACED. *SCC THE FOG LAMP WAS REPLACED AND THE SPOILER WAS LOOSE. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE DID NOT WORK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE HAND BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN SET. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN TO CATCH THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH SOMETHING. *AK

THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP TWICE IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *LA

MY 1999 CHEVY CORVETTE HAS HAD THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK UP TWICE FOR NO REASON. ONCE MY HUSBAND WAS STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT AFTER A WORK MEETING AND TOOK HOURS TO GET HOME. NOW IT IS STUCK IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE A TOW TRUCK CAN'T GET TO IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. *LA

STEERING COLUMN CONTINUOUSLY LOCKED UP AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON EARLIER MODEL YEAR, COULD NOT LOCATE IT IN ARTEMIS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED UP AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED.

AFTER THE RECALL FOR STEERING COLUMN WAS PERFORMED, THE REMEDY FAILED.*AK *PH *JB ADD'L INFORMATION REC'D FROM CONSUMER ON 9/23/2003 - I WAS AT A LOCAL POST OFFICE ON SUNDAY AND I HAD TO WAIT 2.5 HRS FOR A TOW TRUCK. THEN GEORGE CHEVY IN BELLFLOWER , CA TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED ANYMORE AND THIS WAS A DEAD ITEM. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO FIX IT. I INSTALLED OFF-THE-SHELF (OTS) BY-PASS KIT SO AS TO NOT BE DRIVING AROUND AND HAVE IT LOCK UP. SEE REPOSITORY FOR INFORMATION ON OTS BY-PASS KIT AND OTHER DETAILS. CAT

THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ALL THREE TIMES. I WAS TOLD BY THE FIRST TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE WORK. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN CHARGED $297.41 AND DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT HAS BEEN FIXED THIS TIME EITHER. I RESENT HAVING TO PAY FOR TOWING AND REPAIRS SO MANY TIMES AND WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND A REFUND OF MY MONEY.*AK

WHEN TURNING RIGHT STEERING COLUMN SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL.*AK

WHILE REVERSING STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEVICE FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAILED PART, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE TURNING AT 10 MPH. THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING ONTO SIDEWALK. *AK