1999 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

UPON STARTING CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE LEATHER ON THE SEATS EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND THE LEATHER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. *MJS

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED UP . *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

I INSERTED THE KEY AND THE DIS STATED "REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS". AFTER WAITING 10 SECONDS I INSERTED THE KEY AGAIN AND THE DIS STATED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

STEERING COLUMN MOTOR LOCKS UP, IT GOES OUT EVERY 5000-8,000 MILES. PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY STEERING LOCKED, VEHICLE CUT OFF, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS DOWN VERY HARD ON BRAKE TO STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED GMC, BUT GMC HASN'T RESPONDED ENOUGH TO SHOW CONCERN. PLEAE VIN# TO FORM. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

DRIVER & PASSENGER SEATBACKS HAVE A 6-8 INCH PLAY IN THEM. DEALER INDICATES THEY CAN'T DUPICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. SEATS DON'T LOCK IN PLACE WHICH IS A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE ACTIVATED AT 62 MPH, ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED MOMENTARILY PULLING CAR SHARP RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES AND THE AUTO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, MOST RECENTLY LAST MONTH, FOR THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICIANS CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANY FAULTS WITH THE VEHICLE OR INFORMATION ON OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS. THIS HAS A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I MUST HAVE IT FIXED. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. ODI ID 709456 SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, READABLE, TO DETERMINE IF IT IS. IS THERE SOME WAY I CAN GET INFORMATION ON HIS PROBLEM AND REMENDY. THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY PROVIDE. P.S. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT HENDRICK CHEVROLET IN CARY, NC BUT BEING WORKED ON BY WYATTS IN VIRGINIA, WHERE I LIVE. THANKS. *AK

THE NONFUNCTIONAL PARKING BRAKE IS ALSO A PROBLEM ON THE 1998 CORVETTE (I KNOW THIS FROM READING VARIOUS CORVETTE FORUMS WHERE OWNERS OF BOTH 1998 AND 1999 CORVETTES HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM). I HAVE ASKED PARTICIPANTS OF ONE SUCH FORUM TO LODGE THEIR COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA SO SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IN MY CASE, I HAVE HAD MY 6-SPD COUPE IN FOUR TIMES TO HAVE A NONFUNCTIONAL PARKING BRAKE REPAIRED. THE PARKING BRAKE IS OFTEN ESSENTIAL WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND I SURE WOULD LIKE ONE THAT IS OPERATIONAL. AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE GOODWRENCH TECHNICIAN THAT WAS TRYING TO REPAIR MY BRAKE HAD CONTACTED GM ENGINEERS IN DETROIT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS WAS A YEAR AGO. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT IN TWO MORE TIMES AND HAVE FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE OF MARYLAND. IT HAS BEEN IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SINCE JUNE 2000. GM IS STRINGING MD ALONG, JUST AS THEY STRUNG ME ALONG WITH THE MULTIPLE REPAIR "ATTEMPTS". THE AG'S OFFICE WAS EVEN RECENTLY TOLD THAT A GM MANAGER MET WITH ME AND TRIED THE BRAKE AND THAT IT WAS FINE. THEY ARE EITHER DEALING WITH TOO MANY COMPLAINANTS TO KEEP THEM STRAIGHT OR ARE OUTRIGHT LIEING. NO SUCH MEETING EVER TOOK PLACE!*AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD CAR EVEN ON LEVEL GROUND, CAR ROLLS AWAY WITH DRIVER UNTIL MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN GEAR AND CLUTCH IS RELEASED. *AK

STEERING LOCKING UP, IS A REAL SCARY PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO BE WIDE SPREAD. I AM GRATEFUL THAT IT ONLY WAS A QUICK LOCK UP. THE TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE WAS PRETTY CONGESTED AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MANY INJURIES. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH MY CORVETTE. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY SINCE PURCHASE. MULTIPLE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE STATED THAT IT IS IN "CORRECT FUNCTIONAL ORDER". *AK

AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WITH NO WARNING. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED I THINK THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

BOTH FRONT SEATS BROKE UPON IMPACT WITH TREE. A DEER JUMPED OUT AND CAR WENT INTO A SKID AT 28MPH. IT HIT A TREE WHILE GOING IN REVERSE. BOTH SPORT SEAT FRAMES BROKE AT THE UPPER OPENING IN SEAT BACK AND WERE TORN OFF TRACKS. SINCE REAR BACK SEAT FAILURE IS IN THE NEWS, THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED. CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TOTALLED. THE INSURANCE SOLD IT OFF FOR 'PARTS'

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CONSUMERT TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NO CODES WOULD APPEAR DUE TO BEING ERASED. PROBLEM NOT RELATED TO SPEED. ITS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, INSURANACE INVESTIGATOR BELIEVED CAUSE WAS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL BECAUSE OF STEERING COLUMN FAILURE/ OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REPORTED AIR AND WATER LEAK TO DEALERSHIP, TOP HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE TOP ALSO, CONTINUES TO HAVE BLACK STAINS WHEN PUT DOWN, DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING. *AK

WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK FUEL WAS LEAKING. WHILE DRIVING A SECURITY LIGHT WILL POP ON SOMETIMES. WHEN PULLING OUT SEAT BELT IT WILL RETRACT AND LOCK WITHOUT RELEASING. *AK

CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 00V-111, HOWEVER IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME RECEIVING THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. *SLC

FRONT LAP BELTS JAM IN THE RETRACTOR. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MEDEL; BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

DISC BRAKE ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY, 1ST TIME: <10,000 MILES, 2ND TIME: <2,000 MILES. "NOT COVED UNDER WARRANTY"

STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURES ARE EPIDEMIC, CAN HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS MOVING. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS JAMMED & FAILED TO RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION. ONCE PULLED OUT TO BE USED, IT WOULD TWIST AS IT WAS GOING BACK. TOOK TO DEALERS & HAD THE BELT RETRACTOR REPLACED. *AK

ON ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE CAR THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT UNLOCK LEAVING ME STRANDED. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING LOCKED, HEADLIGHTS STUCK OPEN, SHORT CIRCUITED AND MELTED REARVIEW MIRROR, DEAD BATTERY IN A BRAND NEW CAR REASONS UNDETERMINED BY DEALER JUST REPLACED 2 BATTERIES, SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS SMELL OF BURNING WIRES, KEY FOB INOPERABLE, MULTIPLE COMPUTER WARNINGS FOR NO APPARENT REASON, TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS, FUEL GAUGE WARNINGS, CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS, DRIVER SEAT MOTOR GROANS LOUDLY LIKE ITS STRAINING TO MOVE, STEERING WHEEL HAS A GRINDING/SQUEALING NOISE WHEN TURNED HARD LEFT OR RIGHT, COMPUTER MEMORY INOPERABLE, SEATBELTS GET STUCK IN OR RETRACT BACK, REARVIEW MIRROR GETS SO HOT YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT, DRIVERS SEAT WON'T MOVE FORWARD AT TIMES UNLESS MANUALLY PLACED THERE THEN IT WILL MOVE BACK WHILE I AM DRIVING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY FEET TO TOUCH THE PEDALS. THIS CAR HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITIY FOR THE DEFECTS AND REFUND MY MONEY. I DON'T BELIEVE THESE PROBLEMS ARE FIXABLE. THE CAR IS FLAWED AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE IN THE PROCESS. IT WILL HAPPEN IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE PROMPTLY. YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO PAY THIS KIND OF MONEY OR ANY MONIES FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE TO PUT ON THE ROAD WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS. ESPECIALLY STEERING AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE. IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT DEPENBABLY AND SAFELY WHAT GOOD IS THIS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL CAR TO ITS OWNERS. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

UPON STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CERTAIN IF REPLACING MOTOR WAS A PERMANENT SOLUTION. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

ON HOT DAYS, WOULD START CAR, AND VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE AND ENGINE WOULD STALL. FAILURE TO UNLOCK OCCURRED APPROX. 5 TIMES. CONSUMER PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET BYPASS KIT AND HAS HAD NO COLUMN LOCK PROBLEMS SINCE. (TELEPHONE FOLLOW UP BY ODI 07/30/03) REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED/HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO REMAIN LOCKED AND THE CAR TO STALL WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THIS CAUSED MY WIFE AND I TO BE STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA WHILE OUT-OF-STATE.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP. 1ST INCIDENT REPAIRS CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM REOCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED FOR APPOINTMENT. *AK PCM FAILED. *YH REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING (NOT MOVING). *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

I GOT IN THE CAR AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY IT SAID "REMOVE KEY, WAIT TEN SECONDS". I DID THIS AND WHEN I PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND STARTED IT UP THE NEXT MESSAGE SAID "STEERING COLUMN LOCK". THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOW LOCKED AND WHEN I START THE CAR IT WILL NOT RELEASE. THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE ON CORVETTE WEB PAGES I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH C5 CORVETTES. IT'S A WEEKEND AND I CAN'T USE THE CAR BECAUSE THE WHEEL IS LOCKED. NOT EXACTLY WHY I BOUGHT THE CAR!!*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

I UNLOCKED THE CAR WITH THE KEY FOB, ENTERED THE CAR, SHUT THE DOOR, AND THEN INSERTED THE KEY. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION, BUT DID NOT START IT. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A MEMORY PACKAGE WHICH ADJUSTS YOUR SEAT, TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN, SIDE MIRRORS, AND A/C SO I ALLOWED EVERYTHING TO ADJUST TO MY SETTINGS. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE DIC HAD THE MESSAGE "PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS...". I PULLED THE KEY AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE AND THEN REINSERTED THE KEY AND STARTED THE CAR. THE DIC THEN DISPLAYED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". I TRIED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE WHEELS AND IT WAS LOCKED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LOCKED POSITION, RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE AND LEAVING ME STRANDED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS ALSO KNOWN AS "COLUMN LOCK." GM ACKNOWLEDGES THIS DEFECT (I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THEM TODAY), BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE FAULTY PART WITH ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AND COULD NOT BE DE-ACTIVATED WITH KEY. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

ROTORS WARP EVERY 10,000 MILES. WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG C5 OWNERS, RUMORED TO BE CHEAP ROTORS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURED FOUR TIMES. DEALER IS CONTACTED WITH STEERING LOCKING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER SYSTEM REPLACED OR UPDATED. RECENTLY, I HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS THAT THIS SITUATION HAD OCCURED WHILE CAR IS MOVING. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE NEXT MALFUNCTION COULD RESULT IN INJURY. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

COLUMN LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILS, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. *AK

PE 99066; CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT ABOUT 20 FEET CONSUMER REALIZED STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED IN A FIXED POSITION. CONSUMER UNHOOKED BATTERY TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. NOW THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER FEELS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE MIGHT BE WITH THE COMPUTER.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGES, AND DOES NOT RELEASE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. REQUIRED TOW & DEALER SERVICE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

PE99066, INTERMITTLEY WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH. CHEVROLET SAID IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY AND WAIT 20 SECONDS. DEALER REPLACED PARTS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

COLUMN LOCK FAILED TO ACTUATE, RESULTED IN CAR SHUTTING DOWN. CANNOT MOVE CAR WITHOUT CAR SHUTTING DOWN

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CHEVY AT THE 1-800-222-1020 DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT RECALL #00034 "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE" NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK