2000 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

AFTER TURNING KEY ENGINE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK OCCURRED 3X OWNER HAS HAD OVER THE COUNTER BY-PASS KIT INSTALLED. CAT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. ALSO, THERE IS A RECALL WHERE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN EVEN THOUGH HIS VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAMETHING.*AK CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND HAD MOVED ABOUT 6-8 FT WHEN HE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COULD NOT. COSNUMER PULLED CAR BACK INTO GARAGE AND SHUT OFF CAR. RESTARTED CAR ABOUT 10 TIMES TO TRY TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED, BUT IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. SINCE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY CSC 1044A, CUSTOMER HAD TSB REPAIR PERFORMED ON VEHICLE, BUT HAD TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO CROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. CONSUMER SUGGEST A RECALL ON CHEVY CORVETTE. *MR *CB SEE ODI# 10029388 FOR ADD'L DETAILS.

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED WHEN STARTING CAR. DIC MESSAGE SAID TO REMOVE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS THEN TRY AGAIN. SAMETHING HAPPENED WHEN KEY REINSERTED. THE CAR STARTED AND MOVED FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE MOVED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LOCKING PIN ,BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN FUEL GAUGE READS 1/2 TANK TO 1/4 TANK. *AK

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK DIC MESSAGE. UNABLE TO DRIVE. TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.OWNER WAS TOLD VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY RECALL BECAUSE VIN OUTSIDE BREAKPOINT. *AK

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE MN6. AT 26000 MILES I GOT A COLUMN LOCK ERROR WHERE THE COLUMN LOCK DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO START. I'VE SEEN MANY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND AM ADDING MY NAME TO THE LIST OF CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO CHEVY MY CAR IS NOT IN THE VIN GROUP THAT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A FREE FIX IF I HAD THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO 1-7-03. THIS OBVIOUSLY SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY TURNS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL OR A MANUFACTURER'S NOTIFICATION FOR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN; ALTHOUGH, HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK.*AK

CONSUMER STATES "THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP, LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER FEELS STEERING COULD LOCK UP AT ANYTIME. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

ANTI-THEFT STEERING COLUMN LOCK. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I SPOKE W/4 DIFFERENT SALES PERSONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS, AND MECHANICS AT DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE KNEW WHY, AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME WAS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. 1 LITTLE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE, AND IT TOOK TWO TOW TRUCKS AND 3 HOURS OF MY TIME TO GET THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT BED, THAT IS AFTER KNOCKING ON ALL THE NEIGHBOR'S DOORS TO FINDOUT WHO OWNS WHICH CAR, AND HAVING MOVE THEIR CARS, SO THE TOW GUYS CAN ACCESS THE VEHICLE BY PLACED THE FRONT OF IT ON A FREE WHEEL AND READ OF IT ON A FREE WHEEL, TURNING THE VEHICLE 180 DEGREES, AND THEN PLACING IT ON A FLAT BED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT WAS IN MY GARAGE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING PROBLEM, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND THE CABLE SHORTED. THE ENGINE OVER HEATED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE COOLING HOSE HAD BLOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FUEL INJECTORS, BLOWN EXHAUST VALVES, AND THE PUSH ROD WAS BENT. MR SCC *JB

THE CONVERTIBLE TOP SQUEALED,THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAD COME LOOSE, THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL HAD GONE OUT, THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY USED OIL, THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING IGNITION LOCK, ULTIMATELY THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE BEING BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE GAS GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. SCC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

VEHICLE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; REMOVABLE TOP SQUEAKED, DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE, RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL FAILED, EXCESS OIL, AND STEERING/IGNITION INTERLOCK RECALL. ALSO DELCO BATTERY CABLE LEAKED ACID, CONTROL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP OCCURRED ON START UP. GM'S FIX FOR THIS CONDITION WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER AND THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE. HOWEVER, TWO OF MY FRIENDS HAVE HAD THE "DEALER FIX" PERFORMED, ONLY TO HAVE THE FAILURE HAPPEN A SECOND TIME. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS LOCKUP WILL HAPPEN AT SPEED. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN HAD LOCKED WHILE STARTING AND WOULD ALSO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. TS SCC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

2000 CORVETTE STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A NOTE FROM GM SAYING THAT THEY WOULD DISCONNECT THE LOCK AND IF I DID NOT HAVE IT DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER THEY WOULD WASH THEIR HANDS OF THE PROBLEM. I PAID $45M FOR THE CAR AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO DISARM A SAFETY FEATURE. I COMPLIED BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THE LOCK WOULD ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. I FELT I HAD NO CHOICE. TS REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY. WHEN FUEL GAUGE GETS TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK, IT WILL DROP TO EMPTY SETTING OFF LOW FUEL ALARMS. GAUGE WAS REPAIRED 9/24/02. AGAIN ON 11/29/02 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SAME COMPONENTS (SENDING UNITS) WERE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. I AM A MEMBER OF CORVETTEFORUM.COM AND SEE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 1997 WHEN THE C-5 CORVETTE WAS INTRODUCED. IT IS STILL HAPPENING ON THE 2003 MODELS WITH ONE OWNER HAVING IT OCCUR AT 800 MILES ON A 2003 MODEL. CAN'T GET CHEVROLET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO IT WON'T COME BACK. CHEVROLET DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AFTER 7 YEARS OF BUILDING THE C-5! I NEED SOME HELP IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN APRIL 2003. TS

CAR INCIDENT, DATED DECEMBER 8, 2001. HIGHWAY EXIT, 8.00 P.M., ON A STRAIGHT STREET, START FROM THE STAND. AFTER ABOUT 100 METRES, GOING INTO THE SECOND GEAR WITH A SPEED OF ABOUT 80 KM/H, THE CAR SUDDENLY SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT AND ROTATED. CRASHED AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THUS, FINALLY STOPS WITH THE FRONT REAR IN DRIVING DIRECTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. MR

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT WORK AND IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO PASSENGER'S SIDE RUG, CAUSING MILDEW TO ACCUMULATE, LEAVING A STRONG FUME SMELL IN VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AC DRAIN CLOGS CAUSING COMPUTER FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, AND VENTS TO TOTALLY FOG WINDOWS. ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS HIGHSPEED ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE. THIS HAS CLOGGED 5 TIMES ON MY CORVETTE. MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED IF THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. GM HAS NOT HELPED A BIT. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP THE AC DRAIN LINES FROM GETTING CLOGGED ON THESE CARS. THE AC PLENUM FILLS WITH WATER AS YOU DRIVE, AND THEN STARTS DRIPPING ON THE FLOORBOARD COMPUTERS AND FRIES THEM.

CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES GOING DAYS WITHOUT FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM FAILURES, THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *SLC

STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION - WAS LEFT STRANDED - HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

IN REVERSE STEERING LOCKED UP.VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHILE DRIVING, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE LR UPPER CONTROL ARM FOR THE SUSPENSION SHEARED...FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN A CRACK IN THE FRAME RAIL UNDERNEATH THE BRACKET. NOT SURE WHAT CAME FIRST, THE CRACK IN THE FRAME, CAUSING THE BRACKET TO SHEAR OFF, OR THE BRACKET FAILING, PUTTING STRESS ON THE FRAME AND CRACKING THE FRAME...EITHER WAY...NOT GOOD!!*AKI

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, VEHICLE STRUCK POLE IN MEDIAN AND SPUN OUT. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 1000.00. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN BROKE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT STEERING COLUMN BROKE WITHIN 90 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON MAY 21,2001. ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAD A RECALL WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE ALL CORVETTES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER KNEW ABOUT STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME 2 TIMES WHICH I WAS LATE FOR WORK BOTH TIMES, AND IS A SAFTEY CONCERN , WHAT IF I WAS IN A BAD AREA TO BE STUCK??? THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WHEN CHECKING THE NHTSA.GOV SITES THERE ARE TONS OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET HAS GOTTEN RID OF THE STEERING LOCK IN 2001 AND 2002 WHY IS THAT BECAUSE IT DOESNT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ALWAYS OFF ON EACH TIRE. MY FUEL GAUGE IS ALWAYS WRONG. NOT TO INCLUDE MY ENGINE TICKS VERY LOUD AND THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THAT THERE IS ALSO OIL LEAKAGE AND CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. I JUST WANT MY $50K CAR FIXED. IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THIS A STEP FUTHER AND REVIEW LEGAL OPTIONS. THANK YOU. NHTSA FOR YOUR HELP.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

AUTO HAS MOLD GROWING IN VENTILIATION SYSTEM. CHEVROLET ATTEMPTED TO FIX MANY TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS AND MAKES PASSENGERS ILL. WHILE THERE IS STILL A WARRANTY ON AUTOMOBILE CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM. CAR STINKS AND IS A HEALTH HAZARD.*AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

DIFFERENTIAL SEIZES AND MAKES NOISE AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH. COULD RESULT IN TOTAL LOCKUP AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

COLUMN LOCK ON THE C5 CORVETTE IS ALL TO COMMON AND A RECURRING ISSUE STRANDING CAR AND PASSENGERS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS PUTTING THEM AT RISK. CAR MUST BE TOWED TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON EASTER SUNDAY. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE CORVETTE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

COLUMN LOCKED UP WHEN I STARTED VEHICLE. DESPITE MANY ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE COLUMN, IT FAILED TO WORK. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS I WAS AT WORK AWAY FROM HOME. THIS DEALER WAS SEWELL CHEVROLET IN NEW ORLEANS, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC WITH THE SERVICE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE C5'S, AND CHEVY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR BE HELPFUL IN SOLVING THIS MATTER. THE LOCKUP CAME AT A GREAT INCONVENIENCE TO ME, AS I HAD TO TAKE A SICK DAY FROM WORK AND I ALMOST MISSED SUPPORTING MY SISTER IN PERSON AT THE MISS LOUISIANA PAGEANT. WHILE THAT MAY SOUND SMALL, WHAT IF I GET STRANDED IN A "NOT SO NICE" PART OF TOWN. GM COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEBODY HAVING TO DEAL WITH A REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATION. AND FOR THAT REASON I AM WRITING YOU AND CHEVROLET. PLEASE DO ALL YOU CAN TO HELP ME AND OTHERS RESOLVE THIS RIDICULOUS MATTER. THANKS.

THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A MOTORIZED COLUMN LOCK WHICH WILL SEND AN ERROR CODE AND DISABLE THE CAR REQUIRING A TOW. WHILE I HAVE ONLY GOTTEN AN ERROR CODE, I WILL EVENTUALLY RECEIVE A LOCK UP AND REQUIRE A COSTLY AND INCONVENIENT TOW JOB. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OCCURANCE OF A LOCK UP DURING MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. MANY OTHERS HAVE PURCHASED A KIT WHICH NEGATES THIS DEVISE BUT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY VOID MY WARRANTY, FOR THIS REASON I'M REPORTING THIS CONDITION. *AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK IT, EVEN WITH KEY IN IGNITION AND ENGINE RUNNING.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING WHEEL / COLUMN LOCKED UP AT 50 TO 60 MPH, FORCING CAR OFF ROAD INTO A FLAT SPIN, INJURIES TO MY BACK/ NECK, AND ARMS - WIFE SUSTAINED A BLACKENED RIGHT EYE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION OF 1 QUART PER 600 MILES. DEALER CONFIRMS NO LEAKS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING AWAT FROM GAS PUMPS. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A PUMP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PART AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR IN TWO OTHER CORVETTES. CORVETTEFORUM.COM REPORTS THAT OVER 3000 CORVETTES NATIONWIDE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION (LOW SPEED) IN A PARKING LOT. DIC READOUT SAID "REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS". I DID--NO EFFECT. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK...CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. IMAGINE IF I'D BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED. IHAVE SINCE TALKED TO OTHER C5 CORVETTE OWNERS AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM--IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 5 YEARS YET NO RESOLUTION OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM GM HAS BEEN REPORTED. SERVICE TECHS REPORT THIS AS A "COMMON" PROBLEM.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM VEHICLE, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK