2001 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

2001 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE, THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM HAS FAILED TWICE, ONCE AT 40,000 MILES THEN AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED IT FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. IT IS THE ABS MODULE AND CONTROL VALVE, THE CODE IS C1214, WHICH STATES SET CURRENT-SOLENOID RELAY COIL OPEN. IT'S FAILURE CAUSES COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF THE ABS SAFETY FEATURES AS WELL AS THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE TRACTION CONTROL LOST. THESE FAILURES CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF TRACTION WHILE TURNING OR ON SLIPPERY SURFACE AS WELL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING OR ATTEMPTING TO STOP QUICKLY OR ON WET OR ICY SURFACES. THIS COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. THE FIRST DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE AND VALVE WERE REPLACED AND I NO LONGER HAVE THEM, HOWEVER THE CURRENT DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE AND VALVE ARE STILL IN THE CAR AND AVAILABLE. *NM

CRACKED WHEEL. *NM

I HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHILE LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE I FOUND THAT IT WAS A CRACKED RIM. AFTER LOOKING AT MY OTHER RIMS I FOUND ANOTHER ONE CRACKED, BUT NOT LEAKING. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY CORVETTE WITH THE Y2K STYLE, HIGHLY POLISHED, THIN SPOKE DESIGN RIMS. THE CAR HAS 59,000 MILES BUT THE CRACKED RIMS ONLY HAVE 55,000 MILES. THE RIGHT REAR WAS THE ONE WITH THE LARGE LEAKING CRACK, AND THE LEFT REAR WAS CRACKED BUT NOT LEAKING. THE FRONT RIMS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CRACKED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ORDERED FOUR NEW AFTERMARKET RIMS TO REPLACE MY CRACKED OEM GM RIMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 04V060000 CONCERNING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED HOME. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

WE PURCHASED A 2001 C5 AND ON A 2 HOUR TRIP THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO, THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE LOW FUEL' WARNING CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS BECAUSE OUR LOCAL GM DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE RIGHT AND LEFT SENDING UNITS ARE FAULTY IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND YOU CANNOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES RUN ANYTHING BUT CHEVRON SUPREME IN THE TANK OR IT WILL BLOW OUT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AGAIN. THIS ITEM IS OVER $1000 TO FIX AND NO GM RECALL IN SIGHT. THE PROBLEM BECOMES WHEN THE CAR QUITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND SOMEONE REAR ENDS YOU AND TOTALS YOUR C5 BECAUSE OF GM'S ERROR! *NM

THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ACTIVE HANDLING INDICATORS STARTED COMING ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH 32,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $3,189 TO REPLACE A VALVE AND A MODULE (BPMV AND EBCM). I THOUGH THIS WAS UNUSUAL FOR TWO PARTS TO GO OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILES. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE FOR THE FAILURE OF A DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE ON MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FAILS AT 32,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY HAD TO RELY ON ABS ONCE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001, I FEEL THAT IT SAVED ME FROM GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. NOW, THE FEATURE DOESN'T WORK AND GM HAS MADE IT NEARLY COST PROHIBITIVE TO GET IT FIXED! WHEN I HAD A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT ON ANOTHER GM VEHICLE, GM WAS FORCED TO FIX IT FOR FREE. I FEEL THE SAME SHOULD OCCUR ON ANY VEHICLES WHOSE SAFETY DEVICES, SUCH AS ABS, FAIL AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *JB

SAME AS COMPLAINT #'S 757075 & 10124963 "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". WHILE MOVING AT SPEED (APPROX 75 MPH) IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON EVEN PAVEMENT, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ACTIVATES THE LEFT SIDE BRAKES HARD FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS. THIS CAUSES MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN MY CASE THE VEHICLE DEPARTED THE RIGHT LANE AND FORCED ME ACROSS THE LEFT LANE ONTO THE SHOULDER. NO CODES. ADDITIONAL DETAIL: I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I WAS GETTING A FAULT IN THE AHS, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING". THE AHS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DISABLE ITSELF AT THE TIME OF THE CODE WARNING. THIS HAPPENED ONCE PER DRIVING CYCLE WHILE MOVING AT SPEED (EXACTLY THE SAME AS ABOVE, ONLY IT DIDN'T TRY TO WRECK THE CAR). THE DEALER REFERENCED A GM SERVICE BULLETIN AND SAID THE SOFTWARE FOR THE AHS NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. AFTER THE UPGRADE, UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES IT NOW ACTIVATES THE AHS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER WILDLY. THE DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE AHS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *NM

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP TWO TIMES WITHIN A 2 WEEK PERIOD AFTER HAVING RECALL PERFORMED IN YEAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. FIRST LOCKUP OCCURRED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS AND SECOND OCCURRED FOR 20 MINUTES BOTH OF WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPLETELY UNUSABLE SINCE IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. BEING CONCERNED WITH THE LOCKING AFTER THE SO CALLED RECALL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK PROBLEM BEING PERFORMED, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS "BROKEN". LATER I FOUND OUT THAT A BAD WIRE IS THE REASON FOR THIS PART (#88965331) HAVING TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS BROKEN PART HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND THEREFORE HAS COST ME $486.97 OF WHICH $282 WAS FOR THE "GM GOODWRENCH" TO PERFORM LABOR DURING 3 HOURS THEY SAID IT TOOK. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT TOOK A GM GOODWRENCH MECHANIC 3 HOURS TO REPLACE A COLUMN LOCK PART BECAUSE OF A WIRE. GM GAVE ME THE TYPICAL BRUSH OFF FOR CORVETTE OWNERS WITH REGARDS TO THESE COLUMN LOCK PROBLEMS BY TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL KEEP INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THERE RECORDS. HOW CAN A CAR WITH ONLY 13K MILES START HAVING FAILURES OF PARTS THAT NOBODY EVER HAS ACCESS TO WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEN GM HAS THE NERVE TO TELL ME IT IS NOT A DEFECTIVE PART. *NM

DT: CALLER HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON MAY 11, 2005. CALLER DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. STEERING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICEFAILED. CALLER SAID THAT WHILE HE WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE LOCKED. TURNED IT OFF, AND WHEN HE STARTED IT AGAIN IT CAME UNLOCKED. HE HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE HAULED TO DEALER. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW AND CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

DT: 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONTACT TOOK CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE STEERING FIXED ON JULY 15, 2005 AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT. THE SECOND TIME DEALERSHIP WORKED ON IT, AND THEN TOLD CONTACT THE CAR LOCKED AGAIN ON THEY WOULD COME OUT AND GET THE CAR. CONTACT TOOK IT TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME ON JULY 1, 2005. HE CITED RECALL 04V060000 REGARDING THE STEERING. CONTACTNEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. *AK

1. 50,000 MILES OF DRIVING 2001 CORVETTE. 2. CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN BOTH REAR WHEELS WHERE THE SPOKE TRANSITIONS TO THE RIM . POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND VEHICLE CRASH. 3. STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE WHEELS.

ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN TRAVELING ON DRY SMOOTH HIGHWAYS, IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AND RANDOMLY ACTUATE INDIVIDUAL BRAKE CALIPERS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE "DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM" WILL FLASH "ACTIVE HANDLING". IN EVERY CASE, THIS CAUSES MOMENTARY, UNINTENDED CHANGES IN DIRECTION AND SPEED OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THE EVENT DOES NOT REGISTER ANY CODES IN THE OBD II. THE PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE DEFEATED BY TURNING OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM CAN BE INDUCED BY MAKING MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN LOOK AT BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT 757075.

CAR ORIGINALLY TAKEN IN FOR RECALL ON 12/13/04. MAC MAGRUDER CHEVROLET IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPLACE AND SENT VEHICLE HOME WITH ME FAILING TO TELL ME THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. CAR STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON 5/30/05. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE FOR TO PART. I RESEARCHED THIS RECALL ITEM AND FOUND THAT THE PART SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THEY DENY IT. COMPLAINING REGARDING MAC MAGRUDER TRYING TO CHARGE FOR A RECALL SITUATION AND THAT THEY DID NOT INFORM ME OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS RECALL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE.

WHILE WAXING THE FACTORY POLISHED SPOKE WHEELS ON MY 2001 CORVETTE YESTERDAY (SATURDAY APRIL 23, 2005, I NOTICED ONE OF THE WHEELS, LEFT REAR, HAS A CRACK WHERE THE SPOKE JOINS THE RIM. BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM BY MEMBERS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS, I AM VERY CONCERNED. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 16 MONTHS, BUT THIS STILL SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE LINK TO THE PARTICULAR FORUM POSTING IS: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1072167&FORUM_ID=103 THE PHOTO THAT APPEARS FIRST IS OF MY WHEEL. IT IS CURRENTLY APPROX. 3/4" LONG. *JB UPDATED 05/01/06

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING OFF THE ENGINES STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 600 MILES AND IT LOCKED UP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ONLY MOVE SEVERAL FEET THEN THE FUEL WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE LOCK CLYINDER WAS NOT READING WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THEN WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED, THE VEHICLE READ THEFT ATTEMPT AND LOCK OUT, A COLUMN LOCK MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE DRIVERS DOORS DUE TO DOOR SPERATION. *SC

1.) NOTHING LEAD UP TO EVENT JUST PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION TO START CAR AND IT COLUMN LOCKED. SYSTEM COLUMN LOCK-STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN, AND IF YOU PUT IT IN GEAR THE ENGINE WILL DIE. 8-10-2004 FIXED UNDER RECALL.*AK DEALER GAVE NO INFORMATION. ( PALM BAY CHEVROLET) THEY HAD THE CAR FROM 8-10-2004 THROUGH 8-23-2004.

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS CONDITION OTHER THAN I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE ON THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. SYSTEM COLUMN LOCK-STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND WILL NOT TURN. IF CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. TOOK IT TO PALM BAY CHEVROLET AGAIN. THEY HAD IT FROM 11-09-2004 THROUGH 11-23-2004. DURING WHICH IT COST ME $315.00 IN RETAL CAR FEES WHICH I HAD TO TURN IN EARLY BECAUSE I COULDN' AFFORD IT ANY MORE, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR KEPT TELLING ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY HAD CALLED GM AND DONE WHAT THEY SAID AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE.( WHICH IT ALWAYS DOES UNTIL IT COLUMN LOCKS.) UPON PICKING IT UP WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS FINE. I ASKED IF THEY FIXED IT AND WAS TOLD AGAIN WE DID ALL WE COULD DO.THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND CLEANED TWO CORREDING GROUNDS. UPON GETTING IN THE CAR AND STARTING IT UP THEY HAD PUT 103 MILES ON THE CAR WHILE THEY HAD IT. *AK

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE- JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP ( PALM BAY CHEVROLET) ON 11-26-2004 FOR THE SAME THING WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS FIXED. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID MY WIFE SEAMED A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE AT THE TIME OF PICK UP ,AND SHE TOLD HIM SHE WAS NOT A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE SHE WAS ALOT APPREHENSIVE. SHE WAS SCARED OF THE CAR NOW.BECAUSE OF RESEARCH SHE HAD DONE ON THE RECALL ISSUE OF THE COLUMN LOCK SHE LEARNED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS ASSURED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN. MY WIFE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THIS CAR, BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. WHEN WE PICKED THE CAR UP WE DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME, AND MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING 11-27-2004 AT 6:00AM UPON GETTING OFF WORK AT 3:00PM AND STARTING THE CAR IT SYSTEM COLUMN LOCKED AGAIN LESS THEN 24 HOURS UPON PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WE WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMMORROW 11-29-2004 AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. MY WIFE IS SCARED OF THE CAR COMPLETELY NOW, AND AFFRIAD TO DRIVE. IT EVEN IF IT IS FIXED.*AK

2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE WHICH HAVE LED TO MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MOST RECENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE THE CAR IS ON. THIS OCCURED THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPAIRED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THEY CANNOT FIX THE CAR NOR WILL THEY REPLACE IT.*AK

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTANTLY FAILED TO FUNCTION. FAILURE OCCURS AT DIFFERNT TIMES AND CONDITIONS OF OPERATIONS. DEALERS AND GM SAID THEY CAN NOT FIX THE ISSUES UNIT THE FAILURE IS NON INTERMITTENT. FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. *AK

WHEN WATER/RAIN FALLS ALONG WINDSHIELD AND HOOD, WATER COLLECTS UNDER THE DASH AND SPILLS ONTO THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS....CAUSING YOUR FEET TO SLIP SPORADICALLY, CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *AK

TILT STEERING WHEEL INOPERATIVE. DROVE CAR HOME WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE UP POSITION TO AVOID BEING STRANDED. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING COMES ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO TWO SEPERATE DEALERS AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER FOGS UP WINDSHIELD WHEN OPERATED.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. *JB

STARTED ENGINE. SELECTED MANUAL REVERSE. STEERING COLUMN LOCKED.*AK

LEAKY REAR AXLE ON 2001 CORVETTE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SERVICE MESSAGE THAT SERVICE COLUMN LOCK APPEARED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY BMC (BODY CONTROL MODULE. *AK

AT 3,900 MILES MY NEW CAR WAS DOWN 1QUART OF OIL. UPON QUESTIONING I FOUND THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 CORVETTES. AT 15000 MILES GM REPLACE PISTONS BUT SAID THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE BY GM STARDARDS FOR THE CORVETTE TO BURN A QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES. HOWEVER THEY WON'T GIVE ME INFORMATION IN WRITING ONLY TO MY LAWGER WHICH I DON'T FEEL NEEDED YET. I ALSO HAD A FRIEND WHO HAS SAME YEAR CORVETTE AS MINE AND HE TWO IS BURNING OIL. IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM EVEN IN GM WEB SITES FOR IT MECHANICS. PLEASE HELP I'M TIRED OF CHECKING OIL AND REPORTING CONSUMPTION TO DEALERSHIP I DIDN'T PURCHASE A 50,000 CAR FOR THIS.*AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED - LOCKING PIN DID NOT RELEASE DURING KEY TURN BUT ENGINE TURNED OVER. THIS OCCURED THE SAME WAY THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME WAS A YEAR AGO. HAD DEALER REPAIR IT BUT THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A WEAK BATTERY, THEY CHARGED IT AND SIMPLY SAID THEY RESET IT.. DUE TO HOW LONG THEY HAD IT, I HAD TO RENT A CAR WHICH ULTIMATELY COST ME $350. SECOND TIME, A DIFFERENT DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE BCM NEEDING REPROGRAMMING AND THAT IT WAS NOT THE SAME THING AS THE CURRENT RECALL AT THE TIME (SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE PCM) DESPITE THE SEEMINGLY SIMILAR EXPLAINATION OF THE RECALL. IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND LEAD TO A COST OF $275. THE THIRD TIME, SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOLENOID. THEY ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE WHOLE LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR $315 ($175+LABOR). ALL THREE INCIDENCES OCCURED WITH A WEAKENED BATTERY YET THE ENGINE HAD NO PROBLEMS TURNING OVER SUGGESTING THAT DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURED. EACH TIME, I WAS STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE TOTAL COST IS NOW ROUGHLY $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT SINCE TOW TRUCKS ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH THE CORVETTE IN MIND, EACH AND EVEY TIME MY VEHICLE GETS TOWED, I HAVE TO ASSIST THE TOW TRUCK SO AS TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE WHILE THEY BARELY GET THE VEHICLE ON THE FLAT BED. THIS ALONE IS ENOUGH STRESS LET ALONE THE COST OF THE TOWS. *AK

THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO UNLOCK TWICE WHILE PARKED. *PH THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH NO PROBLEMS. *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL, BUT THE FUEL GAGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. FUEL GAUGE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES. CURRENTLY, WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER WAS CHARGING $1300.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK

LOSES POWER SUDDENLY ON FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE DIES QUICKLY DURING DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. RYDELL CHEVROLET (818)933-3000 UNABLE TO DETECT OR FIX PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL VISITS. PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCK UP. *LA

STEERING-JUMPING FEELING WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE-WHILE MOVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE AFTER BEING PARKED AND AS YOU MOVE TO LEAVE. TIRES FEEL AS THEY ARE NOT JUST ROLLING BUT SMALL HOPPING FEELING. *LA

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. (NAR) *LA *CB

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE FUEL GAUGE READ FROM OVER A HALVE OF A TANK TO IMMEDIATELY READING NOTHING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED TO ME "WELL IT'S NOT A PERFECT SCIENCE YOU KNOW" AND PROCEEDED TO DO NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE IT OR REPAIR IT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MPH LIGHT IS BLINKING ON AND OFF AND JUST THE OTHER DAY THE LIGHT INFO BAR WENT COMPLETELY OFF AND I COULDN'T READ MY COMPUTER INFO. I HAVE ADDRESSED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THE SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES SPEEDS OF 70MPH, BUT THE DEALER WON'T LOOK INTO IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CAN;T DRIVE IT THAT FAST. WHAT! IF THE LAW ALLOWS ME TO GO THAT FAST, WHY CAN'T THEY? THE DRIVES SEAT BELT CONSTANTLY LOCKS ON ME NOT ALLOWING ME TO LOOK OUT MY SIDE OR REAR WINDOW. IN THE CONVERTIBLE YOU REALLY HAVE TO STRETCH TO SEE OUT THAT SMALL WINDOW IN THE TOP, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO AND I FIGHT TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IT TAKE MY SEAT BELT OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING! PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. *CB

THIS 2001 CORVETTE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEP T12TH, 2003 FOR ENGINE FAILURE. PISTONS, RODS, BEARINGS & RELATED PARTS WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME 4 WEEKS LATER. AS OF 10/22/03 VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR RELATED ENGINE PROBLEMS & IS IN THEIR SHOP AT THIS TIME WITH NO ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME. I HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED ANY SUBSTITUTE TRANSPORTATION. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WILL DO NOTHING AND HAS REFUSED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR LOST USE OF THIS $52,000 VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AT 65-70 MPH STARTED TO TURN INTO CONVIENCE STORE, AND TURNED WHEEL FROM 12 TO 2 O'CLOCK POSITION, BUT DECIDED NOT TO GO INTO STORE. DRIVER TRIED TO TURN WHEEL LEFT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, BUT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, AND STAYED LOCKED FOR 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNLOCKED. DRIVER ENDED UP WITH 2 WHEELS IN A DITCH, AND DAMAGE TO FRONT END. DEALER CONTACT: MATT JOHNSON. *AK

2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE, PARKED AT GOLF COURSE, STARTED CAR TO LEAVE AND REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. THE DASH DISPLAY READ "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN." THE CAR SAT AT THE GOLF COURSE A COUPLE DAYS WHILE I CHECKED WITH MECHANICS, FRIENDS, INTERNET AND NHTSA (MY SON WORKS FOR YOU). I DISCOVERED THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES FROM 1997 AND UP (C5 BODY STYLE). I TRIED ALL THE "TRICKS" I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD LEFT TO RIGHT WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IN THE IGNITION, PLUS USING THE KEY INSTEAD OF THE REMOTE CONTROL TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. NOTHING WORKED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY HAD IT SEVERAL DAYS AND COMMENTED THEY COULD NOT UNLOCK IT WITH THEIR SPECIAL TOOL. THEY FIXED IT IN THE END BY INSTALLING GM PART NUMBER 26050960 WHICH IS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY/THEFT DETERRENT ACTUATOR. THE REPAIR BILL OF $392 ($171 FOR THE PART) STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT CAUSING IT NOT TO RELEASE. THEY JUMP STARTED VEHICLE & VERIFIED CONCERN, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY/THEFT DETERRENT ACTUATOR. THIS CAR HAS 45000 MILES ON IT, IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *LA

I HAVE A 2001 CORVETTE. SINCE I'VE OWNED IT, SEVERAL PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. THE FIRST BEING THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK. THE CAR DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE TWICE AND THEN IT SWITCH ITSELF. THEN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DEFAULTED WHERE I COULDN'T START THE CAR (TWICE). HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEN DRIVING ONE DAY THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM SHOWING HALF A TANK ALL THE WAY TO ZERO. ALL THE FUEL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT INTO SERVICE AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE VERY NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AFTER THE CAR FIRST STARTED, (I HAVEN'T HAD IT IN GEAR YET). THIS PROBLEM CONCERNED ME AND I STATED THAT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO IMMEDIATELY STATED IT COULDN'T HAPPEN IF I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. (REALLY?) THEY REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE GAS GAUGE DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. NOW, ONE TANK OF GAS LATER, THE GAUGE DOESN'T READ PROPERLY. THE LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON AND IT ONLY TOOK 10 GALLONS. TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT SO THEY'RE TALKING WITH GM ENGINEERS. ALSO THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER 2001 CORVETTE'S IN FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. NOW (10/3/03) I HAVE A RENTAL CAR AND DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX MINE. *LA

WINDOWS WILL COME UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

I WAS IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT IN MY 2001 CORVETTE. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE INJURIES I SUFFERED WERE NEARLY FATAL. I WAS AIR LIFTED TO A SHOCK TRAUMA UNIT, IN A COMA AND ON A RESPIRATOR FOR 21 DAYS AND REHABILITATION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER. I HAVE SUSTAINED SOME PERMANENT INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING ONLY MY VEHICLE. THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO A POSSIBLE STEERING COLUMN LOCK UP WHICH RENDERED ME UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THE VEHICLE RIGHT HAND SIDE WENT OVER A ROCK WALL ON A DRIVEWAY AND THEN WENT PERFECTLY STRAIGHT INTO TREE WHICH BEGAN TIPPING THE CAR OVER. NEXT TO THE TREE WAS A VERY LARGE TREE STUMP WHICH CAUGHT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR'S UNDERSIDE AND FINISHED ROLLING THE CAR. I WAS THROWN FROM THE CAR AS I WASN'T BELTED IN. (I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IN THIS CAR ALSO.) THE ESTIMATED SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WOULD BE AROUND 20 MPH. *NLM

"SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" - CAR STARTS AND RUNS BUT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN ONCE THE CLUTCH IS REALEASED. CAR HAS 8,374 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TO CHEVROLET FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 600 MILES. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED EXCEPT FOR THE LAST TIME WHERE THE SERVICE TECH COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT THEY DID FOR THE CAR BUT STATED "IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING NOW". THAT WAS 200 MILES AGO - NOW BACK AT CHEVROLET. *AK

SECURITY SYTEM STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. LIGHT IS ON ON DASHBOARD. CANNOT STEER CAR. CANNOT KEEP RUNNING IF I PUT IT IN GEAR. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ONE YEAR I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND "FIXED". WHATS THE DEAL?? WHY NO RECALL?*AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING.

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2001 CORVETTE COUPE 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS (BOTH) JUST QUIT OPERATING--NO LIGHTS, NO CLICKING, NOTHING, IN AN INSTANT. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. HAVE TAKEN THE FUSE OUT AND REINSTALLED IT IN CASE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOOSE. SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THERE IS NO LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. GM DEALERSHIP PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT DETECT ANYTHING. THEY INDICATED THAT THE SIGNALS WOULD HAVE TO BE 'NOT WORKING' WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THEM TO TELL WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. *NLM

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF NUMEROUS REPAIRS. VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL- REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY, DRIVER SEAT IS COMING APART, STEERING COLUMN LOCK. AIR CONDITIONER HAS A BAD ODOR. INABILITY TO LOCK CAR DOORS. RADIO PRODUCES LOUD STATIC, AND SPEAKERS RATTLE. HEADLIGHTS HAVE A BAD BATTERY AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOESN'T DIM. *CB *JB

PROBLEM WITH 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. *MR THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WITH NO IMPACT HAD EXPERIENCED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE. THE CRACK WAS SO DEEP THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED THE TIRE PRESSURE TO BE 10 PSI. THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNED A 98 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHERE A PIECE OF METAL HAD FALLEN OF THE WHEEL ALONG WITH THE COATING. AN INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT THE COATING IS A CLEAR MATERIAL AND WAS LIKELY TO EITHER HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY APPLIED OR IS NOT SUITED FOR SOUTHERN FL. UP EXPOSURE. *SCC