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1998 Chevrolet Corvette

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Corvette years

Owner complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Corvette are substantially higher than the model-year median of 29.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

153 reports with mileage · 246 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Steering. Review the 215 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seats. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

12 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Steering complaints

215 reports
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85,000 miles · Sep 12, 2003
Steering

STEERING COLUMN LOCK W/ DIC CODE OF 2588. *PH

NHTSA ODI #10038754

76,000 miles · Sep 10, 2003
Steering

STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT UNLOCK AFTER ENTRY OF KEY. COMPUTER READS " SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" * JB

NHTSA ODI #10037574

49,450 miles · Sep 4, 2003
Steering

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, *AK

NHTSA ODI #10037250

50,000 miles · Aug 29, 2003
Steering

ON 8-6-03 I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED-UP. I ENDED UP HAVING MY CORVETTE TOWED HOME. ON 8-7-03 AFTER SPEAKING TO SOME SERVICE TECH'S AT A COUPLE OF GARAGES FOUND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM IS A PART THAT HAS HAD A RECALL ISSUED AND SUPPOSEDLY ALREADY REPLACED ON MY CAR. THE RECALL # IS 01044. THE…

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ON 8-6-03 I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED-UP. I ENDED UP HAVING MY CORVETTE TOWED HOME. ON 8-7-03 AFTER SPEAKING TO SOME SERVICE TECH'S AT A COUPLE OF GARAGES FOUND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM IS A PART THAT HAS HAD A RECALL ISSUED AND SUPPOSEDLY ALREADY REPLACED ON MY CAR. THE RECALL # IS 01044. THE PART WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED ON 1-17-02 WHEN MY CAR HAD APPROX. 43K MI. ON IT. I PURCHASED THE CAR 5-03 FROM AN INDIVIDUAL AND HAD NO IDEA THAT ANYTHING HAD EVER BEEN WORKED ON. LOCAL DEALERSHIP WON'T HONOR RECALL ANYMORE SO I THEN CONTACTED GM. SPOKE TO KEVIN MAY @800-222-1020 ON 8-8 AND 8-11-03 ABOUT HONORING THE RECALL AGAIN BECAUSE THE EVIDENTLY DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND GM WON'T HONOR AGAIN. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS TO ME! THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND WORK. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX? WHAT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE OR BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC? I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY 7K MI. OR SO BECAUSE GM WON'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO!!! THIS IS WRONG FOR THEM TO DO AND I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP. *AK *SCC

NHTSA ODI #10032830

45,000 miles · Aug 25, 2003
Steering

STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED. CHEVROLET DID A PATIAL RECALL ON THIS ITEM BUT DID NOT INCLUDE ALL 1998 CARS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10033423

51,885 miles · Aug 20, 2003
Steering

STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT UNLOCK. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10033178

37,800 miles · Aug 14, 2003
Steering

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS ELECTRONIC LOCK STEERING MALFUNCTION AS STATED IN THE TSB 1D10002157. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10033985

37,200 miles · Jul 22, 2003
Steering

STEERING COLUMN LOCK KEEPS LOCKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT RESPOND . THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE TIME IN 3 MONTHS. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED TO SHOP TO RESET AND REPAIR. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED 7/21/2003 THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10028806

68,508 miles · Jul 11, 2003
Steering

STEERING COLUMN LOCK ON 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHILE PARKED. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED ON IN THE IGNITION, THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH SAID SERVICE COLUMN LOCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS STILL YIELDED THE SAME RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER …

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STEERING COLUMN LOCK ON 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHILE PARKED. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED ON IN THE IGNITION, THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH SAID SERVICE COLUMN LOCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS STILL YIELDED THE SAME RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A POPULAR DEFECT WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT THAT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED YET.IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ODI AND THE NHTSA HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST 344 SIMILAR REPORTS OF THIS DEFECT OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS (SEE INVESTIGATION #EA02-031). I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM BECAME A DEFECT IN THE 2000 CHEV. CORVETTE (SEE RECALL #CO 1044). CAN SOMEONE IN YOUR OFFICE WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITY PLEASE INSTIGATE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT HAVE TO SUFFER THE INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSE ($600 TOTAL OUT OF POCKET) THAT I HAD TO ENDURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE SAFETY ISSUE SURROUNDING A MOVING VEHICLE HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK ON SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL. I WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATIATIVE IF GM WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REIMBURSE ME, AND OTHERS BEFORE ME, FOR THE COSTS ON REPAIRING THIS DEFECT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10025887

44,000 miles · Jun 30, 2003
Steering

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOCKED. THERE IS NO WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10026255

Official recalls

2

04V060000 · Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device

Feb 9, 2004

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO "LOCK," THE ECL SYSTEM PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE CUSTOMER TRIES TO DRIVE, THE FUEL SUPPLY WILL BE SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. IF VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, HOWEVER, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE ACCELERATED WHILE THE STEERING SYSTEM IS LOCKED. ALSO WHEN THE CONTROL SYSTEM SHOWS THAT THE ECL IS UNLOCKED AND THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE LOCK PIN LOCATION CAN VARY. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE LOCK PLATE RELATIVE TO THE SWITCH TRANSITION POINT, THERE COULD THEN BE CONTACT BETWEEN THE LOCK PLATE AND PIN CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING .

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL DISABLE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BY REMOVING THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS REMOVED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL LOCK BUT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, PERFORM A DIMENSIONAL CHECK OF THE COLUMN LOCK AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LOCK PLATE. THE STEERING COLUMN ON THESE VEHICLES WILL CONTINUE TO LOCK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. OWNER NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS OF 1997 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2004. OWNERS OF 1998 THROUGH 2004 VEHICLES (EXCEPT 1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2, 2004. THE REMAINING OWNERS (1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED LATER IN 2004, WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.

00V111000 · Seat Belts:front

Apr 17, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LAP BELT WEBBING CAN TWIST ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: WHEN THE BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL INSERTS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE OF EACH LAP BELT RETRACTOR.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

5

EA02031 · Steering Column Lockup

Opened Nov 15, 2002 · Closed Mar 11, 2004

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering; Steering:column; Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device

IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Steering:column

IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.

Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device

IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.

Steering

IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.

PE02054 · Steering Column Lockup

Opened Jul 1, 2002 · Closed Nov 15, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

SEE RESUME IN REPOSITORY.

EA00009 · Front Lap Belt Malfunction

Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Apr 18, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts

ODI OPENED THIS EA00-009 ON MARCH 16, 2000, TO CONTINUE ANALYSES BEGUN UNDER PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE99-076.THE ALLEGED DEFECT: LAP BELT WEBBING IN BOTH SEATING POSITIONS TENDS TO FOLD OVER WHILE ENTERING THE RETRACTOR OPENING.THESE FOLDS FREQUENTLY IMPEDE PROPER WEBBING RETRACTION.IF THE RETRACTOR HAS BEEN INADVERTENTLY TOGGLED INTO AUTOMATIC LOCK RETRACTOR (ALR) MODE BY BEING EXTENDED TO ITS FULL LENGTH, IT MAY FAIL TO RESET ITSELF TO THE NORMAL EMERGENCY LOCK RETRACTOR (ELR) MODE.SUCH A CONDITION HAS BEEN SHOWN TO RENDER THE ACTIVE RESTRAINT UNUSABLE.CONCLUSION: GM WILL REMEDY THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN 71,569 SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO AUGUST 1999 BY ADDING WEBBING GUIDE INSERTS TO THE LAP RETRACTOR OPENINGS OF BOTH SEATING POSITIONS TO PREVENT THE ADMISSION OF FOLDED WEBBING ONTO THE RETRACTOR SPOOL.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS HAS BEEN CLOSED.

PE99076 · Front Lap Belt Malfunction

Opened Dec 10, 1999 · Closed Mar 16, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts

There is no summary currently available

PE99066 · Steering Column Lock Module

Opened Nov 8, 1999 · Closed Jul 21, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

There is no summary currently available