1998 Chevrolet Corvette

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SWITCHED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, IT MOVED FORWARD BRIEFLY AND STALLED AS THE COLUMN LOCK REPAIR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

FILED THIS EARLIER. NOT SURE IF RECEIVED. YOU ISSUED A RECALL #04V060000 FOR STEERING COLUMN LOCK PROBLEM. MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP, HOWEVER GM ISSUED BULLETIN 04006C LISTING MY VIN AS HAVING THE PROBLEM. GM WILL NOT HONOR IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON MY VIN. I HAD THE PROBLEM AND HAD IT REPAIRED. WHY IS MY VIN NOT LISTED??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. PRIOR TO THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER 2 MPH EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE COLUMN LOCK BYPASS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM LOCKED UP AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF GARAGE. THIS WAS A PROBLEM UNDER NHTSA RECALL 04V06000 FOR 1997-2004 MODELS. GM SAYS MY VIN NUMBER NOT INVOLVED. AFTER BEING TOWED IN THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS (REMOVED LOCK REPLACED HARNESS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL) AND CHARGED ME ALMOST $600 BECAUSE MY VIN NOT LISTED. HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES NEED THIS DONE BUT NOT RECALLED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE HARNESS KIT WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN THE ROADWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO SAID A CRITICAL RECALL WAS NEVER DONE. ALTHOUGH I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. THE RECALL, WHICH I LATER FOUND TO POSSIBLY AFFECT 120,000 CORVETTES FROM 1997 TO 2004, WAS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO GM INSTRUCTIONS. HOWEVER, THE RECALL ONLY CONSISTED OF REMOVING THE STEERING LOCK PINS. THE LIKELIHOOD OF FUEL SYSTEM SHUT OFF STILL EXISTED. THE DEALER SAID THE GM RECALL WAS INEFFECTIVE, GM WAS AWARE THAT THE RECALL WAS INSUFFICIENT, AND SAID THE ENTIRE MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PREVENT FUTURE RECURRENCE. THE REPLACEMENT WAS THEN DONE AT MY COST. AS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER I BELIEVE THE INADEQUATE GM RECALL REMEDIATION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE DEFECT USUALLY OCCURS AFTER 60,000 TO 80,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MOST CORVETTES ARE DRIVEN WELL BEYOND THIS POINT. I WROTE TO GM, BUT THEY ARE NOT TAKING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION SERIOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,025 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN UPDATED 8/14/17*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DECEMBER 2012 DUE TO STEERING FAILURES AND THE STEERING COLUMN HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500. ... UPDATED 02/27/13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES TO HAVE REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING; ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF HOW TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,929 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 7/26/12 *CN