1998 Chevrolet Corvette

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED AFTER 30,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF PUTTING A K-HARNESS IN PLACE TO EMULATE THE LOCKING MECHANISM SO THAT THE STEERING WOULD NOT LOCK. THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN IN REVERSE OR FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED BUT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,500.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOR THE 2ND TIME A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD MY CAR TOWED (2008) AFTER ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE AND I COULD NOT TURN AT ALL. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO BE CORRECTED AFTER NOTIFYING THE DEALERSHIP OF A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THIS PROBLEM. THE REMEDY WAS DISABLING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BY REMOVING THE LOCK PLATE. I HAVE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM! HOWEVER, THIS TIME, THE COLUMN NO LONGER LOCKS, SINCE THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE WAS REMOVED, BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE FUEL CUTS OFF. MY SON TOWED THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ME LAST WEEK AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY CAN CORRECT IT FOR $915.00, STATING THEY HAVE TO REPLACE A MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THAT IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM AT ALL. SOUNDS LIKE PURE BULL TO ME! I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS MANY AS 5 TIMES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE CAR. I HAVE UNDER 40K MILES ON THIS CAR, AND HAVE NOT PUT MORE THAN 10K ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY REPAIRED. IT IS A DEFECT THAT THEY NEED TO CORRECT AT THEIR COST AND HOPEFULLY PERMANENTLY THIS TIME. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

MY 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL FOR A "STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECT." THIS RECALL IS VERY WIDE SPREAD OVER MANY MODEL YEARS OF CORVETTES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND ROAD HAZARD. I HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED THE 5TH INCIDENT IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND THE 3RD TIME WITHIN 13,000 MILES. WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING APPEARS, IT KILLS THE MOTOR. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING? IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 4 TIMES BY OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP JERRY CHAMBERS CHEVROLET IN BELLINGHAM, WA. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 FOR THE 5TH TIME, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE MOTOR DIED. NOW THE SAME DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE RECALL. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO FIX IT AT MY COST WITHOUT WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL FINALLY FIX THE RECALL "STEERING COLUMN LOCK". I NEED TO UNDERSTAND MY CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER THE RECALL. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED EVEN IF THE CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IS 10 YEARS OLD, IT IS A WELL KNOWN RECALL. ARE THERE OTHER AGENCIES I SHOULD BE CONTACTING? DO YOU HAVE ANY UNDERSTANDING HOW A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS INITIATED? KATIE ZOWADA *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK UP. IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY BE RELEASED IF THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE STEERING LOCK WAS REPAIRED TWICE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V544000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE), BUT IT CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,988. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. SHE STOPPED VEHICLE, GOT OUT AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER TOOK OUT A PLATE THAT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. AGAIN IN 2002, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED IN 2002 AND MOST RECENTLY IN 2008. THE DEALER IN 2002 PUT AN ECL RELAY HARNESS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V060000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ON APRIL4, 2006, WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY 1998 CORVETTE, WHEN I TRIED TO START MY ENGINE, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. I CALL THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, BILL BRANCH CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 3980 FOWLER ST, FT MYERS ,FL 33901. THEY SAID THEY UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM AND WOULD SEND A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AS I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE BUT BILLED ME FOR TOWING. AS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS LISTED UNDER YOUR RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V111000,AS OF FEB 6,2004 WHY WOULD I BE CHARGED FOR TOWING ???? *TR