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 …
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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
NHTSA ODI #747263
Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 2001
Steering
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK IT, EVEN WITH KEY IN IGNITION AND ENGINE RUNNING.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
NHTSA ODI #746440
Mileage unknown · May 24, 2001
SteeringCrashInjury
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
NHTSA ODI #745809
Mileage unknown · May 16, 2001
Steering
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…
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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
NHTSA ODI #745415
Mileage unknown · May 7, 2001
Steering
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 SE…
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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
NHTSA ODI #745008
Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 2000
Steering
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. BEFORE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE TRAVELING IN A DANGEROUS AREA. THIS HAPPENED T…
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UPON STARTING VEHICLE, A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. BEFORE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE TRAVELING IN A DANGEROUS AREA. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN ONE MONTH.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
NHTSA ODI #873815
Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 2000
Steering
STARTED CAR UP AND STEERING WHEEL REMAILED LOCKED. STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM A PARKED STATE BUT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER REPLACES LOCKING MECHANISM. I'M HEARING OF SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET CORVETTE (1997-2000) THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE ACCOUNT WAS THAT HE WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. …
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STARTED CAR UP AND STEERING WHEEL REMAILED LOCKED. STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM A PARKED STATE BUT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER REPLACES LOCKING MECHANISM. I'M HEARING OF SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET CORVETTE (1997-2000) THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE ACCOUNT WAS THAT HE WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MANY HAVE HAD THE FIX I'VE HAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN...OR WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED THAT YOU FOLKS ARE NOT ALL OVER THIS ONE!! REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
NHTSA ODI #733801
Mileage unknown · Sep 7, 2000
Steering
MY LETTER TO CHEVROLET: AS YOU KNOW, C5 CORVETTES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONING AND LEAVING OWNERS STRANDED. THIS HAS EVEN BEEN REPORTED TO OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OWNERS AFFECTED, AND THEY HAVE H
NHTSA ODI #730653
Mileage unknown · Aug 3, 2000
Steering
STARTED CAR, GIVEN CODE TO TURN OFF, REMOVE KEY & WAIT 10 SECONDS. DID THIS THEN STARTED CAR AGAIN & RECEIVED CODE THAT THE STEERING COLLUM LOCKED. TRIED RE-INSERTING KEY, TRIED MOVING WHEEL SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. STARTED CAR & WHEEL STILL LOCKED, PUT CAR IN REVERSE & MOVED 3 FEET, CAR D…
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STARTED CAR, GIVEN CODE TO TURN OFF, REMOVE KEY & WAIT 10 SECONDS. DID THIS THEN STARTED CAR AGAIN & RECEIVED CODE THAT THE STEERING COLLUM LOCKED. TRIED RE-INSERTING KEY, TRIED MOVING WHEEL SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. STARTED CAR & WHEEL STILL LOCKED, PUT CAR IN REVERSE & MOVED 3 FEET, CAR DIED, RESTARTED CAR AND ALL WAS WELL. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 250 SUBSEQUENT TO THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO OTHER 97-2000 CORVETTE OWNERS. LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND GM DO NOT APPEAR TO BE OVERLY CONCERNED AS THE CAR IS PRESENTLY FUNCTIONAL. I DID NOTIFY GM'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 800-222-1020 AND SPOKE TO FRANK. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
NHTSA ODI #726549
Mileage unknown · Jul 29, 2000
Steering
THIS ITEM HAS FAILED ON ESTIMATED OVER 3000 CORVETTES THROUGHOUT THE USA- PLEASE SEE INTERNET SITE. WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM. AS A SAFETY PROFESSIONAL I SEE THIS AS A HAZARD THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS WITH MORE SEVERITY. THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY COST AS WELL AS DEATH. …
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THIS ITEM HAS FAILED ON ESTIMATED OVER 3000 CORVETTES THROUGHOUT THE USA- PLEASE SEE INTERNET SITE. WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM. AS A SAFETY PROFESSIONAL I SEE THIS AS A HAZARD THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS WITH MORE SEVERITY. THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY COST AS WELL AS DEATH. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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.
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.
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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.
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