2000 Chevrolet Corvette

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING).THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING) WERE PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE AND FAILED TO REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,200. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/11/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER.THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECCURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WAS GETTING IN VEHICLE TOO DRIVE N STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER ENGINE WAS CRANKED N RUNNING. VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FROM NHTSA 04V060000 DEALERSHIP SAID RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE, N THEY HAVE TOO CHARGE ME 600 DOLLARS TO FIX PROBLEM AGAIN. JUST WANTING TOO LET SOMEONE KNOW GM IS STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHEN VEHICLE WILL CRANK UP N RUN N YOU CANT STEER VEHICLE, MAY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY IF IT KEEPS UP NOT FIXING PROBLEM. *TR

COMPUTER MESSAGE: SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. PER GM NEED PART #26058286 STEERING POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS DISCONTINUED FOR 1999/2000 CORVETTES. THEY STILL MAKE THIS PART FOR ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS INCLUDING FOR 1997-98 CORVETTES. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND/OR PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS, WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, CAUSING ERRATIC UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND CANNOT SELL IT AS IS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN RT 2 IN CT WITH CRUISE SET ON 65 WHEN A "ACTIVE HANDLING" FAILURE CODE JUST POPPED UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (VERY FIRST TIME EVER) AND THEN THE BACK RIGHT BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED SKEWING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT. I RECOVERED THE CAR AND SLOWLY DROVE IT HOME WITH THE CODE STILL DISPLAYED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CORVETTE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILED AND SUGGESTED I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT MAKE A REPLACEMENT SENSOR NOR DO ANY AFTERMARKET COMPANIES! THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE THE VEHICLES BRAKES, EITHER ALL OR INDIVIDUALLY, COULD BE APPLIED ANY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER THUS CREATING A VARIOUS DANGEROUS CONDITION. I TELEPHONED GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET DIVISION AND THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH APOLOGIZED ABOUT THE VEHICLES BEHAVIOR AND THEN CONFIRMED THERE "WAS A PROBLEM" BUT COULDN'T HELP ME AS THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IT IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS TO DESIGN A VEHICLE THAT INCORPORATES AN INTERNAL COMPONENT THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, OCCUPANTS, AND ALL THOSE AROUND IT AND NOT SUPPLY A REPLACEMENT PART THUS RENDERING THE VEHICLE "GROUNDED" FOREVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,750. UPDATED 11/19/12 *BF UPDATED 11/20/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING COLUMN: LOCKING ANTI THEFT DEVICE) IN MARCH 2005. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST RECENTLY, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOCK LINK NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SECOND RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT STATED THAT THE LOCK LINK NEEDED TO BE REMOVED BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I UNDERSTAND NHTSA IS AUTHORIZED TO ORDER MANUFACTURERS TO RECALL AND REPAIR VEHICLES WITH SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS IN THE DESIGN. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE "COLUMN LOCK RECALL" ON MANY YEARS OF THE CHEVY CORVETTE IS A GOVERNMENT MANDATED RECALL THAT THERE IS NO EXPIRATION OF GM RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THIS RECALL. I OWN A 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE WHICH I BOUGHT SECOND HANDED IN 2006 FROM A CHEVY DEALER IN MY AREA. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THE COLUMN LOCK BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND I WAS UNAWARE OF IT OR I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE WHICH THE CAR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY REGARDLESS WHETHER YOU ARE AT 0 MPH OR 60 MPH. I FEEL I WAS SOLD THIS VEHICLE AS A WAY TO JUST PASS THIS ISSUE ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THIS ISSUED STARTED THREE YEARS AGO WHICH WAS THREE YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE BEFORE RECALL AND HAD IT REPAIRED AT A CHARGE OF $1,700. AFTER I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL I QUESTIONED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. WITHIN A YEARS TIME SAME ISSUE RECURRED SO THIS TIME I REACHED OUT TO GM AND THEY STOOD BEHIND IT AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT AT NO CHARGE. I JUST WENT THROUGH THIS SAME ISSUE AGAIN FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THIS TIME COSTING US $1,300. IF THERE IS NO EXPIRATION TO GENERAL MOTORS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM WHY IS IT COMING OUT OF MY WALLET. FURTHERMORE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW A MANUFACTURER CAN CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THESE CARS YEAR AFTER YEAR WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO SEE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR