2000 Chevrolet Corvette

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK FROM THE DOOR PANEL, ONLY FROM THE KEY REMOTE. SECONDLY, THE TEN SECOND KEY DELAY BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AND THE HORN BLEW OUT. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING THE HORN, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO COLUMN LOCK. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAY LOCK WHILE DRIVING. A RELAY HARNESS WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,410 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,011.

STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE - HAD LATEST 2006 RECALL WORK PERFORMED BY DEALER. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, SAME ERROR CODE READS ON DASH AND CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHEN TRY TO MOVE IT MORE THAN 2 MPH. DEALER SAYS GM IS NOT COVERING IT. WANT TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE SAME PART THEY PUT IN AS A PART OF THE RECALL!!! ALSO, WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE FLAT BED TOW FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE NOW! WE HAVE HAD RECALL WORK DONE 4 TIMES ON THIS SAME PROBLEM! NOW THEY SAY ITS NOT COVERED? HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS? THEY ARE DRAGGING THE CORVETTE NAME INTO THE DIRT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04006C. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAYED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK, PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS." THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER WAS NOT FOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP ON 2000 MY CHEVROLET CORVETTE. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUE UNTIL I HAD A DEALER, (MARTY FELDMAN CHEVROLET; NOVI, MI), PERFORM A RECALL INITIATIVE ON JUNE 20, 2005 FOR THE PROBLEM AT GENERAL MOTORS' REQUEST. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY GARAGE TO PREPARE IT FOR WINTER STORAGE IN OCTOBER '05. PLEASE NOTE: THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN APRIL 2006 TO INVESTIGATE AFTER WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RE-PERFORMED THE RECALL INITIATIVE. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE UPON COMPLETION, IT WORKED FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. I THEN EXPERIENCED THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING ON THE VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM ON 5/22/2006 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HOWEVER, THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT LOCK UP. UPON LEAVING THAT DESTINATION ONCE AGAIN, THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AND, ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING LOW BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN STORAGE FROM OCTOBER '05 TO APRIL '06. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT SCENARIO IS 1) THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING STORED IN OCTOBER, AND, 2) I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN AUGUST OF 2005 WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR 9 DAYS, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO AND TO COME GET THE CAR. WHEN I PICKED IT UP I WAS ADVISED THAT IF THE WARNING APPEARS AGAIN TO DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE FROM THE BATTERY TO ENABLE THE SYSTEM TO RESET...TOTALLY IGNORING THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AND WAS CHARGED FOR THEIR SERVICES. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND CONSIDER IT RENDERED USELESS UNTIL GENERAL MOTORS CAN ASSURE ME THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF FIXING THEIR PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED THAT HE PARKED, WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS RECALL 04V060000 ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT WAS EVIDENT THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVER'S ERROR. IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE RECALL STATED THAT IT COULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM NOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE.*AK

CONSUMER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WAS UNDRIVEABLE. *TS THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED 90 DAYS PRIOR AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED TWICE THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY BY THE FIRST DEALER. HE STATED FURTHER, THAT HAD THE RECALL BEEN PERFORMED PROPERLY, THE STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR AS WELL AS THE GM EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. *JB

THE 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BECAME UNDRIVABLE WITH A LOCKED STEERING COLUMN SATURDAY MORNING 9/10/05 IN SCARSDALE, NY AND WAS FLAT BEDDED UNDER GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WARRANTY TO CURRY CHEVROLET, THE CLOSEST OPEN CHEVROLET DEALER. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL ISSUED BY GM/CHEVROLET (#04006A). IN ADDITION TO THE RECALL, THE CAR IS ALSO COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY GM. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY ANOTHER DEALER THIS SUMMER (LESS THAN 90 DAYS), AND CHEVROLET NOW REFUSES TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE CAR AT ITS EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED TWICE (2), INCLUDING IN A CONFERENCE CALL TO GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES, THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY BY THE FIRST DEALER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT, HAD THIS RECALL BEEN PERFORMED PROPERLY, THE STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET ZONE MANAGER AS WELL. GM RECORDS ALL CUSTOMER CALLS AND THE RECORDED CALL IS ON RECORD. THIS WAS CONFIRMED. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE (REQUEST 1-361874832 CYNTHIA CAPPS 866-952-4368 X57879) HAS DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR, AS HAS GM EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES, EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL, AND EXACTLY AS LISTED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER MUST PAY FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS ON HIS OWN, SINCE THE RECALL WAS "PERFORMED," EVEN THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY, AS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SECOND DEALER. IN SUMMARY, THE CAR IS COVERED UNDER A GM WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM DISABLING THE CAR IS THE SUBJECT OF A NHTSA RECALL, YET CHEVROLET REFUSES TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE CAR (AS CONFIRMED BY THEIR OWN DEALER) WITHOUT EXPENSE TO THE CUSTOMER. *JB