2000 Chevrolet Corvette

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE YEARS AGO PER NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V060000, STEERING COLUMN LOCKING, ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WOULD COST HER $600 TO $800. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 02/03/11

MY 2000 CORVETTE COUPE'S ABS SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND DESPITE THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS FAILURE, GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR, ASSIST PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR -- OR AT LEAST GIVE NOTICE OF AVAILABLE REPAIRERS -- TO THE LARGE AND GROWING NUMBER OF OWNERS WHOSE ABS SYSTEMS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. GM'S POSITION IS THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS MANUFACTURED BY DELCO WHICH IS NOW O/O BUSINESS, AND THAT THEY HAVE NO INTEREST OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR IN ANY WAY DEALING W/THE MATTER. "GO FLY A KITE" IS HARDLY THE POSITION GM SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO TAKE WHEN THERE ARE NOW THOUSANDS OF CORVETTE 00 AND EARLIER MODELS WHO RECEIVE NO HELP, AND CAN DO NOTHING TO REPAIR, REPROGRAM, PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE ABS BRAKING. THERE'S NOT A CORVETTE REPAIR FACILITY UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND NONE CAN DO ANYTHING BUT TELL THEIR CUSTOMERS TO CHECK W/CRAIG'S LIST OR JUNKYARDS IN THE HOPE OF GETTING THE MODULE. EVEN THE WEBSITE ABSFIXER.COM THAT LARGELY EXISTS BECAUSE OF GM ABS SYSTEM BREAKDOWNS CAN'T HELP; IT CAN ONLY REPAIR POST-2001 MODULES. NO MEMBER OF THE "CORVETTE FORUM" SITE -- AN ACTIVE GROUP OF HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED CORVETTE OWNERS -- CAN HELP. SOME OF GM'S MOST ACTIVE PARTS PEOPLE HAVE CALLED HIGH LEVEL GM OFFICIALS, AND BESIDE THE "GO FLY A KITE" RESPONSE, THEY WERE GIVEN WEB SITES THAT, WHEN CALLED, MAKE CLEAR THAT THEY CAN'T HELP. FINALLY: ON FRIDAY, BY SHEER ACCIDENT, I MAY HAVE FOUND A PERSON ABLE TO REPAIR THE MODULES -- IF HE CAN, HE'S THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO CAN DO SO. BUT MY QUESTION IS THIS: WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE TO HUNT DOWN POSSIBLE REPAIRERS FOR HOURS? WHY ISN'T GM OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR SAFETY-ORIENTED PARTS LIKE ABS MODULES. AND, AT A MINIMUM, WHY ISN'T GM REQUIRED TO USE BEST EFFORTS TO SEARCH FOR REPAIR INFORMATION AND RELAY IT TO THEIR PARTS AND REPAIR PEOPLE? [NOTE: I'VE HEARD THAT THE SAME PROBLEM MAY EXIST FOR OTHER GM CARS AND TRUCKS.] *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY LOCKING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND THE FAILURE POTENTIALLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,068.

ON 7/5/2010 WHEN STARTING MY 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK.I TRIED SEVERAL WAYS TO GET IT UNLOCKED INCLUDING UNHOOKING THE BATTERY AS MY CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE PERSON HAD SUGGESTED. NOTHING WORKED SO I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ACTUATOR AND GAVE ME A BILL FOR $874.23. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH TONY AND RECEIVED A CASE #([XXX]). TONY SAID HE WAS PASSING MY CASE UP TO SOMEONE ELSE. THAT RATHER RUDE PERSON CALLED AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED IN 2004. ALSO DUE TO THE YEAR AND MILEAGE OF MY CAR THAT THEY WERE NOT ASSUMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THIS "PERSON" THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 19000 + MILE ON IT AND THAT IF THEY PERFORMED A REPAIR FOR THE RECALL IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN INEFFECTIVE BANDAID BECAUSE I WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR. I WAS OFFERED SOME BOGUS CERTIFICATE FOR CONSIDERATION IF I PURCHASED ANOTHER CHEVROLET IN THE FUTURE. I SAID THAT I WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REAPER AND SHE TOLD ME NO. I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET IS AVOIDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND I AM STILL CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION MAY REOCCUR WHILE I AM OPERATING MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 6/17/10, MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OUR 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE MILEAGE 46,494, WHEN SERVICE SECURITY COLUMN CAME ON AND PULL KEY WAIT FOR 10 SECONDS WAS DISPLAYED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SO SHE COULD DRIVE OFF, BUT EACH TIME SHE STARTED IN 1ST GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY HAVE CERTIFIED GM MECHANICS AND THEY ADVISED ME OF A SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS PUT OUT REFERENCE THIS ISSUE AND MY VIN FELL WITHIN THE SERIES OF VEHICLES RECALLED. I CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN ANNAPOLIS, MD AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. THEY ADVISED THAT ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THAT VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY RECALL#04V06000. THEY COULD NOT ADVISE WHEN IT WAS PERFORMED AND WHAT DEALERSHIP DID THE RECALL. I HAVE READ SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS THAT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DONE AND CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SOME HOW FINDING OUT WHO DID THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE FILLING MY 2000 C5 CORVETTE WITH GAS, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK. LOSS OF FUEL WAS FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS NOTICED GUSHING OUT FROM BELOW THE CAR FORMING A SMALL POOL OF GAS ON THE GROUND. LEAKING STOPPED AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO FIRE INVOLVED. STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HANDLE. *TR

WENT TO DRIVE MY 200 CORVETTE COUPE HOME AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE. DURING THE TOWING OPERATION THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL DESPITE THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION AND IN THE ON POSITION. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO TRY TO FREE THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT SUCCESS. CAR HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK WITH THE FRONT WHEELS OFF TO THE SIDE 20 DEGREES. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE RECALLED ISSUE WAS SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED IN 2004. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE STEERING COLUMN CAM, LOCK AND RETAINER WERE ALL DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HAD THE CAR BEEN MOVING AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR

1) STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE 2) FUEL CUT OFF ** WAS DRIVING WITH MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER . STOPPED FOR GAS 65 MILES FROM HOME AND AT 11PM. AFTER GETTING GAS I WENT TO START CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER / START. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT FINALLY STARTED BUT INFORMATION CENTER ABOVE STEERING COLUMN SAID "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE MORE THAN 2 MPH BEFORE SHUTTING OFF FUEL AND KILLING THE MOTOR FROM RUNNING. HAD CORVETTE TOWED TO MY OFFICE. FINALLY GOT HOME AT 2:30 AM. CALLED CHEVY DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A RECALL THAT PERTAINED TO THE PROBLEM , RECALL DONE IN 2007 AND THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCK PLATE WAS STILL INSTALLED AND THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY STATED THE DEALER WAS TO REMOVE THE STEERING LOCK PLATE. SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND ESTIMATED IT TO BE $900 TO $1200 TO FIX. SAID TO CALL RECALL CENTER WHICH SAID "TUFF LUCK" CAR STILL NOT RUNNING. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY SAID THE RECALL FIXED THE PROBLEM JUST TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAY " I " HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE THE RECALL ? ARE THEY KIDDING ME ? HELP !!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTS TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS RATHER LEFT OR RIGHT THEY WILL NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. HE STATES THAT HE ALSO NOTICED THAT IF HE WIGGLES THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH THEN THE OTHER TURN SIGNALS WILL START TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURS VERY INCONSISTANTLY, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38622. BL