2000 Chevrolet Corvette

REAR FACTORY SPEEDLINE CHROME 5 SPOKE WHEEL CRACKED AT THE JOINT OF SPOKE AND OUTER RIM CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF AIR. CAR WAS SITTING IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT AND WHEN RETURNING FROM STORE NOTICED FLAT TIRE. ATTENDANT FROM OIL & LUBE CENTER CAME OUT AND INSPECTED TIRE AND RIM AND DETERMINED CRACK IN RIM WHEN HE SPRAYED SOAPY SOLUTION ON TIRE THINKING THERE WAS A NAIL OR FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSING THE LEAK. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL OTHER VETTE OWNERS IN THE AREA AND THEY SAY THEY ALL EITHER EXPERIENCED THIS OR KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CORVETTE FACTORY RIMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MANY REASONS AS C5 VETTES HAVE NO PROVISION FOR SPARE TIRES AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD PROVE INJURIOUS OR FATAL. *TR

THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGES APPEARED ON MY DASH EACH TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES WERE ENGAGED ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. EVENTUALLY, THE MESSAGE APPEARED IMMEDIATELY UPON PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD MY LOCAL SHOP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE ABS PUMP WAS TESTED AND CHECKED OUT FINE. THE CHEVROLET MANUALS SAID TO REPLACE THE EBTCM (ELECTRICAL BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE). I CALLED FRED BEANS CHEVROLET AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT GM DISCONTINUED THE PART AND NO REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE. I TRIED SENDING THE MODULE TO PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR REPAIR, BUT AFTER TWO TRIES AND $800 SPENT, THE MODULE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT MY 11-YEAR OLD HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE IS WITHOUT ABS BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING (CORRECTS THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR WHEEL SPIN). THESE ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES FOR SUCH A LIGHT AND POWERFUL CAR. MANY OTHER C5 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM THAT THEY HAVE SIMILAR TROUBLE AND NO RECOURSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND WAS REPAIRED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 38,000. ..UPDATED 09/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE. UPDATED 10/11/11

CALLED CHEVROLET ABOUT CAMPAIGN NHTSA ID # 04V060000, ACTION # EA02031 INVOLVING STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN ANTI THEFT DEVICE. CHEVROLET INDICATED THEY PERFORMED RECALL ALREADY BY REPROGRAM OF MODULE CONTROLLING THAT PROBLEM AND WOULD TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I INDICATED THAT A SIMPLE ADDITIONAL REPROGRAMMING OF THE SAID MODULE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED IT HAD BEEN DONE AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP. *TR

I OWN, AS DO 75 OTHER CUSTOMERS OF TONY'S CORVETTE SHOP IN MARYLAND, A 2000 C-5 CORVETTE. ( CURRENTLY 32,000 MILES)THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY GM. MY MODULE AS WELL AS THE OTHER OWNERS HAS FAILED AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. FURTHER OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES INVITES SAFETY RELATED RAMIFICATIONS AS THEY WILL NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED FOR SAFE OPERATION. THE SHOP OWNER SEARCHED ACROSS THE NATION AND THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE. WHY HAS GM FAILED TO MEET THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC FOR ITS VEHICLES? *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE, VIN # [XXX], WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT ON 31 MAY 2011. ON JULY 19, I ENTERED AND STARTED THE CAR AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I STOPPED TO AVOID HITTING MY TRUCK, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND PULLED FORWARD INTO THE GARAGE AND SHUT-DOWN. LATER THAT DAY I BECAME AWARE OF A SAFETY RECALL AFFECTING THE CAR, THE FIRST, V0743, DEALT WITH THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK (ECL) AND THAT HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. I ALSO BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V060000 AND THE MANDATE TO REMOVE THE LOCK PLATE MECHANISM FROM THE CAR TO PREVENT THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED TO ME. TODAY, 20 JULY, I BECAME AWARE THAT GMS RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE WAS TO ISSUE A SAFETY BULLETIN, NOT A RECALL, IN FEB 2006 THAT EXPIRED IN FEB 2008. CURRENTLY I HAVE A GM CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, A KNOWN MATERIAL SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY AND KNOWN SOLUTION, AND GM UNWILLING TO FIX THE VEHICLE (AT THEIR COST) BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME BETWEEN FEB 2006 AND FEB 2008. A GM CASE FILE HAS BEEN OPENED, REP # 71-698-549-092 BUT ALL INDICATIONS ARE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT I?LOL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOWING OF MY VEHICLE AND ALL REPAIRS. I DID NOT KNOW SAFETY RECALLS AND CAMPAIGNS WERE ONLY VALID FOR 2 YEARS. ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED UNLESS THE TURN SIGNALS ARE BEING USED, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN OPERATOR TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE OPERABLE. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS. THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURES HAS INCREASED AND THE FAILURE DURATION HAS LENGTHENED . INITIALLY, THE FAILURE LASTED FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE SOLUTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED WAS TO PUNCH THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THIS WOULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS TO START OPERATING. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AGE AND WEAR AS WELL AS BAD PARTS. THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDOW MOTORS AND DRIVER'S SEAT MOTOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,500. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11