2001 Chevrolet Corvette

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER (JOHN L SULLIVAN CHEVROLET 350 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 (916) 782-1243), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. AFTER MOVING ABOUT 10' THE CAR STALLED AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR FLASHED "PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS" THEN "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK". THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY FROM A DEAD STOP UPON MOVING ABOUT 10' AND THEN AFTER SEVERAL RESTARTS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT GM HAD PERFORMED RECALLS 04006B AND NO. 04006C ON THIS VEHICLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO ADDRESS THE COLUMN LOCK ISSUE AND THAT RECALL INCLUDED REPROGRAMMING THE PCM TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL AT 2MPH - THIS VEHICLE WILL RUN INDEFINITELY SO LONG AS IT ISN'T PUT IN GEAR AND DRIVEN OVER 2MPH. THE CHEVROLET DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE ISN'T THEIR CONCERN AND THAT GM EXPECTS IT'S CUSTOMERS TO COVER THE COST - I PHONED GM'S RECALL DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM THE SAFETY ISSUE IS RECURRING AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY EXPECT THEIR CUSTOMERS TO COVER THE COST OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT. I ALSO TOLD GM THAT I INTENDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA AND BBB IF THEY DIDN'T PROPERLY ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO FILE THOSE COMPLAINTS. BUYER BEWARE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ERROR MESSAGE ADVISING TO "WAIT TEN SECONDS AND PULL KEY" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED AGAIN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPUTER MODULE RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAY "SERVICE NEEDED". THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EVENTUALLY RESET OVER A PERIOD OF TWENTY FOUR HOURS OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WELL MY 2001 CORVETTE GOT THE DREADED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" MESSAGE AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE DURING MY SUMMER VACATION. THE BATTERY DIED AND I REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH FACTORY/GM RECOMMENDATION CCA AND SIZING. AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY I FIRST GOT THE "PULL KEY WAIT 10 SEC" MESSAGE, THEN AFTER DOING AS TOLD, "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" CAME ONTO THE DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL EASILY TUNABLE, SO THIS VETTE MUST HAVE HAD THE RECALL SERVICE DONE BY ITS PREVIOUS OWNER; HOWEVER THE DIGITAL WARNING OR DISPLAY CONTINUES TO SHOW AND WHEN I PRESS CLEAR DISPLAY, IT IS REMOVED. I HAVE CHECKED WITH A NUMBER OF CORVETTE OWNERS, AND AFTER HEARING FROM A COUPLE GUYS ON CORVETTEFORUM THAT THE ISSUE COULD CONTINUE AND CAUSE MAJOR ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, ETC... A DEVICE NAMED THE LMC5 FROM COMPLIANCEPARTS.COM IS A FIX AND POSSIBLY THE WAY TO GO, I HAVE NOT DECIDED TO GIVE IT A SHOT AS I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH GM. IF I PLACE THIS DEVICE INTO THE SYSTEM, WHAT OTHER ISSUES WOULD I FACE, AND NONE OF THE OTHER OWNERS KNEW THE ANSWER AND ALL AGREED THAT THIS COULD CREATE OTHER ISSUES. I ASK THAT YOU HAVE GM FIX THIS ISSUE BASED ON A RECALL. *TR

STARTED THE VEHICLE, IN THE DISPLAY PANEL WERE THE WORDS, "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED." ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS IN FACT LOCKED. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND THE DISPLAY READ..."SERVICE COLUMN LOCKED" HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED FREELY. THE PROBLEM NOW IS; THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. MY CONCERN IS...CAN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION? *TR