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2001 Chevrolet Corvette

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Corvette years

Owner complaints for the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette are substantially higher than the model-year median of 29.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

132 reports with mileage · 71 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Steering. Review the 87 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

6 crash reports3 fire reports2 injury reports

Steering complaints

87 reports
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46,000 miles · Aug 2, 2005
Steering

DT: 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONTACT TOOK CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE STEERING FIXED ON JULY 15, 2005 AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT. THE SECOND TIME DEALERSHIP WORKED ON IT, AND THEN TOLD CONTACT THE CAR LOCKED AGAIN ON THEY WOULD COME OUT AND GET THE CAR. CONTACT TOOK IT TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME ON JULY 1, 2005. HE CITED …

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DT: 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONTACT TOOK CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE STEERING FIXED ON JULY 15, 2005 AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT. THE SECOND TIME DEALERSHIP WORKED ON IT, AND THEN TOLD CONTACT THE CAR LOCKED AGAIN ON THEY WOULD COME OUT AND GET THE CAR. CONTACT TOOK IT TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME ON JULY 1, 2005. HE CITED RECALL 04V060000 REGARDING THE STEERING. CONTACTNEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10131104

58,000 miles · Jun 10, 2005
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability ControlService Brakes, Hydraulic

ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN TRAVELING ON DRY SMOOTH HIGHWAYS, IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AND RANDOMLY ACTUATE INDIVIDUAL BRAKE CALIPERS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE "DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM" WILL FLASH "ACTIVE HANDLING". IN EVERY CASE, THIS CAUSES MOMENTARY, UNINTE…

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ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN TRAVELING ON DRY SMOOTH HIGHWAYS, IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AND RANDOMLY ACTUATE INDIVIDUAL BRAKE CALIPERS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE "DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM" WILL FLASH "ACTIVE HANDLING". IN EVERY CASE, THIS CAUSES MOMENTARY, UNINTENDED CHANGES IN DIRECTION AND SPEED OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THE EVENT DOES NOT REGISTER ANY CODES IN THE OBD II. THE PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE DEFEATED BY TURNING OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM CAN BE INDUCED BY MAKING MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN LOOK AT BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT 757075.

NHTSA ODI #10124963

52,000 miles · Jun 2, 2005
Steering

CAR ORIGINALLY TAKEN IN FOR RECALL ON 12/13/04. MAC MAGRUDER CHEVROLET IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPLACE AND SENT VEHICLE HOME WITH ME FAILING TO TELL ME THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. CAR STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON 5/30/05. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE SERVI…

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CAR ORIGINALLY TAKEN IN FOR RECALL ON 12/13/04. MAC MAGRUDER CHEVROLET IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPLACE AND SENT VEHICLE HOME WITH ME FAILING TO TELL ME THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. CAR STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON 5/30/05. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE FOR TO PART. I RESEARCHED THIS RECALL ITEM AND FOUND THAT THE PART SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THEY DENY IT. COMPLAINING REGARDING MAC MAGRUDER TRYING TO CHARGE FOR A RECALL SITUATION AND THAT THEY DID NOT INFORM ME OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS RECALL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI #10123981

34,535 miles · Nov 28, 2004
Steering

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE- JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP ( PALM BAY CHEVROLET) ON 11-26-2004 FOR THE SAME THING WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS FIXED. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID MY WIFE SEAMED A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE AT THE TIME OF PICK UP ,AND SHE TOLD HIM SHE WAS NOT A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE SHE WAS ALOT APPREHENSIVE. SHE WAS SCARED OF THE …

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EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE- JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP ( PALM BAY CHEVROLET) ON 11-26-2004 FOR THE SAME THING WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS FIXED. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID MY WIFE SEAMED A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE AT THE TIME OF PICK UP ,AND SHE TOLD HIM SHE WAS NOT A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE SHE WAS ALOT APPREHENSIVE. SHE WAS SCARED OF THE CAR NOW.BECAUSE OF RESEARCH SHE HAD DONE ON THE RECALL ISSUE OF THE COLUMN LOCK SHE LEARNED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS ASSURED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN. MY WIFE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THIS CAR, BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. WHEN WE PICKED THE CAR UP WE DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME, AND MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING 11-27-2004 AT 6:00AM UPON GETTING OFF WORK AT 3:00PM AND STARTING THE CAR IT SYSTEM COLUMN LOCKED AGAIN LESS THEN 24 HOURS UPON PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WE WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMMORROW 11-29-2004 AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. MY WIFE IS SCARED OF THE CAR COMPLETELY NOW, AND AFFRIAD TO DRIVE. IT EVEN IF IT IS FIXED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10100673

34,432 miles · Nov 28, 2004
Steering

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS CONDITION OTHER THAN I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE ON THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. SYSTEM COLUMN LOCK-STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND WILL NOT TURN. IF CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. TOOK IT TO PALM BAY CHEVROLET AGAIN. THEY HAD IT FROM 11-09-2004 THROUGH 1…

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THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS CONDITION OTHER THAN I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE ON THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. SYSTEM COLUMN LOCK-STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND WILL NOT TURN. IF CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. TOOK IT TO PALM BAY CHEVROLET AGAIN. THEY HAD IT FROM 11-09-2004 THROUGH 11-23-2004. DURING WHICH IT COST ME $315.00 IN RETAL CAR FEES WHICH I HAD TO TURN IN EARLY BECAUSE I COULDN' AFFORD IT ANY MORE, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR KEPT TELLING ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY HAD CALLED GM AND DONE WHAT THEY SAID AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE.( WHICH IT ALWAYS DOES UNTIL IT COLUMN LOCKS.) UPON PICKING IT UP WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS FINE. I ASKED IF THEY FIXED IT AND WAS TOLD AGAIN WE DID ALL WE COULD DO.THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND CLEANED TWO CORREDING GROUNDS. UPON GETTING IN THE CAR AND STARTING IT UP THEY HAD PUT 103 MILES ON THE CAR WHILE THEY HAD IT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10100669

33,520 miles · Nov 28, 2004
Steering

1.) NOTHING LEAD UP TO EVENT JUST PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION TO START CAR AND IT COLUMN LOCKED. SYSTEM COLUMN LOCK-STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN, AND IF YOU PUT IT IN GEAR THE ENGINE WILL DIE. 8-10-2004 FIXED UNDER RECALL.*AK DEALER GAVE NO INFORMATION. ( PALM BAY CHEVROLET) THEY HAD THE CAR FROM 8-10-2004 THROUGH 8-23-2004. …

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1.) NOTHING LEAD UP TO EVENT JUST PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION TO START CAR AND IT COLUMN LOCKED. SYSTEM COLUMN LOCK-STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN, AND IF YOU PUT IT IN GEAR THE ENGINE WILL DIE. 8-10-2004 FIXED UNDER RECALL.*AK DEALER GAVE NO INFORMATION. ( PALM BAY CHEVROLET) THEY HAD THE CAR FROM 8-10-2004 THROUGH 8-23-2004.

NHTSA ODI #10100666

30,000 miles · Nov 15, 2004
Electrical SystemSeat BeltsService Brakes, Air

2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE WHICH HAVE LED TO MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MOST RECENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE THE CAR IS ON. THIS OCCURED THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPAIRED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THA…

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2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE WHICH HAVE LED TO MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MOST RECENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE THE CAR IS ON. THIS OCCURED THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPAIRED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THEY CANNOT FIX THE CAR NOR WILL THEY REPLACE IT.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10098908

6,300 miles · Sep 20, 2004
Steering

TILT STEERING WHEEL INOPERATIVE. DROVE CAR HOME WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE UP POSITION TO AVOID BEING STRANDED. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING COMES ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO TWO SEPERATE DEALERS AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10091315

18,000 miles · Aug 19, 2004
Steering

STARTED ENGINE. SELECTED MANUAL REVERSE. STEERING COLUMN LOCKED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10088195

21,000 miles · Jul 19, 2004
Steering

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SERVICE MESSAGE THAT SERVICE COLUMN LOCK APPEARED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY BMC (BODY CONTROL MODULE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10083238

Official recalls

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04V060000 · Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device

Feb 9, 2004

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO "LOCK," THE ECL SYSTEM PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE CUSTOMER TRIES TO DRIVE, THE FUEL SUPPLY WILL BE SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. IF VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, HOWEVER, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE ACCELERATED WHILE THE STEERING SYSTEM IS LOCKED. ALSO WHEN THE CONTROL SYSTEM SHOWS THAT THE ECL IS UNLOCKED AND THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE LOCK PIN LOCATION CAN VARY. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE LOCK PLATE RELATIVE TO THE SWITCH TRANSITION POINT, THERE COULD THEN BE CONTACT BETWEEN THE LOCK PLATE AND PIN CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING .

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL DISABLE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BY REMOVING THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS REMOVED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL LOCK BUT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, PERFORM A DIMENSIONAL CHECK OF THE COLUMN LOCK AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LOCK PLATE. THE STEERING COLUMN ON THESE VEHICLES WILL CONTINUE TO LOCK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. OWNER NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS OF 1997 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2004. OWNERS OF 1998 THROUGH 2004 VEHICLES (EXCEPT 1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2, 2004. THE REMAINING OWNERS (1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED LATER IN 2004, WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.

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NHTSA investigations

2

EA02031 · Steering Column Lockup

Opened Nov 15, 2002 · Closed Mar 11, 2004

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering; Steering:column; Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device

IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Steering:column

IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.

Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device

IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.

Steering

IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.

PE02054 · Steering Column Lockup

Opened Jul 1, 2002 · Closed Nov 15, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

SEE RESUME IN REPOSITORY.