2001 Chevrolet Corvette

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.

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.

WHILE WAXING THE FACTORY POLISHED SPOKE WHEELS ON MY 2001 CORVETTE YESTERDAY (SATURDAY APRIL 23, 2005, I NOTICED ONE OF THE WHEELS, LEFT REAR, HAS A CRACK WHERE THE SPOKE JOINS THE RIM. BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM BY MEMBERS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS, I AM VERY CONCERNED. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 16 MONTHS, BUT THIS STILL SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE LINK TO THE PARTICULAR FORUM POSTING IS: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1072167&FORUM_ID=103 THE PHOTO THAT APPEARS FIRST IS OF MY WHEEL. IT IS CURRENTLY APPROX. 3/4" LONG. *JB UPDATED 05/01/06

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING OFF THE ENGINES STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 600 MILES AND IT LOCKED UP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ONLY MOVE SEVERAL FEET THEN THE FUEL WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE LOCK CLYINDER WAS NOT READING WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THEN WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED, THE VEHICLE READ THEFT ATTEMPT AND LOCK OUT, A COLUMN LOCK MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE DRIVERS DOORS DUE TO DOOR SPERATION. *SC

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

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

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.

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