2001 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

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

1. 50,000 MILES OF DRIVING 2001 CORVETTE. 2. CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN BOTH REAR WHEELS WHERE THE SPOKE TRANSITIONS TO THE RIM . POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND VEHICLE CRASH. 3. STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE WHEELS.

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

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS THE FAULTY PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 11,000. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. *AK UPDATED 05/04/07. *JB THE CONSUMER PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GLASSROOTS MOTOR MAGAZINE STATING THE VEHICLE IS PRONE TO AXEL SEAL FAILURE. UPDATED 06/29/07 *TR

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

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTANTLY FAILED TO FUNCTION. FAILURE OCCURS AT DIFFERNT TIMES AND CONDITIONS OF OPERATIONS. DEALERS AND GM SAID THEY CAN NOT FIX THE ISSUES UNIT THE FAILURE IS NON INTERMITTENT. FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. *AK

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO I.G. BURTON LEWES AUTOMALL (17861 COASTAL HWY, LEWES, DE 19958) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

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

LEAKY REAR AXLE ON 2001 CORVETTE. *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.

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

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED - LOCKING PIN DID NOT RELEASE DURING KEY TURN BUT ENGINE TURNED OVER. THIS OCCURED THE SAME WAY THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME WAS A YEAR AGO. HAD DEALER REPAIR IT BUT THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A WEAK BATTERY, THEY CHARGED IT AND SIMPLY SAID THEY RESET IT.. DUE TO HOW LONG THEY HAD IT, I HAD TO RENT A CAR WHICH ULTIMATELY COST ME $350. SECOND TIME, A DIFFERENT DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE BCM NEEDING REPROGRAMMING AND THAT IT WAS NOT THE SAME THING AS THE CURRENT RECALL AT THE TIME (SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE PCM) DESPITE THE SEEMINGLY SIMILAR EXPLAINATION OF THE RECALL. IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND LEAD TO A COST OF $275. THE THIRD TIME, SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOLENOID. THEY ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE WHOLE LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR $315 ($175+LABOR). ALL THREE INCIDENCES OCCURED WITH A WEAKENED BATTERY YET THE ENGINE HAD NO PROBLEMS TURNING OVER SUGGESTING THAT DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURED. EACH TIME, I WAS STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE TOTAL COST IS NOW ROUGHLY $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT SINCE TOW TRUCKS ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH THE CORVETTE IN MIND, EACH AND EVEY TIME MY VEHICLE GETS TOWED, I HAVE TO ASSIST THE TOW TRUCK SO AS TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE WHILE THEY BARELY GET THE VEHICLE ON THE FLAT BED. THIS ALONE IS ENOUGH STRESS LET ALONE THE COST OF THE TOWS. *AK

AT 3,900 MILES MY NEW CAR WAS DOWN 1QUART OF OIL. UPON QUESTIONING I FOUND THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 CORVETTES. AT 15000 MILES GM REPLACE PISTONS BUT SAID THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE BY GM STARDARDS FOR THE CORVETTE TO BURN A QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES. HOWEVER THEY WON'T GIVE ME INFORMATION IN WRITING ONLY TO MY LAWGER WHICH I DON'T FEEL NEEDED YET. I ALSO HAD A FRIEND WHO HAS SAME YEAR CORVETTE AS MINE AND HE TWO IS BURNING OIL. IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM EVEN IN GM WEB SITES FOR IT MECHANICS. PLEASE HELP I'M TIRED OF CHECKING OIL AND REPORTING CONSUMPTION TO DEALERSHIP I DIDN'T PURCHASE A 50,000 CAR FOR THIS.*AK

THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO UNLOCK TWICE WHILE PARKED. *PH THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH NO PROBLEMS. *JB

AIR CONDITIONER FOGS UP WINDSHIELD WHEN OPERATED.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. *JB

WHEN WATER/RAIN FALLS ALONG WINDSHIELD AND HOOD, WATER COLLECTS UNDER THE DASH AND SPILLS ONTO THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS....CAUSING YOUR FEET TO SLIP SPORADICALLY, CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *AK

CRACKED WHEEL. *NM

Chevy / GM recalled over 100,000 Corvettes built between 1997 and 2004 for a steering column lock issue, that renders the car un drivable. The fuel supply cuts off at 2 miles per hour. Many of the dealers did a faulty job fixing the problem, causing it to recur. My 2001 Corvette (with less than 17,000 miles) repeatedly experiences this problem. GM says they will not warrant this known defective design, due to the recall expiring. According to an internet search on “Corvette Steering Column Lock”, there no telling how many unhappy Corvette owners this has created. Need your help getting this $50,000 car back on the road.

LOSES POWER SUDDENLY ON FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE DIES QUICKLY DURING DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. RYDELL CHEVROLET (818)933-3000 UNABLE TO DETECT OR FIX PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL VISITS. PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. (NAR) *LA *CB

STEERING-JUMPING FEELING WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE-WHILE MOVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE AFTER BEING PARKED AND AS YOU MOVE TO LEAVE. TIRES FEEL AS THEY ARE NOT JUST ROLLING BUT SMALL HOPPING FEELING. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AT 65-70 MPH STARTED TO TURN INTO CONVIENCE STORE, AND TURNED WHEEL FROM 12 TO 2 O'CLOCK POSITION, BUT DECIDED NOT TO GO INTO STORE. DRIVER TRIED TO TURN WHEEL LEFT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, BUT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, AND STAYED LOCKED FOR 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNLOCKED. DRIVER ENDED UP WITH 2 WHEELS IN A DITCH, AND DAMAGE TO FRONT END. DEALER CONTACT: MATT JOHNSON. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 CORVETTE. SINCE I'VE OWNED IT, SEVERAL PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. THE FIRST BEING THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK. THE CAR DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE TWICE AND THEN IT SWITCH ITSELF. THEN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DEFAULTED WHERE I COULDN'T START THE CAR (TWICE). HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEN DRIVING ONE DAY THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM SHOWING HALF A TANK ALL THE WAY TO ZERO. ALL THE FUEL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT INTO SERVICE AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE VERY NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AFTER THE CAR FIRST STARTED, (I HAVEN'T HAD IT IN GEAR YET). THIS PROBLEM CONCERNED ME AND I STATED THAT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO IMMEDIATELY STATED IT COULDN'T HAPPEN IF I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. (REALLY?) THEY REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE GAS GAUGE DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. NOW, ONE TANK OF GAS LATER, THE GAUGE DOESN'T READ PROPERLY. THE LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON AND IT ONLY TOOK 10 GALLONS. TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT SO THEY'RE TALKING WITH GM ENGINEERS. ALSO THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER 2001 CORVETTE'S IN FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. NOW (10/3/03) I HAVE A RENTAL CAR AND DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX MINE. *LA

THIS 2001 CORVETTE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEP T12TH, 2003 FOR ENGINE FAILURE. PISTONS, RODS, BEARINGS & RELATED PARTS WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME 4 WEEKS LATER. AS OF 10/22/03 VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR RELATED ENGINE PROBLEMS & IS IN THEIR SHOP AT THIS TIME WITH NO ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME. I HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED ANY SUBSTITUTE TRANSPORTATION. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WILL DO NOTHING AND HAS REFUSED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR LOST USE OF THIS $52,000 VEHICLE.

2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE, PARKED AT GOLF COURSE, STARTED CAR TO LEAVE AND REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. THE DASH DISPLAY READ "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN." THE CAR SAT AT THE GOLF COURSE A COUPLE DAYS WHILE I CHECKED WITH MECHANICS, FRIENDS, INTERNET AND NHTSA (MY SON WORKS FOR YOU). I DISCOVERED THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES FROM 1997 AND UP (C5 BODY STYLE). I TRIED ALL THE "TRICKS" I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD LEFT TO RIGHT WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IN THE IGNITION, PLUS USING THE KEY INSTEAD OF THE REMOTE CONTROL TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. NOTHING WORKED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY HAD IT SEVERAL DAYS AND COMMENTED THEY COULD NOT UNLOCK IT WITH THEIR SPECIAL TOOL. THEY FIXED IT IN THE END BY INSTALLING GM PART NUMBER 26050960 WHICH IS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY/THEFT DETERRENT ACTUATOR. THE REPAIR BILL OF $392 ($171 FOR THE PART) STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT CAUSING IT NOT TO RELEASE. THEY JUMP STARTED VEHICLE & VERIFIED CONCERN, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY/THEFT DETERRENT ACTUATOR. THIS CAR HAS 45000 MILES ON IT, IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *LA

WINDOWS WILL COME UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

"SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" - CAR STARTS AND RUNS BUT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN ONCE THE CLUTCH IS REALEASED. CAR HAS 8,374 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TO CHEVROLET FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 600 MILES. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED EXCEPT FOR THE LAST TIME WHERE THE SERVICE TECH COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT THEY DID FOR THE CAR BUT STATED "IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING NOW". THAT WAS 200 MILES AGO - NOW BACK AT CHEVROLET. *AK

SECURITY SYTEM STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. LIGHT IS ON ON DASHBOARD. CANNOT STEER CAR. CANNOT KEEP RUNNING IF I PUT IT IN GEAR. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ONE YEAR I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND "FIXED". WHATS THE DEAL?? WHY NO RECALL?*AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING.

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2001 CORVETTE COUPE 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS (BOTH) JUST QUIT OPERATING--NO LIGHTS, NO CLICKING, NOTHING, IN AN INSTANT. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. HAVE TAKEN THE FUSE OUT AND REINSTALLED IT IN CASE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOOSE. SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THERE IS NO LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. GM DEALERSHIP PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT DETECT ANYTHING. THEY INDICATED THAT THE SIGNALS WOULD HAVE TO BE 'NOT WORKING' WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THEM TO TELL WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. *NLM

AS WITH MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS I KNOW, I WAS STRANDED BY THE DEFECTIVE COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL ON ALL CORVETTES.*AK

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF NUMEROUS REPAIRS. VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL- REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY, DRIVER SEAT IS COMING APART, STEERING COLUMN LOCK. AIR CONDITIONER HAS A BAD ODOR. INABILITY TO LOCK CAR DOORS. RADIO PRODUCES LOUD STATIC, AND SPEAKERS RATTLE. HEADLIGHTS HAVE A BAD BATTERY AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOESN'T DIM. *CB *JB

STEERING COLUMN LOCK UP. *LA

THE VEHICLES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. *NLM

A DEEP AND LONG CRACK WAS ON THE REAR LEFT WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRE. *AK *JB

PROBLEM WITH 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. *MR THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WITH NO IMPACT HAD EXPERIENCED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE. THE CRACK WAS SO DEEP THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED THE TIRE PRESSURE TO BE 10 PSI. THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNED A 98 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHERE A PIECE OF METAL HAD FALLEN OF THE WHEEL ALONG WITH THE COATING. AN INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT THE COATING IS A CLEAR MATERIAL AND WAS LIKELY TO EITHER HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY APPLIED OR IS NOT SUITED FOR SOUTHERN FL. UP EXPOSURE. *SCC

MESSAGE "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK". DEALER SAID RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE '01 CORVETTE, JUST PREVIOUS YEARS. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CURED, JUST DROPPED THE RECALL. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

JUST AFTER STARTING MY 2001 CORVETTE, I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I THINK THIS IS BECAUSE THE STEERING PIN SOLENOID DOESN'T PULL THE PIN WHEN THE VOLTAGE DROPS. MY BATTERY WAS APPARENTLY WEAK BECAUSE WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER BEAT THE STEERING COLUMN UNTIL THE PIN DROPPED, THE CAR WOULDN'T START WITHOUT A JUMP. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR HOUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP ABOUT 10 OR 15 TIMES. USUALLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE CAR. IT HAS HAD ME STRANDED FOR ANYWHERE FROM 5-60 MINUTES. TWO DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED UNTIL I WAS DRIVING TO WORK A FEW WEEKS AGO ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT A RATE OF SPEED OF ABOUT 65MPH WHEN THE DIGITAL DISPLAY ON THE COMPUTER SAID TO "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK". THIS IS THE USUAL NOTIFICATION I GET ON MY CAR WHEN THE WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP IN THE PAST. FORTUNATELY THE STEERING DIDN'T LOCK UP BUT IT REALLY FRIGHTENED ME. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM IN THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THE STEARING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP WHILE I'M DRIVING. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THIS HAPPENED I WAS MADE AWARE OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM BY NHTSA . I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY CORVETTE. CAN YOU PLEASE UPDATE ME ON THE INVESTGATION AND WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?? REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

BAD SET OF TIRES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT MAKING A NOISE. I AM A WOMAN SO I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM THE REAREND OF THE CAR. I KEPT TAKING IT IN ANDHAVING IT CHECKED AND THE DEALERS SAID IT WASN'T THE REAR END OF THE CAR. FINALLY THEY FOUND WHAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE, THE TIRES HAVE BUMPS AND LUMPS ON THEM, THE TIRES AREN'T EVEN ROUND.I HAVE TRIED SINCE NOVEMBER TO GET GM TO HONOR THE WARRENTY ON THE CAR AND REPLACE THE TIRES AND HAVE RECIEVED NOTHING BUT A RUN AROUND. THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO LET ME KNOW SOMETHING DEC. 21ST BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. THE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE AND WERE NOT ANY GOOD TO BEGIN WITH. YOU CANNOT ROTATE THE TIRES AND THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE RATED FOR TOP SPEEDS AND GO FOR A 100 THOUSAND MILES. I AM SACRED TO DRIVE ANYWHERE ON THE TIRES AND I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TIRES WHEN THEY WEREN'T ANY GOOD TO BEGIN WITH. I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR TIRES WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD.I HAVE BEEN TRYNG TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS FOR A YEAR BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND IT UNTIL THIS PAST NOV. THIS IS WHEN I CONTACTED GM. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A WRECK BECAUSE OF THESE TIRES AND I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AT THIS TIME. I LOVE THE CAR BUT I WANT SOME DEPENDABLE TIRES ON IT. I REMEMBER THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES CAUSING WRECKS.THESE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR RUN FLAT TIRES 18 INCH IN THE REAR AND 17 IN THE FRONT. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRENTY, CAN YOU HELP ME GET THE CHEVY DIVISON TO HONOR IT?

INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE LIGHT BECOME INNOPERABLE AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT DURING A TEST DRIVE OF VEHICLE BY DEALERSHIP THE "ACCELETROMETER" LOCKED UP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO A MINIVAN AND TREE. TS

THE RIGHT REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM BRACKET BROKE OFF THE FRAME BECAUSE THE BOTTOM 2 (OF 4 TOTAL) WELDS WERE NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FRAME. THE WHEEL MOVES FREELY IN AND OUT. I'M TOLD THAT MINE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE WELD PROBLEM, BUT THE FIRST ONE LOCALLY THAT HAS ACTUALLY BROKEN OFF. TS