NHTSA Complaint #10059626 — 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WARNING INDICATOR STEERING WHEEL LOCK CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND WOULD NOT TURN. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. RECALL 04V060000 CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK (CONSUMER INDICATED IN FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALL WITH CHERYL TUOSTO ON 3/9/04 THAT INCIDENT OCCURRING AT 60 MPH HAPPENED TO PREVIOUS OWNER, DAVID PRITCHARD (SEE EA02-031 - GM COMPLAINT CASE # 06735883 AND ODI NOTES) AND NOT HIMSELF. LAWRENCE ONLY EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE COLUMN TO UNLOCK AND ONLY DROVE CAR ABOUT A FOOT BEFORE HE NOTICED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" MESSAGE AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. CAT