NHTSA Complaint #10079058 — 1997 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

I OWN A 1997 CORVETTE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT HAS HAD TWO INSTANCES OF THE ELECTRONIC CLOLUMN LOCK SYSTEM FAILING. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN JUNE OF 2000 AND GM REPLACED THE MODULE AT NO CHARGE. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 2003. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM HAS DONE A RECALL ON 1997 CORVETTE'S FOR THIS PROBLEM (RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V060). I WROTE A LETTER TO GM REQUESTING INFORMATION AND REINBURSEMENT FOR MY COSTS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ECM IN AUGUST OF 2003, BUT WAS TOLD BY THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERDSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE A RECALL FOR 1997 CORVETTE'S THAT EXCLUDES A VEHICLE CAR THAT HAS HAD TWO INSTANCES OF THE RECALLED PART FAILING. THE CAR ONLY HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT, THE SECOND TIME THE PART FAILED. FROM READING THE RECALL NOTICE, THERE IS A PROCEDURE TO PREVENT FURTHER LOCK UPS OF THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT APPRATENTLY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO LTHIS MATTER AND FORCE GM TO INCLUDE ALL 1997 MANUAL TRANSMISSION CORVETTES AS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. *AK