NHTSA Complaint #10131753 — 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT WAS RECALLED FOR A STEERING COLUMN LOCK PROBLEM. EVER SINCE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGES, RENDERING MY CAR INOPERABLE AND ME STRANDED IN UNSAFE PLACES. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. ONE OF THE TIMES, I WAS STRANDED OUT OF TOWN, AT NIGHT, AND IN A THUNDERSTORM. IT TOOK OVER 5 HOURS TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO MY LOCATION. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I E-MAILED JIM SCHELL AT GM, AND A GM REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED, BUT MY CAR IS NOT REPAIRED AFTER TWO WEEKS. I NEED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED OR COMPENSATED FOR MY LOSS OF A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. *NM