NHTSA Complaint #10131771 — 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

THIS IS STATED ON MY WORK ORDER AS "GENERIC RECALL".ON DATE BELOW I TOOK MY 04 CORVETTE TO THE DEALER FOR THIS WORK TO BE DONE. THE C-5 GENERATION HAS HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUING TO BE LOCKED AFTER INSERTING THE KEY. MANY MOTORISTS HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN BAD SITUATIONS WITH THIS FEATURE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AUTO. TRANS. THAT REMOVED THE PLATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SO THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NO LONGER LOCK. THE WISDOM BEING THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN PARK ANYWAY AND NOT EASY TO STEAL. WHAT THEY DID FOR US WITH STRAIGHT SHIFTS WAS REPROGRAM IT SO IF THE COLUMN LOCKED UP THE FUEL WOULD BE SHUT OFF. I WANT TO STATE AT THIS POINT MY CAR HAS NOT LOCKED UP 13,00 MILES BUT I DON'T LIKE THE ODDS BEING AGAINST ME. WE ARE DEALING WITH A RELAY AND A SLIDING PIN THAT HAS A HISTORY OVER TIME BEING PROBLEMATIC. THERE ARE PRODUCTS ON THE AFTER MARKET THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED BUT I AM RELUCTANT TO BUY ONE MY SELF BECAUSE I'VE HEARD 1 THEY WON'T WORK IF YOU HAVE LET THE DEALER DO THE REPROGRAMMING 2 THEY COULD SCREW UP THE COMPUTER AT BIG$$$$ OR 3 IF THIS [XXX] THING EVER LOCKS UP WITH ME AT SPEED I WANT G M TOTALLY ON THE HOOK .GM WANTS TO SAY THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING WITH A CAR THAT OVER TIME HAS PROVED TO STRAND PEOPLE IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT SAFE TO BE STRANDED IN THE TIMES WE LIVE IN YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW I LOOK AT THIS. LETS SAY I KNOWINGLY HAVE A TIRE THAT HAS A SLOW LEAK AND I DON'T REPAIR IT THEN ONE DAY IT SUDDENLY LEAKS FAST AND I AM IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION THEN I'M REAL STUPID. WE ARE CAUGHT IN A BAD SITUATION THE FACTS ARE OUT THERE. MOST OWNERS WOULD PROBABLY BE GLAD TO SIGN A RELEASE NOT TO HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE IF OUR CAR IS STOLEN IF THEY REMOVE OUR LOCKING PLATES I KNOW I WOULD. REMEMBER THEY DID FOR THE AUTOMATICS ,THEY NEVER WOULD IF THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM . MY BIGGEST CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE CAN THIS [XXX] THING LOCK UP AT SPEED. REMEMBER MURPHY'S LAW. PLEASE HELP US . *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT T