NHTSA Complaint #10152950 — 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL EITHER AT STOP OR SLOW SPEED WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKES APPLIED. A FEW INSTANCES OF MOMENTARY STEERING LOSS ON TURNS (BENDS IN ROAD) AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. PROBLEM STARTED AT PURCHASE IN JULY 2005 AND HAS INCREASED IN SEVERITY OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO A "SNAPPING NOISE" UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THAT STARTED 3/16/06. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6 OCCASIONS AND I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. SERVICE TICKET DATED 2/9/06 STATES "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE, NO REPAIRS TO BE ATTEMPTED". SERVICE TICKET DATED 3/10/06 STATES "NO PARTS AVAILABLE TILL 6/06, NO WORK DONE AT THIS TIME". THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WOULD NOT BE NORMAL IN ANY CAR BUT THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY GM NOT TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND CAME ACROSS THE RECALL 05V455000 AND CONTACTED GM. GM STATED THAT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE THAT MY CAR IN NOT INCLUDED, HOWEVER I FEEL MY CAR REGARDLESS OF THE VIN NUMBER DISPLAYS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE ISSUE. *NM