NHTSA Complaint #10413846 — 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE, VIN # [XXX], WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT ON 31 MAY 2011. ON JULY 19, I ENTERED AND STARTED THE CAR AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I STOPPED TO AVOID HITTING MY TRUCK, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND PULLED FORWARD INTO THE GARAGE AND SHUT-DOWN. LATER THAT DAY I BECAME AWARE OF A SAFETY RECALL AFFECTING THE CAR, THE FIRST, V0743, DEALT WITH THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK (ECL) AND THAT HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. I ALSO BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V060000 AND THE MANDATE TO REMOVE THE LOCK PLATE MECHANISM FROM THE CAR TO PREVENT THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED TO ME. TODAY, 20 JULY, I BECAME AWARE THAT GMS RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE WAS TO ISSUE A SAFETY BULLETIN, NOT A RECALL, IN FEB 2006 THAT EXPIRED IN FEB 2008. CURRENTLY I HAVE A GM CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, A KNOWN MATERIAL SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY AND KNOWN SOLUTION, AND GM UNWILLING TO FIX THE VEHICLE (AT THEIR COST) BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME BETWEEN FEB 2006 AND FEB 2008. A GM CASE FILE HAS BEEN OPENED, REP # 71-698-549-092 BUT ALL INDICATIONS ARE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT I?LOL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOWING OF MY VEHICLE AND ALL REPAIRS. I DID NOT KNOW SAFETY RECALLS AND CAMPAIGNS WERE ONLY VALID FOR 2 YEARS. ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB