NHTSA Complaint #10424708 — 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) WAS PERFORMED THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAD TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND AT TIMES SHE WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.