NHTSA Complaint #10566672 — 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND I BEGAN TO DRIVE ,IT WOULD SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK FINE,BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD TURN OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I COULD NOT PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE MOTOR. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND START IT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE KEY AND KEY FOB THAT WAS PULLING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE KEY SWITCH. THIS COST ME $341.28 . I ASKED ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REPORTED TO ME THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE CORVETTE. SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WAS AND IS GOING ON NOW AND I THINK I SHOULD BE PAID BACK THE MONEY I SPENT BY GM. *TR