NHTSA Complaint #10576784 — 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2001 WHEN I WAS LEAVING IN TORONTO-CANADA AND MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE IN 2011 (CAR WAS LEGALLY IMPORTED AND REGISTERED IN USA). IN JULY 2012 THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING OUT (WITH THE CAR IN MOTION) OF A PARKING SPOT RENDERING THE CAR NOT DRIVABLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND I PAID FOR REPAIRS TO BE DONE TO REPLACE THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THE SAME TIME I CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES G.M. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED THEM TO AUTHORIZED THE WORK UNDER RECALL NUMBER 4006C ISSUED IN FEB 08 2006 (REMOVE THE LOCKING MECHANISM), HOWEVER GM FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSURE THAT THIS LATEST RECALL IS PROVIDED TO MY VEHICLE. THEIR ARGUMENT WAS THAT ALL WORK DONE IN CANADA ON THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN PERFORMED (ALTHOUGH THE CANADIAN RECALL NOTICE RESOLUTION IS DIFFERENT THAN THE USA RECALL RESOLUTION AND UNDER CANADIAN RECALL NOTICE THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT REMOVED, JUST A WIRE HARNESS IS BEEN REPLACED) SINCE THIS REPAIR WAS PERFORMED I AM DRIVING JUST A FEW SHORT TRIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM THE OFFICE AND NOT AT ALL ON THE HIGHWAY AS I AM AFRAID BECAUSE THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS STILL IN OPERATION, MEANING THE STEERING COLUMN MAY LOCK WHEN DRIVING AND CRASH ( HIS IS FROM GM'S OWN SERVICE RECALL NUMBER 4006C). *TR