NHTSA Complaint #10608214 — 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10608214 |
| Vehicle | 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
1997 THRU 2000 CHEVY CORVETTES HAVE HAD ABS / TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS SINCE THEIR ORIGINAL PRODUCTION . THE PROBLEM IS GM NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AND THIS PART DOES NOT FIT THE 1997 - 2000 AUTOS . THEY NO LONGER MAKE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THE ABS MODULE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BY AFTER MARKET REPAIR FACILITIES . SO NOW WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH A PROBLEM THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED .THEIR ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE GM FORUMS SITES .I FEEL A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS IS SINCE THIS IS A CORVETTE THESE CARS ARE NOT GOING AWAY AND WILL BE ON THE ROAD FOR MANY DECADES TO COME AS THEY ARE A COLLECTIBLE VEHICLE .I DO BELIEVE GM HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR AT LEAST RELEASE INFO TO AFTERMARKET REPAIR FACILITIES SO THEY CAN BE REPAIRED .OR MAKE A PART SO THESE CARS CAN BE REPAIRED AND BE ON OUR HIGHWAYS SAFE .IN THEIR OWN WORDS IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL THEY SAY IF THE ABS / TRACTION / HANDLING CONTROL LIGHT IS ON TO SEE A DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THAT'S GREAT BUT THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO FIX IT . THANK YOU *TR
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