NHTSA Complaint #10851514 — 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL LOCK IN PARK, CANNOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. REFERRED TO OPERATORS MANUAL BUT NO RESOLVE. CONDITION BEGAN WITH LESS THAN 6,500 MILES ON THE CAR. WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES; AND IS UNPREDICTABLE; WILL OCCUR ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT REGARD AS TO WHERE THE DRIVER MAY BE LOCATED. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID THAT WAS CORRECTED BY GM FOR THE 2006 MODELS. URGENT TO RECALL FOR ALL 2005 MODELS WITH THIS SHIFTER DESIGN.