2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Steeringcolumn Lockinganti Theft Device Problems

WAS GETTING IN VEHICLE TOO DRIVE N STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER ENGINE WAS CRANKED N RUNNING. VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FROM NHTSA 04V060000 DEALERSHIP SAID RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE, N THEY HAVE TOO CHARGE ME 600 DOLLARS TO FIX PROBLEM AGAIN. JUST WANTING TOO LET SOMEONE KNOW GM IS STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHEN VEHICLE WILL CRANK UP N RUN N YOU CANT STEER VEHICLE, MAY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY IF IT KEEPS UP NOT FIXING PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND WAS REPAIRED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 38,000. ..UPDATED 09/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE. UPDATED 10/11/11

CALLED CHEVROLET ABOUT CAMPAIGN NHTSA ID # 04V060000, ACTION # EA02031 INVOLVING STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN ANTI THEFT DEVICE. CHEVROLET INDICATED THEY PERFORMED RECALL ALREADY BY REPROGRAM OF MODULE CONTROLLING THAT PROBLEM AND WOULD TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I INDICATED THAT A SIMPLE ADDITIONAL REPROGRAMMING OF THE SAID MODULE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED IT HAD BEEN DONE AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE YEARS AGO PER NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V060000, STEERING COLUMN LOCKING, ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WOULD COST HER $600 TO $800. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 02/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY LOCKING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND THE FAILURE POTENTIALLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,068.

ON 6/17/10, MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OUR 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE MILEAGE 46,494, WHEN SERVICE SECURITY COLUMN CAME ON AND PULL KEY WAIT FOR 10 SECONDS WAS DISPLAYED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SO SHE COULD DRIVE OFF, BUT EACH TIME SHE STARTED IN 1ST GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY HAVE CERTIFIED GM MECHANICS AND THEY ADVISED ME OF A SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS PUT OUT REFERENCE THIS ISSUE AND MY VIN FELL WITHIN THE SERIES OF VEHICLES RECALLED. I CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN ANNAPOLIS, MD AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. THEY ADVISED THAT ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THAT VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY RECALL#04V06000. THEY COULD NOT ADVISE WHEN IT WAS PERFORMED AND WHAT DEALERSHIP DID THE RECALL. I HAVE READ SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS THAT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DONE AND CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF...

STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE - HAD LATEST 2006 RECALL WORK PERFORMED BY DEALER. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, SAME ERROR CODE READS ON DASH AND CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHEN TRY TO MOVE IT MORE THAN 2 MPH. DEALER SAYS GM IS NOT COVERING IT. WANT TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE SAME PART THEY PUT IN AS A PART OF THE RECALL!!! ALSO, WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE FLAT BED TOW FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE NOW! WE HAVE HAD RECALL WORK DONE 4 TIMES ON THIS SAME PROBLEM! NOW THEY SAY ITS NOT COVERED? HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS? THEY ARE DRAGGING THE CORVETTE NAME INTO THE DIRT! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CORVETTE THAT I PURCHASED IN OCT 2003 AND I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK 4 TIMES. THIS LAST INCIDENT I WAS 30 MILES FROM HOME AND PAID $100 FOR A TOW. KOONS CHEVROLET REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AGAIN AT NO COST TO MYSELF-AGAIN. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE RECALL (04V060000) WAS ON THE STEERING ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. *NM

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP ON 2000 MY CHEVROLET CORVETTE. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUE UNTIL I HAD A DEALER, (MARTY FELDMAN CHEVROLET; NOVI, MI), PERFORM A RECALL INITIATIVE ON JUNE 20, 2005 FOR THE PROBLEM AT GENERAL MOTORS' REQUEST. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY GARAGE TO PREPARE IT FOR WINTER STORAGE IN OCTOBER '05. PLEASE NOTE: THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN APRIL 2006 TO INVESTIGATE AFTER WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RE-PERFORMED THE RECALL INITIATIVE. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE UPON COMPLETION, IT WORKED FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. I THEN EXPERIENCED THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING ON THE VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM ON 5/22/2006 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HOWEVER, THE STEERING COLUMN...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED THAT HE PARKED, WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS RECALL 04V060000 ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT WAS EVIDENT THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVER'S ERROR. IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE RECALL STATED THAT IT COULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM NOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE.*AK

CONSUMER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WAS UNDRIVEABLE. *TS THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED 90 DAYS PRIOR AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED TWICE THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY BY THE FIRST DEALER. HE STATED FURTHER, THAT HAD THE RECALL BEEN PERFORMED PROPERLY, THE STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR AS WELL AS THE GM EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. *JB

THE 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BECAME UNDRIVABLE WITH A LOCKED STEERING COLUMN SATURDAY MORNING 9/10/05 IN SCARSDALE, NY AND WAS FLAT BEDDED UNDER GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WARRANTY TO CURRY CHEVROLET, THE CLOSEST OPEN CHEVROLET DEALER. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL ISSUED BY GM/CHEVROLET (#04006A). IN ADDITION TO THE RECALL, THE CAR IS ALSO COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY GM. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY ANOTHER DEALER THIS SUMMER (LESS THAN 90 DAYS), AND CHEVROLET NOW REFUSES TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE CAR AT ITS EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED TWICE (2), INCLUDING IN A CONFERENCE CALL TO GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES, THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY BY THE FIRST DEALER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT, HAD THIS RECALL BEEN PERFORMED PROPERLY, THE STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET ZONE MANAGER AS WELL....

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 04V060000, REGARDING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL WAS NOT SUFFICIENT, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLES BE REPAIRED AS THE EUROPEAN VEHICLES WERE INSTEAD OF DISABLING THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY DID OFFER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA'S RECALL REMEDY. *AK

2000 CORVETTE I RECEIVED A GM RECALL NOTICE TO TAKE THE CORVETTE TO A QUALIFIED DEALER AND HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. I HAD NOT HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE CAR UP TO THAT POINT. AFTER THE RECALL WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DONE, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THE DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER WILL READ, "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK", AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS, IT WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 5 MPH AND THE FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS DEFECT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT APPEARED, I TOOK THE CAR TO TRI-COUNTY CHEVROLET, WHO INDICATED THAT MARK HEITZ CHEVROLET (WHO HAD DONE THE RE-CALL WORK) HAD NOT PROPERLY PERFORMED THE RECALL. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF TRI-COUNTY'S WORK, THE CAR IS AGAIN HAVING THE SAME STEERING COLUMN LOCK TROUBLE. THIS IS REALLY STRANGE, SINCE THE STEERING COLUMN ISN'T LOCKED. THIS IS AGGRAVATING;...

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 040006 REPAIRS PERFORMED ON 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. SINCE THE RECALL THERE WAS A LIGHT ON THE DISC, BRINGING UP A CODE THAT SAID TO REMOVE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS, THE OTHER ONE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK. THE OWNER HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE OWNER HAD TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER WANTED TO BE PAID FOR THE USE OF THE COMPUTER ON THE OWNER'S CAR. THE OWNER THOUGHT THAT THE RELAY SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS FAULTY. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. GM SAID THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING THE FUEL OFF WHEN THE DISC DISPLAYED THE REMOVE KEY LIGHT FOR 10 SECONDS. AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON....

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IDENTICAL TO CHEVROLET RECALL CAMPAIGN 04006. WHEN TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY FORCED ME TO PAY $200 TO REPLACE LOCK ACTUATOR BECAUSE THAT PART WAS NOT LISTED ON RECALL. THE LOCK PLATE WAS COVERED. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR GOT DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF INABILITY TO UN-LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL ISSUE. ALSO CHEVROLET SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE I HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, IF IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC ALL OF THE PARTS WOULD BE REMOVED AND DISCARDED. THEREFORE I SHOULD NOT OF HAD TO PAY $200. CHEVROLET CASE #1-325567474.

C5 CORVETTES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONING AND LEAVING OWNERS STRANDED OR LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. I AM ONE OF SEVERAL OWNERS AFFECTED BY THESE PROBLEMS. I'VE HAD THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, FORTUNATELY NOT RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, AND WAS LEFT STRANDED WHEN THE CAR REFUSED TO START BECAUSE OF A COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION. GM ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON MY CAR. HOWEVER, I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE STEERING COLUMN MALUFUNCTIONS. MOST RECENTLY THIS WEEK, MY CAR FAILED TO START AFTER DISPLAYING ERROR MESSAGES ON THE SAME STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHICH PERFORMED THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM AFTER RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTICS. A SECOND DEALERSHIP ENCOUNTERED THE SAME RESULT. HOWEVER, I CONTINUE TO...

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX 15 MPH. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND WAS REPAIRED BY GM UNDER RECALL BY COLONIAL CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. OF TALLADEGA ALABAMA. DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, COLUMN LOCKING WHILE IN MOTION, EVEN THOUGH GM SAID THE RECALL WOULD PREVENT THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FURTHERMORE IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING THE RECALL SERVICE, COLONIAL CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. DAMAGED AND REPLACED THE CAR'S RADIATOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR WAS NOT REINSTALLED PROPERLY AND ITS HOUSING IS BROKEN. I AM UNAWARE OF WHAT POSSIBLE DANGERS MAY BE PRESENT DUE TO THE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED RADIATOR, AND HAVE DISCONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND THE COLUMN LOCKING AGAIN. FOLLOWING SERVICE, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A TIRE SHOP AT COLONIAL'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEN STRAIGHT HOME. THE CAR HAS...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED THREE TIMES, LANDING IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. *AK

04 V 060 000/ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK: VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DEALER INFORMATION.

HAVE 2000 CORVETTE W/ MANUAL TRANSMISSION SUBJECT TO RECALL 04V060000. HAD 04V060000 RECALL DONE AT MAROONE CHEVROLET IN 8/04. ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOCKED UP 10/29/2004 WHILE GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR IN REVERSE AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CAR HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL PERFORMED 3X IN 2002 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHICH NEVER REMEDIED THE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT KEPT HAPPENING. THE STEERING WHEEL OBVIOUSLY CAN LOCK UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION RENDERING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHICH GM HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS IN EITHER OF THEIR RECALL ATTEMPTS. THEY NEED TO BE COMPELLED TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE FIX THAT ACTUALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM!*AK *JB

THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK 04V060000 RECALL IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOLEN. WHEN THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE IS REMOVED ONLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS LOCKED. THE SHIFTER CAN BE EASILY UNLOCKED, AND WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STEERING LOCK, THE VEHICLE WASN'T SECURED FROM THEFT. THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKE A NEW REMEDY FOUND TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE WITHOUT DEACTIVATING THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. *AK *SC

I HAVE A 2000 CORVETTE AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED-UP WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN, AND THE DISPLAY ASKS TO "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". AFTER 7 HOURS, I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A CHEVY DEALER THAT SAYS THEY CAN HELP. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND I'VE GOTTEN NOWHERE ON GETTING THE CAR FIXED.*AK

THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL IS NOT SATISFACTORY. IF CONSUMER HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THEY WILL REPLACE THE COLUMN, AND IF THE TRANSMISSION IS AUTOMATIC ,THEY WILL REMOVE THE ENTIRE PART, LEAVING CONSUMER WITH NO THEFT PROTECTION. *AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITH THE CAR RUNNING. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WERE NOT HELPFUL IN GETTING THE CAR FIXED DESPITE THE TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04 V 060 000 CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK.THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AT ANYTIME, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL( O4V06000) WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

04 V 060 000/ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK: THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 CORVETTES. DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR GM TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I GUESS PEOPLE WILL NEED TO DIE FIRST. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CORVETTE!!!!!!!!!!*AK

RE: NHTSA ID 04V060000. MY 2000 CORVETTE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS FAILURE IS SUPPOSED TO INITIATE A FUEL SHUTOFF TO PREVENT VEHICLE MOVEMENT. HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT UP A TOW TRUCK RAMP FOR TRANSPORTATION TO A GM DEALER. FORTUNATELY, THE FRONT WHEELS WERE STRAIGHT WHEN THE COLUMN LOCKED UP. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS SITUATION IS THAT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH INVOLVED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COLUMN LOCK SWITCH.*AK

RECALL 04V060000 CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOCKING. MR. DARRELL YOUNG WAS MAKING THIS COMPLAINT FOR THE ABOVE CONSUMER. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. BY PULLING THE #25 FUSE AND WAITING 10 MINUTES OR MORE WOULD UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL. *NM

UPON STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A STEERING LOCKING PROBLEM. IN OCTOBER 2003, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE STEERING LOCKED AFTER THE CONSUMER PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN LEFT/RIGHT. CURRENTLY, IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK RECALL # 04V060000. *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CORVETTE AND IT HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF A STEERING COLUMN LOCK MAKING MY CAR NOT DRIVEABLE. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $556.00 TO FIT IT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT LAST YEAR HE PICKED UP 21 CORVETTES IN THE SOUTH HOUSTON AREA WHERE I LIVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN TO SOME OF THEM MORE THAN ONCE AFTER BEING FIXED. ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT 127,000 CORVETTES FROM THE YEAR 1997 TO 2004 HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS SAID THAT BECAUSE MY CORVETTE WAS NOT MADE AT THE PARTICULAR FACTORIES NOTED, THAT MY CORVETTE WOULD NOT BE CORVETTE. AFTER COMPLAINING, THEY SAID THEY WOULD GO 50/50 WITH THE DEALERSHIP SO I HAD TO PAY HALF OF $556.00....

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK STEERING COLUMN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED A STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK

WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. RECALL O4V060000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN #04V060000 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED TO LOCK, THE ECL PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THERE IS NOT RECALL AND DID KNOW WHAT THE CONSUMER WAS TALKING ABOUT. *JB

PARKED VEHICLE, RETURNED, INSERTED KEY, AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER WOULD TRY NUMEROUS TIMES TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *LA THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HE WAS 54 DAYS LATE TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. *NM

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A SERVICE COLUMN LOCK MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED UPON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE KEYS WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. WHEN THIS OCCURRED STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. RECALL 04V006000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER NOT TO DRIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WARNING INDICATOR STEERING WHEEL LOCK CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND WOULD NOT TURN. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. RECALL 04V060000 CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK (CONSUMER INDICATED IN FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALL WITH CHERYL TUOSTO ON 3/9/04 THAT INCIDENT OCCURRING AT 60 MPH HAPPENED TO PREVIOUS OWNER, DAVID PRITCHARD (SEE EA02-031 - GM COMPLAINT CASE # 06735883 AND ODI NOTES) AND NOT HIMSELF. LAWRENCE ONLY EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE COLUMN TO UNLOCK AND ONLY DROVE CAR ABOUT A FOOT BEFORE HE NOTICED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" MESSAGE AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. CAT

AFTER PAYING FOR A TECHNICIAN TO TEMPORARILY FIX MY LOCKING STEERING COLUMN SO I COULD GET MY CORVETTE HOME, I OBTAINED RECALL INFORMATION OVER THE INTERNET THAT SAID THE PROBLEM I HAD WAS TO BE FIXED WITH A RECALL KIT. AFTER CONTACTING MAUHER CHEVROLET IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL., I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN SATISFIED FOR MY VEHICLE. THE KIT INCLUDES A PLATE AND A RELAY BYPASS THAT DISABLES THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. OBVIOUSLY, THEIR INFO. IS WRONG BECAUSE THE WHEEL LOCKS AND SOMETIMES STAYS LOCKED WHEN IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN FEAR OF IT MALFUNCTIONING WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THE DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM THE WORK AS THEY SHOULD. MY VIN NUMBER IS [XXX], 2000 CORVETTE. PLEASE HELP. *JB UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO...

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS.*AK CONSUMER WASN'T DRIVING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *PH

I OWN A GM CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE 2000. THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING LOCK. GM HAS PUT OUR A SERVICE/RECALL FOR SELECT CORVETTES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1998 AND 2000. SERVICE BULLETIN 01044 AND SERVICE OPERATIONS DCS 771 I CALLED GM BUT THEY SAY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH MY CORVETTE IS A 2000 MODEL AND I AM SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO OR IF GM CAN BE FORCED TO INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE RECALL AS WELL. THANKS TONY TSAI, MD 718-261-9068 *LA

2000 CORVETTE 6 SPD STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. *PH

STEERING COLUMN LOCK W/ A DIC CODE OF 2592. *PH

I OWN A 2000 CORVETTE WITH 15,000 MILES AND HAVE TWICE WITHIN ONE DAY HAD MY STEERING WHEEL NOT UNLOCK UPON STARTING THE CAR. WENT TO A CORVETTE SHOP FOR HELP WAS TOLD ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES AND THAT I SHOULD PULL THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCKWISE WHILE INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT WORKED. MY QUESTION IS THERE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM CONCERNING CORVETTES. *JB

STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. WAS TOLD NO RECALL, BUT THIS HAPPENS ALOT ON THIS CAR AND THE PART WAS UPDATED FOR THE NEWER CARS SO THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. HAD TO HAVE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED.*AK