2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Steering Problems

My steering column lock has failed on my C5 Corvette. I understand that there was a previous recall for this, but I have been the owner of this car since 2001 and was never notified by mail of the recall by GM. When I contact GM, they indicate that the recall is expired and there is nothing that they can do. HELP!!!

Chevy / GM recalled over 100,000 Corvettes built between 1997 and 2004 for a steering column lock issue, that renders the car un drivable. The fuel supply cuts off at 2 miles per hour. Many of the dealers did a faulty job fixing the problem, causing it to recur. My 2001 Corvette (with less than 17,000 miles) repeatedly experiences this problem. GM says they will not warrant this known defective design, due to the recall expiring. According to an internet search on “Corvette Steering Column Lock”, there no telling how many unhappy Corvette owners this has created. Need your help getting this $50,000 car back on the road.

Have 2001 manual 6 speed corvette. Column locks up. Have no way to start car or steer. Worried car will lock up steering column while driving. Gm says there's no recall on this. Seems to be a problem on c5 Corvettes.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO I.G. BURTON LEWES AUTOMALL (17861 COASTAL HWY, LEWES, DE 19958) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT KILLED! THE CONSOLE LOCK SCREEN CAME ON, AND MY CAR STOPPED AS WELL! THE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. THE CAR THAT WAS SO VERY UNDERSTANDING, SUGGEST I GET A FORD. GM TRULY NEEDS TO RECALL EVERY CAR THEY HAVE TO BE RECALLED FOR THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS LIVES. I WILL BE CONTACTING A LAWYER AS WELL! I HAD JUST COME TO A STOP, AND PROCEEDED WITH THE TURN, WITH PLENTY OF DISTANCE HAD THIS FOOLISHNESS NOT HAVE HAPPENED. NOW I SEE THIS IN JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE ON THIS COMPUTER! FIX THIS IDIOTS AT GENERAL MOTORS!!!

I HAVE OWNED THIS 2001 CORVETTE SINCE IT WAS NEW IT HAS LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON IT.ON FRIDAY MAY 8TH 2020 I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER CENTURY CHEVROLET IN BROOMFIELD COLORADO.THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK IS ON AT THE DASH AND I CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IF YOU TRY TO DRIVE IT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL.I HAD RECALL 04006 PERFORMED ON THE CAR ON 10/25/2004 WITH 1912 MILES ON IT AND THIS WAS A REPROGRAMMING OF THE PCM.I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THERE HAS BEEN 2-3 UPDATES FOR THIS CONDITION AND THERE IS A RECALL 04006C AND SPECIAL POLICY #05081 FOR A NEW WIRING HARNESS TO BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY GM ABOUT THIS AND FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THEY KNOW ABOUT! THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OUT OF MY GARAGE /DRIVEWAY WE HAD TO...

RECALL NUMBER 04V060000 RECALL DATE 02/09/2004 COMPONENT STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE SUMMARY. STEERING LOCKED AT EXITING FREEWAY. THE FUEL SUPPLY SHUT OFF SO THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVED. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AND THE CHECK STEERING COLUMN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS TSB NUMBER: 04006C. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4532782724. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE RESTARTING THE ENGINE, A "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN" MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (DAVE MCDERMOTT CHEVROLET, 655 MAIN ST, EAST HAVEN, CT) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,996.

SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DOES NOT RELEASE. I BELIEVE THIS WAS ALREADY A RECALL ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER (JOHN L SULLIVAN CHEVROLET 350 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 (916) 782-1243), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. AFTER MOVING ABOUT 10' THE CAR STALLED AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR FLASHED "PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS" THEN "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK". THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY FROM A DEAD STOP UPON MOVING ABOUT 10' AND THEN AFTER SEVERAL RESTARTS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT GM HAD PERFORMED RECALLS 04006B AND NO. 04006C ON THIS VEHICLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO ADDRESS THE COLUMN LOCK ISSUE AND THAT RECALL INCLUDED REPROGRAMMING THE PCM TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL AT 2MPH - THIS VEHICLE WILL RUN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ERROR MESSAGE ADVISING TO "WAIT TEN SECONDS AND PULL KEY" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED AGAIN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPUTER MODULE RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAY "SERVICE NEEDED". THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EVENTUALLY RESET OVER A PERIOD OF TWENTY FOUR HOURS OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WELL MY 2001 CORVETTE GOT THE DREADED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" MESSAGE AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE DURING MY SUMMER VACATION. THE BATTERY DIED AND I REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH FACTORY/GM RECOMMENDATION CCA AND SIZING. AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY I FIRST GOT THE "PULL KEY WAIT 10 SEC" MESSAGE, THEN AFTER DOING AS TOLD, "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" CAME ONTO THE DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL EASILY TUNABLE, SO THIS VETTE MUST HAVE HAD THE RECALL SERVICE DONE BY ITS PREVIOUS OWNER; HOWEVER THE DIGITAL WARNING OR DISPLAY CONTINUES TO SHOW AND WHEN I PRESS CLEAR DISPLAY, IT IS REMOVED. I HAVE CHECKED WITH A NUMBER OF CORVETTE OWNERS, AND AFTER HEARING FROM A COUPLE GUYS ON CORVETTEFORUM THAT THE ISSUE COULD CONTINUE AND CAUSE MAJOR ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, ETC... A DEVICE NAMED THE LMC5 FROM COMPLIANCEPARTS.COM IS A FIX AND POSSIBLY THE WAY TO GO, I HAVE NOT DECIDED TO...

STARTED THE VEHICLE, IN THE DISPLAY PANEL WERE THE WORDS, "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED." ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS IN FACT LOCKED. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND THE DISPLAY READ..."SERVICE COLUMN LOCKED" HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED FREELY. THE PROBLEM NOW IS; THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. MY CONCERN IS...CAN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOCK PLATE AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET COREVETTE. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 COMPONENT(S): STEERING. THE FAILURE REOCCURED AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC LOCK WIRING HARNESS AND LOCK KIT WERE REPLACED. THE SECOND REMEDY HAS CEASED THE FAILURE FROM HAPPENING. SR

FOR THE PAST YEAR AND HALF I HAVEN'T DRIVEN MY CORVETTE MUCH DUE TO STEERING WHEEL MODULE INFLATABLE COVER BEING STICKY. ONCE YOU TOUCH IT WITH YOUR FINGER ITS ATTACHES TO THE STEERING WHEEL COVER. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. NOT A THING. HIS REMARK WAS THIS IS (PART OF LIVING IN FLORIDA) IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE PROBLEMS YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WE GET ON OUR TRUCK STEERING WHEELS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT INVOLVES STEERING THE VEHICLE AND INFLATABLE AIR RESTRAINT. THE VEHICLE HAS 39,135 MILES. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 SRX CADILLAC. *TR

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...

THIS VEHICLE OFTEN WOULD NOT START. THEN THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULD START FINE. OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING - TURNING OFF ALL POWER. IT HAPPENED ONCE AT 70 MPH: THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, AND ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD WAS I ABLE TO RESTART IT AND REGAIN CONTROL. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL, AND I FINALLY HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO DETERMINE IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH SHUTTING OFF ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE, AND CHARGED ME $520 TO REPLACE IT. THEY TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE CAR KEY FROM MY KEYRING AND KEEP IT SEPARATE BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOVER THE MONEY THAT THIS COST ME SINCE WE CAN NOW SEE IT IS RELATED TO THE PERVASIVE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I HAVE ASKED...

I BOUGHT A 2001 CORVETTE WITH MY WIFE FROM HENDRICK CHEVROLET. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT RENDERING THE CAR NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS A CAR SALESMAN AT THE TIME AND HAD GOTTEN A TEXT FROM MY WIFE TO HURRY HOME ABOUT SOMETHING URGENT. AS I PULLED OUT IN REVERSE I ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL DOWN AND STARTED BACKING UP ALL AT THE SAME TIME VERY FAST AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I CALLED HENDRICK CHEVROLET AND TOLD THEM OF THE INCIDENT. I AM A MANUFACTURING ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY THAT DEALS WITH TIER1 AND TIER 2 SUPPLIERS FOR GM. I KNOW THEIR QUALITY STANDARDS AND THIS I TOLD THEM WAS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY WITH AN 8D A CORRECTIVE ACTION REPORT AND AN UPDATE TO THE PFMEA AND DFMEA CONTROL PLANS. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. UPON DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BEING CONTROLLED AT SPEED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND INVESTIGATING THE MATTER WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE I FOUND THAT THIS STEERING LOCK ANTITHEFT DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE DANGEROUS AS I DESCRIBED. THE NHTSA FORCED GM TO RECALL VEHICLES, MINE IN 2003, RECALL NUMBER 4006. SUBSEQUENTLY GM CONCLUDED THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND ISSUED TWO MORE RECALLS HOWEVER CUSTOMERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY MAIL. RECALL NUMBER 4006C ISSUED IN FEB 08 2006 SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS RECALLS INSTRUCTING DEALERS AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO REMOVE THE LOCKING MECHANISM. HOWEVER GM FAILS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSURE THAT THIS LATTER RECALL IS PROVIDED TO MY VEHICLE. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE 866 790 5700 THEY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER $1700 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES MY CAR IS STILL IN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 6/21/13 *CN UPDATED 07/18/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE).THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

IN 2004 MY 2001 CHEVY CORVETTE WAS RECALLED DUE TO DEFECTS WHICH COULD CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALLS AND WAS TOLD THE RECALLS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT I DISCOVERED IN APRIL, 2010 THAT THE RECALLS HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE CAR LOCKED UP WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 6, 2010. THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE RECALLS LIED AND PUT MY LIFE AND OTHER'S LIVES IN JEOPARDY. I DEMAND THAT ACTION BE TAKEN AGAINST THE DEALER AND AGAINST GM FOR THIS INTENTIONAL DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE! *TR

ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. I GOT THE FAMOUS, "PULL KEY WAIT 10 SECOND" MESSAGE AND THEN THE COLUMN LOCKED. I LOOKED IT UP ON WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM AND FOUND A BUNCH OF INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH ANY C5 CORVETTE. AFTER UNHOOKING THE BATTERY AND SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VIGOROUSLY, I GOT THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (HENDRICK DURHAM AUTO MALL) AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY TOLD ME I HAD ALREADY HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED IN 2005. I INFORMED THEM THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL THAT WAS RELEASED IN 2006 THAT REMOVES THE LOCKING PLATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY FOUND THE RECALL THAT I WAS REFERRING TO AND AGREED TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAR. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND NEEDED...

2001 CORVETTE MANUAL TRANSMISSION--HAD CAMPAIGN 004006 DONE FOR COLUMN LOCKING PROBLEM JAN 06--ONE MONTH LATER, THE SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS WAS CHANGED, AND THE NEW PROCEDURE NOT OFFERED TO ME/NEW INFORMATION NOT GIVEN TO ME. NOW NOV '08, COLUMN LOCKING PROBLEM RETURNS, AND DEALERSHIP IN SCOTTSDALE WILL NOT PERFORM THE NEWER RECALL PROCEDURE UNTIL THEY "FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT THIS TIME" THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO THE GARAGE AND SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE WARNING LIGHT MESSAGE READ, "PULL KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS" FOLLOWED BY "SERVICE COLUMN LOCKED". THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND SHIFTED INTO GEAR; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED LOCKED. DURING A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2008, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE STEERING LOCKED AFTER DRIVING HOME. THE DEALER STATED AT THE APPOINTMENT THAT THERE WAS A $135 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. GM ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PAY THE FEE AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY HER IF THERE WAS A $100 DEDUCTIBLE OR A 50/50 SPLIT. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR RELATED TO THE STEERING WAS PERFORMED. WHEN CONFIRMING THE DATE THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED AND...

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED PERMANENT. *TR

GOT OFF WORK AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR TO GO HOME BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T UNLOCK AND A MESSAGE POPPED SAYING "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK", THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT WORK EVER SINCE. CONTACT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP CLOSES AND THEY SAID THAT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALL, ALTHOUGH MY CAR APPEAR TO FALL UNDER RECALL # 04V06000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL NOTICE #04V060000 WAS RECEIVED ON THE 2002 MODEL FOR ONE OF THE TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL REGARDING THE STEERING. THE 2002 WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER IN 2004 FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR WHERE A PROGRAMMING CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006, WHEN THE 2002 VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVING INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED THAT THE STEERING HAD LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO OWNED A 2001 OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BUT A RECALL NOTICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING MAY ALSO LOCK ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THE 2001 VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED HOME. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT: 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONTACT TOOK CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE STEERING FIXED ON JULY 15, 2005 AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT. THE SECOND TIME DEALERSHIP WORKED ON IT, AND THEN TOLD CONTACT THE CAR LOCKED AGAIN ON THEY WOULD COME OUT AND GET THE CAR. CONTACT TOOK IT TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME ON JULY 1, 2005. HE CITED RECALL 04V060000 REGARDING THE STEERING. CONTACTNEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. *AK

ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN TRAVELING ON DRY SMOOTH HIGHWAYS, IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AND RANDOMLY ACTUATE INDIVIDUAL BRAKE CALIPERS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE "DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM" WILL FLASH "ACTIVE HANDLING". IN EVERY CASE, THIS CAUSES MOMENTARY, UNINTENDED CHANGES IN DIRECTION AND SPEED OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THE EVENT DOES NOT REGISTER ANY CODES IN THE OBD II. THE PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE DEFEATED BY TURNING OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM CAN BE INDUCED BY MAKING MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN LOOK AT BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT 757075.

STEERING-JUMPING FEELING WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE-WHILE MOVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE AFTER BEING PARKED AND AS YOU MOVE TO LEAVE. TIRES FEEL AS THEY ARE NOT JUST ROLLING BUT SMALL HOPPING FEELING. *LA

I HAVE A 2001 CORVETTE. SINCE I'VE OWNED IT, SEVERAL PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. THE FIRST BEING THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK. THE CAR DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE TWICE AND THEN IT SWITCH ITSELF. THEN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DEFAULTED WHERE I COULDN'T START THE CAR (TWICE). HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEN DRIVING ONE DAY THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM SHOWING HALF A TANK ALL THE WAY TO ZERO. ALL THE FUEL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT INTO SERVICE AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE VERY NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AFTER THE CAR FIRST STARTED, (I HAVEN'T HAD IT IN GEAR YET). THIS PROBLEM CONCERNED ME AND I STATED THAT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO IMMEDIATELY STATED IT COULDN'T HAPPEN IF I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. (REALLY?) THEY REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE GAS GAUGE DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT...

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND THE WARNING BUZZER SOUNDED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND THE STEERING ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. MR *TT *JB