Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (1999)

308 consumer complaints on file.

#10044225December 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE IDLING FOR A PERIOD OF THREE TO FIVE MINUTES. WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE WARNING INDICATOR SUGGESTED TAKING THE KEY OUT AND TRY AGAIN IN TEN SECONDS. THE DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS TO THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE RIGHT WINDOW LEAKED WATER WHERE THE TOP MEETS THE WINDSHIELD(BADLY), THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AREA LEAKED FLUID WHEN SAT OVERNIGHT, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINERS BEING MISADJUSTED, THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATED UP A HILL OR WHEN TAKING OFF, THE DRIVER DOOR LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED AND SCRAPES WHEN ROLLED DOWN, THERE WAS A GRINDING IN THE REAR END WHEN BACKED UP OR WHEN IT'S COLD, THE RIGHT DOOR GLASS RATTLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND THE WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS REPLACED. *SCC THE FOG LAMP WAS REPLACED AND THE SPOILER WAS LOOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046600November 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INTERMITTENTLY EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE DID NOT WORK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE HAND BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN SET. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN TO CATCH THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH SOMETHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041504October 9, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP TWICE IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041440October 8, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
MY 1999 CHEVY CORVETTE HAS HAD THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK UP TWICE FOR NO REASON. ONCE MY HUSBAND WAS STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT AFTER A WORK MEETING AND TOOK HOURS TO GET HOME. NOW IT IS STUCK IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE A TOW TRUCK CAN'T GET TO IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041935September 30, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN CONTINUOUSLY LOCKED UP AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON EARLIER MODEL YEAR, COULD NOT LOCATE IT IN ARTEMIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040849September 28, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED UP AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033559September 23, 2003
STEERING
AFTER THE RECALL FOR STEERING COLUMN WAS PERFORMED, THE REMEDY FAILED.*AK *PH *JB ADD'L INFORMATION REC'D FROM CONSUMER ON 9/23/2003 - I WAS AT A LOCAL POST OFFICE ON SUNDAY AND I HAD TO WAIT 2.5 HRS FOR A TOW TRUCK. THEN GEORGE CHEVY IN BELLFLOWER , CA TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED ANYMORE AND THIS WAS A DEAD ITEM. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO FIX IT. I INSTALLED OFF-THE-SHELF (OTS) BY-PASS KIT SO AS TO NOT BE DRIVING AROUND AND HAVE IT LOCK UP. SEE REPOSITORY FOR INFORMATION ON OTS BY-PASS KIT AND OTHER DETAILS. CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037322September 6, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ALL THREE TIMES. I WAS TOLD BY THE FIRST TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE WORK. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN CHARGED $297.41 AND DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT HAS BEEN FIXED THIS TIME EITHER. I RESENT HAVING TO PAY FOR TOWING AND REPAIRS SO MANY TIMES AND WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND A REFUND OF MY MONEY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037842August 28, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHEN TURNING RIGHT STEERING COLUMN SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034244August 20, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE REVERSING STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEVICE FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAILED PART, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE TURNING AT 10 MPH. THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING ONTO SIDEWALK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033693August 12, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032677August 12, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, STEERING COLUMN LOCK MOTOR REPLACED ON RECALL IN 2002, LOCK MOTOR FAILED IN 2003 RENDERING COLUMN PERMANENTLY LOCKED. VEHICLE TOWED AND REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CONCERN IS THAT DESIGN DEFECT EXISTS AND THAT FAILURE ON THE ROAD WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENT/INJURY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032199August 6, 2003
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031933August 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT RETURN TO THE HOUSING UNIT. TRANSMISSION WILL BECOME STUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029228July 26, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I HAVE A 1999 CORVETTE W/TARGA TOP. BOUGHT FROM A DEALERSHIP 6MOS AGO AND THIS EVENING WHILE TRYING TO BACK OUT AT A RESTRAUNT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOLLOWED ALL INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDING UNHOOKING THE BATTERY TO NO AVAIL. STEERING STILL DIDNT BUDGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028600July 18, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
STEERING COLUMN LOCK UP. ON 7/17/03 I WENT TO START MY 1999 CORVETTE AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT UNLOCK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T UNLOCK FULLY IT MAY ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. CHEVY KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM ,THEY REPLACED IT ONCE ALL READY, IF IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN THEN IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN NOW BY LOOKING AT THE NHTSA WEB SITE YOU HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ,IT'S NOT AN ASHTRAY OR THE RADIO THIS IS A MAJOR CONTROL PART OF THE VEHICLE GM SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025083July 18, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLES STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NLM GM HAD NO CONCERN TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MANY GM REPRESENTATIVES, THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM WAS AN ISSUE AND WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL HAD GOTTEN STUCK ON 69 DEGREES, THE FOUND THE SENSOR HAD SHORTED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026667July 7, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023835June 26, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP REQUIRING THAT THE CAR BE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AND HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023670June 24, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND HE CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AND WAS KILLED, HIS PASSENGER WAS INJURED CRITICALLY AND REMEMBERS THAT AN INSTANT BEFORE THE CRASH AND THE CROSSING OF THE MEDIAN THAT THE CAR STEERING WAS LOCKED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1

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