Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (1999)

308 consumer complaints on file.

#10088631August 26, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
COLUMN LOCK RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON MY MANUAL 1999 CORVETTE TWO TIMES AND HAS ONLY RESULTED IN THE COLUMN LOCKING UP MORE FREQUENTLY. THE AUTOMATIC CORVETTES RECEIVED A DIFFERENT RECALL IN WHICH THE COLUMN LOCKING MECHANISM WAS REMOVED SO IT COULD NO LONGER LOCK AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. THIS SAME PROCEEDURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CORVETTE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088132August 18, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
FROM READING THIS SITE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE WITH THE C5 CORVETTE IS A VERY COMMON ONE (MINE IS NO DIFFERENT) BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY REAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED LAST YEAR. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES. THE HISTORY ALSO SHOWS AN ADDITIONAL 4 PROBLEMS PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE (18,000 MILES) AND IT WAS IN FACT A MANUFACTURERS BUY BACK BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVROLET IN TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED THIS TIME (AFTER MORE THAN 2 WEEKS AT THE DEALERSHIP) BUT I HAVE SEVERE DOUBTS THIS IS THE CASE. THE IDEA OF BEING STRANDED IN SOUTHEAST HOUSTON AT NIGHT IS A VERY FRIGHTEN THOUGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087450August 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AN ANIMAL JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED UNDER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, HITTING A TREE. VEHICLE WAS C TOTALED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087117August 3, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V060000 CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CLASSIC CHEVROLET, 817-421-7287.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082526July 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND NOW THE VEHICLE STOPS DESPITE HAVING SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. MOST RECENTLY IN A VERY DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOW A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEMS SO IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ISOLATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083427July 21, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
NHTSA RECALL NO. 04V-060000, ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK. STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074354July 15, 2004
STEERING
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER INDICATED THERE IS NOT RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *NM THE STEERING WHEEL RETRACTED TOWARDS THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT MANUALLY RETRACT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WHEEL HAD TO RETRACT ITSELF WHICH USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SEAT MODULE BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075462June 1, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALLS 04V060000 ,THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071924April 30, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED ON NHTSA RECALL NO. 04V060000. DEALER INDICATED THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071949April 30, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE, THE VEHICLE WILL START; HOWEVER, THE STEERING COLUMN WON'T UNLOCK. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067129April 14, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CON HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064737March 23, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. CONSUMER SPENT ALMOST AN HOUR BUT COULD NOT GET THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. CALLED DEALER, WHO INFORMED HER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063602March 22, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
CHEVROLET CORVETTER (1999) HAS OEM ALLOY WHEELS. ALL (BOTH FRONT AND REAR) HAVE CRACKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIMS IN THE AREA OF THE BEAD. ONE WHEEL HAS THREE CRACKS, THE OTHERS ALL HAVE ONE CRACK. THE CRACKS RUN FROM THE INSIDE EDGE TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL, AND ARE ABOUT AN INCH LONG. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE RIMS (NEVER HIT CURBS, ROAD HAZARDS, ETC.).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063133March 12, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT IT WAS OF NO AVAIL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056556February 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOST REVERSE AND 2ND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND. BROKEN SUN SHELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054842January 25, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 1999 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I CAN'T ENJOY IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN. IT HAS A BAD LEAK AROUND THE TOP AND YOU CAN SEAT IN THE CAR AND LOOK OUTSIDE THROUGH THE CRACKS . THE TOP HAS BEEN REPLACED THE CAR HAS BEEN PAINTED 3 TIMES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054506January 20, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ON 7-3-02 AND 6-27-03 MY CORVETTE STEERING LOCKED UP. TOWED TO DEALER AND FIXED. DEALER COULD NOT GAURANTEE IT WOULD STAY FIXED. NOW, AFTER REPAIRS OR SERVICE THE DEALER WILL NOT TEST DRIVE MY CORVETTE ON THE ROAID ONLY AROUND DEALER LOT. I RISK MY LIFE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VETTE. WAITING FOR STEERING TO LOCK UP.I KNOW OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA HAS RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND RE-DESIGNED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IN THE 2002 OR 2003 MODELS. PLEASE ADVISE ON STEPS TO TAKE WITH GM TO CLEAR THIS MATTER UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049432December 8, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
UPON RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED A MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE STEERING LOCK". I INITIALLY BROUGH MY VEHICLE TO TOM JUMPER CHEVROLET IN ROSWELL, GEORGIA. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY AND OFFERED TO CHANGE MY BATTERY FOR THE MEAGER SUM OF $357.00. HAVING NO CONFIDENCE WHATSOEVER THAT HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS PROPER, I REMOVED MY VEHICLE FROM HIS PREMISES AND TRANSFERRED IT TO NALLEY, CHEVROLET IN ATLANTA. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR HAD FAILED, AND HAD ALSO BLOWN FUSES IN THE CIC COMPUTER. THE REPAIR COST WAS $450.78. GIVEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR IS THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02031, I DO NOT FEEL IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR GM TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR GIVEN THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050118December 5, 2003
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REVERSING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED A STEERING SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050072December 4, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE STARTING, THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, WHICH HAS RECURRED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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