Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (1999)

308 consumer complaints on file.

#732260September 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DISC BRAKE ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY, 1ST TIME: <10,000 MILES, 2ND TIME: <2,000 MILES. "NOT COVED UNDER WARRANTY"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871286September 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT LAP BELTS JAM IN THE RETRACTOR. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MEDEL; BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731947September 19, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURES ARE EPIDEMIC, CAN HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS MOVING. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870182September 11, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS JAMMED & FAILED TO RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION. ONCE PULLED OUT TO BE USED, IT WOULD TWIST AS IT WAS GOING BACK. TOOK TO DEALERS & HAD THE BELT RETRACTOR REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730883September 9, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ON ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE CAR THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT UNLOCK LEAVING ME STRANDED. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730803September 8, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
STEERING LOCKED, HEADLIGHTS STUCK OPEN, SHORT CIRCUITED AND MELTED REARVIEW MIRROR, DEAD BATTERY IN A BRAND NEW CAR REASONS UNDETERMINED BY DEALER JUST REPLACED 2 BATTERIES, SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS SMELL OF BURNING WIRES, KEY FOB INOPERABLE, MULTIPLE COMPUTER WARNINGS FOR NO APPARENT REASON, TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS, FUEL GAUGE WARNINGS, CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS, DRIVER SEAT MOTOR GROANS LOUDLY LIKE ITS STRAINING TO MOVE, STEERING WHEEL HAS A GRINDING/SQUEALING NOISE WHEN TURNED HARD LEFT OR RIGHT, COMPUTER MEMORY INOPERABLE, SEATBELTS GET STUCK IN OR RETRACT BACK, REARVIEW MIRROR GETS SO HOT YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT, DRIVERS SEAT WON'T MOVE FORWARD AT TIMES UNLESS MANUALLY PLACED THERE THEN IT WILL MOVE BACK WHILE I AM DRIVING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY FEET TO TOUCH THE PEDALS. THIS CAR HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITIY FOR THE DEFECTS AND REFUND MY MONEY. I DON'T BELIEVE THESE PROBLEMS ARE FIXABLE. THE CAR IS FLAWED AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE IN THE PROCESS. IT WILL HAPPEN IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE PROMPTLY. YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO PAY THIS KIND OF MONEY OR ANY MONIES FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE TO PUT ON THE ROAD WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS. ESPECIALLY STEERING AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE. IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT DEPENBABLY AND SAFELY WHAT GOOD IS THIS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL CAR TO ITS OWNERS. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869835September 7, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
UPON STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CERTAIN IF REPLACING MOTOR WAS A PERMANENT SOLUTION. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729995September 2, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ON HOT DAYS, WOULD START CAR, AND VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE AND ENGINE WOULD STALL. FAILURE TO UNLOCK OCCURRED APPROX. 5 TIMES. CONSUMER PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET BYPASS KIT AND HAS HAD NO COLUMN LOCK PROBLEMS SINCE. (TELEPHONE FOLLOW UP BY ODI 07/30/03) REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869315September 1, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED/HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728502August 20, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO REMAIN LOCKED AND THE CAR TO STALL WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THIS CAUSED MY WIFE AND I TO BE STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA WHILE OUT-OF-STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727750August 13, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING (NOT MOVING). *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867662August 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP. 1ST INCIDENT REPAIRS CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM REOCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED FOR APPOINTMENT. *AK PCM FAILED. *YH REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726767August 5, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I GOT IN THE CAR AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY IT SAID "REMOVE KEY, WAIT TEN SECONDS". I DID THIS AND WHEN I PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND STARTED IT UP THE NEXT MESSAGE SAID "STEERING COLUMN LOCK". THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOW LOCKED AND WHEN I START THE CAR IT WILL NOT RELEASE. THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE ON CORVETTE WEB PAGES I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH C5 CORVETTES. IT'S A WEEKEND AND I CAN'T USE THE CAR BECAUSE THE WHEEL IS LOCKED. NOT EXACTLY WHY I BOUGHT THE CAR!!*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726138July 27, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I UNLOCKED THE CAR WITH THE KEY FOB, ENTERED THE CAR, SHUT THE DOOR, AND THEN INSERTED THE KEY. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION, BUT DID NOT START IT. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A MEMORY PACKAGE WHICH ADJUSTS YOUR SEAT, TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN, SIDE MIRRORS, AND A/C SO I ALLOWED EVERYTHING TO ADJUST TO MY SETTINGS. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE DIC HAD THE MESSAGE "PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS...". I PULLED THE KEY AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE AND THEN REINSERTED THE KEY AND STARTED THE CAR. THE DIC THEN DISPLAYED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". I TRIED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE WHEELS AND IT WAS LOCKED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726075July 26, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LOCKED POSITION, RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE AND LEAVING ME STRANDED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726010July 25, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726016July 25, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE PROBLEM IS ALSO KNOWN AS "COLUMN LOCK." GM ACKNOWLEDGES THIS DEFECT (I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THEM TODAY), BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE FAULTY PART WITH ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725836July 23, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725851July 23, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AND COULD NOT BE DE-ACTIVATED WITH KEY. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725559July 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARP EVERY 10,000 MILES. WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG C5 OWNERS, RUMORED TO BE CHEAP ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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