Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (1999)

308 consumer complaints on file.

#725512July 16, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURED FOUR TIMES. DEALER IS CONTACTED WITH STEERING LOCKING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER SYSTEM REPLACED OR UPDATED. RECENTLY, I HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS THAT THIS SITUATION HAD OCCURED WHILE CAR IS MOVING. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE NEXT MALFUNCTION COULD RESULT IN INJURY. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725403July 14, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
COLUMN LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILS, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725200July 10, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGES, AND DOES NOT RELEASE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725220July 10, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. REQUIRED TOW & DEALER SERVICE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865069July 10, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
PE 99066; CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT ABOUT 20 FEET CONSUMER REALIZED STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED IN A FIXED POSITION. CONSUMER UNHOOKED BATTERY TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. NOW THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER FEELS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE MIGHT BE WITH THE COMPUTER.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864897July 6, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
PE99066, INTERMITTLEY WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH. CHEVROLET SAID IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY AND WAIT 20 SECONDS. DEALER REPLACED PARTS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724957July 5, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
COLUMN LOCK FAILED TO ACTUATE, RESULTED IN CAR SHUTTING DOWN. CANNOT MOVE CAR WITHOUT CAR SHUTTING DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724970July 5, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724803June 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CHEVY AT THE 1-800-222-1020 DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT RECALL #00034 "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE" NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724796June 30, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724681June 28, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724696June 28, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED THE C5 CORVETTE FOR YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF THE STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PROCEEDING AT SPEED DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO ME AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. PLEASE ACT RESPONSIBLY AND FORCE THE RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMONE IS KILLED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724643June 27, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
COLUMN LOCK FAILED IN LOCKED POSITION, RENDERING CAR UNDRIVEABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS, AT WHICH TIME THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM IS SEEMINGLY RANDOM, AND WITHOUT WARNING. I AM HESITANT TO TAKE THE CAR ON LONG TRIPS, IN FEAR THAT THE COLUMN WILL LOCK AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. CAN THIS HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724384June 22, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AT 10 MPH THEN STALLED WHEN CLUTCH RELEASED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864067June 22, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND DEALER REPLACED THE COLUMN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON FIVE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724240June 20, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILS. IF LOCKING MECHANISM WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER WERE TO ACTUATE DURING DRIVING, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD RESULT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724065June 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
PER DEALER, THE ACTUATOR CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE TOWED AND WORKED ON ONLY BY THE DEALER. IF THE ACTUATOR GOES OUT, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP AS AN ANT-THEFT FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NOTHING THE OWNER CAN DO TO PREVENT IT. IT COSTS AN AVERAGE OF $450 TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR, WHICH THE DEALER REALIZES CAN'T BE PREVENTED. I'VE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CORVETTE (1997-2000) OWNERS. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724018June 14, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AFTER KEY HAS BEEN TURNED. ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ME - DEALERSHIP SAYS "NOTHING IS WRONG." HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THROUGH MY OWN INVESTIGATIONS THAT MANY OTHERS WITH 1997 - 2000 CORVETTES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FRUSTRATION. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED SO AT LEAST I WAS NOT STRANDED. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY!*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723568June 5, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE DEALER IN A TOWN OF 30,000 HAS FIXED 5 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SO FAR THIS YEAR, SOME WERE MOVING WHEN THE STEERING LOCK UP OCCURRED. THE COMPLAINT DEPT. IN THIS WEB SITE IS FULL OF 1999 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE COLUMN LOCK WITH ONE JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT LOCKED UP. I SEE A REAL PROBLEM WITH IT LOCLING UP AT 70 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723465June 1, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK TWICE: FIRST AT 7200 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 37000 MILES. DELAER REPAIRED BOTH TIMES; THE CONCERN IS IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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