How many problems does the 2000 CHEVROLET Corvette have?

The 2000 CHEVROLET Corvette currently has 280 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

What are the most common problems with 2000 CHEVROLET Corvette?

The most common problems reported for the 2000 CHEVROLET Corvette are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.

Where does this 2000 CHEVROLET Corvette problem data come from?

All problem and complaint data for the 2000 CHEVROLET Corvette comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.

2000 CHEVROLET Corvette Problems

STEERING

144 complaints

The contact owned a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the steering wheel seized, with the steering column warning light illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and became aware that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.

Dec 16, 2024

The Electronic Column Lock System (ECLS) failed. Car was recalled for this problem twice (2004 and 2006) My car was only included in 2004 recall, not the 2006 recall My car currently has 15,524 miles for an average of 675miles per year At time of 2004 recall my car had approx 2700 miles At time of 2006 recall my car had approx 4050 miles The failure of the ECLS is a prevalent problem in the 2000 Corvette I never had a problem until June 2023 I was told by Chevrolet that this could happen again I am under the understanding from my research the ECLS could fail while driving I want My car properly repaired to avoid a possible future catastrophe and to be reimbursed for towing and repairs

Sep 15, 2023

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while reversing, the steering wheel became firm. The contact turned off the vehicle and moved the steering wheel side to side at the same time while restarting the vehicle, and the vehicle started operating normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V060000 (Steering) and referred the contact the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted a case was filed, and the manufacturer also stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the recall and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 58,000.

Apr 17, 2023

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the steering column lock bypass needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Mar 21, 2023

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel would seize as the vehicle would stall and an error message would illuminate on the instrument panel to remove the key. The contact then took the vehicle to a dealer where they informed him that they could not service his vehicle. The contact then took the vehicle to Cumming Chevrolet (Mile of Cars, 2301 National City Blvd, National City, CA 91950) where they informed him of NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V060000 (Steering) however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact then ordered the part to have the vehicle repaired; however, the dealer refused to service the vehicle since the part was an aftermarket part. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Dec 27, 2021

+ 139 more complaints for this component

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

11 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS,THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Nov 20, 2014

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTS TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS RATHER LEFT OR RIGHT THEY WILL NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. HE STATES THAT HE ALSO NOTICED THAT IF HE WIGGLES THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH THEN THE OTHER TURN SIGNALS WILL START TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURS VERY INCONSISTANTLY, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38622. BL

Aug 24, 2009

TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL STOP WORKING OR START. CAN'T FIX. HAVE OWNED THIS 2000 CORVETTE FOR 7 YEARS NOW. WE HAVE HAD THE TURN SIGNALS REPLACED TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT THEY STILL WILL JUST ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MY HUSBAND IS HARD OF HEARING AND HE DOESN'T REALIZE THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I AM WORRIED ABOUT HIS SAFETY. IN ADDITION, IT HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY AND FRUSTRATING TO US TO KEEP TRYING AND TRYING TO FIX IT WITH NO AVAIL. *TR

Oct 25, 2007

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME WHEN HOT THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. *JB

May 25, 2006

DT: THE CALLER COMPLAINED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING FLASHER LIGHT DID NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAID THAT THE SWITCHES WERE DEFECTIVE AND OVERHEATED. THE CALLER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIXED. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *JB

Sep 22, 2005

+ 6 more complaints for this component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

10 complaints

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE COPY OF A LETTER TO GENERAL MOTORS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE MARY BARRA REGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A CHEVROLET CORVETTE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, WAS TO FIND A USED ONE FOR AS MUCH AS 1,500 TO $2,000 BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. NO ONE CAN REPAIR THE MODULE, BECAUSE IT WAS FILLED WITH RESIN. *JB

Sep 14, 2015

AT NORMAL HWY. SPEED (65 - 70 ) I AM LOOSING THE SAFETY OF MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. THIS IS DUE TO MANUFACTURES FAULT IN THE EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE ). THIS COULD LEAD TO AN HANDLING ISSUE! *TR

Feb 26, 2012

I OWN, AS DO 75 OTHER CUSTOMERS OF TONY'S CORVETTE SHOP IN MARYLAND, A 2000 C-5 CORVETTE. ( CURRENTLY 32,000 MILES)THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY GM. MY MODULE AS WELL AS THE OTHER OWNERS HAS FAILED AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. FURTHER OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES INVITES SAFETY RELATED RAMIFICATIONS AS THEY WILL NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED FOR SAFE OPERATION. THE SHOP OWNER SEARCHED ACROSS THE NATION AND THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE. WHY HAS GM FAILED TO MEET THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC FOR ITS VEHICLES? *TR

Jul 25, 2011

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NO LONGER OPERABLE ON 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. GENERAL MOTORS AWARE OF MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES BUT NO LONGER MANUFACTURES THE REPLACEMENT PART () ECBM AND WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMEDY. *TR

Oct 08, 2010

I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT A KNOWN FAULTY COMPONENT WITHIN THE C5 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. THIS PART, THE EBCM, CAUSES THE LOSS OF ABS AND TCS. THIS FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY C5 CORVETTE OWNERS. IN FACT, GM EVEN HAS A POLICY KNOWN AS HE GOODWILL POLICY IN WHICH THEY WILL RANDOMLY OFFER DISCOUNTS TO CORVETTE OWNERS. SOME WILL RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT AND OTHERS WILL NOT. WHEN WE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AS DIRECTED BY GM OFFICIALS WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE PART DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAD ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR HAD AROUND 30,000 MILES ON IT, APPEARING TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND THEN AFTER MONTHS OF DRIVING THE FAULTS WOULD NOT RESET. THE INDIVIDUALS AT GM SAID THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART ON CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE INDIVIDUAL AT GM CLAIMED THAT HE CONTACTED THE TECHNICIAN AT JAMES WOODS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART FAILURE WAS NORMAL, AND THAT THE PART FAILED AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THERE WERE MANY FAILURES WITH LESS MILES THAN THAT. MY PROBLEM WASN'T THE FACT THAT THEY WOULDN'T OFFER ANY DISCOUNT, BUT THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, AND THEY WILL NOT ACT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. . I AM A FREQUENT POSTER ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE AND YOU COULD VERIFY THAT THERE WA S INDEED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE EBCM. THE WEBSITE WAS CORVETTEFORUM.COM. IF YOU PERFORM D A SEARCH ON THE WEBSITE UNDER THE C5 SECTION YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I COULD NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF ANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE IMPACT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH OR THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ABSENCE OF ABS WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. *AK

Jun 15, 2007

+ 5 more complaints for this component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

9 complaints

2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2000, HE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, ON A RANDOM BASIS, BUT WERE NOT CONSTANT. ON OCCASION, IT WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRYING, UNTIL IT DID START. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS, WHO SAID THE COULD NOT HELP HIM UNLESS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE PROBLEM, WHILE IN THE SHOP. IT WASN'T UNTIL 3 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BECAME A REGULAR PROBLEM, WITH STARTING AND STOPPING AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED. HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, HOPING THAT RESOLVE IT, BUT IT DID NOT. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING. *JB

Mar 27, 2014

AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND I BEGAN TO DRIVE ,IT WOULD SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK FINE,BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD TURN OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I COULD NOT PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE MOTOR. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND START IT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE KEY AND KEY FOB THAT WAS PULLING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE KEY SWITCH. THIS COST ME $341.28 . I ASKED ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REPORTED TO ME THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE CORVETTE. SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WAS AND IS GOING ON NOW AND I THINK I SHOULD BE PAID BACK THE MONEY I SPENT BY GM. *TR

Mar 02, 2014

IN AUGUST 07 MY 2000 CORVETTE COUPE EBCM FAILED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT & IS ONLY DRIVEN ON WEEKENDS. I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE. I REMOVED THE MODULE & HAD IT REBUILT FOR $200 SINCE GM QUOTED ME $1300 FOR A NEW ONE. THE REPAIRS I MADE FIXED THE PROBLEM. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL, ACTIVE HANDLING AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 12/12/07

Aug 31, 2007

IN EARLY APRIL I HAD A RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON MY 2000 CORVETTE DONE BY BUSS CHEVEROLET OF SHAWANO, A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE RECALL WORK FAILED, SO PARSON'S CHEVY OF ANTIGO, WE REDID THE RECALL WORK. NOW ON 08-27-07 THE RECALL WORK FAILED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS I WILL HAVE TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE ON MY CAR FOR THE COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO OWNERS OF C5 BODY STYLE CORVETTES AND MOST OF THESE OWNERS GO AND PURCHASE THEIR OWN BYPASS SO IT GETS FIXED CORRECTLY. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO INDICATES THAT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETES THE WORK ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS DIRECTION THE RECALL WORK ALWAYS FAIL! WHEN WILL GENERAL MOTORS GET IT RIGHT? I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS A NHTSA ORDERED RECALL! *TR

Aug 28, 2007

1. FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN I HAVE AROUND 1/2 A TANK, LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TO PUT GAS IN TO MAKE LIGHT GO OUT. I HAVE TO USE ODOMETER TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW FUEL I HAVE USED AND HOW FAR CAN I GO, BECAUSE THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, EVERY TIME. 2. TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AT ANY TIME THEY PLEASE. I HAVE TO PUT THE 4-WAYS ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN OFF TO MAKE THE SIGNALS WORK AGAIN. *JB

Jan 20, 2005

+ 4 more complaints for this component

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

7 complaints

THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE NON-FUNCTIONING. CHEVROLET DEALER ADVISED THE PROBLEM IS THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. CHEVROLET DISCONTINUED THE PART AND NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I WAS ADVISED THEY CAN NOT FIX THIS ISSUE AND MY CAR WILL SIMPLY NOT HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY ANYMORE. HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE CHEVROLET CANT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE PARTS TO REPAIR THEIR OWN CARS FOR A FEATURE SUCH AS ABS SYSTEMS.

Jul 17, 2018

I CONSTANTLY GET ABS TCS WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ECBM BUT GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART ! THERE ARE NO COMPANIES THAT CAN REPAIR THIS YEARS (2000) ECBM AND NO USED ONES TO BE FOUND . NEITHER THE ABS OR THE TCS IS FUNCTIONAL WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON . DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WHILE STATIONARY

Jun 14, 2017

ANOTHER RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE 97-2004 C5 CORVETTE. MANY MANY PEOPLE ALSO COMPLAINING THE ABS LIGHTS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND DISABLE THE ABS BRAKES AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WHILE DRIVING WHICH IN THE RAIN OR SNOW IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THE REALLY HUGEISSUE IS YOU CANT EVEN FIX IT AT A SHOP. THE PART THAT GOES BAD WHICH IS THE ABS MODULE IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE IS NO LONGER MADE. WHEN GM WENT ON STRIKE, THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE ABS/TRACTION MODULE FOR THESE CARS WENT BANKRUPT. SO I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A CAR WITH NO ABS AND NO TRACTION CONTROL IN BAD WEATHER THAT WOULD AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS A RECALL ON IT AS WELL AS THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH I ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT ON THAT ALSO. A CAR WITH 55,000 SHOULD NOT BE DOING THINGS LIKE THIS. BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I HAD 42,000 ON IT AND IS STILL DOING IT NOW EVERY SINGLE DAY TODAY. *TR

Mar 06, 2015

THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYS. FAIL IN ALL OF THESE CARS. GM DOES NOT PROVIDE A FIX OR REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE 99-2000 EBCM WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT NEEDED SAFETY FEATURES REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF VA TO PASS VEHICLE STATE INSPECTION. THE MAJORITY OF 99-2000 CORVETTES ARE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL BECAUSE OF LACK OF SUPPORT FROM GM. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

Feb 10, 2015

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET THIS SUMMER AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND PUT ON THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCK UP, MY CAR WHEN SIDEWAYS AT 40 MPH, VERY LUCKY KNOW ONE WAS HURT!! WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THE EBCM WAS BAD AND THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT !!! SO NOW I AND I'M SURE A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT CHEVROLET SEEMS TO HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO SUPPLY A REPAIR FOR. YOU WOULD THINK NHTSA WOULD STEP ON AND FORCE CHEVROLET TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE , OR IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH TO MAKE SOMEONE ACT ? *TR

Nov 10, 2014

+ 2 more complaints for this component

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

6 complaints

Fuel leaks from car when filled more than 5/8 full.

Apr 28, 2024

WHEN I START MY CAR THE GAS LEAKS OUT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ONTO THE GROUND BELOW THE CAR.

Feb 17, 2020

I HAVE A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM RIGHT BEHIND THE FUEL FILTER TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER FUEL TANK. THIS IS CREATING A FUEL VAPOR SMELL AND A SAFETY HAZARD .

Jul 22, 2019

Crash: 1

I HAVE A MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD STATING "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK". THIS MESSAGE TRIGGERS A FUEL SHUTOFF AT 2 MPH. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED TO ME AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I DREAD TO IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS HAPPENING IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT SPEED ON A HIGHWAY OR BUSY STREET.

Jul 18, 2019

THIS VEHICLE HAS 30,000 MI. JUST STARTED NOTICING FUEL SMELL COMING FROM RIGHT REAR SIDE AFTER PARKING INSIDE MY GARAGE. CAN'T SEE ANY LEAKS ON THE FLOOR, YET CONCERNING !

Dec 27, 2017

+ 1 more complaint for this component

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

6 complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON TRIPS 21/2 HOURS OR MORE MY LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND IT APPEARS TO BE OUT OF GAS, THE INDICATOR SHOWS EMPTY, BUT IT IS NOT. AFTER REPORTING TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A TECHNICAL ISSUE ALREADY NOTED BUT NOT A RECALL ISSUE YET. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR. I FILL THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, WE HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VETTE. DOES THIS WARRANT A RECALL? *TR

Feb 12, 2008

WHEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE ALARM WENT OFF, AND FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO, AS IF THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE GAS IN IT. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER CONSULTED WITH CHRYSLER. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, AND THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK

Oct 04, 2004

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHCILE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING A QUARTER OF TANK OF FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Aug 26, 2004

FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY. I HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE MILES LEFT UNTIL TANK HAS AN EMPTY GAUGE. WHEN ALL FUEL GAUGES GET TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK (ON THE CONSOLE AND THE HOOD), IT WILL DROP TO EMPTY SETTING OFF LOW FUEL ALARMS. GAUGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM. *LA

Oct 16, 2003

FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN FUEL GAUGE READS 1/2 TANK TO 1/4 TANK. *AK

Jul 29, 2003

+ 1 more complaint for this component

SEATS

5 complaints

WHILE GETTING IN MY VEHICLE, THE SEATS HAVE AN AUTO ADJUST MEMORY FUNCTION. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS, MY SEATS BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS AWAY FROM THE PEDALS AND STEERING WHEEL AND I'M A RATHER SHORT LADY. THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH!

Mar 28, 2019

SEATS MOVE BACK AND FOTH ON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. *TR

Jan 21, 2013

I HAVE 22,000 MILES ON MY 200 CORVETTE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE AND MOVES WHEN I DRIVE. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT I HAVHE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ADJUSTER FOR AROUND $1000.*AK

Oct 13, 2004

WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR DRIVER SEAT WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD, SMASHING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

Oct 04, 2004

SEAT FRAME BREAKAGE - SEPARATION OF SEAT FROM FRAME. THE SEAT FRAME IN MY 2000 CORVETTE BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME AND SEAT TRACK. THE SEAT DROPPED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH WHEN IT BROKE. THE INCIDENT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN A SEARCH OF CORVETTEFORUM.COM, I FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF YOU INVESTIGATE THE SEAT DESIGN, YOU WILL FIND THAT THE SEAT FRAME AND ATTACHMENT MECHANISM TO THE SEAT SLIDERS ARE VERY THIN AND DO NOT APPEAR UP TO THEIR DESIGNED TASK. *LA

Oct 12, 2003

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

5 complaints

AFTER FUELING A CAR ON GAS STATION I CAN SEE A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR, ALSO GASOLINE IS DRIPPING FOR A SHORT TIME FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. LATER DISPLAY SHOW CODE 0442 (SMALL LEAKING IN EVAP SYSTEM). *TR

Dec 17, 2011

FUEL LEAKAGE AND FUEL SMELLS COMING FROM FUEL TANKS, AFTER FUELING. *TT

Sep 29, 2011

WHILE FILLING MY 2000 C5 CORVETTE WITH GAS, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK. LOSS OF FUEL WAS FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS NOTICED GUSHING OUT FROM BELOW THE CAR FORMING A SMALL POOL OF GAS ON THE GROUND. LEAKING STOPPED AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO FIRE INVOLVED. STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HANDLE. *TR

Jun 05, 2010

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT IT NEEDED FUEL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Sep 07, 2004

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM FAILURES, THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *SLC

Jul 24, 2002

STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

4 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE OEM REPLACEMENT PART FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER (RICK HENDRICK CITY CHEVROLET, 5101 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28212, (980) 242-5621) WITHIN MONTHS DUE TO THE IGNITION LOCKING AND THE SECURITY ALARM RANDOMLY ACTIVATING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND DEALER (FRED CALDWELL CHEVROLET, 974 BETHEL ST, CLOVER, SC 29710, 1-888-692-6546 AND 1-803-222-4581). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND WAS AWARE THAT VARIOUS FIFTH EDITION VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT DEVELOPED A NEWLY DESIGNED OEM PART AND EXPECTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: EA02031 (STEERING) AND PE02054 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Oct 04, 2018

UNABLE TO UNLOCK STEERING COLUMN AFTER STARTING ENGINE DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS. INTERMITTENTLY RECURRING PROBLEM. "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" FAULT MESSAGE APPEARS IN VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY. *TR

Sep 18, 2012

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED THAT HE PARKED, WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS RECALL 04V060000 ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT WAS EVIDENT THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVER'S ERROR. IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE RECALL STATED THAT IT COULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM NOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE.*AK

Nov 02, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE RADIO QUIT, DIRECTIONAL SWITCH, POWER DOORS/SWITCH, AND THE DOOR UNLATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WHILE PARKED. *SCC *JB

Aug 15, 2003

SEAT BELTS

4 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE SEAT BELT WOULD LATCH, IT WOULD UNLATCH INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA00009 (SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Jan 20, 2015

SEAT BELT FAILED. *ET

Aug 07, 2000

RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V111000 CHEVROLET TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL. MY BELTS CONTINUE TO FAIL. WHAT CAN I DO? *AK

Jul 24, 2000

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 10461. LAP BELT WEBBING CAN TWIST, ALLOWING WEBBING TO JAM IN THE RETRACTOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEATBELT WITH THE PROBLEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, DID NOT INSTALL INSERTS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE OF EACH LAP BELT RETRACTOR.*AK

Jul 17, 2000

POWER TRAIN

4 complaints

REAR END CHATTER NOISES WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, GM CHANGE REAREND FLUID AND ADDED FRICTION MODIFIER AND NO CORRECTION MADE TO PROBLEM. NOW SAYING IT NEEDS NEW POSI CLUTCH PACKS REPLACED BUT NO WARRANTY TO CORRECT PROBLEM *TT

Sep 29, 2011

RECALL 04V060000, WHILE REVERSING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

Jun 02, 2004

DIFFERENTIAL SEIZES AND MAKES NOISE AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH. COULD RESULT IN TOTAL LOCKUP AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

Jul 06, 2001

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM VEHICLE, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

Jan 10, 2001

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

3 complaints

I AM WRITING TODAY TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN GM AND CHEVROLET FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND A RECALL ON MY 2000 C5 CORVETTE. IN 2004 THERE WAS A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V060000 - NHTSA ACTION # EA02031 COMPONENT: STEERING COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE (SEE COPY OF CAMPAIGN ATTACHED). I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC. 2015 FROM A MUSEUM SO THIS CAR WAS IDLE ONLY BEING DRIVEN ONCE A MONTH TO KEEP IT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I WENT TO START UP THE CAR THE OTHER DAY AND RECEIVED THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DIC (SEE PICTURE ATTACHED)MENTION IN THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THE FUEL WAS CUT TO THE ENGINE WHICH WAS FAULT THAT GENERATED THE RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. I IMMEDIATELY CALL A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN STATEN ISLAND NY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL AND REPAIRED IN 2004. HE CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF WHATEVER THEY WOULD FIND WRONG AS THE RECALL WAS A ONE SHOT NO CHARGE REPAIR. I FEEL THAT THE REPAIRS MADE AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AND BEING THAT THE CAR WAS SITTING IDLE FOR SO LONG, THE PROBLEM DID NOT COME OUT UNTIL THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN MORE OFTEN THAN IN THE PAST, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 32,000 MILES VERY LOW FOR A 2000 YEAR VEHICLE. AS THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM AGAIN AT NO COST BECAUSE AS I SAID OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY WOULD TAKE ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM.

Aug 08, 2016

CAR INCIDENT, DATED DECEMBER 8, 2001. HIGHWAY EXIT, 8.00 P.M., ON A STRAIGHT STREET, START FROM THE STAND. AFTER ABOUT 100 METRES, GOING INTO THE SECOND GEAR WITH A SPEED OF ABOUT 80 KM/H, THE CAR SUDDENLY SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT AND ROTATED. CRASHED AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THUS, FINALLY STOPS WITH THE FRONT REAR IN DRIVING DIRECTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. MR

Sep 30, 2002

Crash: 1

NO SUMMARY

Sep 22, 2000

SERVICE BRAKES

3 complaints

I WAS LEAVING TO GO TO WORK AND WAS IDLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TO THE STOP SIGN BEFORE I PULLED OUT ONTO A VERY BUSY AND DANGEROUS STREET. THE STOP SIGN WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL HILL, SO NO NEED FOR GAS BECAUSE IDLING AND GRAVITY WOULD GET ME TO THE STOP SIGN. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL! MY BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND NOT DUE FOR ANY MAINTENANCE PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT. I ROLLED RIGHT OUT ONTO THE BUSY STREET WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE NEXT STREET OFF THE BUSY ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SOME SHRUBBERY TO STOP MY CAR. I CALLED AAA AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT I LITERALLY HAD NO BRAKES. HE ALMOST HIT THE WALL OF HIS REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STOP. HE EMPHATICALLY STATED THAT, "NO MATTER WHAT, YOUR MECHANICAL BRAKES SHOULD HAVE WORKED, EVEN IF THE ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING." HE TOOK THE FUSES OUT AND MY MECHANICAL BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. HE TOOK A QUICK LOOK AND LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD FRIED. HE SAID IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM AND TAKE IT FROM THERE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BOB STALL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN LA MESA, CALIFORNIA. THEY VERIFIED THAT THE MODULE WAS FRIED BUT THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE BRAKE SITUATION. THEY JUST KEPT INSISTING THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE WHEN THE CAR CAME IN. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND THEN FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THE PART THAT I NEEDED WAS NO LONGER MADE AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN AND NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE THAT I TALK TO, BUT I DO HAVE A WITNESS WHO DROVE THE CAR RIGHT AFTERWARDS AND WHO CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL.

Oct 30, 2015

Crash: 1

I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE TO GO TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT TO THE BUSY STREET, THERE WAS COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I ENDED UP RUNNING OVER A CURB AND HITTING SOME TREES TO STOP MY CAR. I HAD AAA TOW MY CAR TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP AND HE TRIED WORKING ON IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK TO TEN DAYS AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. HE SAID THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, BUT IT SHOULDN'T LEAVE ME WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT GM WOULD NEED TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS AND HE URGED ME TO SEND MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. I HAD AAA TOW MY CAR TO BOB STALL CHEVROLET IN LA MESA, CA AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FRIED AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE UNIT. WHEN I ASKED IF GM WOULD HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. I DID AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS TELLING THEM THAT THE CAR HAD BRAKES AND WORKED FINE WHEN THEY GOT IT. NOW I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY CAR AND THE BRAKES AND THE FACT THAT IF THE ABS GOES OUT OR FRIES, THAT I MIGHT POSSIBLY NOT HAVE BRAKES AT ALL. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT YET. *TR

Feb 24, 2013

Crash: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR TIRES DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ABCM MODULE AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE ABCM MODULE NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 12,000.

Nov 29, 2012

WHEELS

3 complaints

RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT SEVERAL TIMES. WHEELS ARE THE STANDARD 5 SPOKE POLISHED OEM (FACTORY) WHEELS. LEAK TESTING INDICATED HAIRLINE CRACK APPROXIMATELY 3/8" IN LENGTH ON EXTERNAL SURFACE NEAR WHERE SPOKE RADIATES FROM MAIN WHEEL RING TOWARDS CENTER OF WHEEL. IN OTHER WORDS, WHERE THE SPOKE IS ON THE WHEEL. DEALER DETERMINED THAT WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE AND I PAID FOR NEW, REPLACEMENT WHEEL. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, WHEEL DEFECTS AND CRACKS ARE PREVALENT IN THE 2000 - 2004 C5 CORVETTE MODELS. SOME CRACKS ARE DETECTED AS THE TIRE BEGINS TO LEAK AIR AND THE TPMS ALERTS DRIVER. OTHER CRACKS ARE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE WHEN WASHING AND DETAILING IS PERFORMED. EVERY INTERNET POST ABOUT WHEELS STATE THAT THE WHEELS ARE NOT DAMAGED DUE TO POTHOLES OR HITTING CURBS OR OTHER OBSTACLES. OTHER THAN LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO IMPACTS OR OTHER EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS. SOME REPORT FAILURE AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE ZERO PRESSURE OR RUN FLAT OR EMT TIRES. OTHERS HAVE HAD THREE SETS OF TIRES MOUNTED. IN MY CASE, I HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES AGO. I HAD A SET INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND HAD NO ISSUES. WHEEL CRACK MAY BE SUPERFICIAL. CHEVROLET/GM DOES NOT PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NO INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER THE WHEELS ARE IMPREGNATED WITH A SEALER TO PREVENT AIR LOSS DUE TO MINUTE POROSITY IN THE CASTING. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON PLACE BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH. *TR

Dec 23, 2012

REAR FACTORY SPEEDLINE CHROME 5 SPOKE WHEEL CRACKED AT THE JOINT OF SPOKE AND OUTER RIM CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF AIR. CAR WAS SITTING IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT AND WHEN RETURNING FROM STORE NOTICED FLAT TIRE. ATTENDANT FROM OIL & LUBE CENTER CAME OUT AND INSPECTED TIRE AND RIM AND DETERMINED CRACK IN RIM WHEN HE SPRAYED SOAPY SOLUTION ON TIRE THINKING THERE WAS A NAIL OR FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSING THE LEAK. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL OTHER VETTE OWNERS IN THE AREA AND THEY SAY THEY ALL EITHER EXPERIENCED THIS OR KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CORVETTE FACTORY RIMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MANY REASONS AS C5 VETTES HAVE NO PROVISION FOR SPARE TIRES AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD PROVE INJURIOUS OR FATAL. *TR

Nov 09, 2011

THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET COUPE DEVELOPED A CRACK IN ONE OF THE SPOKES BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE RIM. THE WHEEL STARTED MAKING A PULSING SQUEAKING NOISE AS I WENT THROUGH RIGHT-HANDED TURNS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE CRACK SEEMED TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SPOKE. I CALLED CITY CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTE AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I BOUGHT A USED OEM 2000 STYLE WHEEL FROM A FELLOW CORVETTE OWNER. IN THE MEANTIME, A SECOND SPOKE ON THE SAME WHEEL ALSO CRACKED IN HALF. *NM

Mar 09, 2006

STEERING,EQUIPMENT

3 complaints

STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE - HAD LATEST 2006 RECALL WORK PERFORMED BY DEALER. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, SAME ERROR CODE READS ON DASH AND CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHEN TRY TO MOVE IT MORE THAN 2 MPH. DEALER SAYS GM IS NOT COVERING IT. WANT TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE SAME PART THEY PUT IN AS A PART OF THE RECALL!!! ALSO, WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE FLAT BED TOW FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE NOW! WE HAVE HAD RECALL WORK DONE 4 TIMES ON THIS SAME PROBLEM! NOW THEY SAY ITS NOT COVERED? HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS? THEY ARE DRAGGING THE CORVETTE NAME INTO THE DIRT! *TR

Nov 01, 2007

AFTER MAKING A SHORT TRIP TO THE STORE I CAME OUT TO FIND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER READ "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN". TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

May 25, 2000

"SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" INDICATION CAME UP ON THE DIGITAL DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER (DIC). THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1997-2000 CORVETTES. ALTHOUGH THE INCIDENT WITH MY CAR TOOK PLACE UPON START-UP, MEANING THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION, IF IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. YOU SIMPLY CANNOT STEER THE CAR, SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

Apr 15, 2000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

3 complaints

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION OF 1 QUART PER 600 MILES. DEALER CONFIRMS NO LEAKS. *AK

May 20, 2001

EXCESSIVE HEAT,EVEN WITH A/C ON MAX.INTOLERABLE INSIDE CAR WHILE DRIVING OR AT IDLE. SEATS AND CONSOLE HEATING UP SO MUCH THAT IT IS TO HOT TO TOUCH. POSSIBLE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FOUR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS INSTEAD OF TWO FOR THE YEAR2000 CORVETTE. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING!*AK

Jun 28, 2000

WHEN FUEL TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE VENT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

May 25, 2000

STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES

2 complaints

THE EBCM TRACTION CONTROL MODULE , ABS CONTROL MODULES AND THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR FOR THE C5 CORVETTES MADE FROM 1997 THRU 2000 ARE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS OR LICENSED TO AN AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURER FOR PRODUCTION AS AN AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT. WHEN THESE MODULES GO BAD THERE IS A RISK FOR ACCIDENTS OR DEATH WHILE DRIVING AS THE ABS SYSTEM THAT WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE MODULES WILL LOCK UP ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SWERVE INTO OTHER LANES. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR FAILED. WE CORVETTE OWNERS ARE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF BECAUSE WE CANNOT FIND NEW REPLACEMENT EBCM MODULES, ABS MODULES OF STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSORS . OUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO BUY A USED UNIT FROM A TOTALED 1997 THRU 2000 CORVETTE AT HIGH PRICES AND THE ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE AT TIMES ACCORDING TO CORVETTE FPRUM MEMBERS. GENERAL MOTORS CONTINUES TO LICENSE AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE REPLACEMENT EBCM MODULES, AFBS MODULES AND STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSORS FOR CORVETTES MANUFACTURED IN 2001 THRU 2004 SO WHY CAN'T THE LICENSE AN AFTER MARKET AUTO PART MANUFACTURER TO MAKE THESE SENSORS FOR 1997 THRU 2000 CORVETTES? CAN THE US GOVERNMENT FORCE GM TO MAKE THESE PARTS FOR THE 1997 THRU 2000 CORVETTE DUE TO FACT THAT THESE PARTS ARE VITAL FOR THE 1997 THRU 2000 CORVETTE TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD??

Apr 14, 2021

I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING ACTION AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE IGNITION KEY PROBLEM. I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY CORVETTE. THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IN GEAR AND IN MOTION, DISABLING POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY. A MESSAGE "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" APPEARS. THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN DONE LONG AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT NO COST TO ME. LAST YEAR THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN MELBOURNE NEAR THE VETTE DOCTOR CORVETTE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, FISCHER IN TITUSVILLE WAS NOT A CHEVROLET DEALER ANYMORE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED FOR ABOUT $800 AND I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE A CLAIM AT THE BOB STEELE DEALERSHIP IN COCOA. THE CLAIM WAS REJECTED. GM HAD CONTINUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND ONE TIME WHEN I WAS IN SARASOTA I WAS REIMBURSED FOR RENTAL CAR EXPENSES TO GET HOME, THIS WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. I WOULD LIKE TO GET HELP WITH MY EXPENSES.

Sep 18, 2015

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

2 complaints

ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO FUNCTION GIVING THE ERROR SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM\ANTI-BRAKING SYSTEM. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR CAR. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE BRAKING OR STEERING CAR.

Jun 22, 2016

THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGES APPEARED ON MY DASH EACH TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES WERE ENGAGED ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. EVENTUALLY, THE MESSAGE APPEARED IMMEDIATELY UPON PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD MY LOCAL SHOP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE ABS PUMP WAS TESTED AND CHECKED OUT FINE. THE CHEVROLET MANUALS SAID TO REPLACE THE EBTCM (ELECTRICAL BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE). I CALLED FRED BEANS CHEVROLET AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT GM DISCONTINUED THE PART AND NO REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE. I TRIED SENDING THE MODULE TO PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR REPAIR, BUT AFTER TWO TRIES AND $800 SPENT, THE MODULE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT MY 11-YEAR OLD HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE IS WITHOUT ABS BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING (CORRECTS THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR WHEEL SPIN). THESE ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES FOR SUCH A LIGHT AND POWERFUL CAR. MANY OTHER C5 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM THAT THEY HAVE SIMILAR TROUBLE AND NO RECOURSE. *TR

Aug 31, 2011

ENGINE

2 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE MESSAGE "PULL KEY AND WAIT TEN SECONDS" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Jul 07, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT LATER EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Apr 07, 2015

AIR BAGS

2 complaints

MY SON PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 2012 AND WRECKED IT IN JUNE 2012 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE RAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE HIS HITTING A LAMP POST AND A TREE. HE WAS NOT INJURED AND NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. WE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT DIDN'T PURSUE THAT BECAUSE WE WERE JUST GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT. MY SON NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD HOW THE WRECK HAPPENED AND NOW THAT WE HAVE LEARNED OF PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN SOME GM CARS, WE WONDER IF THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WITH REGARD TO CORVETTES AS WELL. WE GOT A CARFAX REPORT ON THE CAR BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT IT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF INCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THE AIR BAGS. *TR

Mar 26, 2014

Crash: 1

I WAS REAR-ENDED (HIT & RUN) & MY 2000 CORVETTE WAS PUSHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED & WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY FOR CARE & TREATMENT. I HAVE HAD ALL KNOWN RECALLS DONE, WELL MAINTAINED CAR, & HAVE KEPT ALL RECORDS OF RECALLS, REPAIRS, ETC.

Jun 17, 2005

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

2 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED UNLESS THE TURN SIGNALS ARE BEING USED, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN OPERATOR TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE OPERABLE. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS. THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURES HAS INCREASED AND THE FAILURE DURATION HAS LENGTHENED . INITIALLY, THE FAILURE LASTED FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE SOLUTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED WAS TO PUNCH THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THIS WOULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS TO START OPERATING. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AGE AND WEAR AS WELL AS BAD PARTS. THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDOW MOTORS AND DRIVER'S SEAT MOTOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,500. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11

Apr 18, 2011

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. WHEN HOT THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. *NM

Jul 04, 2006

VISIBILITY

2 complaints

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD THEY GO TO A VERTICAL POSITION AND STOP AND IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *JB

Feb 03, 2005

AUTO HAS MOLD GROWING IN VENTILIATION SYSTEM. CHEVROLET ATTEMPTED TO FIX MANY TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS AND MAKES PASSENGERS ILL. WHILE THERE IS STILL A WARRANTY ON AUTOMOBILE CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM. CAR STINKS AND IS A HEALTH HAZARD.*AK

Jul 13, 2001

STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2 complaints

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX 15 MPH. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND WAS REPAIRED BY GM UNDER RECALL BY COLONIAL CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. OF TALLADEGA ALABAMA. DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, COLUMN LOCKING WHILE IN MOTION, EVEN THOUGH GM SAID THE RECALL WOULD PREVENT THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FURTHERMORE IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING THE RECALL SERVICE, COLONIAL CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. DAMAGED AND REPLACED THE CAR'S RADIATOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR WAS NOT REINSTALLED PROPERLY AND ITS HOUSING IS BROKEN. I AM UNAWARE OF WHAT POSSIBLE DANGERS MAY BE PRESENT DUE TO THE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED RADIATOR, AND HAVE DISCONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND THE COLUMN LOCKING AGAIN. FOLLOWING SERVICE, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A TIRE SHOP AT COLONIAL'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEN STRAIGHT HOME. THE CAR HAS NOT LEFT THE HOUSE SINCE AS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THE COLUMN LOCKING AT SPEED OCCURED ON MY HOME'S DRIVEWAY.*AK

Nov 27, 2004

THE CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER THE ENGINE RAN FOR A FEW SECONDS IT WOULD STALL. *AK

Sep 08, 2003

STEERING,AIR BAGS

2 complaints

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED THREE TIMES, LANDING IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. *AK

Nov 04, 2004

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

CONSUMER STATES STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND HIT A JEEP HEAD ON. THE JEEP CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CONSUMER'S CORVETTE WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND A SPRAINED ANKLE FOR 3 WEEKS. CONSUMER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES. *PH *NLM DUPLICATE VOQ. SEE ODI# 10031977 FOR OTHER DETAILS. CAT

Sep 02, 2003

Crash: 1

Injuries: 2

STRUCTURE

2 complaints

WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO STATED THEIR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE DECK LID THAT COVERED THE CONVERTIBLE TOP CAME FORWARD AND STRUCK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND BROKE HER NECK. *AK *JB

Oct 01, 2003

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS BLACK MARKS MADE EACH TIME TOP IS PUT DOWN. *AK

Jan 02, 2001

STEERING,ENGINE

1 complaint

STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED, THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AND THE MOTOR DIES IF THE VEHICLE MOVES. PREVIOUS RECALL FOR OTHER CORVETTES SAME MODEL YEAR AND FROM THE SAME PLANT BUT RECALLS STOP PRIOR TO THE VIN NUMBER OF THIS VEHICLE. OCCURRED AFTER RESTARTING THE PARKED VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A LOT AT A SHOPPING CENTER.

Feb 28, 2021

STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL BY SKIDDING AND ALMOST LEAVING THE ROAD TOWARD A DROPOFF WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE SINCE THE ABS, ACTIVE HANDLING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AT 35MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD APPLYING THE BRAKE AS I WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS/AH SYSTEM IS A FAULTY EBCM WHICH IS KNOWN BY COUNTLESS MEMBERS OF THE CORVETTE OWNERS COMMUNITY AS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITHOUT AN ACTIVE RECALL I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IN VARIED SITUATIONS AND I CANNOT RELY ON THESE SAFETY FEATURES TO SAVE MY LIFE IF SOMETHING OCCURS THAT WOULD SEND ME OUT OF CONTROL INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OVER A STEEP CLIFF LIKE IN THE CLOSE CALL I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THIS TEXT. GM DOES NOT VALUE MY LIFE AS MUCH AS I DO AND THIS RECALL WOULD HAVE BANKRUPTED THEM SHORTLY AFTER 2000. I'M SURE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WRECKED CORVETTES AND LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO THIS FAILURE TO RECALL THEM SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT 20 YEARS LATER

Feb 01, 2021

SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

THE ABS TCS SYSTEM ON MY 2000 CORVETTE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS CAN'T BE REPAIRED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. MY CORVETTE ONLY HAS 49000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING AN EMERGENCY BRAKING CONDITION, ESPECIALLY ON WET ROADS.

Jan 03, 2021

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

THE HAZARD SWITCH IS FAULTY. ALL OF THE WIRING FOR THE BRAKE AND TURN SIGNALS GOES THROUGH THE HAZARD SWITCH. EVERY CORVETTE FORUM DETAILS THE FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH. BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE PART, AND THE POOR DESIGN OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IF THE HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS, THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND/OR NO TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD LIGHTS. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING UNTIL ANOTHER MOTORIST NOTIFIES YOU VERBALLY OR BY CRASHING INTO YOU, OR PERHAPS IF LAW ENFORCEMENT PULLS YOU OVER FOR IT. *TR

Sep 29, 2014

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

1 complaint

WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON FOR SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM AND WILL NOT RESET. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO REMOVE THE FUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SYSTEMS. *TR

Aug 06, 2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BPMV NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/17/14*LJ UPDATED 02/3/2015 *JS

Aug 05, 2014

STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING) WERE PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE AND FAILED TO REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,200. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/11/2015*JS

Jul 21, 2014

SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

May 22, 2014

STEERING,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 complaint

COMPUTER MESSAGE: SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. PER GM NEED PART #26058286 STEERING POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS DISCONTINUED FOR 1999/2000 CORVETTES. THEY STILL MAKE THIS PART FOR ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS INCLUDING FOR 1997-98 CORVETTES. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND/OR PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS, WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, CAUSING ERRATIC UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND CANNOT SELL IT AS IS. *TR

May 20, 2013

SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

1 complaint

EBCM FAILURE, NO TRACTION CONTROL, NO ABS. GM NO LONGER MAKES PARTS! EBCM IS NOT REPAIRABLE. BECOMING A REAL PROBLEM WITH 1997-200 CORVETTES. *TR

Aug 31, 2011

SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

1 complaint

MY 2000 CORVETTE COUPE'S ABS SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND DESPITE THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS FAILURE, GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR, ASSIST PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR -- OR AT LEAST GIVE NOTICE OF AVAILABLE REPAIRERS -- TO THE LARGE AND GROWING NUMBER OF OWNERS WHOSE ABS SYSTEMS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. GM'S POSITION IS THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS MANUFACTURED BY DELCO WHICH IS NOW O/O BUSINESS, AND THAT THEY HAVE NO INTEREST OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR IN ANY WAY DEALING W/THE MATTER. "GO FLY A KITE" IS HARDLY THE POSITION GM SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO TAKE WHEN THERE ARE NOW THOUSANDS OF CORVETTE 00 AND EARLIER MODELS WHO RECEIVE NO HELP, AND CAN DO NOTHING TO REPAIR, REPROGRAM, PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE ABS BRAKING. THERE'S NOT A CORVETTE REPAIR FACILITY UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND NONE CAN DO ANYTHING BUT TELL THEIR CUSTOMERS TO CHECK W/CRAIG'S LIST OR JUNKYARDS IN THE HOPE OF GETTING THE MODULE. EVEN THE WEBSITE ABSFIXER.COM THAT LARGELY EXISTS BECAUSE OF GM ABS SYSTEM BREAKDOWNS CAN'T HELP; IT CAN ONLY REPAIR POST-2001 MODULES. NO MEMBER OF THE "CORVETTE FORUM" SITE -- AN ACTIVE GROUP OF HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED CORVETTE OWNERS -- CAN HELP. SOME OF GM'S MOST ACTIVE PARTS PEOPLE HAVE CALLED HIGH LEVEL GM OFFICIALS, AND BESIDE THE "GO FLY A KITE" RESPONSE, THEY WERE GIVEN WEB SITES THAT, WHEN CALLED, MAKE CLEAR THAT THEY CAN'T HELP. FINALLY: ON FRIDAY, BY SHEER ACCIDENT, I MAY HAVE FOUND A PERSON ABLE TO REPAIR THE MODULES -- IF HE CAN, HE'S THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO CAN DO SO. BUT MY QUESTION IS THIS: WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE TO HUNT DOWN POSSIBLE REPAIRERS FOR HOURS? WHY ISN'T GM OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR SAFETY-ORIENTED PARTS LIKE ABS MODULES. AND, AT A MINIMUM, WHY ISN'T GM REQUIRED TO USE BEST EFFORTS TO SEARCH FOR REPAIR INFORMATION AND RELAY IT TO THEIR PARTS AND REPAIR PEOPLE? [NOTE: I'VE HEARD THAT THE SAME PROBLEM MAY EXIST FOR OTHER GM CARS AND TRUCKS.] *TR

Sep 13, 2010

STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

1 complaint

1) STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE 2) FUEL CUT OFF ** WAS DRIVING WITH MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER . STOPPED FOR GAS 65 MILES FROM HOME AND AT 11PM. AFTER GETTING GAS I WENT TO START CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER / START. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT FINALLY STARTED BUT INFORMATION CENTER ABOVE STEERING COLUMN SAID "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE MORE THAN 2 MPH BEFORE SHUTTING OFF FUEL AND KILLING THE MOTOR FROM RUNNING. HAD CORVETTE TOWED TO MY OFFICE. FINALLY GOT HOME AT 2:30 AM. CALLED CHEVY DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A RECALL THAT PERTAINED TO THE PROBLEM , RECALL DONE IN 2007 AND THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCK PLATE WAS STILL INSTALLED AND THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY STATED THE DEALER WAS TO REMOVE THE STEERING LOCK PLATE. SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND ESTIMATED IT TO BE $900 TO $1200 TO FIX. SAID TO CALL RECALL CENTER WHICH SAID "TUFF LUCK" CAR STILL NOT RUNNING. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY SAID THE RECALL FIXED THE PROBLEM JUST TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAY " I " HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE THE RECALL ? ARE THEY KIDDING ME ? HELP !!! *TR

Sep 12, 2009

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

COLUMN LOCK ON 200 CORVETTE FAILED, IMMOBILIZING VEHICLE. THIS DEVICE WAS SUBJECT TO SEVERAL PRIOR RECALLS, BUT THE REPLACEMENT'S DESIGN IS STILL DEFECTIVE. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED, SO I HAD TO PAY FOR TOW, PARTS/LABOR, AND TIME OFF WORK. THIS AMOUNTS TO NEARLY $1000. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DESIGN FLAW, THE RECALL SHOULD BE REINSTITUTED AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. *TR

Jun 13, 2009

STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK FROM THE DOOR PANEL, ONLY FROM THE KEY REMOTE. SECONDLY, THE TEN SECOND KEY DELAY BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AND THE HORN BLEW OUT. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING THE HORN, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO COLUMN LOCK. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAY LOCK WHILE DRIVING. A RELAY HARNESS WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,410 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,011.

Feb 19, 2008

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1 complaint

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SMELLING FUMES FROM THE 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE HE COULD SMELL THE FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MECHANIC AT JN CHEVROLET, THAT THE RIGHT EXHAUST PIPE WAS TOO CLOSE TO FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE TANK TO HEAT UP AND EXPAND, AND THAT CAUSED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT HAS HAD 3 REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THESE FUMES. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP, AND THE O2 SENSOR. THE CONTACT FOUND OUT THAT HE NEEDED THE FUEL TANK REPLACED ON 10/20/06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE TANK AT THAT TIME, AND AS OF 2/16/07 HAD NOT RECEIVED THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT HAD CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS ,AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL HIM THE TANK HADN'T ARRIVED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THIS LONG. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40000.*AK

Feb 16, 2007

SUSPENSION,VISIBILITY

1 complaint

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AND SIDE WINDOWS HAVE SPOTS/HAZE THAT WERE PRESENT IN THE GLASS WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE CONSUMER'S VISION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE GLASS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SLIGHT MOVEMENT IN THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING. DURING NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY DURING MANUFACTURING. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CORRECTLY TORQUE THE BALL JOINTS. *JB UPDATED 2/7/2006 - THE REAR BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE RE-TORQUED. *NM

Jan 19, 2006

STEERING,POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK 04V060000 RECALL IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOLEN. WHEN THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE IS REMOVED ONLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS LOCKED. THE SHIFTER CAN BE EASILY UNLOCKED, AND WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STEERING LOCK, THE VEHICLE WASN'T SECURED FROM THEFT. THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKE A NEW REMEDY FOUND TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE WITHOUT DEACTIVATING THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. *AK *SC

Nov 03, 2004

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK. THE LOCK DOES LOCK, BUT IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR IT MUST BE DONE MANUALLY OR BY THE KEY HOLE OUTSIDE.*AK BECAUSE OF THE NEW UPDATED LOCK VERSIONS BOTH ACTUATORS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR BOTH LOCKS TO FUNCTION TOGETHER. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE LOCKS $1200.

Oct 04, 2004

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND THE CABLE SHORTED. THE ENGINE OVER HEATED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE COOLING HOSE HAD BLOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FUEL INJECTORS, BLOWN EXHAUST VALVES, AND THE PUSH ROD WAS BENT. MR SCC *JB

Apr 23, 2003

STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

THE CONVERTIBLE TOP SQUEALED,THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAD COME LOOSE, THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL HAD GONE OUT, THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY USED OIL, THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING IGNITION LOCK, ULTIMATELY THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE BEING BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE GAS GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. SCC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

Mar 31, 2003

Injuries: 1

STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,INTERIOR LIGHTING

1 complaint

VEHICLE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; REMOVABLE TOP SQUEAKED, DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE, RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL FAILED, EXCESS OIL, AND STEERING/IGNITION INTERLOCK RECALL. ALSO DELCO BATTERY CABLE LEAKED ACID, CONTROL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

Mar 19, 2003

EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT WORK AND IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO PASSENGER'S SIDE RUG, CAUSING MILDEW TO ACCUMULATE, LEAVING A STRONG FUME SMELL IN VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Aug 29, 2002

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

AC DRAIN CLOGS CAUSING COMPUTER FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, AND VENTS TO TOTALLY FOG WINDOWS. ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS HIGHSPEED ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE. THIS HAS CLOGGED 5 TIMES ON MY CORVETTE. MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED IF THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. GM HAS NOT HELPED A BIT. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP THE AC DRAIN LINES FROM GETTING CLOGGED ON THESE CARS. THE AC PLENUM FILLS WITH WATER AS YOU DRIVE, AND THEN STARTS DRIPPING ON THE FLOORBOARD COMPUTERS AND FRIES THEM.

Aug 20, 2002

SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE LR UPPER CONTROL ARM FOR THE SUSPENSION SHEARED...FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN A CRACK IN THE FRAME RAIL UNDERNEATH THE BRACKET. NOT SURE WHAT CAME FIRST, THE CRACK IN THE FRAME, CAUSING THE BRACKET TO SHEAR OFF, OR THE BRACKET FAILING, PUTTING STRESS ON THE FRAME AND CRACKING THE FRAME...EITHER WAY...NOT GOOD!!*AKI

Mar 25, 2002

STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

1 complaint

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME 2 TIMES WHICH I WAS LATE FOR WORK BOTH TIMES, AND IS A SAFTEY CONCERN , WHAT IF I WAS IN A BAD AREA TO BE STUCK??? THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WHEN CHECKING THE NHTSA.GOV SITES THERE ARE TONS OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET HAS GOTTEN RID OF THE STEERING LOCK IN 2001 AND 2002 WHY IS THAT BECAUSE IT DOESNT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ALWAYS OFF ON EACH TIRE. MY FUEL GAUGE IS ALWAYS WRONG. NOT TO INCLUDE MY ENGINE TICKS VERY LOUD AND THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THAT THERE IS ALSO OIL LEAKAGE AND CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. I JUST WANT MY $50K CAR FIXED. IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THIS A STEP FUTHER AND REVIEW LEGAL OPTIONS. THANK YOU. NHTSA FOR YOUR HELP.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

Jul 16, 2001

SUSPENSION

1 complaint

ACTIVE HANDLINGS SYSTEM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO DETECT SPIN OUT AND BRAKE OPPOSING TIRES TO CONTROL YAW VS. STEERING WHEEL ANGLE ACTIVATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE CAUSING A DANGEROUS SPIN OUT AND LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. UNEXPECTED AND UNCALLED FOR ACTIVATION OF THE SYSTEM CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A NEAR COLLISION AT HIGH SPEED. *AK

Dec 06, 2000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

THEIR IS NO RUBBER ON CLUTCH & BRAKE PEDALS, FOOT CAN SLIP OFF WHEN WET OR WITH LEATHER SOLES. *ET

Aug 07, 2000

STEERING,SUSPENSION

1 complaint

HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR END WHENEVER A TURN WAS BEING MADE. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Jun 22, 2000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,TIRES

1 complaint

TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE ALWAYS LOW, WOULD NOT SHOW IF TIRES TOO LOW OR OVER INFLATED UNTIL TOO LATE AT ANY SPEED. ABS/ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ON, TURNED ENGINE OFF 1 MILE LATER LIGHT GOES OFF. CLUTCH PEDAL TOO STIFF.

Mar 29, 2000

STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

1 complaint

1. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WEIGHTS FLEW OFF ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE. THE REAR WHEEL WEIGHTS FLEW OFF , FIRST THE LEFT AND THEN THE RIGHT, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SLAMMING INTO THE INNER FENDER LINERS. THE REAR END BEGAN TO BOUNCE DRAMATICALLY, AS EACH WHEEL HAD OVER 4 OUNCES OF WEIGHTS ON THEM. WHEELS ARE THE EXTRA COST MAGNESIUM WHEELS. 2. ON A TRIP, THE GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY, FROM 3/4 FULL, AND THE DIC ALARM (LOW FUEL) WENT ON. PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, THINKING I WAS OUT OF FUEL. I COULD ONLY PUT IN 4 GALLONS! 3. STEERING COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE AND COULD NOT STEER CAR, BUT CAR DID START AND GO INTO GEAR ! I THINK THIS IS THE MOST SERIOUS FAILURE AS ONE MAY NOT NOTICE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS ON AND ACTUALLY DRIVE OFF, BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN VEHICLE COULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT, AS STRAIGHT INTO SOMBODY!! HELP!!!! REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

Mar 19, 2000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

1 complaint

VEHICLES BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING SEVERE FLAT SPOT ON TIRES. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN, AS THE CAR IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE AT THE TIME OF LOCKUP. THIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE MANUFACTURERS PLANT IN BOWLING GREEN, KY TO LYMAN, SC, APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES, BY WAY OF NASHVILLE, TN. IT SAT IN THE GARAGE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE NEXT WEEKEND, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, IT REMAINED THERE FOR TWO FULL WEEKS WHILE THEY REPAIRED THE ABS SYSTEM. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE SYSTEM AGAIN FAILED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR WERE UNSUCCESSFULL. THE SECOND ATTEMPT REQUIRED PARTS THAT WERE TO BE BACK ORDERED. THE PARTS WERE LOCATED AT THE CORVETTE PLANT, HOWEVER, AND THE REPAIRS MADE. THE VEHICLES BRAKE SYSTEM NOW APPEARS TO BE NORMAL. THE LAST PART OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE TIRES, HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. ONLY A "GOOD WILL OFFER" OF $75 HAS BEEN OFFERED, TOWARDS THE COST OF $1600 WORTH OF TIRES, ON A $46,000 CAR. *AK

Jan 10, 2000

STEERING,SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS OVER LAPPING AND WON'T RETRACT. A CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND THE DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL IS JUMPING OUT OF THE CONSUMER'S HAND. *AK

Oct 29, 1999

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