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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving 5-10 MPH, the steering wheel locked-up, and the vehicle continued to drive in a circle. The steering column warning light was illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where the contact was informed that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V060000 (Steering), and the dealer determined that the electronic steering column lock replacement was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The contact was referred to the dealer for financial assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 51,491.

The ignition key started the car but the car continued to stall out when the clutch was released failing to propel the car leaving me stranded with a running(ideling) but non functional vehicle.I could not move the vehicle and it was subject to traffic crash. I need to have the vehicle retrieved by the dealer for repait. It is non-operable. There weree no warnings to me on the vehicle that the p roblem existed

STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AFTER PARKING IT AFTER WORK. THE RECALL ON ALL OTHER VEHICLES MY YEAR THAT HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE FACTORY HAS A WIRE RAN TO THE PCM ARE COMPUTER NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE CALLING IT. BUT THE FIX WILL NOT LET THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. AND I HAVE WATCHED A LOT OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THIS IN ALL OF THE FACTORY FIXED RECALLS THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T LOCK. FROM WHAT I SEE IT TELLS ME THAT THE FIX IS COMPLETE. IT IS A 2002 WITH ONLY 68000 MILES. ANY HELP PLEASE?

I BOUGHT CAR OFF INTERNET NOT SURE IF ANY RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TRACTION CONTROLS SERVICE ABS STABILITY CONTROLS LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF TOLD THAT PARTS ARE DISCONTINUED YOU MAY REACH ME AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING TO WORK (IN THE DARK) THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH TO ON AND THEY STARTED WORKING (WAS IN AUTO SENSOR MODE). NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE I TURNED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH ON, HEADLIGHTS POPPED UP BUT DID NOT COME ON. I COULD TURN THEM TO HIGH BEAM AND THEY WORKED BUT NOT ON LOW. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM SEVERAL TIMES, THE LOW BEAMS STARTED WORKING AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED, INDICATING TO REMOVE THE KEY AFTER TEN SECONDS. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY PAPE CHEVROLET GEO (370 OAKWOOD RD, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY, (631) 427-0900), BUT WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBERT CHEVROLET (236 S BROADWAY, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801, (888) 619-7642) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR 15 YEARS AGO SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02031 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES FROM AUTO NATION CHEVROLET DORAL FLORIDA TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR RECALL GM 04006. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM FOR THE RECALL, I WAS TOLD "THE PARTS REQUIRED FOR THE RECALL ARE NO LONGER MADE". I JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE FROM THEM. THEY SHOULD EITHER MAKE THE PARTS OR COME TO ANOTHER RESOLUTION . I MEANWHILE CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. HELP!!!

NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION COMING FROM REAR OF CAR WHEN DRIVING ON A PAVED SMOOTH ROAD AT 65 MPH. UPON LATER INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED A 2" LONG CRACKED LR WHEEL THE CRACK IS LOCATED AT THE BASE OF ONE OF 5 SLENDER SPOKES WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE BARREL OF THE WHEEL. ANY RETAILER WHO LISTS THIS 18" FORGED ALUMINUM WHEEL IS OUT OF STOCK AS THIS UPGRADED WHEEL WAS UNDER-DESIGNED FOR THE LOADING THAT HAPPENS TO A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE C5 CORVETTES AND COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT AT HIGH INTERSTATE SPEEDS.

BACKING UP FROM A PRIVATE PARKING PLACE I ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED ON ME. I TRIED TO FREE IT BUT IT WOULDN'T RELEASE. THE CAR COMPUTER INDICATED I SHOULD REMOVE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS AND REINSERT TO FREE THE LOCKED STEERING WHEEL, NO SUCCESS. HAD CAR TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER FOR A FIX. DEALER SAID THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT BACK IN 2004. DEALER RECORDS INDICATE THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. NONETHELESS, I HAVE NO RECORDS EXPLAINING WHAT WAS SPECIFICALLY DONE AT THAT TIME ON THE RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO HAS NO SPECIFIC RECORDS ON THAT RECALL. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE DEALER HERE IN PAHRUMP NV FIXED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A COMPUTER DEFECT CAUSING THE ANTI THEFT PLATE TO LOCK THE STEERING PLATE. THEY REMOVE THE STEERING PLATE AND INSTALL A HARNESS KIT AND LOCK PLATE ELIMINATOR AND CHARGED ME $199.60 . I UNDERSTAND THAT RECALL DON'T EXPIRED, WHETHER THEY HAVEN'T BEEN PERFORMED OR IMPROPERLY REPAIRED. I OBJECT TO BEING CHARGED FOR A DEFECT THAT GMC INTERDUCE. THIS DEFECT IS DANGERIOUS. CLEARLY GMC DID NOT THINK OUT THE COMPARATIVE RISK OF A COMPUTER FAILURE CAUSING THE LOCKING PLATE TO DISENGAGE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE STOLEN; OR CAUSING THE PLATE TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING THE CAR INTO A DEADLY EVENT.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A STEERING COLUM LOCK RECALL, THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. ONCE I GOT THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE, TWO DAYS LATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE IN GEAR AND HAS NOT UNLOCKED TO THIS DAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH WAS PENSKE CHEVROLET) AND SPOKE TO JOHN WHO TOLD ME "WELL WE ALREADY DID THE RECALL SO IT MUST'VE BEEN A PART OR SOMETHING ELSE". I WAS FURIOUS AND EXPLAINED THAT I'M NOT GOING TO PAY FOR SOME PART FOR THE SAME THING THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN FIXED. I COULD SEE IF MAYBE THEY FOUND SOME PART UNRELATABLE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOT THE EXACT SAME THING THAT WAS FOR THE RECALL!! WHAT IF THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME WITH MY SON IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY OR SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEALERSHIP IS JUST TRYING TO GET MONEY OUT OF CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS OR WHAT, BUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 6 MILES ON IT SINCE I TOOK IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. SO WITHIN THAT SIX MILES IT HAS BEEN LOCKED AND HASN'T UNLOCKED. I JUST SIMPLY WANT MY CAR TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE. ANY HELP YOU GUYS COULD GIVE ME I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THANK YOU.

WARNING LIGHT OCCURRED ONCE I TRIED WHAT WAS SAID, REMOVE KEY & WAIT 10 SECONDS, DID THIS NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. TRIED TO MOVE CAR ONCE IT HIT 1 MILE PER CAR STALLS. UPON READING MANUAL SAYS IF DOESN'T UNLOCK GAS FLOW IS SHUT OFF & STALLS. CHECKED THE VIN # AGAINST THE RECALL LIST & MY CAR NOT LISTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF A DEALER COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ THE CONSUMER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 08/15/2017*JS

PLASTIC FITTING ON COWL FOR RH WINDSHIELD WASHER BROKE AND DISABLED WASHER. ONLY SOURCE FOR THIS PART IS A USED ONE FROM A SALVAGE OPERATION. GM SHOULD SELL SAFETY RELATED PARTS, ESPECIALLY PLASTIC ONES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO AGING AND BREAKAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500.

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE AND PARKING IN GARAGE THE VEHICLE FOR DAYS WILL SMELL VERY STRONGLY OF GASOLINE UNTIL GALLONS ARE CONSUMED VIA DRIVING TO APPROX. 3/4 OF TANK. VEHICLE IS NOT OVER FILLED ! NO VISUAL INDICATIONS OF FUEL LEAKING ON GROUND. THIS ALSO HAPPENED SINCE ON JULY 12, 2016 LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS FUELED.

BRAKES FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DEVELOPED A HOLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE.

WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED THEIR IS AN ENORMOUS GAS SMELL IN AND OUT OF THE CAR.

CAR HAS FUEL LEAK. ONCE I TURN ON THE CAR IT STARTS LEAKING GAS. I COULD BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, IT STILL LEAKS GAS. IT ALSO SMELLS TERRIBLE INSIDE MY CAR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH AND OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS. SOME CORVETTE OWNERS MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THERE CAR IS ON FIRE. WORSE CASE SCENARIO THEY COULD BE INJURED OR EVEN DEATH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD RECALL THIS. IM LUCKY TO BE EVEN WRITING THIS I COULD'VE BLOWN UP WHILE DRIVING THE CAR.

THE PLASTIC PIECE ATTACHING THE HEADLIGHT VERTICAL ADJUSTING MECHANISM TO THE HEAQDLIGHT FRAME BROKE AND FELL OFF, CAUSING LARGE SHIFTS IN THE HEADLIGHT AIM DUE TO ROAD IRRREGULARITIES. CHEVROLET DOES NOT MAKE AVAILABLE DETAIL PARTS OF THIS RATHER COMPLICATED MECHANISM, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO BUY A COMPLETE RETRACTABLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR $1,000+. THIS DISCOURAGES PROPER REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN, PULL KEY, AND WAIT 10 SECONDS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK PLATE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN FOR AN ELECTRONIC BYPASS HARNESS TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,472.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE CRACKED AND WILL NOT HOLD AIR FOR MORE THAN A DAY! AFTER CONTACTING GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY STATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALL'S ON THESE WHEELS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR THESE WHEELS CAN BRAKE AT ANY TIME. *TR

WHILE MAKING A TIGHT LEFT TURN TO GAIN ENTRANCE TO THE I75 ON RAMP SOUTH OF GAINSVILLE FLA. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER CAR WAS ALONGSIDE SO AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED.. SINCE THEN THIS MALFUNCTION HAS REPEATED ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES BUT FORTUNATELY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR

RUN FLAT TIRE WENT FLAT, COULD NOT FIND LEAK IN TIRE. FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS CRACKED RIM. SINCE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED, THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS LIABILITY, IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INVOLVING THOUSANDS OF C5 CORVETTES. PROACTIVE RECALL MAY SAVE LIVES !! *TR

JULY 19TH 2014 I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 FROM AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON COLORADO.JULY 26TH AFTER RETURNING HOME I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I CAME OUT TO MOVE THE CAR LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER THAT SAID "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET, SINCE THE VEHICLE IS CHEVROLET, TO SEE IF I COULD GET SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED WITH A TECHNICIAN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED SERVICE. AUTONATION CHEVROLET REFERRED ME TO AUTONATION BUICK GMC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION BUICK GMC ON THE MORNING OF JULY 27TH 2014. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THEIR DEALERSHIP WAS INCAPABLE OF DOING THE REPAIR AUTONATION BUICK GMC HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET PARK MEADOWS FOR REPAIR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE & FOUND OUT THAT THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE WAS A RECALL ISSUE IN 2004 FOR CORVETTES. THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ISSUE ALSO EFFECTS THE FUEL SYSTEM AND LIMITS THE CAR TO 2 MPH. FIRST NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL WENT OUT TO OWNERS ON AUGUST 2ND 2004. I CONTACTED GM ON AUG. 1ST 2014, 1 DAY SHORT OF THE 10 YEAR LIMIT ON RECALL WORK. ED BOZARTH INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I THEN CONTACTED GM CORPORATE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL. GM CORPORATE INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON MY CORVETTE IN 2006. SINCE THE SAME "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE AROSE, THE RECALL WORK FAILED. I ASKED GM CORPORATE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE FAILED RECALL REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULDN'T. I WOULD ASK THAT SINCE GM'S RECALL WORK DID NOT SOLVE THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE THAT THEY COVER THE APPROXIMATELY $1500 REPAIR THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR TO GET MY CAR BACK IN A DRIVABLE STATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,900.

WHILE ENTERING THE SOUTH BOUND ON RAMP TO I 75 AT GAINSVILLE FL. THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LOCKED UP PULLING THE CAR HARD TO THE LEFT. THE DESIGNATION "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" APPEARED ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION SCREEN ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION & RESTART THE CAR. ONCE DONE THE NOTIFICATION IN THE DIC WAS ELIMINATED & THE CAR DROVE FINE. *TR

THE "ACTIVE HANDLING" ANNUNCIATOR WARNING OCCURS SPORADICALLY DURING DRIVING AT 60 - 65 MPH. WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE CAR SWERVES RIGHT OR LEFT AND YAWS CAUSING SOME LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CONTROL LOSS VARIES PER EACH OCCURRENCE, SOME BEING MORE VIOLENT THAN OTHERS. I HAVE HAD A GM TRAINED TECHNICIAN TROUBLESHOOT THE CAR WITH A SCAN TOOL AND THE RESULT WAS A "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR" (SWPS) FAILURE INDICATION ON THE SCAN TOOL. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE SCAN TOOL CONNECTED, THE INDICATION OF STEERING WHEEL ANGLE WAS ZERO IRRESPECTIVE OF ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL POSITION. REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL POSITION THE INDICATOR SHOWED ZERO. I HAVE RESEARCHED YOUR WEBSITE AND HAVE FOUND VARIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS REFLECTING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD WITH RESPECT TO THIS CAR. IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT THE FAULT IS EITHER AN ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THERE IS NOTHING THAT A DRIVER COULD DO OR INPUT TO CAUSE THIS FAULT. I AM ALSO AWARE OF GM'S CURRENT PUBLICITY REGARDING THEIR COVERING UP OF SAFETY CONDITIONS IN THEIR VEHICLES WITH RESPECT TO IGNITION SYSTEMS AND WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED AND NOT COVERED UP. REPEAT, THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFELY HAZARD AND GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECT. IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT GM HAS BEEN PUT ON NOTICE OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

COLUMN DOESN'T UNLOCK SOMETIME MESSAGE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK OR VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

FUEL TANK JUST FILLED, GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY & CHECK GAUGES LIGHT ON. SEEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER 1/2 TANK OF FUEL USED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

FILLED VEHICLE WITH GAS ON MARCH 22ND. DROVE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT IN GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY, I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. WHEN I BACKED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE FLOOR. *TR

FUEL TANK LEAKED GASOLINE INTO GARAGE OF MY HOME. WAS AFRAID OF THE HOUSE CATCHING ON FIRE FROM THE FUMES AND AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR BECAUSE OF FUEL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES. IT WOULD BE NICE IF GM WAS MADE TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THIS RATHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

1998-2004 CORVETTE WOULD GET THE INFAMOUS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER", "TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE" AND A HOST OF RANDOM FAILURE CODES. STILL GETTING THE RANDOM DTC FAILURE CODES. DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ SO MANY ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND NOT WROTE WORTHY BECAUSE OF ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AT ONE POINT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ALMOST STOPPED BECAUSE OF SOME ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION WITH CHEVROLET CORVETTE'S FROM 1998 THROUGH 2004 BECAUSE AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN A MAJOR RECALL FOR GENERAL MOTORS? ALSO FOUND OUT THE FACTORY WHEELS ARE CRACKING ON THE INSIDE WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I HAD NEW ORIGINAL STYLE TIRES PUT ON THE CAR. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR ALL THESE ISSUES THAT MANY CORVETTE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

1998-2004 CORVETTE WOULD GET THE INFAMOUS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER", "TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE" AND A HOST OF RANDOM FAILURE CODES. STILL GETTING THE RANDOM DTC FAILURE CODES. DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ SO MANY ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND NOT WROTE WORTHY BECAUSE OF ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AT ONE POINT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ALMOST STOPPED BECAUSE OF SOME ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION WITH CHEVROLET CORVETTE'S FROM 1998 THROUGH 2004 BECAUSE AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN A MAJOR RECALL FOR GENERAL MOTORS? ONGOING PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAS NO ANSWERS FOR A RESOLUTION. ALSO FOUND OUT THE FACTORY WHEELS ARE CRACKING ON THE INSIDE WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I HAD NEW ORIGINAL STYLE TIRES PUT ON THE CAR. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR ALL THESE ISSUES THAT MANY CORVETTE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

I STARTED MY 2002 CHEVY CORVETTE Z06, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. A WARNING LIGHT INDICATED TO "REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS" I DID THIS, BUT IT DID NOT ALLOW THE STEERING COLUMN TO UNLOCK. PER ADVICE FROM THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, I DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, BUT AGAIN THE STEERING LOCK WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. IT CURRENTLY CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND IS STRANDED IN MY GARAGE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND UNDERSTAND THAT RECALL: 04V060000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. AFTER CONTACTING MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID BECAUSE THE CAR IS TEN (10) YEARS OLD, THEY MAY NOT HAVE TO HONOR THE TOWING AND REPAIRS AT NO COST. BECAUSE I HAVE MOVED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST THREE (3) YEARS I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

TOOK MY 2002 CORVETTE INTO DEALER BECAUSE LEFT REAR TIRE KEEPS GOING FLAT. WAS SHOWN WHERE THE WHEEL HAS THREE CRACKS OF WHICH ONE WAS ALLOWING AIR TO LEEK. WAS ADVISED IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE OF COURSE.THEY COULD NOT TELL ME HOW THIS HAPPEN. THE CAR ISN'T TAKE OUT IN RAIN OR SNOW AND HAS NOT HIT ANY WHOLES. *TR

THE DISPLAY READS "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. WITH MULTIPLE RESETS BY UNHOOKING BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE FINALLY THE COLUMN LOCK RELEASED. GM ISSUED SEVERAL RECALLS REGARDING THIS BUT AT THIS POINT THEY REFUSE TO BACK THAT UP WITH THE DOCUMENTED REPAIR ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER COAD CHEVROLET IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. WE WILL FIND OUT HOW COMMITTED TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION THEY ARE. GM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THIS POSES TO A DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPOKES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS HAD CRACKED. AS A RESULT, BOTH REAR TIRES WOULD LOSE AIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH REAR WHEELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME STEERING COLUMN FAILURE AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2005-2006 MODELS ONLY. RECALL# 10V172000 *JB THE CONSUMER STATED IF SHE TURNED OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SWITCH ON THE CONSOLE, THE SERVICE INDICATOR WOULD GO OUT. UPDATED 06/26/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED UPON RESTART. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,301.

TL* THE OCNTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ALONG SIDE THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIELAGES WERE 29,000.

PROBLEM WITH:BOB STEELE CHEVROLET 2800 WEST HIGHWAY 520 COCOA, FL 32926 WHAT:2002 CORVETTE [XXX] FACTORY RECALL:ID #51397, STEERING COLUMN LOCKING TIME LINE: 15 DEC 09CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT SERVICE REP SAID BRING CAR IN MAX 45 MIN WAIT. 15 DEC 09 1PMCAR DELIVERED TO DEALER FOR FACTORY RECALL WORK 15 DEC 09 3:36CAR READY, COMPLAINED TO SERVICE ADVISOR THAT: CARPET LAID BACK CPU NOT REINSTALLED DASH ALL FEATURES DEAD 17 DEC 09 CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF STEERING COLUMN LOCKED 17 DEC 09DEALER INSTALLED PART # 8865311 THIS PART IS NOT NEEDED IF BY PASS WAS INSTALLED 15 DEC 09 01/31/12TOOK CAR TO ROSNER CHEVROLET FOR STEERING COLUMN SERVICE LIGHT ON. 01/31/12DEALER REPAIR PERSON FOUND PART #19244027 BY PASS HARNESS LAYING IN WIRES NOT INSTALLED 02/02/12DEALER INSTALLED BYPASS HARNESS IN CAR ALL FEATURES OF CAR NOW WORKS CAR RUN THE BEST IN YEARS 2 FEB 12CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER RELATIONS REQUEST [XXX] 6 FEB 12SENT VIA FAX ALL DOCUMENTS 8 FEB12TOLD BY REP VIA PHONE, THAT MY CLAIM WAS TO OLD NOT GONG TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM ASKED TO SPEAK TO DISTRICT PERSON AND WAS TOLD THAT COULD NOT HAPPEN. CASE IS CLOSED CONCLUSIONSTEEL NEVER INSTALLED THE BYPASS, IF SO THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR WOULD NOT BE NEED ON 17 DEC 09 DUE TO BY PASS INSTALLED ON 15 DEC 09.THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT ANY WARNING PER GM RECALL#51397 PLUS STEEL CHARGED GM FOR WORK NEVER DONE, AND ME FOR PARTS AND LABOR NOT NEEDED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 1 CAR LENGTH BEFORE I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO STEERING ABILITY. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED AND SERVICED FOR THIS CONDITION AND THAT THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK APPEARED ON THE DASH SCREEN, TELLING ME TO PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS... IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ALL... APPARENTLY IT HAS BEEN FIXED BUT, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT OF MY CAR SHUTTING DOWN ON ME WHEN I NEED IT AT MOST.. I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TO GET RESOLVED... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE BLINKERS STOP WORKING SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE ABS LIGHTS COMES ON STABILITY CONTROL. HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON WHILE AUTOMATIC TWILIGHT IS ON. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES, BLINKERS AND GAUGES MALFUNCTION. I'VE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS A LOT OF CORVETTE OWNERS FROM MODEL YEAR 1997-2004 ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROLEMS. THE ALARM SYSTEM ALSO FAILS. I FIND THIS TO BE DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE. *TR

ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, & STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. MY EBCM MODULE HAS FAILED, AS WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF MOST ALL CORVETTES MADE FROM 1997 THROUGH 2004. THE MODULE REQUIRES ELECTRONIC RE-SOLDERING OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. MODULE FAILURE HAS NO CORRELATION WITH CARE OF CAR, AGE OF CAR, USE OF CAR, MILEAGE OF CAR, OR ANY OTHER KNOW FACTORS, JUST A BAD ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. GENERAL MOTORS CHARGES APPROXIMATELY $ 2000.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NOW MANY "AFTER MARKET COMPANIES" THAT WILL DO THE REPAIR, THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ELECTRONIC MODULE. THIS COMPANY: HTTP://WWW.ABSFIXER.COM CAN DO THE REPAIR. CONTACT THIS COMPANY FOR MUCH MORE INFORMATION SUCH AS THE PROBLEM NATURE & HOW MANY CAR EBCM MODULES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY THEM SO FAR ... THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER?S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. IN ADDITION, BOTH REAR WHEELS WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP, TO SEE IF THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT SEE A HOLE. HOWEVER, A CLOSER EXAMINATION REVEALED, AIR WAS LEAKING THROUGH CRACKS IN THE WHEEL, WHERE THE SPINDLE ATTACHED TOT HE RIM. MORE CRACKS WERE FOUND AND BOTH REAR RIMS WERE CRACKING IN THE SAME FASHION. UPDATED 09/06/12

LR TIRE BEGAN LOOSING AIR (OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING IN MY GARAGE), I FILLED THE TIRE ONLY TO FIND IT LOW AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TIRE SHOP EXPECTING TO FIND A NAIL IN THE TREAD, NO HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE TIRE SO THE TECHNICIAN SPRAYED HIS SOLUTION ON THE RIM ONLY TO FIND AIR LEAKING FROM A CRACK IN THE CHROME RIM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE RIMS AT THE REAR OF THE CAR WHERE THE SPOKES ATTACHED TO THE RIM. I THOUGHT IF THESE RIMS ARE IN THIS CONDITION THERE MUST BE MORE. THIS CAR IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION 27,000 MILES GARAGE KEPT AND WELL CARED FOR. THE MANAGER AT PALMEN'S CHEVROLET SENT PICTURES TO CHEVROLET WITH AN EXPLANATION NO BRUISES ON THE RIM NO IDEA OF HOW IT HAPPENED. I AM GUESSING BAD HEAT TREATMENT, CHEVROLET TOLD ME I AM ON MY OWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN 2004 WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTITHEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED ABNORMALLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ALUMINUM WHEELS OF SPEEDLINE MANUFACTURE AS SUPPLIED ON GM CORVETTES EXHIBIT CRACKS IN PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLES. PREDOMINANT MODEL YEARS AFFECTED ARE THE 2002-2004 SERIES. THE WHEELS ARE IDENTIFIED AS THE THIN-SPOKE DESIGN. THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG CAN BE FOUND IN COMPLAINTS ON THE "CORVETTE FORUM". SOMETIMES FAILURE IS REFERENCED BY A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE DUMB LUCK INSPECTION. MUST THERE BE DEATHS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE STEERING MOTOR AND RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

THIS CAR HAS HAD A PRIOR CRACKED RIM THAT WAS REPLACED OUT OF POCKET. NOW A SECOND RIM CRACKED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE RIMS ON THE 2000-2004 CORVETTES MADE THAT HAVE NOT FOR WHAT EVER REASON SEEM TO NOT BE ADDRESSED BY THIS AGENCY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RELATED DEATHS OR INJURIES. THERE IS LARGE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM AN EMAIL WHICH THE POSTER CLAIMS WAS SENT OUT BY NHTSA "CURRENTLY THERE ARE 9 REPORTS OF WHEELS CRACKING INVOLVING MODEL YEARS 2001 AND 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES IN OUR DATABASE. HOWEVER, AVAILABLE DATA INDICATES THAT THE CRACKS ARE MINOR AND THAT THERE NO REPORTS OF A DRIVER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CRACK WHEELS. THUS, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO WARRANT OPENING A SAFETY DEFECT INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO OUR DATABASE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS ISSUE AND WILL TAKE FARTHER ACTION AS NECESSARY." I MYSELF NOW HAVE A SECOND RIM THAT IS CRACKED AND GM IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO NON WARRANTY. DESPITE THE TSB 070310003 FROM NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10021451. IS IT THE POSITION OF NHTSA AND GM THAT A CRACKED RIM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS OK TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT POSTED SPEEDS IN TEXAS UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR WITH CRACKED RIMS? IS IT THE POSITION OF NHTSA THAT UNTIL THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD OR IT IS NOT WORTH THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THESE RIMS? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, COASTING MY CAR DOWN A HILL IN BUFFALO, NY MY 2002 CHEVROLET Z06'S MOTOR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER-ASSISTED STEERING AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. I LATER FOUND OUT FROM THE DEALER WHERE I HAD MY CAR TOWED THAT MY Z06 HAD BROKEN A VALVE SPRING IN ITS ENGINE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 AND 2002 CORVETTE Z06 MODELS MADE BY CHEVROLET. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES NEARLY IDENTICAL TO MINE WHERE THE VEHICLE'S VALVE SPRINGS WILL SNAP AND PREVENT THE VALVES IN THE MOTOR FROM OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY AND THUS PREVENTING THE CAR FROM MOVING UNDER ITS OWN POWER. I BELIEVE THIS FREQUENT PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS MANY OF THESE FAILURES OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE BEING DRIVEN ON PUBLIC ROADS AND ARE RENDERED INOPERABLE BY THE FAILURE. MOREOVER, AFTER ONE OF THESE VALVE SPRINGS BREAKS, THE CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING FUNCTION (THAT MOST DRIVERS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING IN ASSISTING THEIR STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS); THE FUNCTION A DRIVER WOULD NEED MOST IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE THEIR CAR CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY CORVETTE. BOTH OF THE 18" REAR WHEELS HAVE CRACKS AT THE CORNERS OF THE FIVE SPOKES. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. THE FRONT WHEELS ARE 17", THERE ARE NO APPARENT CRACKS ON THE FRONT WHEELS. THESE ARE FACTORY WHEELS WITH ORIGINAL TIRES, NO ABUSIVE DRIVING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE - ABS BRAKING AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. SYSTEMIC AND RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ECBM ELECTRONIC FAILURE. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IN WET WEATHER AND NO ABS BRAKING. RESEARCH SHOWS REPEATED PROBLEM WITH C5 CORVETTES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS MANUFACTURER'S CORRECTION OF THIS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FLAW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE MODULE. THE REMEDY PROVIDED BY THE DEALER WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX SINCE THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2002 CORVETTE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CRACKED. RPO CODE QF5 STYLE WHEELS. IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE STYLE WHEELS. CAR HAS APPROX 75,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE OR ABUSE TO CAR OR WHEEL. DISCOVERED VIA TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR INDICATING TIRE WAS FLAT. ON INSPECTION THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED THROUGH RIM WHICH RESULTED IN THE FLAT TIRE. *TR

2002 CORVETTE WHEELS CRACKING SPOKE UNDER DURESS WITH NOT EVEN 30,000 MILES ON WHEELS ALOT OF CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE THIS COMPLAINT CHEVY NEED TO RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSE A LOSS OF LIFE! *TR

VALVE SPRING FAILURES CORVETTE 2002 TO 2004

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL POSTED SPEEDS (65 MPH) AND MY ENGINE ALL THE SUDDEN CUT OUT. IT STUMBLED AND DIED. I HAD IT TOWED BY L&A WRECKING COMPANY TO THE SHOP. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE VALVE SPRINGS THE FAILED (APPARENTLY VERY COMMON WITH CORVETTES) AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE WRECK DUE TO ME HAVING NO POWER.

I HAVE A 2002 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR. EVEN WITH THE TOP DOWN THE SMELL CAUSES HEADACHES AND NAUSEA! ALL IT WILL REQUIRE IS A SINGLE SPARK TO CAUSE DEATH! IT IS TIME TO FORCE A RECALL ON ALL 1997 TO 2004 C5 CORVETTES! *TR

WHEEL HAS A MAJOR CRACK. *TR

FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN FUELING CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE IN THE YEARS 2000-2004. ON ALL PUBLIC FORUMS THIS DEFECT IS REPORTED BY MANY CORVETTE OWNERS. WHY ISN'T THE EPA OR THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING ALL OF THE YEARS INSTEAD OF JUST THE 2004 MODELS? THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. WHAT IS THE DELAY? SHOULD SOMEONE DIE IN A FIRE FIRST? OR SHOULD WE BAND TOGETHER AND FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST ALL PARTIES, INCLUDING THE NHTSA. *TR

LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING FOR "RIGHT REAR" ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. INSPECTION OF THE REMOVED TIRE AND "POLISHED ALUMINUM" WHEEL INDICATE A CRACK IN ONE OF THE SPOKES WHERE IT JOINS THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. A COMPLETE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS CONDITION INVOLVING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *TR

STEERING ON MY 2002 CORVETTE LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY. MORAN CHEVROLET PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND RESET THE CODES (SAID SOMETHING LIKE "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN") AND SAYS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I AM WORRYING ABOUT IT. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE. ORIGINAL POLISHED ALUMINUM 5-SPOKE WHEELS ARE DEVELOPING STRESS FRACTURES SEPARATING SPOKES FROM THE RIMS AND LEAKING AIR FROM TIRES. I REPLACED WITH SAME TYPE WHEELS FROM UNKNOWN YEAR'S CORVETTE. I FOUND THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 02'CHEVY IMPALA WHEN I TURN IT ON ALL ELECTRIC COMES ON AND THE ENGINE RUNS FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND DIES THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM COMES ON I GOT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR REPLACED STILL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A FEW MILES AFTER READING THE MANUAL AND PUSHING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR WHILE HOLDING THE KEYS ON FOR THREE SECONDS BUT EVENTUALLY IT DIED AGAIN. PLEASE HELP!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE "ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE WOULD CONSISTENTLY RECUR. THE DEALER INSTALLED A RESISTOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER TWO WEEKS, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEALER WAS OVERWHELMED AND HAD NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTITHEFT DEVICE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

ON JUNE 10, 2010, MY 2002 CORVETTE, 'MANUAL" TRANSMISSIONS," WAS AT BRANDON AUTO IN ROANOKE VA., WHERE THEY WERE REPLACING THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 4 NEWS TIRES. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 29,100 MILES. BRANDON STATED THAT WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED STATING, "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN." THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF, AND COULD NOT BE DRIVING. IT WAS TOWED BY AAA TO PINKERTON CHEVROLET IN SALEM, VA. PINKERTON WAS THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT IN OCT OF 2006 CORRECTED THE "STEERING COLUMN LOCKING DEVICE" UNDER THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02031AND GM RECALL NO. 04006. ON JUNE 16TH PINKERTON DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK, AND I WAS BILLED $624.80. WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT THE ABOVE RECALL/DEFECT OF THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK, THE PINKERTON SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON THE 16TH AFTER PAYING THEM IN FULL. THAT SAME DAY I CALLED GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT, #71-839793121. ON JUNE18TH I WAS INFORMED BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT "GM" WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL/DEFECTS. WHEN I ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR, THEY PUT ME ON "HOLD" FOR OVER 30 MINUTES AND THEN "HUNG UP" ON ME. HAD I BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN DEFECT OCCURRED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASH RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. I WOULD APPRECIATE "NHTSA ODI" INVESTIGATION OF THIS SERIOUS VEHICLE DEFECT. ALSO, GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE: A). FOR NOTIFYING ALL CORVETTES OWNERS OF THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK; B). RECALLING ALL VEHICLES AND EFFECTING CORRECTIVE REPAIRS AT "NO COST" TO THE OWNERS; C). AND ENSURE THE CORVETTE OWNERS THAT GM'S CORRECTIVE ACTION 'IS A PERMANENT FIX TO THE PROBLEM." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHENEVER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE BRAKES RESPONDED AS IF SHE WERE DRIVING ON ICE. SHE HAD THE OPTION TO CANCEL THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM OR TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. OCCASIONALLY ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE WHICH CAUSED THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO RECALL 10V172000, STEERING COLUMN WHICH WAS SPECIFIC TO THE 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. IN AUGUST 2009, A CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER STATED THAT IT MUST BE AN ANOMALY OR A BAD SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE IN JUNE 2010, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF HER INVOICE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT CANCELING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING OPTION WAS A SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE FUEL LEAK/SMELL NEAR LEFT SIDE OF FUEL TANK. FUEL IS VISIBLE AND ACCUMULATES NEAR FUEL NECK HOSE. OCCURS FREQUENTLY THROUGH DAILY DRIVING. *TR

2002 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE HAS REAR WHEEL WITH 2 STRESS CRACKS LEADING TO TOTAL LOSS OF AIR. *TR

THIS IS A GENERAL POINT OF INFORMATION MESSAGE: FOR THE LAST DECADE OR MORE, GM VEHICLES HAVE A PROPENSITY TO BURN OUT THEIR LAMPS DUE TO AN OVERCHARGE CONDITION (CAUSE UNKNOWN TO ME); THIS CONDITION CAN AFFECT ANY OF THE LAMPS OR BULBS, MOST NOTICABLY HEADLAMPS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND RUNNING (PARKING) LAMPS. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ELECTRICAL DEFECT IN ALL GM VEHICLES.*TR

I HAVE A 2002 CORVETTE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 BUT MY CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED. TODAY IT IS NOT COVERED BY THAT RECALL AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK WHEN REFUELING CAR. NOT ONLY IS THIS A FIRE HAZARD BUT ALSO THE LEAK ALLOWS RAW GAS TO BE RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, A POLLUTION PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ON A CORVETTE WEB SITE ( CORVETTEFORUM.COM ) AND FOUND THIS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM IN THE C5 VERSIONS OF THE CORVETTE. THE CAR WAS BUILT ON 4-3-02, AND FIRST DELIVERED ON 7-19-02. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, CAR HAS 51,156 MILES, HAS HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AND IS KEPT IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. SINCE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND THE SAFETY AND POLLUTION HAZARDS IT PRESENTS I FEEL GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER THESE BLATANT DESIGN ERRORS. IF NOTHING ELSE, THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER POLLUTION LAWS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

AT ABOUT 15000 MILES THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING/SMELLING OF GAS AFTER A FILL UP. DEALER DID REPLACE TANK UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER DESCRIPTION: 25565 LEAKING FUEL TANK LINE L1280 2.1 (GMPP) INSPECTED THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR A LEAK AND FOUND THE HARD LINE TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AT THE CONNECTION TO THE TANK. REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND DRAINED THE TANK. SWAPPED THE SENDING UNIT AND INSTALLED THE NEW TANK. REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TANK. TECH 2310. *TR

1. EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR SMELL. 2. RECENTLY THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE & FUEL ON THE SIDE AND BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. 3. GM SAID CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT WAS INVESTIGATED SEVERAL YEARS BACK ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IN DOING INTERNET RESEARCH, IT APPEARS MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEREBY THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL OR JUST STOP WORKING AFTER THEY HAVE BLINKED FOR A FEW TIMES. I SEE THIS AS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS THE DRIVERS AROUND YOU DETERMINE THEIR BRAKING AND DRIVING SKILLS ON WHAT THEY SEE AND THEY MAY GET A FALSE SENSE OF WARNING WHEN THE BLINKER GOES OUT AND I STOP ANYWAY TO MAKE THE TURN. I WOULD THINK THAT I WOULD BE CITED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART. *TR

FUEL TANK LEAK DUE TO A SPLIT IN NON METAL TANK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN ,THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. FOR TWO YEARS, HE CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE . THE DEALERSHIP CONCLUDED THAT THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HIS MODEL TYPE WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL #03V327000 ( EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE HE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH LESS THAN 43,000 MILES HAS STRESS CRACKS IN REAR WHEELS. RIMS HAVE NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE & HAVE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. FOUND PROBLEM DUE TO TIRE PRESSURE LOSS COMING FROM BOTH REAR RIMS. CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION(WEEKEND DRIVING). *TR

THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE AT THE REAR WHEELS DURING LOW SPEED FORWARD AND REVERSE TRAVEL. THE DEALER HAS TWICE (JULY 2008 AND MARCH 2009) TIGHTENED THE REAR AXLE NUTS TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'M SURE ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS COMPLAINT, BUT IF THE AXLE NUTS WERE TO FALL OFF THERE PROBABLY WOULD BE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND/OR OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF A CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT SURGED IN REVERSE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK. HE HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY OF THE VEHICLE. HIS SPOUSE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE CABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,000. UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

2002 CORVETTE Z06. VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY BUT WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE BY ITSELF. I MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT ONLY AFTER STRIKING A METAL POST. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD IF I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. *TR

STEERING COLUMN LOCK SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AFTER 6 ATTEMPTS! THIS MORNING THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ERROR OCCURRED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH!!!! THE ENGINE WAS DISABLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED! THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE IT NOW SITS DEAD FOR THE 7TH TIME! CHEVROLET AND GENERAL MOTORS HAVE DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ANY MORE BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOW A BRANDED TITLE FROM LIGHT FLOOD DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS SUPPOSEDLY PASSED CT DMV INSPECTION AND WAS SOLD TO US WITH A BRANDED TITLE FROM A LOCAL LICENSED DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA. *TR

WHEELS ON MY 2002 CHEVY CORVETTE ARE CRACKED AND IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. FAILURE OF THIS WHEEL WHILE DRIVING CAN HAVE DISASTROUS RESULTS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS IN DECEMBER, 2004. GREAT LOOKING VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT AND SEVERE HAS COME OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY; VERY ROUGH AND THE RPM'S GO TO 4000 OR ABOVE BEFORE SHIFTING OR IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO COME OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE; I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN RESEARCHING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR, AND TO MY HORROR, I AM EXPERIENCING MUCH OF THE SAME AS OTHER CONSUMERS. HOW CAN SO MANY COMPLAINTS BE ISSUED ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS?? *TR

2002 CHEVY CORVETTE WITH DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED ENGAGED AND SHE COULD NOT DISENGAGE IT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THREE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WERE RELATED.

MY STEERING LOCKS UP ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ! GMC REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME ON THE REPAIRS. *TR

2002 CHEVY CORVETTE ACTIVE HANDLING PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE BRAKES REALLY HARD WHEN THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. HE STATES HE HAS SEEN OTHER CASES LIKE THIS BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING SENSOR IN THE COLUMN. *KB UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE MECHANIC FOUND MOISTURE IN THE RIGHT WHEEL SENSOR AND PUT GREASE IN THE CONNECTOR. *TR UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

VEHICLE (2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE) RIM CRACKING, NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL RIMS. *JB

THE RIGHT REAR OEM FORGED ALUMINUM WHEEL ON THE 2002 CORVETTE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK. DISCUSSION OF THIS CORVETTE WHEEL CRACKING ISSUE ON VARIOUS WEB FORUMS HAS INDICATED THAT MANY OF THESE SAME OEM CORVETTE WHEELS HAVE CRACKED. I CONSIDER THIS CRACKED WHEEL UNSAFE SINCE IT COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC WHEEL FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT.*AK

EBCM ISSUES ON THE C5 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. GETTING ABS/AH/TC ERRORS ON DISK. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR SAFTEY REASON. *AK SEE THE LONG LIST AT CORVETTE FORUM HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1387486

THE 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.. IT WAS COMPLETELY USELESS. IT DIDN'T WORK. WHY I DON'T KNOW, BUT THE INSPECTION PLACE STATED THAT THEY HAD FAILED NUMEROUS TAHOES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FELT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THE FEW THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE AN INNOCENT PARTY CONCERNING SEVERAL DEATHS OR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPORTING IT BEFORE IT IS RECALLED. I DIDN''T EVEN USE THE BRAKE HOW COULD IT NOT WORK ANYMORE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ELECTRONIC POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

ABS MODULE FAILED WITH 33K MILES IN 02 CORVETTE THERE ARE MANY OTHER WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH BRAKES THAT LOCK UP WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PEDAL. 18 PAGES OF PEOPLE ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM WITH EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE) THAT ALSO SHUTS OFF TRACTION CONTROL. PARTS FAILING ON A RANGE OF MODEL YEAR CORVETTES. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 C5 CORVETTE, THE REAR RIM HAS A CRACK IN THE SPOKE. I WENT ON CORVETTE FORUM TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THERE WHERE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SEVERAL HAD TAKEN THERE CARS TO THE DEALERS, SOME UNDER WARRANTY SOME NOT AND GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE RIMS. THIS LINK WAS ACTUALLY ON THE CORVETTE FORUM ASKING PEOPLE TO WRITE TO YOU AND POSSIBLY GET A SAFETY RECALL STARTED. I ONLY HAVE 39000 MILES 0N THE CAR. I FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, I DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE SHOULD THE RIMS COME APART ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN YOU PLEASE SEE IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED, BUT I FEEL OBLIGATED TO REPORT IT. *JB

RIGHT REAR STOCK RIM ON A 2002 CORVETTE COUPE IS CRACKED. CAR ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT. I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW RIM IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

THE CHROMED WHEELS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ARE CRACKED. ALL 4 WHEES ARE CRACKED AND ON ONE WHEEL 3 OUT OF FIVE SPOKES ARE CRACKED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *AK

CRACKS IN THE CASTED SPOKES OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

STEERING COLUMN LOCK-UP ON 2 CORVETTES ( 97 & 02 ) LOCKED UP 3 TIMES ON THE 2002 CORVETTE & 1 TIME ON 1997. BOTH MIRRORS BROKE ON 97 & HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL GAUGE WOULD GO FROM HALF TO EMPTY & LATER BACK TO HALF ON 2002 & PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK W / REMOTE & SOMETIMES PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN WHEN CONVERTIBLE WAS PUT DOWN . READ-OUT ON HEATER / TEMP. GAUGE & RADIO DISPLAY WOULD FADE IN AND OUT. *NM

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2002 CORVETTE GOES TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING, THE DIC FLASHES " LOW FUEL" & THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMES ON. JUST AS SUDDENLY, IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER. I PAID A LOCAL DEALER ~$700 TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SENSOR UNIT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME TO ADD A GAS ADDITIVE, ONLY AVAILABLE FROM CHEVROLET AT $25 A TREATMENT, TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER ADDING A BOTTLE OF THE GAS TREATMENT, MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY & STAYED THERE FOR 3 DAYS. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA INVESTIGATED A SIMILAR PROBLEM FOR THE 2000 MALIBU (EA02028), BUT NO RECALL WAS ORDERED. SURFING THE WEB, THIS LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY AUTOS & TRUCKS. HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY OWNER ASSISTANCE WHO CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER & PARROTED THEIR "OLD" GASOLINE EXPLANATION FOR FOULING THE SENSOR. WHY DO YOU USE A SENSOR THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE FUEL AVAILABLE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS? I ONLY USE FUEL FROM BRAND NAME SUPPLIERS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE GAS SENSOR & NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS SUCH BY CHEVROLET. *JB

2002 MALIBU. TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE. *NM

BOTH WINDOW MOTORS BROKEN, AFTER LOOKING UP ONLINE, ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL CORVETTE UNTIL 2004, I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL ON MY 2002 CORVETTE COUPE HAS A CRACK IN 2 OF THE SPOKES. I TOOK IT IN TO MY CHEVY DEALER (CREST CHEVROLET), THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO GM. THE GM REP. HAD THE DEALER TAKE THE TIRE OFF THE WHEEL AND SEE IF THE CRACKS GO THROUGH TO THE INSIDE AND GET THE FACTORY NUMBER OFF THE INSIDE & VERIFY IT WAS A GM WHEEL. THE DEALER SERVICE REP CALLED ME AND SAID GM AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST OF THE WHEEL. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT GM'S OFFER WAS NOT SATISFACTORY AND I WOULD PROCEED IN FILING FORMAL COMPLAINTS. THEY FACT THAT THESE WHEELS ARE A PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND DOCUMENTED ON THE CORVETTEFORUM.COM WEBSITE. HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1461736. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL LETTER # 04060000 WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE REMOVED TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED REPAIR. TO PERFORM THE REMEDY REPAIR, THE DEALER MANAGER DETERMINED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE BROKEN AND THE COST OF NEW STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED WITH THE DEALER'S DECISION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS PENDING FOR RESOLUTION AND PROVIDED A REFERENCE REF# 1-423750902. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN A WEEK AND THE CONTACT CONTINUES TO WAIT FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S RESOLUTION. UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB

DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN COMPLETED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. *NM

FOUND STRESS CRACKS IN REAR WHEELS OF 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WAITING FOR DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR DEATH. *JB

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH CRACKED WHEELS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING SHARP TURNS AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH OR LESS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #04V060000 CONCERNING THE STEERING. ALTHOUGH THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY, AFTERWARDS THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IS AWAITING INSPECTION OF THE ONGOING STEERING PROBLEM. *AK

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2002 CORVETTE COUPE. IT CAME WITH OPTIONAL THIN SPOKE POLISHED ALUMINUM WHEELS. MY DRIVER REAR HAS A STRESS CRACK WHERE THE FORK MEETS THE RIM. MANY OF MY FELLOW CORVETTE FRIENDS HAVE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 30400 MILES ON THE ODO. SEE FORUM THREAD HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1300651&PAGE=1&PP=20 THANK YOU FOR CHECKING INTO THIS.*JB

STOCK GM HIGH POLISHED RIGHT REAR CORVETTE C5 18" X 9.5" WHEEL CRACKED. TIRE WENT FLAT, DISCOVERED CRACKS AT 2 SPOKES, LEAKING AIR THROUGH CRACKS REPLACED WHEEL WITH ATERMARKET. *JB UPDATED 05/01/06

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE SPOKES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - THE WHEELS WERE INSPECTED BY FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WHO AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPLACE BOTH REAR WHEELS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED. *NM

PROBLEM: O.E.M. REAR WHEELS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE HAVE DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACKS. I RECENTLY NOTICED HAIRLINE CRACKS EACH ABOUT AN INCH LONG ON THE OUTER SPOKES NEAR THE EDGES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. THE WHEELS ARE STOCK GM HIGH POLISHED 5 SPOKE WHEELS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ALTERED. THIS VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION, WHEELS OR BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED. THE TWO FRONT 17 INCH O.E.M. WHEELS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED ANY CRACKS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. ORIGINAL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 CORVETTE I RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A FRIEND OF MINE. WHILE CLEANING THE CAR RECENTLY I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK AT THE BASE OF ONE OF THE SPOKES ON MY LEFT REAR RIM. THIS CRACK HAD NOT BEEN THERE PREVIOUSLY. WORRIED ABOUT THE STRUCTURE I WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT. WHILE THERE I NOTICED A 2000 CORVETTE ON THE RACK FOR TIRES. I WENT OVER TO LOOK AT IT'S RIMS AND SAW THAT THE LEFT REAR HAD 3 SPOKES CRACKED. I ORDERED A NEW AFTERMARKET RIM, MINE ARE GM AND WENT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I RECHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOW SAW THAT THE LEFT HAD MORE FRACTURES COMING FROM THE ORIGINAL CRACK, AND NOW THE RIGHT REAR ALSO HAD A CRACK AT THE BASE OF THE SPOKE. THE CAR HAS 46,000 MILES. THE WHEELS HAVE NEVER BEEN CURBED AND ONLY ONE NEW SET OF TIRES HAS BEEN PUT ON AT A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. I CHECKED ON A CORVETTE WEB SITE AND GOT MANY RESPONSES OF ADDITIONAL CORVETTES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN COMING ON. THE CHEVY DEALER CHECKED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, CHECKED FOR LOW COOLANT. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING INTERNALLY. COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. *NM

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTER READOUT MESSAGE: SERVICE ABS, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. DEALER HAS FOUND THAT COMMUNICATION IS BEING LOST BETWEEN THE STEERING SENSOR AND COMPUTER. NO REASON WHY. POSSIBLE LOOSE PIN CONNECTION? ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT CHECKS OUT OK. HAD LOSS OF CONTROL AND LOSS OF BRAKING TEMPORARILY. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE IT HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TIRES PUT ON IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND NOTICED BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE CRACKED I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED YET BUT THE DEALER CENTER CHEVROLET GOT AHOLD OF THE GM REP AND THEY WILL ONLY BUY ONE RIM IF I BUY THE OTHER RIM .THIS CAR IS MY WIFE'S AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF , DOES THIS SOUND LIKE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS ( IT IS BOTH BACK WHEELS)?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO REPORT THIS ELSEWHERE. *JB

DT: NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, AND THEN WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, REMOVED KEY, WAITED 10 SECONDS AS SHOWN ON DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. WENT FOR A FEW FEET AND THE FUEL LINE SHUT CAR OFF. HAD TO PUSH CAR INTO THE GARAGE AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE LOCKING PARTS, RACK/ SECTOR/ LOCK BOLT THAT LOCKED THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED 04V06000 IN 2004. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE A DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, BUT GM AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE CHARGED. *AK *NM

RE 2002 CHEVY TAHOE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: UP UNTIL THE 34,000 MILE RANGE THE VEHICLE DID JUST THAT, RUN FLAWLESSLY. HOWEVER, AT 34,000 MILES (NOVEMBER OF 2004) THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND INSTANTLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO WHINE AND STOPPED OPERATING WHICH PLACED HER INTO THE PATH OF A LARGE TRUCK BEARING DOWN ON HER RATHER QUICKLY. THANKFULLY SHE WAS ABLE TO GLIDE OUT OF THE PATH OF THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE TAHOE TOWED BACK TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND WE DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION "SUN SHELL" HAD FAILED AND WOULD BE REPLACED. OUR DEALER ASSURED US THAT THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE NEW PARTS WERE DESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE. OUR DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRING A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH THESE FAILURES. OUR TAHOE WENT OFF OF IT'S NEW CAR WARRANTY ON MILEAGE NOT NUMBER OF MONTHS SOMETIME IN APRIL OF 2005 (36 MONTHS WOULD HAVE ENDED THIS AUGUST). JUST THIS PAST MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 19, 2005) MY WIFE WAS AGAIN ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OUR 2002 TAHOE. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROX: 41,000 ( TOTAL PERIOD OF MILES AND THE LENGTH OF TIME FROM THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS APPROX: 7 MONTHS). THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE THE SAME, SHE WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO WHINE AND SLIP. THIS TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RELATIVE SAFETY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE "SUN SHELL" HAD FAILED. I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 AND WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE DAMAGED PART AND A BENCH THAT CONTAINED SEVERAL DAMAGED "SUN SHELL". IT OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT TAKE MUCH EFFORT TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION AND SPECIFICALLY THIS PART. *JB

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. THE CONSUMER STATED CAR DEVELOPED A SPORADIC FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. INVOLVED LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CONTACT THE DEALER, IMPERIAL CHEVROLET. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $46.00 JUST TO LOOK AT CAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AN ARTICLE IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER STATED THERE HAS BEEN A TREND OF FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED IMPERIAL CHEVROLET THEY STATED THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. *AK

STEERING WHEEL INTERLOCK PROBLEMS (AGAIN AFTER RECALL). *JB

STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON 2002 CORVETTE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SCENARIO IS AS FOLLOWS: WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINS LOCKED IN POSITION. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF IT OCCURS AT STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AFTER THE DRIVER HAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO RESTART. WHEN IT OCCURS THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION IS TO CALL A TOW SERVICE AND GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. GM STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS FINE. THE EVENT DOES NOT LOG AN ERROR CODE SO WHEN THEY PLUG THEIR COMPUTER INTO THE CAR THEY FIND NO PROBLEMS. ITS SEEMS OVER TIME THE STEERING COLUMN WILL RELEASE WHEN RESTARTED. I HAD WAITED 30 MINUTES ON ONE OCCASION AND THE COLUMN RELEASED. FOR TODAY'S INCIDENT, AFTER FOUR HOURS THE COLUMN WOULD NOT RELEASE. MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE OPTED TO DISABLE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK "FEATURE" WITH AN AFTERMARKET DEVICE. I WILL BE DOING THE SAME SHORTLY. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READ "ACTIVE HANDLING". THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY MOVING AT A STEADY SPEED AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH. HAD I BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, I MAY HAVE WRECKED THE CAR INJURING OR KILLING MYSELF AS WELL AS POSSIBLY ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED. FOR NOW I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT ON DASHBOARD A READOUT CAME ON THAT STATED THE ABS NEEDED SERVICING, SERVICE HANDLING, AND THE GAS WILL NOT REGISTER ON THE DASHBOARD. THE WIPER/WASHER MOTOR RAN ALL THE TIME AND HAD BE DISCONNECTED. SHE HAS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY A YEAR AFTER SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE CALLER SAID THE DEALER STATED THE LIGHTS COME ON NORMALLY AT STARTUP BUT NOW THE VEHICLE CHIMED, AND WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. DEALER SAID THAT IT NEEDED FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

REGARDING A 2002 C5 CORVETTE. STEERING RANDOMLY LOCKS UP. THE CAR CAN ONLY BE TOWED THEN FIXED BY A DEALER. THIS CAN EVEN HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. ANY CORVETTE ONLY FROM THE YEAR 97 TO PRESENT CAN BE AFFECTED. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WILL HAPPEN TO ALMOST EVERY VETTE OWNER. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND GM IS NOT TO DOING THERE JOB TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER 8 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE TO WHICH THIS FIRST OCCURRED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *NM

WENT TO DRIVE CAR AND DIC INFORMED ME THAT THE SERVICE COLUMN WAS LOCKED. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PART #26089807 (COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY) TO THE COST OF $425. ACCORDING TO THEM (NEWSOME AUTOMOTIVE, FLORENCE S.C.) THIS PART # WAS NOT ONE IN THE APRIL 04 RECAL. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE.

DT: THE CONTACT HAD TRACTION CONTROL, HANDLING, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AS A RESULT THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HANDLING PROBLEMS. *AK

A VERY UNNERVING CONDITION IS PRESENT IN OUR 2002 TAHOE. THERE IS A LOOSE/ UNSTABLE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING. MY MECHANIC SAID WE HAVE A WARPED CENTER STEERING SHAFT AND HE CAN NOT REPAIR AS THE PART IS BACK ORDERED BY TENS OF THOUSANDS NATIONWIDE (INDICATING A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE) I HAVE BEEN EXPECTING A RECALL BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ONE. GM HAS NOT REPLIED TO MY INQUIRY.

DC: HIS BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WHEN YOU STOP THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, THE PEDAL JERKS BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP CORRECTLY. *AK

WE BOUGHT OUR ASTRO VAN IN 2001, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 22 OR 23 TIMES. MOST OF THEM MAJOR THINGS NEEDING TO BE FIXED OR REPLACED.*AK

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *TC

I HAD THE SAME COLUMN-LOCK ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE C5 CORVETTE. I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2002 MANUAL-TRANSMISSION VETTE AND HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED. I HAD HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY CHECKED THE COLUMN-LOCK MECHANISM AND THEN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UPON STARTUP.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY STIFF. BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD REACH THE STREET THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. THE WHEELS COULD NOT BE TURNED IN ANY DIRECTION. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SET FOR A WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WORKED AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITH THIS EHICLE. *JB

STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT UNLOCK.TRY TO MOVE CAR AND FUEL SHUTS OFF. PROBLEM WELL DOCUMENTED. DEALER CLAIMS VIN# NOT ON RECALL LIST HOWEVER IS UNDER WARRENTY. AS THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS IT IS LOCKED WHEN BROUGHT IN. *AK

A FEW MONTHS AGO I NOTICED MY DRIVER'S DOOR WAS HITTING THE GUIDE WHENEVER I CLOSED THE DOOR. THINKING THE HINGE NEEDED SOME ADJUSTMENT, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER A COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO FIND OUT HOW TO ADJUST IT OR TO HAVE IT DONE IF IT IS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE EVALUATION CONCLUDED THAT THE DOOR (FIBREGLASS) WAS CRACKED AND AN ENTIRELY NEW DOOR HAS TO BE INSTALLED (INCLUDING PAINTING IT AND REPAINTING ADJACENT AREAS OF THE BODY.) MY CONCERN IS NOT THE IMMEDIATE FIX, SINCE IT IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT IF THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR IN THE FUTURE, NOT ONLY WILL THE REPAIR COST BE VERY HIGH, BUT THERE WOULD BE A DANGER OF THE DOOR FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THREE DOORS AT THEIR FACILITY, SO I PRESUME THE ISSUE MIGHT BE MUCH LARGER NATIONALLY. I AM AWAITING THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *LA

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT. *AK THE RIMS WERE BENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *SC *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. THE STEERING COLUMN SYSTEM LOCKED UP 3 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE THE TRACTION MASTER, AND ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. THIS FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK 04V06000 BUT THE VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED. CHARGED SYSTEM ONCE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SETTING IN MY GARAGE WITH ALL FOUR OF THE ABOVE LISTED PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. RECALL 04V060000) WAS ISSUED. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, STATING THAT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN TURNING TOWARDS THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. *LA *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF ROAD. MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND DEALER'S TECHNICIAN DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

1. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS JUST BELOW HALF, SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL SUDDENLY JUMP TO EMPTY. NOTE THAT I NORMALLY REFILL THE TANK (COMPLETELY FULL) WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS ABOUT ONE EIGHTH OF A TANK REMAINING.*AK 2. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS, THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN A FEW MILES BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, ALL IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. 3. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED THE GM SERVICE COMPLAINT NUMBER AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED.

WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVEN TIMES DUE TO STALLING ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REACHED 3/8. THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE FUEL GAUGE AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTER READOUT MESSAGE: SERVICE ABS, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. *PH THE VEHICE WAS TAKEN TO TE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *NM

ABS SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. RESULTS IN DISABLING OF ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. CHEVY HAD INITIALLY ADVISED SHUTTING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING: IT GETS RID OF CODE AND CAR WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. IF THE RANDOM EVENT OCCURS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION IT CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR, I.E., THAT BRAKES CAN LOCK. *LA

THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 WOULD NOT UNLOCK. *PH

STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, A MODEL YEAR NOT COVERED UNDER CURRENT TSB/RECALL CAMPAIGN.*AK

DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT MOVES DURING MODERATE ACCERLERATION AND BRAKING. I ATTEMPTED TO GET IT CORRECTED UNDER CHEVY TECHANICAL BULLETIN NO. 02-08-50-002 DATED 3/13/02 BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE UNTIL A FRIEND MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE HAD TO GET HIS SEAT FIXED ON HIS VETTE UNDER THE SAME BULLETIN NO. WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT "COVERED" UNDER THAT BULLETIN NO. AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT CHEVROLET. MY FRIEND OWNES THE EXACT SAME CAR AS I DO, HIS CAN GET FIXED BUT MINE CAN'T? I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT THE SEAT MOVES UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE THING BREAKS ONE DAY IF I HAVE TO BREAK HARD? I END UP THRU THE WINDOW? I'M MORE CURIOUS WHY THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT? THEY ADMITTED THAT MY SEAT MOVES BUT SAID IT DOES NOT MOVE ENOUGH TO WARRANT FALLING IN THE BULLETIN REPAIR. HOW MUCH DOES IT NEED TO MOVE? *AK

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT IS IN FOR REPAIR FOR ABS AND OTHER. THE PART A ABS MODULE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT BE FOR ANOTHER 2 TO THREE WEEKS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SINCE 5/5 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I MAY GET THE VEHICLE BACK. I DO NOT THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE IN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. THE VEHICLE USES A LOT OF OIL ALSO, AND ENGINE NOISE IS A PROBLEM. *NLM

THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN AFTER 5 DAYS AFTER BEING PARKED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY JOHN HALL CHEVROLET THAT THIS IS NORMAL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE POWER DRAIN THAT THE CORVETTE COMPUTERS PUT ON THE BATTERY. THIS DESPITE 3 "CHARGE SYSTEM FAULT" MESSAGES THAT HAVE COME UP ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN. *JB

THE WINDOW SEAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE MOLDED AND CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN IGNITION. *JB *TT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

THE STABILIZER BAR AND SUPPORT ARM BROKE, VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO A MUDDY DITCH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *AK *JB

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ELEVATE AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE. *DT *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT NONE OF THE AIR DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER SUSTAIN SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PLEASE PUT THE CORRECT MODEL. PH

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THEN THE VEHICLE DIED. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN.

THE VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF THE GARAGE HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE ATTEMPT TO PULL BACK INSIDE . THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. PLEASE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

I WAS IN A WRECK LAST MONDAY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY VAN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN YOU SET IT AT A SPEED THEN GO DOWN A HILL IT WOULD GET 15-20 MILES FASTER. ANY HOW THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT DOWN AND I HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT OF THE VAN A FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY BY MY LEFT FOOT AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNTIL THE FIRE GOT TO THEM. THE VAN ROLLED OVER ONCE AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN I ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND GOT OUT THAT WAY AND THE ABS BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON THEM REAL HARD. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE ENGINE EMITS A BIRD LIKE CHURPING NOISE IRREGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR IDLE. POSSIBLE GETTING LOUDER OVER TIME. CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SINCE 2/1/02. STILL NO FIX. I CALL EVERY 2-4 WKS & RECEIVE THE SAME STORY THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON IT. IS THIS DANGEROUS? TOTALLY FRUSTRATED.*AK

HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SINCE IT IS ONLY A VERY SMALL INDENTATION ON STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW TO SHIFT TO 2ND WHEN SPEED IS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH, AND SOMETIMES WILL SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR BEFORE SHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO BRING THE CAR IN SO A NEW SEATBELT COULD BE ORDERED. *AK