IllustrationVEHICLE STARTED AND DROVE WITH STEERING WHEEL IN LOCKED POSITION DUE TO ELECTRIC SOLENOID. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Corvette years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Corvette are substantially higher than the model-year median of 29.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
200–25K
6725–50K
2750–75K
2375–100K
12100–150K
4150K+
153 reports with mileage · 246 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 215 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
Steering complaints
215 reportsTODAY THE COLUMN LOCK FAILED FOR THE 5TH TIME ON MY 1998 CORVETTE. ONCE THE COLUMN LOCKED ON ME AFTER I HAD BEGUN TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME. HAD I BEEN AT AN INTERSECTION, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. FORTUNATELY (OR UNFORTUNATELY AS IT MAY BE) THE OTHER TIMES THE COLUMN LOCK FAILED T…
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TODAY THE COLUMN LOCK FAILED FOR THE 5TH TIME ON MY 1998 CORVETTE. ONCE THE COLUMN LOCKED ON ME AFTER I HAD BEGUN TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME. HAD I BEEN AT AN INTERSECTION, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. FORTUNATELY (OR UNFORTUNATELY AS IT MAY BE) THE OTHER TIMES THE COLUMN LOCK FAILED TO RELEASE WERE AFTER I HAD PARKED THE CAR AND RETURNED. SO FAR, I HAVE ONLY BEEN GREATLY INCONVENIENCED OR HAD MY FRIENDS INCONVENIENCED, BUT I AM AWARE TAHT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AMONG C5 OWNERS. IT IS TIME FOR A RECALL FOLKS! ENOUGH OF "UNDER CONSIDERATION".*AK
THE DEALER DENIED OF ANY RECALL, AND SAID THAT I WAS MISTAKEN IN THINKING THERE WAS A RECALL. IT'S REAL SAD THAT OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ISN'T EVEN AWARE THERE'S A RECALL! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
I HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE 4 TIMES ON MY 98 CORVETTE - COLUMN SERVICE LOCK ON. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED FOUR TIMES. THIS CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, YET GMC DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN THE CAR BEING NON-DRIVEABLE, AND THE POSS…
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I HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE 4 TIMES ON MY 98 CORVETTE - COLUMN SERVICE LOCK ON. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED FOUR TIMES. THIS CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, YET GMC DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN THE CAR BEING NON-DRIVEABLE, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED AT ANY TIME IN ANY PLACE MAKES THIS A SAFTEY ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE COLUMN SERVICE LOCK PROBLEM EXTENSIVELY ON THE INTERNET, AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN MOST C5 (97 - 00) CORVETTES - THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE. GM SHOULD RECALL ALL C5S AND CORRECT THIS SEVERE DEFECT. I HAVE EVEN HEARD THAT THIS HAS HAPPEND TO INDIVIDUALS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE GMC TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY?? *AK
WHEN STARTING UP CAR STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED, CONSUMER TRIED ALL GEARS, IT STILL WOULD NOT UNLOCK . HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND IT WAS A BAD SOLENOID SWITCH. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED TO UNLOCK UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY, BOTH TIMES WERE IN THE GARAGE. THE COMPUTER DETECTS THE FAILED COLUMN LOCK AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING DRIVEN BY SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN AFTER MOVING A COUPLE OF FEET. MY CONCERN IS THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE. IS THERE A…
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THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED TO UNLOCK UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY, BOTH TIMES WERE IN THE GARAGE. THE COMPUTER DETECTS THE FAILED COLUMN LOCK AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING DRIVEN BY SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN AFTER MOVING A COUPLE OF FEET. MY CONCERN IS THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THE COLUMN COULD LOCK WHILE DRIVING ? EVEN IF THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, I WOULD STILL BE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK MODULE AND ROCKER STUDS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OWNER'S HOME. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 CJS
STEERING LOCK MODULE SHORTED OUT CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. MJS (DID NOT COUNT IN NUMBERS FOR EA02-031; DUPLICATE OF ODI# 852313.)
WHEN PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED HALFWAY INTO THE OMCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. THE DIC (DASHBOARD) DIGNOSIS SAID TO PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS. APPARENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE ENGINE SHUTOFF. THIS PUT ME IN DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC HEADING AT ME. AFTER THE 10 SECONDS , THE CAR …
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WHEN PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED HALFWAY INTO THE OMCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. THE DIC (DASHBOARD) DIGNOSIS SAID TO PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS. APPARENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE ENGINE SHUTOFF. THIS PUT ME IN DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC HEADING AT ME. AFTER THE 10 SECONDS , THE CAR RESTARTED AND ALL WAS OK, NO ACCIDENT RESULTED , BUT ESCAPED A A NARROW BULLET. THE DEALER WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO REPLACE THE PARTS , BUT INTIMATED THAT THE NEW PARTS MAY DO THE SAME THING SINCE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN MODIFIED. HE SAID TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IN MY OPINION THIS COULD BE VERY SERIOUS, AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS OR MODIFY THE CURRENT PARTS SO THAT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Official recalls
204V060000 · Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device
Feb 9, 2004
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO "LOCK," THE ECL SYSTEM PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE CUSTOMER TRIES TO DRIVE, THE FUEL SUPPLY WILL BE SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. IF VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, HOWEVER, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE ACCELERATED WHILE THE STEERING SYSTEM IS LOCKED. ALSO WHEN THE CONTROL SYSTEM SHOWS THAT THE ECL IS UNLOCKED AND THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE LOCK PIN LOCATION CAN VARY. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE LOCK PLATE RELATIVE TO THE SWITCH TRANSITION POINT, THERE COULD THEN BE CONTACT BETWEEN THE LOCK PLATE AND PIN CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING .
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL DISABLE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BY REMOVING THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS REMOVED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL LOCK BUT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, PERFORM A DIMENSIONAL CHECK OF THE COLUMN LOCK AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LOCK PLATE. THE STEERING COLUMN ON THESE VEHICLES WILL CONTINUE TO LOCK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. OWNER NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS OF 1997 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2004. OWNERS OF 1998 THROUGH 2004 VEHICLES (EXCEPT 1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2, 2004. THE REMAINING OWNERS (1997-1998 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES) WILL BE NOTIFIED LATER IN 2004, WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
00V111000 · Seat Belts:front
Apr 17, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LAP BELT WEBBING CAN TWIST ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: WHEN THE BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL INSERTS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE OF EACH LAP BELT RETRACTOR.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
5EA02031 · Steering Column Lockup
Opened Nov 15, 2002 · Closed Mar 11, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering; Steering:column; Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device
IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Steering:column
IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.
Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device
IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.
Steering
IN 2001, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS 1044 AND 1044A TO ADDRESS A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK DURING THE INITIAL KEY-IN AND START-UP IN CERTAIN MY 1998-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES.HOWEVER, ODI CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP ON CORVETTE VEHICLES.AS A RESULT, PE02-054 WAS OPENED AND LATER UPGRADED TO EA02-031 FOR MY 1997-2001 SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH POST-REPAIR FAILURES IN VEHICLES SERVICED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS, FAILURES IN MY 1997-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGNS.(NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER FAILURE DATA ABOVE IS LIMITED TO MY 1997-2003 VEHICLES THROUGH 10/17/2003.)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2004, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN MY 1997-2004 CORVETTE VEHCLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND MY 1997-2000 CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.THE NOTIFICATION STATED THAT IF THE VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SUPPLY WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CUSTOMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR.AS A RESULT, THE CUSTOMER COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.GM WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM REPROGRAMMED FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND THE ELECTRIC COLUMN LOCK DISABLED FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES.ODI WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED.
PE02054 · Steering Column Lockup
Opened Jul 1, 2002 · Closed Nov 15, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
SEE RESUME IN REPOSITORY.
EA00009 · Front Lap Belt Malfunction
Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Apr 18, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts
ODI OPENED THIS EA00-009 ON MARCH 16, 2000, TO CONTINUE ANALYSES BEGUN UNDER PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE99-076.THE ALLEGED DEFECT: LAP BELT WEBBING IN BOTH SEATING POSITIONS TENDS TO FOLD OVER WHILE ENTERING THE RETRACTOR OPENING.THESE FOLDS FREQUENTLY IMPEDE PROPER WEBBING RETRACTION.IF THE RETRACTOR HAS BEEN INADVERTENTLY TOGGLED INTO AUTOMATIC LOCK RETRACTOR (ALR) MODE BY BEING EXTENDED TO ITS FULL LENGTH, IT MAY FAIL TO RESET ITSELF TO THE NORMAL EMERGENCY LOCK RETRACTOR (ELR) MODE.SUCH A CONDITION HAS BEEN SHOWN TO RENDER THE ACTIVE RESTRAINT UNUSABLE.CONCLUSION: GM WILL REMEDY THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN 71,569 SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO AUGUST 1999 BY ADDING WEBBING GUIDE INSERTS TO THE LAP RETRACTOR OPENINGS OF BOTH SEATING POSITIONS TO PREVENT THE ADMISSION OF FOLDED WEBBING ONTO THE RETRACTOR SPOOL.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS HAS BEEN CLOSED.
PE99076 · Front Lap Belt Malfunction
Opened Dec 10, 1999 · Closed Mar 16, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts
There is no summary currently available
PE99066 · Steering Column Lock Module
Opened Nov 8, 1999 · Closed Jul 21, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available