1998 Chevrolet Corvette

I KNOW I AM NOT THE 1ST TO REPORT THIS SAME CONDITION. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEVERAL 100 OF US IF NOT 1000'S, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ABS FAILURES WHICH AFFECTS THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULES (ALSO CALLED ELECTRONIC BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODEL)( EBTCM) ON ALL CORVETTE'S MADE FROM 97-2007 THAT I AM AWARE OF. WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE ABS & TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILURES AND GM SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM BUT OTHERS DO AND THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE NHTSA. YOU HAVE 40,000 HIGH PERFORMANCE CORVETTE'S ON THE ROAD WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROLS THAT DO NOT WORK FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ACTIVE HANDLING FOR STABILITY CONTROL AND NO SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE FROM GM? HOW CAN THAT BE? THERE IS A 10% CHANCE AFTERMARKET COMPANIES WHO SAY THEY CAN REPAIR THESE MODULES ACTUALLY DO. MANY PEOPLE ARE SPENDING $650 TO $1200 TO GET THEM REPAIRED AND IT'S ABOUT A 10% SUCCESS RATE THEY GET REPAIRED. GO TO ANY CORVETTE FORUMS AND YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF DATA TO SUPPORT WHAT I'M TELLING YOU. GM WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UNLESS NHTSA MAKES THEM. YOUR BEST ADVANTAGE POINT TO DO NOTHING IS THAT MOST CORVETTE OWNERS ARE OVER THE AGE OF 40 AND WE DRIVE THESE VEHICLES WITH RESPECT TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I WOULD PREFER A "REPAIR" CAPABILITY NOT A 100% REENGINEERED MODULE SO THEY CAN CHARGE ME $5000 FOR IT WHEN MY VETT IS WORTH $10K. I HOPE THIS IS THE FINAL DATA POINT TO GET SOME DIALOG FROM YOU TO GM AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY VIABLE SOLUTION TO THESE ISSUES ON THE CORVETTES WITH THEIR LONG HISTORY OF ABS CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURES WITH NO VIABLE REPAIR ACTION FROM GM. *TR

SITTING IDLE, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON DASH BOARD, IN DASH DISPLAY SHOWS"SERVICE ENGINE SOON". MADE IT HOME WHEN SMOKE BELLOWED FROM UNDER HOOD. ABS MODULE SHORTED OUT AND STARTED FIRE AT MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS. THANKFULLY, I AM A BODY MAN AND KNEW WHAT TO DO BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL BLOWN FIRE. MY RESEARCH SHOWS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1997 TO 2000 CORVETTE WITH J 04 ACTIVE BRAKE CONTROL OPTION. NOT ONLY IS THERE A FIRE POSSIBILITY, THE PART MANUFACTURE HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS IN 2007, THE MODULE OR HARNESS AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE. DUE TO THE FIRE HISTORY OF THIS PART, NO AFTERMARKET COMPANY'S WILL REBUILD THIS UNIT. ZERO AVAILABLE NEW, VERY LIMITED USED (YARDS WILL ONLY SELL A TOTALED CORVETTE AS A ROLLING CHASIS). THIS LEAVES US CORVETTE OWNERS PURCHASED FOR $50,000 NEW WITH A UNDRIVABLE VEHICLE! LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS WILL NOT ACCEPT VEHICLE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. ("WE ARE SORRY, BUT WE CANNOT REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE"). *TR

I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND MY ABS BRAKES FAILED, MY CAR COULD NOT STOP AND I NARROWLY MISSED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED AT JOHN L SULLIVAN CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT MY ABS "ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE" FAILED AND THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALER OR AFTERMARKET. I WENT ONLINE TO THE CORVETTEFORUM.COM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CORVETTE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FIXES FOR THIS. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT GM COULD NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS PROBLEM INCLUDES CORVETTES MANUFACTURED FROM 1998-2004. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I'M AFRAID TO LET MY FAMILY DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 98 VETTE AS A USED VEHICLE IN 2001. SOON AFTER DRIVING IT I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME SLACK IN THE SEAT POSITION WHETHER ACCELERATING OR STOPPING. I WOULD SAY ABOUT 1.5 INCHES FROM ITS SET POSITION. I CARRIED IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME COMPLAINTS, BUT THAT NO BULLETINS HAD BEEN SENT BY CHEVY. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I MOVED THE SEAT TO ITS MAXIMUM LEG ROOM SETTING THAT THEY FELT THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN ACCELERATING AND IN STOPPING SITUATION. I MADE THE ADJUSTMENT AND STILL COULD FEEL SOME MOVEMENT OF ABOUT A 1/2". I WAS THE ONLY DRIVER AND IT STILL SLIPS UNTIL THIS DATE. NO INCIDENT, BUT WITH THE SEAT BEING IN LESS THAN MAXIMUM SETTING AND A NEW DRIVER, I FEEL THAT THIS COULD CREATE A UNFAMILIAR DRIVING OCCURRENCE AND LEAD TO GREATER CHANCE OF POSSIBLE CRASH FROM OVER COMPENSATING FOR THE SEAT ACTUALLY MOVING WHEN IT SHOULD BE STABLE IN A SET POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES TO HAVE REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING; ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF HOW TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,929 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 7/26/12 *CN

MY 1998 CORVETTE CAR SEATS (POWERED) SLIPPED BACK SEVERAL INCHES AND MY FOOT CAME GAS PEDAL AS I WAS ACCELERATING ALONG WITH ONE HAND ON THE STEERING SLIPPED. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION SIMILAR TO THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT SEAT RAILS THAT WERE WORN AND ALLOWED THE SEATS TO SLIP BACK ON TAKEOFF. I'VE NOTIFIED CHEVY AND THEY SEEM DISINTERESTED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE CITY STREET A CHILD CHASING HIS BALL RAN OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES NOT KNOWING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING, IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SPIN OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO FIND OUT ABOUT REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABC CONTROL MODULE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND IT CAN NOT BE REBUILT OR REPAIRED. WHAT IM I GOING TO DO NOW WITH AN UNSAFE CAR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS