1999 Chevrolet Corvette

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO PLACE A COMPLAINT ABOUT GM. THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL ON Y CORVETTE WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK UP AND FUEL SHUTS OFF. THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR . MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN SAID ITS RELATED TO THE RECALL . I THINK THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED ASAP. MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT AND GM REFUSES TO PAY AND CLAIMS THAT THE CARS IS OUT OF WARRANT THIS IS A 1999 CORVETTE. A RECALL IS A RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO PROCEED AND FURTHER REPORT GM FOR THIS ABUSE. *TR

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER FAILURE CAUSED THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK TO ENGAGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, HE DECLINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 10/27/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON SEP 21, 2001. AT 42,227 MILES, THE COMPUTER FLASHED SERVICE COLUMN LOCK AND AGAIN AT 92,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $740. GM STATED THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST AS THE RECALL WAS FIXED BACK IN 2001. UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WAS RECALLED AND FIXED IN 2006 BUT SERVICE COLUMN LOCK OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WELL DOCUMENTED AND GM HAS NO FIX FOR IT IT APPEARS THERE ARE SEVERAL FIXES OUT THERE AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER WHICH IS NOT APPROPRIATE THAT GM REFUSES TO PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS EVEN OCCURRING AFTER THE REQUIRED NTSB RECALL REPAIR IS MADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING LOCKED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. HE THEN NOTICED THAT A LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH STATED "STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE". THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. HE FILED A REPORT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT OFFERED ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/14/09.*JB

I EXPERIENCED THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 1999 CORVETTE LOCK UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS ONLY IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO STOP AND CALL FOR HELP. I CALLED MY LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT I MUST HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. UPON ARRIVING AT THE REPAIR FACILITY, THEY INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THEY CHECK MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON MY CAR. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PARTS ONCE AGAIN AND I WAS CHARGED ALMOST $700 FOR THE REPAIR. I ASKED WHY I NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE RECALL AND THEY SAID I WAS PAYING FOR IT BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. I RESEARCHED THE EXACT RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT (04V0600000) AND DISCOVERED SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAPPEN IF THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RECONFIGURED AS TO DISABLE IT FROM BEING DRIVEN WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UP. ON THE MODELS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE LOCK WAS REMOVED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A LOCK WAS INSTALLED ON THE SHIFTER SO IT COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. THIS WAS ALSO INTENDED TO KEEP THE ANTI-THEFT FEATURE. ON MODELS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE LOCK ON THE STEERING COLUMN COULD NOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE THIS WAS THE ONLY ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. INSTEAD THE FUEL TO THE ENGINE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INTERRUPTED IF THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. ON MY VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE RESTAURANT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING COLUMN BEING LOCKED UP. I CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS REIMBURSEMENT DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID MY CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, MILEAGE OR WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO SAFETY RECALLS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN MY 1999 CORVETTE, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED CAUSING ME TO GO OVER A CURB. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH BOARD. I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST CHEVY DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MOTOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT A RECALL (#04006B ON FEB/2004)ON THIS CAR WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO A SECOND POSTED RECALL #04006C) SERVICE MGR TOLD ME HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SECOND RECALL. THEY CHARGED ME $579.79 TO REPAIR AND DID NOT FOLLOW THE GUIDE LINES STATED IN THE SECOND RECALL, WHERE AS THE COLUMN LOCK ASSEMBLY IS TO BE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. I FEEL I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME AND DISABLE THE LOCK ASSEMBLY. TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE ON LINE, THIS PROBLEM HAS RETURNED ON MANY VEHICLES AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I AM WEARY OF DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF AND WHEN MY STEERING COLUMN WILL LOCK CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. GM MUST BE FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT TO THE DEALER; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE REMEDYING INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCED IN THE RECALL AT THE COST OF $700. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THIS SAME RECALL AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,220.

I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE MY 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND THE VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. I INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND FOUND RECALL NOTIFICATION EA02031. HOWEVER AFTER NOTIFYING THE MY LOCAL DEALER PARADICE CHEVROLET TEMECULA CA OF THE ISSUE THEY RESEARCHED MY VIN AND TO MY SURPRISE THE RECALL SERVICE HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE IN 2005 I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE MATTER WAS NOT RESOLVED PROPERLY AND THERE MY STILL BE AN ISSUE THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT UNCOVERED. PLEASE ADVISE?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHEN HE ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT IT COULD OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, BUT NO REMEDY. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.