2000 Chevrolet Corvette

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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