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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
490–25K
5925–50K
3450–75K
1175–100K
16100–150K
4150K+
173 reports with mileage · 104 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Steering. Review the 168 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electrical System. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Exterior Lighting. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
15 crash reports0 fire reports8 injury reports
What owners actually said
277 reports
120,000 miles · Oct 18, 2017
Steering
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WONT UNLOCK EVEN WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND IN GEAR FIRST CAR WOULDNT STAY RUNNING. FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND AFTER HOOKING BATTERY BACK UP THE ENGINE WOULD STAY RUNNING BUT WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF WOULD GET THE MESSAGE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SERVICE REMOVE KEY AND W…
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STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WONT UNLOCK EVEN WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND IN GEAR FIRST CAR WOULDNT STAY RUNNING. FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND AFTER HOOKING BATTERY BACK UP THE ENGINE WOULD STAY RUNNING BUT WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF WOULD GET THE MESSAGE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SERVICE REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 5 MINUTES. I INSTALLED A LMC 5 FROM COMPLIANCE PARTS WHICH IS A BYPASS BUT STILL CANT GET STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME.
NHTSA ODI #11034211
120,000 miles · Sep 19, 2017
Steering
TAKATA RECALL - STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE
NHTSA ODI #11024525
1 miles · Jun 29, 2017
Steering
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND CUTS OFF. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE KEY AND UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA ODI #11002426
112,000 miles · Jun 14, 2017
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes
I CONSTANTLY GET ABS TCS WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ECBM BUT GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART ! THERE ARE NO COMPANIES THAT CAN REPAIR THIS YEARS (2000) ECBM AND NO USED ONES TO BE FOUND . NEITHER THE ABS OR THE TCS IS FUNCTIONAL WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON . DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WHIL…
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I CONSTANTLY GET ABS TCS WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ECBM BUT GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART ! THERE ARE NO COMPANIES THAT CAN REPAIR THIS YEARS (2000) ECBM AND NO USED ONES TO BE FOUND . NEITHER THE ABS OR THE TCS IS FUNCTIONAL WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON . DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WHILE STATIONARY
NHTSA ODI #10995161
30,500 miles · May 31, 2017
Steering
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. SHORTLY AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TRY DIFFERENT KEYS IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. SHORTLY AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TRY DIFFERENT KEYS IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BRENEGENS ARNOLD CHEVROLET DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE DEACTIVATED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT, DUE TO THE RECALL REPAIR BEING PERFORMED ONCE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR AGAIN FOR FREE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,500.
NHTSA ODI #10992436
Mileage unknown · May 10, 2017
Steering
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED MORE THAN TWICE AND THE KEY HAD TO BE MANEUVERED BACK AND FORTH TO BE REMOVED EACH TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACT…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED MORE THAN TWICE AND THE KEY HAD TO BE MANEUVERED BACK AND FORTH TO BE REMOVED EACH TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ODI #10984677
Mileage unknown · May 8, 2017
Steering
IN 2002 MY CORVETTE WAS TAKEN TO A WELL KNOWN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THE LOCKED STEERING COLUMN (PER A RECALL NOTICE). THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED AGAIN. I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR ON OCCASION. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 20002, I HAD 14,901 MILES AT PRESENT, I HAVE 17,000+ MILES. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE LOCKED STEERING C…
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IN 2002 MY CORVETTE WAS TAKEN TO A WELL KNOWN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THE LOCKED STEERING COLUMN (PER A RECALL NOTICE). THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED AGAIN. I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR ON OCCASION. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 20002, I HAD 14,901 MILES AT PRESENT, I HAVE 17,000+ MILES. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE LOCKED STEERING COLUMN REPAIRED AGAIN FREE OF COST. I HAVE A COPY OF THE PAPER-WORK FOR THE REPAIR. IT IS A BIT FADED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. YOU CAN, HOWEVER, MAKE OUT INFORMATION ON THE RECALL WITH A CORRESPONDING RECALL NO. OF 01044. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERING THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKE ONCE AGAIN.
NHTSA ODI #10984357
160,000 miles · Feb 9, 2017
Fuel/propulsion System
MY 2000 CORVETTE FUEL LEAKS, NOT TO SURE FROM WHERE. MY GARAGE HAS VERY STRONG FUME ODOR. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING IT THE ODOR IS UNBEARABLE
NHTSA ODI #10953703
31,000 miles · Aug 8, 2016
Unknown Or Other
I AM WRITING TODAY TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN GM AND CHEVROLET FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND A RECALL ON MY 2000 C5 CORVETTE. IN 2004 THERE WAS A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V060000 - NHTSA ACTION # EA02031 COMPONENT: STEERING COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE (SEE COPY OF CAMPAIGN ATTACHED). I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC. 20…
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I AM WRITING TODAY TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN GM AND CHEVROLET FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND A RECALL ON MY 2000 C5 CORVETTE. IN 2004 THERE WAS A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V060000 - NHTSA ACTION # EA02031 COMPONENT: STEERING COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE (SEE COPY OF CAMPAIGN ATTACHED). I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC. 2015 FROM A MUSEUM SO THIS CAR WAS IDLE ONLY BEING DRIVEN ONCE A MONTH TO KEEP IT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I WENT TO START UP THE CAR THE OTHER DAY AND RECEIVED THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DIC (SEE PICTURE ATTACHED)MENTION IN THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THE FUEL WAS CUT TO THE ENGINE WHICH WAS FAULT THAT GENERATED THE RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. I IMMEDIATELY CALL A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN STATEN ISLAND NY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL AND REPAIRED IN 2004. HE CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF WHATEVER THEY WOULD FIND WRONG AS THE RECALL WAS A ONE SHOT NO CHARGE REPAIR. I FEEL THAT THE REPAIRS MADE AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AND BEING THAT THE CAR WAS SITTING IDLE FOR SO LONG, THE PROBLEM DID NOT COME OUT UNTIL THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN MORE OFTEN THAN IN THE PAST, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 32,000 MILES VERY LOW FOR A 2000 YEAR VEHICLE. AS THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM AGAIN AT NO COST BECAUSE AS I SAID OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY WOULD TAKE ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA ODI #10894232
28,000 miles · Aug 2, 2016
Steering
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.
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.
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.
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