Seven problems related to steering wheel have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette based on all problems reported for the 2001 Corvette.
Tilt steering wheel inoperative. Drove car home with the steering wheel in the up position to avoid being stranded. Have had multiple occasions where the service active handling comes on. This problem has occured since the vehicle was new. The car has been into two seperate dealers and has not been repaired.
Steering column locked up. . Read more...
Steering column locked up while backing out of my garage preventing me from turning steering wheel. Car was towed to my nearest dealership, palm Chevrolet who replaced the locking mechanism. My car supposedly had the latest improved fix by gm from the factory. This is an ongoing problem with all Corvettes since 1997. Gm has taken the locking mechanism out of all automatic transmission Corvette which shows they do not have confidence in any of their fixes. They cannot remove them from manual transmission since that would be against federal law. On the forums this is a big topic of steeriing columns locking up & I have heard it has been doing so on moving vehicles. Mine locked up while backing out of my garage. Being locked up while parked is an inconvenience but it happening while moving is deadly. Ts ref. In ea02-031.
Consumer states that while driving at 60 mph the steering wheel on the vehicle locked up and the consumer could not steer the vehicle at all. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything. Nlm.
Steering column locked, brand new car stranded. Ref. In ea02-031.
All 1997-2001 Corvettes are being shipped with a defective column lock, causing steering wheel to lock and leave owners of $50,000 sports cars stranded! gm will not address this issue. Please investigate this situation. You will find numerous cases of failure and fixes by gm with the origional defective part. These things fail repeatedly! thank you. Ref. In ea02-031.
Consumer states while driving 60 mph without warning the steering wheel locked resulting in consumer loss of steering this problem has occurred three times dealership has been notified mechanic states vehicle is safe to drive. Gm not willing to do nothing. Ref. In ea02-031.