Steering Column problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle was at stand still on the outside of the garage, after turning the ignition on, when releasing the clutch the vehicle seized and the steering column lock warning message on the dashboard. Upon investigation the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The vehicle was not drivable. The contact called local dealer maguire Chevrolet Cadillac of ithaca located at 35 cinema dr, ithaca, NY 14850, (607) 272-9292, where notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer has not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 6,890. Dp.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that when her son was driving 35 mph the steering seized with no warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer (galles Chevrolet 2801 university blvd ne, albuquerque, mn 87107) who diagnosed the vehicle and informed that it the steering column broke and needed to be replaced, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that there were no recalls and the vehicle didn't have a warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000. Jc.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. While attempting to restart the vehicle, the engine shut off and a "service steering column" message displayed. The vehicle continued to stall. The contact also observed a second message that read "take the key out for 10 second and reinsert". After following the instructions, the vehicle operated normally. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v06000 (steering), although the failures were identical. The failure mileage was 6,100.

The vehicle's electronic column locking system was having intermittent severe failure. When trying to steer the car after ignition and moving down the road the wheel would lock in certain positions and to prevent a crash I would have to stop the car and hope the locking system released. I found that this issue was covered by #04006c product safety recall. When I contacted the service department at nucar Chevrolet; they indicated that the recall was not still open. Thus I was forced to have my mechanic repair this before a serious crash occurred. I also called the Chevrolet product recall line and was told that my vehicle was not one of the affected VIN's. That is not the case if you review document id#1761087 or the attached documentation I have found. On 8/24/16 I paid $215. 46 plus my time and talent to research and bring this forward. I believe gm needs to reimburse me for this issue. Please advise how best to proceed. Thank you.

This request involves a safety bulletin [#0400c6], dated 2/8/2006 relating to the electronic column lock (ecl) for approximately 96% of all 220,000+ c-5 generation Corvettes. 2004 was the last year of production for the c-5 generation. Total production in 2004 is estimated to have been about 35,000: out of this, 20,861 vehicles were covered by the above service bulletin, but as mine was assembled after VIN #45120862 until assembly began for the 2005 model year (c-6 generation), my VIN number was not included on page 2 of the bulletin. Prior to the steering column on my car locking on 6/28/2016 I had not been made aware that this perilous condition existed. Gm has indicated that it will not provide any funds to offset the cost of repairing this fault because it was not included on any service bulletin. I believe that service bulletin #04006c was intended for (or should apply to) the entire c-5 production -- unless there is some reasonable explanation as to why my vehicle has been excluded (such as a different ecl configuration was used, etc. ) in either event, I feel the company should honor my request for a full reimbursement for funds expended to replace the faulty ecl. I have written a letter to gm explaining the facts surrounding this request and have attached a copy of that letter for your review.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while traveling 65 mph, the steering seized and the vehicle pulled severely to the left. The contact had to use extreme bodily force to position the vehicle to remain in one lane. The contact service active handling system warning light illuminated on the instrument panel at the time of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 10v172000 (steering: column), but was advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall campaign. The failure and the current mileages were 17,020. Updated 09/06/lj.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact noticed that the service active handling system warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the yaw rate sensor in the center console would have to be replaced. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 10v172000 (steering:column), but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall and the recall only included 2005-2006 model years. The contact believed that the failure was related to the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 14,600 updated 6/7/12 updated 06/22/12.

I purchased a new 2004 zo6 Corvette in November of 2003. The car currently has 1510 miles on it and I am afraid of the safety of the car to drive it since the 2 episodes of a safety defect as described below. Was notified by general motors of a recall notice, 04006 electronic steering column lock system, once in April and once in September. Contacted the dealership to have the recall fixed both time and was told that the tool to install the part that fixes the problem is on back order until January 2005. Twice while drivng the car the steering column locked up while the car was moving narrowly avoiding an accident. I contacted general motors about the situation and my concern of the car ever being safe and my inability to trust driving the car at any speed since being subject to this type of performance. They discussed buying the car back with regional managers of which they declined to do so. I have not been able to drive my car since April of 2004 to present day because of the 2 episodes of the locking steering column. I will never feel safe in this car could not conscienely sell or trade it without wondering if anything resulted in harm or death to an innocent person. I feel gm should buy the car back and resolve the problem.

Steering column lock recall: dealer inspected vehicle and reprogrammed and performance test. Date accomplished - August 31, 2004. Approximately 6 months ago, this vehicle began displaying column lock error message "remove key for 10 seconds" which causes the vehicle to stall if you should try to start it. The vehicle will start without having removed the key for 10 seconds,however, it will stall upon beginning driving. This message occurs every time vehicle is started and may recur several times before car can be driven. Dealer informs us that general motors will not perform necessary repair at their cost. We strongly disagree with this as it is a recurring recalled safety condition. Please advise on ntsa's position with regard to this matter.