Ignition Problems of Chevrolet Corvette

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle failed to move farther than five feet before the vehicle stalled and lost motive power. The pull-out key and wait-ten-seconds message were displayed. The contact had to release the key from the ignition and restart the vehicle. The contact called an independent mechanic and was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

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The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized and the key was able to be removed from the ignition. The dealer stated that the lock plate and motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 40,000.

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The key less entry and ignition sometimes will not let the car start it has happened several times a week they have replaced the keys , and reprogrammed it three times and the last time replaced the sensor in the dash board.

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the service ignition switch warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,000 and the current mileage was 38,000.

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: the contact stated while driving 65 mph in heavy traffic, due to the position of the ignition start button, it was accidentally pressed which instantly shut off the engine resulting in a loss of all power. The contact managed to pull over and restart the engine without incident. The vehicle was not seen by a dealer and no repairs were made. Updated 03/17/06.

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While pulling out of a parking space steering wheel locked up. When this occurred ignition failed to operate which caused the engine to die. There was a consumers satisfaction campaign on this issue. After this occurred, consumer could start the vehicle and drive it but the steering column would be locked. Vehicle would move but no steering.

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Check engine light on / distributor failed while driving, engine stalled, lost power steering. Engine refired. On way to dealer engine stalled in traffic.

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While driving at 75 mph the active handling warning came on and car shut down to an idle with no power at all. The 2nd incident occurred on 11/3/00.

1-steering loose and unsafe/2-eng stumbles and dies/3-eng rattles in gear/4-drivers seat loose/5-gas milage dropping/6-all codes errased by themself.

Two spark plug wires replaced, causing engine failure.

Pe-99-066; when driving 5 mph and when attempting to back up vehicle stalled and the steering wheel locked up which caused consumer to hit a curve. After steering wheel locked up, a message was displayed on diagnostic center which indicated to remove the key from ignition for a couple of minutes. Consumer noted that reading should have displayed prior to the incident in order to prevent the problem. Please provide any further details. Ref. In ea02-031.