Steering Column Problems of Chevrolet Corvette - part 2

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.

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The contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that after the vehicle was started and switched into the drive position, it moved forward briefly and stalled as the column lock repair warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted but the failure recurred and the vehicle failed to drive. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,000.

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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.

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The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that there was a warning light that illuminated for the steering column locking. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and indicated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering) because the statute to have the repair performed was expired. The contact was uncertain of when the vehicle would be repaired as the failure was recently progressing. The vehicle was either to be taken to an independent mechanic or an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and repair. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

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The contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 mph, the vehicle lost power. The column lock failure warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the harness kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, however the failure recurred. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle and the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering harness kit and column lock would need to be replaced. In 2004, the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the steering column had siezed while driving 25 mph. During the failure the steering wheel lock warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer to diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. Prior to this failure on the vehicle had been remedied for recall repair NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 22,000. Kh.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse the service column lock warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however, the contact was unable to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 183,000. Ah.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving 5mph the vehicle's wheels seized and the brakes applied independently and could not accelerate. Prior to the failure the vehicle no warning indicators illuminated during the failure the service active handling system warning indicator illuminated. The failure had occurred approximately 3 times. The vehicle failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the movement of the steering column caused a signal interruption within the column and the part in vehicles steering column to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. A recall exhibited the same symptoms of the failure NHTSA 10v172000(steering) however this vehicle's VIN was not included. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 73,000. Kh.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle steering column locked. The vehicle was not diagnosed to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. There was a recall for this issue NHTSA campaign number:04v060000 (steering) the vehicle's VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 29,000. Kh.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the service steering column lock warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact mentioned that an error message advising to "wait ten seconds and pull key" displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column lock needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the error message displayed again. The technician informed that an unknown computer module related to the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000. Ss.

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that stated that while attempting to drive the vehicle, the service column lock warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering), however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,846.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving approximately 17 mph, the steering wheel seized as the service steering column, pull key, and wait 10 seconds warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred on two occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the lock plate needed to be taken out of the steering column for an electronic bypass harness to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,472.

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I recently discovered I have a service column lock on my car and have discovered its a recall problem. Nhtsa campagn number is 04v060000 and NHTSA action number is ea02031 and gm recall number is 04006. Momentumchevrolet located in san jose are denying this recall and don't want to fix it when it clearly is a recall. So my question is are they allowed to not fix it when its a recall?.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph the service active handling system warning light illuminated. The contact stated the warning light illuminated on several occasion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed as a signal interruption within the steering column. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle VIN was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 10v172000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000. Ah.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the service column lock, pull key wait ten second warning message displayed on the message board. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or paired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The failure mileage was 59,000.

The Corvette shut down and displayed steering column lock. Based on prior gm Corvette recalls the recall to fix this problem (steering column lock) where they state "a crash could occur without warning" did not cover all Corvettes made during this time period. Gm service operations dcs851 effective through 2003. I did not get far with gm or the dealership on addressing the column lock issue. Since gm states it could result in a crash it surprised me that they don't have any interest in looking into whether the recall should be expanded to include other Corvettes during the time period they had over 126,000 affected. If it was necessary back than what is different now?.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle from a parking space, the steering column lock warning light illuminated. The contact was only able to move the vehicle back and forth less than 15 to 20 feet. The front wheels were spinning and the steering wheel seized to the left. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel harness, the relay needed to be replaced. In addition, a harness plate kit and a small lock needed to be installed. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering) and NHTSA action number: ea02031 (steering). The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,524.

Tl- the contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle received the recall repair for NHTSA campaign id number: 04v060000 (steering) before the contact owned the vehicle and the repair did not fix the failure. The contact stated that the service column lock warning lamp illuminated randomly several times, the vehicle stalled multiple times as the failure was progressing and the contact was unable to drive over 2 mph each time the failure recurred in which the steering wheel was also locking. As the failure was progressing the steering wheel would not unlock. The vehicle was towed to a cerified mechanic who replaced the columm lock bypass. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

I got in my vehicle, tried starting it and received a message on my dash screen that said, service column lock, thought I had a low battery, I removed the battery had it checked and was told that my battery was in good condition. After doing a bit of research I found out that I'm not the only one who has that problem, there is a large community of Corvette owners that have the same issue, we all ask the same question, why does gm not want to do a recall to correct the problem?.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was abe to restart, but the failure recurred. In addition, the service column lock warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contac¿s residence. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

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Started the vehicle, in the display panel were the words, "steering column locked. " although the vehicle was running, the steering column was in fact locked. Restarted vehicle and the display read. . . "service column locked" however this was not the case. The steering wheel moved freely. The problem now is; the steering wheel will not lock when the ignition is turned off. My concern is. . . Can the steering wheel lock when the vehicle is in motion?.

I read in the newspaper today that the government is taking action against general motors for the ignition key problem. I experienced a similar problem with my Corvette. The engine will shut off while in gear and in motion, disabling power steering, brakes and the ability to move the car out of the way. A message "service steering column lock" appears. The car has been recalled for this problem and has been repaired several times. This has been done long after the warranty expired at no cost to me. Last year the problem occurred again in melbourne near the vette doctor Corvette repair shop. The dealer I bought the car from, fischer in titusville was not a Chevrolet dealer anymore. The car was repaired for about $800 and I contacted gm and was told to make a claim at the bob steele dealership in cocoa. The claim was rejected. Gm had continued to fix the problem and one time when I was in sarasota I was reimbursed for rental car expenses to get home, this was when the car was seven years old. I would like to get help with my expenses.

Low beam head lights are not working properly. Telescopic steering column is also recalled.

Filed this earlier. Not sure if received. You issued a recall #04v060000 for steering column lock problem. My VIN does not show up, however gm issued bulletin 04006c listing my VIN as having the problem. Gm will not honor it because you have not issued a recall on my VIN. I had the problem and had it repaired. Why is my VIN not listed??.

The electronic column lock system locked up as I was pulling out of garage. This was a problem under NHTSA recall 04v06000 for 1997-2004 models. Gm says my VIN number not involved. After being towed in the dealer made the repairs (removed lock replaced harness as indicated in the recall) and charged me almost $600 because my VIN not listed. How many more vehicles need this done but not recalled?.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the service active handling system warning light illuminated. Also, the contact mentioned when the steering wheel was moved forward the front driver side brake caliper engaged independently causing the vehicle to shift to the left and into another lane. The problem recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the plug in the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in recall NHTSA campaign number: 10v172000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving 35 mph, the front driver side brake intermittently seized and pulled the vehicle to the left. The contact mentioned that an unknown warning sensor illuminated. The dealer stated that a stare within the steering column needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 14,200.

July 19th 2014 I purchased a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette z06 from autonation Ford in littleton colorado. July 26th after returning home I parked the car in my garage. When I came out to move the car later that afternoon the steering column would not unlock. There was a message on the driver information center that said "service column lock". I immediately called autonation Chevrolet, since the vehicle is Chevrolet, to see if I could get some advice on how to resolve the issue. The service manager checked with a technician and I was told that the car would need service. Autonation Chevrolet referred me to autonation Buick GMC. The car was towed to autonation Buick GMC on the morning of July 27th 2014. After determining that their dealership was incapable of doing the repair autonation Buick GMC had the car towed to ed bozarth Chevrolet park meadows for repair. I researched the issue & found out that the "service column lock" issue was a recall issue in 2004 for Corvettes. The "service column lock issue also effects the fuel system and limits the car to 2 mph. First notification of the recall went out to owners on August 2nd 2004. I contacted gm on Aug. 1st 2014, 1 day short of the 10 year limit on recall work. Ed bozarth informed me that the repair would not be covered under the recall. I then contacted gm corporate to inquire about the recall. Gm corporate informed me that the recall work had been done on my Corvette in 2006. Since the same "service column lock" issue arose, the recall work failed. I asked gm corporate if they would cover the failed recall repair and I was told that they wouldn't. I would ask that since gm's recall work did not solve the "service column lock" issue that they cover the approximately $1500 repair that I had to pay for to get my car back in a drivable state.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette z06. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel seized causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. No warning lights illuminated at the time of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed the steering column needed to be reprogrammed. No repairs were made to the vehicle and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 58,900.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving at approximately 55 mph, the steering column lock indicator light illuminated and display "service needed". The contact coasted over to the side of the road. The contact restarted the engine, but it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the service column lock warning lamp illuminated causing the steering wheel to become lock problem. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the steering column was defective and need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure reccured. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 65,500, and the current mileage was 69,000.

2003 Chevrolet Corvette. Consumer writes in regards to the steering column lock recall and seeks reimbursement for repairs. The dealer informed the consumer, the recall was performed on July 13, 2005. However, the consumer stated if the problem was fixed, he shouldn't have had to pay $619. 48 to have the wiring harness and relay replaced, due to the steering column locking up.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the steering wheel locked up and the service steering column warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 81,000.

Column doesnt unlock sometime messssage service column lock or vehicle will shut off.