Steering Failed Problems of Chevrolet Corvette

The car has developed a condition where the steering column lock fails to unlock the steering column when the vehicle is started. A message appears in the dic display telling you to pull the key and wait 10 seconds. It shuts off the fuel supply if you attempt to drive it. Chevrolet acknowledged this condition existed in 2006 via a letter. The car only had a little over 5k miles on it at the time and now has only 43k on the odometer. Per my phone call with them today they feel they are no longer responsible. The first time this happened I had backed into the road and the car died leaving me in dire jeapordy. Can anything be done to make them honor this defect in this very expensive automobile? note. . . . This has been happening since the summer of 2018 intermittently.

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Tl the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. When the engine was started, the steering wheel became permanently locked. The contact was unable to unlock the steering wheel. The vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic steering lock failed. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 56,700.

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My steering column failed in "locked" position. Car can not be driven. I called chevy global and told my car was not covered in recall number 04006c. I called dealer and was told the steering column was fixed in 2004, two years before the 2006 recall. I asked how could the column lock if the original lock plate was removed? no one can answer that. They proceeded to remove the lock plate and charge me $300. I never received any notification of this recall or service bulletin back in 2006.

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I own a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette c6 base model with currently about 62,000 miles. It has now had 11 steering rack failures since I bought it used in August 2013 at 18,000 miles. It has been in the shop almost continuously since August 14, 2017 � as of this week that's 6 months in the shop without normal use of the car. To have this many major safety-related parts failures over 4 years at normal use (@ 10,000 miles / year) is inexcusable, frustrating, and potentially dangerous. I am writing this letter to document steps I have taken to diagnose this issue, the attempts to inform gm of the issue to prevent future risks and aggravation to other customers, to reduce cost and risk to gm, and to be compensated for the aggravation and extraordinary effort and time I have had to invest in this issue. The �oem� rack from gm parts for my �08 Corvette is part #19330457 and is approximately $1200. There are several hours of labor to remove and replace the rack and realign the front wheels each time it is replaced. Thus each replacement job costs $2000 in total. Had I not bought a 3rd party extended warranty I would have been out of pocket over $10,000! in repairs on just the steering of this car. In sum, over 4 years my warranty company has paid over $10,000, I have paid over $2000 out of pocket, and it has been in the shop for a total of 8 months so far on its steering-rack related issues.

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The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Corvette. After restarting the vehicle, the steering column failed without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette. When the contact shifted from park to drive, the steering wheel failed to unlock. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was repaired previously per NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering); however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,500.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. While starting the ignition, the steering wheel seized and a warning light illuminated. In addition, the steering unlocked. The failure recurred on a separate occasion; however, the steering failed to unlock. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel motor would need to be replaced. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously serviced under a recall for a steering failure that replaced the relay harness and electronic column lock. The vehicle was then serviced under another recall for steering failure and the vehicle was reprogrammed. When the contact started the vehicle, the display read "remove key and wait ten seconds". The contact restarted the vehicle and the display then read "service steering column locked". The steering wheel seized and failed to move. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was repaired. The NHTSA campaign numbers and failure mileage were unavailable.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that when the ignition was in the on position the steering column locked and the steering wheel failed to move. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 82,536. Jw.

Tl- the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the steering column lock failed on the vehicle. The failure prevented the contact from steering the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for NHTSA recall campaign 04v060 (steering) and had the steering column lock replaced. The vehicle had only been driving 2500 miles since the repair and the steering column lock broke again. Rl.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. While backing out of a parking space, the steering wheel suddenly locked up and a message indicating a steering lock failure was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who indicated that the electronic column locking system failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v060000 (steering). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 81,000.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle was started, but the steering shaft failed to unlock and the contact was unable to move the steering while. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the steering wheel lock was replaced. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign id number: 04v060000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Mf.

Driving down rt 2 in CT with cruise set on 65 when a "active handling" failure code just popped up on the instrument panel (very first time ever) and then the back right brake was activated skewing the car immediately to the right. I recovered the car and slowly drove it home with the code still displayed. I brought the car to the Corvette center and they told me that the steering wheel sensor failed and suggested I do not drive the car. They also told me that general motors does not make a replacement sensor nor do any aftermarket companies! they also told me that with the steering wheel sensor failure the vehicles brakes, either all or individually, could be applied any time I drive the car by the car's computer thus creating a various dangerous condition. I telephoned general motors Chevrolet division and the representative I spoke with apologized about the vehicles behavior and then confirmed there "was a problem" but couldn't help me as there are no replacement parts available to repair the vehicle. It is totally ridiculous to design a vehicle that incorporates an internal component that is absolutely crucial to the safety of the vehicle, occupants, and all those around it and not supply a replacement part thus rendering the vehicle "grounded" forever.

The contact owns 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 04v060000 (steering column: locking anti theft device) in March 2005. The contact stated that most recently, the steering failed. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the lock link needed to be completely removed. The dealer also stated that there was a second recall issued by the manufacturer that stated that the lock link needed to be removed but the contact¿s vehicle was not included in the recall. The current mileage was 44,000 and the failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact was driving 65 mph when the steering wheel failed to turn in any direction. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,221 and the current mileage was 80, 331.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. While braking and turning in either direction, the vehicle braked independently and pulled to one side. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column failed and the wiring needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v172000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

I was leaving my home for work. A warning light on the dash stated "steering column lock failure". The engine cut off and the column locked. Thankfully this happened at 20-25mph. The car had to be towed to the dealer where they determined that the steering column lock actuator had shorted. This actuator, according to gm records, had previously been replaced under a safety recall. They charged me over $500 to replace the actuator this time. At speed a steering column lock actuator failure could be deadly.

Movement of steering column causes failure of wire connector harness for the steering wheel position sensor. This failure causes incorrect position readings in the active handling system.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact started the ignition and noticed that the steering column locked without warning. The steering column failed to unlock. The vehicle was previously repaired under recall for the same failure. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The vehicle is currently inoperable and has not been repaired. The recall remedy has not corrected the safety defect. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 30,000.

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Steering sensor failed. Nm ref. In ea02-031.

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