Safety Probe Focuses on Corvette

[qwall]

check this out http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/dai/2002/december/20021220_dai_safety.xml

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[Ctfoodguy2000]

Just ask anyone who has experienced this what they think!! Thanks for posting.

 

[TONY TAT2]

Seen that this morning on FOX news

 

[TLY-BAMA]

GM will not admit there is a problem because of liability. Cheaper to fight one claim at a time for an accident or injury. Hopefully it won't be at the expense of someone's life. If you haven't had the column lock problem but are concerned you can contact Chevrolet Customer Service and request what they are calling "The Customer Satisfaction Campaign" . It's supposed to correct the problem but i don't know for sure if it works. I have read a couple of post where vette owners have had the column lock after the recall service. Wonder if the dealer actually performed the work?

 

[Rob]

I posted this in the other thread, and will post it here. Several people have come up to me today asking if I've heard about the recall for C5s. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED BY GM AT THIS TIME

Please see the below:

Feds Upgrade Corvette, GM Van Probes

By Nedra Pickler
Associated Press Writer
Thursday, December 19, 2002; 6:20 PM


WASHINGTON –– The federal government has upgraded an investigation into the Chevrolet Corvette after receiving hundreds of complaints that the steering column can lock up and cause the driver to lose control.

Twenty-five crashes and 10 injuries have been reported in the investigation, which covers 131,981 cars from the 1997-2001 model years.

There have been 344 complaints that the steering column locks up while the car is traveling at speeds between 5 mph and 65 mph. General Motors Corp. also fielded 24,127 warranty claims about the condition.

General Motors would not comment on the investigation except to say the company is cooperating with federal officials. According to the report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the automaker maintains it is not a safety defect because there have been a small number of crashes with no serious injuries or deaths.

NHTSA begins any investigation with a preliminary inquiry where the agency and the manufacturer exchange paperwork. An investigation can be upgraded to an engineering analysis where government engineers examine parts for a possible defect, which is the stage of the Corvette investigation.

An investigation can lead to a recall, but many are dropped.

NHTSA on Thursday released a report of its investigative actions taken last month. The agency also upgraded an investigation into the seat belt latches on 324,164 GM vans.

[...the rest of the release was deleted as it did not pertain to the Corvette - Rob Loszewski, Site Administrator, Corvette Action Center]

 

[TLY-BAMA]

Rob, you've got mail.

 

[Rob]

Rob, you've got mail.

Troy, I got it. Response is on the way.

-Rob

 

[Tomrw]

I had my steering wheel lock up while parked and was unable to restart the car. Is this safety issue related to the steering column problems that I and other have experienced.

Thanks
Tom

 

[gaC5]

My 98 locked up while i was parked too. But I was able to start it and back out of my garage then it would die.

 

[pns0ccc]

An owner of a 1997 that I was considering buying told me he had three seperate times the steering wheel locked up. The Dealer replaced the origional pins with a heavier version but still had problem. Decided not to buy car.

 

[Rob]

I'm going to close this thread since this is already being discussed in another one:

http://corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20325