Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CORVETTE / 1999

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002219885 Incident Date: Nov, 16 2002
Consumer's City: COOPER CITY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CORVETTE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering:column locking:anti-theft device
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1YY12G8X5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My son was driving on the interstate and the steering wheel locked and he crossed the median and was hit by another car and was killed, his passenger was injured critically and remembers that an instant before the crash and the crossing of the median that the car steering was locked. *jb