| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003202071 | Incident Date: Feb, 17 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SACRAMENTO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CORVETTE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:column |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 19 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 18 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 1999 corvette coupe. i was driving on folsom blvd. (at watt avenue) in sacramento, ca during rush-hour traffic (4:50 p.m.). i pulled out into traffic and my car went completely dead. luckily, no one rear-ended me. i was able to re-start my car but the steering wheel would not turn and a "steering column" locked message on my computer read out instructed me to wait 10 seconds then remove the key. so i complied. i then again started my car, but the "steering column" locked message came on and my steering column was, indeed, locked. luckily, my steering wheel was aimed in a straight line and i could drive forward out of the busy intersection where i stopped in front of a gas station. i called folsom chevrolet's service dept. and they advised i would need to have my vehicle towed into their shop. this problem could have easily ended up in a terrible accident had i not been in stop-and-go traffice. can you imagine what would've happened if i was on the freeway doing 65-70 mph? ref. in ea02-031 *cjs |
