Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CORVETTE / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004286946 Incident Date: Jun, 24 2004
Consumer's City: BURLINGTON Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CORVETTE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:column locking:anti-theft device
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1YY12S035 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 24 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer vehicle experienced the same problem as stated in the nhtsa recall 04v06000 concerning steering column locking. passenger vehicles equipped with electronic column lock systems (ecl), when the ignition switch is turned to ?lock,? the ecl prevents turning of the steering system. when the vehicle is started, the ecl unlocks the steering system. the vehicle is designed so that if the column fails to unlock when the vehicle is started and the customer tries to drive, the fuel supply will be shut off so that the vehicle cannot move when the vehicle cannot be steered. manufacturer indicated this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak