Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CORVETTE / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004297841 Incident Date: Sep, 06 2004
Consumer's City: NEWPORT BEACH Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CORVETTE Model Year: 2002
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#: 1G1YY12S125 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 07 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I had the same column-lock issue that has been widely reported on the c5 corvette. i received my recall notice for my 2002 manual-transmission vette and had the recall performed. i had had no previous problem with the steering column locking. the dealer told me that they checked the column-lock mechanism and then reprogrammed the computer. however, several weeks later, my steering column locked upon startup.*ak