Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CORVETTE / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005029898 Incident Date: Jul, 20 2005
Consumer's City: MOUNT MORRIS Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CORVETTE Model Year: 1998
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#: 1G1YY22G4W5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 20 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 29 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer received a recall 04v060600 approximately late last year and he received several more since then. the parts were on back order. when recall repairs were arranged, in april, they had to order parts, and the dealership was suppose to notify the consumer when the parts were in. two weeks ago consumer checked on the parts and they were not in. he e-mailed chevrolet, and was contacted and told the parts were on back order. he then got a call stating the parts were in. the vehicle was taken to be repaired july 20, 2005. the steering column lock would not release, it started around march. the vehicle would start, but the consumer did not notice until the vehicle was started that the steering was locked. the dealership thought they had fixed it. he had the same problem when he got in the vehicle last night. he called the dealership and was told it was a different problem and it was not covered under the recall. they problem was exactly the same, although the dealership stated otherwise. *ak