2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Electrical System Problems

I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL BY SKIDDING AND ALMOST LEAVING THE ROAD TOWARD A DROPOFF WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE SINCE THE ABS, ACTIVE HANDLING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AT 35MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD APPLYING THE BRAKE AS I WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS/AH SYSTEM IS A FAULTY EBCM WHICH IS KNOWN BY COUNTLESS MEMBERS OF THE CORVETTE OWNERS COMMUNITY AS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITHOUT AN ACTIVE RECALL I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IN VARIED SITUATIONS AND I CANNOT RELY ON THESE SAFETY FEATURES TO SAVE MY LIFE IF SOMETHING OCCURS THAT WOULD SEND ME OUT OF CONTROL INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OVER A STEEP CLIFF LIKE IN THE CLOSE CALL I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THIS TEXT. GM DOES NOT VALUE MY LIFE AS MUCH AS I DO AND THIS RECALL WOULD HAVE BANKRUPTED THEM SHORTLY AFTER 2000. I'M SURE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WRECKED CORVETTES AND LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO THIS FAILURE TO RECALL THEM SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT 20 YEARS LATER

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE OEM REPLACEMENT PART FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER (RICK HENDRICK CITY CHEVROLET, 5101 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28212, (980) 242-5621) WITHIN MONTHS DUE TO THE IGNITION LOCKING AND THE SECURITY ALARM RANDOMLY ACTIVATING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND DEALER (FRED CALDWELL CHEVROLET, 974 BETHEL ST, CLOVER, SC 29710, 1-888-692-6546 AND 1-803-222-4581). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND WAS AWARE THAT VARIOUS FIFTH EDITION VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT DEVELOPED A NEWLY DESIGNED OEM PART AND EXPECTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: EA02031 (STEERING) AND PE02054 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE HAZARD SWITCH IS FAULTY. ALL OF THE WIRING FOR THE BRAKE AND TURN SIGNALS GOES THROUGH THE HAZARD SWITCH. EVERY CORVETTE FORUM DETAILS THE FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH. BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE PART, AND THE POOR DESIGN OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IF THE HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS, THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND/OR NO TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD LIGHTS. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING UNTIL ANOTHER MOTORIST NOTIFIES YOU VERBALLY OR BY CRASHING INTO YOU, OR PERHAPS IF LAW ENFORCEMENT PULLS YOU OVER FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BPMV NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/17/14*LJ UPDATED 02/3/2015 *JS

Mileage: 25,000

2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2000, HE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, ON A RANDOM BASIS, BUT WERE NOT CONSTANT. ON OCCASION, IT WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRYING, UNTIL IT DID START. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS, WHO SAID THE COULD NOT HELP HIM UNLESS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE PROBLEM, WHILE IN THE SHOP. IT WASN'T UNTIL 3 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BECAME A REGULAR PROBLEM, WITH STARTING AND STOPPING AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED. HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, HOPING THAT RESOLVE IT, BUT IT DID NOT. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING. *JB

AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND I BEGAN TO DRIVE ,IT WOULD SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK FINE,BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD TURN OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I COULD NOT PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE MOTOR. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND START IT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE KEY AND KEY FOB THAT WAS PULLING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE KEY SWITCH. THIS COST ME $341.28 . I ASKED ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REPORTED TO ME THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE CORVETTE. SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WAS AND IS GOING ON NOW AND I THINK I SHOULD BE PAID BACK THE MONEY I SPENT BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 52,600

UNABLE TO UNLOCK STEERING COLUMN AFTER STARTING ENGINE DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS. INTERMITTENTLY RECURRING PROBLEM. "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" FAULT MESSAGE APPEARS IN VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED UNLESS THE TURN SIGNALS ARE BEING USED, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN OPERATOR TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE OPERABLE. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS. THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURES HAS INCREASED AND THE FAILURE DURATION HAS LENGTHENED . INITIALLY, THE FAILURE LASTED FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE SOLUTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED WAS TO PUNCH THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THIS WOULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS TO START OPERATING. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AGE AND WEAR AS WELL AS BAD PARTS. THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDOW MOTORS AND DRIVER'S SEAT MOTOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,500. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11

Mileage: 82,500

COLUMN LOCK ON 200 CORVETTE FAILED, IMMOBILIZING VEHICLE. THIS DEVICE WAS SUBJECT TO SEVERAL PRIOR RECALLS, BUT THE REPLACEMENT'S DESIGN IS STILL DEFECTIVE. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED, SO I HAD TO PAY FOR TOW, PARTS/LABOR, AND TIME OFF WORK. THIS AMOUNTS TO NEARLY $1000. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DESIGN FLAW, THE RECALL SHOULD BE REINSTITUTED AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. *TR

Mileage: 104,702

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK FROM THE DOOR PANEL, ONLY FROM THE KEY REMOTE. SECONDLY, THE TEN SECOND KEY DELAY BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AND THE HORN BLEW OUT. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING THE HORN, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO COLUMN LOCK. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAY LOCK WHILE DRIVING. A RELAY HARNESS WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,410 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,011.

Mileage: 54,011

IN AUGUST 07 MY 2000 CORVETTE COUPE EBCM FAILED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT & IS ONLY DRIVEN ON WEEKENDS. I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE. I REMOVED THE MODULE & HAD IT REBUILT FOR $200 SINCE GM QUOTED ME $1300 FOR A NEW ONE. THE REPAIRS I MADE FIXED THE PROBLEM. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL, ACTIVE HANDLING AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 12/12/07

Mileage: 40,000

IN EARLY APRIL I HAD A RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON MY 2000 CORVETTE DONE BY BUSS CHEVEROLET OF SHAWANO, A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE RECALL WORK FAILED, SO PARSON'S CHEVY OF ANTIGO, WE REDID THE RECALL WORK. NOW ON 08-27-07 THE RECALL WORK FAILED AGAIN! THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS I WILL HAVE TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE ON MY CAR FOR THE COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO OWNERS OF C5 BODY STYLE CORVETTES AND MOST OF THESE OWNERS GO AND PURCHASE THEIR OWN BYPASS SO IT GETS FIXED CORRECTLY. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO INDICATES THAT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETES THE WORK ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS DIRECTION THE RECALL WORK ALWAYS FAIL! WHEN WILL GENERAL MOTORS GET IT RIGHT? I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS A NHTSA ORDERED RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. WHEN HOT THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED THAT HE PARKED, WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS RECALL 04V060000 ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT WAS EVIDENT THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVER'S ERROR. IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE RECALL STATED THAT IT COULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM NOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE.*AK

1. FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN I HAVE AROUND 1/2 A TANK, LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TO PUT GAS IN TO MAKE LIGHT GO OUT. I HAVE TO USE ODOMETER TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW FUEL I HAVE USED AND HOW FAR CAN I GO, BECAUSE THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, EVERY TIME. 2. TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AT ANY TIME THEY PLEASE. I HAVE TO PUT THE 4-WAYS ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN OFF TO MAKE THE SIGNALS WORK AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 16,000

ERATIC FUEL READINGS, RIGHT REAR TIRE SENSOR KEEPS GOING OUT THIS WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. ENGINE HAS KNOCKING NOISE INJECTORS WERE CLEANED DID NOT HELP. WIND NOISE FROM LEFT WINDOW. FRONT RIGHT HEADLAMP MOTOR STOPPED WORKING HAD TO REPLACE. HUD GOES OUT ON HOT DAYS. CAR HAS ON 2 OCCASSIONS HAS STOPPED ACCELERATING CAR HAS TO BE CUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS MAINLY ELECTRICAL. *AK

Mileage: 29,300

ELECTRONIC MODULE FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE OR OTHER OCCUPANTS WOULD BE TRAPPED IF DOORS FAILED AGAIN. *AK THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY FAILED. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED IT CAUSED THE POWER LOCKS ON THE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. *NM

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE BACKING OUT STEERING LOCKED. VEHICLE SCREEN INDICATOR READ PULL KEY AND WAIT TEN SECONDS. DEALER STATED ELECTRICAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE RADIO QUIT, DIRECTIONAL SWITCH, POWER DOORS/SWITCH, AND THE DOOR UNLATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WHILE PARKED. *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND THE CABLE SHORTED. THE ENGINE OVER HEATED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE COOLING HOSE HAD BLOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FUEL INJECTORS, BLOWN EXHAUST VALVES, AND THE PUSH ROD WAS BENT. MR SCC *JB

Mileage: 14,576

THE CONVERTIBLE TOP SQUEALED,THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAD COME LOOSE, THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL HAD GONE OUT, THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY USED OIL, THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING IGNITION LOCK, ULTIMATELY THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE BEING BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE GAS GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. SCC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

VEHICLE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; REMOVABLE TOP SQUEAKED, DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE, RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL FAILED, EXCESS OIL, AND STEERING/IGNITION INTERLOCK RECALL. ALSO DELCO BATTERY CABLE LEAKED ACID, CONTROL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

AC DRAIN CLOGS CAUSING COMPUTER FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, AND VENTS TO TOTALLY FOG WINDOWS. ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS HIGHSPEED ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE. THIS HAS CLOGGED 5 TIMES ON MY CORVETTE. MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED IF THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. GM HAS NOT HELPED A BIT. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP THE AC DRAIN LINES FROM GETTING CLOGGED ON THESE CARS. THE AC PLENUM FILLS WITH WATER AS YOU DRIVE, AND THEN STARTS DRIPPING ON THE FLOORBOARD COMPUTERS AND FRIES THEM.

THE PCM REPORTS ERROR P1518, BUT IS INTERMITTENT (THUS IT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN IN YET INTIL IT IS MORE PREDICTABLE -IE SOLVABLE) THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE PCM REDUCES ENGINE TO IDLE UNTIL A POWER CYCLE - VERY DANGEROUS, BUT AS I HAVE FOUND OUT BEFORE INTERMITTENT FAILURES CAN NOT EASILY BE DIAGNOSED - SHOULD BE A CHECK TO RETURN POWER IF THE FAILURE IS GONE FOR A TIME.*AK