2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Steering Problems

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2005 Corvette coupe, manual trans, Z51. Intermittent problem: Electronic steering column will not unlock when attempting to start or will not lock on shutdown. Vehicle inoperable, sometimes in potentially hazardous situations e.g., late night in parking lot, and compromised anti-theft feature. Possibly relevant: When parked but steering failed to lock, continuous battery draw is 4 amps, which might contribute to the "dead battery syndrome" that 2005 M6 Corvettes are known for. Hard to separate the two issues since either way the starter will not engage. Problem has existed since new (2005) but has gotten progressively worse. GM nonresponsive to multiple owner complaints. Aftermarket "Column Lock Bypass" work-arounds have been sold for this problem, but they are potentially dangerous since they simply spoof the BCM into thinking that the lock is fully released when it is simply unpowered and can easily move into a partially locked position with vibration and time. This is what I recently observed that motivated this safety complaint. GM finally issued a recall in 2018 (13 years after MY) for this problem, but for some reason did not include manual transmission cars in the recall, possible because production was small compared with automatics. But from internet forums, it is clear that this problem affects all 2005 M6 Corvettes.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle felt as if the passenger’s side front brakes had seized. The contact stated that the vehicle was jerking while accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V172000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 27,400.

Mileage: 27,400

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS ON AND CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING, CAR WAS IN DRIVE LEAVING DRIVEWAY. SEEMS A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THESE VEHICLES, MY CAR BEING A 05 DOES NOT SEEM THE VIN WAS CAPTURED FOR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACCESS HANDLING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AFTER THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. BOB MCCOSH CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (1 BUSINESS LOOP 70 W, COLUMBIA, MO 65203, (573) 442-6156) WERE CONTACTED BUT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

NHTSA CAMPAING NUMBER 10V172000. MY CAR IS PRESENTING THIS PROBLEM, IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I AM AFRAID TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT TO WEIGHT THAT THERE IS EVIDENCE OF THE GM DEALERS PROBLEM DO NOT WANT TO ATTEND UNDER ITS RESPONSIBILITY

CAR STOPPED AT STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC,STEERING BECAME SHAKIER AND BRAKES STARTED LOCKING UP AND TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. TOP SPEED WAS 20MPH

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY RESTARTED, THE MESSAGE 'STEERING LOCKED' HAD DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE LOCAL DEALER GRABIAK CHEVROLET (8282 RT. 22 NEW ALEXANDRIA, PA.) THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

MAKING A U-TURN OR ANY EXTREME POSITION OF STEERING WHEEL ROTATION CAUSES ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS TO ENGAGE AND FORCES A SEIZURE IF THE BRAKES, LOCKING THEM AND PREVENTING ANY KIND OF MOVEMENT. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO UNLOCKING BRAKES THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE IS TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND COLD. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND DID NOT HIT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY I FELT THE STEERING PULLING MY CAR ABOUT 1/4 TURN TO THE LEFT AND ABOUT A 1/2 TURN TO THE RIGHT AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED, NOT BY ME. I THEN HEARD A CHIMING NOISE AND SAW AN ERROR CODE ON MY DASH SAYING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". I GAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY. I READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT OTHER C6 OWNERS, ESPECIALLY YEARS '05-'06 HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE DEFECT MAY LIE IN THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL WHERE THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO ARISE.

Mileage: 63,030

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME PERMANENTLY LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,700.

Mileage: 56,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO CRANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALLY EDGAR CHEVROLET INC (3805 S LAPEER RD, LAKE ORION, MI 48360), BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET (2130 E JEFFERSON AVE, DETROIT, MI 48207) WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALLS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-1941692497. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN ON THE DASH, IT SAYS SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS. WHAT MAY HAPPEN, WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND I DO, I BELONG TO A CORVETTE FORUM HERE IS THE WEB ADDRESS FOR THE FORUM HTTP://NHTHQNWWS111.ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GO, HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE-101/ HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/2336065-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-CONSUMER-ACTION.HTML,, I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH

Mileage: 33,100

KEEP SHOWING " SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING." I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID ALL OF THE RECALLS HAS BEEN DONE BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB FIXING IT. I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO, AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN ITS SLIPPERY OR RAINING. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE WHEELS LOCKED UP.

Mileage: 130,640

TRIED TO START MY CORVETTE WHICH IS STORED IN THE GARAGE AND DASH SCREEN STATED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2005 MANUAL TRANSMISSION CORVETTES AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CALLED GM TO SEE IF MY VIN WOULD BE COVERED SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A FAULTY PART, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT. GM SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AND RECALL THIS KNOWN PROBLEM TO FIX OR REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS VERY INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS ISSUE.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED OF 'STEERING COLUMN LOCKED". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,162.

Mileage: 21,162

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "VEHICLE SERVICE COLUMN LOCKED" SENSOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-2959654851. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED A YEAR PRIOR AND THE SYSTEM WAS RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,183.

Mileage: 71,183

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE BRAKED INDEPENDENTLY AND PULLED TO ONE SIDE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS DEFECTIVE CAN LOCK WHILE DRIVING THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE ON 2005 CORVETTES GM IS REFUSING TO FIX IT THEY ARE CLAIMING MY CARE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT IS SUFFERING THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

SERVICE ACTIVE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHTS UP AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATE (ONE OR BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP) AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAFFIC HAS TO GO AROUND YOU AND YOU ARE STRANDED

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT ROUGHLY 10MPH, MY CAR JAMMED ON THE FRONT LEFT, THEN BOTH FRONT BRAKES, BRINGING ME TO A SUDDEN STOP. ACTIVE HANDLING WAS SHOWING IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CLUSTER JUST LIKE WHEN YOUR CAR LOSES TRACTION FOR ANY REASON... I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY ODD AS IT WASN'T RAINING, NO SAND OR FLUIDS WERE PRESENT ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I THEN CHECKED TO SEE IF I HAD RUN SOMETHING OVER OR IF ANYTHING WAS JAMMED IN THE WHEELS/BRAKES.... NOTHING VISIBLE. I GET BACK IN, REVERSE JUST FINE, BUT AS SOON AS I SHIFT BACK TO FIRST AND ATTEMPT FORWARD MOTION BOOM IT JAMS THE BRAKES ON AGAIN. I THEN RE-CLUTCHED, TRIED AGAIN WITH A LITTLE MORE GAS, THINKING MAYBE I DO HAVE SOMETHING STUCK UNDER THE CAR.... NOPE, IT STILL BRINGS ME TO A STOP IMMEDIATELY. AT THIS POINT, I WAS FREAKED OUT....(NEEDLESS TO SAY) I HELD THE ACTIVE HANDLING (TRACTION CONTROL) BUTTON DOWN UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS FULLY DISABLED, AFTER DOING THIS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO WORK. I THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS RECALL FOR ACTIVE HANDLING HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN 2010. I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE VERIFY THIS AS I HAD A HEADLIGHT RECALL TO DO ANYWAYS AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. LONG STORY SHORT... THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIR HAD FAILED AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN. HE THEN TELLS ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE THEY ALREADY REPAIRED IT BACK IN 2010 AND THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO ME TO COVER THE COST. AFTER TRYING FOR OVER A WEEK TO CONVINCE THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING, I GAVE UP AND PAID THEM FOR THE REPAIR. IM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS WILL ALSO NOT HOLD UP. IF THIS REPAIR FAILED IN THE PAST, WHO IS TO SAY THAT IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THIS TIME IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH, EVEN DEATH. PLEASE HELP, SOMEONE HAS TO HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK, HAD DEALER REMOVE, REPLACE. I WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY PURCHASE, ALSO TAIL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS INOPERABLE, HAD DEALER PERFORM SAFETY INSPECTION. ITEMS CORRECTED. RECENT PURCHASE JAN. 2016 USED.

Mileage: 88,500

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN A BUSINESS SECTION OF TOWN ,I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON RED AS THE CAR STRAIGHTEN OUT I ACCELERATED AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL HITTING THE CURB AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. A MESSAGE ON MY INFORMATION DISPLAY SAID SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF IGNITION THEN RESTARTED MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE BRAKES RELEASED. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS INJURED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED, THE BRAKES APPLIED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED A SIGNAL INTERRUPTION WITHIN THE COLUMN AND A PART IN STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 05V455000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME ON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THE RIGHT LANE I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER THE CAR JERKED TO THE RIGHT. SEEMS THE HARDER BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE HARDER TO THE RIGHT IT PULLED.

Mileage: 87,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST WEEK AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE WHICH HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE ON IT (~42,000) FOR HOW OLD IT IS. THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING EXACTLY MATCHES A RECALL LISTED FOR 2005 CHEVY CORVETTES HOWEVER BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT LIST THAT RECALL CHEVY REFUSES TO HONOR IT. THIS RECALL: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/RELATEDDEFECTSSUMMARY.CFM?RCL_ID=10V172000&DEFECTIDLIST=EA09002&MODULETYPE=VEHICLES&TYPE=VEHICLE BELOW ARE BRIEF SUMMARIES OF THE NEAR ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED: 1. I WAS SWITCHING LANES IN THE CITY AND THE CAR LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL, APPLIED THE BREAKS, DID DOES NOT LET ME ACCELERATE SUCH THAT I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LANE AND A CAR IN THE LANE I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE INTO NEARLY HIT ME AND HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME. 2. I PULLED OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING (LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL /APPLIED THE BREAKS/REDUCED THROTTLE). ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNING ONTO THE STREET ONCE AGAIN NEARLY HIT ME AS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE THE CAR WITHOUT RESTARTING IT. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED A FEW TIMES TO ME WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD STATING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN CASE FUTURE PROBLEM CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,100

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE, TRIED STARTING IT AND RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON MY DASH SCREEN THAT SAID, SERVICE COLUMN LOCK, THOUGHT I HAD A LOW BATTERY, I REMOVED THE BATTERY HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY BATTERY WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THAT PROBLEM, THERE IS A LARGE COMMUNITY OF CORVETTE OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, WE ALL ASK THE SAME QUESTION, WHY DOES GM NOT WANT TO DO A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM?

Mileage: 16,000

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CORVETTE C6 CONVERTIBLE USED LAST YEAR. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT AND MESSAGE COMES UP OFTEN WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR. THE CODE GOES AWAY IF I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF. IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING COMES ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY HANDLING ISSUES. I READ THE CORVETTE FORUM AND A THREAD SENT ME TO THIS SITE. IS THERE A RECALL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE FIXED ON MY CORVETTE? IF YES, WILL THE RECALL HOLD UP CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE? PLEASE ADVISE HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 66,249

TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY. "SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL" MESSAGE APPEARED. BRAKES APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY AND PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I COULD NOT STEER. TURNED CAR OFF THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. CAR WAS "NORMAL" UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL GET TURNED COMPLETELY. SCARED IT WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. DJR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO 35 MPH AND WHEN I REACHED THE END OF THE BLOCK I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT THAT TIME I GOT A WARNING TO CHECK THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. MANAGED TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE TURN (HAD IT BEEN MY WIFE THERE IS NO WAY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL) AND CONTINUE SLOWLY DOWN THE STREET TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I AGAIN MUSCLED THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY. DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT MOVING. THUS NO ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING ETC. I HAD MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY ON THE CRANK SHAFT STRIPPED AND THE CRANK SHAFT WAS TURNING AND NOT MOVING THE PULLEY. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PARTS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE PLENTY IN STOCK. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS SURPRISING AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SPECIAL ORDER PART. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. BOTH MY MECHANIC AND I THINK THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR SOME TYPE OF RECALL IF IT IS HAPPENING WITH FREQUENCY. OBVIOUSLY SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW AND/OR MATERIAL FLAW, PLUS THEY DIDN'T KEY THE PULLEY SO IF THE BOLT STRIPS YOU WOULD NOT LOOSE THE POWER STEERING, ETC. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED OR DURING THE ACTION OF TURNING I BELIEVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. COST OF THE PARTS AND REPAIR WERE $2300.00. *TR

Mileage: 71,580

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN IS ALSO RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY SEIZED AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A STARE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200.

Mileage: 14,200

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROX. 20 MPH WHEN RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GO THEREFORE I HAD TO CUT IGNITION OFF AND RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOW THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT EACH TIME AND WOULD NOT GO! I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED ON EACH OCCURRENCE AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON EACH OCCURRENCE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO YOUMAN'S CHEVOLET IN MACON ,GA AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE CHARGES TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WERE GOING TO BE SO OUTLANDISH THAT WE DID NOT PURSUE. THEY DID NOT EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WE HAVE GONE TO THEM WITH DURING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AT THAT POINT, WE WENT TO A CAR REPAIR PLACE THAT WE USE FREQUENTLY ON ALL OF OUR VEHICLES AND HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR TO CHECK FOR AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT HAS NOT DONE THIS ENOUGH TIMES TO REGISTER THE PROBLEM YET. SINCE THAT TIME, WE GENERALLY DRIVE WITH THE TRACTION SYSTEM OFF WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN AS IT IS SOMEWHAT SCARY WHEN THE SITUATION OCCURS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO DATE WHEN THE TRACTION SYSTEM IS OFF AND HAS ALSO NOT HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED THE REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR WILL APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY ON THE CONTACTS INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ UPDATED 06/2/2014 *JS

Mileage: 30,000

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING THE FRONT TIRES WILL LOCK UP, MAKING MY CAR TURN SHARPLY EITHER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, OR WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS, THIS BRINGS ME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE COMPUTER TELLS ME TO SERVICE THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, WELL I LOOKED INTO IT AND GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS, THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS TSB-06-02-35-002B. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WELL, (IF IT WAS) IT IS NOT WORKING AS IT WAS INTENDED TO WORK. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE !!! DO YOU THINK GM HAS SAID THIS WAS COMPLETED, BUT WASN'T!! I DO NOT WANT TO TAMPER WITH MY CAR, BECAUSE IF IT WAS NOT CORRECTED I WOULD NEED PROOF, IS THERE SOMEWHERE I CAN GO TO SEE IF THIS SB WAS IN FACT COMPLETED? GM SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, I CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY WE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, SO I SURE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THEM, JUST TO HAVE THEM CHARGE $ ME FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY, OR IF IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP, BECAUSE I CAN NOT PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AND TAKE THE CHANCE OF HURTING SOMEONE!! *JS

Mileage: 84,666

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V172000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

Mileage: 39,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACTIVE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING) BUT STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,700. UPDATED 6/14/13 *CN UPDATED 07/11/2013 *JS

Mileage: 75,700

ON MAY 2010 I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE #10118 FOR MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE, THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. I BROUGHT IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY PUT A PLASTIC CLIP ON A WIRE CONNECTION. RECENTLY THE SERVICE ACTIVE IN MAY OHANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT WILL APPEAR AND THE BRAKES WILL APPLY BY THEMSELVES AND THE CAR DOES A INVOLUNTARY NOSE DIVE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2 MORE WEEKS OR SO. I CONTACTED CHEVY WITH MY PROBLEM AND SPOKE TO [XXX] @ 866-790-5600 [XXX] HE TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO ED MORSE CHEVROLET AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT MY EXPENSE. THEY WERE ONLY RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONE TIME! I TOLD [XXX] THAT IT WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME AND BROUGHT TO CHEVY ED MORSE SAWGRASS (954-514-3440) AS THE DEALER REQUESTED. WHEN I GOT THERE AS PER THE APPOINTMENT ALL THEY DID WAS TRYING TO SELL ME A NEW CORVETTE! PLEASE HELP...I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THIS, AND AT THIS POINT I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COREVTTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A CLIP ON THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS BEING PINCHED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT. THE DEALER SUGGESTED HE BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. PRIOR TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN). THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEYLESS IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR AND WOULD NOT PERMIT THE ENGINE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE RECALL PERTAINED TO 1997-2004 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AUGUST 2, 2010. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DEALER PROVIDED AN INCORRECT REPAIR SERVICE AND CAUSED THE A RECENT STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. ..UPDATED 09/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IMPROPERLY. UPDATED 09/05/12

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT WIRE CONNECTORS FAILED AND SHORTED CAUSING PLASTIC HOUSING ON STEERING COLUMN TO IGNITE AND DESTROYED CAR AND MY HOME. *TT

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH LEAVING MY HOUSE WHEN THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ABS LIGHTS. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS AND IN FIRST GEAR. SUDDENLY THE BREAKS APPLY BY THEMSELVES CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER LEFT. AT THIS POINT I COULD NOT CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND I CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM WORRIED IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS, A VERY BAD ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. THIS FIRST OCCURRED ON 08/03/11. IT HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE. I HAD TO TURN OFF ALL ACTIVE HANDLING AND TRACTION CONTROL FOR THIS TO STOP. I DROVE FINE THE REST OF THE DAY WITH IT OFF. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AROUND 08/19/11, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME AT A BEST BUY PARKING LOT TRAVELING AT 10MPH. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE MAITA CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ELK GROVE, CA AND TOOK THE CAR IN THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THEM THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL TO DRIVE THE CAR AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES APPLY BY THEMSELVES AND VEERS TO THE LEFT. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM WORRIED THAT IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I AM DRIVING IT CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR EVERYONE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT I CAN DO BUT I KNOW IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 53,500

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CORVETTE IN TRAFFIC AND REALIZED I NEED TO BE IN THE NEXT LINE TO MAKE THE NEXT TURN. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME, SO I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND GAVE IT A LIITLE GAS. AS I WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENLTY, IT FELT LIKE ALL FOUR BRAKES WHERE LOCKING UP AND RELEASING RANDOMLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING. THE ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVE WAS ON THE INFO CENTER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID SOMETHING WITH STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN) AND WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POP FROM THE ROOF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS) AND WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER MADE SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL AND THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN HE WAS BRAKING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR RECALL 10V172000 (STEERING: COLUMN) IN JANUARY 2011. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,009.

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED WHEN THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED BOTH REAR WHEEL SENSORS AND THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED BUT HE WAS UNAWARE IF IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVERS SIDE OR BOTH. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY JERK SIDEWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

INITIALLY CAR WAS INTERMITTENTLY NOT STARTING. DIC INDICATOR STATED STEERING WHEEL WAS "LOCKED". ON MARCH 11, 2011, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. UPON MY RESEARCH 1997-2004 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. MODELS 2006-2010 THE FEATURE - "STEERING COLUMN LOCK" WAS NOT INSTALLED ON THE CARS. MY CONCERN IS 2005 MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE DEATHS OF OWNERS AND OR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

Mileage: 28,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WAS USING POWER FROM THE ENGINE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING: COLUMN) IN WHICH THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE STEERING COLUMN CLIP BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY ONLY REPAIRED THE CLIP WHICH DID NOT AFFECT THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE DEALER ONLY REPAIRED WHAT THE RECALL STATED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

I JUST ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND TRAFFIC WAS SLOW 40 TO 45 MPH. I MOVED FROM FAR RIGHT TO CENTER LANE THEN FROM CENTER TO LEFT LANE. WHEN I MOVED FROM CENTER TO LEFT I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN I BUT DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY AS THE ROADS WHERE DRY AND CLEAR. AS I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL 180 DEGREE AND SLID SIDEWAYS INTO A WALL OF PLOWED ICE AND SNOW IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND FLIP ON ITS ROOF. THE LOSS OF UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS HAPPENED HAS GIVEN ME MUCH ANGUISH AS I KNOW I HAD THE TRACTION CONTROL HANDLING ON, UNTIL I FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE STEERING AND HANDLING A FEW MONTHS LATER.

Mileage: 15,000

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK (SCL) CODE ON DIC OCCURS WITH HIGH FREQUENCY ON 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE MN06 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRANK ENGINE - CAR WILL NOT CRANK, OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTION. CAR FLATBED-TOWED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS. CAR WAS SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES, BY 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS, FOR SEPARATE SCL INCIDENTS OCCURRING 2006-2010; MOST RECENT SCL INCIDENTS OCCURRED 6/2010 & 11/2010; CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN 6/2010 TO A CHEVY DEALER THAT CLAIMS TO BE CORVETTE SERVICE CENTER OF SOUTH. DEALER REPLACED SCL PART BUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR EXPERIENCED SCL FAILURE ON THEIR LOT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE DELIVERY AFTER THEY CERTIFIED THE CAR WAS FINE. CAR EXPERIENCED SCL ON THEIR LOT AND WAS PUSHED INTO SERVICE BAY. SCL POST-REPAIR FAILURE OCCURRED 11/2010 FOLLOWING DEALER'S REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF SCL PART. CAR TOWED TO PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE SCL POST-REPAIR FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED (HINT: TAPPING THE COLUMN RELEASED THE SCL): BCM ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT - CAR WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL TOOL. SCL ISSUE EXISTS WITH MANY 2005 CORVETTES (REFER TO CORVETTE FORUMS); SCL WAS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM FOR C5 PRODUCTION YEARS -REFER TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 04V060000. GM ISSUED SCL RECALL FOR C5, BUT NOT YET FOR C6. MULTIPLE C6 OWNERS REPORT EXPERIENCING SCL FAILURE & POST-REPAIR FAILURE -- GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A GM PROBLEM - OWNERS ARE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW SCL PART WILL FUNCTION AND NO GUARANTEE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK DURING OPERATION. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY AND DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH THE 2005 C6 PRODUCTION MODEL. *TR

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK (SCL) CODE ON DIC OCCURS WITH HIGH FREQUENCY ON 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE MN06 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRANK ENGINE - CAR WILL NOT CRANK, OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTION. CAR FLATBED-TOWED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS. CAR WAS SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES, BY 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS, FOR SEPARATE SCL INCIDENTS OCCURRING 2006-2010; MOST RECENT SCL INCIDENTS OCCURRED 6/2010 & 11/2010; CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN 6/2010 TO A CHEVY DEALER THAT CLAIMS TO BE CORVETTE SERVICE CENTER OF SOUTH. DEALER REPLACED SCL PART BUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR EXPERIENCED SCL FAILURE ON THEIR LOT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE DELIVERY AFTER THEY CERTIFIED THE CAR WAS FINE. CAR EXPERIENCED SCL ON THEIR LOT AND WAS PUSHED INTO SERVICE BAY. SCL POST-REPAIR FAILURE OCCURRED 11/2010 FOLLOWING DEALER'S REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF SCL PART. CAR TOWED TO PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE SCL POST-REPAIR FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED (HINT: TAPPING THE COLUMN RELEASED THE SCL): BCM ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT - CAR WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL TOOL. SCL ISSUE EXISTS WITH MANY 2005 CORVETTES (REFER TO CORVETTE FORUMS); SCL WAS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM FOR C5 PRODUCTION YEARS -REFER TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 04V060000. GM ISSUED SCL RECALL FOR C5, BUT NOT YET FOR C6. MULTIPLE C6 OWNERS REPORT EXPERIENCING SCL FAILURE & POST-REPAIR FAILURE -- GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A GM PROBLEM - OWNERS ARE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW SCL PART WILL FUNCTION AND NO GUARANTEE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK DURING OPERATION. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY AND DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH THE 2005 C6 PRODUCTION MODEL. *TR

02/13/2007 2005 CORVETTE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WOULD NOT START OR LOCK. LEFT US STRANDED AFTER DINNER. CAR WAS TOWED TO HOME THAT NIGHT AND TOWED TO DEALER ON 02/14/07. 02/14/2007 INVOICE# CVCS117440 #1 CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT START - BATTERY LEAKING ACID, NECESSARY TO REPLACE BATTERY, CLEAN ACID SPILL. CLEAN CABLES - CHECK ALT 145 AMP OUTPUT DIODES GOOD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS HER SON AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD TO REWORK THE CONNECTION TO SECURE AND PREVENT THE TILT TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL FROM PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED IVOQ 10/08/10 *JB *TR

Mileage: 26,000

2005 CORVETTE C6. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM/ ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES TO TURN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF OR LEAVING IT ON, HE IS ENDANGERING HIS LIFE AND OTHERS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH THE ESC ON AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE REAR TIRES WOULD SPIN. *JB

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ERROR. CAR WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED WHEN PARKED. ISSUE HAS EXISTED WITH MULTIPLE 05 MN6 CORVETTES AND PREVIOUS YEARS. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE AN ISSUE WITH THIS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

LETTER REGARDING PROBLEMS SHE STILL HAVING WITH 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE , WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN GM SAFETY RECALL 10118; SHE STILL HAS A RENTAL AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER TOLD HER THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED REGARDING THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 40- 50 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED OUT OF HER HANDS AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REASON IT WAS RECALLED FOR. *JB

2005 CORVETTE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW ENGINE TO START BUT WOULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE. DEALER REPLACED COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM, WORKED OK FOR 10 DAYS. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE STEERING WHEEL. I UNDERSTAND EARLIER MODEL VETTES RECALLED TO FIX THIS WITH A BYPASS. LATER MODEL VETTES DO NOT HAVE THIS LOCKING SYSTEM. PART IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FOR 2005. I AM CONCERNED THAT COLUMN LOCK WILL ENGAGE WHILE I AM DRIVING. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CRASHES RESULTING FROM THIS? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 34,829

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVY FOR MY 2005 CORVETTE. SAFETY RECALL 10118. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTES EQUIPPED WITH A TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. AS A RESULT GM IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL. IN RARE CASES, REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN MAY CAUSE A SIGNAL INTERRUPTION WITHIN THE COLUMN. IF THIS OCCURS, THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WILL APPEAR, AND ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES MAY APPLY , POSSIBLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE CHANGE IN VEHICLE MOVEMENT, A CRASH COULD OCCUR. CHEVROLET WILL INSPECT THE WIRE CONNECTION IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND IF NECESSARY, INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL CLIP. *TR

I WAS ON THE TRIMBLE ROAD ON RAMP IN SAN JOSE, CA MERGING ONTO FREEWAY 101 AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 PM PST AND 793 FEET FROM THE DE LA CRUZ/TRIMBLE ROAD TRAFFIC LIGHT. TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE LIGHT, WEATHER WAS DRY AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT. THE ON RAMP IS APPROXIMATELY AN 1/4TH OF A MILE LONG. I PULLED INTO THE COMMUTER LANE TO PASS 2 VEHICLES THAT WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH. I PASSED THE FIRST VEHICLE AND WAS ABOUT TO PASS THE SECOND WHEN MY 2005 CORVETTE STEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY CAR TO IMPACT A 1984 4 DOOR SEDAN TOYOTA ON THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL/BUMPER, BEHIND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE TOYOTA STARTED TO SLIDE RIGHT AND WHEN THE WHEELS WENT FROM ASPHALT TO DIRT CAUSED THE TOYOTA TO ROLL OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS' WHEELS IN THE MEDIAN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ON RAMP. MY CAR CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY ON THE ON RAMP. THE DRIVER OF THE TOYOTA HAD A CUT ON ONE OF HER FINGERS AND WAS EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL. I WAS NOT INJURED. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ON-STAR WHICH DID NOT ACTIVATE DUE TO THE CRASH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN MY CAR. ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2007 I TOOK MY CAR TO COURTESY CHEVROLET IN SAN JOSE, CA; I TOLD THE SERVICE REP THAT I HAD RECEIVED 2 NOTICES IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY TO SERVICE THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SOON" AND THAT I HAD IMPACTED A CURB. THE SERVICE REP ASKED ME IF THE MESSAGE RECURRED AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND I TOLD THEM NO BUT IT DID DISPLAY TWO DIFFERENT TIMES ABOUT A WEEK APART. I WAS TOLD THAT TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON CLEARED THE ERROR CODE SO THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I HAD THE CAR ALIGNED. I THOUGHT THE RIGHT FRONT A ARM BROKE CAUSING THE ACCIDENT DUE TO HITTING THE CURB IN OCTOBER UNTIL I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10118. I SAVED ALL OF THE MECHANICAL PARTS REPLACED ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY CAR AND STILL HAVE THEM. THE STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON 1-30-08. *TR

Mileage: 12,694

2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ON DIC MULTIPLE TIMES. GM HAS ISSUED TSB 06.02.35.002B TO INSERT A CLIP IN SWPS TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS A STEERING AND ABS RELATED PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE HEARD OF INSTANCES WHERE WHEELS CAN LOCK AT HIGH SPEED. GM SHOULD THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE AND RECALL FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MOVEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN CAUSES FAILURE OF WIRE CONNECTOR HARNESS FOR THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. THIS FAILURE CAUSES INCORRECT POSITION READINGS IN THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WOULD COME ON MAYBE A HANDFUL OF TIMES A MONTH. UNTIL THE INCIDENT I HAD TO ACTUAL ISSUES AND FIGURED THAT MY EXHAUST BEING AS LOUD AS IT IS CAUSED SOMETHING TO SET IT OFF. *TR ON FEBRUARY 8TH THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN HOWEVER I HAD TO ISSUES THAT DAY. IT WASN'T TILL THE NEXT DAY THAT AS I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS ABOUT 35MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN BEFORE I WOULD ENTER THE FEEDER ROAD TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD I WAS ON HAD A VERY SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT AND THE GROUND WAS COMPLETELY DRY/ ALL CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. OUT OF NO WHERE I FELT MY VEHICLE BEING FORCED HARD TO THE LEFT AS IF I WAS HYDROPLANNING AND HAD LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BRAKING OF MY CAR. MY VEHICLE CROSSED THE NEXT LANE OVER AND WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL WHAT SO EVER I WAS FORCED OVER A CURB AND INTO A STREET SIGN. NO ONE WAS INJURED AS IT WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT HOWEVER IT CAME WITH A PRICE. AT THIS POINT THERE IS ESTIMATED TO BE $6500.00 IN DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO THIS. NO WORK HAS BEGUN ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BEING INVESTIGATED ON OTHER CHEVROLET CORVETTE MODELS FROM 05 AND UP UNDER INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA09-002. I WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND BE SURE THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE AS IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING TO HAVE LOST CONTROL IN PERFECTLY GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS. LIKE I HAVE EARLIER STATED MY VEHICLE HAS NOT STARTED THE REPAIR PROCESS AND I WILL BE SURE TO INFORM CHEVY OF MY DISCOVERY SO THAT THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE BECOMES FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON 11/13/09.ON 11/14/09 I WAS TRAVELING ACROSS A BRIDGE AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I EVENTUALLY SLID TO A STOP CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE. I COULD BARELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE. THIS IS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH 33,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING SENSOR INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE CHECKED AND RE TIGHTENED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE OR EVEN FATAL IF NOT FOR THE TIME OF DAY AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT BELIEVE SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS WAS NOT RECALLED. I AM SURE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND CRASHED THEIR CARS AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED, IF NOT FOR MY QUICK REACTIONS OR LUCK, I MIGHT HAVE RAN OFF THE BRIDGE AND KILLED MYSELF OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING I CHECKED ON ANY 2005 CORVETTE THAT HAD AN UNEXPLAINED CRASH WHERE THE DRIVER SIMPLY LOST CONTROL. I WAS NOT ACCELERATING OR DOING ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHEN MY INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE REPAIR COST ME $612.00, COSTLY FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING FLAW. I AM NOT EXAGGERATING WHEN I SAY HE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CONTROL! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET OR ANY DEALERSHIP SHOULD PROFIT FROM THIS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT IN BAD ROAD SURFACE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES CONTROL, THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHTS COMES ON, AND THE ABS DO NOT WORK TILL THE CAR IS ON SMOOTH ROAD CONDITION. THE CAR HAVE BEEN SERVICE FOR THE ABOVE CONDITIONS IN CHEVROLET DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL EITHER AT STOP OR SLOW SPEED WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKES APPLIED. A FEW INSTANCES OF MOMENTARY STEERING LOSS ON TURNS (BENDS IN ROAD) AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. PROBLEM STARTED AT PURCHASE IN JULY 2005 AND HAS INCREASED IN SEVERITY OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO A "SNAPPING NOISE" UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THAT STARTED 3/16/06. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6 OCCASIONS AND I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. SERVICE TICKET DATED 2/9/06 STATES "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE, NO REPAIRS TO BE ATTEMPTED". SERVICE TICKET DATED 3/10/06 STATES "NO PARTS AVAILABLE TILL 6/06, NO WORK DONE AT THIS TIME". THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WOULD NOT BE NORMAL IN ANY CAR BUT THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY GM NOT TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND CAME ACROSS THE RECALL 05V455000 AND CONTACTED GM. GM STATED THAT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE THAT MY CAR IN NOT INCLUDED, HOWEVER I FEEL MY CAR REGARDLESS OF THE VIN NUMBER DISPLAYS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE ISSUE. *NM

ON JUNE 22, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED MY '05 COVETTE LOST ITS SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE PWER STEERING, ENGINE OIL AND COOLENT. WITH THE LOSS OR STEERING THE CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER AND MANUVER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOW BY CHEVROLET THAT A SPECIFIC BOLT WAS NOT PLACED CORRECTLY DURING MANUFACTURING AND CAUSES THE LOSS OF THE SERPENTINE BELT. THIS WAS A SCARY EVENT TO LOSE STEERING AT 60MPH WITH A PASSENGER DURING THE ENDING OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON HWY114 AT 6PM. THE REPAIR IS TAKING PLACE NOW INVOLVING A NEW DIAMOND WASHER AND PROPER TORQUING OF THE BOLT. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURED AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN QUESTION. IN SOME OCCURANCES THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I DON'T WANT IT TO BE ME AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 9,495

SEVEN TO EIGHT THOUSAND CHEVROLET CORVETTES BUILT IN LATE 2004 ARE IN A BATCH BEING WATCHED BY GM BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF INSTANCES OF THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BELT BACKING OUT AND ALLOWING THE PULLEY TO LOOSEN OR FALL OFF. WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING AND THE REST OF THE FUNCTIONS RUN OFF THE BELTS. THE BELT AND PULLEY CAN ALSO CAUSE OTHER DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD. PRODUCTION NUBER CORVETTES FROM OVER THREE THOUSAND TO OVER ELEVEN THOUSAND ARE IN THE GROUP IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEMATIC. CHEVROLET HAS REALEASE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB NUMBER (05-06-01-001A), BUT SAYS IT CAN NOT HELP BUYERS UNTIL AFTER A FAILURE. I OWN A CORVETTE IN THAT GROUP, AND I FEAR THAT I CAN'T TRUST THE CAR TO PERFORM SAFELY. I BELONG TO SEVERAL CORVETTE RELATED INTERNET FORUMS, AND I GET REPORTS OF NEW FAILURES EVERY DAY. THERE ARE DOZENS OF FAILURES REPORTED BY MEMBERS OF JUST ONE FORUM. THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE NOVEMBER, 2004. GM IS OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WITHOUT NHTSA INQUIRY, AND I'D LIKE NHTSA TO ASK GM TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT PROTECTING THE LIVES OF THEIR PURCHASERS. SPONTANEOUS LOSS OF STEER ASSIST AND FLUID LOSS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - IN MY OPINION. WILL NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, PLEASE? *AK