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Complaint 1228871

2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE • STEERING • incident Sep 1, 2015

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1228871
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CORVETTE
Model Year
2001
Component
STEERING
Incident Date
Sep 1, 2015
Date Received
Oct 15, 2015
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ERROR MESSAGE ADVISING TO "WAIT TEN SECONDS AND PULL KEY" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED AGAIN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPUTER MODULE RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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