11.6% of complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Corvette came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2000 vehicle — around the middle of the 213 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.0 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (163 complaints), typically at 5.0 yr or about 41,000 miles.
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO "LOCK," THE ECL SYSTEM PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE CUSTOMER TRIES TO DRIVE, THE FUEL SUPPLY WILL BE SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. IF VOLTAGE AT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE IS LOW OR INTERRUPTED, HOWEVER, THE FUEL SHUT OFF MAY NOT OCCUR AND THE VEHI
IF THIS OCCURS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LAP BELT WEBBING CAN TWIST ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR.
WHEN THE BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE.
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS OVER LAPPING AND WON'T RETRACT. A CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND THE DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL IS JUMPING OUT OF THE CONSUMER'S HAND. *AK
"SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" INDICATION CAME UP ON THE DIGITAL DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER (DIC). THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1997-2000 CORVETTES. ALTHOUGH THE INCIDENT WITH MY CAR TOOK PLACE UPON START-UP, MEANING THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION, IF IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. YOU SIMPLY CANNOT STEER THE CAR, SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
AFTER MAKING A SHORT TRIP TO THE STORE I CAME OUT TO FIND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER READ "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN". TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE ALWAYS LOW, WOULD NOT SHOW IF TIRES TOO LOW OR OVER INFLATED UNTIL TOO LATE AT ANY SPEED. ABS/ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ON, TURNED ENGINE OFF 1 MILE LATER LIGHT GOES OFF. CLUTCH PEDAL TOO STIFF.