1997 Chevrolet Corvette Steering Problems

“Service bulletin 05081 just performed on my Corvette to fix a steering column lock problem. After work performed I get a message to remove key and wait 10 sec. Tgm completed a service bulletin on my car that leaves me with a car that stalls immediately after starting. In the many years I owned the car I had only gotten the message once, which related to the steering column lock. Now since the service bulletin was done to fix the problem I get the message every other time I start the car. …”

“My 1997 c-5 Corvette has a problem with the steering wheel locking up. The first time it happen when my wife had it at work, when she went to leave she started out but could not steer. The dashboard reader display said column failure . When checking the owners manual we found column failure and it said to have vehicle towed to repair shop for service. The vehicle was repaired at my expense because general motors would not admit to a problem. …”

“While backing out of my drive the steering column locked up and would not allow the wheel to turn. All I could do is pull straight forward into my garage and turn off the car. Ref. In ea02-031”

“Gm states that the recall on my 1997 Corvette has previously been resolved, when I prior had no acknowledgment of the recall. After persistently giving them the recall number they finally admitted to the recall applying to my vehicle, but stated that the recall had been performed to specifications, when in fact all they did was reset the computer for a temporary fix. They said that the recall was closed and all cost incurred would be my out of pocket expense. I really feel that a recall for this severe of an occurrence should stay open until the problem is completely remedied. …”

“I own a 1997 Corvette with a manual transmission that has had two instances of the electronic clolumn lock system failing. The first failure occurred in june of 2000 and GM replaced the module at no charge. The second failure occurred in august of 2003. I understand that GM has done a recall on 1997 Corvette's for this problem (recall campaign #04v060). I wrote a letter to GM requesting information and reinbursement for my costs due to the failure of the ECM in august of 2003, but was told by the GM customer service center that my particular vehicle was not affected by the recall. …”