1999 Chevrolet Corvette Driver assistance Problems

MY CORVETTE AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS FROM 97-04 SUFFER FROM THE ACTIVE HANDLING ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM GOING BAD. THE PART IS KNOWN AS THE EBCM. WHEN IT GOES BAD (IF CRUISE IS ENGAGED) THE CAR WILL DISABLE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO, WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS WHILE MOVING IT CAUSE CAUSE UNEVEN BRAKE FEELING AND YOU LOOSE THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS . GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE PARTS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THIS AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MANY YEARS NOW AFFECTING MANY 97-04 CORVETTES. ALSO A PART OF THIS SYSTEM IS THE STEELING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS ALSO DISCONTINUED. SWPS CAN SEND WRONG INFO TO THE OTHER COMPUTERS AND THE CAR WILL MAKE ERRONEOUS 'CORRECTIONS' THAT CAN LEAD TO BRAKES BEING APPLIED AT ANY MOMENT WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11416521

Incident

May 13, 2021

Mileage

51,000 mi

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED, ACTIVE HANDLING TURNED ON AND TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE VEHICLE, PUTTING ME ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE CAR IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. IT WOULD HAVE FORCED CROSSING OVER THE LANE HAD I NOT REACTED QUICKLY. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED AS FAILED STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR; A PART GM CHOSE TO DISCONTINUE YEARS AGO EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11114292

Incident

Jul 10, 2017

Mileage

110,000 mi

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING

NHTSA ID

11102739

Incident

Jun 15, 2018

Mileage

123,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" MY TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND I SOMETIMES HAVE A PULL ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE CAR IS IN MOTION. STREET.THIS HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. THIS STARTED AROUND EARLY PART OF 2013.I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TYPE OF PHOTO YOU WANT.

NHTSA ID

10863160

Incident

May 4, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE ON DIC . IT COMES AND GOS . IT USUALLY SHUTS OFF AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING . I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS WORKING OR NOT. THIS SAFETY CONCERN . GM SHOULD HAVE SERVICE PARTS FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OR HAVE SOME OTHER COMPANY HAVE THE RIGHTS TO MAKE THEM . WHAT ARE OWNERS SUPPOSED TO DO? WE NEED A LAW FOR THIS. THIS IS NOT A THROW A WAY CAR . THIS CAR HAS ONLY 24000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692291

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

24,000 mi

AFTER HAVING THE HARMONIC BALANCER REPLACED. AFTER LEAVING BAIERL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE (WEXFORD, PA) AND 1/8 MILE DRIVE, THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED WITH ALARM ON MY D.I.C. ACTIVE HANDLING WARMING UP' THEN "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON " THEY HAVE KNOW THEY BROKE IT WHEN THEY DROPPED THE STEERING BUT CAN'T GET THE PART TO FIX IT. I FOUND THE PARTS, (USED) REQUIRED AND PAID WAY TO MUCH MONEY FOR LABOR TO HAVE THEM INSTALL THEM. AFTER AROUND 200 MILES MY D.I.C. NOW ANNUNCIATE, ACTIVE HANDLING ,SERVICE ABS, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. DO I NEED TO GET A LAWYER FOR HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628639

Incident

Dec 19, 2013

Mileage

55,807 mi

1997 THRU 2000 CHEVY CORVETTES HAVE HAD ABS / TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS SINCE THEIR ORIGINAL PRODUCTION . THE PROBLEM IS GM NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AND THIS PART DOES NOT FIT THE 1997 - 2000 AUTOS . THEY NO LONGER MAKE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THE ABS MODULE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BY AFTER MARKET REPAIR FACILITIES . SO NOW WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH A PROBLEM THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED .THEIR ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE GM FORUMS SITES .I FEEL A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS IS SINCE THIS IS A CORVETTE THESE CARS ARE NOT GOING AWAY AND WILL BE ON THE ROAD FOR MANY DECADES TO COME AS THEY ARE A COLLECTIBLE VEHICLE .I DO BELIEVE GM HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR AT LEAST RELEASE INFO TO AFTERMARKET REPAIR FACILITIES SO THEY CAN BE REPAIRED .OR MAKE A PART SO THESE CARS CAN BE REPAIRED AND BE ON OUR HIGHWAYS SAFE .IN THEIR OWN WORDS IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL THEY SAY IF THE ABS / TRACTION / HANDLING CONTROL LIGHT IS ON TO SEE A DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THAT'S GREAT BUT THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO FIX IT . THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10608214

Incident

Jul 4, 2014

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ALSO ACTIVE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING IS ON. DEALER SAYS CAR NEEDS "STEERING ANGLE SENSOR" WHICH GM DOES NOT MAKE ANYMORE IT COMES UP AS DISCONTINUED PART. I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITHOUT ACTIVE TRACTION HANDLING AND WOULD LIKE IT FIXED IF WE COULD GET THE PART. FRUSTRATED *TR

NHTSA ID

10552657

Incident

Nov 12, 2013

Mileage

53,000 mi

WHEN I MAKE A SLOW TURN LEFT OR RIGHT SOMETIMES THE FRONT BRAKE WOULD GRAB MY CAR AS THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WOULD SHOW ON MY DASH. THE DEALER CLASSIC CHEVROLET HAD MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AS THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR (BUT GM HAS DISCONTINUED NEW PARTS FOR 1999 & 2000 MODELS ONLY). THE DEALER COULDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM EVEN WHEN I PROVIDED A USED PART AS THEY SAY USED SENSORS DON'T WORK. THERE ARE OVER 6,000 1999 & 2000 VETTES THAT WERE SOLD SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO TRASH OUR $20,000.00 CARS TO THE DUMPSTER? GM NEEDS TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY AND AT LEAST START OFFERING THIS PART FOR MANUFACTURING. THE REASON GM QUIT MAKE THIS PART WAS DUE TO A DISPUTE BETWEEN THEM & 2 MANUFACTURERS WHO CLAIMED THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE THIS PRODUCT FOR THESE YEAR MODELS. THIS GM DROPPED IT BUT THEY STILL MAKE IT FOR OTHER OLDER & NEWER MODELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10483515

Incident

Sep 9, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING CHECK ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL. AFTER A VISIT TO A CHEVY DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR CONTROLLING THESE ITEMS WAS BAD AND GM NO LONGER PRODUCED THE PART. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET WITHOUT SUCCESS FOR THE PART, I WAS TOLD BY ONE PART SUPPLIER THAT HE HAD 15 PEOPLE ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART AND NO IDEA WHEN HE WOULD HAVE ONE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT ANTI-LOCKS AND WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL, SAFETY OPTIONS I PAID FOR THAT ARE NOW INOPERABLE. SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THESE FAILINGS, WOULD GM ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY?? *TR

NHTSA ID

10479690

Incident

Jun 28, 2012

Mileage

26,598 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE IN A HOUSING AREA, PLACED IN PARK, AT THE TIME THE IGNITION WAS ABOUT TO BE TURNED OFF. THE CAR TOOK OFF AND FLEW OVER THE PARKING BARRIER, OVER A HEDGE AND INTO A TREE. THE CAR SIDE SWIPED A POLE WHICH DEMOLISHED THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CAR CAME TO REST AGAINST A TREE, STRIKING THE LEFT FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK, THE REAR WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING, WHEN THE DRIVER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TURN OFF THE KEY, GET OUT AND SEEK HELP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK EITHER.*AK

NHTSA ID

759538

Incident

Mar 8, 2002

CAR ACCELERATED WIDE OPEN THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. AT 115 MPH ON CITY STREET I PUT TRANS IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF KEY. HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR ABS; NO POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR AND TURN OFF TO SIDE ROAD AND STOP WITHOUT ACCIDENT. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER AND GM TECH SUPPORT COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. DEALER PAID FOR TOW AND REPAIR ATTEMPT ALTHOUGH OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. TOOK VEHICLE AND NEXT EVENING [06/07/2001] DEFECT REOCCURED BUT I SHUT IT SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE HIGH SPEED WAS REACHED. CAR CANNOT BE SAELY DRIVEN WITHOUT CONCERN FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND SAFETY OF PUBLIC. WHAT DO I DO?*AK

NHTSA ID

746584

Incident

Jun 6, 2001

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE ACTIVATED AT 62 MPH, ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED MOMENTARILY PULLING CAR SHARP RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES AND THE AUTO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, MOST RECENTLY LAST MONTH, FOR THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICIANS CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANY FAULTS WITH THE VEHICLE OR INFORMATION ON OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS. THIS HAS A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I MUST HAVE IT FIXED. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. ODI ID 709456 SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, READABLE, TO DETERMINE IF IT IS. IS THERE SOME WAY I CAN GET INFORMATION ON HIS PROBLEM AND REMENDY. THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY PROVIDE. P.S. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT HENDRICK CHEVROLET IN CARY, NC BUT BEING WORKED ON BY WYATTS IN VIRGINIA, WHERE I LIVE. THANKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

739503

Incident

Jan 15, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID

862045

Incident

May 17, 2000