Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Chevrolet Corvette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILE GETTING IN MY VEHICLE, THE SEATS HAVE AN AUTO ADJUST MEMORY FUNCTION. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS, MY SEATS BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS AWAY FROM THE PEDALS AND STEERING WHEEL AND I'M A RATHER SHORT LADY. THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH!
SEATS MOVE BACK AND FOTH ON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. *TR
COLUMN LOCK ON 200 CORVETTE FAILED, IMMOBILIZING VEHICLE. THIS DEVICE WAS SUBJECT TO SEVERAL PRIOR RECALLS, BUT THE REPLACEMENT'S DESIGN IS STILL DEFECTIVE. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED, SO I HAD TO PAY FOR TOW, PARTS/LABOR, AND TIME OFF WORK. THIS AMOUNTS TO NEARLY $1000. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DESIGN FLAW, THE RECALL SHOULD BE REINSTITUTED AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK FROM THE DOOR PANEL, ONLY FROM THE KEY REMOTE. SECONDLY, THE TEN SECOND KEY DELAY BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AND THE HORN BLEW OUT. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING THE HORN, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO COLUMN LOCK. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAY LOCK WHILE DRIVING. A RELAY HARNESS WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,410 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,011.
I HAVE 22,000 MILES ON MY 200 CORVETTE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE AND MOVES WHEN I DRIVE. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT I HAVHE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ADJUSTER FOR AROUND $1000.*AK
PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK. THE LOCK DOES LOCK, BUT IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR IT MUST BE DONE MANUALLY OR BY THE KEY HOLE OUTSIDE.*AK BECAUSE OF THE NEW UPDATED LOCK VERSIONS BOTH ACTUATORS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR BOTH LOCKS TO FUNCTION TOGETHER. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE LOCKS $1200.
WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR DRIVER SEAT WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD, SMASHING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
SEAT FRAME BREAKAGE - SEPARATION OF SEAT FROM FRAME. THE SEAT FRAME IN MY 2000 CORVETTE BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME AND SEAT TRACK. THE SEAT DROPPED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH WHEN IT BROKE. THE INCIDENT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN A SEARCH OF CORVETTEFORUM.COM, I FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF YOU INVESTIGATE THE SEAT DESIGN, YOU WILL FIND THAT THE SEAT FRAME AND ATTACHMENT MECHANISM TO THE SEAT SLIDERS ARE VERY THIN AND DO NOT APPEAR UP TO THEIR DESIGNED TASK. *LA
VEHICLE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; REMOVABLE TOP SQUEAKED, DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE, RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL FAILED, EXCESS OIL, AND STEERING/IGNITION INTERLOCK RECALL. ALSO DELCO BATTERY CABLE LEAKED ACID, CONTROL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED.*AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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