# 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1293337` · 2016-06-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 91,000
## Narrative
1ST THE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE SHIFT CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE BROKE AND LEFT THE CAR INOPERABLE ( UNABLE TO SHIFT ) PARKED IN MY CARPORT ABOUT 4 MOTHS AGO  , 2ND THE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE SHIFT CABLE TO THE CENTER CONSOLE SHIFTER BROKE AND LEFT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND TOOK OFF AND ROLLED BACK INTO  CARPORT WITH BOTH DOORS OPEN , NEEDLESS TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED I'VE ONLY SEEN IN THE MOVIES UNTIL NOW , BOTH DOORS ARE TOTALED  , AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT FIX CHEAP PLASTIC BUSHINGS , ONLY OFFERS WHOLE CABLE WITH SAME CHEAP PLASTIC BUSHINGS ...
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