# 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `187595` · 1999-12-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
## Narrative
THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN  INJURY.  THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERALTIMES FOR STEERING LOCKING UP PRIOR TO THE COLLISION.  ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR.  MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.  *AK  *YC  REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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