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1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

crash · 219694 · 2000-07-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CORVETTE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PE99066, INTERMITTLEY WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH. CHEVROLET SAID IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY AND WAIT 20 SECONDS. DEALER REPLACED PARTS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
864897
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown