NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN GOING INTO DRIVE. ONCE IN DRIVE WHILE MOVING THE ENGINE STOPPED AND I HIT THE CURB TAKING OFF SOME PAINT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE DIE. I CALLED GMC, BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME. ON THE WEB AND ON YOUR SITE I SEE THAT MY MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I SAID TO GM I SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WILL ONLY BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU WHEN I AM KILL IN THIS CAR AND MY FAMILY WILL SUE YOU FOR MILLION OF DOLLARS WHICH YOU WILL PAY ONLY TO KEEP IT OUT OF COURT AND THE NEWS PAPERS. I FEEL THAT YOU AT THE NHTSA SHOULD DO WHAT YOU SAY PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE. IF I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT YOU SAVE MAYBE YOU WILL HAVE DONE WHAT YOU SAY. I THINK THE ONLY WAY THAT GM WILL DO ANYTHING IS IF YOU GET INVOLED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation