2000 Chevrolet Corvette problems
Owners have filed 359 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Corvette with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 48.7% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 6.7%.
Complaints359
Crashes18
Fires0
Injuries23
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 48.7% · 175
Electrical system 6.7% · 24
Exterior lighting 5.0% · 18
Service brakes 4.7% · 17
Service brakes, hydraulic 4.7% · 17
Engine and engine cooling 3.1% · 11
Electronic stability control (ESC) 3.1% · 11
Fuel system, other 2.5% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash and 23 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette in this data, 2000 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 16 in the last three years against 11 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 42,784 miles.
In owners' own words
I have a 2000 Corvette and the steering column locked-up while driving. The steering wheel will not turn, and the display asks to "service column lock". After 7 hours, I still haven't found a chevy dealer that says they can help. If that had happened a few minutes before when I was on the interstate, I could have been killed. This is a serious problem, and I've gotten nowhere on getting the car fixed. Steering · reported at 28,619 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the steering column locked more than twice and the key had to be maneuvered back and forth to be removed each time the failure happened. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v060000 (steering), although the failure was identical. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Steering
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The vehicle was taken to the dealer regarding nhtsa campaign id number 04006c. The following day, the driver's information center (DIC) illuminated and displayed "service column lock, pull key and wait 10 seconds." The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The nhtsa recall number was not found. The current and failure mileages were 77,000. Steering · reported at 77,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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