2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

STEERING:LINKAGES

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL STUD NUT/WASHER ASSEMBLIES WITH WASHERS WERE MADE OF THE WRONG MATERIAL. THE WASHERS MAY FRACTURE AND BECOME LOOSE OR FALL AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, REDUCING CLAMP LOAD. SEPARATION OF THE CONTROL ARM BALL STUD AND STE

STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO "LOCK," THE ECL SYSTEM PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,900.

Mileage: 92,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,900.

Mileage: 92,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG COVER WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 12,000

#1 , I LOVE THE CHEVY 2004 CORVETTE IT IS A BEAUTY, INSIDE THE BRAIN OR COMPUTER , ITS A DANGER. ON AUG 12TH , I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT DID NOT HAVE ANY FAILURE OF MY DRIVING ABILITIES AS PER THE FOLLOWING CODES THAT GM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH, AND HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A GM MECHANIC TO FIX, I DID NOT LOSE ANYTHING EXCEPT MONEY AND RESPECT FROM GM. #2 I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT CORVETTE RACE CAR AND MECHANICAL CORVETTE SPECIALIST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE CODES ARE MEANT TO COME AND GO, M

Mileage: 55,000

#1 , I LOVE THE CHEVY 2004 CORVETTE IT IS A BEAUTY, INSIDE THE BRAIN OR COMPUTER , ITS A DANGER. ON AUG 12TH , I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT DID NOT HAVE ANY FAILURE OF MY DRIVING ABILITIES AS PER THE FOLLOWING CODES THAT GM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH, AND HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A GM MECHANIC TO FIX, I DID NOT LOSE ANYTHING EXCEPT MONEY AND RESPECT FROM GM. #2 I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT CORVETTE RACE CAR AND MECHANICAL CORVETTE SPECIALIST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE CODES ARE MEANT TO COME AND GO, M

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON SLICK PAVEMENT, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS AND THEN DIMMED AT ONE POINT, THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE TRACTION CONTROL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, AND BOTH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE MEDIAN ON THE REAR PASSENGER CORNER PANEL AND SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON SLICK PAVEMENT, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS AND THEN DIMMED AT ONE POINT, THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE TRACTION CONTROL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, AND BOTH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE MEDIAN ON THE REAR PASSENGER CORNER PANEL AND SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MANUALLY ADJUSTED TO A STRAIGHT POSITION, IT CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE A 270 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING LINKAGE FAILED AT THE KNUCKLE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANU

Mileage: 3,937