GM Recalling 40,000 Corvettes Due to Steering Column Issue

Although automotive enthusiasts regard performance vehicles as true heroes of the road, these cars have their fair share of Achilles’ heel(s), with various issues standing in the way of road blitzing. Sometimes it's little things that keep those horses from being transferred to the road, while in other cases the go-fast cars can face serious problems that can lead to an accident.

The latest example that illustrates this comes from General Motors, which has initiated a recall for 40,028 2005 and 2006 model years Corvettes, due to a steering column problem. The campaign targets vehicles manufactured between March 2004 and January 2006 that are equipped with a tilt and telescoping steering column. Your’s Vette’s production date is written on a label situated on the driver’s door or doorjamb.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, repeated movement of the steering column might cause a signal interruption within the column. This leads to the display of the “Service Active Handling System”. In rare cases, this could apply one or more brakes and might cause the vehicle to pull to the right or left - the action would generate a real crash risk, should the driver fail to correct the vehicle’s movement.

General Motors will notify owners and its dealers will fix the Corvettes free of charge.

The safety campaign has already debuted and owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 and GMC at 1-866-996-9463, or seek assistance online here. In addition to that, they can contact the National Highway Safety Administration’s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236