2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE steering

Reporting Safety Defects to General
Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in
a situation like this, we certainly hope you will notify
General Motors. Please call the Chevrolet Customer
Assistance Center at 1-800-222-1020, or write:
Chevrolet Motor Division
Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
In Canada, please call us at 1-800-263-3777 (English)
or 1-800-263-7854 (French). Or, write:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre, 163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer
Case Unit Repair Manual
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments, and specications for GM
transmissions, transaxles, and transfer cases.
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Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-85
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-89
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-85
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-85
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-86
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-85
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-85
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Battery.......................................................5-37
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-42
Coolant......................................................5-21
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-41
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-33
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Oil Pressure Gage.......................................3-46
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-26
Overheating................................................5-24
Racing or Other Competitive Driving...............2-23
Starting......................................................2-22
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-19Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-8
Extended Mobility Tires....................................5-56
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-20
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-15
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-19
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-82
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-73
Floor Mats.....................................................2-47
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-20
Manual Transmission....................................5-20
Power Steering...........................................5-31
Windshield Washer......................................5-33
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-47
Fog Lamps....................................................3-17
Front Air Dam................................................2-20
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
Filling a Portable Fuel Container..................... 5-9
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-7
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Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-24
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.........................................5-85
Lumbar and Side Bolsters.............................. 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Six-Way Seats.............................................. 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-31
Windows....................................................2-17
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-20
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-13
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-11
R
Radios..........................................................3-78
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-99
Care of Your CDs........................................3-99
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-98
Radio with CD............................................3-79
Setting the Time..........................................3-78
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-98
Understanding Reception..............................3-98Reading Lamps..............................................3-19
Rear Axle......................................................5-43
Limited-Slip.................................................4-11
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-48
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass....................................................2-37
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-35
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-35
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-36
Removing the Roof Panel................................2-52
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-48
Replacement, Windshield.................................5-48
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-10
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-51
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-52
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-22
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-31
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Starting Your Engine.......................................2-22
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-47
Convenience Net.........................................2-50
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-46
Glove Box..................................................2-46
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-48
Storing the Roof Panel....................................2-54
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-30
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
T
Tachometer....................................................3-34
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-48
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-40
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-98
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-18
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-42Tires.............................................................5-51
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-81
Buying New Tires........................................5-63
Chains.......................................................5-68
Cleaning....................................................5-81
Extended Mobility........................................5-56
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-73
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-58
Lifting Your Vehicle......................................5-69
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-60
Rotation.....................................................5-61
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-52
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-64
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-65
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-66
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-62
Top Strap......................................................1-31
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-36
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-36
Your Vehicle...............................................4-36
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