2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 06V181000 ON 11/30/06. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO R K CHEVROLET AT 502 N. DELSEA DR. VINELAND, NJ. WITH PHONE # 609-696-8400, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE OWNER OF THE RECALL , BUT THE OWNER WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, HE DID INFORM THE CONTACT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TO REPAIR ANYONE'S VEHICLE THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT ONLY GOT THE VOICE MAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE THOUGHT THAT ANY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS COULD DO RECALL REPAIRS. *AK UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB

2006 CHEVY CONVERTIBLE CORVETTE (MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO MYSELF) HAS FAILED TO CRANK ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FROM MAY 06 THROUGH OCT 06. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME WITHIN A MONTH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO CLOSET DEALERSHIP ON EACH OCCASION. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IN GOING OUT OF TOWN - DON'T TRUST VEHICLE NOT TO CRANK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ROOF.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CENTER OF THE ROOF CAME APART WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE FIBERGLASS RAISED UP AND THE ADHESIVE WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER IT WOULD ONLY BE A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V181000 PERTAINING TO THE ROOF AND PILLARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

2006 CORVETTE ROOF DELAMINATION AND DETACHMENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEAR PROXIMITY TO VEHICLE WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN - DETACHMENT HASN'T OCCURRED YET HOWEVER IN MY OPINION POSES A SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. *NM

ROOF DELAMINATION ON 2006 CORVETTE Z06. IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. GM MUST RECALL ALL CORVETTES AND FIX THE PROBLEM!! *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AT AROUND 50 MPH, AND THE PAINTED ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TOOK THE ROOF OFF, AND WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT IT WAS USUALLY A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR YOU TO GO IN AND HAVE IT INSPECTED, AND IF IT CHECKED OUT TO BE BAD, THEY WOULD FIX IT. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULDN'T GET A ROOF PANEL FOR THIS CAR FOR 20-30 DAYS AND THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME LOANER AND I COULD LEAVE THE CAR THERE. I AM OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS, AND WILL NOT BE HERE FOR 20- 30 DAYS, AND MY OPINION WOULD BE THAT IF THE DEALERS KNOW THERE IS A RECALL, THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF PANELS AVAILABLE IF THE ROOF IS UNDER RECALL. I ALSO BELIEVE THEY SHOULD REPLACE ALL THESE PANELS ON ALL VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED. THE ROOF PANEL COMING LOOSE AND FLYING OFF AND EITHER DAMAGING MY VEHICLE, OR EVEN WORSE, CAUSING A LOSS OF LIFE TO SOMEONE IN THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME WOULD BE TRAGIC. CHEVROLET SHOULD OWN UP TO THEIR ERRORS AND FIX THE PROBLEM PROPERLY, NOT BY REPAIRING THE PANELS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. *NM

I HAD SEPARATION ON MY ORIGINAL TOP AND RECEIVED THE "FIX" AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL MEMO BY GM, HOWEVER, THE NEW TOP WITH THE "FIX" IS SEPARATING ALSO. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG BEFORE GM STOPS TRYING TO PATCH THE PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO MAKE THE TOP ONE PIECE. *JB

ROOF PANELS ON 2005 & 2006 CHEVROLET COUPES COME LOOSE FROM THE ROOF FRAME AND MAY FLY OFF THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY PANEL CAME LOOSE BUT DID NOT FLY OFF. GM / CHEVROLET HAS PARTS BACK ORDERED 90 DAYS AND IS ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY FIX WITH NO GUARANTEE OF ADEQUACY. *NM

SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY IN JAN. 2006, MY 2006 C6 CORVETTE COUPE REMOVABLE TOP STARTED MAKING CREAKING AND POPPING NOISES. AS IT BEGAN TO BE MORE FREQUENT AND NOISY, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE TOP HOLD DOWN CLAMPS. FOR AWHILE, IT APPEARED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. HOWEVER, THE TOP HAS STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISES AGAIN. NOW, I FIND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TOP. *JB