2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ROOF PANEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 06V181000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE: BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

THE ROOF FLEW OFF MY 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ROOF PANEL DELAMINATED FROM THE FRAME. *JB

FIBERGLASS SHELL OF REMOVABLE ROOF PANEL DELAMINATED AND SEPARATED FROM METAL FRAME. FAILURE COULD RESULT IN FIBERGLASS PANEL FLYING OFF OF VEHICLE DURING OPERATION, POTENTIAL INJURY TO OTHER DRIVERS OR PEDESTRIANS. NOTIFIED DEALER. *NM

2006 CORVETTE COUPE TOP DEFECT REPORT. THE BONDING OF THE SHELL SKIN TO THE FRAME OF MY CORVETTES PORTABLE PAINTED TOP CAME LOOSE AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE SHELL AND BRING THE CAR TO A CONTROLLED STOP. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A CLEAR TENTED TOP THAT MAY HAVE THE SAME DEFECT, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST TO DETERMINE IF THE DEFECT EXISTS IN THE CLEAR TENTED TOP. I DO NOT WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR A DEATH ON THE HIGHWAY, SO I WILL DRIVE THE CAR ONLY ON LOW SPEED ROADS UNTIL THE CHEVY DEALER GETS ME AN ANSWER ON THE CONDITION OF THIS CLEAR TOP. GM SHOULD GO ON REPORT SINCE GM FAILED TO REALIZE THE TOP ASSEMBLY BONDING DEFECT EXTENDS INTO THEIR LATER BUILT CARS. DATE OF PURCHASE 2/2006. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING 20MPH OR WHILE IN REVERSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT LOW SPEEDS OF 0-20 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED.

2006 CORVETTE COUPE, ROOF DELAMINATING, DEALER TOOK CAR AND IS HOLDING INDEFINITELY, GM WON'T ACT ANY FASTER, WON'T ISSUE A GLASS ROOF UNTIL NEW ROOFS COME IN. I WAS TOLD I CAN'T HAVE MY CAR UNTIL NEW ROOF ARRIVES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT IS. *JB

HEARD OF THE DELAMINATION PROBLEM WITH THE C6 CORVETTES.. HEARD A POP, AND PULLED OFF ROAD TO INSPECT. FOUND REAR PORTION OF PAINTED TOP DELAMINATED FROM FRAME. SCHEDULED FOR DEALER TO INSPECT IN A WEEK. *NM

I OWN A NEW 2006 CORVETTE COUPE. ON JULY 5TH I BEGAN TO DEVELOP A CREAKING SOUND NEAR THE ROOF FRAME AND I BEGAN TO NOTICE WIND NOISE AT 60 MPH. ON JULY 7TH, MY PAINTED (VICTORY RED) ROOF PANEL SEPARATED FROM IT'S FRAME. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT BLOW OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THE FACT THAT GM IS/HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR ALL '05/'06 COUPES IS UNBELIEVABLE. MY DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH BUT HIS HANDS ARE TIED BY GM. THE PAINTED ROOFS ARE BACKORDERED UNTIL LATE AUGUST AND NO ALTERNATIVE WAS OFFERED BY GM. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO USE MY $50K CAR, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO PURCHASE A TRANSPARENT ROOF. THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO TREAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS (THIS IS MY 4TH VETTE). IS GM WAITING FOR A MOTORCYLCE RIDER TO BE DECAPITATED BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? *NM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THEN WIND NOISE. I THEN SAW LIGHT COMING THROUGH BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND TOP. THE TOP HAD DELAMINATED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE ACROSS THE FRONT AND ABOUT 3/4TH OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE BOTH TOPS FOR THIS CAR ( THE PAINTED TOP AND THE CLEAR TOP )IT WAS THE PAINTED TOP THAT DELAMINATED. I REMOVED THE PAINTED TOP AND PUT ON THE CLEAR TOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE ORDERED A NEW TOP FOR THE CAR. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DRIVING AT THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT THE TOP WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BLOWN OFF THE CAR AND POSSIBLY HIT ANOTHER CAR OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND IS TRYING TO GET THE LATEST,IMPROVED TOP FOR ME. *NM