2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

ROOF PANEL SEPARATED ON 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. VEHICLE HAS 1800 MILES, DAMAGE OCCURRED AT 1650 MILES. PANEL IS LOOSE FROM FRAME 80% AROUND. IF THIS PANEL HAD COME OFF IN TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO OTHERS. GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *JB

THE PAINTED ROOF OF MY CAR FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING. THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME 2006 CORVETTE'S BUT, NOT ON ALL AND MINE ISN'T UNDER RECALL. WE CONTACTED GMAC THE PERSON WE SPOKE WITH SAID YES THIS CAR WASN'T RECALLED BUT, YOUR STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. WE SAID WE UNDERSTAND THIS BUT, THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND WASN'T AND ADVISED WE ARE CONCERNED FOR THE OTHER CARS THAT WERE PRODUCED RIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER MINE COULD HAVE THE SAME CONDITION. SHE DIDN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE C6 CORVETTE WITH PAINTED ROOF, THE ROOF FLEW OFF, ENDANGERING MYSELF AND OTHERS. THAT WAS ALMOST 6 WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A FIXED ROOF. THE CAR IS UN-DRIVABLE WITHOUT A ROOF. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AND HAVE BEEN HEARING THERE WAS GOING TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE REMOVABLE TOPS. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INSTANCES OF THE TOPS FLYING OFF OF THE CARS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY CARS TOP HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF AND IS UNDRIVABLE. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH GM AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS RESOLVED BUT ALL I AM GETTING IS BACK TALK FROM THE GM REPRESENTATIVE. ALL I DID TO GET MY TOP TO COME OFF WAS SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ONE DAY AND IT POPPED UP AND ALMOST FELL OFF. I UNDERSTAND THESE TOPS ARE ONLY HELD ON BY SOME KIND OF URETHANE GLUE THAT IS COMING LOOSE. THE TOP ON MY CAR NOW HAS COMPLETELY COME OFF . ANY AND ALL HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THERE WAS A RUBBING SQUEAKING NOISE HEARD PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, 06V181000, REGARDING THE BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

FOR WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILURE, I HAD HEARD POPPING SOUNDS AROUND THE PAINTED REMOVABLE ROOF THAT I THOUGHT WERE DUE TO THE FRAME CREAKING. ON THE DATE THE ROOF FLEW OFF, I HAD PARKED THE CAR AT WORK AND IT WAS OVER 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I LEFT THE PARKING LOT, TURNED ONTO A SHORT STREET, AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT AND THE ROOF FLEW OFF AT ABOUT 25 MPH. IT LANDED IN THE LEFT-TURN LANE OF OPPOSITE TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A U-TURN AND RETRIEVE THE TOP WITHOUT ANYONE HITTING IT. I'VE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND GET DIFFERENT STORIES. THE DEALER INITIALLY SAID THEY COULD NOT ORDER A NEW PART BECAUSE THEY WERE BACK-LOGGED. THEN GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAID THAT THE COULDN'T PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE A NEW ROOF WAS BEING DESIGNED AND WOULDN'T BE READY FOR 4-6 WEEKS, AROUND SOMETIME IN AUGUST. TODAY, THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER A NEW ROOF, HAVE IT PAINTED, AND USE THAT AS A REPLACEMENT. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAD READ ON A CORVETTE FORUM WHERE SOME REPAIRED ROOFS HAVE ALSO SEPARATED/DE-LAMINATED IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIR OFTEN LEAVING UGLY GLUE RESIDUE ON THE TOPS. BUT MOSTLY, I AM HESITANT TO ACCEPT A CURRENT ROOF DUE TO LIABILITY CONCERNS SHOULD ANOTHER ROOF SEPARATE FROM THE CAR AND INJURE ANOTHER DRIVER...ESPECIALLY A MOTORCYCLE RIDER. SINCE I AM GETTING DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS FROM THE DEALER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. HOWEVER, I DID TELL THE DEALER OF MY CONCERNS OF A NEW ROOF SEPARATING AND THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ANYTHING BUT A REDESIGNED ROOF. THEY INDICATED THAT AT LEAST I WOULD HAVE A ROOF IN PLACE AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THEY WEREN'T SURE IF THEY COULD ACTUALLY ORDER ONE OR NOT, BUT FELT THAT THEY COULD AND THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS WRONG IS SAYING THAT ONLY REDESIGNED ROOFS COULD BE ORDERED. *JB

I HEARD CRACKING AND POPPING OF THE PAINTED ROOF OF MY 2006 CORVETTE ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WHOLE ROOF RIPPING OFF AT ONLY 50 MPH. IN BETWEEN THAT TIME THE CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN 3 TIMES AND THE TIME BEFORE IT ACTUALLY RIPPED OFF. I TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT IT HOME HALFWAY TO MY DESTINATION BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE. THE MORNING IT DID COME OFF I WAS TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. IT CAME OFF ON THE ROAD I LIVE ON THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE WITH A PAINTED ROOF. MY ROOF HAD STARTED MAKING NOISES ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO MY COMPLAINT. SHORTLY AFTER I HAD NOTICED THAT THE REAR PART OF THE PLASTIC ROOF HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE METAL FRAME TO WHICH IT WAS GLUED. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR ACTION AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW ROOF, BUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE 4-5 WEEKS TO GET THE NEW TOP AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER WEEK OR SO TO GET IT PAINTED TO MATCH MY CAR. I INFORMED THEM THAT THERE WAS A DANGER OF THE ROOF POSSIBLY FLYING OFF TO WHICH THEY REPLIED "JUST GO AHEAD AND DRIVE IT, WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND WE'VE SEE MUCH WORSE THAN YOURS" RELUCTANTLY AND WITHOUT CHOICE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE CAR HOME WHERE IT WOULD SIT UNLESS THERE WAS ZERO CHANCE OF RAIN. DUE TO THE SEPARATION, ANY RAIN WOULD GET RIGHT INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PAST FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2006, I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING MY TOP WAS IN STOCK. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS IN STOCK, BUT WAS BEING PAINTED AND THAT I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN IT WAS READY. SINCE IT WAS A GOOD DAY WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN, I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK. LEAVING MY OFFICE THAT EVENING AROUND 6, MY ROOF COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF THE CAR. I HAD JUST ACCELERATED ONTO THE MAIN ROAD AT A NORMAL PACE. I WAS JUST REACHING AROUND 35-40 MPH WHEN I HEARD A WHOOSH AND SUDDENLY I COULD SEE THE SKY. I SAW THE PANEL LAND IN THE ROAD BEHIND ME, AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE A U-TURN AND RETRIEVE THE PANEL. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS AND ALL THEY COULD DO WAS OFFER MORE EXCUSES AS TO WHY I STILL HAVE NO ROOF FOR MY CAR AND HOW SORRY THEY WERE. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING USELESS IN MY GARAGE NOW FOR AROUND 5 WEEKS. IF DESIRED, I HAVE DETAILED PICTURES OF THE ROOF AND THE PANEL THAT FLEW OFF, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. *JB

I OWN A NEW 2006 CORVETTE, VIN [XXX], PURCHASED FROM MAROONE CHEVROLET, PEMBROKE PINES. THE PAINTED (SILVER) ROOF PANEL BEGAN TO SEPARATE LAST WEEK WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE NO POPPING, CREAKING OR OTHER SOUNDS. THE ONLY INDICATION OF THE IMPENDING SEPARATION WAS INCREASED WIND NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE NOISE BEGAN ONE DAY WHILE AT 70 MPH, AND WOULD STOP IF SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 60 MPH. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME FROM MY 30-MINUTE DRIVE, HOWEVER, SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH WERE CAUSING THE NOISE, AND OBVIOUS CONTINUED SEPARATION. I MUST USE MY CAR, AND FROM AN ONLINE FORUM, CORVETTEFORUM, I KNEW THAT THOSE TAKING CARS FOR REPAIR BY GM DEALERS ARE WAITING UP TO SEVERAL WEEKS FOR THE REPAIR, WITH NO CAR, SO I PURCHASED A $1600 CLEAR REPLACEMENT PANEL FROM MY OWN FUNDS TO USE FOR NOW. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE VEHICLES CHEVROLET WILL ADMIT ARE AFFECTED. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE RIGHT THERE COULD EVEN BE DEATH AS AN IMMEDIATE OR SECONDARY RESULT OF ROOF SEPARATION WHILE AT SPEED. WE OWNERS DESERVE A PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE FIX. THE ATTEMPT BY GM AT FILLING THE VOIDS WITH FOAM GLUE CLEARLY DOES NOT WORK, AS SEEN FROM THOSE RETURNING THE REWORKED TOPS HAVING SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW IF PRESCRIBING A SPECIFIC REMEDY IS WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION, BUT SINCE GM HAS TRANSPARENT PANELS, AND THOSE ARE NOT SEPARATING, OWNERS SHOULD RECEIVE THESE IN THE INTERIM. THOSE OF US WHO PURCHASED THEM ON OUR OWN DUE TO THE DEFECT IN OUR ORIGINAL TOP SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS WELL, TO ENCOURAGE PROMPT AND COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL AFFECTED PARTS FROM USE ON THE PUBLIC ROADWAYS. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THIS IS NOT ABOUT A SPECIFIC CAR, RATHER THERE HAVE BEEN SIX REPORTS THIS WEEK IN THE CORVETTE FORUM OF OWNERS WHO HAD THEIR ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LOCK UP ALL FOUR WHEELS, PULSING VIOLENTLY AND MAKING THEIR CAR UNCONTROLLABLE. TWO OF THESE OWNERS REPORTED THIS HAPPENING AT ABOUT 40+ MPH AND HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AS IT ENTERED ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD VERY EASILY TAKE THE LIVES OF DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. *JB