2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Defect. GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2007 CORVETTE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A REMOVABLE ROOF AND MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 CORVETTE Z06 VEHICLES. THE ADHESIVE BETWEEN THE ROOF PANEL AND THE FRAME MAY SEPARATE. IF THERE IS A PARTIAL SEPARATION, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE ONE OR MORE SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS A SNAPPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, WIND NOISE, POOR ROOF PANEL FIT, ROOF PANEL MOVEMENT/BOUNCE WHEN A DOOR OR HATCH IS CLOSED, OR A WATER LEAK IN THE HEADLINER.

Risk. IF THERE IS A COMPLETE SEPARATION, THE ROOF PANEL MAY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD STRIKE A FOLLOWING VEHICLE AND CAUSE INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN ROOF PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

VEHICLE HAS A REALLY INTENSE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE CABIN WHEN CARS PARKED OR IN DRIVE.

THE HEAD ISSUE VALVE GUIDE ON THE HEADS WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF SPEC....HAVE REPAIRED CAR TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE '.

THE LAST 2 DAYS WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) SHUT OFF. I SWITCH TO THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE DARK AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ABOUT 30 OR 40 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR 4 OR 5 HOURS AND THEN COME BACK AND THEY START WORKING. IT IS THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER (UBEC) HOUSING I SUSPECT.

DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. EXHAUST VALVE DESIGN CAUSES EAR THAT EVENTUALLY BREAKS EXHAUST VALVE AND DESTROYS ENGINE. EXHAUST VALVE LOOSE ENOUGH TO BREAK AND CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE, POSSIBLE FIRE AND/OR FLAMMABLE FLUID LEAKAGE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WTOA3VLGOES

VEHICLE IS ALWAYS STATIONARY WHEN IT GETS STUCK IN PARK, AND UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. I LET IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN PUSH START AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WILL SHIFT INTO GEAR AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. 50/50 CHANCE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I INHERITED THIS VEHICLE FROM MY FATHER IN EARLY 2017 WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY 03/09/2018 VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO PARK BUT IS "STUCK" IN NEUTRAL, DOES NOT GO INTO PARK OR ANY OTHER GEAR.

2007 CEHVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A GAS TANK LEAK. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER'S TO COVER THE REPAIR COST. *JS

MY 10,000 MILE 2007 HEADS ARE AT AHP FOR REBUILDING. THEY REPORTED BACK THAT 1 EXHAUST AND 3 INTAKE GUIDES WERE WORN PAST THE SERVICE LIMIT. SEVERAL OTHERS WERE CLOSE OR AT THE LIMIT.

'TAKATA RECALL' JUST BOUGHT A 2007 Z06 CORVETTE AND LATELY I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VALVE STEMS BREAKING AND CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILTURE CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND BREAKS TO FAIL SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY 5000.00 + TO GET IT SERVICED AND EVERY 10K MILES DO THE SAME THING BECAUSE THE VALVE STEM AND GUIDES GET HOT AND START TO WIGGLE

AT 65MPH, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR MADE A HORRENDOUS LOUD CLATTERING SOUND AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE OIL POURING OUT THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK, WHERE THE VALVE WAS SPIT OUT - CAUSING A HUGE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE MOTOR

MY 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 DROPED A VALVE WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. I WAS ON A REGULAR 45MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD IN TRAFFIC WHEN I REALIZED THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER AND QUICKLY PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT BUT IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE SOMEONE COULD HAVE LOST THEIR LIFE INCLUDING ME. FROM THE SECOND I REALIZED THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER TO THE POINT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WAS A MATTER OF 5 SECONDS MAYBE. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THERE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VALVE GUIDES BEING OUT OF SPEC IN THIS MODEL CORVETTE.

#1 AZDANZ06'S AVATARAZDANZ06 , 01-06-2015 11:27 AM LINK TO FILE COMPLAINT: HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICL...NT/INDEX.XHTML I JUST FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA ABOUT THE OUT OF SPEC VALVE GUIDE ISSUE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ELSE TO DO SO AS WELL, MAYBE JUST MAYBE IT WILL FORCE GM TO FINALLY DO A RECALL AND QC ON PARTS. HERE IS MY COMPLAINT: I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES, 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS...-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. #2 WHIS9'S AVATARWHIS9 , 01-06-2015 11:39 AM

THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TOP OF MY FUEL TANK. WHENEVER THE TANK IS 3/4 FILL OR GREATER, FUEL SLOSHES OUT OF THE TOP OF THE TANK AND POOLS ON TOP OF THE TANK AND SOMETIMES DRIPS DOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST.. PARKING THE CAR OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE IS FILLING MY GARAGE WITH FUEL VAPORS AND I AM CONCERNED THE DRIPPING FUEL MAY BE A FIRE RISK.

VALVE BROKE AND LOCKED UP ENGINE. CAR SKIDDED OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS DESTROYED. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND IT WAS RAINING. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM BEFORE EVENT

I'VE READ SEVERAL DIFFERENT POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH 2007 CORVETTES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VALVES AND DROPPING VALVES AND LOSING CONTROL WHEN THIS BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES NOT WORKING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I BOUGHT MY 2007 CORVETTE Z06 NEW BACK IN 2007 AND I'VE ALWAYS NOTICED VALVE NOISE AND LATELY IT SEEMS A LITTLE LOUDER. I HEAR THE VALVE NOISE MOSTLY DRIVING IT IN TOWN. I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD JUST WAIT FOR THE VALVES TO FAIL AND TAKE MY CHANCES OR PAY TO HAVE SOMEONE TO PULL THE HEADS AND CHECK ALL THE VALVES AND REPAIR ANY ONES THAT ARE OUT OF SPECIFICATION. SO I THINK IT'S GM'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS BECAUSE IN MY OPINION THIS IS A DEFECT AND IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DROP A VALVE AND LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR AND I JUST DON'T FEEL I SHOULD NEED TO PAY ANYMORE MONEY TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING TONIGHT AND LUCKILY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM.

I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES, I TOOK MY CAR WITH 27000 MILES ON IT TO A CORVETTE SPECIALTY SHOP TO HAVE MY VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE TESTED. I HAD (2) INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, (4) EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, AND A COMBINATION OF (10) OTHER INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES AT OR NEAR THE MAXIMUM OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED WITH PROPER RE-MACHINING OF THE HEADS TO MAKE THE VALVE GUIDES CONCENTRIC, NEW INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES INSTALLED, AS WELL AS NEW SEALS, VALVES, SPRINGS, ETC. 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/...-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF, AND ENGINE BLEW UP. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT THEN RIGHT, RESULTING A TOTAL WIPEOUT. I WAS DRIVING AT SAFE SPEED AND WITH CONTROL. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING' WARNING CAME UP AFTER I TOOK CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHTWAY.

I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE STOPPING ABRUPTLY. 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-Z06-DISCUSSION/3386141-THE-OUT-OF-SPEC-GUIDE-WEAR-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN NOTED ON THE FORUM THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND I ASSUME THEY THINK NO ONE WILL REPORT THEM FOR NOT HANDLING IT CORRECTLY. THE ISSUE IS THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE DRIVING A 06-13 Z06 MODEL ON THE ROAD. I AM TO THE POINT I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE DUE TO THE LOUD 'TICKING' VALVE-TRAIN AS IT IS (SYMPTOM) MEANING IT IS LIKELY TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT SEIZING THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE WAITED ON GM FOR 6 YEARS TO DO THE CORRECT THING ON THEIR OWN BUT I AM NOW REPORTING IT DUE TO THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND DISREGARD OF TH

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT APROX. 45MPH, MY CAR EXHAUST VALVE DROPPED IN THE MOTOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE ALSO CREATING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO STOP WORKING IMMEDIATELY. THIS SAME EXHAUST VALVE ISSUES OCCURRED WITH MANY OTHER GM CORVETTES WITH THE 7.0LITER Z06 MOTOR.

VALVE TRAIN ROCKER ARMS BROKEN LEAVING NEEDLE BEARINGS IN THE OIL, AND ALL VALVE GUIDES WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE. *TR