2006 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

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

DELAMINATED ROOF PANEL ON 06 CORVETTE..AKA...FLYING 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

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

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 PUR

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER STEERING, AND IT VEERED TO RIGHT ON ONE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO PRIOR WARNING, AND COULD DRIVE WELL UNTIL THE SAFETY LIGHT ILLUMINATED GIVING A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. THE VEHICLE IS PART OF A BBB LEMON LAW CLAIM. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS

OWNED 2006 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE 3/15/06, HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP FOR TOTAL OF 26 DAYS FOR SAME REASON EVERY TWO DAYS SYSTEM GOES DEAD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED, ROOF PANEL SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF. ROOF PANEL DAMAGED. FORTUNATELY, IT (BARELY) MISSED MISSED HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME. PANEL HAD SEPARATED FROM FRAME (ROOF FRAME IS REMOVABLE BUT THE FRAME ITSELF REMAINED PROPERLY ATTACHED TO VEHICLE). VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER WHO HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROOF. WHEN VEHICLE BROUGHT IN, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SECOND 2006 CORVETTE COUPE SEEN WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT WEEK! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXEL FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 26, 2005 AT 357 MILES. WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE THE REAR AXEL FRACTURED. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON DECEMBER 13, 2005 AT 1,305 MILES. THE THIRD WAS ON JANUARY 11, 2006 AT 2,316 MILES. AFTER EACH FAILURE THE REAR AXEL WAS REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP AND THE PART NUMBER OF THE REPLACEMENT AXEL WAS DIFFERENT. THE CONTACT FELT THE CHANGE OF PART NUMBERS COULD HAVE REFLECTED A DIFFERENT AXEL MANUFACTURER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON MARCH 7, 2006 THE REAR AXEL BROKE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING REPAIRS AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A SMALL POT HOLE. THE ALLOY RIM OF MY NEW C6 CORVETTE SPLIT IN HALF AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH. IT APPEARS THE WHEEL INDUCTION WELDING IS FLAWED. I FEAR OTHER WHEELS HAVE THE SAME FLAW. AT SPEED, THIS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF A FATAL ACCIDENT. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND IT APPEARS FLAWED TO ME. I HAVE THE WHEEL IN MY POSITION AND I HAVE PICTURES I CAN EMAIL.*JB

ENGINE STALLING. *NM