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Z06 A8 finally in Vegas, BUT ISSUES!! Starting with TIRE CRACKS!
So my car finally got to my Courtesy Dealer today (Kerbeck is my purchasing dealer) after being built on 1/23 and shipped to Toledo on 2/13 (after the 3 week whatever hold they had in BG) then shipped out of Toledo 2/16 to arrive in Vegas on 2/23 then to dealer today 3/2....I saw on OnStar that the car was at the dealer but no calls to me yet and so I call and leave a message but had not heard anything...the anticipation was killing me so I drove there around 530pm to check her out. When I got there, I was approached by a random salesman who knew exactly which car I was looking for and said it arrived this morning (and yes, he said it was still in the white wraps when it got there - a concern earlier since I saw cars at the railyard with no wraps) - he led me inside and went to get the guy that was working my deal - a few minutes later the General Manager shows up instead and introduces himself and walks my wife and I out to my car in the back. On the way there, he begins to tell me that he cannot release the car due to all tires being severely cracked! They cannot even PDI the car. He said General Motors just put out a bulletin about this issue as cars sat in the cold too long and many vehicles are going to have bad tires. He said he's waiting for GM to tell him what they are doing about it but the car is not safe to deliver. He said he found out that Spring Mountain has about 20 cars with same issue that they recently just got as well so this is a growing concern with all the recent Vettes arriving! Not good for a lot of forum members here waiting for their car!!
Things got worse when we got to the car....of course the first thing I looked at were the tires and yep - they were in bad shape! Then I see that they parked it right over a curb - the front splitter was damaged! oops - they are now ordering a new splitter! It appears whoever parked it didn't think that through too well! Car was dirty still since they couldn't PDI it so I inspected however I could and we also see that the rear fenders are very poorly aligned - I mean bad! He said they are going to put in a body claim and try to repair. Then there's the orange peel - especially in the doors - it was very noticeable. He said they will see if they can get that resolved too! Not too happy about the quality of a $100k car
Needless to say, my excitement for this car just went out the door in a hurry! I was worried about issues I may have AFTER taking delivery of the car but didn't think that I would have this kind of stuff to deal with BEFORE delivery! The worse part is that I purchased this car out of state so my money has been spent, insurance placed and paid for, and payments starting in 30 days and now I have a car here that I can't drive for who knows how long. The local dealership and Kerbeck are working together with QC in BG to rectify and I hope it's a swift resolution but I was already warned that tires are on national backorder and could be awhile! I cannot even begin to tell you how disappointed I was today - I had to wait a few hours before posting this because if I had posted earlier, I wouldn't have been this calm. Don't get me wrong - I am still beyond pissed off but all I can do now is hope GM steps up and takes care of this quickly and to 100% satisfaction!
I will post some pics once I get them off my phone....
So my car finally got to my Courtesy Dealer today (Kerbeck is my purchasing dealer) after being built on 1/23 and shipped to Toledo on 2/13 (after the 3 week whatever hold they had in BG) then shipped out of Toledo 2/16 to arrive in Vegas on 2/23 then to dealer today 3/2....I saw on OnStar that the car was at the dealer but no calls to me yet and so I call and leave a message but had not heard anything...the anticipation was killing me so I drove there around 530pm to check her out. When I got there, I was approached by a random salesman who knew exactly which car I was looking for and said it arrived this morning (and yes, he said it was still in the white wraps when it got there - a concern earlier since I saw cars at the railyard with no wraps) - he led me inside and went to get the guy that was working my deal - a few minutes later the General Manager shows up instead and introduces himself and walks my wife and I out to my car in the back. On the way there, he begins to tell me that he cannot release the car due to all tires being severely cracked! They cannot even PDI the car. He said General Motors just put out a bulletin about this issue as cars sat in the cold too long and many vehicles are going to have bad tires. He said he's waiting for GM to tell him what they are doing about it but the car is not safe to deliver. He said he found out that Spring Mountain has about 20 cars with same issue that they recently just got as well so this is a growing concern with all the recent Vettes arriving! Not good for a lot of forum members here waiting for their car!!
Things got worse when we got to the car....of course the first thing I looked at were the tires and yep - they were in bad shape! Then I see that they parked it right over a curb - the front splitter was damaged! oops - they are now ordering a new splitter! It appears whoever parked it didn't think that through too well! Car was dirty still since they couldn't PDI it so I inspected however I could and we also see that the rear fenders are very poorly aligned - I mean bad! He said they are going to put in a body claim and try to repair. Then there's the orange peel - especially in the doors - it was very noticeable. He said they will see if they can get that resolved too! Not too happy about the quality of a $100k car
Needless to say, my excitement for this car just went out the door in a hurry! I was worried about issues I may have AFTER taking delivery of the car but didn't think that I would have this kind of stuff to deal with BEFORE delivery! The worse part is that I purchased this car out of state so my money has been spent, insurance placed and paid for, and payments starting in 30 days and now I have a car here that I can't drive for who knows how long. The local dealership and Kerbeck are working together with QC in BG to rectify and I hope it's a swift resolution but I was already warned that tires are on national backorder and could be awhile! I cannot even begin to tell you how disappointed I was today - I had to wait a few hours before posting this because if I had posted earlier, I wouldn't have been this calm. Don't get me wrong - I am still beyond pissed off but all I can do now is hope GM steps up and takes care of this quickly and to 100% satisfaction!
I will post some pics once I get them off my phone....
Tire took me 6-8 months to get replaced but they are safe to drive on.
My tire dealer replaced them. At 8600 miles reported them cracked
at 1000 miles. They were bad. I'm inspecting my car if like yours I'm leaving it there.
I wonder what they are going to do about the cracked tires. Michelin seems to think this is "normal" for a performance summer tire, and if you move your car during the winter (or when is cold out) then it's your problem. not theirs.
TIREGATE has begun. I heard about this weeks ago from a salesman friend that cars were sitting in the cold with frozen tires. GM will have to make the affected customers happy or else.
damn those tire cracks are pretty nuts no wonder why the shortage of super sport tires.
With the ZL1 camaro didnt they just no produce them during the winter season when the tire crack problem originated?
Sucks about the front splitter as well.
hope they get everything straightened out ASAP gotta suck to have this in an area where you COULD be driving it now
And how about the seat material?wrinkles?mine had ton on one side "twice".i would be like man cant you hookup a wickerbill for my damaged car,think im joking but i would totally do it as you can usually get your way with these things if you stand up to them...or just put a really big deposit
Wow. More QC problems topped off with poor dealer treatment of the car - they must be joking parking a Corvette over the damn curb. Brutal.
Over a year ago I mentioned the poorly aligned rear fenders on every C7 I had seen and was lambasted and told it was an early production issue that would be worked out. Guess not.
Wow. More QC problems topped off with poor dealer treatment of the car - they must be joking parking a Corvette over the damn curb. Brutal.
Over a year ago I mentioned the poorly aligned rear fenders on every C7 I had seen and was lambasted and told it was an early production issue that would be worked out. Guess not.
Its really not acceptable not to have a censor at the front warning of the curve.
Its only a matter of time before you hit a curve w/o one, not if... this is 2015, the tech for that is good and cheap. All cruise control should also have auto slow and stop and there s/b side warnings that will save lives and repair bills.
And cracking rubber on tires, NOT driven while cold .. really.. that's not a tire ready for the street... Well GM and Michelin will be paying for that....
So they PDI'd the car and then curbed the splitter? Holy crap.
That rear fascia looks bad. As in...I wonder if that car was hit or impacted by something to be that bad. I have seen a bunch of C7 Z06's, and none have been like that.
S.
So they PDI'd the car and then curbed the splitter? Holy crap.
That rear fascia looks bad. As in...I wonder if that car was hit or impacted by something to be that bad. I have seen a bunch of C7 Z06's, and none have been like that.
S.
Did you have OP issues on yours? I thought they had that issue solved. My TPW is this week. Thanks, Paul
The tires are going to be huge for many including myself as it spent 3 weeks in BGAP and then 2 weeks in the ice locker called Toledo.
They will all be cracked....meaning supply problems getting tires for us.
I now wonder how many weeks my new Z06 will sit at my Courtesy delivery dealer waiting for tires when it arrives in 2 weeks?
This is exactly what I have been wondering about and it is not good news at all.
03-03-2015, 12:01 AM
Z06 A8 finally in Vegas, BUT ISSUES!! Starting with TIRE CRACKS!
