Did Z06s ever come with tire pressure sensors and read-out like the C5s?

Dis Z06s ever come with adjustable length steering column?

What are problems to specifically look for when shopping for a '03 or '04 Z06?

TIA for any responses.

 

No, just a can of fix-a-flat for your GoodYear SC F1's
No, tilt steering wheel only
03's and 04's don't really have any common problems other than the dreaded Column Lock that affects all C5's, so I'd probably focus on more basic used car buying stuff, and see if the car already has or is eligible for a GMPP warranty.

Good luck!

 

Thank You

 

No tire sensors nor adjustable columns, however the only problem that many Z06's had was a leak from the left side of the differential. Most have probably had it fixed already anyway if they did have the problem. It didn't leak enough to make a dangerous situation of running out of fluid, but it would make a mess on your car's rear end and your garage floor. If the car has not had any repairs to the column lock system, I would buy a bypass kit and forego the factory recall.

 

Before buying ANY manual transmission corvette (C5 type) I'd run the VIN at a dealership to see if ANY of the recalls have been done for the column lock. If they have, don't buy it.

 

??.. i don't understand. I thought the column lock recall was a fix for the column lock issue.. isn't that a good thing? and what does that have to do with a manual tranny?

 

The A4 trannies didn't come with column locks after 2000 or something like that. But that standards all have them still. And if you do a little more research, you'll find out that the dealership recalls are COMPLETE crap--most end up failing and locking up inevitably.

So like I said, run the vin # by the stealership and find out if any of the CL work has been done; if it has, I highly advise against buying the car.

A little story, a guy in my class bought one about 4 months ago that had the recall done (2000 M6 Coupe). Within a month, the column locked and he had to have it towed to the stealership. They wanted $5500 to reverse all of the work that the recall "fixed" so he wrote a nasty-gram to the district manager. The district manager paid for the tow truck--that's it. Luckily, he got the PCM reflashed and immediately drove it to the Toyota lot and bought an FJ. Their problem now.

 

As others have said......the Z06's didn't come with tire pressure sensors, but I understand that you can put them in your wheels and with the proper install/learn procedure......the cars computer will display the pressures just like in the coupes and convertibles.....Mike

 

Forget what was said about the column lock not being done. If you bought my 03 Z you would find the original column lock still in place and working. Not that big of an issue in the grand scheme of things considering several hundred thousand cars on the road and only a few have had a problem.

Others have listed things to watch for but overall they are reliable cars. The biggest problem I see with people buying used Vettes is them not getting all of the stuff they are supposed to get with the car. If you are buying a used Z06 you want to make sure you get certain things with the car that were delivered when the car was new. The most expensive is the Tire Inflator kit. It should be mounted in the right rear storage compartment in the trunk. If it isn't there you should deduct $400 from the price (that is what it will cost to replace with a GM original kit). This kit is needed if you have a flat tire.

You should get two key fobs and two keys with pellets on the keys. The pellets are for the antitheft system. If you don't get two keys then there is a possibility somebody else has a key that can be used to steal the car. The fobs will be marked 1 and 2 if the car has the memory option.

More trivial you should get the Owners Manual and DVD and or Video Tape that comes with the car.

A lot of used car dealers toss this stuff when they get the cars detailed. They will hand you any old key fob that works. I know since I have seen them reach into a drawer full of GM fobs and pick one out.

Bill

 

Thanks Mark, and Bill for clearing that up. One thing though... since you say we shouldn't buy a car with a stealership column lock recall, or get the recall done there ourself.. what should you do to eliminate possible column lock up later down the road?.. bypass kit? TIA.

 

Yep, that's exactly what you do. Go to corvettes of houston or thunderracing.com and pick up a $50 bypass kit and be done with it. Trust me, you don't want to get caught without this issue being cleared up. My opinion, at least..

 

Yep what he said...I put sensors in my wheel, work fine.