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[Z06] z06 common issues
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: La La land cali
St. Jude Donor '09
I need to stop bashing my car. It's more of a "love-hate" relationship we have.
She has screwed me over, but she's also had my back.
Go figure. A Z06 is like no other in many aspects. I'm still regaining my trust in her. She may have ruined our loving relationship...
She has screwed me over, but she's also had my back.
Go figure. A Z06 is like no other in many aspects. I'm still regaining my trust in her. She may have ruined our loving relationship...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Highlands Ranch CO
oh and they do have the issue of creating lighter wallets and empty bank accounts
too hard to put away
Drifting
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From: LaPine Oregon
Common problems?
Common problems are uneducated owners that screw with their cars. http://www.eugeneleafty.com/Corvette...ugh%20shifting
I had three C5s (2) FRCes and a 2001 Z06 . Just traded / exchanged one red 2000 FRC for a 2008 Z06.
Never any trouble, never. Yes ,I'm a retired mechanic ( automotive technican) and I don't thrash my cars like they're disposable rice rockets. Just read thru the Tech help topic section and see the problems and who has modified what.
I had three C5s (2) FRCes and a 2001 Z06 . Just traded / exchanged one red 2000 FRC for a 2008 Z06.
Never any trouble, never. Yes ,I'm a retired mechanic ( automotive technican) and I don't thrash my cars like they're disposable rice rockets. Just read thru the Tech help topic section and see the problems and who has modified what.
Drifting
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From: LaPine Oregon
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From: N. Richland Hills Texas
01 z
I have had tranny leak , window motor , end link on sway bar , one thing I did do is install the colum lock bypass for 50 dollars, other than that no oil burning issues and a flawless 9 year old great car. No complaints and having a blast with an great car, every time I drive it I like more and more
Le Mans Master
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From: Los Angeles California
They always seem to get really loud in tunnels and on freeway on-ramps. GM hasn't issued a fix for this. 
I only had the car 5 months, but the only issue I had with it was the column lock, which I fixed with a CLB for $50 and 20 minutes of my time.
I only had the car 5 months, but the only issue I had with it was the column lock, which I fixed with a CLB for $50 and 20 minutes of my time.
Le Mans Master
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From: La La land cali
St. Jude Donor '09
Race Director
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From: West Norriton PA
St. Jude Donor '08
Lots of various issues with C5's.
- Leaky rear top where it is joined to the upper tub.
- Gas gauge issues.
- Oil Pressure Sensor issues.
- Leaky axles.
- EBCM issues
- Electrical Issues (all types).
- Battery leakage problems on to PCM.
- Clutch / Slave issues.
- Tranny / Synchro issues
- Torque Tube Couplers / Bearings.
Those are the main issues that you'll face. If you're handy with a wrench and have a place to work on the car, most of them can be fixed relatively easily.
- Leaky rear top where it is joined to the upper tub.
- Gas gauge issues.
- Oil Pressure Sensor issues.
- Leaky axles.
- EBCM issues
- Electrical Issues (all types).
- Battery leakage problems on to PCM.
- Clutch / Slave issues.
- Tranny / Synchro issues
- Torque Tube Couplers / Bearings.
Those are the main issues that you'll face. If you're handy with a wrench and have a place to work on the car, most of them can be fixed relatively easily.
Last edited by ajg1915; Jan 9, 2010 at 11:14 AM.
Racer
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From: San Diego CA
Drifting
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From: New Rochelle, NY New York
Common problems are uneducated owners that screw with their cars. http://www.eugeneleafty.com/Corvette...ugh%20shifting
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Greenville SC
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Greenville SC
How can you tell if the column lock bypass has been done or not?
Any web sites where you can check to see if any thing was done years ago under the GM service bulletins like the column lock, rocking seats, etc.?
Any web sites where you can check to see if any thing was done years ago under the GM service bulletins like the column lock, rocking seats, etc.?
Drifting
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From: LaPine Oregon
GM Service History Report.............
Check with your local GM dealer service department and ask for a vehicle service history report using your VIN#
Le Mans Master
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From: Los Angeles California
Once you've installed a CLB, it's impossible for the CL to engage. The CLB plugs into where the CL actuator would normally plug into on the harness. The CL must be unplugged to install the CLB, so therefore it cannot engage at all once the CLB is installed.