GM Coupe Recall-tops
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Melting Slicks
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GM Coupe Recall-tops
Saw in our paper today that GM is recalling 30,000 C5 coupes because the locking mechanisms may fail causing the roof to fly off and cause danger to other motorists. Wonder when they figured that out
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by JD's C5
Now I just saw on the news it was the C6 coupes being recalled. Didn't know that they had sold 30k already.
Melting Slicks
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From: MDT
Originally Posted by danielc5
I work at the corvette plant. and yes we have built more than 33000 vettes. the recall is only on the painted tops.
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Originally Posted by ebubman
wow; thought i had read numerous times that it was the glass tops which were misbehaving. ???? bub
