Too many problems!!!!!!!!!!!
Instructor
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From: kalamazoo, MI Michigan
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@ 90,000miles of 100,000, power train warranty
i say first
also on the brake noise.......
If you drive your corvette like a Cadillac you will get noise sooner or later. The fix...... Make a harder stop once in a while. This will usually fix
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From: Albuquerque NM
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The brake squeal has been around since 05 and GM refuses to warranty it and calls it 'normal'!!!
.THIS AFTER SEVERAL 05 PEOPLE COMPLAINED WAY BACK THEN .A lucky few got new pads under warranty,and that was it.My fix back then was to get the car up to about 50mph and stand on the brakes till the car was stopped.I did that 5 or 6 times and the squeak went away for the 2 1/2 years I had the car.My 08 doesn't make that noise.
.THIS AFTER SEVERAL 05 PEOPLE COMPLAINED WAY BACK THEN .A lucky few got new pads under warranty,and that was it.My fix back then was to get the car up to about 50mph and stand on the brakes till the car was stopped.I did that 5 or 6 times and the squeak went away for the 2 1/2 years I had the car.My 08 doesn't make that noise.
I complained about the nasty brake squeal in my '05 and was told "it's normal." Luckily my '08 has never suffered this problem.
The brakes in my 2011 Audi Q7 squeal, and they also say "it's normal."
Le Mans Master
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From: North Western Connecticut
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I think that when Gm filed bankruptcy they screwed all their suppliers and now they are getting inferior parts, probably from China. I have an 08 with 26k miles and no issues and was lusting for a GS, but after reading all the issues with the 2010 GS, especially blown motors, I decided on waiting for the C7 and keep my 08 c6 vert.
Le Mans Master
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From: Iowa
I really love my car it's a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Conv. But this car has given me so many problems I'm starting to dislike it. I've had to get a new steering wheel installed, a new headlight installed, a new cloth top installed, a new radio installed, the brakes squeal way to much ( to the point where i hate driving it while the brakes are cold), the button on the trunk u push to open the trunk has stopped working again, and now when I press the brakes I hear a very loud clicking/popping noise I'm dropping it off at the dealer Monday to get a new trunk button and my brakes looked at. All of these repairs have been under warranty I still have around 10,000 miles left on my warranty hopefully I won't have any problems after my warranty runs out. Have any of you experienced any of these problems?
Drifting
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From: Danielsville Georgia
From a old retired service advisor/service manager your a good customer at dealer level. My first thought is why do you think they make warranty's ? Be thankful warranty is not 12 and 12 like they were for decades. All the items, issues you describe I have seen on Nissan's. Isuzu's,Cadillacs and Chrysler's. I loved warranting steering wheels.Big ticket and fool proof just about to replace.Soft tops on Isuzu,same deal.Big ticket.Easy to do. Now radios are different.Dealer dosen't get paid for the radio part,only the labor cause its a exchange. Brake squeak.Well thats a pain for everyone involved.Disc brakes have a history of various squeaks,grinding and growls. At dealer level all that can be done is what engineering says to do or follow TSBs for such. Disc brakes are a great invention but harmonic noise from them has been a issue from cars to planes with disc brakes. You know on TV brake squeak is added in just about every scene. Drivers and driving habits do play a part in brake noise also.
Le Mans Master
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From: Milford NH
I really love my car it's a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Conv. But this car has given me so many problems I'm starting to dislike it. I've had to get a new steering wheel installed, a new headlight installed, a new cloth top installed, a new radio installed, the brakes squeal way to much ( to the point where i hate driving it while the brakes are cold), the button on the trunk u push to open the trunk has stopped working again, and now when I press the brakes I hear a very loud clicking/popping noise I'm dropping it off at the dealer Monday to get a new trunk button and my brakes looked at. All of these repairs have been under warranty I still have around 10,000 miles left on my warranty hopefully I won't have any problems after my warranty runs out. Have any of you experienced any of these problems?
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Instructor
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From: Durham North Carolina
Steering wheel leather was peeling, headlight gasket was loose so headlight got full of water after one rainy day, top had holes inside bc something inside was piercing it, and i have a PAL installed and one day my XM options disappeared so they had to replace the radio.
Drifting
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From: Danielsville Georgia
Wow. Too many issues,Get a lawyer? You need to work in a busy dealer for a few days.Take your pick. G.M.,Ford,Volvo, Lexus,Mercedes etc. The OP has not had many issues. Yes he has had issues but not a lot. Why do you think big dealers have 25 plus techs working? Cause a blinker bulb went out? The OP has had no AC,trans,electrical,drive ability,suspension,water leaks,wind noises etc.issues.
Le Mans Master
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From: Milford NH
It seems the OP is having defect problems that shouldn't need to be corrected with mods..
I think many of us buy the corvette so we DON'T have to modify it and lose the warranty. It's fast enough and handles well enough in stock form to be enjoyed and have peace of mind. That was my appeal..
I think many of us buy the corvette so we DON'T have to modify it and lose the warranty. It's fast enough and handles well enough in stock form to be enjoyed and have peace of mind. That was my appeal..
No time for mods, just barely enough time to enjoy as is
Team Owner
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From: Beats UD regularly playing 3D chess, and at life
meant to be funny, I'm surpirsed I can laugh at it myself.I flew out and picked up my 06 vette at the NCM and was driving it back home.
On the way home I got hailed on within 5 hours of buying the car. Then proceeded to drive through 3 major hail storms in the Midwest. The crank sensor went out within 700 miles and no dealership had one. The car would die every 100 miles or so due to the bad sensor, had to pull over, pause and re-start. Drove through a major snowstorm, drove down 6000 feet to 2000 ft. in the mountains and the car died, coasted most the way, no place to pull over and re-start, freakin joy.
And that was just the start.
Months later had a broken valve spring, plugged cats, bad end links, flying roof, P/S leak. SAH and STC electrical gremlins, BCM, ECM, etc. Months of being in the shop overall.
Should have traded it off when I got home if I knew what I was going to go through with this POS. But it's paid for and I'm looking at a C7 when they come out, I'm insane.
It's been 4 months since it has been home without being in the dealership, but I haven't been driving much either.
I still get a smile every time I drive it.
Drifting
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From: Central Connecticut
Sorry to hear about your problems. I have a 2008 Z51 coupe with 8K miles. The only problem I had was squealing brakes, but the dealer changed all 4 wheels to ceramic pads when the car had about 350 miles on it, and the problem went away. I hope all your problems are gone.