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kevinccl

My car has less than 15,000 miles on it and is parked covered in a garage. I last had it out in November to join some car enthusiasts at a cars and coffee event here in Orlando. I uncovered it a month ago to go again and found the dashboard leather all bubbled up at the windshield. The car has a beautiful ebony/sienna leather interior and this issue has me not wanting to drive the car at all. I took it to Chevy but have not heard back from them. Has anyone had success fighting with them?? Obviously this is a quality issue as this car has been treated better than most humans. I am not hopeful they will address the issue but wanted to post so that other owners don't question their sanity

Kevin

GARYFINN

I have the anniversary 4LT I hope this doesn't happen but I do have an extended warranty until 2021 .

jb_va2001

Mark,

That is the exact problem my 427 had, the dash was replaced during warranty. I'm really sorry Chevrolet wasn't helpful, I thought they would be more reasonable with a chronic problem like this.
Not that it does you any good, I was told the company that made this dash also makes leather dashes for Mercedes. FWIW

JB

Cruisers

I must say I don't understand some of this. For well over 10 years GM and most all the other manufacturers coat all interior leather with what they call "plastisizers". Being derived from a plastic, I don't see how anything you put on it will penetrate through it??

schpenxel

Not sure what you're saying, but on these it's literally a sheet of leather glued on; it's different than the traditional car dash we've all grown to love and hate.

I have dealt with the company that makes them plenty; they do plenty for Cadillac and a lot of other higher end cars.

Cruisers

All of them coat leather interiors with this "plastisizer" coating. I mean such as BMW and Mercedes also. Supposed to make the leather much more resistant to wear and anything that gets on it. I did have a very in depth article that explained it well. I ordered an '08 just the way I wanted it, and with 4LT. I've never put anything on it. Maybe wiped it down 4-5 times with a slightly damp cloth. NOTHING else.

jb_va2001

Cruisers,

I'm not sure where you got that idea. I didn't put any liquids, or anything else on, that would penetrate on my dash leather. Nor did I say anyone else had done it. Were you replying to someone else?

JB

gtxmex

I'd still buy the car, just try to negotiate $3000 off in the event you need to get a new OEM dashboard and have it installed by the dealer.

GARYFINN

Wouldn't pass on that car.I just read a thread where Chevy picked up half the bill for it.You can get an extended GMEPP warranty for about 2k.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1597171545

speedwaywhite

GMPP denied my claim, they classify the dash as 'upholstery', which is specifically excluded in the policy.

GARYFINN

919cw313

^ Shouldn't really be a surprise to anyone.

Virtual Geezer

^^^ This is absolutely true. Many here believe extended warranties offer bumper-to-bumper coverage like the original new car warranty. Not true. And to add insult to injury, it's my understanding that the 4LT dash pads are no longer in production. Even the vinyl ("Rubbermaid") standard pad is getting hard to find.

R&L's C6

The C6 has been out of production for over six model years already, more parts are going to get hard to find.

schpenxel

I'm surprised they are that difficult to find already--I usually see 10-15 year service part requirements for automotive customers.

R&L's C6

I have read that's a myth and they are only legally required to offer parts as long as the vehicle is under warranty.

If that's true, five years would be the max on drivetrain stuff, three on others.

schpenxel

I've seen the contracts that state 15 years so I know they exist. Now, that is just for a particular part the company I work for supplies.. perhaps other companies refuse to accept that long and get away with it, but we haven't been able to

I've also seen some companies doing a terrible job of passing that requirement along to their sub suppliers so then it really turns into a mess when the OEM actually wants service parts at 5+ years

R&L's C6

I can only imagine with todays cars and all their components, all the different suppliers at home and abroad, what the part situation will be in the future.

dr_gallup

There is a federal law requiring car companies to make parts available for 10 years after production ends. Usually the car company will estimate how many they need and make a last one time buy for really special parts. We just got an RFQ for something we stopped making 16 years ago.