Hameister

Just curious, were you talking cars, and looking at the Z06 while waiting for your car, or did you actually watch the guy make the repair?

jimmie jam

So, does anyone know what the GM "fix" actually is? Are they taking the fuse box out and doing the same fix?

frankb

I was out front in the lobby talking with another vert owner looking at new zo6's They had 8 of them, 2 verts and 6 hardtops. They make it so you can't see the person working on your car. There was also 3 vette's being done same time as mine and then when leaving 2 more pulled up. I will say that there was not even a finger print on the outside of the car. Like some I was not sure if I should bring it in for service. I'm glad I did.

Vette'nFender

No problem here. In and out in a little over an hour. Got a good look at the new Stingrays. I must admit they look much better in person than in pictures. All in all it was an enjoyable visit to Thomas Chevrolet.

Hameister

I asked because my experiences with dealers has not been very good.

When you cannot see what they are doing, you're driving out blind, and hoping for the best.
It's like a crap shoot.

Hopefully, you have a responsible dealer, who used a GM trained Corvette tech, and you'll have no further issues.

Maybe someday, I'll live near a quality dealer.
The last time I brought my car in for an oil change, I had to tell them it was a 10.5 qt. dry sump system.
The guy doing the oil change, asked if I wanted Mobil 1, or regular oil.
I had to point out the fact that there are 2 drain plugs.
He explained the "regular guy" was off that day, and he never changed the oil in a Corvette before.
Unfortunately, that's the kind of service I am used to getting.

js292

Just had mine done yesterday @ Freedom Chevrolet, and I ask the service writer if they actually replaced the broken wire in the fuse box and he said that they did. So I guess there is a 50/50 chance it was repaired correctly or just rigged.

frankb

Hamster, I see you live in FL. and I would find the dealer who sell the most vette in your area and go to them. I have a chevy dealer 5 miles from my house and I drove 20 miles to get mine done. I guessed that if they don't sell but a few vettes that's not for me. I would have s#$t if they didn't know there were 2 drain plugs. In your case I wouldn't bring my car there either to have the jumper wire done or anything else. Hope you can find a good dealer.

Hameister

I doubt it very much.
They way in which you asked the question, made it easy for him to say yes they did.
He's not lying, by using the jumper wire, and the factory protocol, the broken wire is in effect being replaced.

However, I think you meant, did they use a jumper to replace the broken wire, or did they actually replace the broken wire itself.
Since you didn't ask the question in that way, you'll never know for sure, unless you take the fuse box apart.

I'm sure that every dealer will use the "jumper kit", that GM provides, and will follow the GM warranty repair protocol as well.

RDG5500

I took my 2010 to the local dealer Tuesday. They looked up the VIN number (I guess). Said they had parts on order & would call me when they come in to set up an appointment.

Hameister

Thanks, unfortunately for me, I have to drive 60 miles south, or about 125 miles north to find a dealer that sells Corvettes in volume.

All the dealers in my area, sell very few compared to volume dealers.

There are 4 Chevy dealers within a 30 mile radius of where I live, and none of them have more than 3 or 4 new ones in stock at any one time. Some have none.
None of them have a salesman that's really familiar with Corvettes.
When I ordered mine, I asked for the most experienced salesman they have.
He was a nice enough guy, but told me he only sells about 8 a year, and he's their "go to" guy for Corvettes.
Nearly every question I asked him he didn't know, and had to look it up, or as soon as he answered I knew he was guessing.

As for the jumper wire, I will not have it done, unless it's necessary.
I will be selling my '13 GS in about 3 years, it's not a DD, and will probably only have about 20,000 miles on it at that time.
Chances are I'll never see the headlamp issue.
Thanks for the input.

Jayhawk62

The Watson Chevrolet dealer (service writer) in Tucson told me they had to order "the harness". That does not sound to me like one wire..........

lawrencecar1

type your vin in here:

https://recalls.gm.com/#/

Hameister

Absolutely no harness replacement involved. Just more dealer bullchit.

Read the actual GM recall fix....it's a simple jumper wire to bypass a possibly broken wire.

Jayhawk62

I just wrote the boy an email reminding him of my waiting here on "the harness or whatever".......

Have some sympathy for service writers here.....my sister-in-law was one (Volkswagen) for some period of time; her only qualification was she had a nice "rack".

Hameister

That's better qualifications than some others I've seen.

okie08vette

Makes sense to me.

MikeERWNC

The DIY fix in my opinion is better.
Not only are you replacing the broken wire, it gives you a chance to inspect any other wires which may or may not be on their way out.
Also it give you the option to add the backup wire on the reverse side of the fuse block.

I love my Chevy dealership.
But this is one recall I will let the next owner decide on.

A negative jumper from the parking light relay was my first fix until I had the time to properly correct the fuse block.

Too bad GM didn't want to properly fix the issue.

I still like most GM cars, though.

Luster

I'm glad to read this. I've bought all my cars/trucks from Hendrick/KC for years. I'll be making my appointment for this recall soon. (hopefully while this awesome mild winter is still going on). Car in shop for headers right now! Yessssss!

wayback

We need some verification of said qualifications. Pics please.

jimmie jam

Rick,

Thank you for the information!

J.J.