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Old May 15, 2018 | 11:20 AM
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Guys I have not been on this C6 site since I got my 15. I did a quick look around and did not see what INFO I needed.

A know it all person I know tells me that have been lots of problems in C6s, due to the car starting by its self. Like in a garage or parked somewhere. Now I have never heard anything like that and to be honest doubt it, but heck with electronics anything is possible.

Tell me this person is full of chit and I will have some good ammo to go after him with. He is sort of a Cliff Claven want to be.

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Old May 15, 2018 | 11:36 AM
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Car starting by itself? No, he's full of ****.
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Old May 15, 2018 | 11:57 AM
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I seem to remember a thread a few (?) months ago wherein an owner was saying his car started by itself. I don't remember the particulars, or a conclusion.
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Old May 15, 2018 | 12:29 PM
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There must be a key fob inside the car for the engine to start. Tell this to your know-it-all friend and see what he says. I'm guessing he'll try to change the subject.
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Old May 15, 2018 | 12:33 PM
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I can see something like this maybe effecting a car that has a 'Remote Start' function, but the C6 certainly don't have the Remote Start ability.

Nope ... The C6 ain't going to magically start by itself.

Move on folks ... Nothing to see here
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Old May 15, 2018 | 12:50 PM
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There must be a key fob inside the car for the engine to start. Tell this to your know-it-all friend and see what he says. I'm guessing he'll try to change the subject.
I had 2 C6s but like I said this guy is a know it all. He is not a car guy, but I put it out here for ***** and giggles.


Thanks everybody for your answers, hopefully it gave you a bit of a laugh!------
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Old May 15, 2018 | 01:11 PM
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My car started up one day all by itself. Went down the road, filled up with gas and brought me a case of beer. Most amazing thing I have ever seen.
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I had 5 different C6s and none of them ever started by them self.
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Old May 15, 2018 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ruxvette
I seem to remember a thread a few (?) months ago wherein an owner was saying his car started by itself. I don't remember the particulars, or a conclusion.
Yup, first & only report of such behavior IIRC too.
99% are rumors & flat out silly, other 1% flat out bullshit.
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Old May 15, 2018 | 02:26 PM
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Of all the potential problems that can happen across the broad range of Corvettes, ghost starting by itself is probably the lowest on the list of potential.

I mean, he has a wealth of reasons to crap on a Corvette. He could have used any of:
  • Locks people in the car (dead fob battery)
  • Engines blow up (harmonic balancer)
  • Gas Cap Falls Off (gas cap light)
  • Fails On Track (service active handling soon warning)
Hmmm ... i'm sure there's lots of other joke reasons you can complain about the Corvette ...
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Old May 15, 2018 | 02:34 PM
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Full of it. Since he's a know-it-all, put him on the spot and ask him to provide his source for this information (show, not tell).
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Old May 15, 2018 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Welker1
Full of it. Since he's a know-it-all, put him on the spot and ask him to provide his source for this information (show, not tell).
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Old May 16, 2018 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by RichKiss
My car started up one day all by itself. Went down the road, filled up with gas and brought me a case of beer. Most amazing thing I have ever seen.
That's amazing! You might not believe this but ALL of my cars did this. I thought it was just me. So I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one.
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Car starting by itself? No, he's full of ****.
I rarely disagree with you Eric, but in this case you're wrong.

He can't be full of **** because his head is so far up his *** there's no more room.

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He's pulling your leg, never herd of it, and never happened to mine, or friends!
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Old May 16, 2018 | 07:13 AM
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I'll bet he doesn't know this, they can be driven in the rain.
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Originally Posted by ruxvette
I seem to remember a thread a few (?) months ago wherein an owner was saying his car started by itself. I don't remember the particulars, or a conclusion.
Maybe this is the thread - https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...by-itself.html

Allegedly happened to a C4, though.
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Wait till it starts driving itself. That's when I would be concerned!
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Originally Posted by **** Jockey
I rarely disagree with you Eric, but in this case you're wrong.

He can't be full of **** because his head is so far up his *** there's no more room.

You're right, I was wrong!
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