Difficult door closing
Burning Brakes
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Racer
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From: Portland Oregon
After having the largest corvette dealer in the nw check my doors the official diagnosis is "the door works properly when compared to other similar vehicles".
Last edited by efarley; Nov 12, 2015 at 12:46 AM.
Heel & Toe
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I just picked up my '16 and I've also noticed this issue. I wouldn't mind it so much it it wasn't for the fact that if i don't catch it getting out of the car then the car doesn't lock and the cabin lights stay on draining the battery. It's really only a matter of time before I come home exhausted don't notice the door didn't close fully and come back to a dead battery when I try to leave for work the next morning.
I'm going to the dealer for my 500 mile oil change tomorrow and planned to have them check the doors. I'll update with what I hear from them.
I'm going to the dealer for my 500 mile oil change tomorrow and planned to have them check the doors. I'll update with what I hear from them.
Heel & Toe
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Even with the door ajar it times out after 10 minutes or so. I turned off all chirps, I don't like them and have found the door ajar a few times in my garage. Everything powers off, I've never had an issue.
Edit: +1 on using the silver door latch to close it. It gives you better leverage.
Edit: +1 on using the silver door latch to close it. It gives you better leverage.
Pro
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From: Cookeville TN
I believe the window indexing should be greater, my C6 never had the issues with hard to close doors, then again my trunk was never hard to close either. I'm **** about slamming doors to close them although there is a lot of people out there that do it and doors haven't fell off yet.
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Burning Brakes
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Anyone else have a problem with closing the doors on a 2016? I have read about the venting system being changed for 2016 so I don't know what method is being used now, but on my car it is as if there is no pressure relief when the doors are closed. It takes a much harder action to get the doors to close than on my C6. Both driver and passenger doors act the same. If I am in the car I sometimes lower the window a bit to keep from having to slam the door very hard. Any ideas?
but really ...the freakin doors do not close properly ! Good grief ...have never owned a car in my life with some of this crap ..
Consumer Reports rates the reliabilty the worst ....hard to dispute that !
Racer
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From: Peoria Illinois
What I have notice from my 2014 window indexing to the 2016 window indexing is that the 2014 indexed the window down pass the top window weatherstripping and on the 2016 the window indexing does not go below the top window weatherstripping. On the 2016 there is less of a gap for air to escape and allow the door to close with a normal amount of thrust.
Safety Car
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From: Jacksonville FL
I just picked up my '16 and I've also noticed this issue. I wouldn't mind it so much it it wasn't for the fact that if i don't catch it getting out of the car then the car doesn't lock and the cabin lights stay on draining the battery. It's really only a matter of time before I come home exhausted don't notice the door didn't close fully and come back to a dead battery when I try to leave for work the next morning.
I'm going to the dealer for my 500 mile oil change tomorrow and planned to have them check the doors. I'll update with what I hear from them.
I'm going to the dealer for my 500 mile oil change tomorrow and planned to have them check the doors. I'll update with what I hear from them.
Safety Car
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From: Jacksonville FL
I guess that means all of the left doors are hard to close. I thought they did some type of quality check of these vehicles. You would think the employees who get inside the car to move it off the line might notice the driver's door is hard to close. A 60K+ car shouldn't have such problems.
Last edited by Red C8 of Jax; Feb 9, 2016 at 07:49 PM.
Racer
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From: MWC Okla.
What I have notice from my 2014 window indexing to the 2016 window indexing is that the 2014 indexed the window down pass the top window weatherstripping and on the 2016 the window indexing does not go below the top window weatherstripping. On the 2016 there is less of a gap for air to escape and allow the door to close with a normal amount of thrust.
and if you lower the window a little bit more, you find that it closes a lot easier or I guess what people think it should normally. Not a big deal after you figure out the right amount of force to use.
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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From: NE South Carolina
See my old post number 8 in this thread. In 2015 GM had a bulletin on the hatch latching issue that told the dealer to open BOTH windows 3 inches. If the hatch latched they were told to inform the owner it was operating as designed! They obviously tested the amount of vent area needed.
What is funny, with all the vent area issues I still have with my 2014 hatch I have never had an issue with the door closing!
Like the hatch latching in many of the 2014/2015's GM no doubt knows the reason for the differences but as in that situation they are NOT saying! Will be interesting if this is as significant or IF it will get better over time. Didn't with my 2014 hatch in the 28 months I have had it!
But if the doors close fine with a window fully open, those with the issue can always buy a "Window Valet" as some of us did! It's also helpful in the summer as you can open the windows from a distance with your key FOB! It also allows you to close them with the FOB.
Last edited by JerryU; Feb 10, 2016 at 10:11 AM.
Heel & Toe
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I just picked up my '16 and I've also noticed this issue. I wouldn't mind it so much it it wasn't for the fact that if i don't catch it getting out of the car then the car doesn't lock and the cabin lights stay on draining the battery. It's really only a matter of time before I come home exhausted don't notice the door didn't close fully and come back to a dead battery when I try to leave for work the next morning.
I'm going to the dealer for my 500 mile oil change tomorrow and planned to have them check the doors. I'll update with what I hear from them.
I'm going to the dealer for my 500 mile oil change tomorrow and planned to have them check the doors. I'll update with what I hear from them.
Heel & Toe
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Is window indexing working, if it is the window goes down about 5/8 of an inch, when the door is opened and stays there until you close the door then it goes up to the closed position, this allows easy door closing. Look in owners manual about indexing the windows then try re indexing them to see how that works.
Le Mans Master
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From: Longview Texas
Hard to believe people get so bent out of shape over having to push on the door a little harder... once the seals get compressed a little, the door will shut easily...Also, it is easy to tell if the door does not shut completely just by looking at the edge of the door compared to the rear fender.
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Hard to believe people get so bent out of shape over having to push on the door a little harder... once the seals get compressed a little, the door will shut easily...Also, it is easy to tell if the door does not shut completely just by looking at the edge of the door compared to the rear fender.
