When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I got stuck driving my 2019 C7 home from work in a monsoon rain storm (and to make it even more cringe worthy, I had to take an unusual route). Long story short, I ended up on a two lane road that had some water pooling. For the most part I was able to stay in the middle of the road and avoid the vast majority of water but I hit one short section that I couldn’t avoid the water for a couple of seconds. Never lost traction with the road but definitely had water spraying up on both sides (don’t think any water came up on the hood). The car seemed fine after but I was wondering if I should be concerned that there could be any hidden damage (there were no no warning messages/lights, temperature ok, etc). Has anyone had any experience with this?
I got stuck driving my 2019 C7 home from work in a monsoon rain storm (and to make it even more cringe worthy, I had to take an unusual route). Long story short, I ended up on a two lane road that had some water pooling. For the most part I was able to stay in the middle of the road and avoid the vast majority of water but I hit one short section that I couldn’t avoid the water for a couple of seconds. Never lost traction with the road but definitely had water spraying up on both sides (don’t think any water came up on the hood). The car seemed fine after but I was wondering if I should be concerned that there could be any hidden damage (there were no no warning messages/lights, temperature ok, etc). Has anyone had any experience with this?
I’ve just had the car 3 weeks and I’m still reading up everything. I didn’t think of the weather mode in the moment of panic but definitely will going forward. Glad to have this forum - lots of knowledge to pull from.
I went through something similar last week. I never put it in weather mode because I was afraid to pull off and didn’t know if you could change it while driving. One time I felt it lose traction when I got a water spot...but I stayed on the road and didn’t hydroplane.
I doubt the water got into components or you’d gotten a message by now.
The day I bought mine at the end of June and drove home on I-95 from the dealership, I hit one of those typical Florida monsoons. I put it in weather mode and slowed down a bit. Many semis went by me spraying water all over the car in addition to the rain. It didn't melt, and it all washed off nice and clean at home with a good car wash. No problems then or since. You should be just fine. Congrats on the new car and welcome to the forum.
I went through something similar last week. I never put it in weather mode because I was afraid to pull off and didn’t know if you could change it while driving. One time I felt it lose traction when I got a water spot...but I stayed on the road and didn’t hydroplane.
I doubt the water got into components or you’d gotten a message by now.
You can safely change modes while driving. Mode driving was designed for changing while driving as conditions or your driving desires changes.
More candidates for COS at Spring Mountain. By the way, while ours aren’t sea worthy, Corvettes are boats you know, so there is a level of water resistance. Next time put it in weather mode and drive as you normally would in rain. You and the car will survive...I promise.
Just don't go through deep standing water (ill say greater than 2 inches) with the throttle open very far.
Roll carefully with a steady eighth throttle or less.
Its pretty unlikely you will suck water into the air box, but if you do and it ends up in the engine, then very serious damage will occur.
MacDonald notes that they had to “certify” the car to the same standards as a base, non-Z51 Stingray, including a test in which the 755-hp, big-wing track monster had to ford 12 inches of water at about 5 mph.
“At times, it was a hassle to certify it,” MacDonald says, “and you kind of envy the exotic-brand engineers who don’t have to do this stuff . . . but it makes for a better product in the end. It’s a real car. You can use it like a real car. And our customers expect that. It’s part of the Corvette brand.”
Well, all those customers who actually drive their vettes....
Drove the C7 convertible in this my first gully washer in a 70 mph zone 4-lane separated Hwy early Saturday night.
I gotta, tell ya, the Corvette handles the running water on the highway just fine.
I also got a first rate canvas top cleaning, paint finish wash free from driving in it.
^^^^ Shot the photo just before getting in the thick of the downpour up ahead. The Corvette loved the highway run in the rain!
2019 GS, I got caught in a Florida thunderstorm on Saturday. The huge tires seemed like water skis! The worst part was cleaning out the wheel wells afterwards. What a mess.
I daily drive my 2014 in Florida through many torrential rains. The road I live on gets up to an 8 inch covering of water during these storms. I just drive through it, slowly of course, and when home, put it in the garage. I don’t engage the parking brake once it’s in the garage. Guess what, NO PROBLEMS. It’s a car and should be able to be driven in the rain.
Last edited by SRQStingray; 08-14-2018 at 06:51 AM.
My 17 Z06 got wet on it's way home from the dealer and has been through many t-storms. Hasn't dissolved yet. It's been through one small hurricane as well. My wife has nicknamed it "Stormy". It's also Watkins Glen grey which is about the same colour as some of our storm clouds here in FL.
It cleans up nicely and still does well at shows. They're designed to get wet. Every one that rolls off the assembly line gets a good dousing at the end. Drive it and enjoy it. I do.
If you're like me, you would prefer not to drive in rain at all, but the car won't melt. If the radar looks ominous, I will drive the truck instead. I had to take my 2019 GS back to the dealer with only 100 or so miles on it to try and convince them to plug a tire. I hit a driving rain storm on the way there and it's the only time it's been driven in the rain. It made me sick at the time, but me and the car both survived. Put it in WEATHER mode and be careful, that's all you can do.
Hydroplaning is the biggest worry about driving in the rain. Just put it into Weather Mode and drive slower then normal as stopping distance will be longer. Avoid standing water, etc. I daily in south FL so I drive in rain constantly... and my C7 lives outside too So its wet and dirty all the time, yet continues to function perfectly. It seems the engineers knew about rain when the car was designed
08-13-2018, 08:45 PM
Driving Vettes in summer storms in Florida
So its wet and dirty all the time, yet continues to function perfectly. It seems the engineers knew about rain when the car was designed 