Corvette Z06 Owners Hit GM with Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit
06-13-2017, 06:20 PM
#21
17 m7 is still to be determined. They have Extra oil coolers/radiators that would not fit w the a8 torque converter so the 17 A8 still heat soaks but not as quickly as 15/16's
06-13-2017, 06:29 PM
#22
When we get done beating this to death we should start a thread about the dangers of getting struck by lightning whilst being eaten by sharks after crashing into the ocean on a hijacked plane. The odds of that are greater than being in a Z06 that's overheated.
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06-13-2017, 06:38 PM
#23
What's the best case scenario here? We all get an unnecessary free upgrade to the 2017 SC cover and hood liner? Is that worth leaving your Z at a dealer for a couple days so they can fix something that isn't broken and then leave it parked outside in the rain between two shitboxes when they're not taking turns doing 'shake down' runs to see if they can get it to overheat? Yeah. No thanks.
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06-13-2017, 06:45 PM
#24
Melting Slicks
I'm gonna make an educated guess this case won't go very far. In the end, with all the money people are going to end up spending, they could've just went to Katech, G Speed, or LG Motorsports and spent a lot less for proper cooling...
06-13-2017, 07:00 PM
#25
I'm gonna make an educated guess this case won't go very far. In the end, with all the money people are going to end up spending, they could've just went to Katech, G Speed, or LG Motorsports and spent a lot less for proper cooling...for hammering a forced induction car up Satan's butthole on Sweaty Dynamite race gas in July with the AC runnin' full blast.
Last edited by StreetLegalH2R; 06-13-2017 at 07:03 PM.
06-13-2017, 07:07 PM
#26
Just a law firm on a fishing expedition.
This will go no where. We will be driving C10's before the people in the lawsuit see few pennies. Law firm will get paid anyway for BS because that how it is now days.
This will go no where. We will be driving C10's before the people in the lawsuit see few pennies. Law firm will get paid anyway for BS because that how it is now days.
06-13-2017, 07:15 PM
#27
Drifting
I thought you guys said that was nothing though...
06-13-2017, 07:28 PM
#28
Drifting
06-13-2017, 07:29 PM
#29
Burning Brakes
06-13-2017, 07:29 PM
#30
Advanced
My understanding is that this issue appeared only in very hot climates, on very hot race tracks,and on very hot summer days in over 110 degrees. As a new C7Z owner with only 1100 miles on the car I have not shared any issues. I live in N.Y. no AZ or some other Hot state. BTW I wonder how the Ron Fellows school handles this issue?? I am sure it gets real hot in Nevada!! Any one have info on this issue?? BTW there is a special hell for lawyers all they care about is the money, and believe me they don't care about us one bit !
06-13-2017, 07:34 PM
#31
Drifting
My understanding is that this issue appeared only in very hot climates, on very hot race tracks,and on very hot summer days in over 110 degrees. As a new C7Z owner with only 1100 miles on the car I have not shared any issues. I live in N.Y. no AZ or some other Hot state. BTW I wonder how the Ron Fellows school handles this issue?? I am sure it gets real hot in Nevada!! Any one have info on this issue?? BTW there is a special hell for lawyers all they care about is the money, and believe me they don't care about us one bit !
06-13-2017, 07:35 PM
#32
This is idiotic. A class action lawsuit over an issue that only effected 4 cars under very specific conditions out of the 20,000 they sold? Great. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation and the only people who are ever going to get anything out of this are the attorneys. Meanwhile we'll all have cars that take another $10k hit because they have a bad rap that they don't deserve at all. Even worse, now I'm gonna have to have the same retarded f'n conversation at every car show (and eventually) with every potential buyer when I go to sell it; 'did it ever overheat?'.
No matter how it turns out, the damage is done. Way to go ********.
No matter how it turns out, the damage is done. Way to go ********.
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06-13-2017, 07:36 PM
#33
Melting Slicks
Link says 2015 to 2017 z06, but lawyer link says 2015 to 2016. I guess 2017 M7 aren't in the lawsuit?
06-13-2017, 07:48 PM
#34
Racer
We never overheated any of the cars in our group (mostly A8's but I was in an M7) but we weren't running at 100% either. Plus we only ran 25-30 minute sessions. The temps were in the high 90's.
06-13-2017, 07:50 PM
#35
Race Director
Mine has gone into limp mode several times. I am interested in what, if anything, gets done about it.
06-13-2017, 08:00 PM
#36
Le Mans Master
IB4TL and infighting.
Yeah guess they revamped the systems in all 2017 Z06s because only 4 cars overheated.
Yeah guess they revamped the systems in all 2017 Z06s because only 4 cars overheated.
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06-13-2017, 08:07 PM
#37
Melting Slicks
"consumers who purchased or leased the affected vehicles, as well as injunctive relief for Ford’s misconduct related to the design, manufacture, marketing, sale and lease of affected vehicles."
I didn't know that Ford manufactured my Z06 Corvette!!
I didn't know that Ford manufactured my Z06 Corvette!!
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06-13-2017, 08:22 PM
#38
My understanding is that this issue appeared only in very hot climates, on very hot race tracks,and on very hot summer days in over 110 degrees. As a new C7Z owner with only 1100 miles on the car I have not shared any issues. I live in N.Y. no AZ or some other Hot state. BTW I wonder how the Ron Fellows school handles this issue?? I am sure it gets real hot in Nevada!! Any one have info on this issue?? BTW there is a special hell for lawyers all they care about is the money, and believe me they don't care about us one bit !
But, I've been behind a Stingray in the first morning session at Laguna Seca almost 24 months ago that went into auto tranny limp mode on the second lap on a mid 60 degree morning. And this was not what I'd call a track hot shoe, just a guy going that tracks 3 or 4 times a year. Problem was there was no warning for us behind him, he just start to drastically slow down with no brake lights.
Forget the motors getting hot and giving the drivers some warning, there is no excuse for near instant limp mode with it comes to the automatic transmission or the electric power steering (again, a potentially life endangering issue if the PS goes "out" with no warning).
Hopefully GM steps up to fix the most obvious issues but it will be cheaper to fight it out since the percentage of track drivers vs street cars is pretty small.
06-13-2017, 08:48 PM
#39
This is idiotic. A class action lawsuit over an issue that only effected 4 cars under very specific conditions out of the 20,000 they sold? Great. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation and the only people who are ever going to get anything out of this are the attorneys. Meanwhile we'll all have cars that take another $10k hit because they have a bad rap that they don't deserve at all. Even worse, now I'm gonna have to have the same retarded f'n conversation at every car show (and eventually) with every potential buyer when I go to sell it; 'did it ever overheat?'.
No matter how it turns out, the damage is done. Way to go ********.
No matter how it turns out, the damage is done. Way to go ********.
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06-13-2017, 08:53 PM
#40
Silliest BS I ever heard of. Going to sue the manufacture of a car that's backed by a 100K mile (or 60k) warranty for a problem that leaves no lasting effects. Lets say a thousand of the 30K folks have the ***** or skill level to overheat a Z06 on a hot day without killing themselves or totaling the car. That's 3% of all Z06 owners not discounting the 2017's which seem to be better in this regard.
Not selling mine ever so I don't care who ask the question.
But my answer would be "No never saw one overheat when it slowed down and ran with the rest of the pack". The Z is in very limited company when turning laps fast enough to overheat.
Perhaps folks will be satisfied when all we can buy are self driving Priuses painted safety yellow, made of foam with 35 mph governors.
Clowns
Not selling mine ever so I don't care who ask the question.
But my answer would be "No never saw one overheat when it slowed down and ran with the rest of the pack". The Z is in very limited company when turning laps fast enough to overheat.
Perhaps folks will be satisfied when all we can buy are self driving Priuses painted safety yellow, made of foam with 35 mph governors.
Clowns
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