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I refused delivery of my 2024 Corvette, mechanical problems.
VIN # 1064.
My car was built on September 27, 2023. It was delivered on October 8, 2023. I went to pick it up on October 16,2023.
I had an agreement with the purchasing dealer that when my corvette was unloaded from the transport truck that it gets parked and is not touched until I arrive. On Monday morning my salesman and I removed the transport cover from the car, and we did a very good inspection. Everything looked good as I expected, no damage.
After our inspection we put the car in gear to drive it over to the service department for the PDI work. As soon as we started moving, the car started making all kinds of loud noises. We looked at each other with disbelief. We were wondering if we should even move the car around to the front of the dealership. The car was shuddering when we moved it. It seemed like every brake was catching and releasing. The car has 2 miles on the odometer. The distance to the front of the dealership was maybe 700 feet.
We were met by the Sales Manage and the Service Technician in the front of the dealership. The technician said we need to pull the car into the service bay and put in on the lift. As we drove the car to the service bay, the car was dragging and shuttering and pulling from side to side. He put the car on the lift and removed the rear two wheels. To our surprise there was a lot of gray substance material which looked like graphite all over the brakes, rotors, and the wheels. All four wheels had the same substance on them. The tech removed the brake pads from the driver side rear caliper. The pads were full of this gray substance. The technician’s comment was he had never seen anything like this in all the years he's been working on new corvettes. We also suspect a axle problem.
The technician sent pictures to GM tech support and was told they had no idea what the substance was. This car should have never left the plant because the noise and driving ability was obvious.
Unfortunately, I refused delivery of the car because of the issues.
I’m working with a great dealership who volunteered to order me a new car, order is in.
First thing I thought of when I read post #1, the UAW strike and sabotage.
When I worked at a union plant in a different industry, the union went on strike. Management decided to run the production lines with management personnel. Before we started up the lines, we broke them down looking for sabotage and yes, we found it. As an example, ointment filling equipment that had an auger feed had a steel rod placed in the auger so that if it was started it would shear the rod and contaminate the entire batch of product and destroy the auger.
Let me put it another way. I'd be surprised if there were no acts of sabotage at GM, Ford and Stellantis plants.
holy smoke, they owe you a new car, I am glad to hear they are trying to do the right thing, the big question is, how did this car leave bowling green??????
I've heard of some instances of the LSD being assembled with the plates dry and having similar symptoms when turning. They will clear up after doing some figure eights. I wonder if there is more than one problem.
Somebody drove that car from the final inspection station at the BG plant to the staging area for shipping. Several turns, stops, and starts. And wrapped it up. The truck driver drove it onto the truck. Then off at the dealer. Someone from the dealer drove it from the unloading area to where you first saw it. And no one bothered to ponder why it ran so erratically? Go figure!
Good news is you caught it before the F&I guy caught you. Whole different story had you signed on the dotted line. Then attempted to drive it. Like winning the lottery kinda.
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Wow, that is nuts. I can understand turning down delivery of a car that exhibited all those problems with only 2 miles on the odo. Good luck with your new order - hope it comes in in perfect condition.
First thing I thought of when I read post #1, the UAW strike and sabotage.
When I worked at a union plant in a different industry, the union went on strike. Management decided to run the production lines with management personnel. Before we started up the lines, we broke them down looking for sabotage and yes, we found it. As an example, ointment filling equipment that had an auger feed had a steel rod placed in the auger so that if it was started it would shear the rod and contaminate the entire batch of product and destroy the auger.
Let me put it another way. I'd be surprised if there were no acts of sabotage at GM, Ford and Stellantis plants.
First thing I thought of when I read post #1, the UAW strike and sabotage.
When I worked at a union plant in a different industry, the union went on strike. Management decided to run the production lines with management personnel. Before we started up the lines, we broke them down looking for sabotage and yes, we found it. As an example, ointment filling equipment that had an auger feed had a steel rod placed in the auger so that if it was started it would shear the rod and contaminate the entire batch of product and destroy the auger.
Let me put it another way. I'd be surprised if there were no acts of sabotage at GM, Ford and Stellantis plants.
Let's cast aspersions on the people who actually work for a living. I've had it cancel my account bye bye.
Let me put it another way. I'd be surprised if there were no acts of sabotage at GM, Ford and Stellantis plants.
After seeing all of the sabotage at Cat when they were on strike in the 90s, I too would be shocked. It also could have been someone at night that saw a load of C8s on a carrier at a motel parking lot. Although, not sure how many people walk around with a tube of anti-seize in their pocket either. It was on all four corners, so it wasn't an axle or anything mechanical with normal assembly. The OP passed on the car, probably a good thing, was their more yet that hasn't been discovered?
10-27-2023, 02:51 PM
I refused delivery of my 2024 Corvette.
