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 believe this was Tremec's first stab at an "automatic" (yes, I know). They're manual transmission people...and perhaps should have stuck to what they do best...
Update:
The diagnosis is in. Its a leaking axle seal...and here's a shocker: the seal is on back-order. Now we just have to hope that 1) the leaking seal is just due to a bad seal, and not to an incorrect finish on the axle's sealing surface, and 2) the new seal comes in sooner, rather than later.
My left rear axle was just replaced last week due to a leaking seal. The entire shaft was swapped out. No cost to me--covered under the 5-yr/60,000 mile powertrain warranty.
Back in mid October, my brother-in-law took Museum delivery of the '26 3LT Stingray coupe that he ordered. Now at less than 800 miles, his DCT is leaking. He dropped it off last Saturday, but on Tuesday they said they wouldn't be able to get around to it until Friday. Poor guy...his first Corvette. He had stars in his eyes while he was waiting for it to come...and now, this.
mine has 3100 miles no leaks just engine light came on took it to the dealership they said I need a replacement transmission. I will be without my car for 3 1/2 weeks.
DefaultDefaultQuote:
Originally Posted by kellyreno
AC compressor failed at 5,000 miles. Was running the defroster/heater at the time, OAT about 45 degrees. Slowed for a railroad crossing and when I accelerated it sounded like a grenade went off behind me. My first thought was the DCT had blown. No warning lights, went home and then to the dealer. Car has been in the shop since Wed. on Monday they told me the wait is for the receiver/drier. They hope it comes later this week, Tech said there was a big mess when he dropped the pan. Green slime (I thought R134 was Blue) along with metal fragments. He thought it might not have been filled with oil. No telling how much has contaminated the system. A lot of plumbing to purge with the condensers way up front.
DefaultDefaultQuote:
Originally Posted by kellyreno
AC compressor failed at 5,000 miles. Was running the defroster/heater at the time, OAT about 45 degrees. Slowed for a railroad crossing and when I accelerated it sounded like a grenade went off behind me. My first thought was the DCT had blown. No warning lights, went home and then to the dealer. Car has been in the shop since Wed. on Monday they told me the wait is for the receiver/drier. They hope it comes later this week, Tech said there was a big mess when he dropped the pan. Green slime (I thought R134 was Blue) along with metal fragments. He thought it might not have been filled with oil. No telling how much has contaminated the system. A lot of plumbing to purge with the condensers way up front.
It is common to replace AC condensers when compressors fail and send contamination through the system. They are hard to clean unless removed and once removed it is a trade between the cost to clean and the cost to replace.
DefaultDefaultQuote:
Originally Posted by kellyreno
AC compressor failed at 5,000 miles. Was running the defroster/heater at the time, OAT about 45 degrees. Slowed for a railroad crossing and when I accelerated it sounded like a grenade went off behind me. My first thought was the DCT had blown. No warning lights, went home and then to the dealer. Car has been in the shop since Wed. on Monday they told me the wait is for the receiver/drier. They hope it comes later this week, Tech said there was a big mess when he dropped the pan. Green slime (I thought R134 was Blue) along with metal fragments. He thought it might not have been filled with oil. No telling how much has contaminated the system. A lot of plumbing to purge with the condensers way up front.
The 'green slime' is the refrigerant oil with dye. Refrigerant has no color. The color of the can does not indicate the color of the contents.
My first American car in decades and what a disappointment! There are so many issues, not to mention the cheap quality of the interior. There are so many little issues with this car it's ridiculous. Material coming apart because of weak glue, the Bose speaker grill is flaking all off a sudden, the passenger seat memory stops working randomly to where the seat only moves an inch before stopping. This happened before. The digital gauge sometimes shows symbols instead of numbers, the car gets incredibly dusty unlike any other cat I've owned. Leather seats already starting to show excessive wear. When I fill up the gauge will sometimes sick at half a tank when it's actually full. The design of the interior must have been done by a grade schooler because nothing lines up like a "high end" car should. Iforgot to mention the blind spots and when the sun hits the rear window, you're blinded and can't see out the back, this includes using the camera.There are so many issues with this car that's it's almost embarrassing to say I own one.
Oh and the squeaking brakes due to a known issue.
Last edited by CZƐCH M8; May 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM.
My first American car in decades and what a disappointment! There are so many issues, not to mention the cheap quality of the interior. There are so many little issues with this car it's ridiculous. Material coming apart because of weak glue, the Bose speaker grill is flaking all off a sudden, the passenger seat memory stops working randomly to where the seat only moves an inch before stopping. This happened before. The digital gauge sometimes shows symbols instead of numbers, the car gets incredibly dusty unlike any other cat I've owned. Leather seats already starting to show excessive wear. When I fill up the gauge will sometimes sick at half a tank when it's actually full. The design of the interior must have been done by a grade schooler because nothing lines up like a "high end" car should. Iforgot to mention the blind spots and when the sun hits the rear window, you're blinded and can't see out the back, this includes using the camera.There are so many issues with this car that's it's almost embarrassing to say I own one.
For me it’s a once in a lifetime purchase because I’ll never buy another one. It’s a cheap GM mass produced car. Sam
Mine only been too dealer 1 time for free oil change. Engine has nameplate of builder, only one person builds engine normally only found on 300K autos.
My first American car in decades and what a disappointment! There are so many issues, not to mention the cheap quality of the interior. There are so many little issues with this car it's ridiculous. Material coming apart because of weak glue, the Bose speaker grill is flaking all off a sudden, the passenger seat memory stops working randomly to where the seat only moves an inch before stopping. This happened before. The digital gauge sometimes shows symbols instead of numbers, the car gets incredibly dusty unlike any other cat I've owned. Leather seats already starting to show excessive wear. When I fill up the gauge will sometimes sick at half a tank when it's actually full. The design of the interior must have been done by a grade schooler because nothing lines up like a "high end" car should. Iforgot to mention the blind spots and when the sun hits the rear window, you're blinded and can't see out the back, this includes using the camera.There are so many issues with this car that's it's almost embarrassing to say I own one.
Oh and the squeaking brakes due to a known issue.
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
