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Le Mans Master
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From: cumming ga
Update
Got a message for over the air update 6 October any idea what it is. Dealer service writer had no clue will not do over the air don’t want it towed and sitting on dealer lot getting banged up.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2021
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From: Chicago-ish
Jesus, don't be so dramatic. Just put your car on a battery tender, put the window down, keep the drivers door cracked, and do the update. If it fails, keep it plugged in and try the update again later.The update is an update to accept chevy DRM so that you can keep getting updates into the future. If you decline it it becomes an opt out for future updates.
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From: Bel Air (by way of Fort Worth, TX) Maryland
St. Jude Donor '12 thru '21
I venture to say that the concern/worry about OTA updates “bricking” your C8 is a classic case of the spotlight fallacy, a logical fallacy that occurs when highly publicized data about something (usually negative) is incorrectly assumed to represent a larger problem or something more common than it actually is.
If one or two people post up about a problem with their C8, then it becomes a concern to the majority of members if for no other reason than they don’t want the same thing happening to them.
I don’t mention this to dismiss the problem because it has happened to C8 owners, but I’ve had two updates since taking delivery of my 2022 in March and I didn’t have any problems. I also didn’t have to lower the windows, put it on a tender, or take any other precautions.
YMMV, but I really think worrying about these OTA updates causing issues is needless.
If one or two people post up about a problem with their C8, then it becomes a concern to the majority of members if for no other reason than they don’t want the same thing happening to them.
I don’t mention this to dismiss the problem because it has happened to C8 owners, but I’ve had two updates since taking delivery of my 2022 in March and I didn’t have any problems. I also didn’t have to lower the windows, put it on a tender, or take any other precautions.
YMMV, but I really think worrying about these OTA updates causing issues is needless.
Last edited by Chemdawg99; Oct 10, 2022 at 01:43 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Oro Valley Arizona
Less likely than not......
While war stories are told about OTA's, the vast majority occur without a hitch. Little consolation to those with negative outcomes.
We've done two OTA's since delivery 10-19-21. First in May 2022. The most recent was yesterday 10-10-22. Followed the bouncing ball on the info screen. Both took no more than 5 minutes. Car in the garage with the garage door open, I went inside and a few minutes later went out to do a 'just curious' check on the progress. OTA was installed already. Uneventful for sure.
We've done two OTA's since delivery 10-19-21. First in May 2022. The most recent was yesterday 10-10-22. Followed the bouncing ball on the info screen. Both took no more than 5 minutes. Car in the garage with the garage door open, I went inside and a few minutes later went out to do a 'just curious' check on the progress. OTA was installed already. Uneventful for sure.
Last edited by papillion; Oct 10, 2022 at 02:03 PM.
