Holy *****, anything less than a full buyback is unacceptable. It will never be the same if an unskilled dealer tech tries to put it back together.

 

Reporting for duty... mine is leaking oil at the front timing cover and has a bunch of oil on the back of the underbody panel seemingly unrelated to the front end. Either rear main or trans case porosity. Taking it in tomorrow for official diagnosis. Really annoying as the engine has no tick and runs strong.

6,500 miles. Broken in exactly as GM prescribed, first service at 2,600 miles last November. 3 HPDE weekends this spring. Was hoping mine had been built late enough to avoid the front cover RTV TSB, but guess not. Car was built 8/11/23 a few weeks after the TSB, but I'd guess my engine was done before they changed the process.

 

My 2023 spent 4 months at the dealership with transmission problems. GM could care less. I wrote a certified letter to the CEO . Someone from GM’s customer service called me every 3 or 4 days to tell me there was no update on my car. That was the extent of their support. I finally told them to stop calling, I knew my car was still in the shop.

 

Best case for me would be something on backorder to Lemon the car (bought it via Ciocca so NJ LL applies and its 2 years from purchase). I'd like to order a HTC w/ the new wheels as I have a C6 trackday car project now and can do a casual trackday in the HTC if the C6 is down.

 

VERY SAD & Scarey... Hope it all get taken care of for ya in a better manner then thought

 

Do you live in NJ as iirc the LL that applies is the state where the car is initially registered?

Perhaps I read that wrong when someone mentioned that here a few weeks ago.

 

I haven't run that to ground... but I thought it was the state where the vehicle was purchased? I know signing the paperwork I was given NJ LL disclosure statements.

 

my 2024 went in for "the tick" and a few other things....

...and the dealer only has one set of lift equipment to pull motors out of the Z. There's another car waiting for parts in front of me.

Yay, Here we go.

 

UPDATE: Decided to leave the vehicle at the current Dealer/Service Dept after confirming the repairs are certain to take more than 30 days. He informs the engine will be sent back to GM Tech for QC examination, which I hope is just a fluke incident of sorts!! The Service Manager was very understanding and totally vouched for their technicians and quality repairs! ; however, he totally understood the concern with the likely potential for other minor or other types of subsequent issues and further agreed the resale value would definitely take a big hit. He also handles the repurchase agreements and guaranteed their dealership will agree to repurchase the vehicle (evidently many don't?). He also thought that I would receive an allocation for the replacement. Interestingly, when my Z06 is repaired, I will get it back and will need to return the rental car. Pretty sure I will have some trepidation about the Z06's reliability! I will need to know if I will be responsible for any additional depreciation during ownership until the replacement arrives.

I also learned after the lemon law is triggered and the repurchase agreement is being processed, it will take around 30 days for Chevrolet to approve the repurchase, after which a replacement can be ordered. This is where I am stuck now! Trying to confirm if I will get a "special allocation" which will let me order the vehicle immediately at that time? The Dealership it's at has NOT gotten any Z06 allocations this year, so I won't be able to use one of theirs anyways! I have asked Chevrolet if I can personally "chase down" an allocation on my own and get an order submitted, which they can simply "tag" later and attach it to my case, like they did with the Chevy Bolt situation? I am waiting patiently for their answer now, so I can hopefully save a few weeks or more later. They initially said I could do it at any dealer that agreed to "host" both transactions, but recently recanted and said the repairing dealer is "usually" considered the "host" dealer for the repurchase & replacement process.

It could take months at this time for a replacement, so I reminded Chevrolet Customer Care, their goal AGAIN was to get me into another Z06 AZAP!

Stay tuned hopefully for something next more uplifting

 

GM had me submit a build to my local dealership (they too had no Z06 allocations), but once the build was entered we gave the order number to GM and they do give it that “special allocation”. Under WA LL, they have a limited time to provide the replacement, so they have to skip it ahead in line, which obviously makes sense since we did our time already on the wait lists.

 

I read all 450 posts in this thread and find the content to be highly disconcerting. My car is scheduled to be built this week and I’m having serious reservations about making the purchase.

 

That was probably a mistake. This thread is basically irrelevant at this point. There are about 15,000 of these cars on the road. Seems most owners have a positive experience. At this point this thread just makes things sounds way worse than they actually are.

When this thread got merged into existence it sort of made sense because there was maybe 1000 built so far.

 

So this is what it now comes down to. What is supposed to be a happy, enjoyable and fun experience, is now (correctly) being associated with Doing Time. Sad.

 

For clarification...was your Z under repair at your local dealer also, or did they ask you to use your "local" dealer instead since they were actually concerned about your convenience for a change? LOL Seriously, the logistics and procedures involved are mind boggling trying to understand and set one's expectations! I have explained 3 times now how a Corvette/Z06 allocation works and I'm still not sure they understand how long it will take to get a replacement, and why I am so pushy looking for the best option to save some precious time?! Still waiting patiently

So, after they agreed to honor your WA lemon law, how long did it take the "Repurchase Rep" to complete their review and reach an agreement with you and finally authorize the replacement order via "special allocation"? I was told by my Service Advisor, that the repurchase process can take as long as the repair process which suggests around 30 days or so? I was told next Friday, 09/27 they're supposed to start the repurchase process, so I'm not sure I could find a local allocation any sooner than that? At least, your giving me some hope!

BTW - I found out today the engine is still on backorder with no ETA At this rate makes me wonder if I will ever get my repaired Z06 back before a new one can be ordered and received

 

I finally picked up my repaired Z today. It was under repair at the local dealer which is why I assume they had me place the order for my replacement with them. I’m not giving much hope - they will drag their feet as long as they can to try and complete repairs and see if they can incentivize or entice you to keep that repaired one before ordering a replacement.

In WA, you can prevent some of those delays by filing a formal LL claim with the WA AG which starts the clock for them to settle before arbitration, and that settlement should include a time frame for the replacement. Not sure about any other states but sadly I’ve been looking into WA LL a lot lately.

Edit: Took about 3 months before I submitted my new build from the first LL replacement call.

 

I totally feel for you First Vette Z06...3 Months is a very hard pill to swallow!! I just cant accept how GM doesn't understand or realize how to treat a Corvette customer, especially the low production model owners. My Chev Cust Rep admits she didnt/doesnt know about allocations, so why is she handling my "Z06" case? They should know how difficult it is, can be, will be to replace their fancy ****!

So, my service advisor says engine still on backorder, no eta,...But...Chevy Cust Srvc Rep says engine was delivered to dealer? Service Rep still cant confirm it's there? It's all mute point anyway, because the oil-tank is still on back-order....what a freaking joke, that the plastic oil tank could hold up everything!

I'm dead sure I will have major anxiety of being stranded again, if/when they tell me I have to pick up that repaired Z06! I will have to drive 240 miles to get home and pray that I make it without episode. I am thinking I will probably just park it until the replacement is ready. I don't think I will be interested in breaking it in "again" just to have to give it back to GM. It's really Sad that such a Beautiful Dream Car will end up this way!! It will be a painfully long 2-3 months since around/after the Holidays until I will finally be able to "Move On" so to speak. Time has never gone sooooooo SLOW !!!!

 

Got my car back, ticking is 90% gone! Parkway Chevrolet did great! Cheers to them.

 

It might come as a surprise to you, but many of us have multiple cars. How many miles would you like for us to drive/year?

 

Not True , i have been a pro tech for 36 years, There are some very good technicians out there if you do some homework. In the hands of a pro it will be just the same if not better than it rolled off the showroom. I found little things on my z06 that were missed from the factory, a wire loom here and there, little things. Take it in, have a new engine installed and that is that. It is a race engine, stuff comes apart sometimes. We are spinning these engines to the moon. The engine is incredible.

 

You sound like you took pride in your work, but many employees nowadays lack pride, dedication and commitment across ALL industries. I dread bringing any of my cars in for service because of bad experiences with dealer techs. I usually check behind their work to ensure things were done properly when feasible. I.E. my first oil change on my C7Z resulted in the dealer tech overfilling the oil. I only caught it because I checked behind him and knew what to look for. Btw, they said he was the tech who handle oil changes on all the vettes. Brought the car back and they corrected it (had to ask his coworker to remove his 225lb plus frame and elbows off my unprotected fender during service visit). My friend was not so lucky on his C7. The tech at another dealer failed to drain both pans but replenished to full capacity and grossly overfilled his car, which required an involved engine/exhaust repair service to his new veh. These new techs scare me, not just in the auto industry! Just look at aviation now... It's mind boggling! Sorry to digress....