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I posted this under the Z06 Discussion section of the Corvette forum because it directly affected my car and me. The e-mails I've received since then told me this needs to be posted here. Please read it. This could be the beginning of something very bad. I have been following the thread since yesterday and don't feel your pain. Read it, discuss it and try to determine if there is anything that can be done about. If not feel bad for all of us:
Dear Dave Hill,
Congratulations on the 1,2 finish at La Mans! The Heartbeat of America is truly strong.
After watching many hours of the race on Sunday I couldn’t wait till I could jump into my own super car, strap myself in and roar on down the highway toward winning that checker flag in my mind. But no, I had to wait. Honey-do-stuff you know. The whole day gone. And here I sat with testosterone running down my leg. But it was only going to get worse.
Monday setting at a light in downtown Tempe, Arizona. The MIL, check eng. light, came on and the car had a faint rocking feel to it. Within a short amount of time the light started flashing and the vibration became more pronounced and the car started shaking like hell. Fortunately I was close to home so I headed straight their. At this time my Z06 has only has 4000 miles on it.
First thing I did was connect the ATAP to read codes. Misfiring on 2 & 7 hole. Checked plugs and wires with no improvement. On Wednesday I had it taken to Chapman Chevrolet for service five minutes from my house. I was told that it would be done Monday lat afternoon.
On Friday of that same week a good friend of mine who also has a Z06 started having a terrible knocking sound in her car. I told her that I just took mine to Chapman so she had hers towed their.
I showed up Monday (Day 5) and was told that it wasn’t done yet. But by 3 o'clock we should have something. No calls on Monday so on Tuesday, (Day 6) morning I showed up to see where we were and was told that they were going to have to OPEN her up. They don’t know why it has a dead #7 hole. Obviously not, because they forgot about #2 hole also. Again I was told late this afternoon we should have the answers.
Now on to my friends Z-car. It only has 3700 miles on it and they think it has a spun bearing though they are not sure. But here is the beginning of the story that is going to prove most interesting. She calls to tell me that Mark Harris the Chevrolet Area Manager is voiding her warrantee because it has been used for auto crossing. And Chevrolet knows that it is true because they have been monitoring Internet club sites like NCCC and NASA and been downloading race results that are being posted. He also said it didn’t matter how the car was marketed it states on page 4 of the warrantee paperwork ANY racing will void the total warrantee of the car. On top of that, he said that Chevrolet was going to make and example out of her by starting to enforce the NO RACE RULE. Forget the advertising you put out about the car, forget the news releases to USA Today quoting you say,” a car for the street, show and strip”, and even forget the video that was in my glove compartment that tells me how to set up your car for racing. What I really hear you saying now is “you let the beast out and you are screwed”.
Since I didn’t hear anything on Tuesday and after talking to my friend I was starting to sweat. What if they pull the same thing on me?
On Wednesday (Day 7) I went I went to Chapman only this time I snuck into the top secret service area 51, only to find that I had been lied to. They hadn’t opened it up. Fuel rail covers were off, injectors were partially disconnected and exhaust was lose. There was a tech working on another car that said they stopped working on my car because they got word from outside the dealership. My service rep said that the head of the Corvette platform himself, was dispatching two GM engineers to look at both cars. Is that true Dave?
So now it’s Day 8 and still nothing. No problem being solved, no technicians feverishly working to fix something, no car running and NO HAPPY CUSTOMER. Just a yella Chevy with bird crap all over it.
So what would you do?
I looked up the phone number for a towing company and the local police. Drove down to the dealership and had them put the exhaust back up and load it up on the wagon and put it in my carriage. BROKEN…I don’t know why I thought I might need the police, maybe it was to keep me from taking hostages or killing someone, we’ll never know.
I’m sure my problem will eventually sort itself out but there is a much bigger problem for all of us. Let your mind run free and expound on the No Race Rule, The little Black Box and the GM Police prowling the Internet. Scary ain’t it.
Say it isn’t so Dave…
Sincerely;
Cheater Gone, but not for long.
P.S. Mark Harris called today GM is sending people from the motorcity to look at the cars. will see, at least I have it back.
P.S.S. The car has been taken to the GM Proving Grounds for eval. I'm feeling better about my car but not about the future of Corvetting. Sounds like a need for speed problem to me. Poor poor me.
Dear Dave Hill,
Congratulations on the 1,2 finish at La Mans! The Heartbeat of America is truly strong.
After watching many hours of the race on Sunday I couldn’t wait till I could jump into my own super car, strap myself in and roar on down the highway toward winning that checker flag in my mind. But no, I had to wait. Honey-do-stuff you know. The whole day gone. And here I sat with testosterone running down my leg. But it was only going to get worse.
Monday setting at a light in downtown Tempe, Arizona. The MIL, check eng. light, came on and the car had a faint rocking feel to it. Within a short amount of time the light started flashing and the vibration became more pronounced and the car started shaking like hell. Fortunately I was close to home so I headed straight their. At this time my Z06 has only has 4000 miles on it.
First thing I did was connect the ATAP to read codes. Misfiring on 2 & 7 hole. Checked plugs and wires with no improvement. On Wednesday I had it taken to Chapman Chevrolet for service five minutes from my house. I was told that it would be done Monday lat afternoon.
On Friday of that same week a good friend of mine who also has a Z06 started having a terrible knocking sound in her car. I told her that I just took mine to Chapman so she had hers towed their.
I showed up Monday (Day 5) and was told that it wasn’t done yet. But by 3 o'clock we should have something. No calls on Monday so on Tuesday, (Day 6) morning I showed up to see where we were and was told that they were going to have to OPEN her up. They don’t know why it has a dead #7 hole. Obviously not, because they forgot about #2 hole also. Again I was told late this afternoon we should have the answers.
Now on to my friends Z-car. It only has 3700 miles on it and they think it has a spun bearing though they are not sure. But here is the beginning of the story that is going to prove most interesting. She calls to tell me that Mark Harris the Chevrolet Area Manager is voiding her warrantee because it has been used for auto crossing. And Chevrolet knows that it is true because they have been monitoring Internet club sites like NCCC and NASA and been downloading race results that are being posted. He also said it didn’t matter how the car was marketed it states on page 4 of the warrantee paperwork ANY racing will void the total warrantee of the car. On top of that, he said that Chevrolet was going to make and example out of her by starting to enforce the NO RACE RULE. Forget the advertising you put out about the car, forget the news releases to USA Today quoting you say,” a car for the street, show and strip”, and even forget the video that was in my glove compartment that tells me how to set up your car for racing. What I really hear you saying now is “you let the beast out and you are screwed”.
Since I didn’t hear anything on Tuesday and after talking to my friend I was starting to sweat. What if they pull the same thing on me?
On Wednesday (Day 7) I went I went to Chapman only this time I snuck into the top secret service area 51, only to find that I had been lied to. They hadn’t opened it up. Fuel rail covers were off, injectors were partially disconnected and exhaust was lose. There was a tech working on another car that said they stopped working on my car because they got word from outside the dealership. My service rep said that the head of the Corvette platform himself, was dispatching two GM engineers to look at both cars. Is that true Dave?
So now it’s Day 8 and still nothing. No problem being solved, no technicians feverishly working to fix something, no car running and NO HAPPY CUSTOMER. Just a yella Chevy with bird crap all over it.
So what would you do?
I looked up the phone number for a towing company and the local police. Drove down to the dealership and had them put the exhaust back up and load it up on the wagon and put it in my carriage. BROKEN…I don’t know why I thought I might need the police, maybe it was to keep me from taking hostages or killing someone, we’ll never know.
I’m sure my problem will eventually sort itself out but there is a much bigger problem for all of us. Let your mind run free and expound on the No Race Rule, The little Black Box and the GM Police prowling the Internet. Scary ain’t it.
Say it isn’t so Dave…
Sincerely;
Cheater Gone, but not for long.
P.S. Mark Harris called today GM is sending people from the motorcity to look at the cars. will see, at least I have it back.
P.S.S. The car has been taken to the GM Proving Grounds for eval. I'm feeling better about my car but not about the future of Corvetting. Sounds like a need for speed problem to me. Poor poor me.
