Gm has issued a recall on roof that potentially separates and could cause accident; this recall affected my car. I submitted my car for inspection in june 9th, and the dealer stated that the roof could not be repaired - it had to be replaced. The roof was ordered and after a month the wrong part was sent. Now I am told the part will be available in 60 to 90 days; no precise delivery date. In total it could be 90 to 120 days total with me owning a vehicle that potentially could be a hazard, on top of producing a very annoying cracking & popping noise while driving. Gm customer assistance & dealership said they could not do anything about the situation. Meanwhile nobody knows how safe the car is on the road at highway speed.
2005 Chevrolet Corvette body complaints
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I went to the dealer to complain of wind noise on my vehicle. They told me I needed a new windshield. A day before the part was scheduled to arrive, while driving 40 MPH the roof panel of my 2005 corvette separated and flew off. The part is on national backorder, and gm needs to "review" the case with "internal gm parties" before they will provide me with a rental car. I have not had a roof for 3 weeks... No eta on part... No rental. Customer service rep not helpful, refused to let me speak with a supervisor because she was a manager and they were "not available".
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH the painted roof detached from the vehicle. There is a the federal safety agency recall, # 06v181000, regarding the structure: body: roof and pillars. The dealership was alerted who explained the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact noticed the adhesive was separating one month prior to the failure however the dealership instructed the contact to continue driving the vehicle until they could get the parts to repair it. Updated 7/13/2006 -
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH the roof panel flew off the vehicle. Although the dealership was alerted, no inspections have been made. The manufacturer has been alerted.
Painted roof separated from frame.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 MPH the hard roof panel top ejected from the vehicle into the air and fell backwards behind the vehicle without warning. The contact retrieved the roof panel top from the roadway. The top was damaged due to the sudden ejection. The vehicle was not inspected by the dealer. The manufacturer was alerted. There is a the federal safety agency recall # 06v181000 regarding the structure: roof and pillars. The VIN was not included in the recall. Updated 7/13/2006 -
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 MPH a noise came from the roof of the vehicle. Upon inspection the dealership determined the adhesive that attached the roof to the body of the vehicle detached. The dealer replaced the adhesive however, the problem returned. There is a the federal safety agency recall, # 06v181000, regarding the roof. The VIN was not included in the recall. Updated 07/03/06.
My 2005 z51 corvette roof panel frame keeps separating. Just this week the roof panel fall off hitting another vehicle while in traffic. My roof top has been replace going on number 4.
The entire roof panel of my 2005 corvette coupe detached and flew off the car while I was driving at 30 MPH. Fortunately it went over the two cars behind me and landed on the side of the road.
2005 corvette top delaminated and separated from car. It could have injured a pedestrian or caused another car to crash.
My top on my corvette coupe flew off while driving. This is the painted top, not the glass top. It flew right over the car behind me onto the street. I was very lucky it didn't cause an accident or there would be major law suits against gm. I was only going about 35 MPH. This is a new 2005 vette with 3k miles on it. They gave me a new top. The dealer said this was the 3rd one they have seen.
I have a 2005 chevrolet corvette the tops on these cars have a problem. With the process they use to secure the tops to the frame assembly. I am in the process of having my third top installed. These tops will peel off at highway speeds. These are large pieces I have heard reports of them flying off on the interstate at 70 MPH with no warning. There were five corvettes waiting top replacements when I took mine in.
Detachable painted roof delaminates from frame while still attached to car, leading to potential damage to other vehicles if roof separates from frame while driving. Ordered a new roof, back ordered, and still using car. Second vehicle at same dealer in coconut creek fl (lou bachrodt) had one so bad that simply closing the rear hatch made part of the roof jump 1 foot off of attached frame. Thus simply a missile awaiting launch at highway/roadway speeds.
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