| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067855 | Incident Date: Jun, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PLANTATION | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CORVETTE | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:body:roof and pillars |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1YY26U265 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 11 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 19 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This complaint is about a 2006 chevrolet corvette coupe with a painted roof. my roof had started making noises about 3 weeks prior to my complaint. shortly after i had noticed that the rear part of the plastic roof had completely separated from the metal frame to which it was glued. i took the car in to the dealer for action and they informed me that they would order a new roof, but that it would take 4-5 weeks to get the new top and that it would take another week or so to get it painted to match my car. i informed them that there was a danger of the roof possibly flying off to which they replied "just go ahead and drive it, we haven't heard of anything like that and we've see much worse than yours" reluctantly and without choice i left the dealership and took the car home where it would sit unless there was zero chance of rain. due to the separation, any rain would get right into the passenger cabin of the vehicle. this past friday, june 2, 2006, i brought the car back to the dealer because i received a letter stating my top was in stock. they told me it was in stock, but was being painted and that i would be called when it was ready. since it was a good day with no chance of rain, i decided to drive the car to work. leaving my office that evening around 6, my roof completely separated and flew off the car. i had just accelerated onto the main road at a normal pace. i was just reaching around 35-40 mph when i heard a whoosh and suddenly i could see the sky. i saw the panel land in the road behind me, and was able to make a u-turn and retrieve the panel. i was in contact with gm customer service about this and all they could do was offer more excuses as to why i still have no roof for my car and how sorry they were. my car has been sitting useless in my garage now for around 5 weeks. if desired, i have detailed pictures of the roof and the panel that flew off, thankfully no one was behind me when it happened. *jb |
