tkole29

Hey guys - I am new to the forum. After 13 months, my 2024 C8 finally arrived on Thanksgiving. I took my time breaking it in and was so excited to hit 500 miiles. I live in PA so it wasn't hard to take my time as I didn't want to take it out of the garage in the cold! Fast forward to 1400 miles and now my car is trapped at the dealership. After noticing several gallons of what ended up being transmission fluid on my garage floor, I had to call for a flatbed. Two plus weeks later and what started as "just a defective transmission bolt/gasket", has now turned into a cracked oil pan. Not too horrible EXCEPT there are no oil pans in stock anywhere AND I can't even get an estimate of when one might be available. I was told the defective bolt that dislodged from the transmission is the cause of the cracked oil pan - does that even make sense??? Oil wasn't even leaking at the time my car was towed. The local dealer is unhelpful and nobody from GM seems to feel accountable to help me with this problem. Does anyone have a suggestion on what my next move should be? Thank you!

Gary barnes 1098

I’m thinking maybe yours is in the latest recall that says improperly torque bolts in trans.
they are saying the late 23 and 24 models.
no one has found themselves on this list when inputting there vin on Chevy app?
maybe try that and see if your vin has a recall?
keep us posted!!

tkole29

Thank you for that suggestion. I entered my VIN at the GM Recall site and of course it says "No recalls" related to that vehicle. Where do I even go to get answers? Dealer says they all share from same parts inventory and right now there is no estimated delivery time on a 2024 oil pan so I just have to wait and hope that at some point the oil pan arrives in stock? Could be weeks. Could be months. I emailed corvette concierge to open up a case with GM but I don't think just crossing my fingers and hoping that one day soon I get a call that the part is available is an acceptable path forward for me! Thank you.

Mitchell_B

Take steps in preparation to Lemon Law the car. GM is unable to help owners with warranty issues. No parts in inventory, nothing setup to fix warranty problems, too many people involved in making warranty decisions for the customer. You might well end up in a position where you are paying for the car plus insurance while it is laid up broken with GM unable to help you. I hate to say all this, but I have seen too many cases where owners bear the brunt of owning broken cars sold to them by GM. And they really don't care.

Andybump

Here is the bulletin about the transmissions with improperly torqued bolts. For this group, the transmissions are to be replaced. Do not know if yours is in the group - but make sure your dealer is aware of it. As for the dealer not otherwise helping - I'm not sure what dealers can do if a part is not available. Eventually they will get the part. Lemon laws are there to protect you from unreasonable waiting times, so there is that if you want to go that route. Perhaps its easier to get a whole 2024 transmission than a pan you want to make sure the replacement is the newer case (or, do you?).

Mitchell_B

Getting a replacement transmission, from what I have been hearing lately, is not a viable path going forward unless the owner is prepared to have the car laid up at a dealer waiting for a transmission that is not in inventory. Plus the time it takes to actually do the swap. Not including talking to the myriad of departments inside GM while trying to find someone who can authorize corrective action going forward.

Yeah, you have a warranty, but all this means is you wait while all the gears and players inside GM toss the issue around until, finally, somehow something gets done.

GM will most likely not fight lemon law claims as this lets them off the hook for further damages and they get to eventually fix the car and sell it as recertified. That's just the way it works.....

Cerulean

Just lemon it. If you still want a C8 now you can get it for a few thousands off new.

Glen e

virtually all of the states now work lemon law the same way….if you have 30 working days or more inthe shop for the same problem, you qualify. In my career, I managed BMW corporate lemon law cases for florida. I bought many,many cars back because we could not supply the parts within 30 days…..

Andybump

Yes, I agree. But if it was my issue, I would be checking all of the possibilities just the same.

Red Mist Rulz

GM's contempt for its customers knows few bounds. They're so Hell bent on cranking out as many Corvettes as possible, without regard to the impact on quality, they can't even be bothered to provide warranty parts to people who already paid for their cars. GM's customer service is at Comcast levels of bad. Someone should look into a class action suit on behalf of C8 customers who can't get repair parts.

JwT

C8 owners seem to be the happiest car lovers in the country…… until it breaks and they have to deal with GM,

ShanMan14

Mine never leaked but tomorrow marks three weeks in the shop. When does the 30-day clock start, for Lemon Law claims? My car sat for a week before anyone even looked at it.

Glen e

look at every repair order you have on that particular problem, it will show dates for in and out. add the working days, 30 or more and its and its lemon law in most states.

Vetteman Jack

Do this while the time period for processing under a Lemon Law in your state applies. Good luck - hopefully it would spur GM to do something.

RKCRLR

Wait...They're saying a defective bolt dislodged and cracked the pan...and they just want to replace the pan? Exactly where did that bolt come from? An external bolt coming loose would have a hard time cracking the pan. If an internal bolt came loose I'd want more than a pan replacement.

I agree with others. Get the Lemon Law process going now so you'll be ready in 30 days.

Dads2kconvertible

https://assets.bbbprograms.org/docs/...rsn=3fac72c0_9
"The motor vehicle is out of service and in the custody of
the manufacturer, its agent, or an authorized dealer due to
repair attempts (including the final repair attempt), one of
which occurred during the lemon law rights period, for a
cumulative total of 30 calendar days..."
The dealer is an agent of GM so I would argue the clock starts the day you drop it off. If the dealer eats up all the lemon law clock GM can complain to the dealer about it.
Your lemon lawyer is a better person to ask.

craig1952

I guess GM never got the memo that Covid is over. I would have a hard time buying a C8. I love the looks but I'm not a gambler.

undecided1965

It seems that it's easier to get completed C8s off dealer lots than it is to get replacement DCT parts.

jimmie jam

Five years of production. No repair/replacement parts for known issues....ponderous.

Mrchen

sorry for your situation, the transmission issues should have been addressed by at least the 2nd year, cant believe its 5 years and nothing has been done,
sitting here waiting for a letter on my 23 telling me my trans is on the sh*t list