Roof And Pillar problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette - part 1

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the roof of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the glass roof top was moving out of position. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v491000 (structure). The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving at 45 mph, the targa removable part for the roof detached from the vehicle. There were recalls for the component, but the contact's VIN was not included. The contact notified the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the hard top detached from the vehicle along with an abnormal noise that was heard. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was advised that the glue failed to hold the hard top into place. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000 and the current mileage was 95,550.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contacts vehicle had an adhesive foam added to the top of the frame which was listed as part of recall 09v491000, structure body, roof and pillars. The current and failure mileages were 22000 miles.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving 30 mph the removable roof disengaged and crashed into another vehicle. There was no police report filed. The current mileage was 15,442 and the failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. While driving at a moderate speed, the roof panel detached from the vehicle. The outer shell was separated from the inside. The contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer and they keep replacing the roof panel. He stated that he would like to replace his rooftop with a different model that gm manufactures, but the dealer stated that they could only replace it with an identical rooftop. The current mileage is 16,000 and failure mileage was 3,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact received a recall notice (the campaign number was unavailable). He stated that the roof detached from the vehicle and struck his son on the head. The roof then landed in a field on the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer in December of 2006. The dealer examined the vehicle and found nothing wrong, however they stated that if a failure was found, they would repair the vehicle under warranty. However, if the contact were to claim medical expenses, they would not offer him any assistance. He notified the manufacturer who also did not provide any assistance. The contact called the state's attorney's general office who provided further information regarding the recall pertaining to the roof failure. He stated that his son suffers from severe neck injuries. The current and failure mileages were 12,500.

- the contact received NHTSA recall 06v181000 on 11/30/06. The contact took vehicle to r k Chevrolet at 502 n. Delsea dr. Vineland, NJ. With phone # 609-696-8400, and was told that they will not repair the vehicle. The contact informed the owner of the recall , but the owner was aware of the recall. However, he did inform the contact that he did not have to repair anyone's vehicle that he didn't want to repair. The contact tried to contact the manufacturer, but only got the voice mail. The contact stated that when purchasing the vehicle he thought that any Chevrolet dealerships could do recall repairs. Updated 01/31/07.

: the contact stated the center of the roof came apart while driving 65 mph. The fiberglass raised up and the adhesive was missing. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who determined that the roof needed to be replaced, however it would only be a temporary repair. There was a NHTSA recall # 06v181000 pertaining to the roof and pillars. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.

I was driving my 2006 Chevrolet Corvette at around 50 mph, and the painted roof separated from the frame. I immediately pulled over and took the roof off, and went to the chevy dealership. They informed me there was a recall, but it was usually a voluntary recall for you to go in and have it inspected, and if it checked out to be bad, they would fix it. The dealership informed me that they couldn't get a roof panel for this car for 20-30 days and that they would give me loaner and I could leave the car there. I am out of town on business, and will not be here for 20- 30 days, and my opinion would be that if the dealers know there is a recall, there should be plenty of panels available if the roof is under recall. I also believe they should replace all these panels on all VIN numbers affected. The roof panel coming loose and flying off and either damaging my vehicle, or even worse, causing a loss of life to someone in the vehicle behind me would be tragic. Chevrolet should own up to their errors and fix the problem properly, not by repairing the panels that were defective. They should be replaced.

Roof delamination on 2006 Corvette z06. It happened on the freeway and almost hit another vehicle. Gm must recall all Corvettes and fix the problem!!.

: the contact stated the roof panel detached from the vehicle. There is an NHTSA recall, # 06v181000, regarding the structure: body: roof and pillars. The vehicle VIN was not included in the recall.

The roof flew off my 2006 Chevrolet Corvette while my wife was driving down the road. The roof panel delaminated from the frame.

Shortly after delivery in Jan. 2006, my 2006 c6 Corvette coupe removable top started making creaking and popping noises. As it began to be more frequent and noisy, I took the car in for warranty service. The dealer adjusted the top hold down clamps. For awhile, it appeared that the problem was solved. However, the top has started making the same noises again. Now, I find that there is a recall on the top.

Roof panels on 2005 & 2006 Chevrolet coupes come loose from the roof frame and may fly off the vehicle at highway speed. My panel came loose but did not fly off. Gm / Chevrolet has parts back ordered 90 days and is only able to provide a temporary fix with no guarantee of adequacy.

Fiberglass shell of removable roof panel delaminated and separated from metal frame. Failure could result in fiberglass panel flying off of vehicle during operation, potential injury to other drivers or pedestrians. Notified dealer.

Roof panel separated from metal frame.

Roof panel separated from frame in several places.

2006 Corvette top has delaminated.

Heard of the delamination problem with the c6 Corvettes. . Heard a pop, and pulled off road to inspect. Found rear portion of painted top delaminated from frame. Scheduled for dealer to inspect in a week.

The painted roof of my car flew off on the highway this morning. There is a recall on some 2006 Corvette's but, not on all and mine isn't under recall. We contacted gmac the person we spoke with said yes this car wasn't recalled but, your still under warranty so you won't have to pay anything. We said we understand this but, this car should have been recalled and wasn't and advised we are concerned for the other cars that were produced right before and after mine could have the same condition. She didn't seem too concerned.

Delaminated roof panel on 06 Corvette. . Aka. . . Flying roof.

I own a new 2006 Corvette coupe. On July 5th I began to develop a creaking sound near the roof frame and I began to notice wind noise at 60 mph. On July 7th, my painted (victory red) roof panel separated from it's frame. Fortunately it did not blow off while driving and no one was hurt. The fact that gm is/has been aware of the problem and has not issued a recall for all '05/'06 coupes is unbelievable. My dealer has been great to work with but his hands are tied by gm. The painted roofs are backordered until late August and no alternative was offered by gm. In order to be able to use my $50k car, it was necessary for me to purchase a transparent roof. That is not the way to treat loyal customers (this is my 4th vette). Is gm waiting for a motorcylce rider to be decapitated before they issue a recall?.

I purchased a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette in January of this year and have been hearing there was going to be a safety recall on the removable tops. There have been some instances of the tops flying off of the cars at highway speeds. My cars top has come completely off and is undrivable. I am currently working with gm and my local dealership to get this resolved but all I am getting is back talk from the gm representative. All I did to get my top to come off was shut the drivers side door one day and it popped up and almost fell off. I understand these tops are only held on by some kind of urethane glue that is coming loose. The top on my car now has completely come off . Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

: the contact stated while driving 80 mph, the roof separated from the vehicle without warning. It was taken to the dealer who replaced the roof.

While driving about 45 mph I heard a popping sound and then wind noise. I then saw light coming through between the windshield and top. The top had delaminated from the driver side across the front and about 3/4th of the passenger side. I have both tops for this car ( the painted top and the clear top )it was the painted top that delaminated. I removed the painted top and put on the clear top. I took the car to the dealer and they have ordered a new top for the car. If I had been on the interstate highway and driving at the 65 mph speed limit the top would probably have blown off the car and possibly hit another car or caused an accident. The dealer has been very helpful and is trying to get the latest,improved top for me.

I heard cracking and popping of the painted roof of my 2006 Corvette about 2 weeks prior to the whole roof ripping off at only 50 mph. In between that time the car was only driven 3 times and the time before it actually ripped off. I turned around and brought it home halfway to my destination because I did not feel safe. The morning it did come off I was taking it to the dealer to have it checked. It came off on the road I live on thankfully no one was behind me.

For weeks prior to failure, I had heard popping sounds around the painted removable roof that I thought were due to the frame creaking. On the date the roof flew off, I had parked the car at work and it was over 100 degrees outside. I left the parking lot, turned onto a short street, and stopped at a light. When the light turned green, I turned left and the roof flew off at about 25 mph. It landed in the left-turn lane of opposite traffic. I was able to make a u-turn and retrieve the top without anyone hitting it. I've talked to the dealer and gm customer assistance and get different stories. The dealer initially said they could not order a new part because they were back-logged. Then gm customer assistance said that the couldn't provide a replacement because a new roof was being designed and wouldn't be ready for 4-6 weeks, around sometime in August. Today, the dealer said that they were going to order a new roof, have it painted, and use that as a replacement. I told them that I was concerned because I had read on a Corvette forum where some repaired roofs have also separated/DE-laminated in addition to the repair often leaving ugly glue residue on the tops. But mostly, I am hesitant to accept a current roof due to liability concerns should another roof separate from the car and injure another driver. . . Especially a motorcycle rider. Since I am getting different resolutions from the dealer and customer service, I have no idea what is going to happen. However, I did tell the dealer of my concerns of a new roof separating and that I may not be able to accept anything but a redesigned roof. They indicated that at least I would have a roof in place and be able to drive the car. They weren't sure if they could actually order one or not, but felt that they could and that customer service was wrong is saying that only redesigned roofs could be ordered.

2006 Corvette coupe, roof delaminating problem.

: the contact stated while driving 20 mph the roof separated from the frame. There was a rubbing squeaking noise heard prior to the separation. There is a NHTSA recall, 06v181000, regarding the body: roof and pillars. The dealer and manufacturer have been contacted and determined the VIN was not included in the recall. The parts to repair the vehicle are not available at this time.

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.

While driving the c6 Corvette with painted roof, the roof flew off, endangering myself and others. That was almost 6 weeks ago and the dealer has not yet provided a fixed roof. The car is un-drivable without a roof.

I had separation on my original top and received the "fix" as described in the recall memo by gm, however, the new top with the "fix" is separating also. I don't know how long before gm stops trying to patch the problem. They need to make the top one piece.

Roof panel separated on 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. Vehicle has 1800 miles, damage occurred at 1650 miles. Panel is loose from frame 80% around. If this panel had come off in traffic it could have caused serious damage to others. Gm is aware of problem.

I own a new 2006 Corvette, VIN 1g1yy25u665104970 , purchased from maroone Chevrolet, pembroke pines. The painted (silver) roof panel began to separate last week with no warning. There were no popping, creaking or other sounds. The only indication of the impending separation was increased wind noise at highway speed. The noise began one day while at 70 mph, and would stop if speed was reduced to 60 mph. By the time I arrived home from my 30-minute drive, however, speeds of 55-60 mph were causing the noise, and obvious continued separation. I must use my car, and from an online forum, Corvetteforum, I knew that those taking cars for repair by gm dealers are waiting up to several weeks for the repair, with no car, so I purchased a $1600 clear replacement panel from my own funds to use for now. I feel this is a serious safety issue, and extends far beyond the vehicles Chevrolet will admit are affected. It seems obvious that someone will eventually be seriously injured, or if the circumstances are right there could even be death as an immediate or secondary result of roof separation while at speed. We owners deserve a prompt and effective fix. The attempt by gm at filling the voids with foam glue clearly does not work, as seen from those returning the reworked tops having subsequent failure. I don't know if prescribing a specific remedy is within your jurisdiction, but since gm has transparent panels, and those are not separating, owners should receive these in the interim. Those of us who purchased them on our own due to the defect in our original top should be reimbursed as well, to encourage prompt and complete replacement of all affected parts from use on the public roadways.