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Perrysburg_Dodg's avatar
Perrysburg_Dodg
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Jun 04, 2014

And the GM hit's just keep on coming!

General Motors has discovered a problem with the supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V-8s fitted to certain versions of the Cadillac CTS-V and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The affected models are all 2009-2013 CTS-Vs and all 2012-2013 Camaro ZL1s.
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up side is "Owners also receive a Special Coverage Adjustment for the problem. This special coverage covers the condition described above for a period of 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the date the vehicle is sent in to receive the new supercharger, regardless of ownership."

At least they are fixing the issues, maybe better or longer RD? This idea of trying to be first to the market is killing them. Who wants to be a free beta tester for a product that cost $20,000 to $70,000?

Don
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  • LowRyter's avatar
    LowRyter
    Explorer
    Jun 04, 2014
    I didn't know there were Camaro tow vehicles. Thanks for the heads-up.
  • fla-gypsy's avatar
    fla-gypsy
    Explorer
    Jun 04, 2014
    I do think its relevant as all recalls are and GM has been on a roll. I won't speculate on the motivation of the OP. It is legit news as I am sure if it were Ford or Ram it would be posted also.
  • Fast_Mopar's avatar
    Fast_Mopar
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2014
    Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

    At least they are fixing the issues, maybe better or longer RD? This idea of trying to be first to the market is killing them. Who wants to be a free beta tester for a product that cost $20,000 to $70,000?

    Don


    As you said, at least they are fixing the issue. But, everyone has recalls. I see supercharged CTS-V's at the drag strip all the time. They are very impressive. I would buy one today if I had the money.
  • catfishmontana's avatar
    catfishmontana
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2014
    I looked at the ZL1 camaro for a couple days, but after researching all the issues I.e. Supercharger coupler, power steering loss, air bag deployment, HID issues, oil smells in the vents, etc.....I am so happy to be in my Shelby mustang.
  • LowRyter's avatar
    LowRyter
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2014
    Yes- bad GM is doing such a lousy service to those Camaro owners by instituting recalls. They should follow Ford's customer support for the 6.0 Powerstroke owners. The 6.0 approach must be a much better customer experience since there have been no satisfactory recalls.

    Bravo Ford!
  • Turtle_n_Peeps's avatar
    Turtle_n_Peeps
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2014
    catfishmontana wrote:
    I looked at the ZL1 camaro for a couple days, but after researching all the issues I.e. Supercharger coupler, power steering loss, air bag deployment, HID issues, oil smells in the vents, etc.....I am so happy to be in my Shelby mustang.


    Troy you should be. I don't know if it's still the same now but when I checked a few years ago, car for car, the Mustang waxed the Camaro in every single category.
  • Perrysburg_Dodg's avatar
    Perrysburg_Dodg
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2014
    OK first off this was not a slam on GM just posting yet another GM recall. Seems to be shaping up to be a bad year so far for GM.


    But before you (LowRyter) go throwing Ford under the bus for how they handled their 6.0 customers (6.4 and some 6.7 also). You do know, none of those customers died as a result of Ford's lack of recalls!

    Don
  • nevadanick's avatar
    nevadanick
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2014
    I bet if you dig into it, there were people that died when thier 6.0 ran away. I have a freind that had 2 different 6.0's that did it but he was able to stop and let them scatter themselves.
  • Targa's avatar
    Targa
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2014
    catfishmontana wrote:
    I am so happy to be in my Shelby mustang.


    Man I would be happy to, a buddy of mine had one and he let me drive it, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for a week. Nice car.

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