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That's good to know. I'm close to getting my first "free" oil change and would not want to go through what you did.
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When I took mine in for the free oil changes, I just cringed. Against their instructions..I stood in the service bay area and instructed the service manager, and the tech on exactly how to lift these cars. Then I watched them every second it was there.
Crap happens...if you dont watch them. With most of them the work they do, its how fast can they get it done. This the third dealer I have been to, and not one of them had any clue on how to properly lift these GEN6 cars.
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That is terrible, if that happened to my ZL1, I would never feel the same about it. I hope it all turns out for the better for the OP. I had discount tire install new tires on a 13 2SS 1LE. Asked to make sure the wheel tech not scratch the inside rim while prying up the wheel weight, it was also on the Repair Order. Ate some wings, drank a few brews and returned to find scratches exactly where the weights were. Luckily it was leased so not so bad. My ZL1 goes to the Chevy dealer who sells high volume ZL1 and Vettes.
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You realize most dealers barely even stock Camaros right? They get in the way of trucks and crossovers. You always watch for pad contact and interference on lifts. The arms can move during first contact. This would help immensely, but it's not just a GM thing. Quite a few manufacturers have this issue. 98% of engineers are so stupid they build a world class chassis then turn everyone off with a stupid high belt line...... To use as an analogy To the original poster, sorry bro. I know this has to suck and I would be furious. The good news is, you have them by the balls period. So follow thru with what you need to do. |
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I declined having my dash removed and so far it hasn't gotten any worse but still pisses me off every time I see it. During the summer it lays more flat and not as noticable but during the colder months it lifts a bit. Btw are you aware of the gm cracked dashboard Facebook page? |
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It's always been garaged and only has about 65k miles on it though. |
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09-02-2019, 08:28 AM | #38 |
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Amazing that this is still an issue - this same thing happened twice to my 2000 Camaro SS at different Chevy dealers. Given that it was almost 20 years ago - how how how can service techs not know how to lift a Camaro?
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09-02-2019, 08:35 AM | #39 |
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What dealer is it name and address
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09-02-2019, 10:42 AM | #40 |
I agree, to me this is just a basic competence issue, that no mechanic should ever fail, and should cost them their job if they do make an expensive and embarrassing screw up like that.
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09-02-2019, 10:49 AM | #41 |
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They offered a discount on the replacement but still used the same dash. no improvements.
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