2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Pop Engine in just 52 miles

As exciting as the new’s wider bodywork and refined aerodynamics Chevrolet Corvette Z06 A 5.5-liter flat-plane LT6 V-8 engine behind the driver is the star. Unfortunately for his new Z06 owner Marco Garcia, the motorsport-derived engine in his Corvette Z06 failed on the first delivery drive after he had driven only 52 miles.

According to him, Garcia purchased a red-on-black Corvette Z06 1LZ from Covina Hills Chevrolet in Covina, California on December 23rd. youtube videosThe list price for the highly sought-after sports car was $113,975, but paperwork and dealer fees brought the final sale price to $182,457.38. Garcia has two of his Stingrays at this point and has arrived to purchase the Z06. Modified C8Once the purchase process was complete, one of the dealer salesmen offered to follow Garcia back to the construction site with the Stingray. Garcia accepted the offer and agreed to return the salesman to the dealer after the exchange.

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After dropping the Stingray out in the yard, the salesman hopped in the Z06 and made the relatively short trek back to the dealership. Garcia said in a follow-up video that the two pulled the car lightly, but didn’t push it too hard. Garcia further said he was already familiar with the C8 platform’s compromise procedures due to his previous ownership experience. Shortly after he took the salesman back to the dealership, things went from bad to worse.

Garcia noticed a lack of power from the engine and chose to leave the highway to investigate. According to Garcia, the odometer problem, which he started at just 52 miles, was accompanied by checking his engine, his lights and some aggressive rattling noises. After walking into town to charge his phone, Garcia was told by the dealer that he could not have the car towed there that night. I didn’t have one, so I had a hard time helping. Garcia had to tow his Z06 back to his construction yard that night.

It didn’t get much better by the next day. OnStar said he sent a tow truck on the 24th, but the truck was not authorized to return the car to the dealership. This created a new problem and Garcia said he had to spend hours trying to use the OnStar service. Once the car actually arrived at the proper dealership, a plethora of errors his codes began appearing in his Garcia email inbox sent via the OnStar service. The most prominent of these problems were listed as engine and transmission system errors. This is what I would expect based on the audio found in the clip alone.

Garcia said he has experienced the situation and has no interest in continuing his Z06 ownership experience. Once the car is repaired, he plans to pass it on to its next owner.

“The Dead Z06 will be on sale soon,” said Garcia in a follow-up post. “I think I’ll probably fix it and sell it to someone else. That’s a shame.

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From the moment the Z06 debuted, General Motors has insisted the LT6 V-8 is an explosion-proof engine.of LT6.R V-8 It has been on the Corvette Racing C8.R for several years at this point, and the Street Motor features nearly the same top-end design. That said, big-displacement plane V-8s are known to be unwieldy. Voodoo V-8 and its vibration problem.

A GM spokesperson confirmed R&T The company says it is aware of the incident related to this Z06 and is actively investigating the situation. As is common with this kind of failure, GM will probably take this motor apart to figure out what went wrong in this particular example.

Hopefully this particular LT6 was just a bad egg. At this point, it seems that this problematic instance is just a small drop in the bucket, as the owner continues to bring home her new Z06.

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