NHTSA Complaint #10257353 — 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06

ON 09/03/08 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR NOISY LIFTERS , THEY REPLACED THE ROCKER ARMS AT THE #8 CYLINDER WHICH MADE THE LIFTER NOISE NOT AS LOUD. ON 11/07/08 AS I GOT ONTO THE THRUWAY , I ACCELERATED IN SECOND GEAR TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ,I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR . AS I RELEASED THE CLUTCH WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED , THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY BADLY . I THEN PUSHED THE CLUTCH PEDAL IN LOOKED AT MY GAUGES WHICH WERE ALL DEAD. THEN I LOOKED INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THERE WAS A LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE BEHIND ME . THEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE NEXT DAY THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AT THE #8 CYLINDER . THE DEALERSHIP AND GM REFUSE TO REPAIR THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY STATING THAT THE CAR IS USED COMPETITIVELY OF WHICH IT IS NOT . I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES WITH THE Z06 CORVETTE . GM HAS A PROGRAM FOR 2007 AND 2008 Z06 CARS THAT HAVE MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES WHERE THEY SEND THE CAR BACK TO THE FACTORY WHERE THEY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENGINE . THE DOCUMENT ID # 2067130 AND #PIP4132B OF WHICH I HAVE A COPY OF . IF THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROGRAM IN PLACE .*TR