6 weeks into new Z06 ownership and the transmission is already dead
I need to get this off my chest and also see if anyone here has dealt with the same thing.
I went from a 2025 Stingray that was flawless for a year to a brand new 2025 Z06 right before this summer season. Dream car, finally pulled the trigger. Six weeks and less than 1000 miles on the odometer later it's sitting at the dealer and has been for 3 weeks now.
What was happening: I'd shift into Drive and the car would just shut itself off, drop into neutral and throw an "Idle Creep Temporarily Disabled" message. Other times it would jolt forward when shifting from Park to Drive while my foot was flat on the brake. Not exactly confidence inspiring on a car this new.
So they replaced the valve body in the DCT. Didn't fix it. Then GM engineering told them to pull the entire transmission and inspect the clutches. Now they've ordered a stator and "a few other parts" that are backordered and apparently won't even ship until mid July. So I'm looking at close to 2 months down on a car I've barely driven.
AND... it doesn't even sound like they're confident these parts are actually going to fix it. It's more like let's throw these in and see what happens. So I might wait two months just to find out we're not done. Awesome.
Meanwhile I'm making a fat monthly payment on a car sitting in a service bay and they handed me a GMC Terrain as a loaner lol. I've got a case open with GM Canada and a case manager but so far it's mostly "we're looking into it"
Is there anything I can realistically push for here? Like getting GM to cover my payments while it's down or even a buyback or replacement, or am I dreaming? Any Canadians who went through GM Canada goodwill or CAMVAP, what did you actually end up getting?
I love the car when it runs. Right now I just have a very expensive parking ornament. Any advice appreciated.