ZL1 Engine Failure
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My friend Trevor has a 2012 ZL1. On the way home from a car show last night the motor let go. Was just cruising home. Car is bone stock besides wheels/tires. Picked a piece of piston up so definitely a major failure. I've never heard of issues like this on LSAs so it will be interesting to see what the dealer finds.
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That's unbelievable.
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looks like detonation? low octane perhaps? Oil never changed?
otherwise that's unacceptable, the resale value of that car has gone to shit if they have to either rebuild the motor or replace the entire lsa motor since its a certified zl1. If that were me id be PISSED |
Picked up the piece of piston from where ? Hope it was on the outside of the block ...
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I am sure the motor would be replaced, its the first major failure I have heard of from a stock one, even modified ones are holding up. Its mechanical, crap happens, they cant all be perfect, I even had a Viper that blew a stock motor at 400 miles new. Get the repair done and have fun, dont stress over it, there is a lot more things in life to stress over, a car is not one of them... I am sure GM will look into what happened. Would be curious when they read the computer, what they find. RPM at failure, temperature, ect.
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That's a damn shame! Had my motor blow at 2200km in my Denali. Lifter broke and somehow got into the piston and so on. All this while sitting at a light with no warning. Dealer replaced the motor under warranty with no problems. I'm sure your friend has nothing to worry about. GM is very good at standing behind their product. At least in my experience. It still sucks to have such a failure so young into it's life. At least your pal will be provided with some courtesy transportation while his car is being repaired. Vehicles all have problems at some point but the difference is how the manufacture stands behind their product! Keep smiling cause it will be fixed and he will be back on the road with his ZL1 in no time!:):)
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Chunks of metal fished off the ground and belly pan. RPMs were <2k. He may have been idling at a stop light. I'll get more info today. It is already at the dealer. Onstar towed it. |
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It's a good thing he was stock otherwise that would be one hell of a repair bill.
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No way to rebuild it with a huge hole in the block. A piston piece can't be on the ground and it still be rebuildable.
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