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gatortuba · 09-05-2014, 11:13 AM

What are the downsides?

jake2212 · 09-05-2014, 11:14 AM

the downside is you get to keep your awesome switch-blade key.

RedRaven · 09-05-2014, 11:16 AM

I still haven't gotten a letter. I feel left out.

SILVERHAWK · 09-05-2014, 11:17 AM

I just got my recall notice in the mail today............. now I am having mixed feelings about getting it done.....what to do?

ChibiBlackSheep · 09-05-2014, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gatortuba

What are the downsides?

If you actually knee the key and have an accident you can't sue GM.

I can't even knee the key if I tried, and I prefer my switchblade... so I'm ignoring it.

gajagfan · 09-05-2014, 11:20 AM

I do not have my letter but have thought about doing one key and not the other. I would like a normal key for daily use so I could have my home and work key all together. I find that with the switchblade style key it puts any additional keys too far out and over my leg. I do like the key on its own though, thus the two style approach.

Ringo64 · 09-05-2014, 11:30 AM

There really isn't a downside as to function but if you keep it and happen to do what they are warning you about, well you're on your own.

I'm keeping mine as I can't even do what they claim when I'm trying.

Manbearpig · 09-05-2014, 11:42 AM

Kept mine because I can't do remote start without it according to the dealer. Plus I tried damn near kickboxing the key out and only succeeded in bruising my knee and scaring myself that I actually DID break the ignition.

nelsont · 09-05-2014, 11:54 AM

Downsides are someone you love is killed in the unlikely event that what GM claims can happen. For that reason I am doing the recall.
Tim

kmcd · 09-05-2014, 12:21 PM

If you don't attach keys to your fob, your odds of being injured in the hypothetical ignition accident are about the same as your odds of being hit by a meteor. If you do attach keys, the odds increase slightly (probably about the same as being struck by lightening).

The recall fix doesn't address the actual ignition switch. They just mutilate your fob. I'd have a hard time explaining that to a potential buyer if I ever try to sell my Camaro.

Let your conscience be your guide, but I'm going to "push the envelope" and hang on to my functioning key fob. If I'm killed because I somehow unwittingly contort myself into the theoretical position required to cause this accident, then I guess GM will have the last laugh.

I'll take my chances.

AllBlckChvy · 09-05-2014, 12:34 PM

Got my letter the other day went straight to the shredder!

ssrs2lt · 09-05-2014, 12:50 PM

yeah probably gonna give in and do it. I got my letter couple of days ago.

Dfault · 09-05-2014, 12:57 PM

Don't do it. My dealer sold me a new 2014 on Saturday with the switchblade key. If a dealer can ignore it, so can i!

Sir Nuke · 09-05-2014, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChibiBlackSheep

If you actually knee the key and have an accident you can't sue GM.

I can't even knee the key if I tried, and I prefer my switchblade... so I'm ignoring it.

me too........

09-05-2014, 11:13 AM	#1
gatortuba Drives: 2017 Camaro V6 RS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 64	Ignoring the Key recall What are the downsides?

09-05-2014, 11:16 AM	#3
RedRaven Drives: 2012 2SS M6 CRT Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Alachua, Fl Posts: 251	I still haven't gotten a letter. I feel left out. __________________ 2012 2SS M6 CRT SOLD! - - 1983 Berlinetta, 305HO, Comp 235 cam, shorties First real car: 1968 Malibu, '67 283, Canary yellow

09-05-2014, 11:17 AM	#4
SILVERHAWK Drives: 2011 2SS/RS, '22 Silverado Z71 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The First State Posts: 3,112	I just got my recall notice in the mail today............. now I am having mixed feelings about getting it done.....what to do? __________________

09-05-2014, 11:30 AM	#7
Ringo64 Forever Pontiac Drives: 2012 Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 1,389	There really isn't a downside as to function but if you keep it and happen to do what they are warning you about, well you're on your own. I'm keeping mine as I can't even do what they claim when I'm trying. __________________ Progression thread My Camaro's Grrgd

09-05-2014, 12:21 PM	#10
kmcd 1,425 hp / supercharged Drives: (2010 2SS/L99) (1999 Corvette) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,104	If you don't attach keys to your fob, your odds of being injured in the hypothetical ignition accident are about the same as your odds of being hit by a meteor. If you do attach keys, the odds increase slightly (probably about the same as being struck by lightening). The recall fix doesn't address the actual ignition switch. They just mutilate your fob. I'd have a hard time explaining that to a potential buyer if I ever try to sell my Camaro. Let your conscience be your guide, but I'm going to "push the envelope" and hang on to my functioning key fob. If I'm killed because I somehow unwittingly contort myself into the theoretical position required to cause this accident, then I guess GM will have the last laugh. I'll take my chances. __________________ "If it's too loud...well, you know the rest."

09-05-2014, 11:14 AM	#2
jake2212 Drives: none (yet) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 1,131	the downside is you get to keep your awesome switch-blade key.

09-05-2014, 11:20 AM	#6
gajagfan Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Black - Std Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 3,622 View My Garage	I do not have my letter but have thought about doing one key and not the other. I would like a normal key for daily use so I could have my home and work key all together. I find that with the switchblade style key it puts any additional keys too far out and over my leg. I do like the key on its own though, thus the two style approach.

09-05-2014, 11:42 AM	#8
Manbearpig Engineer of softness-ware Drives: 2013 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: SoCal/Chicago Posts: 741	Kept mine because I can't do remote start without it according to the dealer. Plus I tried damn near kickboxing the key out and only succeeded in bruising my knee and scaring myself that I actually DID break the ignition.

09-05-2014, 11:54 AM	#9
nelsont Drives: 2018 2SS Hot Wheels Convertible Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Badgerland Posts: 254	Downsides are someone you love is killed in the unlikely event that what GM claims can happen. For that reason I am doing the recall. Tim

09-05-2014, 12:34 PM	#11
AllBlckChvy Drives: Black 2LS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SW Posts: 345	Got my letter the other day went straight to the shredder! __________________ MRT V2.0 \| VMax CNC Ported TB \| BMR 1.25" drop springs \| Staggered 22x9/10.5 Limited Edition Black Giovanna Dalar 5 Wheels \| MGP Calipers \| Halo Projector Headlights \| Blinglights Dual Color Foglights \| Gun Smoke tail, side markers, reverse light tint \| 5% Tint all around

09-05-2014, 12:50 PM	#12
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	yeah probably gonna give in and do it. I got my letter couple of days ago. __________________

09-05-2014, 12:57 PM	#13
Dfault Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 989	Don't do it. My dealer sold me a new 2014 on Saturday with the switchblade key. If a dealer can ignore it, so can i!