Exposed CF Insert Owners! Check Your Insert! GM Cust. Service/Fbodfather please look!

[G-Oil Guy]

Hey guys,

My car has been sitting for 4 days since I got it (lot of rain and thunderstorms with hail here).

Today is a nice sunshine day; I open the garage, pull the car out into the sun and I see what appears to be cracks in my insert. The car has been driven 114 miles to this point.

Fbodfather/GM Cust. Service Please take note! I will be calling my dealership tomorrow.

Since people wanted to know: 2013 Model Year, VIN 285

[Taser Deployed]

For some reason I can't see your pics. I'll check my car as soon as I get home.

[G-Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by Taser Deployed

For some reason I can't see your pics. I'll check my car as soon as I get home.

I'll upload to a different server, hold on.

[RoketRdr]

Originally Posted by Taser Deployed

For some reason I can't see your pics. I'll check my car as soon as I get home.

For some reason I've had the exact same problem on this forum. Sometimes I can see the pics and other times I can't. I normally use Chrome for my browser but when I can't see the pics I have to use FF or IE to view them. Are you using Chrome as well?

[G-Oil Guy]

I'm using chrome. I'm uploading to photobucket. one more second

[G-Oil Guy]

reloaded in first post. any better?

[Taser Deployed]

yes I can see them now.

[RoketRdr]

Yep...you can see them now.

[G-Oil Guy]

good.

Any comments? I've noticed they're all along creases and seams.

[JMAN311]

I have a terrible crack in mine. 626 miles on it. I'll upload pics later. Not sure if it's from opening or closing the hood or what....

[G-Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by JMAN311

I have a terrible crack in mine. 626 miles on it. I'll upload pics later. Not sure if it's from opening or closing the hood or what....

Have you called your dealer or GM Customer Service yet? If not this may have been the QC hold.

[JMAN311]

Originally Posted by G-Oil Guy

Have you called your dealer or GM Customer Service yet? If not this may have been the QC hold.

Haven't had a chance to call anyone, my wife just noticed it last night as we were leaving a meet-up in Longmont. I hadn't noticed it all day. Drove to and from Nebraska Friday/Saturday and never heard any rocks or anything hit my car. It's on the back side facing the windshield so it definately seems like a defect. Going to get the camera now.

[G-Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by JMAN311

Haven't had a chance to call anyone, my wife just noticed it last night as we were leaving a meet-up in Longmont. I hadn't noticed it all day. Drove to and from Nebraska Friday/Saturday and never heard any rocks or anything hit my car. It's on the back side facing the windshield so it definately seems like a defect. Going to get the camera now.

I'll wait to see your pics before I do my weekend chores. I'm going to demand a full replacement.

[JMAN311]

Originally Posted by G-Oil Guy

I'm waiting. I'm going to demand a full replacement.

I'll be doing the same, it looks hideous, it's a 2 inch crack. I'm worried about the same thing happening to a replacement.

[G-Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by JMAN311

I'll be doing the same, it looks hideous, it's a 2 inch crack. I'm worried about the same thing happening to a replacement.

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Yep. Yours looks like mine would turn into if I continue to drive it.

[JMAN311]

Originally Posted by G-Oil Guy

Yep. Yours looks like mine would turn into if I continue to drive it.

It pretty much ruined my evening. It's crazy how fragile these seem to be. I really do think it happened from opening and closing the hood. Lots of people have been wanting to see under there.

[G-Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by JMAN311

It pretty much ruined my evening. It's crazy how fragile these seem to be. I really do think it happened from opening and closing the hood. Lots of people have been wanting to see under there.

I've only opened the hood 4 or 5 times.

I hope GM has some they can spare cause I will NOT be letting this car sit for extended periods of time.

And if they can't replace it in time. They're taking the damn thing back and giving me my money back. I've had the car for six days.

[G-Oil Guy]

I just called my salesman. He sounds pissed as well.

[Taser Deployed]

G-Oil Guy is your's a MY13? I'm anxious to check mine now.

[G-Oil Guy]

Yes I have 2013. #285

[jbotta]

Have had 2 track days with the z running very hard, checked mine looks good, keep us informed what is going on with the carbon hood

[Snakedriver]

It looks like the ECF Hood inserts have a lot of QC problems. Maybe the painted ones hold up better.

[G-Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by Snakedriver

It looks like the ECF Hood inserts have a lot of QC problems. Maybe the painted ones hold up better.

or the covered ones (its a wrap not paint) just hide the cracks. These may just be cosmetic from the flexing of the hood but I haven't been driving hard.

If the fix is a new ECF and it does it again, and they replace it with a wrapped one, I better get my $600 back.

[mlee]

Originally Posted by Snakedriver

It looks like the ECF Hood inserts have a lot of QC problems. Maybe the painted ones hold up better.

My painted one is perfect... I'm actually amazed at how easy it cleans up w/ no waterspots on flat black.

Sucks this is happening to you guys....

[G-Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by mlee

My painted one is perfect... I'm actually amazed at how easy it cleans up w/ no waterspots on flat black.

Sucks this is happening to you guys....

I just went back and looked at some of the pics I took right after I left the dealership with it. i.e. a 1/4 mile drive from the dealership to my office parking lot and in the pics of the insert you can see the cracks. It made it out of the dealership that way so it is NOT a function of driving it appears. I'm uploading the picture now.