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3 SS's · 10-07-2009, 09:00 AM

Maybe I missed it...but was there ever a definitive vin range publicized for the problematic batch??

3 SS's · 10-09-2009, 08:02 AM

OK then.... does anybody unofficially have record of the lowest & highest vin to be affected with the problem??

LS 1st gen · 10-09-2009, 10:25 AM

Strangely, nobody seems to have been motivated to compile a list. I vote we do some research for at least those posted on this site. There is an existing thread that kind of died off, but we could start there.

3 SS's · 10-10-2009, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by LS 1st gen

Strangely, nobody seems to have been motivated to compile a list. I vote we do some research for at least those posted on this site. There is an existing thread that kind of died off, but we could start there.

Yeah...cause that's our job

, just read on another board that someone broke one on the track last night in NC .... I really think it's BS that the only way to find out if our car is affected is to go out and see if it breaks when we launch it

...cause that's where I wanna find out, either the side of the road..or the track. :( BS!

franknbeans · 10-10-2009, 09:41 AM

I am sure the reason GM is keeping this hush, hush is not to replace all of them. . . I am sure there will be some owners that will never launch that car hard. . . why would GM replace theirs?
(just trying to think with their mind set)

Only replace the once that break. . . save us thousands of dollars.

Supermans · 10-10-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 3 SS's

Yeah...cause that's our job

, just read on another board that someone broke one on the track last night in NC .... I really think it's BS that the only way to find out if our car is affected is to go out and see if it breaks when we launch it

...cause that's where I wanna find out, either the side of the road..or the track. :( BS!

I hope this isn't the case.. Keeping something Hush Hush really helped out Toyota..

PAUL SS · 10-10-2009, 11:12 AM

I thought I read that owners of affected cars would be contacted by GM by mail. Was there ever an official reason given for the faulty tail shafts?

3 SS's · 10-11-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul SS

I thought I read that owners of affected cars would be contacted by GM by mail. Was there ever an official reason given for the faulty tail shafts?

I read on here that there was a metal fatigue problem

franknbeans · 10-11-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul SS

I thought I read that owners of affected cars would be contacted by GM by mail. Was there ever an official reason given for the faulty tail shafts?

I never heard of anyone ACTUALLY getting a phone call.

LS 1st gen · 10-11-2009, 03:45 PM

From the numbers posted here, I'm in the middle of the VIN range. I have received no notification, and as such, have not used launch control on my car....nor have I done anything close to a hi-rpm clutch dump.

I'm the type of guy who's not exactly keen on buying a $35K car and intentionally breaking it.

PAUL SS · 10-11-2009, 04:31 PM

I will say this again, do your first hard launch in the dealers lot, if it breaks, push it into the service area.

camaro5 · 10-11-2009, 10:16 PM

This situation is still bugging me.

I saw at least one post of a broken output shaft with no call.

Some info would be super, GM.

TwoEcho · 10-12-2009, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul SS

I thought I read that owners of affected cars would be contacted by GM by mail. Was there ever an official reason given for the faulty tail shafts?

My wife works at the company who makes the shafts. Apparently the engineer at GM who sent them the blueprints had some bearing measurements wrong and material issues. That's all I could get her boss to tell me. He did say that the Manual transmissions are the ones causing the most trouble...

camaro5 · 10-12-2009, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TwoEcho

My wife works at the company who makes the shafts. Apparently the engineer at GM who sent them the blueprints had some bearing measurements wrong and material issues. That's all I could get her boss to tell me. He did say that the Manual transmissions are the ones causing the most trouble...

Good info.

Ask them if it's fixed, and when, so we know which vins to avoid.

10-07-2009, 09:00 AM	#1
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franknbeans Whipped Drives: 2010 CAMARO Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh-ish - PA Posts: 4,216 View My Garage	I am sure the reason GM is keeping this hush, hush is not to replace all of them. . . I am sure there will be some owners that will never launch that car hard. . . why would GM replace theirs? (just trying to think with their mind set) Only replace the once that break. . . save us thousands of dollars. __________________ Car of the week 7/7/14

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10-11-2009, 03:45 PM	#10
LS 1st gen Kept the Faith. Drives: 2010 VR 2SS Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 319	From the numbers posted here, I'm in the middle of the VIN range. I have received no notification, and as such, have not used launch control on my car....nor have I done anything close to a hi-rpm clutch dump. I'm the type of guy who's not exactly keen on buying a $35K car and intentionally breaking it. __________________ SOLD 2010 Camaro # 13694 Victory Red 2SS manual \| White rally Stripes \| Polished Wheels \| Rotofab CAI\| MGW Shifter\| Kooks LT's\| Magnaflow X-pipe\|FM 40 Delta Flows \| Elite Tunnel Brace \| "Ginger"

10-09-2009, 08:02 AM	#2
3 SS's Drives: Chevelle SS's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: outta my mind Posts: 3,034 View My Garage	OK then.... does anybody unofficially have record of the lowest & highest vin to be affected with the problem??

10-11-2009, 04:31 PM	#11
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,688 View My Garage	I will say this again, do your first hard launch in the dealers lot, if it breaks, push it into the service area. __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

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