Very Bad News Today.. my camaro didn't pass quality inspection

[BigSlik]

Originally Posted by MRSBMCS

Sorry for your bad news, I think it'll turn out to be good news in the long run! Out of curiosiy can they give you the same ViN?

Not sure. I'll try and find out. Its not going to surprise me if they won't keep the original VIN

[camarossrs2150]

you can get all the upgrades you want they sold yours to some vip in the area for 10grand over sticker

[BigSlik]

Originally Posted by rolnslo

Honestly, if it were my car, I'd be happy as hell that they did the right thing and didn't send it on to the dealer for delivery. 'Cause I'd be pissed (and y'all would hear about it) if my Camaro spent more time in the shop than on the road during its first few months.

Sorry you'll have to wait a bit longer BigSlik...

Yeah no worries. It has been a frustrating month dealing with the quality hold and everything, but in the end i agree with you 100%.

[PQ]

I hate to hear that though. Hope you get bumped really quickly. I am so totaly curious what the problems were.

[camarossrs2150]

Originally Posted by BigSlik

So I just got off of a conference call with my dealer and our regional GM Rep. They had some troubling news. Come to find out my car didn't pass quality inspection so GM is taking back the car and I am being forced to place another order. Apparently there were just to many problems with it so.... It was on of the ones on quality hold in Michigan #971.

But I was reassured that when my order gets put back in, it will be bumped to the front of the line and I should have it in a month or so. The dealer is letting me get a couple of add ons, on them, so all will be well, hopefully. But what a frustrating morning. I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else.

where you number one at your dealer

[PQ]

Originally Posted by BigSlik

Not sure. I'll try and find out. Its not going to surprise me if they won't keep the original VIN

They won't. :(

[BigSlik]

Originally Posted by camarossrs2150

you can get all the upgrades you want they sold yours to some vip in the area for 10grand over sticker

I sure hope that wasn't the case. But i don't think so because GM came forward eager to rectify the problem. So as soon as they get my order in, it is getting put at the front of the production line.

[BigSlik]

Originally Posted by camarossrs2150

where you number one at your dealer

Yes I was number 1 at the dealer.

[theholycow]

I agree with those suggesting that something fishy is going on. It doesn't make sense. What are they going to do, crush the car like an EV1?

Anyway, what upgrades are you going for? I'd ask for the RS package if it wasn't already part of your order...

[2Muchmark]

Wow that is bad news.... What have we seen so far? Mis-matched paint, funny-fitting Hockey-stripes, dead / overheated battery after 20 miles, weights on the brakes, Software problem with window indexing, and now a failed inspection. Am I the only one getting nurvous?

[ZombieEatsYou]

Originally Posted by irpq11

Let's form a gang and go to GM HQ with pitchforks and hachete's

I say we up the ante!

[Red Hot SS]

Wow...thats horrible. But at least it ensures that youre getting a quality camaro! good job to GM for keeping it legit

[BigSlik]

Originally Posted by theholycow

I agree with those suggesting that something fishy is going on. It doesn't make sense. What are they going to do, crush the car like an EV1?

Anyway, what upgrades are you going for? I'd ask for the RS package if it wasn't already part of your order...

I don't know. I got everything I pretty much wanted on the order, but GM is supposed to be offering something. So I'll wait and see.

[UCF w00t]

Originally Posted by 2Muchmark

Wow that is bad news.... What have we seen so far? Mis-matched paint, funny-fitting Hockey-stripes, dead / overheated battery after 20 miles, weights on the brakes, Software problem with window indexing, and now a failed inspection. Am I the only one getting nurvous?

No point in getting nervous.

Mis-matched paint - at least one of which was a CTF and the other was a questionable picture. I firmly believe that no car will make it out of the factory with mis-matched paint.

funny-fitting hockey stripes - Link? I must've missed this one.

battery - the batter was fine. It was the wire that went bad. For whatever reason it rubbed up against the alternator and melted the shielding.

weights - just to solve a small noise problem, nothing really mechanical. Also going to be fixed later.

indexing - simple reflash.

failed inspection - this kind of stuff happens. It's the reason they do inspections. No manufacturing process ever has 100% acceptance.