[VIDEO] 2023 Corvette Z06 Suffers Engine Failure at 621 Miles

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[VIDEO] 2023 Corvette Z06 Suffers Engine Failure at 621 Miles


If you have been on any of the Corvette Facebook groups, you may have seen pics showing an Amplify Orange 2023 Corvette Z06 on a flatbed with engine failure. The photos didn’t have any additional info, so no one really knew what had happened. Thankfully, we now have the full story from the owner who details how the motor broke at 621 miles, and GM’s outstanding response to the engine failure.

Since the introduction of the 2023 Corvette Z06, Chevrolet has built more than 1,000 Z06s when you combine the customer-produced cars with the CTFs that were built last summer. In that time, I know of only one other engine that failed, which was the California customer whose LT6 failed while traveling home from the dealership.

In this video, the owner tells the story of what was going on with the car when the failure happened, and the incident is backed with video from a GoPro which captures the moment the engine crapped out. There’s also a photo they took of the dash as the engine failed and the oil temp was only 154 degrees.

[VIDEO] 2023 Corvette Z06 Has Engine Failure at 621 Miles


Here’s the owner telling us in his own words about the failure:

I did a slight pull from first, second, third. The street kind of veers to the left, then I get back into the throttle for a bit and we decelerate to a stop sign, and as we were decelerating, we heard a clunk, clunk, clunk, and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Since we were so close to Jay’s house, I pulled a U-turn and the car locked up. So, we got a scan tool, and [it showed] misfires on one, two, seven, and eight.

At this point the owner details his break-in procedure for the car, saying it was essentially babied during that first 500 miles and he was always diligent about warming up the engine before driving and keeping the revs under 5,000 RPM.

According to the owner, General Motors and City Chevrolet provided outstanding service to address the blown motor:

We all heard about the customer in California, and they talked about taking about two months or so to get his car fixed get a new motor. That customer from my understanding kept the car. GM, I’m super blown away. I thought it was going to take two or three months. I have a full track schedule ahead of us and within a week of the car being dropped off at City Chevy in Charlotte (shout out to those guys Ricky and Jeremy, those guys did an awesome job keeping me in the loop) so literally, two weeks to the day, a new motor is in the car, and we’re starting to put breaking miles on the car again.”


While no owner wants to go through such an experience, we are glad to hear about GM’s quick work to get a new engine for the Z06 and get the owner back to enjoying his car!


Source:
steelankles / YouTube

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10 COMMENTS

  1. “Full story from the owner” What story? Everyone wants to know exactly what failed. Article didn’t say shit. Also downplaying “Corvette quality”, when was the last time a new Mustang or Challenger fell apart?

  3. I am not on Farce Book but did read about it in the Corvette Forum. Better source of information than gab media.

  4. I am amazed that all these companies that have been building cars and trucks for over 100 years are still having issues. Rotating parts failure, oil consumption etc. This is bullshit.

  6. Having driven new Vettes since 1962, and experienced as a GM retail-paying test driver for several models, this does not surprise. C8 owners are just starting their database.
    Their next surprise will be how they’re treated by dealer “remove and replace until the problem might go away” techs used to servicing cheaper models. Be warned.

  7. Just watched the video, and owner said he was impressed how GM and dealer got a replacement engine into the car so quickly and “You can’t ask for anything better than that.” Well, he hasn’t yet realized his 621-mile C8 no longer has matching numbers which negatively impacts its value. Been there, done that, now looking toward Europe.

  8. @jack T – “no longer has ‘matching numbers’ which negatively impacts it’s value”? HUH? When was the last time you – OR ANYBODY – checked the block stamp while buying a car made after 1960? “Gee Bob, sure would like to buy the year old Z06 you have for sale that’s still under warranty but after I crawled under it, removed the windage trays, got out my inspection light and checked the block numbers against GM’s internal documentation I found that they don’t match. Gonna have to walk on over to Europe and shop for something with better provenance.”

    Ridiculous.

  10. Damn right C7’s are smooth and fast. I can’t recall hearing about any C7’s with blown engines. Plus when C7’s were new you didn’t have to go through any bullshit to buy one like you do with the C8’s. I love my C7 and plan on keeping it until the day I die.

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