GM is Now Making New 2025 & 2026 Corvette Owners Confirm Fluid Change Intervals at Purchase

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GM is Now Making New 2025 & 2026 Corvette Owners Confirm Fluid Change Intervals at Purchase

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It looks like General Motors is dropping yet another Customer Acknowledgement Form for buyers of 2025 and 2026 Corvettes to sign off on before taking delivery.

Our friends at the MidEngineCorvetteForum.com recently shared this photo showing the new form for 2026 buyers which the customer will acknowledge the service intervals for the motor oil and transmission canister filters which are both covered under warranty.

It looks to be the same policy for the transmission canister filters which was instituted with the 2024 model year in which you need to schedule an appointment at a Chevrolet dealer within three years of ownership and when you are between 7,000-8,000 miles. The desired mileage is 7,500 but they give you 500 on either side. As we have stated, it has to be done at a Chevrolet dealer so that it’s noted in the official service records. Failure to do so could lead to a denied warranty claim later on.

The covered Oil Change can be done within two years of ownership and it also includes tire rotation and a Multi-Point Vehicle Inspection.

The post on MECF says there is also a form for 2025 buyers and that dealers will retain a copy of the acknowledgement letter in the customer’s deal jacket showing they signed off on it.

Here’s the full Customer Acknowledgement form:

Customer Acknowledgement form


There is also a line on the document reminding the sales rep that customers also have to sign a Retention Acknowledgement Form if they are buying a 2026 Corvette ZR1 or ZR1X. That’s the no-flip policy that hasn’t really been all that effective as we’ve seen half a dozen ZR1s flipped already while dealers are holding private auctions and doing other shenanigans. Luckily, Chevrolet has ended the retention policies for the Z06 or E-Ray so one less form to sign at check-out for those buyers!


Source:
MidEngineCorvetteForum.com

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  2. Unfortunately, things start getting complicated for those who had the transmission replaced at say, 3,000 to 5,000 miles. And, car was already near 2 years old.

  4. GM is a pathetic excuse for a auto manufacturer. You pay twice as much as a car is worth ,they tell you you can’t sell it for a certain period of time. The put in junk transmissions and engines then blame the customer.

  5. Sounds like they made more defective junk and are trying to technicality their way out of covering warranty repairs.
    Like requiring thicker oil to try to limp junk truck engines past warranty mileage before they hand grenade.

  7. DCTs are a real charmer. Didn’t have to sign any forms for my M7. Not your father’s Oldsmobile.

  8. Since Tremec just introduced a manual trans with the same packaging as their DCT in the C8, Chevy COULD make a manual version IF they wanted to. It’s good for 1000 HP. My guess is they probably won’t bother.

  9. I am little confused about the tire rotation, but aren’t the tires uni directional and different wheel sizes front and rear? Perhaps the uni directional thing is something of the past. Please enlighten me.

  10. @ RC

    Let me guess….”Not your father’s Oldsmobile”? I don’t think I’ve already heard that eleventy times from you.

    $5 says that you and everyone who keeps overinflating the DCT issues are just doing it because y’all really want a manual–and will poo-poo anything and everything to get what you want. I’d encourage you to shop for a 911 or an Emira. Corvette isn’t going back to tech that was old when your grandfather was born.

  11. “As we have stated, it has to be done at a Chevrolet dealer so that it’s noted in the official service records. Failure to do so could lead to a denied warranty claim later on.” That is a direct violation of Federal Law. Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act clearly prohibits automakers from requiring service to be performed only at a dealer. Owners can update their GM owner portal to update their service history and of course, as always, keep their receipts of the parts used.

  12. I believe I had to sign more papers to get my 2023 Corvette off the dealer’s lot than I ever did on any of my home purchases. And it was a cash sale no less.

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