![[ACCIDENT] Another C8 Corvette Falls Off a Dealer's Lift](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2026/03/031326_2.jpg)
Seven years into the C8 Corvette era, you’d expect dealerships to have mastered the basics of servicing a mid-engine Corvette. Yet another owner has learned the hard way that this isn’t always the case.
A new C8 Corvette Z06 owner—who had possessed the car for less than a week—shared a series of photos and a video online showing his 2024 Z06 precariously hanging off a dealership lift. The car, with just over 3,100 miles on the odometer and still wearing its temporary license plate, was reportedly at a GM service department when the mishap occurred.
The images tell the horrifying story. Looking like a jet about to take off, the Arctic White Z06 is shown tilted at a 45-degree angle on a two post lift, its rear end angled toward the floor while the body leans heavily to one side. Instead of resting securely on the lift pads, the car appears to have slipped or been positioned incorrectly, leaving it partially suspended and clearly unstable. Other vehicles, including a GMC pickup, sit undisturbed in nearby bays—only highlighting how badly this one went wrong. A long-distance social-media video shows a heavy-duty wrecker lifting the rear of the car into a horizontal position, so it can be removed from the lift.
Proper Lift Points on the C8 Corvette
Closer shots afterward reveal the ghastly damage. The front passenger side fender is torn and cracked, exposing raw fiberglass and jagged edges around the wheel arch. Additional photos show scarring near the side skirt and wheel well. Underneath, the aluminum chassis shows deep gouges and deformation, with chipped paint and exposed metal suggesting hard contact with either the lift arms or the shop floor.
The owner summed up his frustration in a brief post:
“Not how I wanted to start my day. And no, this isn’t A.I. I have no idea how the dealership is going to make this right. I have barely owned this car a week.”
Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated incident. Similar lift related accidents involving C8 Corvettes were reported in 2021 and 2023, underscoring an ongoing issue: despite years of warnings, training materials, and GM issued lift point diagrams, some service departments still struggle with the unique demands of the mid-engine platform.
For this Z06 owner, the excitement of new ownership has quickly turned into a nightmare—and now the dealership faces the challenge of making a very expensive mistake right.
Source:
Jared Adrian George
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I would think that a new 2026 Z06 would be in order.
Maybe Chevrolet dealerships should reserve four-point lifts for Corvettes only because it seems that the balance is easy to misjudge on the two-points. With a few four-point lift, there is still easy to access to the undercarriage, but it supports four corners. There is no concern over balancing on two arms. Perhaps, you may want to request a four-point host next time you take your Corvette in for service? Thanks, Ray
I’d tell that damn dealership that they’ve just bought themselves a 24 Z06 and that they’re paying me every penny I paid for it and nothing less. End of story!!!
It looks like no one reads those Chevy tech bulletins the company issues on important subjects when it come to maintenance
With the vast number of 2025 Z06’s yet to be sold, the dealership should be able to find him the same car (color and accessories) somewhere in the GM inventory as a replacement.
I never let anyone touch my vehicles. I have a lift and do everything myself. People get in a hurry and careless trying to make as much money as they can. This poor customer won’t be made whole cause he won’t get a new car or his money back on the car. They’ll just fix it or total it.
Why was a 3100-mile car on the lift in the first place?
As soon as I drove my new C8 home, I installed red aluminium lift pads in all 4 locations. Easy to see for the dumbest mechanic knows where to place the hoist pads.
Are these american mechanics idiots or what?
Why can’t GM install jack lift pucks on each corner or mark the exact spot with visible neon markers as where to lift the vehicle. It would avoid the guessing game.
“Sorry” does not cut it.
While no Corvette story, I had a similar issue happen with a car that was in for a warranty seat recovering. The trainee tech got ambitious and tried taking the airbag off without the seasoned pro nearby after having been told to not touch it. He broke the mounts, requiring a new seat frame. A dealer paid expense and a loaner car made it no problem for me, but the end result was still the same, only in my case it was a pedestrian vehicle, not a high demand Corvette.
My thought is this is a small-town dealer and the service “pros” just don’t see many, and the new owner simply assumed all dealerships know how to service a Vette. Chevy has touted that for years in its advertising and through its sales people. This is clearly not the case, whether it’s a C8 or going back to previous generations. If you want to have your service work done at a Chevy dealership, you have to buy the car from a dealer that sells them regularly. That approach has worked for me since 2008.
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