People who own a 2005 through 2007 Chevrolet Corvette with a removable roof or 2006 to 2007 Corvette Z06 have to contact their dealer now. General Motors is recalling these vehicle models due to possible roof panel problem. Seems like the adhesive attaching the roof panel to the vehicle’s frame has been failing causing these parts to separate. When partial separation happens, the driver may notice symptoms like snapping noise when driving over bumps, poor roof panel fit, wind noise, water leak in the headliner, and roof panel movement or bounce when the door or hatch is closed.

If there is a complete separation, it is possible that the roof panel will be detached from the vehicle and if it happens while the vehicle is running, it can hit a following vehicle and cause injury or fatality and/or property damage.

As remedy, Chevy Corvette dealers will install a newly designed roof panel free of charge. This recall is expected to begin in January 2010.

Info Source: NHTSA
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DETROIT — General Motors announced yesterday it will stop making medium-duty Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC TopKick trucks by July 31 because it has found no buyer for the operations.

In a statement, the company said that after four years of searching for buyers, it will wind down production of the above-mentioned trucks which are built at a GM plant in Flint, Michigan. This is the same factory that makes the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup.

This plant employs about 2,100 people, with most of its production in pickups. Last year it made more than 22,000 medium-duty trucks for GM and Isuzu.

Source: edmund’s auto observer, huffingtonpost

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