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Old 08-26-2008, 12:26 AM
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Exclamation 08 Z06 Caught Fire!!!!

I was driving home tonight in my Dad's 08 Velocity Yellow Z, and I started to notice sparks coming out from under the car in my rear view. As I'm geting off the exit it start to smell something burning.....I pulled over and jumped out. I could see flames coming from under the car by the rear. I called 911, and the FD put it out, but not before it burned up through the trunk....not to mention the car had 672 miles on it and was factory stock. So the fire marshall took some pics and will be checking out the car in full tomorrow....I will be calling GM first thing in the morning.


Let me know if anyone has any insight on the matter.


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Old 08-26-2008, 12:42 AM
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WTF that's crazy
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thats insane. Tell us what GM says/does
Old 08-26-2008, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by sway99bird
WTF that's crazy
yea...it's crazy....but I'm definately calling GM tomorrow cause

Originally Posted by razorclaw99
thats insane. Tell us what GM says/does
I definately will....
Old 08-26-2008, 12:47 AM
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not to hijack but were you at the east brunswick flea market lot meet a few months back?
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yeah it was insane i thought u were kiding me when u woke my *** up to come get u lol
Old 08-26-2008, 12:51 AM
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Crap!! Sorry to hear that. I would expect after inspection they would replace it. If not that would be pretty crappy on their part. Keep us posted.

GET PICS and post them
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Originally Posted by Camarokid08731
yeah it was insane i thought u were kiding me when u woke my *** up to come get u lol
Nope....No jokes tonight....

Originally Posted by razorclaw99
not to hijack but were you at the east brunswick flea market lot meet a few months back?
Yep...that was me...we had a meet there....

Originally Posted by Lrry93
Crap!! Sorry to hear that. I would expect after inspection they would replace it. If not that would be pretty crappy on their part. Keep us posted.

GET PICS and post them
I'll definately let everyone know....I hope GM doesn't decide to screw me
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P.S.


I still smell like burnt resin....
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well atleast i answered my phone haha poor z06 i liked that car too lol
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Was this near the Sonic in forked river?
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Originally Posted by razorclaw99
Was this near the Sonic in forked river?
It was right on the exit ramp off the parkway....
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Damn sorry to hear that, I smell a lawsuit along with the burnt resin.
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What the hell? Sorry about the luck!
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Originally Posted by Jon5212
Damn sorry to hear that, I smell a lawsuit along with the burnt resin.
I thought I did too

Originally Posted by JosephIV
What the hell? Sorry about the luck!
My thoughts exactly....and yes....I have the worst luck...
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At least you didn't get burnt. Good luck with GM. Maybe they will replace it with a ZR1 if your dad promises not to take them to court.
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Originally Posted by Larry
At least you didn't get burnt. Good luck with GM. Maybe they will replace it with a ZR1 if your dad promises not to take them to court.
Now thats thinking positive....haha...now I'm just waiting to here from the Ocean County Fire Marshall and the GM Product Alligation Team. So I'll definately keep everyone posted....
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damn dude that sucks. wonder what happened. can you post pics?
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Originally Posted by alwaysinboost
damn dude that sucks. wonder what happened. can you post pics?
I'll try to get some pics up alittle later....
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Wow. Wanna sell the drive train to me for what I have in my wallet? Good luck with the whoel deal. Also, inhaling plastic fumes is bad for you. You might want to get checked out.


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