Repainted roof already bubbling!?
10-29-2007, 11:08 AM
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I'm the original owner of my 98, and it DOES have the problem. the bubbles are all in line right where the adhesive was applied. chevy probably claims the 98's are to old for them to be responsible. I think thats BS. Especially for people who are original owners, chevy should stand behind their product and fix it when they know the cause is bad manufacturing.
10-29-2007, 10:55 PM
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Bubbles started forming on my 02, so I took it to Chevy. Even though I'm the third owner, GM is still paying for half of the cost. I have to pay 700 out of pocket for the entire job, which isn't bad considering the roof itself costs 730 bucks. Oh and if you're wondering, YES, I am getting a new roof and sail panels put on the car because it's cheaper to do that than pay for the labor of them cleaning the garbage off the old roof.
10-30-2007, 01:50 AM
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Bubbles started forming on my 02, so I took it to Chevy. Even though I'm the third owner, GM is still paying for half of the cost. I have to pay 700 out of pocket for the entire job, which isn't bad considering the roof itself costs 730 bucks. Oh and if you're wondering, YES, I am getting a new roof and sail panels put on the car because it's cheaper to do that than pay for the labor of them cleaning the garbage off the old roof.
They're gettin over on you. I looked into hav'n this done out of pocket. Local Chevy dealer quoted me $750 to have this fixed, another body shop quoted me $900.
10-30-2007, 05:12 PM
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Bubbles started forming on my 02, so I took it to Chevy. Even though I'm the third owner, GM is still paying for half of the cost. I have to pay 700 out of pocket for the entire job, which isn't bad considering the roof itself costs 730 bucks. Oh and if you're wondering, YES, I am getting a new roof and sail panels put on the car because it's cheaper to do that than pay for the labor of them cleaning the garbage off the old roof.
They cant salvage the old roof. They bend the **** out of it when taking it off. I had this done twice. Once on my camaro and the t/a.
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10-31-2007, 03:16 PM
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I think I saw somewhere that your car is a 98? How many miles? Since it is probably out of warranty you would have to argue to the judge that the discovery rule should apply in your case because you had no way of knowing there was a defect with your car because GM never notified you of a problem. This is a latent paint defect that was a problem from the factory and you had no way of knowing there was a problem until the paint started bursting on your car.
Check out this article for more information:
http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?scid=99&did=562
11-03-2007, 07:01 PM
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Take it back to the dealership............They want to keep customers happy. If you don't get any satisfaction from the service dept, ask to speak to the dealer. Not the GM, the DEALER. They know about the problem and will work with you. That is how they keep repeat customers. Good luck
11-07-2007, 01:38 AM
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dude whistler where's that place in melbourne. i went to lane pontiac and they basically gave me the yea right i'll take down your info and "give it to the service rep" and throw it out when you walk out the door routine. is that the place in melbourne you were talking about?