For $50k, Your Roof Shouldn't Fly Off
Unbelievable. That's what a lot of folks are saying. You spend $50,000 for a Corvette, and the roof is held on with glue. Glue? Yeah, glue. And apparently it isn't even good glue.
GM has announced a recall of some 30,000 of the 2005 and 2006 sports cars because the glue doesn't hold the roof on. You can read more about it here.
Okay, maybe they glued parts on with the Yugo back in the 1980's, but a Corvette? That one's hard to understand.
Apparently nearly two dozen of the roofs have come off completely and several hundred instances of the "separation" have been reported since it the rumors began a few months ago. Amazingly, GM's fix was apparently to tell their dealers to glue the roof back on again!
And just where were the quality control inspectors? Hey, I've got an idea: let's all send them a case of Gorilla Glue! With enough glue they won't have to use any bolts at all!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented literally thousands of consumers in "lemon" lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys. From 2005 through 2018, attorney Ronald L. Burdge has been named as the only Lemon Law Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine and Thomson Reuters Corp., Professional Division. Burdge restricts his practice to Lemon Law and Consumer Law cases. The Ohio Super Lawyer results are published annually in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine. Ronald L. Burdge was named Consumer Law Trial Lawyer of the Year 2004 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the nation's largest organization of consumer law private and government attorneys. "Your impact on the auto industry has been magnified many times over because of the trail you blazed for others," stated NACA's Executive Director, Will Ogburn. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and elsewhere since 1978 and is a frequent lecturer to national, state and local Bar Associations and Judicial organizations. Burdge is admitted to Ohio's state and federal courts, Kentucky's state courts, and Indiana's federal courts. Other court admissions are on a "pro hac" temporary, case by cases basis.