2020 Chevrolet Corvette

WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD RELEASED AND THE HOOD OPENED TO A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. AFTER STOPPING I CLOSED THE HOOD BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT. WHEN CLOSED THE HOOD NOW IS RECESSED NEAR THE HINGES AND THERE IS SOME PAINT DAMAGE TO THE EDGES OF THE HOOD AND FENDERS. IT APPEARS THAT THE HINGES ARE DAMAGED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY ARE TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE WITH CHEVY ENGINEERING. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY RE-OCCURE.

THE HOOD POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING DAMAGING THE CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I WAS DRIVING AT 43MPH WHEN THE HOOD FLEW OPEN BLOCKING MY VISION AND DAMAGING THE CAR. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT FROM THE PERFORMANCE DATA RECORDER IN THE CAR. THE HOOD HAD NOT BEEN OPENED AT ALL THE DAY THIS OCCURRED AND I HAD DRIVEN ON MULTIPLE OTHER ROADS INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR HAD JUST OVER 1400 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

I JUST GOT MY 2020 CORVETTE DELIVERED LAST WEEK. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR AND TODAY I WAS DRIVING UP PCH TOWARDS MALIBU. WENT UP TO 80-90 MPH AT TIMES. DROVE FOR ABOUT 100 MILES. I STOPPED TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND PROCEEDED UP THE CANYONS FOR SOME SPIRITED DRIVING. THE CAR IS ALREADY BROKEN IN AT 1300 MILES. I DECIDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF THE CAR. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING WITH THE KEY FOB IN THE CUPHOLDER. AFTER I GOT THE SHOTS I WANTED, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN THE CANYON AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS I HEARD THE FRONT HOOD LATCH CLICK/THUMP (SAME SOUND YOU HEAR WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON TO POP THE HOOD) RIGHT BEFORE I SAW THE HOOD FLY UP AND HEARD A SNAP. SUDDEN LOSS OF VISIBILITY ALMOST CAUSED MY CAR TO GO OFF THE CLIFF AS I COULDN'T SEE THE TURN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE GOING OFF THE ROAD. THE HOOD DID NOT HIT MY FRONT WINDSHIELD, BUT THERE IS SEVERE HINGE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO BOTH FENDERS AND THE FRONT HOOD. I HAD MY WINDOWS DOWN AND MY ROOF OFF, DID NOT HAVE THE RADIO ON AND IT WAS QUIET ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT THE HOOD LATCH WAS OPEN/DISENGAGED. EVEN WHEN THE HOOD FLEW UP, THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT OR BEEPING. I PUT THE HOOD BACK DOWN AS CAREFULLY AS I COULD.I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY MY BEST TO CLOSE THE HOOD SINCE I WAS IN AN AREA WITH NO RECEPTION IN ORDER TO KEEP DRIVING. IN THE CLOSED POSITION, THE HOOD IS NOW ABOUT 3/4 TO 1 INCH LOWER THAN EACH FENDER. SUPER PARANOID I TRIED TO DRIVE AS SLOWLY AS I CAN HOME, BUT I DID REACH SPEED UP TO 55 MPH. THANKFULLY IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. GM SPOKESPERSON BLAMES IT ON USER ERROR. I GUARANTEE YOU GUYS THIS IS NOT USER ERROR

HOOD ON VEHICLE COULD COME UNLATCHED SINCE THERE IS ONLY ONE LATCH POINT, NO SAFETY LATCH. THE HOOD RELEASES TWICE AND COULD SPRING OPEN, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION TO THE DRIVER, AND FLYING OBJECTS TO VEHICLE IN THE REAR,.IN ADDITION TO CAUSING EXTENSIVE VEHICLE DAMAGE..THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 7 REPORTED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM. THE FORUM REPRESENTS ONLY A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE APPROX. 7000 VEHICLES PRODUCED TO DATE. I HAVE SECURED MINE USING HI TENSILE CORD., AWAITING A FIX FROM GM.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ONTO THE CITY ROAD DRIVING ABOUT 30-40 MPH AND MY FRONT TRUNK OPENED ON IT'S OWN. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS OR GOT NO AUDIBLE ALERTS WHEN MY FRONT TRUNK OPENED ON ITS OWN. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID GM WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE PROBLEM OR FIX MY DAMAGES, THAT MY INSURANCE NEEDS TO COVER THAT.

THE 2020 CHEVROLET CORVETTE IS TRULY A UNIQUE LOOKING AUTOMOBILE AND IT ATTRACTS ATTENTION EVERYWHERE YOU GO. ALMOST EVERYBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT IT. ON 04/30/2020, I WAS AT A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER AND SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE ADMIRING THE CAR AND LOOKING AT IT. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STATIONARY IN A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. WHEN THE PEOPLE HAD FINISHED ADMIRING THE CAR, I GOT INTO IT AND PROCEEDED TO THE EXIT. FROM THE EXIT, I TURNED ONTO THE MAIN ROAD (A US DESIGNATED HWY) AND ACCELERATED. WHEN I REACHED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD (ALSO CALLED A FRUNK), FLEW UP AND COMPLETELY BLOCKED MY VISION OF THE ROADWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY BRAKE AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE "FRUNK" HOOD COMPLETELY BLOCKED MY VISION OF THE ROADWAY AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE HINGES, HOOD AND FENDER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2020 CORVETTE AT A LOW SPEED, THE FRONT HOOD FLEW OPEN AND IMPAIRED MY VISIBILITY. THIS IS CHEVROLET'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT A MID-ENGINE CAR. SO THE FRONT HOOD IS ACTUALLY A TRUCK. THEY FAILED TO ENGINEER THE APPROPRIATE SAFETY LATCH FEATURES INTO THE HOOD THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. HOODS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SECONDARY LATCH THAT MUST BE PHYSICALLY OPERATED TO OPEN COMPLETELY. *TR