Old news: Roof flew off

**nucferr** · 05-19-12, 10:05 AM

Yes I know -old news but still wanted to report. So my 2006 w/2100 miles on it was cruising down a 4 lane highway this morning. I had been watching my roof panel-for obvious reasons- and had not seen any separation concerns. I had decided that since it is a garage queen I would wait until I saw separation. Well at 55 MPH i heard what I would describe as a crack like a rock hitting the windshield or a rock releasing from the tire thread and hitting a panel. Immediately I knew the air sound inside the car changed (I had the windows up). I lowered the stereo and confirmed something was wrong. By the time I found a good spot to pull of I had driven ~1-2 miles. The roof panel was gone. Turned around and drove straight to GM dealer and started the process. Body shop was closed today so Monday I will go down and set up the appointment.

Guess I was lucky, I was local, no one around me, and the panel did not mark up the car. Drove my wifes car down to the area but was unable to find the panel.

**catbert** · 05-24-12, 06:48 AM

You, and everyone around you were lucky. It's a shame that the roof issue is still alive. GM did a half-ass job of addressing that issue. Good luck with the replacement.

**Tuna** · 05-24-12, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by nucferr

I had decided that since it is a garage queen I would wait until I saw separation.

Lesson learned: Just because it's a garage queen doesn't mean that you can ignore recalls for stuff like this.

Glad no one was around to get hit by the roof.

**6 Shooter** · 05-24-12, 08:13 AM

**catbert** · 05-24-12, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by 6 Shooter

The good news is that the flying roof was a no-cost feature. It wasn't even part of a package.

**nucferr** · 05-24-12, 04:09 PM

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The parts are in. Per my dealer the panel will be painted prior to installation. I am leaving on a cruise so I am waiting until return (not going to leave car there 10 days). Will update post

**nucferr** · 06-05-12, 06:00 PM

Of course they left the lights on so teh battery was dead when I pickedIMG-20120605-00040.jpg it up

**67vet** · 06-06-12, 07:07 AM

Glad you are back with a roof.
So, they bond the new one in place? What do they say about the chances of it coming off again? Hope not.

**nucferr** · 06-06-12, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by 67vet

Glad you are back with a roof.
So, they bond the new one in place? What do they say about the chances of it coming off again? Hope not.

No -Thats what I thought they would do but instead the roof panel already comes bonded to a "sub support". Basically it looked like a small frame that mounts within the structure. They painted the top before I arrived. When I brought the car over they brought the painted top out and let me "match" it up for color (no issues) then less the 2 hours they removed the headliner-unbolting the existing subframe and bolting in the new one and reinstalled the headliner. So the new roof skin was factory glued to a subframe and my car was never in a paint booth

I tell you I have a higher confidence that this fix by GM is the right one (vs pumping more glue on the old one-the first fix that I never had done).

I do feel lucky-I guess my roof flying off could have hurt someone or caused a wreck which may have been my fault (GM has been sending notices regularly)