If you haven’t heard of a good FAIL moment in a while, here’s one. A (former) owner of a Corvette ZR1 had an ordeal trying to get out after locking himself in his own car. Lee Adams, 65 called 911 saying he was trapped in his own vehicle and police were sent out to investigate. Once police figured out it was a problem with the vehicle and not the owner, the police called the local Chevrolet dealer.
“He called the Chevy dealership. They recommended I get out of the seat and crawl to the back of the ZR1 and pull the emergency tag. It is not a pretty sight to see a fat, 65 yr old man crawling to the back of the car. Well I did and the trunk opened,” stated an aggravated Adams.
The day after this incident, he sold the ZR1.
We should point out that Adams happens to wealthy enough own about fourteen vehicles including the ZR1. With that number of vehicles, he probably doesn’t drive them regularly. This is bad for the ZR1, as its doors are electronic, and require battery power to open and shut. It must have been quite some time since Adams took his ‘Vette out for some fresh air because the main reason its doors wouldn’t function would be due to insufficient battery power. The Corvette clearly retaliated by imprisoning Adams inside the cabin.
Also, Adams and the Chevrolet dealer overlooked one thing; in the owner’s manual, it talks about a manual release for the doors in case the battery dies.
Moral of this story: being rich does not make you any more intelligent.
Source: Jalopnik
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I’ve read about this story last week and thought how dumb could people get?
1. there is a manual release cable on the floor (both sides)
2. Chevy dealer has no clue.
3. He could of popped the hood for cops to jump the battery
4. he should have a spare key at home
He probably sold this car really cheap, I wish I would be there to buy it.
This actually happened to my dad with his 2006 ‘Vette. It had been in the garage for a bit because of snow, and the battery died. There was enough juice to get in and to display some lights on the dash, but not enough to start the car… or to maintain contact with the key fob. Despite the key being in his pocket, the dash read “No Fob Found.” The car locked and wouldn’t open the doors. He tried pulling the emergency release, but no dice–it was jammed. Luckily, it was a convertible and the windows were down. He had to push the roof up (power top, so it fought him all the way) and crawl out the window. Honestly, it’s a pretty big design flaw with the C6.
The Corvette clearly retaliated by imprisoning Adams inside the cabin. LOVE IT 🙂
Marc, I highly doubt that it’s a design flaw, most people will probably panic and forget that there is a manual release handle or not know that it’s there at all. Manual release handle works the same way as any other car where its driven by a cable, They are also located on both sides, If one would fail, it would of been easier to pull another one and climb over center console then the roof.