GM Response to Seat Belt Issue Confirms Holden based Chevy SS - Pontiac G8 Forum: G8 Forums

mchiles · 11-12-2009, 10:21 AM

My dealer had sent off pictures to GM of the cable portion of the front seats belts rubbing against the plastic on the side of the front seats.

In an email sent back to the dealer, GM says that they have no plans to solve what has already been built but going forward a correction is planned.

The email continues: ...a fix is planned for MY11.5 Chevy Police Program and MY12 Chevy SS. The fix will involve a protective sleeve that covers the buckle and section of the buckle stem that rubs on the plastic trim.

Hopefully these meand that there will be future Holdens coming to our shores that we all can buy.

Start building up those GM Card Points....

PontiacFan · 11-12-2009, 10:26 AM

It seems like Lumina SS will be coming to US

mchiles · 11-12-2009, 11:23 AM

Hope they give it a different name. Lumina SS?? The original sucked.

sikemullivan · 11-12-2009, 11:34 AM

Time for them to come up with something new!!! Why would they change the Cavilier to the Cobalt and then bring a brand spankin new car to the States and label it with a mediocre car. WTF? GM needs to take themselves far away from their past.

phil ciborowski · 11-12-2009, 01:59 PM

there is the chevy version of the G8 coming next year, but its the new caprice, and only available to government officials as fleet cars- like the cops, as crown vic replacements.

thye are coming but we cant get them.... yet.

JTW · 11-12-2009, 02:36 PM

I noticed this rubbing on the passenger seat. The leather piping on the side bolster is actually beginning to wear. Sucks.

DRCUSTOMPARTS · 11-12-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mchiles

Hope they give it a different name. Lumina SS?? The original sucked.

My wife had a Eurosport and it was a great car. My daughter is driving one now, and after 130,000 miles it's still going strong. There's a couple rust spots on it, but that's not bad for a car that's 18 years old.

Mufflerbearing · 11-12-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by phil ciborowski

there is the chevy version of the G8 coming next year, but its the new caprice, and only available to government officials as fleet cars- like the cops, as crown vic replacements.

thye are coming but we cant get them.... yet.

The Chevy police car that is coming over is a copy of the Holdon Commodore (like the old caprice classic) not the G8 slightly bigger not much. Just give them time, those police cars will go up for auction with in a few years.

J Wikoff · 11-13-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by PontiacFan

It seems like Lumina SS will be coming to US

The Chevy SS is the Middle East's version of the VE.

mr_didgers · 11-13-2009, 06:52 PM

I thought it was going to be a while before GM revealed their plans for a Chevy SS.

dal20402 · 11-13-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mufflerbearing

The Chevy police car that is coming over is a copy of the Holdon Commodore

Just to clear up any confusion, the above is wrong.

The G8 is essentially the same as the Commodore. Both cars use the short-wheelbase VE platform.

The new police car is similar to the Holden Statesman, which uses the long-wheelbase VE platform. (The Australian Caprice is an uplevel version of the Statesman.)

Mufflerbearing · 11-13-2009, 11:02 PM

Sorry, my bad I knew it was the larger of the two frames.

rez0nance · 11-16-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mr_didgers

I thought it was going to be a while before GM revealed their plans for a Chevy SS.

mr_didgers · 11-16-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rez0nance

More like

for me. I'm now down to just two or three bits of information that I shouldn't disclose. My signature's validity doesn't have much time left.

sikemullivan · 11-16-2009, 02:14 PM

If it came back as the Chevelle, then that would be the greatest news ever.

rez0nance · 11-16-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_didgers

More like

for me. I'm now down to just two or three bits of information that I shouldn't disclose. My signature's validity doesn't have much time left.

I'm just smiling because you moved this from the "Speculation, nothing to see here" department to the "Absolutely Confirmed" department with your comment.

And damn you, now you've intrigued me even more than I already was with those extra bits of secret info you mentioned...

sikemullivan · 11-16-2009, 02:42 PM

Yea!!! Secrets are lame..... just tell us!!!!!!!!!!!!

Laxfan · 11-16-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_didgers

More like

for me. I'm now down to just two or three bits of information that I shouldn't disclose. My signature's validity doesn't have much time left.

Bah, if they did not want the info you have to leak then you would not have that info........

Give it to us and we promise not to tell anyone

PontiacFan · 11-16-2009, 03:19 PM

Today Bob Lutz said there will be no G8 replacenment only Police car

mchiles · 11-16-2009, 03:39 PM

Autoblog has picked up on this thread and reported it on their website.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/16/r...ing-after-all/

Also, earlier today, autoblog posted that Lutz again said no rear drive Impala SS on the horizon.

We can still hope.....