FIRE!!! First Corvette C7 Stingray catches on fire, leaving owner glad to be alive and General Motors customer service unresponsive

Gotta hand it to +General Motors and +Tadge Juechters: they managed to turn blown LT1 engines and torque tubes into a daily routine for the newest Corvette.  The catastrophic engine failures become so numerous that the matter of having this happen to any of the Stingrays is no longer IF but WHEN.

In fact, the blown engines are so frequent that the Car and Driver long term test Stingray went through the engine failure as well, as documented here . 

Typically, these failures do not endanger the owners, unless they happen in the middle of the freeway traffic and so far, Stingrays seem to stall due to faulty wiring instead, as mentioned here.

However, for the first time, the newest Corvette made a progress: from obliterating its LT1 engine into catching on fire, turning it into a real death trap and forcing owners into considering a purchase of a fire extinguisher to complement their collection of custom floor mats and sun visor air bag warning decal covers.

A catastrophic engine failure accompanied by fire in engine compartment is not an incident that should be treated lightly, in fact, it should be investigated immediately by the car manufacturer, including notification of NTHSA.  However, it appears that neither the dealer serving the warranty needs of the car owner or the General Motors customer service representatives answering Stingray owner's complaint chose to express any kind of expected diligence whatsoever.  In fact, after three week since this life endangering incident, the luck to be alive Stingray owner continues to get a run around, including absolute lack of cooperation from the GM customer service ASSISTING HIM FROM INDIA!!!

The car owner's claims seems to be very genuine and the treatment he receives from GM absolutely disheartening.  Will GM investigate the problem and finally put the end to the growing string of engine failures and endangering owners lives?  Unfortunately, based on the history of Corvette and huge number of cylinder head failures common on Corvette C6 Z06, this may not be the case at all.

Apparently GM's Mary Barra did not learn a thing from the still ongoing ignition switch recalls and lawsuits (including parts still not available to complete the SAFETY RECALL repairs and there will be more lawsuits filed in the future, assuming anyone is dumb enough to purchase these death traps on wheels called Stingray.

Unfortunately, it is painfully obvious that as usual, the main problem with Corvette is not a matter of its performance being superior to other cars but the callous attitude of its manufacturer.  When Stingray or Z06 catches on fire, it does not matter how fast it is, what matters is how fast can the ambulance and fire truck get to the scene.  This is something that +Tadge Juechter , Mary Barra and rest of GM continue to ignore.

The melted fender liners on this particular car are a somber reminder of problems plaguing the newest Corvette generation.