Imagine the prices people pay for a C8 and be told to solve PDR not working correctly is yanking the battery cables and shorting them together
each time PDR screws up

That’s kind of the approach General Motors is taking right now while it continues to search for a permanent solution for C8 Corvettes.

Apparently, the Performance Data Recorder on some of these cars is not working properly, apparently due to a “software anomaly.”

In some instances, once activated, the PDR may show a blank screen, not open at all, or display a welcome screen but remain non-functional.

According to service bulletin PIC6571, the only solution that GM has been able to devise so far is to reset the 12-volt battery in the car by disconnecting the battery cables and holding them in contact for “a full five minutes” to discharge any power still left in the car.

While GM believes “the issue is very unlikely to return at that point in time,” the company says in some cases, further Service Information (SI) diagnostics screening may be necessary to see if other problems are causing the PDR to fail to operate.

In the meantime, ⁣b] GM engineers are apparently continuing a search for a solution that won’t require resetting the battery. [/b]