Warranty work is awesome...
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Team Owner
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From: Dallas TX
Warranty work is awesome...
Yeah, so the waterpump was the culprit (like I knew) of my coolant leak. And that took out the optispark. Both covered under warranty. ALSO, the slight clunk i had been hearing when blipping the throttle ended up being a bad rear drive shaft u-joint. So, over $1400 worth of work being done for $50 :D
Burning Brakes
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From: Patterson CA
Re: Warranty work is awesome... (GlockLT4)
a/c compressor and condenser, rear-end spindles, both rear hubs, rack & pinion and power steering pump, master cylinder and booster, starter. I think that's it.
I wanted to do my water pump, fuel pump and injectors but I ran out of time and mileage :(
I wanted to do my water pump, fuel pump and injectors but I ran out of time and mileage :(
Burning Brakes
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From: Patterson CA
Re: Warranty work is awesome... (GlockLT4)
You still had a warranty on an 89? :confused: :eek:
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Re: Warranty work is awesome... (GlockLT4)
GMPP rocks! I'm getting over $2000 worth of work done on my truck and it is costing me $0 for it. And the best part is that my local mechanic is doing the work! I trust him waaaaaaay more than the local Chevy dealer who doesn't even know my name.
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From: Hinckley Ohio
Re: Warranty work is awesome... (GlockLT4)
Gee, I took my LT4 to Spitzer in Amherst, Ohio for what I thought would be warranty work, a 10 degree descrepancy between the oil temp & coolant temp. They knew what my complaint was going in! They stated that all the components check within tolerance, nothing could be done & that would be $65 please!
They offered to replace my drivers seat cover under warranty, but advised me against it because they can never get the replacement covers on as good as the factory.
After several visits, they finally tell me it is "normal" for a garden hose to force water throught the glass seals.
Took my car for a 20+ mile test run to check for road noise complaint (which pointed out to them could be heard in the parking lot).
Fortunately I haven't had major problems in 29K miles!
You guys are really lucky if you have dealerships with mechanics who actually do quality work.
My extended warranty runs out next spring.
They offered to replace my drivers seat cover under warranty, but advised me against it because they can never get the replacement covers on as good as the factory.
After several visits, they finally tell me it is "normal" for a garden hose to force water throught the glass seals.
Took my car for a 20+ mile test run to check for road noise complaint (which pointed out to them could be heard in the parking lot).
Fortunately I haven't had major problems in 29K miles!
You guys are really lucky if you have dealerships with mechanics who actually do quality work.
My extended warranty runs out next spring.
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From: Dallas TX
Re: Warranty work is awesome... (MrNuke)
Isn't it normal to have 10 degree discrep between oil and water temps? I've had that since I owned the car (7+ years)
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From: Stafford, Virginia Kittah, Kittah, Kittah...
Re: Warranty work is awesome... (GlockLT4)
Yes it is...
Between the bumper-bumper and the extended, I've probably had about $7K worth of work done already... :D
2 more years or 65K miles left on my warranty...
Between the bumper-bumper and the extended, I've probably had about $7K worth of work done already... :D
2 more years or 65K miles left on my warranty...
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From: Hinckley Ohio
Re: Warranty work is awesome... (MrNuke)
The 10 degree descrepancy I am referring to is after the car has been in the garage ( pretty constant temperature) overnight or longer and BEFORE starting the engine. For example the oil temp might read 65 and the coolant 75. After being in a constant temperature garage with the engine off they should be the same! I am NOT talking about when the car engine is running.
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From: Raleigh NC
Re: Warranty work is awesome... (wake)
$7,000 worth of warranty work on a 96? :rolleyes: :mad If that was mine and it was my daily driver I would have got rid of it long ago. Heck, if it wasn't the daily driver I'd have got rid of it. What ever happened to the factory building quality cars? I guess I'll stick to my '89, its cheap, I can fix it myself when it breaks and hot rod it on the street when I want to have a little fun.
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Re: Warranty work is awesome... (DaveD)
Actually I traded my 1989 L98 in on my 96 LT4 when the warranty ran out! They sold my 89 the same afternoon I traded it in. The salesman called me the next day to ask me if I had any trouble starting it. I confirmed to him that indeed I had just started to have trouble. Wonder what that would have cost me to fix??? My estimate is that I had easily over $5000 of warranty work done on my 89 with no end in sight! Both are awsome cars, but again in my view GM just doesn't get it with quality!!