I have a problem
Melting Slicks
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Keep us posted. Can't figure how a crack in a line dealing with the fuel injectors results in message about active handling. But, would make sense considering it was running rough, ie vacuum leak, etc..
Good luck.
Good luck.
Last edited by CodyC6; Sep 5, 2008 at 09:16 AM.
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Instructor
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St. Jude Donor '09
Well, they took the part off a Corvette in the show room and It didn't fix anything. They are going to call the Zone Mgr. this morning. You think I'm pissed, I'm calm compared to my wife.
Melting Slicks
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I have a new 2009 with 1300 miles. Today I made a u-turn and got on it just a little bit and the Service Tracksion Control and Service Active Handling are alternating flashing on the DIC and it started running rough. I cut it off and restarted several times but it didn't help.
Does anyone have a fix?
Does anyone have a fix?
I am extremely upset that GM keeps ignoring this issue. It has been going on since, well apparently forever. Five model years and this car still exhibits many first year problems.
Melting Slicks
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I'm sure it will get fixed, but you may want to tell them they need to start the paperwork on getting you a different car.
Sounds like the service folks are just parts replacers.
Sounds like the service folks are just parts replacers.
Last edited by CodyC6; Sep 5, 2008 at 09:57 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Well, here is the latest. They found Zero compression on the #4 cylinder. This only took four days. They are getting the Zone manager involved so should know something this afternoon. I told them new car or a check so we will see.
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Burning Brakes
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They should give you a new car if they can't fix it quickly.
Hang in there!
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St. Jude Donor '09
Okay, I hope this is the last post on this. It turned out to be a broken valve spring on the #4 cylinder. New spring from BG and I'm back in business. The Eng. staff at BG wanted the broken spring so I didn't even get a to keep it. Any way, thanks for the help and concerns.
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But it would still be interesting to find out how a broken valve spring caused a service active handling message.....
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Man I was just getting ready to say "I'm sorry that this is happening to you. This is just like the dealerships that we have around here." Then I noticed where you are from.....I'm 30 minutes east of you. I see it IS the dealerships we have around here. Cracks me up when i hear people bitching about bad dealerships. Come visit some of the ones we have around here if you want to see what a bad service department is like. I am YET to find one that I feel is trustworthy.
I hope your problem is solved.
I hope your problem is solved.
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St. Jude Donor '09
I forgot to ask why the read out for active handling but will. I don't think the service dept. is that bad, just a weird thing. Tech support told them not to touch the engine at first they wanted the Eng.Dept. at BG to look at it.
I hope this whole deal is history.
I hope this whole deal is history.
Burning Brakes
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and that is why why I laugh when people say "just don't worry about all the historical problems, that is what warranties are for."
no compression on a cylinder, well you know what that means...
good luck, hope you get a new car...
no compression on a cylinder, well you know what that means...
good luck, hope you get a new car...
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"In honor of jpee"
Man I was just getting ready to say "I'm sorry that this is happening to you. This is just like the dealerships that we have around here." Then I noticed where you are from.....I'm 30 minutes east of you. I see it IS the dealerships we have around here. Cracks me up when i hear people bitching about bad dealerships. Come visit some of the ones we have around here if you want to see what a bad service department is like. I am YET to find one that I feel is trustworthy.
I hope your problem is solved.
I hope your problem is solved.
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St. Jude Donor '09 & '12, '14
Wonder why Talon 90 never posted.... Something odd is going on.
Springs going back to BG and Talon is vacant...
Hmmmmmmm..................
??
Anyway OP - The whole sad part is your wife is po'd. She probably won't forgive it for breaking ?
Springs going back to BG and Talon is vacant...
Hmmmmmmm..................
??
Anyway OP - The whole sad part is your wife is po'd. She probably won't forgive it for breaking ?
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St. Jude Donor '09
Ya she is over it. I sold my C-4 Yesterday and that relieved alot of pain. I told the dealership they were screwing up a 35 year fairly sucsusful marriage,. She likes raising hell "drive it like you stole it" in the NC mountains. I pitty the guys with Vettes that live in the flatlands of America. They need to come run with us.