Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

Few things:

1) Sorry to hear about your issues

2) Seems you're being rather harsh on the dealer your car is currently at when it sounds like they are doing a stand up job for you. It's offensive to hear people title dealerships as "stealerships" all the time. You now know what's wrong, if you think you can do things better or cheaper, do the repair yourself, I know others on this forum have so either belly up to the bar and do the work, or leave it to the professionals but then if you do, show some courtesy and respect.

3) While the salesman may have misquoted the warranty to you when you purchased the car, it's the responsibility of the buyer to get things in writing, especially something as important as remaining warranty. Always easier to blame someone else for our own mistakes. Chalk this one up to lessons learned.

Good luck with the repair.

Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

Few things:

1) Sorry to hear about your issues

2) Seems you're being rather harsh on the dealer your car is currently at when it sounds like they are doing a stand up job for you. It's offensive to hear people title dealerships as "stealerships" all the time. You now know what's wrong, if you think you can do things better or cheaper, do the repair yourself, I know others on this forum have so either belly up to the bar and do the work, or leave it to the professionals but then if you do, show some courtesy and respect.

3) While the salesman may have misquoted the warranty to you when you purchased the car, it's the responsibility of the buyer to get things in writing, especially something as important as remaining warranty. Always easier to blame someone else for our own mistakes. Chalk this one up to lessons learned.

Good luck with the repair.

Originally Posted by Cromagnum

Damn. The dealer just called me back and found out what happened. Apparently the previous owner of the car had pulled the tanks down for some reason and tampered with the fuel pump and broke some of the gaskets and lines on the fuel pump itself. They also managed to have some parts missing and things were reinstalled very loosely. Unfortunately this won't be covered by warranty of any kind.

Originally Posted by Cromagnum

Damn. The dealer just called me back and found out what happened. Apparently the previous owner of the car had pulled the tanks down for some reason and tampered with the fuel pump and broke some of the gaskets and lines on the fuel pump itself. They also managed to have some parts missing and things were reinstalled very loosely. Unfortunately this won't be covered by warranty of any kind.

Originally Posted by Cromagnum

Hold the phone. First of all, I bought the car at a used car lot that apparently has ethical issues. Secondly, I took the car to a Chevy Dealership that I've had dealings with in the past and trust so far. I haven't placed a single blame on the folks actually working on my car because they've been on the level with me the whole time. I do hold a grudge against the used lot that I bought the car from and refuse to ever go back.

Originally Posted by Cromagnum

Hold the phone. First of all, I bought the car at a used car lot that apparently has ethical issues. Secondly, I took the car to a Chevy Dealership that I've had dealings with in the past and trust so far. I haven't placed a single blame on the folks actually working on my car because they've been on the level with me the whole time. I do hold a grudge against the used lot that I bought the car from and refuse to ever go back.

Originally Posted by jackhall99

Jeff, if what you say above is the case, the title of your thread is ****-poor. The derogatory term "stealership" is overused on this forum about their Chevy dealers.

I guess buying a car from any 'used car' dealer is a dicey operation, unless from a reputable specialist dealing in unique motorcars. Even then, buyer beware, also known as "hold onto your jockstrap".

Your profile shows your car is modified, e.g.
Mods
England Green Mayhem II Cam
GMPP Ported CNC Heads
Kook's Long Tube Headers
Kook's High Flow Cats
Corsa Dual Exhaust
K&N Intake
2800 RPM Stall Converter
493rwhp, 441rwtq

That adds to the issues at hand. I hope this all works out well. In the end, I'm sure it will.

Originally Posted by Cromagnum

Can't argue so much on the use of the word stealership in my title. I'd change it if I could, but I can't modify the title. The problem with the used dealer though is that the car was marketed as having exhaust and headers, period. Only after it broke a valve spring did I find out that it was cammed (ignorance on my part), had a stall converter, and even had new head's put on from the original owner. I only found out all this because we had to do a top half rebuild of the engine to fix everything that got messed up. That used car dealer literally told me "well that sucks...good luck" and left me out to dry, hence why I see them as thieves.

Originally Posted by RJRSW

This story is a perfect example why I have two rules that I have followed on the 25 vettes I have bought and will not for any reason break them:

1. The only vette I would buy from a dealer would be a brand new one.

2. If I buy a used vette it is from the original owner that has a complete verifiable service record on the car and I always get a GMVIS report on the car before buying it.

Originally Posted by RJRSW

This story is a perfect example why I have two rules that I have followed on the 25 vettes I have bought and will not for any reason break them:

1. The only vette I would buy from a dealer would be a brand new one.

2. If I buy a used vette it is from the original owner that has a complete verifiable service record on the car and I always get a GMVIS report on the car before buying it.

Originally Posted by ALD_Z06

I agree with the post above. I will give the OP the benefit of the doubt when he refers to "stealerships" (I find offensive as well) to the one he bought it from as they may have "stole" from him. But to refer to the current dealer trying to help out as that is really not right.

In fact most dealers are good guys and absolutely find that term offensive and rude.

Originally Posted by Dennis08

I'm going through this now. My car is the same as yours and has the same problem. It has been a nightmare dealing with the service writer at the dealership. The cost of the tank is $960.00 they are charging me 11.1 hours at $105.00 an hour plus tax (does not matter if the mechanic does it faster the dealer charges what the book says, as I'm told by the Service Manager). There is a small separation of caulking where the fuel pump sits in the tank that caused my leak. I feel this is a defect, but I'm the only one who does according to the dealer. GM did pay for the parts, that started out at $1400.00 and has been reduced to $960.00 (Tank only) seems service writer was adding things that I didn't need, but I'm still paying the $1100.00 plus tax. I will post more on this when I get the car back this week. My bumper to bumper warranty had expired by 10 days when I noticed the leak, that is why GM is paying for parts only.

Laura, the Customer Service Rep. that is on the Forum is Great! She did assist me with the problem...It's a shame she is not working at the dealerships too............

Originally Posted by wayback

Just dropped my car of at Vandergriff Chevy. Service writer said gas tank is not covered under emmission warranty....we will see. He will find the problem and call me.

Also needed seals on the diff but he said they had a 2 week backlog for that kind of work.

Might not touch my car till monday...

Originally Posted by Cromagnum

If you look in the GM warranty, the gas tank DOES fall under emmission warranty, so you might want to find the literature and show him. In my case it didn't because someone jacked with it and broke things.

Originally Posted by wayback

I told him my book said it did. He said he would find the problem and see if it is covered. Gonna be a long weekend without my car.