gwyliecoyote

'05 replaced at 144,000 for the first time

Recommend this quality after market part - Chevy mechanic thought highly of it.

http://www.hinsonsupercars.com/p-146...7-11-c5c6.aspx

and this crank bolt:

http://www.hinsonsupercars.com/p-484...lt-ls1ls2.aspx

Also replaced all belts

fressh

My 06 with 44,000 has a wobble and chirp now.I will be replacing it.

Goatdad

I guess I could have given you the full 10 min.

okie08vette

2008 A6 with 40k and no problems.

gotjuice?

I am replacing one tomorrow on a 98 coupe tomorrow, 60k miles. It came apart and slide backwards.

Mike Green9

'08 18,000 miles no problem.


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gbgary

based on this video i have it now. '07, 42k.

brooklync5

Replaced mine along with the water pump at 20k miles

boraxman

It would be interesting to see failure vs. year

LNZ

2008 10.000 miles, No problems so far

MikeERWNC

I would think Failure versus VIN.
The failure might be due to bad lots delivered to GM.
I am sure GM is not building these but if they are like all the other pulleys I have replaced on the car CHINA is clearly stamped on them.

RobLo

Based on your experience,the pictures posted earlier and the video posted by gbgary, it seems like they tend to separate ad go back into the engine. I guess that would be better than going forward into the steering rack and radiator, does everyone agree?

Chip A

Have any of you seen the results of a catastrophic failure of this part? What is the failure mode, and what do the innards look like after the failure. Based on your comments, the aftermarket units seem like they have better engineered interior materials and / or construction. Is there any reason to think that its life span is related to how the car is driven? I can’t get my head around the idea that some of these failures come early in a car’s life while others seem to happen mid-life or later. It would be interesting to see if there is any relationship to a given parts batch and a specific production run of cars. I wonder if any of the people that voted have C-5’s as that also would skew the results. It is pretty hard to come up with a poll that asks all the right questions and covers all the bases. Based on the results the majority of owners have not had an issue with this component. That is not what I expected to see based on previous comments / threads.

arrie

I have not had a problem but my car is a 2006 with 14K miles on it....

RobLo

I'm the second owner of my car, first owner was paralyzed (car had hand controls when I bought it) so I have to believe him when he said he never took the car over 70. I don't push the car, never been tracked, the occasional giddyap but I enjoy more the twisties that going fast in a straight line. Car has always been professionally maintained, my HB going (gone?) bad and about to be replaced at 22.5K pampered miles.

leng64

GS 2011, replace HB at 1400 miles. I hope it will last me for many years to come. I currently have about 9500 miles. Still smiling.

Medic Man

I have a 2012 GS, just had mine replaced with 2500 miles.. Kinda crazy this isn't a recall!

Chip A

It is crazy. Do you think it was chirping from day one?

B-Vette

No results to skew, many owners have had this type of problem starting on the C5 run and continuing with the C6. GM chose to go with the same type of balancer and roll the dice. Part should have been upgraded on the C6 but wasn't due to cost. Very painful for owners - almost as bad as the dreaded column lock issue.

TerryL

I worry about what else it will destroy when it breaks and, what that will cost me...GM should really step up! Keeping fingers crossed at 58,000+ miles in my 06 vert.