Need some advice

allnturn · October 9, 2013

Dropped my 07 Silverado off at dealership for, you guessed it, oil consumption. Long story short, 7/8 piston rings were stuck. Ive had the truck for 5 months and did get a little extended warranty on it. The warranty company says now that they won't pay for oil consumption issues and the shop dealership says it will cost $4200 to rebuild. I'm at a loss and don't really know what to do. $4200 is a lot and I can't see it being just a consumption issue if the whole thing needs rebuilt? Anyone have any suggestions? Truck has 126000 miles on it.

govener71 · October 10, 2013

How much would a whole different or new motor cost to put in? I had bad heads at one point and wished I would have just waited and put a whole new or rebuilt motor in for the 2600 I put into new heads. Just to check if it's cost effective.

allnturn · October 10, 2013

That's what I was thinking. I'm already $780 in on the tear down so I would have to have the truck towed somewhere else cause I can only imagine how much the dealership would charge for a new motor. I was hoping someone would have some good directions as far as where to get a reasonably priced motor or any tactics on how to handle the warranty company. Any potential damage the stuck rings could cause?

Chris · October 10, 2013

You could go with a lawyer for the warranty company. As for a motor, check salvage yards or ebay

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'01LS1 · October 12, 2013

The risk with the used motor as you well know is that you do not know what you are buying. What if it runs but uses oil as well...or one of a 100 issues.

I would ask for the warranty company to read what part of the contract they are denying you coverage. I know they have miles of small print, but once you know where they are basing from, you can go from there. At the very worst, get your money back that you paid them in the first place.

Badass69 · October 12, 2013

You can get a low( like 5K or less) to zero mile 5.3 for 2 grand or less all day long from a wrecker anywhere. $4200 for some dealer monkeys to slap it together or a low mile one....... it's a no brainer. Delete the active fuel management garbage properly by tossing the lifters while the engine is out and have a good solid truck for the rest of the time you want to own it.

allnturn · October 12, 2013

I've been told GM will likely pick up part of the tab. Anyone know for sure if this is the case. I have owned 5 Chevys since I was 18 and I'm only. 33 now. I was told that makes a difference

Badass69 · October 12, 2013

Why would gm pay for it? Powertrain warranty mean out 26000 miles ago and probably in 2012 by time.

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allnturn · October 12, 2013

Heard from someone at dealer. The cause is a design flaw in the piston that doesn't jive with the active fuel management. Was told GM knows it is a design flaw and they may split repair costs. My only guess as to why they may do it is as a good will gesture to keep loyal consumer.

Badass69 · October 12, 2013

This is Gm.... trust me, they couldn't care less. Its a system design flaw called active fuel management.... not a piston problem. Heating and cooling cycles while running are your problem which if you chose to keep AFM active will always be an issue.

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allnturn · October 18, 2013

Just an update on my situation. Almost all the way around I have had a great experience with everyone involved other than the warranty company. First off, GM DID pay half of the repair costs to the sum of $2185. The dealership I purchased the truck and warranty from refunded 100% of the warranty price. Essentially I was left with a $200 bill for repairs. I'm usually very pessimistic like the above poster but I can assure you this kind of experience has impressed me.

Heard · October 18, 2013

Just an update on my situation. Almost all the way around I have had a great experience with everyone involved other than the warranty company. First off, GM DID pay half of the repair costs to the sum of $2185. The dealership I purchased the truck and warranty from refunded 100% of the warranty price. Essentially I was left with a $200 bill for repairs. I'm usually very pessimistic like the above poster but I can assure you this kind of experience has impressed me.

If you can find a dealer that you can get along with and you like they will bend over backwards for you. I have tried all 3 GM dealers here where I live and I found 1 out of the 3 that will bend over backwards to make me happy. The original one I was going to could care less to push GM to warranty a lot of my work on my old '08. One crappy dealer can really turn you off from a company. Find that good one and you wont even think about switching to the evil F or D word.

Badass69 · October 18, 2013

I tried 5 total and gave up myself. Same garbage from every single one. If I need to try more than 5 dealers to find a decent one at that point you buy a different product. I did lol.

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