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Avihy New Member

Avihy

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Hey everyone,

 

just recently i got back driving a GM after selling my 95' Yukon somewhere at 2002. and for the past 4 months i'm rolling in a brand new silverado, 2500 HD, crew-cab LTZ.

 

love this mean machine, just love it, but there's something not right with a specific area on my engine cover.

 

it started a few weeks after i got the car, and just escalated from than: dents and deformation started to appear all around the DURAMAX patch, on the driver side!

 

it looks like this specific area is too weak, even when i lay really soft pressure on it with my finger - not to mention that same situation when the hood is really hot after a long ride or when the car was sitting for a few hours under the sun.

 

has anyone noticed that problem with their new Silverado?

 

i've tried to search the web for any related issues about my problem, but got nothing.

Britt Lifsey Enthusiast

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There is a set of forums here for the 2500 & 3500 trucks. This one is part of the 1500 forums. You would probably get better response on the 2500/3500 forums.

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N444WE New Member

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I have a brand new 3500 GMC. Recently, my hood started to show surface dents. These dents have spread and one of them is right near the Dura Max letters on the hood. This particular dent is very large, looks like a bowling ball was dropped on it. Contacted my dealer, Conley Buick GMC in Bradenton FL. They gave me the expected answer " WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE". They said nothing they could do will have to have the GM service rep. evaluate the problem. The rep. showed up weeks later and gave me the same BS about never seeing anything like this before. Ironically, I have a similar problem on my ' 08 3500 GMC. Both trucks are black and very well maintained. It's hard to believe out of the thousands of GM trucks built between ' 08 & ' 15 that I own both of them with hood issues. LOL. my new truck is supposed to have the hood replaced this week. GM is charging me $500 as a settlement, they say the hood replacement is normally $2,000. I hope to hear from other owners reporting the same problem. Bill

newdude Senior Enthusiast

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Uh...OP...engine cover and hood are two different things. Are you having a problem with the plastic engine cover under the hood or the hood itself?

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