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On December 31, 2017 at 1:46 AM, slacadjuster said:

LOL, I'm sorry, but this stuff makes me laugh when bozo's like this have issues with their vehicles and put "my" steering pump broke, "my" power windows failed, etc, etc. Since when are we as humans built like vehicles?? It's not "my" check engine light, it's the trucks check engine light...

Well unless the dude has a check engine light on him

It does none of us any good calling members names like "bozo."  Please cool it.

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On 12/22/2017 at 7:16 PM, showtz said:

Vehicles can be a little like women, you can get a good one or sometimes a bad one. I have purchased GM vehicles since 1969, I have owned many pick-ups and a variety of autos, Impala, Caprice, Monte Carlo, Nova, Camaro and Chevelle to name some of them. It has seemed though that the newer models are the ones I have had the most trouble with, I mean who has a truck for a week and the power windows stop working, in the rain on the turnpike. Yes, my cruise control broke, my coil spring broke, my power steering pump went, my check engine light code was a bad throttle position sensor and the speakers were vibrating, other than that the truck was fine. I'm thinking right now about purchasing a 2019 Silverado, nothing too expensive but something with some creature comforts and the strongest engine available, that's only about 10 months away, better start saving now !!

Every brand has lemons. Even Toyota. NoQDRTundra owned a 2011 Tundra that had over $15k in warranty work including rear axle failures, bed rust, and AC issues.

http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/truck-quality-expectations-changed/

 

You can find examples of lemons from any brand. We owned 6 different GM vehicles that have been made in the last 15 years. Four of them have accumulated over 250k each, one of which was a 06 Saturn Ion with 268k miles that still runs great.

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