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2015 Sierra Lifters went out TWICE! Now they won’t warranty

Jonathan Ochoa

By Jonathan Ochoa
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Sierra Dan Senior Enthusiast

Sierra Dan

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39 minutes ago, Jonathan Ochoa said:

Thing that makes me even more mad is the fact I only owe like $3800 on this turd ! Smh !! 

Yeah, maybe you can limp it along til you can get it paid off.

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Jonathan Ochoa

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18 minutes ago, TXGREEK said:

 


Did they mention anything about your tune as being the reason for denying warranty and did you disable it prior to bringing it to service?? Questions every mod enthusiast wants to know.


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I took the tune off before taking the truck in . That way they had no excuse 

Jonathan Ochoa Enthusiast

Jonathan Ochoa

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15 minutes ago, Tahoe02 said:

You have a really nice looking truck. Keep it for now and pay it off. You have 24 months of warranty to decide what you want to do. You could also consider an extended warranty if you decide to keep it. Several threads on how to get the best deal on the warranty.

I think I might go with the extended warranty on it . I owe to little to let it go and get into way farther debt ! 

TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

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I think I might go with the extended warranty on it . I owe to little to let it go and get into way farther debt ! 

Excellent choice, I’d recommend a slight overhaul and keep the AFM disabled. Later, get new wheels and tires and you’ll have a newer looking truck. Less is more [emoji6]


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SS502 Senior Enthusiast

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31 minutes ago, TXGREEK said:


Excellent choice, I’d recommend a slight overhaul and keep the AFM disabled. Later, get new wheels and tires and you’ll have a newer looking truck. Less is more emoji6.png


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When I bought my 2018, I started driving it in L7 until I got the Range. I literally have less than 120 miles of the 3,879 on it with AFM on and even then it was not in V4 mode for that whole 120 miles...that whole system will be gone after warranty.

TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

TXGREEK

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When I bought my 2018, I started driving it in L7 until I got the Range. I literally have less than 120 miles of the 3,879 on it with AFM on and even then it was not in V4 mode for that whole 120 miles...that whole system will be gone after warranty.

Ive got 85k left on my warranty, I’m thinking it’ll be gone before I reach the end of warranty if I ever have any warranty issues. It’ll be Raptor time only if GM doesn’t bring in a Raptor version of their own. I’ve never heard any issues with them at all.


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Capt Bob Enthusiast

Capt Bob

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4 hours ago, SS502 said:

Just WTH do they fall under? Not jumping on you Capt! They damn sure are a part of the powertrain.

Went back and re-read the powertrain warranty. It was "injectors" not lifters. My bad.

SS502 Senior Enthusiast

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2 minutes ago, Capt Bob said:

Went back and re-read the powertrain warranty. It was "injectors" not lifters. My bad.

I wasn't questioning your post, I was getting ruffled thinking they weren't covered LOL...didn't mean to sound like I was harpin on you Capt!

tbarn Senior Enthusiast

tbarn

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GM replacement parts and labor are covered for 12/12. Don't know where they get 2 years from.

TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

TXGREEK

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GM replacement parts and labor are covered for 12/12. Don't know where they get 2 years from.


I could be wrong, I’ve heard When serviced by GM it’s 2/24.


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12 minutes ago, TXGREEK said:

 


I could be wrong, I’ve heard When serviced by GM it’s 2/24.


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Parts replaced under warranty are covered for 12 months unlimited miles, or the remainder of whatever warranty covered them initially whichever is longer.  

 

If you pay for as repair most are 24 months,  unlimited miles. Some are 24/24, some are 12/unlimited, and some are 12/12. 

 

Same goes for parts purchased over the counter but the labor isn't covered.

Jonathan Ochoa Enthusiast

Jonathan Ochoa

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42 minutes ago, hollywoodsle said:

Parts replaced under warranty are covered for 12 months unlimited miles, or the remainder of whatever warranty covered them initially whichever is longer.  

 

If you pay for as repair most are 24 months,  unlimited miles. Some are 24/24, some are 12/unlimited, and some are 12/12. 

 

Same goes for parts purchased over the counter but the labor isn't covered.

Yup 100% correct ! Some bs that the gm part it voided after my warranty expires 

tbarn Senior Enthusiast

tbarn

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Well my initial statement of 12/12 is wrong and Hollywood seems to to be well informed but check this out directly from GM.

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tbarn Senior Enthusiast

tbarn

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Also found this. So it's no wonder someone would get different answers for different dealers/employees.

 

 

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Capt Bob Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, SS502 said:

I wasn't questioning your post, I was getting ruffled thinking they weren't covered LOL...didn't mean to sound like I was harpin on you Capt!

Never crossed my mind.

Coming from a Duramax, I suffer from injector phobia.

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