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Cantrell Enthusiast

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I hope everything has gone well for you.

Mine has been fine though I have only driven about 300 miles.

I still have a case open with GM and asking for compensation for loss during the 38 days I didn't have a vehicle.

If I take compensation, I guess any chance of lemon law for this truck is out the window.

 

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BIGDOGx
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That truck is long gone right now👍, my point though was gm customer help being allowed to do something other than offer appointment booking. I got essentially a free gmpp plat 0 deduct warranty to 80k

Z45
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You can demand all you want but they are only going to replace what GM pays them to replace. 

Nomad24
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Driving back from Pagosa Springs CO To Austin TX we stopped in Roswell NM for the night, got about 50 miles out of Roswell and had the knocking and misfiring, got it towed back to Roswell to Richland

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GS259 New Member

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Have the same problem with my 2021 Silverado. Truck has 6,000 miles.

Cantrell Enthusiast

Cantrell

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Since it is under 8k miles make sure they order parts for all cylinders. I understand that is common.

 

Colin Zibell New Member

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Do you guys have the contact info for GM to ask them about reimbursement/ lemon law? My trail boss was built during the time period that was affected but I don’t have any issues yet but I want to be ready just in case.

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I have a 2021 RST 5.3 that I purchased in October. Built in September. I have 22,000 miles on mine with zero issues.

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Sorry for everyone’s bad luck on the lifter failures. It may still happen to me, time/miles will tell. 

MAC21 Enthusiast

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Thanks for the follow up.  Im up to 1200 with no additional issues. Heading out tomorrow for a longer trip. Decided to trust the engineers and take a shot.  Love my truck!  

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I recently purchased a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado LT Trail Boss (3 months ago) and last weekend I experienced my truck making a very strange noise.  I quickly contacted the dealership and they just confirmed that my lifters are defected.  They are replacing the lifters on the truck this week.  My first GM truck I bought was a 2006 Silverado.  That truck is still up and going with over 220,000 miles.  I then purchased a 2016 GMC Sierra and the dealership notified me of the truck being a lemon due to the transmission.  Now I am worried about this brand new truck having these issues so early on.  

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I just dropped my 2021 Silverado 5.3L (13,000 Miles) to the dealer this weekend, same issues. Service Parking Brake, Service ESC and Engine Light Indicators went off while driving. Shuddering, knocking at idle and while driving, basically running like dogshit. Service Department called and said there were several misfires, countless error codes and that my Lifters were bad. Of course, they are backordered from the factory, so who knows when I'll get it back. Definitely time for a recall!

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On 5/13/2021 at 8:00 AM, Votivegore said:

The 2021’s are being built with defective lifters that come apart internally, usually with less then 10k miles. They bend pushrods sometimes, sometimes they do not. I believe it is a quality control issue of who supplies the lifters to General Motors. The problem has become so widespread that there is a shortage of parts to repair these vehicles. I am currently waiting on parts for 8 of these vehicles. 

My 2021 Chevy Silverado Trail Boss has 3500 miles. They determined it is a collapsed lifter. Parts are on back order. Could be months.. the dealership service consultant recommended, I do a buy back (lemon law). Is it worth it? Or do I be patient and wait it out? Has anyone experience this and how long did it take for the parts to come in? 
 

thanks In advance.

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8 hours ago, stormslinger1 said:

I just dropped my 2021 Silverado 5.3L (13,000 Miles) to the dealer this weekend, same issues. Service Parking Brake, Service ESC and Engine Light Indicators went off while driving. Shuddering, knocking at idle and while driving, basically running like dogshit. Service Department called and said there were several misfires, countless error codes and that my Lifters were bad. Of course, they are backordered from the factory, so who knows when I'll get it back. Definitely time for a recall!

I’m dealing with the same situation. Parts on on back order. Could be months. Service consultant recommended I do a buy back. This is where the dealership buys back the vehicle and gives back the money I paid into it. Is this worth it? Or do I wait it out? I’ve already been in contact with GM customer service and an attorney to figure out what route I’m taking. Any suggestions?

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12 hours ago, Mileon said:

I recently purchased a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado LT Trail Boss (3 months ago) and last weekend I experienced my truck making a very strange noise.  I quickly contacted the dealership and they just confirmed that my lifters are defected.  They are replacing the lifters on the truck this week.  My first GM truck I bought was a 2006 Silverado.  That truck is still up and going with over 220,000 miles.  I then purchased a 2016 GMC Sierra and the dealership notified me of the truck being a lemon due to the transmission.  Now I am worried about this brand new truck having these issues so early on.  

How was the dealership able to get the parts this quickly? Mine are on back order. Which could take months? The service consulted recommended I do the buy back process. I’m not sure if I should wait it out or begin the process.. Any thoughts? 

MAC21 Enthusiast

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I kinda started the lemon discussion at the dealership.  Tried to trade the truck but they didn’t have any available.  My lemon law timeline was winding down to a few days.  All of the sudden they had parts. Also got them to pay me back the payment for the month my truck was down. 

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