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10 hours ago, Grumpy Bear said:

A year ago I bought a new car which called for 0W20 oil. It had like 20 miles on the odometer. I asked the sales guy to have the shop change the oil (car was near a year since manufacture) and to do so with a 5W30. This car has a 10 year/100,000 mile power train warranty. 

 

The immediate response was "We will void your warranty".  I asked why naturally. They said because the 'Book calls for 0W20". I had a home market owners manual and pages from the English owners manual on me expecting this pushback which noted the home market spec was 10W40 and the English cars 5W30. "On what basis would the warranty be voided, exactly"? They repeated the "in the US' line of garbage. 

 

I reminded the sales person and now the service manager who has joined the conversation that the Magnuson Moss Law placed the burden of proof for rejecting the claim on the OEM and must be based on PROOF the product I selected was the root cause for the failure, meaning a failure has to have already occurred...meaning voiding my warranty out of hand was illegal  and actionable. He agreed I could get "all litigious' on them and I explained that not only could I but would. They pulled the waiver off the table they had asked me sign. Change the oil as I requested and noted it in their record. Charged me $100 for one of the eight free oil changes the contract provided, then went out of business less than six months later. 

 

Before I left I explained that I provided my own warranties and guarantees. "I guarantee that if I buy this product from you and have an issue you will not stand behind it will be the only Brand-X car that my entire family will ever buy from them. 

 

That explanation got me a new motor in a Honda Civic that had a casting flaw that didn't show up for a few thousand miles past the warranty (I had been bringing it in for ten thousand miles before complaining of coolant losses and water in the oil). I asked the look at my buying history. Three Civics in 15 year and asked if they would like this one to be the last. He took the keys and called me a week later...It turned out to be a "know issue" with a TSB they just tried to bully me out of. I keep receipts. 

 

Someone tells me so sad to bad that I spent $70K+ on a dead horse in 36,001 miles with a pending TSB and after winning that suit I take out an add and stop buying the mark. :wtf:

 

They will do what you allow them to do. They are good at frightening people and being bullies. But this is a case where law is in your corner and the suit is free when you win. You win by following the LAW and not the claim about what the law says. 

 

Reasonable is not a word in the OEM dictionary. Litigation is. I'm not sue happy but I am also not a door mat to be stolen from. 

 

 

 

Thanks to YAWEH for US GOV was there to correct GM’s incompetence. 

asilverblazer Senior Enthusiast

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On 11/22/2025 at 8:39 PM, johnnyquick said:

My truck was drinking oil initially, I ran some heavy detergent diesel oil through it and switched to 5-30 and 10-30 in the summer and that essentially stopped the consumption, my engine failed 2 excessive consumption tests prior to that.

New information, and I can adjust my opinion accordingly... An engine with a documented history relative to the failure is worthy of further consideration in the event of a failure after the warranty expired - to an extent.

 

On 11/22/2025 at 8:39 PM, johnnyquick said:

...but will contend that if you are an adult male over age 40 then you KNOW that an engine should last longer than that...

Should - not shall. This is the same point we keep coming back to, just because we think it SHOULD doesn't make the manufacturer liable to make sure it does.

 

On 11/22/2025 at 8:39 PM, johnnyquick said:

(of course  you can try to argue that, and I said over 40 because under 40 seems to be the age group that has little intellect or ability in most areas, not all of them but most of them.)

That's funny.

 

On 11/22/2025 at 8:39 PM, johnnyquick said:

So I as well as others have the right to feel cheated if their engine craps out anytime before 100K miles IMO as that is a "reasonable expectation" of a products performance.

I even googled a Reasonable expectation for a gasoline V8 engine for my numbers to verify that angle as well as the AI and it is over 150k miles

Then take GM to court and find out how reasonable your expectation is. If I were to bet on the outcome, it wouldn't be in your favor.

 

On 11/22/2025 at 8:39 PM, johnnyquick said:

GM having KNOWN of these issues was cheating its customers by continuing to sell them and even as far back as 2020 I believe dealers were being told to run the engines at a certain rpm for X amount of time to see of anything happened to them before being sold.

I would be sure to include that in your suit against GM.

 

On 11/22/2025 at 8:39 PM, johnnyquick said:

Definition of reasonable expectation according to the WEBZ..lol "Reasonable expectation for a product refers to the safety and performance standards that an average consumer anticipates when using that product. If a product fails to meet these expectations, it may be considered defective or unreasonably dangerous under product liability laws"

I agree, there is an entire courts system ready and able to determine, whether your expectation regarding the longevity of your engine is reasonable and that GM should pay for it. A recall already exists for certain ones. 

 

You weren't cheated and GM doesn't owe you anything. Until a court of law finds otherwise.

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Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

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On 11/24/2025 at 11:40 AM, asilverblazer said:

You weren't cheated and GM doesn't owe you anything. Until a court of law finds otherwise.

 

I know I'm going to regret kicking this dog, but.....

 

Until a court of law finds otherwise? 🤔 :dunno:

 

Being cheated isn't something a court can decide. It can only decide if an ascertain WILL be rewarded and the act LAWFUL.  Not should, not could. Courts don't decide "moral issues". They decide issues of law. 

 

I buy a horse. Seller told me the horse "Don't 'look' so good". I think it looks fine. Then I find the horse I bought is blind and I sue for deceptive sales practice. Court says I was not deceived and was told the horse "didn't see well". NOT what I was told nor what was meant. I'm denied my claim on a point of law. However, the seller knew well he cheated me and violated his "moral responsibility' to be honest.

 

Moral correctness only matters to people with moral character. Law maters to cheats and liars and those taken by them. 

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asilverblazer Senior Enthusiast

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16 hours ago, Grumpy Bear said:

Courts don't decide "moral issues". They decide issues of law. 

 

Moral correctness only matters to people with moral character. Law maters to cheats and liars and those taken by them. 

 

This rabbit hole might go pretty deep. I WANT businesses to behave morally (this means different things to different people) but a business is NOT a person that can have a moral compass. Instead, it is led by or has individual members within that may. Courts can and do decide if you were cheated including if you are owed something resulting from it.

 

17 hours ago, Grumpy Bear said:

Court says I was not deceived and was told the horse "didn't see well". NOT what I was told nor what was meant. I'm denied my claim on a point of law. However, the seller knew well he cheated me and violated his "moral responsibility' to be honest.

In your example, it is not an interaction between an individual and a faceless corporation, it is between two humans, each with their own moral compass. Which, I personally view a little different than the situation at hand and I personally put more onus on the seller in this case to conduct themselves honorably. Additionally, your example illustrates better a gentlemen's agreement compared to the extensive legal documents, including disclosures, warranties, obligations, recourse, etc.  involved with a vehicle purchase. The bold portion above I think has other merits that would be probed more carefully in court than this hypothetical situation warrants - but it would be established whether the seller knew and tried to deceive you. If those turned out to be true, I doubt you would lose. However, it could be surmised that if you did lose - then you were in fact NOT cheated.

 

Law is not governed by feelings or morality. BEING cheated and having legal recourse as a result of that is not the same as FEELING cheated.

 

In this case, until a trial establishes all the facts, actions, deceptions, deficiencies, failure to perform, neglect, etc. Feeling cheated does not mean the other party is liable.

Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, asilverblazer said:

Law is not governed by feelings or morality. BEING cheated and having legal recourse as a result of that is not the same as FEELING cheated.

 

In this case, until a trial establishes all the facts, actions, deceptions, deficiencies, failure to perform, neglect, etc. Feeling cheated does not mean the other party is liable.

 

Interesting take. If I read the right you saying that to 'cheat' someone the word cheat isn't defined by morality or even by Oxford, Cambridge or Webster but but LAW. What the word means by Social Contract (Webster) or Morality (God) is irrelevant if LAW defines the word as circumstances agreed to by lobbies and lawmakers to mean something 'other' that what everyone who speaks the language knows it to mean. 

 

In that case I concede. No rational person can argue a single fact if the meanings of words are not first UNIFORMALLY agreed. 

 

I can punch a guy in the eye but if the LAW says punching is something one does on one foot and only if calico and I am neither then I have no guilt....according to LAW. Good to know...

 

No to the point. 'Feeling Cheated' may not win me a court case but it will keep that person from selling to me twice. Only a fool lets the same thief steal from them twice. You have a nice day there sir..

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asilverblazer Senior Enthusiast

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40 minutes ago, Grumpy Bear said:

Interesting take. If I read the right you saying that to 'cheat' someone the word cheat isn't defined by morality or even by Oxford, Cambridge or Webster but LAW. What the word means by Social Contract (Webster) or Morality (God) is irrelevant if LAW defines the word as circumstances agreed to by lobbies and lawmakers to mean something 'other' that what everyone who speaks the language knows it to mean. 

 

No to the point. 'Feeling Cheated' may not win me a court case but it will keep that person from selling to me twice. Only a fool lets the same thief steal from them twice. You have a nice day there sir..

 

On 11/24/2025 at 11:40 AM, asilverblazer said:

You weren't cheated and GM doesn't owe you anything. Until a court of law finds otherwise.

I don't disagree with the definition(s). The very fine distinction I am making is between being cheated such that you are owed something in recompence. More specifically, as it relates to the discussion with johnnyquick.

 

My opinion remains: buying a new truck from GM with all its warranties, maintenance requirements, etc. does not guarantee me an engine that will last beyond the warranty period. If it fails at 60,001 miles - I WAS NOT CHEATED.  It goes back to what 'legal' obligation did GM fail to perform? There might be other extemporaneous circumstances, willful negligence, denying know issues (the oil consumption note johnnyquick made would be an example). We might also have a 'reasonable' expectation the product last longer than the warranty - determined via law suit - until then, so sorry, the engine failed. But you weren't cheated.

 

And yes, I would be angry upset and mad if my engine failed at 60,001 miles because I have the same expectation that it should last longer. 

 

I readily acknowledge that GM has disappointed many with these flaws, but I am drawing a line that GM doesn't owe anyone anything for that 'disappointment'... Until a court of law finds otherwise.

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56 minutes ago, asilverblazer said:

And yes, I would be angry upset and mad if my engine failed at 60,001 miles because I have the same expectation that it should last longer. 

 

I readily acknowledge that GM has disappointed many with these flaws, but I am drawing a line that GM doesn't owe anyone anything for that 'disappointment'... Until a court of law finds otherwise.

 

Agree! :) 

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On 11/26/2025 at 3:18 PM, asilverblazer said:

 

I don't disagree with the definition(s). The very fine distinction I am making is between being cheated such that you are owed something in recompence. More specifically, as it relates to the discussion with johnnyquick.

 

My opinion remains: buying a new truck from GM with all its warranties, maintenance requirements, etc. does not guarantee me an engine that will last beyond the warranty period. If it fails at 60,001 miles - I WAS NOT CHEATED.  It goes back to what 'legal' obligation did GM fail to perform? There might be other extemporaneous circumstances, willful negligence, denying know issues (the oil consumption note johnnyquick made would be an example). We might also have a 'reasonable' expectation the product last longer than the warranty - determined via law suit - until then, so sorry, the engine failed. But you weren't cheated.

 

And yes, I would be angry upset and mad if my engine failed at 60,001 miles because I have the same expectation that it should last longer. 

 

I readily acknowledge that GM has disappointed many with these flaws, but I am drawing a line that GM doesn't owe anyone anything for that 'disappointment'... Until a court of law finds otherwise.

Just to be clear, I NEVER stated that GM owed me anything, however and I should have been more explanatory as Grumpy was, MORALLY GM cheated and continues to do so by selling an Engine with known failure rates that are abnormally high.

Yes all of your legal spegal may be correct in the court of law, but it does not make it right Kind of like a murderer getting off because his arrest warrant had the wrong zip code on it.

Anyway I will be selling mine by spring and moving on in the meantime, Caviar priced oil and 3000 miles max OCI's

GM will never get me again other than the wifes V series Escalade which is the tried and true LT4 or  handbuilt 6.2.

Happy Holidays to all you Gents

 

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