Jump to content

Wheel Warntee Question?

khancock

Recommended Posts

khancock Enthusiast

khancock

Posted
Posted

So I took off my factory chromes for the winter and was cleaning them today. On the inside of one wheel there was a pretty significant peace already starting to de-laminate. The truck was new in Sept and has under 10k so I'm wondering if this is worth a trip to the dealership? What do you guys think?

 

Edit, excuse the dam topic spelling.... :thumbs:

post-53198-1230848762_thumb.jpg

post-53198-1230848762_thumb.jpg

post-53198-1230848762_thumb.jpg

post-53198-1230848762_thumb.jpg

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

jrrod2004

Posted
Posted

the bumper to bumper warranty should cover this. If the defect/damage was caused by the materials or workmanship, it should be covered. If it was covered by anything else, then no - you are on your own.

khancock Enthusiast

khancock

Posted
  • Author
Posted
the bumper to bumper warranty should cover this. If the defect/damage was caused by the materials or workmanship, it should be covered. If it was covered by anything else, then no - you are on your own.

 

I really don't see what else it would have been caused by? I just took the wheel off and cleaned it and there it was.... Anyone else have similar problems?

shocktrp Enthusiast

shocktrp

Posted
Posted
the bumper to bumper warranty should cover this. If the defect/damage was caused by the materials or workmanship, it should be covered. If it was covered by anything else, then no - you are on your own.

 

I really don't see what else it would have been caused by? I just took the wheel off and cleaned it and there it was.... Anyone else have similar problems?

 

 

Brake cleaner will take the clearcoat off - other than that, who knows?

GMAnimal Enthusiast

GMAnimal

Posted
Posted

It doesn't take a PHD to figure that absolutely anything could have gotten on a wheel in 10,000 miles. You could try having it warrantied and see what happens.

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

pm26

Posted
Posted

GM clear coated or chromed wheels are junk. My truck sits in the garage most of its time and yet my clear coated wheels are already showing some signs of corrosion under the clear coat. I have seen wheel clearcoat pitting on a brand new '07 unsold 2500 truck sitting on a dealer's lot. That should sum it up for what junk these wheels are.

 

My wheels should be absolutely pristine at this point. We have no snow or ice here in central Florida and the truck has seen rain only once. GM gave me runaround about the wheels - took it to the dealer on the last day of factory warranty - they told me that they would only re-clear coat them while the truck would sit on a rack inside the service bay or outside the dealership. But they use some local outfit, not a GM approved company, so I am skeptical about this.

khancock Enthusiast

khancock

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Guess I'll stop by the dealership when I have time to see what they say. It would seem that with only 10k this shouldn't be happening....

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    250.4k
    Total Topics
    2.7m
    Total Posts

  • Member Statistics

    342,840
    Total Members
    8,960
    Most Online
    appletrav
    Newest Member
    appletrav
    Joined

  • Who's Online   5 Members, 0 Anonymous, 288 Guests (See full list)

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • newdude
      2 speed transfer case optional now?

      By newdude · Posted

      This is a 1/2 ton thing ONLY.  All HDs 2020-2026 have the two speed transfer case, with Autotrac as an option.     1/2 tons 2019-2026, regular 4x4s come with a single speed case (no 4LO!), and trucks with Z71 ordered, or all Trail Boss trucks come with the 2 speed case.  2 speed case is also an option on WT, and is also standard on High Country.  
    • newdude
      Different requirements for oil filters?

      By newdude · Posted

      2013 5.3 still to this day calls for the PF48 filter.  Which as a 15psi bypass pressure.     There is a TSB, 17-NA-157 that talks about the PF-63 and PF-64 filters which have a higher bypass rating of 22psi.    TSB HERE - temp.xml   "Beginning in 2012, the oil pumps began to regulate main gallery feedback instead of pump out pressure. This means that the oil pump now does not begin to regulate until pressure is built up to the main gallery. This change reduces the amount of time it takes to provide oil to the engine bearing and lifters during extreme cold start conditions.  Main gallery feedback oil pump control systems are present on the following engine families which use Spin-on oil filters: Small Gas Engine (SGE), Large Gas Engine (LGE), High Feature (HFV6) Gen2 and Small Block Gen5 gasoline engines. These engines with the main gallery feedback oil pump control systems are factory built with an ACDelco® oil filters"   It also calls out what engines use those filters.  The gen 4 small blocks were not on that list (LMG, LC9, L9H, L92, L94, L20, L96).  Gen 5 small blocks use the higher pressure filter.          That all said...   Your 7045 Napa filter is the PF63 equivalent, with 22psi bypass.  You are already using the higher bypass pressure filter.  You CAN keep using it, you don't technically have to use it though.  
    • Grumpy Bear
      Different requirements for oil filters?

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      Do you know WHY the filter relief setting was increased to 22 psig?    When the new system goes into the second stage the pump volume ramps up considerably. It was found that the 15 psi filter bypass setting put the filter in bypass on a warm engine when the second stage was activated. Raising the filter bypass setting forced the filter to do what it designed to do. Filter. Preventing debris from circulating during high load, high rpm operation.    So next question is how did GM find this out? VLOM/lifter failures and a deep dive by Melling Corp.    Last question. Is it required? Look at it like this; a motor may be equipped with a rev limiter. But it only works if the set point in reached. That 22 psig setting only matters if the pressure differential across the filter media exceeds 15 psig during normal warm operation. Second stage kicks in around 3000-3500 rpm.    I can't answer your question because I don't know you and how you use the truck. But I think there is enough information here to let you decide for yourself. 😉
    • Coastie05
      give me some tips to make my truck look better

      By Coastie05 · Posted

      Go back to OEM wheels. 
    • newdude
      2020 Trailboss 6.2 replacement

      By newdude · Posted

      Probably not their first rodeo, so it should go as planned most likely.  Typically the service manager or tech doing the swap will put some seat time to shake it down after they get it all put back together.  We usually put 50-100mi before we hand them back so if something happens, its not after you get it.  A coolant leaks, oil leaks, a ground left off or loose, vibration, etc.     The new engines so far have been good?  There's been a couple that have popped out there again (the replacement engine) but most have been okay.  

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...