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My 01 chevy silverado 5.3 (gas) started knocking 2 months after I bought it nov 00 (GM's infamous cold start knock). I complained to the dealer and they said it was normal. I said yea a knocking in the engine is fine no problem NOT.
So gm rep gives me 100k warranty for my constant complaing over the next 6 months. I said why are you giving me a 2500 dollar warranty for a NO PROBLEM issue?
So I keep complaing for the next 2 years. In the meantime my tranny starts slipping. They finally put new pistons in my truck. It sounds great for 3 months then starts knocking again.
I finally sell it and eat a boat load of lost dollars.
I buy a new truck with the D/A figuring GM didnt build the tranny or engine. I figure I can put a 1/2 million on this diesel engine and tranny combo. Maybe even recover some of the lost $$$ on the last fiasco.
Now all I read about is injector fail this and fuel fail that. Injectors cost 6000 dollars and who can afford that after eating a 10,000 dollar sell/buy.
Im so worried that I just bought another headache that will cost me 40K in loss.
What do you guys think? Did I totally **** up by buying this duramax?
Edited by: hoot
So gm rep gives me 100k warranty for my constant complaing over the next 6 months. I said why are you giving me a 2500 dollar warranty for a NO PROBLEM issue?
So I keep complaing for the next 2 years. In the meantime my tranny starts slipping. They finally put new pistons in my truck. It sounds great for 3 months then starts knocking again.
I finally sell it and eat a boat load of lost dollars.
I buy a new truck with the D/A figuring GM didnt build the tranny or engine. I figure I can put a 1/2 million on this diesel engine and tranny combo. Maybe even recover some of the lost $$$ on the last fiasco.
Now all I read about is injector fail this and fuel fail that. Injectors cost 6000 dollars and who can afford that after eating a 10,000 dollar sell/buy.
Im so worried that I just bought another headache that will cost me 40K in loss.
What do you guys think? Did I totally **** up by buying this duramax?
Edited by: hoot