Blown Engine!

[Landscapeman]

I'll send it in the A.M. I have had the truck back since October 07' so not much can be done but I can find out what they really did.

[Speedpro1]

Originally Posted by OneBadDmax

man does this have my attention.. What a good topic, exciting, for those who dont have to deal with it. But we are all here for you speedpro

Thanks, I hope we are able to solve a problem alot of people have run into.

[TDiddy51]

I'm a newbie to this forum and I've read this post from start to finish and am shocked(NOT) at how you were treated. I hope you get total satisfaction at the final result and get some form of compensation for all the hassle. I've got a stock 08 Chev 2500HD Extended cab 6.5ft short box and am getting ready to put a S&B intake kit on it. I called my dealer to ask what else I could do without voiding the warranty and he told me anything other that an intake kit would void the warranty. I know this is false because after reading a couple other posts on this topic I googled the Magnusson whatever Act and it does a pretty good job of explaining the details. But now I'm still kind of leary about doing my next step of a tuner and eventually an exhaust. I don't need the hassle and my wife isn't a legal eagle! I want mileage not speed performance as I tow a 13-14,000# 5th wheel and get about 10.5mpg @ 65-70MPH. I only have 1500 miles on it now so when can I expect the natural increase with break-in? Any recommendations for my needs?

Have fun working your legal expenses off!

[Speedpro1]

Originally Posted by TDiddy51

I'm a newbie to this forum and I've read this post from start to finish and am shocked(NOT) at how you were treated. I hope you get total satisfaction at the final result and get some form of compensation for all the hassle. I've got a stock 08 Chev 2500HD Extended cab 6.5ft short box and am getting ready to put a S&B intake kit on it. I called my dealer to ask what else I could do without voiding the warranty and he told me anything other that an intake kit would void the warranty. I know this is false because after reading a couple other posts on this topic I googled the Magnusson whatever Act and it does a pretty good job of explaining the details. But now I'm still kind of leary about doing my next step of a tuner and eventually an exhaust. I don't need the hassle and my wife isn't a legal eagle! I want mileage not speed performance as I tow a 13-14,000# 5th wheel and get about 10.5mpg @ 65-70MPH. I only have 1500 miles on it now so when can I expect the natural increase with break-in? Any recommendations for my needs?

Have fun working your legal expenses off!

Thanks, I do appreciate the support! And I will have fun! Normally I would not hesitate to change to a better exhaust system. They are great for lowering your egt's when you are towing. Your new 08' has got the filter on it and has about 4-6 sensors pluged into it. Myself, I am not sure who is making a system for it yet that is legal. The new Lmm has to be able to smog check. The best thing you can do to any truck is make it breath better. You will lower exhaust temp. and get better mileage. All the diesels I have had seem to loosen up a little anywhere from 6-10k miles and you will see a boost in your fuel mileage. As far as a tuner, if you want a nice improvement I would look at the Superchips Flashpack. This comes with a 2 year powertrain warranty. They are the only ones I know of to offer this. One of the nice things about it is upgradable or for a download of a custom application with a USB plug into your computer at home. Remember, it will show up on your computer in your truck when you go in for service. You see what I am going through and I didn't even have one! As far as the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, It is very self explainatory. This case started from a case that Ford lost in the courts when they tried to completely block a warranty on a customer because of something simple he did to his truck that had nothing to do with the failure on the vehicle. The judge ruled in favor of the consumer. They have to be able to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that even if you did now or before have a said aftermarket product on the vehicle, that it did beyond all reasonable doubt cause the said failure. They could not block the warranty on the complete vehicle.

[Speedpro1]

I am going nuts already . 4 weeks without my truck! This is getting old. The car stuff is the pitts.

[Landscapeman]

Definitely blows. I dont like driving the car ether. It always has goofy s... hanging on the mirror

[Speedpro1]

Originally Posted by Landscapeman

Definitely blows. I dont like driving the car ether. It always has goofy s... hanging on the mirror

Hell, I feel like goofy behind the wheel!

[duramax-rob]

Hopefully they will call you monday and aploligize for their stupid mistake and give you a new enginge, oil filter, fuel filter, air filter and what ever else it takes to make you happy for their screwup. Don't ask for a lube job cause the already gave you that from the begining. Hopefully they will have someone else look at the injectors instead of pictures and replace the engine and do the right thing.

Just how much will it cost them to replace the engine compared to how many lost new vehicles sales from the bad publicity of a lot of members telling friends and family that gm doen't stand behind their warranty.

We members love our vehicles and are faithful, but that doesn't mean that our friends and family have to be faithful to gm. Let them stick that up their tailpipes and smoke that!

duramax-rob

[daddysLBZ]

Right on dmax rob!!!!!

[Landscapeman]

Truth Spoken