Is this bad?

[smug]

About 5000 miles ago the dealer replaced both upper strut mount on my GXP under extended GMPP warranty because that were creaking while turning. No big deal right? Ever since then I have been having weird suspension noises that they can not duplicate such as a loud "pop" when I would back out of my garage and another noise while turning. Tonight I pulled into the garage and while making a hard right turn to pull in I head a super loud pop noise and this is what I got.........

That would the the top of the strut shaft that broke in two pieces right at the bottom of the nut I dunno how the fuck this could have happened other then the tech impacted the shit out of that nut and made a small fracture in the shaft and it just finally broke .Looks like a tow to the dealer and some bitching is in order tomorrow.:fyws:

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[Freebeer187]

Warranty ftw

 

[EmersonHart13]

You know what's coming...

"That's normal"

 

[10sec]

You know what's coming...

"That's normal"

so true, so true! Then the bill for the tow because it wasn't covered under warranty

 

[smug]

They will be dealing with one pissed off boss if they escape from the tow bill because our tow truck driver is gonna pick up my car tomorrow from my house with the our shops flat bed tow truck. I am so sick of GM dealers fucking up my shit that is they give any problems what so ever I am gonna flip the fuck out.

 

[smug]

I brought the nut and top threaded part of the strut to the dealer today and found out that the stock replacement Bilstein is $555.00. They looked up my warranty paper work and my extended warranty had expired 200 miles ago and also the dealer was not gonna take any blame for this. So I was mad as hell but the dealer called the GMPP warranty rep and got the new strut okay'd. Everything is good not and I have to wait till Tuesday for a new strut. The GMPP also coveres $75 for a tow.

 

[99PONTIACGP]

Lay the smack down :rant:

 

[smug]

I was there for 2 hours this moring getting them to cover that.

 

[EmersonHart13]

But they covered it... VERY NICE!

 

[smug]

But they covered it... VERY NICE!

yea because I really dont have $550 laying around right now for one stinkin strut

 

[EmersonHart13]

Well I know when mine wear out I won't be buying OEM replacements...

 

[bikrboy128]

how could they say that's not their fault? i've never seen that happen, unless it was way over torqued. at least it's getting covered though

 

[frosty23_45]

Woulda been some f'd up cars in the lot later that night if they didn't cover that shit.

 

[rocket69GTP]

You can get replacement Bilstein struts from allshocks.com for $161.85. That is a complete ripoff from the stealership.

 

[Mike K]

My blower motor went out a couple years ago on a 5 degree day, warranty expired. At that point the blower motor had failed, the Onstar antenna was leaking, the strut mounts were making noise, the radio had stopped working and it had a slew of additional problems. The dealer tried selling me a G8 while the GP was in for service but they were so bad at following up that three weeks later I still had their rental car and couldn't get a response from them.

I ended up writing the district GM a letter explaining how shitty my car was, how shitty the dealership was and how pissed off I was. I got a call a couple days later explaining that everything was fixed and covered. I just had to pay for the actual blower. All labor was free and all of the other parts were paid for.

 

[smug]

You can get replacement Bilstein struts from allshocks.com for $161.85. That is a complete ripoff from the stealership.

I called them as well and Bilstein and the factory GM Bilstein struts have different valving rather then the after market Bilstein struts. They are close but not the same.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

is that rusted surface on the whole surface or only in one major spot? is it at the base of the threads? the fracture tells allllll

 

[smug]

That rusted spot is the hollow center of the shaft and that is about the base of the threads. Ill even bring the other piece to the 3800 meet on sunday lol.

 

[10sec]

Dude, the GXP has it's little problems that you can deal with, it's a driving machine. It is the #1 car i have ever had the pleasure of owning, and i've owned everything. I now own 20 of these cars and love each and everyone of them the same.

Sincerely,

- Weird dude from CGP that's obsessed with GXP's

 

[hellraiser319]

That is definitely not right...haha

 

[Mike K]

Dude, the GXP has it's little problems that you can deal with, it's a driving machine. It is the #1 car i have ever had the pleasure of owning, and i've owned everything. I now own 20 of these cars and love each and everyone of them the same.

Sincerely,

- Weird dude from CGP that's obsessed with GXP's

I must see this. Direct me to posts.

 

[1quick]

Dude, the GXP has it's little problems that you can deal with, it's a driving machine. It is the #1 car i have ever had the pleasure of owning, and i've owned everything. I now own 20 of these cars and love each and everyone of them the same.

Sincerely,

- Weird dude from CGP that's obsessed with GXP's

I would sell all 20 and buy one vette or vts-v

 

[smug]

I must see this. Direct me to posts.

I will start you with this thread from club gp

http://www.clubgp.com/newforum/tm.asp?m=3901955&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

 

[SleeperLS]

some hardcore GXP nut swingers in that post

 

[bdyman]

dan when are you going to learn you own the best car on the planet!! this is not gm`s fault or the techs fault no way!!! your nuts for even thinking that also from clubgp nut swingin gxp lovers

dude serioulsy trade that car in already, its going to go down hill and fast trade up to a trailblazer ss lol or something else if that was my car it would have been gone along time ago