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#1008 of 1057 Ray by grumpy558 Feb 17, 2002 (9:46 am)
Hi-- Thks for the info--appreciate it-- Good luck with your truck also-- Grumpy
#1009 of 1057 Finally, I got through to Chevy... by cspaulding Feb 23, 2002 (1:18 pm)
My '00 Crew Cab is finally going back under lemon law - I haven't posted for a while, since there have been no developments. We ended up going BBB (at least the initial filing) - within 2 days, GM's legal department was on the line, and admitted the dealers (3 involved) and the zone manager should have taken this truck back over 20,000 miles ago. We should have a new truck by the end of next week, approximately three weeks after filing with the BBB. Will post after we get the replacement. Chris.
#1010 of 1057 Chris......... by bowhuntwi Feb 26, 2002 (6:21 am)
Another Chevy?
#1011 of 1057 bowhuntwi... by cspaulding Feb 26, 2002 (9:48 am)
At this point, yes. I spoke with Chevy this AM and their story is changing...went from by the end of this week to 3 weeks - after telling us they want our truck off the road. My hubby had a friend (a Ford mechanic) ride with him this weekend, he had my hubby pop the hood to make sure it was a big block. I came across the jury instructions for Lemon Law, and, if Chevy doesn't get it taken care of soon, we'll contact an attorney here to take care of it. Right now, Chevy is supposed to be replacing ours with a Duramax/Allison crew cab. We'll give them a chance.
#1012 of 1057 GOOD LUCK!!! by bowhuntwi Feb 26, 2002 (11:58 am)

#1013 of 1057 How Big ..... by mrmilkytou Feb 27, 2002 (5:51 am)
of a tire will fit under the wheel wells of a stock 2002 GMC Sierra CC, w/ the Duramx- Alli combo.(short bed single rear wheels) Right now I am riding on stock Bridgestone 245/85's and they ride great but given all the tire problems with the Bridgestone/Firestones I want them off and if I gotta get new I figure Bigger would look and maybe ride a little better. Anybody got some advice???? P.S. cspaulding, if they come thru and give you the DMax-Alli CC, I know you will be impressed. I factory ordered mine and it took 4 1/2 months to come in. It was worth the wait. The first tank I went 338 miles and filled up. Pump said 19.083 gallons. 17.71 mpg right off the lot. I can only hope it will get better. thanks to all who reply, Mr. Milky
#1014 of 1057 MR MILKY by ryanbab Feb 27, 2002 (6:46 am)
if you go bigger than stock the dealer wont be able to do any warranty work for the engine/trans. There is a tsb saying if you install larger tires and are having any trans (shifting) problems you have to put the original size back on before they will look at it. This only applies to trucks with the allison trans I know i know its STUPID!
#1015 of 1057 Mr Milky... by cspaulding Feb 27, 2002 (7:25 am)
Thanks for the info. My hubby's boss had a '01 or '02 Duramax/Allison & went back to a Ford, he "gave" his to the doctor that raised him and says the guy loves it...he was getting between 17 and 19 for the few months he drove it, and they too figure it should only get better... As for me, after getting "burned" ordering our '00 in (if we would have been able to test drive it before we bought it, we would have NEVER taken the truck), I'll never order another one in. I'd even drive the 150 miles to Milwaukee to find one on a lot next time. I'm hoping Chevy gets their act together and we can get into the Duramax within 2 weeks. Thanks for the info. Chris.
#1016 of 1057 what happened cspaulding by mrmilkytou Feb 27, 2002 (8:46 am)
that you filed under the lemon law??
#1017 of 1057 Long list of problems... by cspaulding Feb 27, 2002 (10:03 am)
I had a discussion on 2000 K2500's that is in archieved discussions. Anyway...we ordered a 2000 K2500 crew cab, completely loaded, with a 454 engine. Waited 4 1/2 months to get it. Picked it up on a Saturday. As soon as my husband drove it he noticed the box was crooked, took it back Monday for that. He also told them it had a major lack of power, to no avail. At about 5000 miles it used 2 qts of oil. You could see oil around the valve covers and pcv valve, but the dealer had to do their dye test first. Also, a ticking in the motor developed...which proceeded to a knock and miss. Replaced gaskets & pcv grommets, but dealer still said nothing wrong with the motor. Also, that they noted the lack of power, that there was something wrong with the motor, but that it would cost us $2,000 to look at it - even though it was under warranty. Took to zone manager at another dealer ...got bogus story...radical cam, too many right turns, etc. By this time winter had come and I used 4wd (or tried to)...at times you cannot move the floor lever on the 4wd. To this the zone manager said "it locks in after you play with it on about the 5th or 6th try, you'll just have to live with it" and "it's normal". Also, the interior was falling apart, the locking diff. wasn't locking, and the brakes weren't working at times. Finally, a third dealer looked at the motor, replaced valves, lifters, cylanders, etc. at 14,000 miles. Now the tick/miss/knock is coming back and we're starting over with the same story. Believe it or not, this is the shortened version of what's all wrong with the truck. We've always owned Chevys and never had problems. Couldn't believe the run around this time. Hopefully the deisel will be better. Thanks for asking. Chris