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GMC's Warranty Business Practices

51 messages,  Last post on Jan 08, 2008 at 11:44 AM

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#45 of 51 Snapped a tie rod by oldharry

Feb 06, 2005 (1:50 pm)

Does he mean that the steel of the rod broke, the ball broke off the threaded stud, or that the ball pulled out of the socket? I am picturing a wheel turned hard left, and the front of the tire striking something. As that vehicle has the tie rods behind the control arms, the force would be pulling out in this case. I would still suspect prevoius damage started the problem, and with stock wheels and tires, a wheel would not get bent at slow (less than 25 mph) speeds by a 2 inch curb. As DR stated the wheel on the side with the broken tie rod would turn outward, if she was turning hard left, the vehicle would continue turning, not stop. Therefore she could have hit a pole on the left of the drive, but unless her foot was hard on the gas, the post would stop it before it went very far. "The whole left side" implies significant speed.
 
Harry

#46 of 51 Re: Snapped a tie rod [oldharry] by cadillacmike

Feb 18, 2005 (7:57 am)

Replying to: oldharry (Feb 06, 2005 1:50 pm)
Infortunately what we have here is an unhappy camper who gave more details of his wife's sister's aunt's niece's job title than any real details to what happenned. And then he dissappears so we don't know, and probably never will, and does anybody really care? No one was hurt, and the driver was more than likely the reason for the damage in the first place.

#47 of 51 Looks like by cadillacmike

Mar 07, 2005 (3:20 pm)

this fellow has fallen off the planet......

#48 of 51 Re: Snapped a tie rod [cadillacmike] by keithg

Oct 08, 2005 (10:20 am)

Replying to: cadillacmike (Feb 18, 2005 7:57 am)
Hi all !
 
   ...Not jumping to defend the guy with the snapped tie rod, but I can produce the dealer repair data for my 2002 Envoy which needed the right side tie rod replaced AND the stabilizer bar links replaced because of loose play in the steering and knocking in the steering column over very slightly seamed concrete highway surface. The vehicle is in new condition, has never been offroad, and to the best of my knowledge not even encountered any significant potholes.(the roads here are in good shape) The vehicle has very good integrity of comfort and usefulness, but has been nothing but headaches since the first week of purchase...the Envoy is a great idea built from the poorest quality matierials which are used in major components such as suspension, engine and drivetrain...Don't believe it ? check with dealer mechanics and local shops, and ask them how many front end parts, rear brake rotors , instrument gauge clusters (yes, the dashboard !) and engine electronics they have replaced... One example is the rear brakes...My emergency brake would not hold from the day I bought the truck new, there is now a law suit pending due to nationwide complaints. The rear brake rotors gave trouble from 12,000 miles, then rusted to pieces, destroying the linings (the dealer has piles of rotors so badly rusted, they cannot even be cut down) In summary, My Envoy is a pampered vehicle, but I am getting rid of it because it spends more time at the dealer than in my driveway, and it only has 34,000 miles on it !

#50 of 51 New car availability by creshetar

Jan 08, 2008 (8:15 am)

1st time using the internet to research and find a new car. Problem is when I 'build' my car and then go to find it there are none to be found. It doesn't matter if I choose Mazda, Honda, Toyota, Chevy, whatever...there are plenty of base models in the online inventories but virtually zero upgraded models. Is it because this is the wrong time of year (December-January), standard dealer practice to force you to special order what you want, conspiracy, what?

#51 of 51 Re: New car availability [creshetar] by tidester

Jan 08, 2008 (11:44 am)

Replying to: creshetar (Jan 08, 2008 8:15 am)
I suggest posting your message in one or more of the vehicle specific discussions to find out what kind of options others have found to add to their base vehicles.
 
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