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123 messages,  Last post on Jul 27, 2011 at 7:08 PM

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#114 of 123 Silverado 1500 alignment and rotations by harmon1833

Oct 12, 2010 (4:19 pm)

#115 of 123 Silverado 1500 alignment and rotations by harmon1833

Oct 11, 2010 (12:44 pm)

My 2009 Silverado (bought in January of 2010 with 9 miles), has less than 14,000 miles on it and the front end has ate the inner tred off. The dealer says it's my fault because i didn't have the tires rotated at 6,000 and 12,000 miles and that I would have known there was a problem if I had brought it to them (45 minutes from the town I live in) to have the services done. Now they want me to pay for an alignment, and say that the tires have to be replaced immediately because they are on the verge of a blowout. Anyone else had to have an alignment on new vehicle with less than 14,000 miles?

#116 of 123 Re: Silverado 1500 alignment and rotations [harmon1833] by obyone

Oct 11, 2010 (4:25 pm)

Replying to: harmon1833 (Oct 11, 2010 12:44 pm)
What the dealer said is true. If you had the tires rotated at the recommended interval, someone would have discovered that the tires were wearing unevenly and would have recommended an alignment at that time. It doesn't take much to throw off a vehicle's alignment. Bumping into a curb could do it due to the weight of the vehicle.
 
One other thing though, I think you could get a better price and service from a tire dealer rather than have the dealer do it. Some dealers have the tires subbed out to a tire dealer for installation and alignment rather than do it themselves.
 
Since I have a friend who owns a shop with an alignment machine, I have mine's checked within the first thousand miles just to be safe as it ultimately is your responsibility.

#117 of 123 Re: Silverado 1500 alignment and rotations [harmon1833] by pondrocker

Oct 12, 2010 (4:19 pm)

Replying to: harmon1833 (Oct 11, 2010 12:44 pm)
Hi, Had the exact same thing with the front tires happen on my 2008 Sierra although I did have mine rotated every 5,000 -7,000 miles & then neglected for too many miles at which time it was noticed & an alignment preformed. I agree an ailgnment at low mileage seems strange, maybe ours came from the factory that way?. I am a stickler about tire care so to me it was just me being lazy as I usually rotate quite often, highly recommended for many reasons. Good luck!

#118 of 123 New lower balljoints at 50,000 miles ? by baldmantruckin

Oct 20, 2010 (8:07 am)

#119 of 123 New lower balljoints at 50,000 miles ? by baldmantruckin

Oct 20, 2010 (8:07 am)

I have a 2007 silverado Classic with only 50,000 miles on it, and am having the lower balljoints replaced today. The garage doing the job is a friend ...so it is not like they are pulling a fast one. I am just wondering if any one else has had a similar issue with balljoints wearing this soon. I bought the truck from a dealer 2 years ago with 17,000 miles and it was used by the dealer so it has been treated well by them, as well as myself. Just curious...seems like balljoints normally don't wear with only 50,000 miles ??

#120 of 123 Torsion Bar Hanger rusted from frame by slamdance

Mar 13, 2011 (10:58 am)

#121 of 123 Torsion Bar Hanger rusted from frame by slamdance

Mar 13, 2011 (10:58 am)

2000 Silverado LS Ext cab. I started hearing a noise going over bumps. Looked underneath this morning and saw that the back end of the left side torsion bar is no longer attached to the frame. The bracket that holds the crossmember rusted away from the frame. This appears to be riveted to the frame. I'm trying to find a part number for this piece. Any help?

#122 of 123 2007 Silverado leaf springs by 07chevz71

Jul 27, 2011 (7:08 pm)

#123 of 123 2007 Silverado leaf springs by 07chevz71

Jul 27, 2011 (7:08 pm)

I have a 2007 Silverado z71... it only has 77,000 miles on it and i have two broken leaf springs. The middle leaf springs on both sides snapped in half and i don't even put weight in the back, and i don't go off road.... i ocasionally tow snomobiles, and i'm sure not ruff on it. I took it to the Chevrolet dealer in Ithaca, NY and they told me that they just replaced the same ones on a 09 silverado with only 30,000 miles on it today. when i pulled it into the garage for them to look at it, the woman at service said to the technician " guess what is wrong with this truck" and the technician replied " leaf springs?" it seems like they must have a lot of problems with them and im wondering if anyone else has had this problem, or if there is anything they are doing to fix the problem with them breakin so easy. It is covered under the GM Protection Plan Warranty, but im afraid that they will eventually do it again, and by then my warranty will be up and ill be stuck fixin them myself... it doesn't sound like an easy fix either... the technician told me that he has to drop the gas tank and remove the exhaust just to get to them and replace them

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