****6.2 RECALL HAS BEEN RELEASED*****TSB NEEDED

[twiget]

I took my '23 Bison to the dealer today for an unrelated issue, and asked about this recall. I was told that the '23's haven't been released yet. I got home and checked my mail and I had received the recall letter. The service advisor said GM may release some time in the next few weeks.

 

[AXE]

I took my '23 Bison to the dealer today for an unrelated issue, and asked about this recall. I was told that the '23's haven't been released yet. I got home and checked my mail and I had received the recall letter. The service advisor said GM may release some time in the next few weeks.

My letter says something like "hey we fucked up your shit, we"ll let you know when we get parts to fix it". "In the meantime, we have 5% financing and a free keychain for our loyal GM Customers."

 

[twiget]

My letter says something like "hey we fucked up your shit, we"ll let you know when we get parts to fix it". "In the meantime, we have 5% financing and a free keychain for our loyal GM Customers."

Lol, mine said about the same thing.

On the up side, the new oil is the same that my Z06 uses. So, yay?

 

[AXE]

I was at my dealer today to get my cluster fuck tonneau replacement resolved.

He said that they had a meeting this morning and GM has authorized the recall warranty work on customer vehicles even if they haven't received the letter saying the vehicle is open for the recall. They now have the adequate caps and oil and bandwidth for that portion of the work.

He offered to do mine, but I didn't want to sit around any longer as I had already been there for two+ hours. Since my fucking tonneau parts weren't correct yet again, I'll probably do it next trip.

Also I asked him what the costs were for these replacement motors. He said surprisingly the motors were not expensive at about $3800, but authorized labor was just under 20 hours and approved labor rate was $195/hr. So with some miscellaneous cost it was less than $9k per motor. I was suprised it wasn't more.

Their standard labor rate is now $225/hr.

 

[KLA]

I was at my dealer today to get my cluster fuck tonneau replacement resolved.

He said that they had a meeting this morning and GM has authorized the recall warranty work on customer vehicles even if they haven't received the letter saying the vehicle is open for the recall. They now have the adequate caps and oil and bandwidth for that portion of the work.

He offered to do mine, but I didn't want to sit around any longer as I had already been there for two+ hours. Since my fucking tonneau parts weren't correct yet again, I'll probably do it next trip.

Also I asked him what the costs were for these replacement motors. He said surprisingly the motors were not expensive at about $3800, but authorized labor was just under 20 hours and approved labor rate was $195/hr. So with some miscellaneous cost it was less than $9k per motor. I was suprised it wasn't more.

Their standard labor rate is now $225/hr.

How long you been fighting with them about your tonneau cover? Seems like it has been an awful long time. Almost think you should get some type of compensation for all of your time goin to the dealer for this problem.

 

[AXE]

How long you been fighting with them about your tonneau cover? Seems like it has been an awful long time. Almost think you should get some type of compensation for all of your time goin to the dealer for this problem.

8 months

 

[Byrds8]

I might have taken it off, threw it out back and pissed on it by now.

So much damn drama with it.

 

[AXE]

I might have taken it off, threw it out back and pissed on it by now.

So much damn drama with it.

Not me, I'm gonna make sure i go in for everything thats a POS on this rig. Half the visits i do are for other issues. Gonna do the hood paint right before warranty expires. I'm hoping the motor and transmission goes too and some more trim shit falls apart. I'm going for records here with this shitbox. I want them to lose money on this truck. Fuck GM and their shitty suppliers.

 

[Byrds8]

Not me, I'm gonna make sure i go in for everything thats a POS on this thing. Have the visits i do are for other things. I want them to lose money on this truck. Gonna do the hood paint right before warranty expires. I'm hoping the motor and transmission goes too and some more trim shit falls apart. I'm going for records here with this shitbox. Fuck GM and their shitty suppliers.

Haven’t had my hood paint done yet either. I almost did but the body shop I would have had to take it to didn’t have a clue. I got the feeling they would mess it up more than fix it. So I didn’t let them touch it. Is a damn shame too. I finally got the overall paint nice from the previous owners neglect.

When the wife can drive again, they will be fixing my seat frame on the drivers side and the trim on the console where the seat is tearing it up.

 

[TimShaw85]

So, we need more info. Can someone who is an insider find and post the TSB for this recall? I want to know what they are actually doing. I'm afraid that due to the volume of vehicles affected, they are going to just change my oil and filter and pretend it's all good...

That’s exactly what they are going to do if there is no fault code detected. Change the oil to a higher viscosity, new oil filter, new oil cap, insert for owners manual and up warranty to 150k miles. If you throw a code, they will keep your vehicle and order a replacement engine.

 

[AXE]

Also, my SA said that GM had previously been sending recall eligibility letters to owners that were getting close to a scheduled oil change, for example 20% oil life. So they are monitoring your vehicle daily. That's probably why there's no rhyme or reasoning to how the letters have been distributed.

 

[KLA]

Just to make things clear, the 10yr/150k warranty they are giving us starts from the original date the truck was put into service, and it ONLY covers engine problems relating to this particular recall(main bearings, crank, connecting rods, ect.). The extended warranty IS NOT a full 10yr/150k powertrain warranty.

 

[AXE]

Just to make things clear, the 10yr/150k warranty they are giving us starts from the original date the truck was put into service, and it ONLY covers engine problems relating to this particular recall(main bearings, crank, connecting rods, ect.). The extended warranty IS NOT a full 10yr/150k power train warranty.

Which really isn't a bad deal, all things considered. I may actually consider keeping mine longer now. At least you know you won't have to cough up $9k.

 

[slicer]

Also, my SA said that GM had previously been sending recall eligibility letters to owners that were getting close to a scheduled oil change, for example 20% oil life. So they are monitoring you vehicle daily. That's probably why there's no rhyme or reasoning to how the letters have been distributed.

Not true. I had my oil changed at Chevy like a month ago, its at 95% life or something now and I got the letter.

 

[AXE]

Not true. I had my oil changed at Chevy like a month ago, its at 95% life or something now and I got the letter.

It's true cause I've know the guy for 27 years. While it may not be applicable across 800,000 vehicles, it has likely been part of the early strategy to triage vehicles through the recall. Now that materials are more widely available they are doing vehicles without the letters as stated in the earlier post. I'm sure other dealers are doing it differently.

 

[KLA]

My oil monitor said my oil was at 18% and I didn't get my letter from GM til 4 weeks after I had the dealer give me a free oil change. And they still put in 0w-20.

 

[AXE]

My oil monitor said my oil was at 18% and I didn't get my letter from GM til 4 weeks after I had the dealer give me a free oil change. And they still put in 0w-20.

I wouldn't wait around for letters, hell I didn't even know prople still used mail until I seen people talking about it on this forum.

May as wrlll change it if your dealer wont do the recal service. You can get Mobil 1 0W40 European formula, which magically has the Dexos approval now for $5 a quart at Walmart. Dealer wants $200, I do mine for $60.