As usual, it does not take many miles for the LT1 motor (about 5k miles in this case) to self destruct and leave the owner aggravated and disappointed. The real question here is if GM can supply enough engines to the dealers to prevent the backlog of replacements or is this going to be another tale of shortage as the one with the replacement tires that are always out of stock?
Fortunately for the car owner, the car was not modified in any way or otherwise, this could have been a very expensive lesson in automotive living.
Reminds me of the early 6.0 diesels and the 6.4 diesels that International sold to Ford. New vehicles with the engine dropped under the car, of course the ford guys just removed the cab. Ford fixed the problem with their in-house 6.7 that has been a reliable motor.
ReplyDeletethis goes on to show why Garbage Motors should have died.
ReplyDeleteThey did die, but massive amounts of tax payers money brought them back. Then the massive amounts of tax payers money that went under the table was used to "pay back the money" wink wink.They could be called Zombie Motors. Of course Dodge has died several times, and they keep coming back.
ReplyDeleteAgreed☺
DeleteFord almost died too until the government stepped in and saved them. All of the big 3 have had their issues.
ReplyDeleteWell no, you apparently mix the EV loans with actual BK bailouts for Chrysler and especially GM. Do some research regarding pension liabilities and UAW involvement and benefitting from GM bail out, at taxpayers expense. Ignorance is bliss and you apparently are in the full state of grace.
DeleteSorry, should have given more details. Ford was not part of the recent bailout of auto companies. I'm talking about in the past when Ford had the transmission debacle that demanded a recall. If they had been forced to do the recall it would have put them out of business.
DeleteMaybe you should do your own research before making assumptions. Ignorance is a bliss to be sure.
https://asavagefactory.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/ford-got-the-largest-government-bailout-in-history/
Here's a nice top 10 list of the biggest auto recalls ever. Just for shits and giggles.
Deletehttp://money.cnn.com/2014/05/27/autos/biggest-auto-recalls/
Hopefully you will not insist on others screwing up to somehow justify GM stupidity and incompetence? Especially considering the largest ever penalty/hush money GM just paid out to the federal government? Maybe time for you to change the strategy? The current one works out like obama's leadership in the Middle East, LMAO.
DeleteGM, regarding you being clear, maybe it is time to stop living in the WHAT IF land and stick to the facts? All you and that blog showed is Ford is smarter than GM but thanks for showing it once again (and I am not even a Ford supporter or fan).
DeleteHmmm, I thought it showed the Ford builds junk just like GM builds junk just like Chrysler builds junk. Facts were that Ford built a shitty transmission. Facts were that they needed to recall them. Facts were that they made a deal with the government so they could keep from going out of business forever.
DeleteYou see what you want to see I guess.
PJ, also I would never say that two wrongs make a right. I'm not trying to justify anything that GM has done. Due to the boner you have for the corvette you sometimes have a hard time seeing past that though.
DeleteWhat I was pointing out to Gator and Dr.Fat is that Ford should have died too. And the fact that the government steps in with money, changing actual laws, skipping recalls.......... It breeds further incompetence from all of the car manufacturers involved. You can't learn from mistakes when you're never accountable. All of the big three are guilty of it. That's a fact.
I'm curious, does this kind of thing happen in other countries, or is it a phenomenon that is strictly restricted to U.S. automakers? And when I say, "this kind of thing", I am referring to the bankruptcy/bail out and the continued production of defective automobiles with the government eagerly waiting in the wings to bail them out. Or, do other countries, such as Britain, Italy, Germany, etc. say, "You can't run your company well enough to stay afloat, too bad for you, just like every other business owner."
Deletethat is true
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