The frigid temperatures you have to live with have evidently led to confused thinking. One person’s experience is no substitute for data. I’m not a fan of any car company — I’ve worked for them all and they’ve all been tough clients at times. But I don’t like bullshit. Here are some hard facts about dependability gleaned from the experience of many: http://www.jdpower.com/cars/awards/Vehicle-Dependability-Study-(VDS)-by-Category/843ENG
But if you like one owner experiences, I can tell you my 2014 Equinox has never required service in the three years I’ve owned it. Oh, and my’55 Chevy had never required service in the 16 years I’ve owned it. But that’s just one man’s experience, so like your experience with GM, it’s meaningless. all > On Dec 15, 2016, at 6:02 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12/15/2016 10:36 AM, Gonz wrote: >> Yes, its possible that there is a short somewhere that is getting hot, >> but not in the right place to function as a block heater. I would >> suspect that something else is going on, like maybe the oil viscosity >> is too high. This would make it very difficult to start in cold >> weather. >> > > We have an answer. The poor thing had to be towed to the dealership last > night. They checked it over very thoroughly. > The block heater was functioning perfectly, the problem was, it hadn't been > installed correctly at the Cummins factory, and when the engine had been > installed it had fallen out. > So, they are getting me a new one. Unfortunately, they are on back order. > They are also checking on the oil viscosity to see if a lighter oil might be > needed. > Meanwhile, I have a 2017 Rogue, which is a cool little car. > If the block heater is going to take more than a few days to arrive, they > have offered me another truck until mine is fixed. > This is why I have driven Nissans for a quarter century. > Any company looks good when things are going well, it's when the inevitable > happens and something goes sideways that you see what kind of company they > are. > When my self destructing Pontiac was going in for repairs every other day, GM > blew me off. > Which is why friends don't let friends buy a GM vehicle. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
