beergut said:hahaha- are you serious? "closed it to any thought except mine." Yes, I have my own thoughts, because the ones posted above don't make any sense, sorry to disagree but I am the worlds most leading authority on my opinion, and my opinion is based on a solid foundation of facts compromised by the sum of many hours of research and reading over the past 6 months since I bought this money pit.
I'm a Quality Control Analyst for one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical research manufacturers- before my current position I was a QC Analyst for a manufacturer that fabricated "machines" for military / government applications- QC is my field, it's what I know.
That being said... A few problems here and there over the course of many years, on any one vehicle's model in particular is normal- BUT similar complaints (in the thousands) about very specific failures in a very particular model year cluster is not to be considered a "lemon" vehicle purchased from a dealer. Simply put, it's a failure by the manufacturer to utilize the proper research & development and to secure quality components to build their automobiles. This is why european & Japanese manufacturing is far superior to that found here in America. European manufacturers allocate a much larger percentage of money on research & design and emphasize the importance of quality engineering. American manufacturers spend more money designing vehicles with pretty bells & whistles to entice the consumer into a purchase. This is a fact, by the way, not an opinion- It was my undergraduate thesis.
The failures I have experienced with this truck are not caused by a lack of using it- or as a result of driving it 30k miles in the past 6 months. Justifying these failures as "common" is ludicrous and is the path I expected die hard pro avalanche owners to take.
The truck I bought was (ascetically) perfect in every way, with a clean car-fax with regular service records reported.
Your comments about regular service makes absolutely no sense to me! What type of maintenance are you referring to? What maintenance do you perform for a wiper motor, door window motor, AC actuator and a speedo gage clusterWhat kind of "regular maintenance" ensures a transmission won't need to be replaced 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS!!!
Your comments make absolutely no sense taken in the context of my truck's failures! And the cherry on top of this heap of mechanical failure is that THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS!!!!!
A sincere thank you to those who tried to help, I appreciated your input.
If your so high up in your company why are you buying a used vehicle anyways? stick to your audi's and bmws if that's your thing, we have ours, and go with the types of trucks we use/like ect. Every car requires maintenance. Audi, for example has a terrible design with it's timing belt that has to be replaced every 100k or sooner, that in itself is not cheap, then the brakes, the cost to have serviced, the high price of special oil yada yada yada.... (my mom has a 06 A8L for around town (tires she just bought alone were $2500 that last only 20,000 miles at MOST, I called michelin and complained until they said that's alot for those tires normal is 15k, and yeah, stock wheels) and a 07 SL63 amg benz that is incredibly overpriced for her use of it) you want to know a real pile of junk, it's those, Great design, if you have money to take care of it, I unfortunately do not make 100k+ a year to cover it. I'm with the rest of america that loves my chevy truck and goes to work to earn my living. The cost of fixing these are something we take in to consideration. Perhaps you should have done more research before you bought one....perhaps even looking into issues with it. then again, any car is going to have issues.
3 trannys, that's alot of bad luck. Plain and simple. Some people have alot of that. You more than others
I'd love to sit on here and argue all day, but as for me, I'll stick with my Beloved Avy, She's everything I could want, and I'm sure there are alot of people here that would agree. I don't mind getting my hands dirty and fixing a few things here and there. But hey, i'm sure i'll have a wife one day that will have a lot of maintenance and upkeep too, but i'll still keep her around regardless.
P.S. You sound like a prick. No offense. Just saying.
try poor engineering.
