![]() Most of the other parts came from the U.S. The bodies were "stamped" there at the factory and robotically assembled there. I worked for Siemens and was at a factory in Canada for a month checking for "leaky" fuel injectors. Either on the factory window sticker, or on a decal somewhere on the vehicle, is a listing of what percentage of where the majority of the parts came from and the percentage made "elsewhere". BUT most of the parts are made elsewhere. True, many vehicle manufacturers "Assemble" them in Mexico due to the lower labor costs. There is a whole huge industrial complex just south of San Luis Potosi where a lot of them come from though the actual buildings have no identifiable signage on them The cars are not identifiable since they carry no emblems and I assume they get attached once they are in the USA. Also a steady stream of "Freightliner", "International" and "Kenworth" trucks, about 4 of them all carried by one truck, heading for Laredo and into the USA. On my way into and out of Mexico between Laredo and just south of San Luis Potosi, a distance of about 800 km or 500 miles from the border I see dozens of car carriers loaded with passenger cars heading north. Before any one chirps in, I ask you - seen any Pintos or Crickets in the past 20 years? All 3 models that were "Rush to market" that failed.Īt any rate, whatever you prefer to buy is up to you. This is the first major problem I've had with any GM vehicle in a long, long time. Don't know what happened to it after that. He sold it to a friend that got drunk one night and rolled the truck. It did blow a head gasket while he had it but no other major problems. He put it in to his son's pick-up and the son drove it for 4 years. It lasted over 340,000 miles without an overhaul and it didn't smoke when it was given to a mechanic friend for the engine. The best one was my mother's 66 Chevelle with a 327 engine. I have been driving GM products for over 60 years. It was the last GM product I ever bought! Half the head bolts spun with little torque! - They were stripped! Melaqueman can tell you it means "made in Mexico." I am just reporting the facts. On first viewing the cylinder heads, each one had "hecho en Mexico" cast in. Just for due diligence, I decided to torque the head bolts. The compression test showed low compression in 4 cylinders. It wasn't long before the new engine started banging not unlike the old engine. This was the last job the mechanic did before leaving for dental school! The GMC dealer had a factory-new GMC Targetmaster complete engine for $1,250-, an unbelieveable deal. My trusted local repair shop couldn't diagnose the noise, but it had to be bad. The body was good, but after putting some miles on the truck an engine banging noise started. In the 1980s I bought a used 1970 GMC C-2500 3/4 ton pickup with a 350 cid 8-cylinder engine. Labor over $1000 (4WD).Įdit: List in lawsuit article listed 17 vehicles, not 13. Even if you are out of the factory warranty and do not have an extended warranty, if you make a stink with GM, they may cover it.īTW The transmission for my truck retails for $2922.93 USD with a core charge of $1500.00. If you own one of the following models, and are having problems, go to the dealer, not an independent shop. And now they are failing everywhere (72,000 miles later for me). This is all due to this model transmission being used in 17 different vehicle models and having a manufacturing problem or a design flaw. It's now going on 8 weeks without my truck and I am not a happy camper. Transmission was shipped Thursday (maybe) and is supposedly on it's way. Transmission gets returned to GM and is lost again and probably was sent to another dealer. Dealer inquires with GM as to what happened. Label falls off or was damaged and transmission sits in limbo. Transmission shipped from Pontiac, MI via Fedex. Transmission was ordered by parts department. Well, the dealer found metal particles in the transmission pan and the warranty company authorized a GM rebuilt transmission. At this point I was out of the 50,000 mile factory warranty, but I have the extended warranty purchased through the dealer, I wasn't worried too much. This was a complete fluid change including the torque converter - took 5 hrs.Ībout 2 months ago the problem returned and back to the dealer. They changed the fluid and the problem went away immediately. I took it to the dealer and they said it was a known problem and that the transmission manufacturer had used an unapproved fluid. One day though, it got so bad the truck was shuddering so bad that things were making noise in the console. When it first started it was very mild, almost like a wheel balance problem. Last year my 2016 GMC Sierra had a terrible "shuddering" problem.
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