Ready to burn this car to the ground
03-15-2012, 09:01 PM
#147
I have a G8 GT and when I tuned the trans with my superchips tuner, then retuned it back to stock it still shifts like it's tuned and EXACTLY like yours does. The only way to get it to shift smoothy like it was when it was new is to have the dealer reflash the stock tune back into the TCM.
I just had Bridgestone Potenza RE960 all season tires put on my car and they are fantastic. Smooth as glass on the highway and very quiet, plus they have great dry/wet traction and do well in moderately deep snow. It's the #1 rated ultra high performance all season tire at Tire Rack and I can see why.
My car was certified and it was a rental and everyone at G8 Board said I'll have so many problems with it. Well they were wrong, the only thing that had to be replaced were the lower control arms and the strut bushings. Other than that I put new front brakes on it and it's been virtually trouble free.
There's no doubt in my mind that your dealer totally missed the mark when they certified your car. Most of the problems you had should have been caught and repaired before it was put up for sale, including the exhaust system. The dealer should have done everything possible to make your car right since it's covered under the 4yr/48,000 miles bumper to bumper warranty.
I just had Bridgestone Potenza RE960 all season tires put on my car and they are fantastic. Smooth as glass on the highway and very quiet, plus they have great dry/wet traction and do well in moderately deep snow. It's the #1 rated ultra high performance all season tire at Tire Rack and I can see why.
My car was certified and it was a rental and everyone at G8 Board said I'll have so many problems with it. Well they were wrong, the only thing that had to be replaced were the lower control arms and the strut bushings. Other than that I put new front brakes on it and it's been virtually trouble free.
There's no doubt in my mind that your dealer totally missed the mark when they certified your car. Most of the problems you had should have been caught and repaired before it was put up for sale, including the exhaust system. The dealer should have done everything possible to make your car right since it's covered under the 4yr/48,000 miles bumper to bumper warranty.
03-16-2012, 07:22 AM
#151
From what gm said we could sue stoops over the CPO papers but it would be our time and money. Not really worth it since the outcome is still uncertain and may take more time and money than us just buying our own damn exhaust and doing it right.
But we make damn sure to tell EVERYONE not to buy from a stoops dealer. Im trying to come up with a way of taking their license plate frame and modifying it to say "dont buy a car from stoops buick gmc"
But we make damn sure to tell EVERYONE not to buy from a stoops dealer. Im trying to come up with a way of taking their license plate frame and modifying it to say "dont buy a car from stoops buick gmc"
Just replace it with a nice cat-back!
03-27-2012, 11:46 AM
#156
ok so yet ANOTHER problem now.
When switching between dual and singal zone climate control it makes several loud ticks and you can hear the flaps banging around.
So to the dealer we go again this week with 3 problems:
Alarm goes off randomly
AC flaps are making noise
Annoying rattle in front passenger door that sounds like glass
When switching between dual and singal zone climate control it makes several loud ticks and you can hear the flaps banging around.
So to the dealer we go again this week with 3 problems:
Alarm goes off randomly
AC flaps are making noise
Annoying rattle in front passenger door that sounds like glass
03-29-2012, 08:21 PM
#158
TECH Apprentice
The hood, it's the hood latch, it has a built in sensor to alert you the hood is open. The new bodystyle DeVille's/DTS and Escalade's had that problem in '07/'08. The contacts in the sensor had a bit too much play in them and would lose contact, they redesigned them for those applications. Hate to see you're stuck with the car without ever truly getting it fixed, take it to another dealer.
