I have a 2017 V6 Colorado with only 78,000 miles on it. I am the original owner. In November I noticed a leak of some type below the engine. I also started to get a burning smell in the car. I took it in to the dealer and they replaced coolant lines and the coolant overflow tank. Cost around $700. This did not fix the leak. I took it back to the dealer and they replaced both the valve cover seals. Cost again was $700 which was brought down from $900 due to complaints about the previous repair not fixing the problem. It still leaks and now the heater quit working - likely due to oil leaking into the coolant.
I took it back to the dealer again. They now want $800 just to figure out where the leak is coming from and would need another $800 to put it back together if I did not want to fix it. They also warned that the total repair could be as high as $8,000 depending on what they find wrong. So obviously F that. A car with 78k should not be having these kinds of problems. I have a call into GM and am trying to escalate the issue up to someone who can do something but I don't have much confidence that will happen. So far the best they can tell me is to pay the $800 to find out what's wrong and they may help with the repair cost - of course they won't guarantee that.
At this point I am thinking of trading it in and just buying a new (not GM) SUV or truck. I am certainly not giving the GM dealer another dime. Anybody have ideas on the best way to deal with this?
I took it back to the dealer again. They now want $800 just to figure out where the leak is coming from and would need another $800 to put it back together if I did not want to fix it. They also warned that the total repair could be as high as $8,000 depending on what they find wrong. So obviously F that. A car with 78k should not be having these kinds of problems. I have a call into GM and am trying to escalate the issue up to someone who can do something but I don't have much confidence that will happen. So far the best they can tell me is to pay the $800 to find out what's wrong and they may help with the repair cost - of course they won't guarantee that.
At this point I am thinking of trading it in and just buying a new (not GM) SUV or truck. I am certainly not giving the GM dealer another dime. Anybody have ideas on the best way to deal with this?