GM has an issue with "a breaching of the engine block by a connecting rod" in V8s
GM bearings
- Thread starter Coyote Chris
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I'm aware of several instances of this problem occurring a few years ago. In both instances the owners were out of the warranty period and contacted GM but GM offered no assistance. If the NHTSA determines that a recall is necessary, they will be able to get some relief albeit delayed.
Mike
Mike
Merry Berry will issue a SOFTWARE UPDATE to fix it. Oh, wait, she fired all of her programmers, so they have no one to write the update. Darn. Apparently, GM engineers are no better than their programmers.
Deny, Delay, Defend.
Deny, Delay, Defend.
OP
OP
Its an interesting situation. Say the bearings fail at 65,000 on an engine warrentied for 60,000. Subaru paid for the labor when we had a standard transmission fail just out of milage warrenty but within the time warrenty. Another friend had a 2022 Accent Subaru CVT fail at 70,000, out of milage warrrenty. Subaru paid for the labor. Then there were all those circa 2014 Subarus that failed due to defective oil rings....Subaru agreed to put in new short blocks but not if the engine was out of warrenty. I bought an 8 year /80,000 mile subaru "warrenty" for my 2018 Forester. I have 30,000 miles on it. It cost me $500 out of a Subaru dealer in Stamford CT.
Engine/tranny repairs can be very expensive now adays. I forget what it costs my wife to get a new Valve body put in her 2015 forester but it wasnt cheep.
So if a bearing fails at 65,000...is that a safety issue if the engine is only warranteed for 60? When any engine comes apart, its a safety issue....65,000 or 165,000.
Recalls only apply to safety issues and there is no time or mileage restriction since the recall is Federally mandated. They are performed at no cost to the owner and the recall repair has a lifetime warranty. If the engine locks up, that can be considered a safety item and the NHTSA may mandate a recall. If, on the other hand the engine uses excessive oil, that is not a safety issue, the NHTSA has no authority to mandate a recall in that instance.
Mike
Mike