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I've got GM 6 year / 100,000 mile protection plan. Over the past few months, I've been getting things done that are to be expected as the car is approaching six years old (window motors, blown speakers, headlight motors, power antenna).
But I noticed lately I had picked up some rattles in interior. Ok, the car will start to have some as it gets older, but still it is not right for what I've heard lately.
I looked around and found the following:
1. Replacement speakers not screwed in tightly - they buzzed loudly with bass tones.
2. Padding around speaker grilles ripped or not put back properly - creating a buzz sometimes and rattles.
3. My spare tire and jack not put back in correctly - creating squeaks and rattles.
4. Two of the little square cushion pads on the three pins that hold down the passenger side cover over the spare were missing. This created more rattles during driving and added to the plastic buzzing noises from speakers.
5. The little alarm unit that is supposed to be affixed to the rear passenger wheel well was knocked loose and hanging down. Presumably, this added to rattles when I go over bumps and also presumably doesn't help the motion sensor fuction of the alarm.
So, I've fixed all of these thing myself. But those GM dealer clowns are supposed to be doing this stuff correctly.
It seems now I can now drive again with no interior rattle (the catalytic converter is another matter [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) and hear buzz-free bass again.
Another thing that still gets me was a few years ago when they replaced some sparkplugs, wires and coils under warranty. I got home and was looking at things and noticed the little shields around the new plugs were missing.
After calling up the service manager, he tells me he found the shields in the garbage where the mechanic had thrown them after working on my car. :mad: [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img] He put everything back as it should have been.
CLIFF NOTES: Rant about sloppiness of GM dealer warranty repairs.
But I noticed lately I had picked up some rattles in interior. Ok, the car will start to have some as it gets older, but still it is not right for what I've heard lately.
I looked around and found the following:
1. Replacement speakers not screwed in tightly - they buzzed loudly with bass tones.
2. Padding around speaker grilles ripped or not put back properly - creating a buzz sometimes and rattles.
3. My spare tire and jack not put back in correctly - creating squeaks and rattles.
4. Two of the little square cushion pads on the three pins that hold down the passenger side cover over the spare were missing. This created more rattles during driving and added to the plastic buzzing noises from speakers.
5. The little alarm unit that is supposed to be affixed to the rear passenger wheel well was knocked loose and hanging down. Presumably, this added to rattles when I go over bumps and also presumably doesn't help the motion sensor fuction of the alarm.
So, I've fixed all of these thing myself. But those GM dealer clowns are supposed to be doing this stuff correctly.
It seems now I can now drive again with no interior rattle (the catalytic converter is another matter [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) and hear buzz-free bass again.
Another thing that still gets me was a few years ago when they replaced some sparkplugs, wires and coils under warranty. I got home and was looking at things and noticed the little shields around the new plugs were missing.
After calling up the service manager, he tells me he found the shields in the garbage where the mechanic had thrown them after working on my car. :mad: [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img] He put everything back as it should have been.
CLIFF NOTES: Rant about sloppiness of GM dealer warranty repairs.
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