Broke down 300 miles from home.

[chaseydog]

I was driving back from visting my mom in NJ and still about 300 miles from my home in NC when I felt a shudder in the transmission. Pulled into a gas station. Truck bucked when I backed it into a spot, and the back up camera was blurry. I got out of the truck and the tailgate was covered in oil and there was oil (I believe transmission oil) all over the underside of the truck. Had it flatbeded to the local dealer but they were already closed for the night. Service person told me it would probably be Wednesday before the could even look at it. I'm holed up in a hotel for the night, I'll look for a rental car tomorrow.

 

[James-kd2cm]

Wow, that stinks. I hope they get at it earlier than they projected. 300 miles isn’t across the street by any means.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

That sucks! Hope it's not expensive.

 

[chaseydog]

That sucks! Hope it's not expensive.

It should be covered under warranty. I've already laid out some cash for a rental car to get back home. I'll call the dealership tomorrow and see if GM is going to reimburse me any of that cost.

 

[testerdahl]

It should be covered under warranty. I've already laid out some cash for a rental car to get back home. I'll call the dealership tomorrow and see if GM is going to reimburse me any of that cost.

Shit!

 

[chaseydog]

Just got some good news. Dealer got the truck in today to inspect. The transmission controller lines need to be replaced. The lines have been ordered and should be in tomorrow. Dealer actually sent me a video of the underside of the truck. Everything will be covered under warranty.

 

[testerdahl]

Just got some good news. Dealer got the truck in today to inspect. The transmission controller lines need to be replaced. The lines have been ordered and should be in tomorrow. Dealer actually sent me a video of the underside of the truck. Everything will be covered under warranty.

That's a pretty cool thing for the dealer to do! Now, how many times did you watch that video? Be honest. LOL.

 

[chaseydog]

It was a cool move on the dealers part. I was a bit uncomfortable leaving my truck with an unknown dealer 300 miles from home, but them sending me the video, and getting my truck into the shop earlier than expected set has gone a long way to setting my mind at ease.