An open letter to General Motors

[vmax]

I'd just like to say F you and your shit products.

My son's 2018 1500 Crew Cab shit the transmission in Dec.. with 112k on the odo and that cost $4500....now he is stuck in Belton with the AFM lifters failed and the shop there is trying to bend him over for almost double what I paid for the same repair on my POS 2020 Silverado in Nov last year.

I paid $6300 and that included pulling the engine because the cam was scored...
They want $8000 if no cam is needed and $10,000 if it is.
He could probably get a crate motor for that.

So his hometown shop in Keller is going to fix it for a reasonable price and I'm leaving at 6am tomorrow for Belton to go get the truck, him and his wife and baby and get tow everything back to Ft Worth

So again a heartfelt FU to General Motors for making $60,000 trucks you sell as work trucks to working people that can't make it 125,000 miles with the engine and transmission taking a dump.


Go right to Hell GM ..do not pass go..do not collect $200.

 

[dsgrey]

Our 2010 GMC Terrain transmission went bad just under the 60k warranty...this was after the skinless oil filter clogged the ports and required an engine tear down. But that's when prices were more reasonable so I dumped it at 59k miles.

 

[Darkpriest667]

Toyota guys... just trust me on this.

 

[Tnhawk]

GM and Ford are more concerned about getting EVs on the market than building quality gas powered vehicles.

FJB

 

[vmax]

Toyota guys... just trust me on this.

Just bought my 1st Toyota 4RUNNER last month.

But they don't make a 3/4 ton truck

 

[seeker_two]

Even Nissans have better QC than GM products....

 

[Younggun]

GM and Ford are more concerned about getting EVs on the market than building quality gas powered vehicles.

FJB

They don’t want to put EVs on the market. Government regulation is making it so they have no choice but to put EVs on the market if they don’t want to give up their profits.

Just like none of them really want to add DEF and DPF filters. Same reason a Ford Ranger is now pretty much the same size and an F-150 a few years ago. Government fuckery.

I don’t have any real loyalty to the manufacturers and they do a lot of dumb shit on their own, cutting corners to cut costs. But much of what we see can be tied right back to some government mandate requiring bullshit that cars don’t need and reduces longevity and reliability.

 

[Younggun]

Even Nissans have better QC than GM products....

I don’t trust their CV transmissions. It was a major factor when looking at a car for my wife a couple years ago.

 

[Younggun]

Just bought my 1st Toyota 4RUNNER last month.

But they don't make a 3/4 ton truck

How’s the fuel mileage?

Wanted one but when factoring the distance driven daily we decided to go with a RAV4 instead. Been happy with it.

 

[Darkpriest667]

Just bought my 1st Toyota 4RUNNER last month.

But they don't make a 3/4 ton truck

yes they do?

Toyota Tundra Towing Capacity | Towing & Payload Chart | DARCARS 355 Toyota of Rockville

Are you interested in the Toyota Tundra towing capacity? Explore the towing and payload chart at DARCARS 355 Toyota of Rockville to get to know the Toyota Tundra performance.

www.355toyota.com

 

[RickLovesBacon]

Working for a Repo company all vehicles that come are just terrible. Toyota no matter how messed up it is, it always runs. There are a lot of people letting go of their vehicles because the have a lot of problems and they wont fix them. Lexus is good too.

 

[MTA]

Biggest pieces of shit on the road

 

[General Zod]

Lexus is good too.

Lexus is Toyota with different badges and a nicer interior.

 

[vmax]

yes they do?

Toyota Tundra Towing Capacity | Towing & Payload Chart | DARCARS 355 Toyota of Rockville

Are you interested in the Toyota Tundra towing capacity? Explore the towing and payload chart at DARCARS 355 Toyota of Rockville to get to know the Toyota Tundra performance.

www.355toyota.com

My Ram 2500 / cummins 6.7 is nearly 20,000 lbs
That's what most people think of when discussing 3/4 ton truck

I get what you're saying..believe me but I'm not going to argue with you whether a Tundra is a 3/4 ton..not in this thread..not in a different thread..not ever..ever.....

So back on topic please

 

[vmax]

Biggest pieces of shit on the road

Damn right..but they have 6 position tailgates and wifi!

 

[billtool]

Toyota guys... just trust me on this.

Was just going to chime in that way….

 

[Lonesome Dove]

yes they do?

Toyota Tundra Towing Capacity | Towing & Payload Chart | DARCARS 355 Toyota of Rockville

Are you interested in the Toyota Tundra towing capacity? Explore the towing and payload chart at DARCARS 355 Toyota of Rockville to get to know the Toyota Tundra performance.

www.355toyota.com

It's the only Toyota vehicle that's a POS in several ways.

 

[BigRed]

I'd just like to say F you and your shit products.

My son's 2018 1500 Crew Cab shit the transmission in Dec.. with 112k on the odo and that cost $4500....now he is stuck in Belton with the AFM lifters failed and the shop there is trying to bend him over for almost double what I paid for the same repair on my POS 2020 Silverado in Nov last year.

I paid $6300 and that included pulling the engine because the cam was scored...
They want $8000 if no cam is needed and $10,000 if it is.
He could probably get a crate motor for that.

So his hometown shop in Keller is going to fix it for a reasonable price and I'm leaving at 6am tomorrow for Belton to go get the truck, him and his wife and baby and get tow everything back to Ft Worth

So again a heartfelt FU to General Motors for making $60,000 trucks you sell as work trucks to working people that can't make it 125,000 miles with the engine and transmission taking a dump.


Go right to Hell GM ..do not pass go..do not collect $200.

I wish all of the ******** would make at least one basic 4x4 without all tech BS

Just bring back the Ford 300 straight 6 with a manual trans and 4 wheel drive. I'll even crank my own windows and get a key out of my pocket to start it!

 

[alternative]

I have owned Ford, GM, Toyota, Lexus, VW, Honda and Hyundai. By far the GM was the worst. As of today the best is Hyundai. I still remember when GM took a full page Wall Street Journal ad apologizing for their cars. I will never go GM again, never. My 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe ultimate has been 100% reliable. My 2014 F250 diesel is pretty good. Gave my 97 F150 to my grandson.
I don't know how GM stays in business.

 

[BigRed]

I don't know how GM stays in business.

.gov bailouts.