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This is my current car.
2018 Chevrolet Impala Premier 2LZ
(Pic from my iPhone 12 Pro Max)
So, here’s the thing, I notice a month and some change ago since the weather got very warm here in the DMV, my AC out the blue was blowing hot air. I thought it was just the fact that I haven’t put it on for a while due to the weather being cold. But, I notice it more as it got even hotter outside.
So, I decided to take it to the dealer since I have an extended bumper to bumper warranty for the next 4 years now that the GM bumper to bumper warranty has expired. Took it there and they decided to put Freon to recharge it. Got the car, drove off. Later that same day, I went out and discovered that my AC was still blowing hot air. Took it back and they finally noticed that it was indeed the AC evaporator and the AC compressor went out at just 31k miles on a 3 year old car..
So, now my car has been at the shop for almost a week now. If it wasn’t fir my extended warranty, it was going to cost me $3k-$4k to get both of those fixed since they have to take out my whole dashboard to get to my AC evaporator and I believe they would have take out the bumper to get to the AC compressor.
I just don’t understand, why do GM make cars with low quality issues? Apparently, this a common issue with a few of their cars. With my car only having 31k miles, it's Definitely concerning in the long run of this vehicle. I even thought about trading it in, but I’ll wait until the extended bumper to Warranty runs out and look at my options. I really like my car, but I don’t think I’m going to buy a GM car again(minus the corvette). I mean, It really depends on how this car operates and what goes on in the next 4 years.
My service advisor even told me straight up that the quality of these GM cars are at its decline right now. So, that says a lot.
Have anyone had some issues with their GM cars early on with relatively low miles?
2018 Chevrolet Impala Premier 2LZ
(Pic from my iPhone 12 Pro Max)
So, here’s the thing, I notice a month and some change ago since the weather got very warm here in the DMV, my AC out the blue was blowing hot air. I thought it was just the fact that I haven’t put it on for a while due to the weather being cold. But, I notice it more as it got even hotter outside.
So, I decided to take it to the dealer since I have an extended bumper to bumper warranty for the next 4 years now that the GM bumper to bumper warranty has expired. Took it there and they decided to put Freon to recharge it. Got the car, drove off. Later that same day, I went out and discovered that my AC was still blowing hot air. Took it back and they finally noticed that it was indeed the AC evaporator and the AC compressor went out at just 31k miles on a 3 year old car..
So, now my car has been at the shop for almost a week now. If it wasn’t fir my extended warranty, it was going to cost me $3k-$4k to get both of those fixed since they have to take out my whole dashboard to get to my AC evaporator and I believe they would have take out the bumper to get to the AC compressor.
I just don’t understand, why do GM make cars with low quality issues? Apparently, this a common issue with a few of their cars. With my car only having 31k miles, it's Definitely concerning in the long run of this vehicle. I even thought about trading it in, but I’ll wait until the extended bumper to Warranty runs out and look at my options. I really like my car, but I don’t think I’m going to buy a GM car again(minus the corvette). I mean, It really depends on how this car operates and what goes on in the next 4 years.
My service advisor even told me straight up that the quality of these GM cars are at its decline right now. So, that says a lot.
Have anyone had some issues with their GM cars early on with relatively low miles?
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