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For the record, me and the bank bought a 1999 2wd 3/4 ext cab Silverado little over 2 years ago. It now has about 12,000 mostly freeway miles. What a great truck, too bad I can't have seven, one for each day of the week. Just recently, the old garage queen developed a vibration. Did I ... panic? No. Call the Triple-B? No. Start a website? No. Whine? Definitely NOT. Demand recourse? No. a refund? No. A recount? No. Did I get hysterical like someone just threw a bag of chad in my face? No! What did I do? I went to dinner! ... followed by a brief driveway inspection of the most obvious and likely cause ... a tire - the right front to be exact. Sure enough ... it had a permanent flat spot. What a blessing! It gave me an excuse to try Geolandars ... voted the #1 smoothest riding light truck/SUV tire by The Tire Rack. Once again she drives smooth as a baby's bottom ... and then some.
As for warranty work ... I'd like to say I've had all sorts of problems, but ... I'd be lying.
- 1 flat spotted tire - non-vehicle related (replaced all 4)
- Drivers window clicking - I tightened a bolt in the door
- Intermittent CD err - Probably needed cleaning - took the remote
CD drive out, they gave me a new one to put back in - kewl!
Thanks for your participation. ;-)
Pocahontas,
Edmunds.com/Town Hall Pickups Host
If the chances are that you would need one....why would they sell them?
Sure....once in a while someone actually comes out ahead...but overall..you probably won't need it....unless you beat the hell out of your truck?
I think you can buy them like up to 9 months or so after you get the truck.....I remember them asking me at X months if I wanted it or not VIA letter from GM
save your money
or do like I tell people....take The $2200...stick it in a mutual fund...7 years from now...enjoy the money...if you needed any repairs...take it from that..
Good Luck
- Tim
My first post and I already screwed up ... LOL
DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNN its cold
Doors are working fine again but my window is frozen up.
Ryan
john (#267) - honestly...did you test drive your truck before you bought it? look man, like oby said...call the bbb because there ain't nobody here who's going to be able to do anything for you except tell you how to go through the buyback procedure. i just hope your truck has spent enough time in the shop to qualify you for buy back at this point...
oby - your tone has changed greatly since you've contacted the bbb. used to be very positive, optimistic, and most of all - laid back. you now seem very negative and up tight. i understand you've had a lot of frustration with your truck, but you've also usually been a pretty even-keel kinda guy. everything ok?
tim, ryan, and rwag...same ole same ole. glad to see there are still a couple "pieces of the rock" around here.
rabidbowtie - wish i could afford 7 as well.
erikheiker - i agree. i did purchase an extended warranty on my wife's jimmy, but we bought it used and it only had about 8k left. besides, it's my wife's and if anything ever happens and i'm not around, at least i know she'll be taken care of.
bco
have you noticed no more posts at he yukon/tahoe site they are pretty upset.
Dean you gotta explain something to me
"Of course, in return, I piss him off also"
How do you piss him off? Its his job he has to deal with unhappy customers. Its not your fault.
Ryan
On to the problem. I too had rear door closing problems. I lubed up the hinge points with duralube teflon spray and haven't had a problem since. Oh maybe it's because mine is a GMC! LOL. No seriously try it. It worked for me. Good luck!
Scott
swolfe3
been there done that. The doors are not aligned and no matter how much lube you put on....it ain't gonna fix it.
Hans
All city driving with 4 wheel hi engaged.
Last 2 tanks all city driving and autotrac/4 hi the average is 10.4 mpg.
Luckily gas is down to $1.32
Ryan
My 99 has 30k on it, no problems. Just a few minor adjustments.
I think some people are a little too anal about their issues. It is after all a truck for f--- sakes. Little noises bothering you in winter? Turn up the stereo and the heat and be happy you are not the one stranded on the side of the road like the old POS beaters that come out in wintertime.
Dear Santa...
$1.42 89 octane
$1.52 93 octane
Gas prices are wierd just last wk (10 days ago) i paid $1.49 for 87 octane. Same place shell
in northwest indiana
Ryan
I think good dealers make a difference.
Richard
$1.89 Reg
$1.99 Mid
$2.09 Prem
At least they are going down.
Mike L
BE-6081 for the fronts
BE-6082 for the rears
Got mine today, will install this weekend, then off to Death Valley between Christmas and New Years for some 4-wheelin' fun.
Look forward to these Bilsteins improving the ride and handling on the 2500 like they did on my 1500.
Mike L
How much did you pay?
Just curious
Ryan
John
The ones for my 1500 I got from some off-road place. I did a web search for Bilstein, found a bunch of dealers and started calling. The prices did vary, but several had the same low price, so I selected one out of state so I didn't have to pay CA (8.25%) sales tax.
Mike I
I checked everything out very thoroughly for 2 hours, took it on a 45 minute test drive at all speeds up to 80 mph.
I only have one thing to say about this truck (built 12/00 in Ft. Wayne)....it is absolutely flawless.
No squeaks, rattles, wind noise, vibrations, shimmies, shakes, etc.
I could not find a single thing wrong with this truck!
Everything on it works correctly, it sits level, doors are aligned, drives straight, rides great, and looks awesome with the Westin Platinum CPS step bars.
I'll post some pictures as soon as I get some.
I am one very happy owner, no regrets at all.
-David
WOOHOO what a great early xmas present. Are you still going to surprise your folks with it?
Hey why are you driving it at 80 mph? Break in your not supposed to go over 55 (i went up to 65 on a few occasions).
Who put on your nerf bars?
Keep us updated
Ryan
Let's face it we have seen pictures of people's dogs, pools, mountains in Hawaii, etc... We've seen discussion of weather, deer hunting, etc... My point is that while the central theme of this is the trucks we own or would like to own the posts often get of track.
Some of you are discussing extended warranties, if you want to get technical there are topics for this too.
I welcome the wide variety of topics discussed here, just don't flame a guy for getting of the beaten path.
The pics of the weather, pets, and such break the monotomy of this topic. Most of us have been here for a long while and i would say we are all good friends and like to share other things that trucks.
Post away who cares.
Also what is this everyone pissed off cause of the new look edmunds?
I still dont see this thing called MARk pocahontas
Ryan
I paid $28,435 + tax, license, etc. In other words....
the final total was $31,526.
I got just about every option available for a 1500 LS.
Guys at the Chevrolet dealer were surprised to see a new two-tone Silverado come in.
They hadn't seen one in 6 or 7 months.
Ryan,
I bought the Westin Platinum CPS and the Lund Interceptor at local tire shop (Les Schwab).
They gave me a good price and for an extra $50 they installed both of them. Did a good job and only took 1.5 hours. I hope I don't get the same crap you got for not installing them yourself either. And besides, if I did install them myself, I don't have 2 to 3 hours to burn to do it in until after Christmas. And I wanted it done now.
I'll try to surprise my parents when I pick them up at the airport this Friday. But I bet my 4 year old son will tell them that daddy got a new truck when he talks to them on the telephone tonight.
Tell them guys/gals over in Ft. Wayne they did a great job building my truck!
My face hurts from smiling so much!
-David
Mine after taxes was $29,691 (this was including all my accessories). Only main diff was mine isnt 2 tone ($700).
Did you get power seats?
Ryan
I too have been very satisfied with my 1500 LT EC 4x4. Only annoyance I've noticed so far is a buzzy vibration in the left rear door when I jump on the stereo volume. I'm going to let it slide for another month or two, and see if anything else crops up before asking for it to be looked at.
Enjoy your new sleigh
-smikes
My issue was that somebody posts about a problem they are having and some of the people on here abruptly told them to go elsewhere. Enough of that crap.
dch--My truck has less options. Mine is 2000 X-Cab Z71 3.73 5.3L I have the manual shift transfer case and I opted out of the locking diff and I paid $26,500. I didn't get the tow kit, seeing how I never towed anything with my last truck. I also had a trade-in and in my opinion this part can make or break a good deal.
BE5-6081
BE5-6082
I'm sure anyone interested the shocks would have figured that out.
Mike L
Had to get the split bench seat in the front so that I can seat 6 people if needed.
I paid $500 over invoice plus that stupid $300 advertising fee. God I hate that.
Taxes here are 8.3% which equates to about $2360 in just taxes alone.
License was $150.
Destination charge went up to $720.
Lots of money, that's for sure.
But I still have no regrets, the truck is everything I expected and more.
Some may say it has that Toyota feeling of initial quality. Let's hope it stays that way.
I'll give an update on gas mileage once I go through my first tank of gas.
-David
My issue was that somebody posts about a problem they are having and some of the people on here abruptly told them to go elsewhere. Enough of that crap.
dch--My truck has less options. Mine is 2000 X-Cab Z71 3.73 5.3L I have the manual shift transfer case and I opted out of the locking diff and I paid $26,500. I didn't get the tow kit, seeing how I never towed anything with my last truck. I also had a trade-in and in my opinion this part can make or break a good deal.
Also, understand that it's very easy to misinterpret what people say here, given that there are no intonations/facial expression... to go along with their messages. So let's also try to be patient/calm in trying to communicate with each other.
And now, let's back to the subject of the Chewy Silverado. Thanks. ;-)
Pocahontas,
Edmunds.com/Pickups Host
LOL!!
Make sure you're logged in; or try leaving and entering this conference again. If you don't have "marks" by tommorrow, or the next day, please let me know in: Questions about the Pickups Conference. Good luck. ;-)
AND back to the topic: Chevy Silverado.
Pocahontas,
Edmunds.com/Pickups Host
Thanks to those of you who responded about the extended warranty. Now I have a question about the engine block heater. I ordered my truck to come from the factory with the block heater. The owner's manual says that if you have temperatures below 0 degrees F, that the block heater is a good option. But can it be used at higher temperatures? For instance, let's say it is 10 degrees F, is it okay to plug in the heater for an hour before taking off? And if it gets way down to 20 or more below zero F, can I leave it plugged in before I go to bed, so that it would be plugged in for 8 hours before I take off?
Thanks,
Chet Kulus
Nick
PLEASE WORK :-)
John
Appreciate any info anyone can provide.
John
The truck would deliver heat faster and start easier....
While I have not had any probems starting mine........I have yet to plug in the heater.......why did I get it then?
beats me!
It was $26 !
- Tim