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GM Recalls 10,000 Trucks and SUVs
General Motors is recalling about 10,000 model-year 2001 full-size pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles to replace defective seat belts.
The recall covers certain 2001 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size extended-cab pickups, plus Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Yukon Denali, Yukon XL, and Yukon XL Denali models.
Some of the recalled vehicles may have a faulty component in their second- and third-row safety-belt assemblies that can fail. Dealers will inspect the vehicles' safety-belt retractors to determine if they have fractured or are at risk of breaking, and will replace them if necessary for free.
GM sent notification letters to owners of the affected vehicles.
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This was about 10% better than expected.
Nick Chopelas
Herb Connolly Chevrolet
Framingham, MA
508-879-0300
Tell him you are a referral from Matt Dombroski.
Lemme know if you call and how it worls out
Subliminal
mdombros@us.oracle.com
These are brand new (50 miles) 265 70 R16 tires that I will happily part with if anyone is interested. I'm sure they are fine tires, as my dealer insisted. All the same, I went straight done to NTB and bought a set of Michelin Cross Terrains, just for my own peace of mind...
Any thoughts? What have others seen re:tires?
--BN
bten
.. glad I found my White '01 Z71 'bourbon a few weeks ago for the price I wanted to pay..Invoice plus $98 minus $1K loyalty Subn owners certificate.... minus $1K Dealer Cash Incentive..plus I turned in my old '99 Subn with 49K miles on it thru GMAC special lease turn in with no penalties/remaining 9 payments wiped out..... my local dealer punched in to locate one..I watched him do it.. supposedly tried for three more weeks and couldn't come up with any in White ..June 30th Loyalty Certificate date was running out... I'd rather get it from him locally but couldn't produce....I located two on my own in White within 100 miles of my area thru GM Buypower and phone calls on my own...grabbed the loaded one .. only thing missing is moonroof..can't have everything..... so much for Chevy's internal locator system... funny, just got a Black LT for my wife from the local dealer in late April... he blew the Z71 deal...
One problem I noticed. I now hear a high pitched whistle when the vehicle gets up around 40 mph. I would have thought the guard would have been designed to avoid this.
Any suggestions on how to get the noise to stop? I can imagine the local GM parts dealer is not going to want to take this thing back.
Thanks
I haven't noticed any performance gains or leaks. In my 1992 k2500 Suburban I changed the oil (non-synthetic) every 16,000 miles, no problems in 250,000 miles.
I'm trying to turn over a new leaf on this vehicle.
I was looking at 2500 4x4 and the first thing that caught my eye was the new option listed as HD transmission, available only with the 8.1. That could be good news since the '01 8.1 has some sort of torque limiter in 1st gear to stop it chewing up the old 4L80E transmission IIRC. Interestingly, the torque of the 8.1 is listed slightly higher at 460 on the '02. Don't know how accurate that is though.
The other thing I took note of was that the rear A/C controls are no longer deleted when you get a sunroof - merely downgraded from auto to manual. That would be a good thing if true - I always thought it was kind of feeble that they couldn't find somewhere else to put the rear A/C controls.
A better trans and rear A/C controls for only $300 more seems like a pretty good deal (at least relatively) if I'm reading it right.
52 wks in a yr divided by 6 wk intervals is 8.7 oil changes a yr round off to 9.
Oil change using mobil one costs me around $30 so ill say $35 in your case
That comes out to be ($35*9) $315.00
How did you come up with $700?
8 quarts Mobil 1 $39.95 with sales tax(8.8%).
Installation of oil and check fluids etc. $25.94.
$65.89 each change X 9 changes = $593.01
$700 number was figuring 10 per year. 40,000 divided by 4,000 mile intervals.
Installation of oil and check fluids etc. $25.94.
INSTALLATION? Dont you do it yourself? Also 8 quarts?????????????????? What size engine? I know the 4.8,5.3,and 6.0's only take 6 qts.
$26 for a case of mobil 1 (6 qts) here plus 5% tax.
$700 still seems very high.
My per quart price is 26 cents higher than yours. I guess I could shop better.
I gave up working on cars after I was struck by lightning(ouch!) working on a Saab Sonnet III.
My neighbor owns the shop where I get my oil changed and I like the people who work there. I got to know them quite well driving the wheels off the 1992 Suburban (250,000miles)
At least the $700 makes a little more sense after you explained it thanks
Ryan
If you follow the boards, GM now says the problem in pickups has something to do with piston design, and while annoying does no engine damage (of course they would say that) but I agree. As long as the knock goes away within about 30 seconds, I don't think it is harmful.
I have had alot of Dodge trucks which did this. In fact it was even in the owners manual that lifter knock during the first 30 seconds was normal. They blamed it on hydraulic lifters getting up to pressure.
I had a valve tick for 225,000 miles on my first Chryco slant 6.
So, anyway, if it knocks for 30 seconds or less I would just drive it. We all get so used to quiet trucks that we sometimes forget it is a mechanical device, it makes noise. (no offense intended, I have read some other forums where folks are really hot about this and I tend to think....relax it's a truck engine!).
My .02,
Subliminal
Transmission- The 8.1 on the Suburban/YXL does NOT come with the Allison transmission, though it does on the HD pickups. Would be curious to know what the HD transmission for '02 means.
glad I got mine when I did with those two-$1K incentives I had last month.. my White '01 Z71 subn listed -- MSRP at $41826 .. the only option I didn't have was the moonroof.. can't have everything
...an '02 Z71 Subn with those same oprions ( Liftgate, rear buckets, 4.10 rear, ) and the other options that are now standard like the rear audio controls. according to the Edmunds site will now be listed for $44930 with the upgrades in power seats you mentioned.. the way I see it.. I got a bargain...and what turns out to be , the way it looks, a rare model especially in a White Z71 'bourbon for '01 model year...... I'm happy..
..maybe they are just trying to 'close the gap' between the Z71 Subn and the GMC Yukon XL Denali.. there is currently about a $7K price spread. albeit a different targeted customer ??
that special Z71 roof rack and other items were included on the LT Suburban they had showing at the April-2000 ( 15 months ago) NY Auto Show that I went to.... they said it wasn't going to be included on any newer models in the near future.. they ' fibbed'..
How do you like the 6.0 for towing 7K lbs? I have heard alot of complaints about the 6.0's towing abilities (over, say, 5000 lbs). Some have even traded the 6.0 for the 8.1. Just curious what you think. My truck feels like it has the power to do it, but 7000+ lbs is alot of weight.
Cheers,
Subliminal
Ellison5
I have a 2000 Suburban LT. w/ 23,000 miles.
It makes a vibrating noise when traveling at very low speed. (eg. going though a drive in window, McDonalds) Sounds like it's coming from the exhaust, maybe. I have taken it into the dealership about 6 times, they have heard it while I drive the car. But for some reason they cannot get it to make the noise when they drive it. They say noone else has ever complained about this noise, they have even searched the Chevy data base. It sounds like a tin can going down the road.... so I paid $38,000 for a tin can. They did change out the catalytic converter, but it didn't help.
It tries to stall when you start the vehicle and put it into gear.
It uses at least a quart of oil every 1,000 miles and the computer thing tells me to check oil pressure and just recently told me that I need an oil change after 1,000 miles.
I have also had 4 window motors replaced since I bought it last May 2000.
The moon roof leaks, but I was told that was the way it is designed..nothing can be done.
The traction control turns off when you drive it in the rain. (I would think that would be the time that you would need it the most) You can't get it back on unless you turn the engine off.
Has anyone else had any of these problems??
I really need some imput. The dealership won't help me much at all.
If you are going to be pulling a trailer above 7000#, then I think the only choice is the 8.1. The 6.0 can handle anything under that, but I don't the mileage penalty with the 8.1 is that much greater, and you have much better towing capability.
In terms of mileage - you will get something between 5mpg to 15mpg depending on how and where you drive. The mpg is very dependent on the terrain, elevation, and how fast you like to go. The worst I ever recorded was ~5mpg (pulling 7500lb trailer at 82mph in hilly terrain with a strong headwind). For what it is worth, I typically I see 9-11mpg (7mpg towing).
Thank you in advance,
kara