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Our 2000 burb has a 100k zero deductible warranty (the dealership screwed up - we paid for a $100 deductible, but the cards came through at zero!). I got it on the 2000 because it was the first year of the redesign.
You can deal on the warranty price if you buy it as part of the deal. If memory serves me right, I think the dealer profit is in the neighborhood of 50%. Call around.
Just make sure the dealer doesn't try to pull what one did to me. I insisted on a GM warranty (convenience and security), but when we went to sign they gave me some off-brand. When I refused to sign, they gave me the GM warranty for the agreed price. They're the ones that sent the contract through as a zero deductible, so I guess they got what they deserved.
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Fred
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Jim
We had to have our dealer do a swap with another for the XL with second row captains chairs. So we didn't know exactly how it would be. The XL came today and my wife had to some paperwork at the dealer so she sat in it and she found one of the captains chairs to be a little uncomfotable. She described it as there being a softball in the seat bottom. She told the salesman and he didn't think there was a problem. I was going to go in tomorrow to check it out. I had already signed the buy order sheet before it arrived (bad move on my part) so I guess we are stuck.
Does anyone else have this problem? What should the dealer be expected to do in this case?
I should have gotten the Denali......
If it is a seat problem I would not take possession of it until they replace the seat. Try a few others on the lot, if there are no others try the full size pickup, just make sure the seat is the same. They can swap out a seat from another truck if they have one the same type and color, otherwise it will need to be ordered and that may take as long as 2 weeks.
If you are really into bells and whistles the Denali XL is the way to go, but with the frills comes a price tag to match, roughly 5 grand more. The extra features are really nice , the heated rear seats, steering wheel radio controls, auto climate control, 6 disc cd changer, Bose stereo, trip computer, all wheel drive, 6.0L engine, autoride, black cherry "wood" trim. It is truly a luxury ride indeed, but if you are on a budget the YXL might fit your wallet better.
Thanks in advance....
I also hear a knocking sound at idle after longer highway trips. It sounds like a tapping sound, almost like a loose bearing in an alternator. Dealer has heard the sound and has eliminated the possibility of valve chatter or engine related source, but has no fix. Maybe I need a new dealer.Any insight by other owners who may be experiencing similar problems. ?? Thanks in advance.
Got it in pewter/pewter, a pretty standard but nice looking color scheme which should be fairly easy to keep clean in the winter.
One question. I hadn't realized how "supportive" the drivers seat is. I am used to fairly flat seats but this one has a lot of contour and even with the power lumbar support at it's lowest setting there is still a bit too much lumbar support for me. Do these seats break-in or get softer or more comfortable over time?
I'm fearing I made a mistake getting this SUV now. Mayber I just need more time to get used to it. I really do enjoy the extra room though for the family trips.
The seats in mine are still like the new ones, I have 14K miles on my 2001 now, and haven't noticed any change. My friend got a new Tahoe last week and the seats feel just like mine.
It's called buyers remorse, after you get the first 500 miles on it you will never wonder if it was a mistake or not again. You made the right choice, trust us.
I'll give it a while but right now I am wondering if I didn't make a $40,000 mistake! I guess I just have to get used to it. It's new and unfamiliar so the mind and body needs to adjust.
The stereo blows. I'm going to try that upgrade that I've seen on the Tahoe message board to remove the factory "deamplifier" and add my own amp. Also, I have a JL 8" speaker from my previous GTP that I will try to replace the 8" sub in the YXL with.
And I will put component speakers in the front. I'll try Inifinity's or Alpine.
I'd replace the head unit but I understand the OnStar is hooked to it and won't work without it. Maybe after the year service is up I'll replace it.
The only thing I wish this YXL had was a trip computer with MPG and DTE.
Does anyone have any insight on this? My dealer will give free oil changes on our Denali, but they use Quaker State oil.
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Bill
The only other issue is that the front panel gets quite hot in a small spot near the headlight controls. Seems like something that might eventually lead to something burning out back there. Dealer says it is a common issue and that there is no fix for it, but that nothing ever burns out as a result. They will change the portion of the panel that is getting hot "for customer satisfaction" but that it won't fix the heat issue.
Any comments are appreciated so we can know whether we should follow up on these issues or not.
meaning that there is always air moving through the vehicle. Like you said, you can control the temp of the air.
I have found that quaker state does not take heat well and the oil pressure in my car drops after a couple of thousand miles.
I use Valvoline HD racing and have no oil pressure problems. You can buy it anywhere and it is fairly cheap.
The heat is normal since the light diming rehostat is simply a big adjustable resistor which must absorb all of the power as you dim the dash area lights.
It`s just a state of the art thing = a low cost way to drop voltage to the dash lights.
As you know, to the General cost is everything. About ten others have complained about this high heat problem. Been around for a long time. At a bright dash light point you will notice less heat - after the resistor cools down.
Irv.
gonefishin the email address in your profile might have something wrong with it, I tried to send you the TSB in it's entirety and it got kicked back to me undeliverable. Just an FYI.
Campo57
Is Havoline good, too? (I've heard Quaker State, Pennzoil and Valvoline are not good.)
Thanks for any help,
Bill
I guess maybe someone else should give their experiences with oil.
Like i said, Valvoline Racing works best for me. This is in a 1987 IROC that has 202,000 miles.
This car has been driven hard and runs hot by design.
I tried Castrol, and Valvoline holds up better.
JMHO.
I have heard some people complain about some lund models and wind noise, so make sure to get the one with minimal noise. I can't remember if it was the Trident or Interceptor.
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Campo57
They wanted a place to put a large speaker in the rear of the truck. This meant that the spare tire had to go somewhere.
The spare tire eliminated the large gas tank. Don and I both think GM is nuts. Which is more important a large gas tank for long trips or a speaker.
GM made a "senior citizen unfriendly decision" when they changed the tires location. Maybe they no longer need the seniors $$.
Irv: for Don.
GM no doubt will not place the spare inside again but I just wanted them to know how hard it is for a senior to get that dumb spare from under the vehicle. Really neat when its raining and that filthy, under-inflated, rusty spare is lowered into the mud along side our farm roads.
Irv.
Maybe if I am an older person who has trouble with things like that I either call for help or buy those run-flat tires. I think a senior that would have trouble getting a tire out would have as much problem trying to get the lugnuts off the wheel the way these dealerships crank them on.
Any feed back on the new rear suspension regards to towing appox.5500 lbs.?
Dick
Don just turned 70 and I am 72.
Yes it is much easier to drop a tire from the rear of the vehicle to the ground - just roll it - than to crawl under the rear on your knees.
We both still use a creeper to change our own oil, do our own grease jobs and routine repairs. We still change out easy items like starter motors, water pumps, radiators and such. We like to inspect for leaking transmission oil lines, leaking coolant, leaking brake lines, tighten loose bolts, look for cracks ,cuts or bulges on the inside of tires, while underneath doing oil changes. Don`t trust the average shop to do as efficient a check as we do. Its my truck!
Don takes longer than me due to having two artificial hips. We both use a very large lug wrench to break free the nuts and both have torque wrenches to make sure the studs are treated with care. The nuts are not torqued by stupid mechanics with 150 pound air lines. Some care but a few don`t care for anything but speed. You can`t always have a flat near a trusted shop.
We discussed this stupid design quirk at our weekly seniors club last week. 42% of our male seniors change their own flats - I thought more did - its not that hard for Petes sake. We`re old - not dead. It was my pleasure to add this "GM`s Anti Senior Citizen Design of Spare Tire Storage" to the National Seniors Tabloid. I`m anxious to see how many other seniors agree. It will at least start a long list of comments.
Irv.
Here's another one of my "old but not dead" heros (but he's got 25 years on you guys).
Steve
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Campo57
Different people, different perspectives.
P.S. I do all my own service too, when I can.
Irv.
Thanks,
Steve