Joe, I checked with my son-in-law, (parts manager in a GM dealership).
Here's the deal. You should not be having any trouble getting your car
fixed. This is a parts warranty that the dealer should get paid for by
GM Good wrench. Both parts and labor. Not as much as customer pay but he
does not have to eat it. So there is no reason to give you a hard time.
You can go to any GM dealer in the country with your paper work showing
that you paid for the work done and it's still under warranty. Your
problem is not oil consumption but oil fouling of a spark plug. This
makes the car a emission polluter. If you still have a problem, you can
call the GM customer service 800 number and let them know about it. You
have a nation wide warranty.
Doug Odom in sunny Cal.
Joe Amo wrote:
>
> Anyone familiar with GM Goodwrench rebuilt motor warranty? Our 94 Olds
> Bravada lost the motor on the way to Bonneville last year. After
> Bonneville we got home and purchased a GM Goodwrench factory rebuilt 4.3
> liter V-6 from our dealer and also had them install it. Since then it
> has run rough and missed. This week we take it in and the dealer says
> yes #2 is missing badly, and the plug looks like it is oil fouled. They
> claim to have "cleaned the plug" and advise driving the vehicle, and
> bringing back to them (any time oil needs to be added) to verify an oil
> consumption problem.
> I was very unhappy to recieve a vehicle back running rough and
> constantly missing on #2, I immediately repaced #2 and drove it for 10
> miles, pulled the plug and found oil on the plug (ceramic and side
> electrode and bottom). Upon returning to dealer, I am told "we will
> back up the motor, but you must continue to drive it so I can verify an
> oil consumption problem", I reason that I should not be forced to drive
> a motor that is not mechanically sound, that is not running properly, as
> verified by them. Do any of you know how to deal with dealers/GM on
> such a matter. It seems silly to be paying on a loan for a motor that
> is warrantied, and be expected to drive it when it does not run on all 6
> cylinders properly, or have to endure further wear and tear on the motor
> (and accompanying parts ie oil through catalytic converter) to appease
> some psuedo all encompassing oil consumption rate rule. Any help
> appreciated Joe :) :)
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