Recently developed 3rd gear troubles

[ThatTmoGuy]

I'm assuming the problem they have been trying to fix was the tower being loose correct?

 

[Preloader]

What kind of used trans did you get? If it was a M32 from a 1.8L Cruze, I'll buy it.

 

[$ub$onic]

Why out if a 1.8? They are the same trans right ?

 

[Preloader]

Cruze 1.8 has shorter gearing and doesn't have overdrive til 5th.

 

[$ub$onic]

That's good to know

 

[Preloader]

Sword, did they give you any official document with the info about how it's covered because replacement parts are not available?

Would you be willing to share it? Is there a document number? Others might be helped by this.

 

[Swordsmith]

No, no official document to that affect. It seemed like a judgement call on their part as to whether it was covered at all. I talked to the parts department early on in the process, and they were the ones that came to the conclusion that it would be total replacement or no coverage at all, because they couldn't find any internal parts at all. There are parts for the 5 speed but none for the 6 speed. Also, the other dealership I tried, when I had the original grinding while going into third problem, said that they have not been issued the tools needed to open the 6 speed, so they too said it's a total replace or nothing deal. They quoted around $2600 for the replace, by the way.

I imagine the tools and parts will become available eventually, so I doubt it will ever be the official position that total replace is always the plan. After all eventually we will start seeing people with over 100K miles, and I assume nobody shelling out their own cash for a job that should mean 4 hours labor and a $20 part will be eager to pay to swap in a new unit every time.

 

[Preloader]

$2,600 isn't astronomical if that includes R&R.
If that's just for the replacement trans, then they can kick rocks.opcorn:

 

[Swordsmith]

My new planter is an mp0 out of a 1.8 Cruze. Pretty sure it will fit Sonic but since they manned up and agreed to replace mine on GM's dime I guess this one will sit awhile.

 

[Eric Smit]

My new planter is an mp0 out of a 1.8 Cruze. Pretty sure it will fit Sonic but since they manned up and agreed to replace mine on GM's dime I guess this one will sit awhile.

Preloader will buy it.

 

[Preloader]

I'll buy it. How much you want for it?

 

[Swordsmith]

One Million Dollars! [/evil]

I wouldn't have bought it if I hadn't intended to use it, I just thought it was important to see if Chevy would honor their warranty in the face of the very substantial list of mods I brought to them.

I'm doing this for the good of the SOF, suffering through the next several months with the same lame transmission the rest of you have, knowing I have a better one on my porch!

Unless I can convince the dealership to put mine in instead...

 

[$ub$onic]

 

[Preloader]

It's the same trans. Exact same. Just slightly different gearing.
Fortunately they are EZ to find used, and cheap too.

 

[theenico]

...and the code is MZ0 not MP0

 

[Swordsmith]

Thats what comes of posting from my memory, you are correct

And yes I just want the different gearing. However I am eager to see you do one first so you can post all the little problems you find. I won't be able to do the swap until June at the earliest

 

[Swordsmith]

Old transmission is out, new one is sitting on dealer floor because they don't work weekends, so it will go in Monday. Sigh. I asked if I could get a loaner since they've gone over 8 hours and they said yes I could if they had one but they don't. If I'd told them I needed one they wouldn't have started until Monday or Tuesday when they had one. Of course I didn't realize it was going to take four days instead of four hours so I didn't know I would need one!

Honestly, how hard is this, really? Customer brings in car, it's going to take a while to finish, hand him a loaner in the hopes he will like it so much he decides to buy one of those next time. Free advertising! I'd have put me in a Camaro so fast it would have made my head spin.

 

[ThatTmoGuy]

GM should pay for a rental if the dealership doesn't have a loaner. That's what they did for me.

 

[Foxbox]

GM should pay for a rental if the dealership doesn't have a loaner. That's what they did for me.

Exactly.

All my local dealers use Enterprise for rentals. They don't keep "rentals" at the dealership.

 

[Swordsmith]

That seems like a great solution for the dealer, he doesn't have to pay out of pocket at all, GM picks up the tab? I'll let them know they're missing out on a way to please customers and have GM pay for it!