I just traded in my 2003 BMW 745i Sport for a 06 STS-V Black/Black. I bought it from a chevy dealer so its not certified but they did give me a GM bumper to bumper warranty for no charge. Car was $26,000 with 33,000 miles in mint condition like most of them. I miss my 7 series but the STS makes up for it with more power.
Dealer says the car needs new front rotors & pads and ordered them. Service advisor claims its $1,000 worth of parts they are doing fro free?
Anyway I hope I have a better experience with this car than I did with my previous 2005 Bonneville GXP.
Full retail for the parts and labor on the brakes at a dealership is probably about right. But it can be done for cheaper in real life. Plus that certainly not what they pay for it. Odds are they could write it off as warranty work.
Dealer is hosing you. Had mine done last year with the upgraded sport rotors (cross-drilled) and it cost me about $450. I did supply them with the Hawk HPS pads, but that could certainly NOT account for the other $550, seeing as how they cost me only about $100 I think for all four. Have them break down the parts and labor, then check the part prices at GM parts direct.
Bob
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I haven't heard of anyone blowing a motor. North* motors are some of the best out there for durability. Look at this way. You get a brand new motor courtesy of GM. Do they know what caused it? Waht failed? Oil pump?
Well since my motor just blew while cruising on the highway I am not a happy new STS-V owner right now! Has this happened to anyone else?
Well as far as I know you're the first owner to report an actual blown motor. Since you bought the car used, there's no telling what the previous owner did to the car, unfortunately.
I wonder if they changed the oil when you bought it and didn't seal something back tight causing you to lose/blow oil ?
Well the dealer called and said the engine was full of oil so that was not the cause. The master tech is breaking the engine down but so far he says its seized. Service adviser says the will probably have to order a crate motor for it which comes complete with everything put together?
Holy grease monkeys Batman , I hope they're shipping you a new crate motor and not attempting repairs of that one. Most techs have never seen beyond an oil change on these engines (LC3).
Well the dealer called and said the engine was full of oil so that was not the cause. The master tech is breaking the engine down but so far he says its seized. Service adviser says the will probably have to order a crate motor for it which comes complete with everything put together?
Dealer is hosing you. Had mine done last year with the upgraded sport rotors (cross-drilled) and it cost me about $450. I did supply them with the Hawk HPS pads, but that could certainly NOT account for the other $550, seeing as how they cost me only about $100 I think for all four. Have them break down the parts and labor, then check the part prices at GM parts direct.
LC3 comes w/o the blower and goes for about 3300 bux....blowers another 4K (dealer cost). Im curious as to what caused the grenading.....let us all know.
Yeah, that may be more in the ballpark for the pads. Got them online from either tirerack or one of the performance parts places over a year ago. But the install with the new rotors is a solid figure - got the receipt right in front of me. Not sure why one dealer would charge substantially higher than another since I thought all this stuff was coded to specific number of hours and such.
Spoke to the dealer and was told after breaking down the engine the cause was a failed oil pump. Seem the oil pump came loose which caused the engine to lose severe oil pressure and the bottom end overheated. Dealer says cooling system was fine which was why I didn't get any overheating warning.
