Add a site » Purchased my truck brand new in 2008. Wow I guess the maintenance cost is going to be higher than what it really should be for sure. Johnson — New Jersey Update, so I get a message from Chevy customer service care and they tell me to send in my vin and they will look into it. Check the oil level and add as necessary to reach the full mark. The engine cooled down a little and restart but if sensor completely fails no restart. Put the new sensor in place and reassemble reverse steps. Valeen Sean Masterson Can you explain how it's safe for my wife to drive her only car that the power steering can just fault out? That truck can never be duplicated.
How awful are you Chevy? Trying to make a decision on what I should do. You have a brand new 2008 Toyota Tacoma. However, the main issue now is the oil consumption. Recall and pay for the fix!!! Bought this truck with 24500 miles on it in April 2013. The threat has yet to surface as a serious cause for concern, at least in the short run, despite criticism. If you have no owners manual it is easy to find out.
Third, use quality oil filters. I am disappointed because I have no faith in Chevrolet. Lots of questions and will appreciate any answers that you have for me. Shut off and wait 30 minutes. Fluid level should be checked periodically. It seems to drop fairly rapidly at random but only after the oil has been in the vehicle for a few months. So Chevy, can you explain this? Can't keep oil in it, no leaks and its not burning it???! The tax payers bailed your ass out a few years ago and this is how you repay us.
Fourth, change fuel filters at the interval stated in the owners manual. No signs of leaks and research tells me that the cause is carbon buildup on the piston rings due to the Active Fuel Management system. If I new then what I know now, I never would have purchased this truck. Is it Synthetic or not? I expected that I would be changing the oil some time after I was back. Chevy, you have really dropped the ball on this issue, and it is disgusting that you will not recognize the issue, and for your owners having to pay out of pocket for your negligence and poor engine manufacturing. I am using Amsoil synthetic right now, but at my next change I'm going to the Mobile synthetic. This is the 3rd Chevy that I have owned and it will probably be the last.
Update from Feb 25, 2015 : This truck has also had the door lock issue on all 4 doors and the dash is cracked just forward of the upper compartment on the passenger side. Less then 1,000 miles later I have a low oil pressure warning come on telling me to turn off my engine. I notice my rear main seal was leaking around 40k miles, so it may just be losing it there. So, instead of running this like a sham, how about you run this like a business. Update from Apr 24, 2015 : After emptying the rest of the oil that was in the pan, I then found out that I had just over 2 quarts of oil running through my motor. Almost immediately I began having problems. Drain and replace differential fluid immediately if the axle is submerged in water.
After that every 3000 miles I was adding two quarts of oil between oil changes. Approximate, fill to level of fill plug. Started using oil at 60,000 miles. So I have a couple of questions. When I took it to have the oil changed it was close to 3 qts low on oil. Long story short, I have owned and loved Chevy's since in my teenage years. Where is the crankshaft sensor on a 2001 Silverado 5.
I'm even more peeved off about this issue and I don't have the variable cylinder shut down thing on my truck. That would depend on the car it is in, because of the size of the oil pan. There's an air bag issue with it that gm hasn't fixed yet, the speaker for the onstar has a lot of feed back noise all the time, driver side window makes a gosh awful noise when its cold, and it bounces little crazy going down the hwy, changed tires and shocks, no difference. Always verify fluid specifications and capacities in your owners manual, if applicable. The last chevy I had was a 93 1500 4x4 235k miles on it, only issue was the rear main was leaking a little bit and it was ugly. This vehicle is now have 1-2 quarts of oil added about every 500 miles I've been tracking the oil consumption with a spreadsheet for about two years now. Spent thousands of dollars fixing this truck and now it is out of commission and it's not even paid off.
Just be sure to remove the cap and check that the seal has not been broken. I will put on about 5000 k on my trip. Now, It is requiring at least a quart of oil to be added at 2,000 miles between oil changes. Detuning is common in commercial vehicles. I had a fairly new truck and never suspected it was using oil. I personally don't use any treatment products on my vehicles as I find it to be unnecessary and potentially harmful.