Posted on 02/03/2025 9:08:24 AM PST by TexasKamaAina
The owner had just left the dealer's yard when the engine of the brand-new Cadillac Escalade failed, and they had to call a tow truck to take it back.
(Excerpt) Read more at autoevolution.com ...
“...disassembling the engine, and a portion of a connecting rod falls right out. The rod simply split in two...”
That has happened to two vehicles I’ve owned. One FORD one GM...........
I had that happen to 74 Cadillac with a 454 engine when going about 90 miles an hour. My dad bought a used engine for a couple hundred bucks and we had it reinstalled in a day.
Ooooooh. Sum Ting Wong.
Would he Lemon Law be applied here and the dealership have to buy it back?
Most likely.
Someone FReeped a report on the newer 6.2 GM v-8s failing the other day.
The now use Dynamic Fuel Management which can vary the amount and location of cylinders disabled.
“...74 Cadillac with a 454 engine...”
I had one of those. A black over white Fleetwood that I bought in 1986. Smoothest riding car I ever had.
He was Wei Tu Lo!
Unions happened.
“Dave starts disassembling the engine, and a portion of a connecting rod falls right out. The rod simply split in two.”
When your unionized labor costs are essentially double what they would be without a union, then you have to CUT BACK in other places in an attempt to price competitively against non-union competitors. Obviously this includes engineering and material selections, along with many other areas.
It’s simply time for the unions to go. 100 years is ENOUGH ALREADY.
When one of those Cadillacs goes over a speed bump at 40 miles an hour all you hear is “thump thump” and there is no rocking of the boat.
A friend just purchased an electronic de activator for his 2013 Escalade so it runs on 8 all the time.
He says that it works well.
Imagine how angry the guy was when he found out that his warranty had already expired. Just kidding...sort of.
GM - engineers and workers are too woke now to make and assemble combustion powered engines. Go woke, go broke. The problem is mostly in the lubrication galley design or lack thereof. The bearings get starved for oil and burn out, which brings on catastrophic engine destruction which makes repair no longer cost efficient so an entire engine replacement is necessary. There are so many engines going down, factory replacement engines are taking months to obtain. It’s one huge mess and it may spell doom for the GM vehicle division, especially in the truck division where working trucks can’t sit idle for months.
Was it still under warranty? Or did that expire at 3 miles?
As Elon would say; “It was a RUD”.
My 2013 Suburban just turned over 300k miles. Bought it new and have never worked on the 5.3 engine. I have replaced 2 alternators, multiple tires and brake jobs, a water pump and just last summer the AC compressor and a new battery. Most trouble free car I have ever had. Do I hear 400K?
My 2013 Suburban just turned over 300k miles. Bought it new and have never worked on the 5.3 engine. I have replaced 2 alternators, multiple tires and brake jobs, a water pump and just last summer the AC compressor and a new battery. Most trouble free car I have ever had. Do I hear 400K?
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That’s the kind of longevity GM engines were known for if they were given regular oil changes and other normal maintenance. You better hang on to that trooper..
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