4DoorGTZ
10-22-2009, 10:25 PM
Wanted to ask the beyond community if anyone has any information on what I believe is a general consensus if not a law. Auto manufacturers are responsible to provide parts for the cars they make for (8? 10?) years. I've been searching but its like the dang commercial, search overload and nothing I find is relevent.
I've currently waited 4mo. and still no signs of the parts needed. Its a warranty job so they will not get a part from the wrecker. Car is an '05 with 23k km, its my summer car and I've just lost 1 entire summer of driving it. All that the local dealer can tell me is "its on a rush order, there's nothing more we can do" But I have contacted a dealer in the states that I deal with for cheaper genuine GM parts... He has a customer waiting for the same part an entire month longer then me. He did his research and contacted the people at the parts warehouse and the buyers who source such parts from other suppliers. Best he could tell me is that the supplier GM uses for this (Power Steering Rack) is missing one or multiple parts for the assembly from one or more of their suppliers. I'm pretty sure a lot of this crap has to do with the GM bancruptcy and suppliers going out of business.
Shouldnt there be some kind of time limit? Or can they hang on to the car for months leading to who knows a year? Before My situation became long and drawn out a lot attendent showed me a car parked a few down from my own, told me the story. Car was a '98 needed an ECU, GM didnt make it anymore but it took them months to find out, basicaly the owner had to come and pick up a dead car.
I've currently waited 4mo. and still no signs of the parts needed. Its a warranty job so they will not get a part from the wrecker. Car is an '05 with 23k km, its my summer car and I've just lost 1 entire summer of driving it. All that the local dealer can tell me is "its on a rush order, there's nothing more we can do" But I have contacted a dealer in the states that I deal with for cheaper genuine GM parts... He has a customer waiting for the same part an entire month longer then me. He did his research and contacted the people at the parts warehouse and the buyers who source such parts from other suppliers. Best he could tell me is that the supplier GM uses for this (Power Steering Rack) is missing one or multiple parts for the assembly from one or more of their suppliers. I'm pretty sure a lot of this crap has to do with the GM bancruptcy and suppliers going out of business.
Shouldnt there be some kind of time limit? Or can they hang on to the car for months leading to who knows a year? Before My situation became long and drawn out a lot attendent showed me a car parked a few down from my own, told me the story. Car was a '98 needed an ECU, GM didnt make it anymore but it took them months to find out, basicaly the owner had to come and pick up a dead car.