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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / General Car Topics (Australian group) / May 2006Commodore Warranty
Commodore comes out of 3 year warranty late next month. Two issues. 1. The last muffler, is it the catalytic converter, I'm not sure.(can't get a vehicle manual I've tried) Its the SV8 with 2 pipes which join into a single muffler at back. There is a small amount of water leaking from the front join of muffler after the car has been driven. I wouldn't think its a warranty issue but? 2. Had the car serviced at GMH dealer. Hand brake wasn't working at all. They had to take it apart to fix charged $54. Documentation says had to remove rear wheels & brake calipers & adjust H/brake. Sounded fine whats $54 when you're getting car serviced at a dealer! But thinking about it afterwards wouldn't this be a warranty issue... its not just an adjustment. Any opinions? GB > 1. The last muffler, is it the catalytic converter, I'm not sure.(can't > get a vehicle manual I've tried) Its the SV8 with 2 pipes which join into > a single muffler at back. There is a small amount of water leaking from > the front join of muffler after the car has been driven. I wouldn't think > its a warranty issue but? No, it's common to a lot of vehicles. > 2. Had the car serviced at GMH dealer. Hand brake wasn't working at all. > They had to take it apart to fix charged $54. Documentation says had to > remove rear wheels & brake calipers & adjust H/brake. Sounded fine whats > $54 when you're getting car serviced at a dealer! But thinking about it > afterwards wouldn't this be a warranty issue... its not just an > adjustment. If it wasn't working *at all*, then the fix should have been a warranty issue. -- Regards, Noddy. > Commodore comes out of 3 year warranty late next month. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the front join of muffler after the car has been driven. I wouldn't think > its a warranty issue but? Nope, normal. Every litre of petrol burnt produces a litre of water, and whilst the exhaust joint are reasonably air tight, they are not water tight. > 2. Had the car serviced at GMH dealer. Hand brake wasn't working at all. > They had to take it apart to fix charged $54. Documentation says had to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Any opinions? It is an adjustment. The handbrake shoes themselves need to be adjusted before the freeplay is adjusted, or else your handbrake may feel like it's working well, but it won't hold. Wear on the shoes requires the shoes to be adjusted, so it's a service item. > Commodore comes out of 3 year warranty late next month. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the front join of muffler after the car has been driven. I wouldn't think > its a warranty issue but? Are you talking about the one near the transmission? It could be condensation from the air conditioner which is perfectly normal. > 2. Had the car serviced at GMH dealer. Hand brake wasn't working at all. > They had to take it apart to fix charged $54. Documentation says had to > remove rear wheels & brake calipers & adjust H/brake. Sounded fine whats > $54 when you're getting car serviced at a dealer! But thinking about it > afterwards wouldn't this be a warranty issue... its not just an > adjustment. ??? Sounds like a lot of money to me but then if they had to put new shoes in there because you drove with the handbrake on (it does happen!), it is probably about right. Reaper |
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