I bought my '08 cobalt SS about 3 weeks ago and one of my sensors went bad so I took it back to a chevy dealer. I thought no big deal. The car has GMS1 sensors that I thought were covered by the powertrain warranty I just exstended. But the guy calls back and says that whoever put the sensors in fu**ed up the wiring. If I let them do it it's 500 bucks out of my pocket but I think im just gonna give it back to the dealership and tell them to fix it or Im giving it back. My question is are the sensors supposed to be covered by the warranty?

 

Who installed the sensors? If a dealer installed them they should cover them.

 

i think if u buy the car under warranty that means they warrantied the car as it stood. sooo i think they should cover that...

 

The sensor should be covered. The installation will not be covered if the dealer didn't install them, which means if the wiring is fucked, and the dealer didn't do it you're S.O.L.

 

They want to charge you $500 for 10 minutes of wiring? Tell them to go **** themselves

 

This is why I never go to the dealership for anything

 

I'm sorry, ScreamingTurbo. Sensors are not on the list of included components for the powertrain warranty. For you future information, the following components are covered per the 2008 Chevrolet Warranty manual:
Engine: Cylinder head, block, timing gears, timing
chain, timing cover, oil pump/oil pump housing,
OHC carriers, valve covers, oil pan, seals, gaskets,
turbocharger, supercharger and all internal lubricated
parts as well as manifolds, flywheel, water pump,
harmonic balancer and engine mount. Timing belts are
covered until the first scheduled maintenance interval.
Transmission/Transaxle/Transfer Case: Case,
all internal lubricated parts, torque converter,
transfer case, transmission/transaxle mounts, seals,
and gaskets.
Drive Systems: Final drive housing, all internal
lubricated parts, axle shafts and bearings, constant
velocity joints, axle housing, propeller shafts, universal
joints, wheel bearings, locking hubs, front differential
actuator, supports, front and rear hub bearings,
seals and gaskets.

All the best,
Sarah
GM Customer Service

 

And how long are emissions parts warrantied for, Sarah?

 

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Better find out who did the install.

 

There is not enough information given so far to say weather its under warranty or not. If the kit was installed with in the last 12 months then they would be covered.
The kit is a GM Accessory and if it was installed before the original delivery it would be covered by the bumper to bumper warranty. If you have exceded that then its out of warranty.
If the wiring is messed up its probably due to it rubbing against the AC line. Call me tomorrow and I will be happy to give you details. Do not agree for a $500 fix as I don't think they understand what the problem is.

877-441-5150

 

This is the pan-flit i got when i extended the warranty for my car...

 

^ these guys are great!

Sox-Fan

Only the Cat,ECU and OBDII computers are covered for 8/80K. all other emissions stuff is 2/24K

 

damn, Chevy's getting fucked by their own written statements.

 

Who did he get the extended warranty through? Not always through GM.

 

go straight to the gm... say that, that should have been seen by the guy who inspected it when it was traded in... that u will not pay for a mistake made by there inspector... worked for me when i had to get a new.fuse box due to the previous owner using the ignition fuse to power his gauges and stretched out the bung...

 

Should be at least 3/36k

 

You have electronic sensors underlined, but did he not say it was the wiring gone bad? Did I read it wrong?

That's a continual issue with the GMS1, and whoever actually did the wiring would be responsible, no?

 

You are correct, that can be the only thing that's holding him back.

You should call another dealership and have them print out everything that they have in their records of your car. See what dealershit installed the GMS1 sensors and go on from there.

 

True. If its an install issue then it goes back to who ever installed it. Hopefully a dealer so it could get covered. Wonder if there is a 1 yr time limit on that before its no longer covered.

I went through that with 2 Toyota dealers and corporate and its a pain in the ass. Toyota is by far the worst car company I've ever delt with both for my job and for me personally.

 

Drive to me, ill repair the wiring for $300 lol

 

I'm probably 5 miles from this guy and may be able to help identify the issue, get pics, etc.

Here's what I'm thinking:

Like someone said above, it's probably the sensor on the cold side rubbing the AC line. If it was working before, it may be an easy fix like resoldering or a bad sensor or moving the AC line a bit and realigning the sensor. From what I've read, the AC line can be moved a little bit. I have the CED Plug n Play sensors. I'm thinking maybe we could put my sensors on OP's car and see if it works again. If it does, then it's one of the two sensors. Then we could narrow it down to which sensor from there. If it doesn't work with my sensors, then it's the wiring. Then we can rewire it and this time use better connections. I may not be able to help but it's worth a shot if it can save the OP 500.00. At least the car is already flashed for GMS1 so it must just be a hardware problem.

What do you guys think? Any other things to look for or test? Anyone got a link to the wiring diagram?

 

$500? I hope you laughed in his face

 

I shouldve added, that is the Federal Law. Im sure your B2B would cover those parts.

 

If its the same Chevy dealer you bought the car from. I dont understand why they are selling a car with a fucked up sensor / not understanding they sold a car with a bad sensor. Fight that or tell them take the POS back. Its not your fault they sold something broken.

 

It's the buyers responsibility to make sure the vehicle is in satisfactory condition.