Well, taking it back again would be my...drum roll please...24th Unscheduled Service Stop!

 

HOLY CHOCOLATE MILK BATMAN!!!!! thats rediculous!

 

Not to mention the car has been at the dealer 38 days total. And now problems with a new motor.

 

...sigh...this would **** me off to the max!!! ive had no problems with my car at all, i guess im one of the few, the proud, the LUCKY!!!!

 

Let's put it this way. I had an '03 GTI 1.8t before this. I had fewer (way fewer) problems with that. From the, you know, rock of reliability - Volkswagen.

 

! ...idk, i love my cobalt...and i guess its all about how the factory felt the day the put your car together...i wouldnt trade mine for the world!!

 

Volkswagen Reliability SUCKS. You got lucky.

 

I was happy with mine until the first blown motor.

One more question for you guys. Are the symptoms going to get any worse? Apparently I need to go into the dealer with a big red flag that says "I'M BROKEN". If there is no CEL, they can't find it.

 

yes, it will get worse....alot worse....when the rings give up the ghost there will be no question!!! but at that point, you risk having sleeve damage, and piston damage...and ALOT of other things that could be prevented by changing the rings in the early stages...buuuuut...eh

 

You have been a huge help. Thanks so much!

 

np....good luck with the douchership!!!

 

Yeah... if there isn't a CEL... there is nothing wrong.

Well, in the Stealership's eyes at least!

They are idiots. True Idiots. When they installed my Stg2 (W/ the instructions that GM provides), the Mechanic forgot to flash the ECU. When I took it back and asked them... he responded, "Oh, I didn't know I was supposed to reflash it."

WTF, it says MAKE SURE YOU REFLASH THE COMPUTER AT THIS POINT in giant bold print in the instructions!

 

lol.....literacy isnt a requirement to work at the dealership!!!

 

Any idea how long until some sort of catastrophic failure?

 

no telling, all depends on what the motor looks like inside...and there is no way to tell unless you pull it apart! ...it could be a week, or it could be 6 months...you never know

 

Last question...I promise (well, not really)

My exhaust is sounding really different/strange right now. Misfires/Backfires and really just sounds like a different car. From what I can tell, the actual exhaust is fine.

Could bad rings contribute to that? I know I am asking a ton of questions, but I need some concrete stuff to go to the dealer with.

Thanks!

 

yes, it could cause that if oil was present in the fuel/air mixture....you most deff. have bad rings man, and getting the dealer to wake up is going to be rough!

 

Next time I come through Texas, I owe you a beer. I just drove through the panhandle last month moving a friend to AZ. We stopped at the Big Texan in Amarillo and he was able to put down that 72oz steak...

 

lol...amarillo is..lets see...6 hours away from where i live, its a big state!

 

I know it's big...just wanted to relay the anecdote Anyway, I called the dealer and they are taking in tomorrow.

 

they had better not tell you nothing is wrong this time!!!!!!! ...retards

 

Well, the only thing I have faith in is that I have no faith in their service department.

 

faith in no faith...way to go!

 

So, apparently my oil does not smell like gas, the car runs fine, the backfiring is OK, and the white smoke is normal. Welcome to my dealer.

I checked my oil this morning after the car has sat all night. It is well (probably 3 inches on the dipstick) above full. It is runny and still smells like gas. My lovely dealer checked the oil right after I shut the car off and told me the level was good.

 

...GOOD LORD!!! BURN THE PLACE DOWN!!!!!!!!!! thats totaly rediculous...what is it going to hurt them to fix it! GM will pay them to do it!!!!! WTF!!!!