New to the forum here and am looking for a bit of information.
I recently had my 2013 2LT in for routine service and brought up a couple concerns. I purchased extended warranty coverage when we took ownership of the vehicle in January of this year with 57,000km's. It now has 91,000km.
- Brake pedal has developed a non-metallic groan upon press and release. The tech had a listen and said it's very likely the brake booster that needs replacement. They sent me on my way, told me to bring the car back the following Friday (Nov 4) to get the new part installed. They would look at the next concerns at that point.
- Steering wheel makes a whirring noise, particularly when navigating parking lots with lots of sharp turns. It was getting particularly offensive when I brought the car in so I asked to speak with the tech before they did anything with it. He touched the steering wheel, said "I know what that is" and they sent me on my way again to return this Wednesday so they can replace both the booster and the steering gear, both under my extended warranty. Doing some reading on these forums it seems there could be a reason for this failure, the power steering pump?
- Third, the car has always had a strange knock/pop come from the front, driver side of the vehicle. The pop can sometimes be felt through the gas pedal and the dead pedal on the left side. It only happens upon initial acceleration after the car has been parked for a length of time (seems to be about an hourish or longer). I'll start the car, place it into D, and go on my way. Once I reach 20-25kph I hear a faint buzz/vibration of sorts, followed by a single, audible knock/pop in the 30kph range. It happens once, and then doesn't do it again until the car is stopped and turned off for a while. Like clock work though, it does it the next time. The tech said he would look at it once he finishes the other work this week. To me, it sounds almost like it's coming from the transmission, but I could be wrong. I wouldn't call the shifts violent, but I certainly do feel them, sometimes the shifts feel sloppy, other times they feel perfect - slow, gradual acceleration tends to cause these questionable shifts. I've had some 2-3 shifts that seem to slip a little bit if the transmission isn't fully warmed up. At first I chalked the shifting up to me not being used to driving a vehicle with a 6-speed transmission, but as time goes on, I'm questioning the vehicle now. I'm not sure if the pop is related to the transmission, but I am starting to wonder. I did have the transmission serviced at 70,000km but did not notice a change in anything after the fact.
I have to ask - are 2013 and newer owners seeing the transmission issues of the previous generation? I did not look at any Lambda's older than 2013 when we were in search of a vehicle because of the transmission issues known on the older ones. After further reading of these forums I really can't help but wonder what kind of longevity I should expect out of this truck.
I am very disheartened that a 3 year old vehicle with 91,000km's needs this much work, despite warranty covering the problems. If the steering gear needs replacement in another 90,000km, obviously I'll be footing the bill for that. So, to those who have had the steering gear replaced, is the replacement actually better, or does GM simply throw another piece of garbage into it for it to fail on the customers dime the next time?
Any thoughts or opinions, particularly on the knock/pop noise that I'm getting. I'd like to see if maybe someone else is dealing with something similar, I can get the tech pointed in the right direction.
Thanks for the help.
I recently had my 2013 2LT in for routine service and brought up a couple concerns. I purchased extended warranty coverage when we took ownership of the vehicle in January of this year with 57,000km's. It now has 91,000km.
- Brake pedal has developed a non-metallic groan upon press and release. The tech had a listen and said it's very likely the brake booster that needs replacement. They sent me on my way, told me to bring the car back the following Friday (Nov 4) to get the new part installed. They would look at the next concerns at that point.
- Steering wheel makes a whirring noise, particularly when navigating parking lots with lots of sharp turns. It was getting particularly offensive when I brought the car in so I asked to speak with the tech before they did anything with it. He touched the steering wheel, said "I know what that is" and they sent me on my way again to return this Wednesday so they can replace both the booster and the steering gear, both under my extended warranty. Doing some reading on these forums it seems there could be a reason for this failure, the power steering pump?
- Third, the car has always had a strange knock/pop come from the front, driver side of the vehicle. The pop can sometimes be felt through the gas pedal and the dead pedal on the left side. It only happens upon initial acceleration after the car has been parked for a length of time (seems to be about an hourish or longer). I'll start the car, place it into D, and go on my way. Once I reach 20-25kph I hear a faint buzz/vibration of sorts, followed by a single, audible knock/pop in the 30kph range. It happens once, and then doesn't do it again until the car is stopped and turned off for a while. Like clock work though, it does it the next time. The tech said he would look at it once he finishes the other work this week. To me, it sounds almost like it's coming from the transmission, but I could be wrong. I wouldn't call the shifts violent, but I certainly do feel them, sometimes the shifts feel sloppy, other times they feel perfect - slow, gradual acceleration tends to cause these questionable shifts. I've had some 2-3 shifts that seem to slip a little bit if the transmission isn't fully warmed up. At first I chalked the shifting up to me not being used to driving a vehicle with a 6-speed transmission, but as time goes on, I'm questioning the vehicle now. I'm not sure if the pop is related to the transmission, but I am starting to wonder. I did have the transmission serviced at 70,000km but did not notice a change in anything after the fact.
I have to ask - are 2013 and newer owners seeing the transmission issues of the previous generation? I did not look at any Lambda's older than 2013 when we were in search of a vehicle because of the transmission issues known on the older ones. After further reading of these forums I really can't help but wonder what kind of longevity I should expect out of this truck.
I am very disheartened that a 3 year old vehicle with 91,000km's needs this much work, despite warranty covering the problems. If the steering gear needs replacement in another 90,000km, obviously I'll be footing the bill for that. So, to those who have had the steering gear replaced, is the replacement actually better, or does GM simply throw another piece of garbage into it for it to fail on the customers dime the next time?
Any thoughts or opinions, particularly on the knock/pop noise that I'm getting. I'd like to see if maybe someone else is dealing with something similar, I can get the tech pointed in the right direction.
Thanks for the help.