If you had that many problems in the first year, and it required 16 THOUSAND dollars worth of work already I would say you have a lemon. Have you looked into what you can do for filing lemon law?
Are you looking for a mechanic ? $700 for a Wiper Motor ! Wow.parkland said:Almost everything has been covered by the powertrain warranty.
The bumper to bumper ran out a while ago.
Now the rear wiper motor is toast, and it sucks the battery down overnight. They want 700$ to fix that. They blamed it on our gps long enough for the bumper to bumper to run out.
What happens when the motor falls apart when the engine is out of warranty? And has a bunch of re-tapped holes? throw it in the dump?
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Thats installed.RIT333 said:Are you looking for a mechanic ? $700 for a Wiper Motor ! Wow.
I figured that - and I still stand by my statement ! Somebody (you) need to learn how to repair your own cars. The part is about $130 from Rockauto.com so you are paying $500+ for someone to install it. Download the repair manual, buy some wrenches/sockets, and give up 1 1/2 hours of your time, and you still will save $400+. Drive to Schenectady NY, and I'll do it for $250 - including the parts.parkland said:Thats installed.
I do a lot of work, I rebuild engines and even diesels, but these small compact vehicles just get me mad.RIT333 said:I figured that - and I still stand by my statement ! Somebody (you) need to learn how to repair your own cars. The part is about $130 from Rockauto.com so you are paying $500+ for someone to install it. Download the repair manual, buy some wrenches/sockets, and give up 1 1/2 hours of your time, and you still will save $400+. Drive to Schenectady NY, and I'll do it for $250 - including the parts.
If you can rebuild an engine, then why in the world would you even consider paying another mechanic, who is probably much less skilled than you, over $500 to replace a wiper motor. Sheesh - something is wrong with this picture.parkland said:I do a lot of work, I rebuild engines and even diesels, but these small compact vehicles just get me mad.
Trucks are a lot easier to work on
It is the VVT 285 hp engine.NoobNox said:Is the engine in that thing the Honda developed V6 that they briefly used in the sport model of the Saturn Vue? If so I'll take your Nox off your hands before you douse it in lighter fluid and strike the match. ;D
I used to spend an entire day tearing something apart to save 50$.RIT333 said:If you can rebuild an engine, then why in the world would you even consider paying another mechanic, who is probably much less skilled than you, over $500 to replace a wiper motor. Sheesh - something is wrong with this picture.![]()
+1dishdude said:I swear this board has turned into a playground for trolls.
Chillax. It's a forum, you'll see both sides of the fence.dishdude said:I swear this board has turned into a playground for trolls.
I get what you're saying, and I think anyone would be frustrated by the problems you're having....but calling the Nox (or any other CUV) a "truck" is a bit of a stretch. I think most of us here realized before buying that the Nox is a unibody people hauler that isn't based on even a small body on frame truck. What we have basically is a taller riding car that has a hatch with good cargo room. Anyone who buys one of these for offroading, pulling heavy loads or hauling concrete bags is missing the point. That doesn't excuse shoddy quality control however...and I think they're finally getting it right with the redesigned 2010- models.parkland said:I used to spend an entire day tearing something apart to save 50$.
Now, I have the money but not the time.
For me to tear anything apart, there has to be the desire, and I've never had the desire with these plastic SUV's.
Even the newer trucks are getting fairly lame, but not nearly as bad as the SUV's and cars, which are darn near disposable.
I don't mind spending time building or fixing stuff, but I don't know anything about SUV's like the equinox, if I'd known half what i do now, we'd have bought another truck.
These things are definately not overbuilt in the least. From what I can peice together, for it to make it past warranty without complete failure would be pushing the odds.
Haha, i wish.dishdude said:I swear this board has turned into a playground for trolls.
I know it's not a truck, it's never been used as one. My wife wanted it, it had leather, and all the frills.NoobNox said:I get what you're saying, and I think anyone would be frustrated by the problems you're having....but calling the Nox (or any other CUV) a "truck" is a bit of a stretch. I think most of us here realized before buying that the Nox is a unibody people hauler that isn't based on even a small body on frame truck. What we have basically is a taller riding car that has a hatch with good cargo room. Anyone who buys one of these for offroading, pulling heavy loads or hauling concrete bags is missing the point. That doesn't excuse shoddy quality control however...and I think they're finally getting it right with the redesigned 2010- models.