Should I gamble $800 on timing chain replacement 2007 Cobalt 2.2 LS

[nonewcars]

Originally Posted by GMCustomerService

nonewcars,

I am glad to hear that your are satisfied with your repair. I am interested in the $430 diagnosis fee. Was the cost per hour?

Erica Tiffany
GM Customer Care

GM did not do the repair. I had another shop do it. The dealer really indicated they would rather put a new motor in the car than try the repair. I guess they were afraid there was more damage to the motor. Had they cranked the car which I assumed they did to read the codes (maybe they did not have to), they would have seen the car idled fine

[nonewcars]

Here is the latest since driving the car today. I filled the car up this morning. I drive 42 miles all highway miles to work. The car was getting 30 mpg before the repair. I got 27.3 going to and from work. When I got out of the car at work and home, you can smell a gas odor. After doing a little research, it appears there is a recall on the fuel pump due to the fuel line connectors (plastic) cracking in hot weather states. I will check tomorrow morning to see if I have a fuel leak. If not, Ill have to see what is causing the gas odor smell.

[nonewcars]

Originally Posted by GMCustomerService

nonewcars,

I am glad to hear that your are satisfied with your repair. I am interested in the $430 diagnosis fee. Was the cost per hour?

Erica Tiffany
GM Customer Care

The dealer charged $90 per hour

[Tech II]

I wonder if GMTech1 can look up the labor time for replacing a timing chain on this engine......

[GMCustomerService]

nonewcars,

Oh, I am sorry. If you ever have a concern with a GM dealership, you can always reach out to our customer care team. We can contact your GM dealership to assist with understanding your concern and assisting with a resolution. Will you be going to your same mechanic or a GM dealership for your recall? Whichever you decide, remember we are here to assist with any GM dealership.

Erica Tiffany
GM Customer Care

[nonewcars]

Originally Posted by GMCustomerService

nonewcars,

Oh, I am sorry. If you ever have a concern with a GM dealership, you can always reach out to our customer care team. We can contact your GM dealership to assist with understanding your concern and assisting with a resolution. Will you be going to your same mechanic or a GM dealership for your recall? Whichever you decide, remember we are here to assist with any GM dealership.

Erica Tiffany
GM Customer Care

First, I need to contact GM and make sure my car qualifies. There is a recall but it says owners were contacted between 9/12/2012 and 1/1/2013. I may have got a letter in the mail but frankly dont know if I did. I would assume the recall is still available for me. I also thought you had to go to a GM dealership to get the repair. Please let me know your thoughts on how to proceed.

Thanks

[nonewcars]

Originally Posted by nonewcars

Here is the latest since driving the car today. I filled the car up this morning. I drive 42 miles all highway miles to work. The car was getting 30 mpg before the repair. I got 27.3 going to and from work. When I got out of the car at work and home, you can smell a gas odor. After doing a little research, it appears there is a recall on the fuel pump due to the fuel line connectors (plastic) cracking in hot weather states. I will check tomorrow morning to see if I have a fuel leak. If not, Ill have to see what is causing the gas odor smell.

Update today. I drove the care a few miles, parked the car and left running. Gas smell is still prevelant but none leaking that I can see. The gas smell is comming from the engine so I am beginning to wonder if the injectors are providing too much fuel? Saw on some other forums if the upstream O2 sensor is malfunctioning, then the car can run too rich or too lean. Also on the mileage, I saw on another forum where the instrument reading is an average mpg, not actual. So I had to run into town and decided to reset the average mpg and see what it got this trip. Actually got 33.4 this time. So now I'm less concerned with a leak and think this is more of a sensor issue. So how much more now to get the 02 sensors replaced? Parts don't look too expensive but changing them does not look trivial.

[GMCustomerService]

nonewcars,

Sorry for the delay, I was out of the office.. You can private message me your name, address, VIN, and phone number so I can look into this for you. I will let you know if your vehicle is associated and set up an appointment for you at your local GM dealership.

Erica Tiffany
GM Customer Care

[nonewcars]

Originally Posted by GMCustomerService

nonewcars,

Sorry for the delay, I was out of the office.. You can private message me your name, address, VIN, and phone number so I can look into this for you. I will let you know if your vehicle is associated and set up an appointment for you at your local GM dealership.

Erica Tiffany
GM Customer Care

I found the recall letter and took to a local chevy dealer.They replaced the fuel pump at no cost. Gas smell appears to have subsided and hopefully I'm good to go for a while

[GMCustomerService]

nonewcars,

Great news. I am glad you were able to have this concern resolved. If you ever need assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Erica Tiffany
GM Customer Care