Bluerazor just got back from Hawaii. Had a wonderful time. First time posting. Have enjoyed reading this forum for the last two years. I was wondereing if anyone has received the recall notice for the Soltice rear end yet?
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Bluerazor just got back from Hawaii. Had a wonderful time. First time posting. Have enjoyed reading this forum for the last two years. I was wondereing if anyone has received the recall notice for the Soltice rear end yet?
No, not yet
The recall only became offical on February 1st.
The owner mailing is not scheduled to start until the week of February 8th.
Those that are enrolled on MyGMLink.com can see the recall listed for their cars, without the to be released letter.
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i plan on buying next two weeks and will i be concerned with this recall and why can't the dealer do the repair before i pick it up?
If you don't plan on buying a '06 or '07 then your car won't be effected. 2008s are NOT on the Recall List.
Plus, the recall notice has NOT been sent out yet - IIRC dealers will be made aware of any vehicle on their lot that falls under this recall notice and the proper repairs will be made AFTER the Feb 8th notices go out.
The only reason that would cause a repair to be done prior to receiving a RECALL NOTICE would be if the PINION SEAL is already leaking.
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So if you are in the recall by vin and you are not having any problems you could just not get it replaced until you finally do have a leak? Is there a time-limit or mileage limit on that? Meaning will the recall ever expire if you don't take it in? I'm sure there will be some people that will not hear about it, maybe later sell the car and then the new owner gets it, has a leak takes it in and then its covered even if you have say 105,000 miles on it?
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....... why can't the dealer do the repair before I pick it up?
Why do you believe that?
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All unsold new vehicles in dealers' possession and subject to this recall must be held and inspected/repaired per the service procedure of this recall bulletin before customers take possession of these vehicles.
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Last edited by Small Dealer : 02-03-2008 at 11:07 PM.
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Plus, the recall notice has NOT been sent out yet - IIRC dealers will be made aware of any vehicle on their lot that falls under this recall notice and the proper repairs will be made AFTER the Feb 8th notices go out.
Dealerships received the recall bulletin and procedures on February 1st.
They also were scheduled to receive a listed on involved vehicles assigned to their dealerships. This listing would include In-Stock Solstices, Solstices sold by the dealership, and in some cases Solstices registered in the dealerships area that were sold elsewhere.
The GM Vehicle Inquiry System (GMVIS) has also been loaded with the involved cars, so a dealership could run the VIN to see if a particular Solstice was included in the recall.
Repairs could have started on Friday, on Solstices in dealership inventory. Sure some did.
All that will happen the week of the 8th, is that the notification mailing will go out to owners. Although even they do not have to wait. GM VIS will confirm the need.
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So if you are in the recall by vin and you are not having any problems you could just not get it replaced until you finally do have a leak?
There is nothing that requires an owner to have any type of safety recall performed on their vehicle that I am aware of.
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Is there a time-limit or mileage limit on that? Meaning will the recall ever expire if you don't take it in? I'm sure there will be some people that will not hear about it, maybe later sell the car and then the new owner gets it, has a leak takes it in and then its covered even if you have say 105,000 miles on it?
From the bulletin:
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Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this recall at no charge to customers, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.
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Just got off the phone with my GM service rep at my dealer. He asked me for the last 8 digits of my VIN. Sounded like he was looking at a computer screen, and he read off exactly what MyGMLink states for the pinion seal replacement "CARRIER ASSEMBLY (COMPLETE) - REAR DIFFERENTIAL - REPLACE, INSTALL REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOSE AND VENT (PONTIAC, SATURN)" I had done back on Oct 1, '07. I asked him if that was done per the recall letter, and he said it should be the same. At no time did he ask what the recall # was. I asked if the parts were the same, and he said he didn't know, but assumed they were. He asked me if I had any spots on my garagege floor in the area of the rear axle. I told him no, not since the replacement. He suggested If that were the case, wait until I got the recall letter, and he'd know for sure by then if it was different than what they had done in October, and if I had any leaks prior to receiving the letter, just bring the car in and they'd take care of it. So as soon as I receive the recall letter, I'm calling back.
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Just got off the phone with my GM service rep at my dealer. He asked me for the last 8 digits of my VIN. Sounded like he was looking at a computer screen, and he read off exactly what MyGMLink states for the pinion seal replacement "CARRIER ASSEMBLY (COMPLETE) - REAR DIFFERENTIAL - REPLACE, INSTALL REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOSE AND VENT (PONTIAC, SATURN)" I had done back on Oct 1, '07. I asked him if that was done per the recall letter, and he said it should be the same. At no time did he ask what the recall # was. I asked if the parts were the same, and he said he didn't know, but assumed they were. He asked me if I had any spots on my garagege floor in the area of the rear axle. I told him no, not since the replacement. He suggested If that were the case, wait until I got the recall letter, and he'd know for sure by then if it was different than what they had done in October, and if I had any leaks prior to receiving the letter, just bring the car in and they'd take care of it. So as soon as I receive the recall letter, I'm calling back.
It is impossible to tell from what is listed in your "MyGMLink" history and your dealership saw in the GM VIS history.
The labor operation shows that the whole differential was replaced, not a pinion seal, ie CARRIER ASSEMBLY (COMPLETE)-REAR DIFFERENTIAL-REPLACE.
At the same time, the rear differential vnet was serviced per the TSB for a leak, ie INSTALL REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOSE AND VENT (PONTIAC, SATURN).
Not that any of that actually matters.
The parts required to repair a leaking rear pinion seal and the procedure were changed in early December. Revised pinion seal as part of a kit with a pinion yoke and pinion nut. Tweaked procedure, mentioning the draining of the differential before seal replacment could be done. Doubtful that the seal you may or may not had serviced on the 1st of October was the revised seal.
At the current time, your car will need to have the recall procedure performed at some point. It shows that your car is involved in the recall.
As the service rep said, by the time you get the your notification letter, the dealership will be up to speed on what is involved.
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Last edited by Small Dealer : 02-04-2008 at 10:09 AM.
Here's an interesting tidbit that worked for me. I suggest you try it yourself.
Reading all the threads on this recall and knowing Nationals is right around the bend; I want this recall done prior to Nationals.
I personally was not going to sit on my perchbones waiting for a letter that says I can take it to a dealer. I figured if I waited I would be in line to ge the work done.
I called my local dealer last Friday and advised him of the recall. He knew nothing about it, but suggested I bring him a copy of what paperwork I have. I printed everythign I could find and I brought him the paperwork regarding the recall and he set up a time today to bring car in and have recall work performed. He told me that he needed the paperwork on the recall so he could call GM and get things going on his end and that is just what he did.
My car is having recall fixed as we speak!!
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Thanks SD. I'll make an appointment with my dealership when I get the letter. And I agree with you, the entry in My GMLink is really strange. When I picked the car up back in October, they told me how they replaced the fluid, serviced the differential vent (adding the tube), then replacing the fluid again. They said nothing about replacing the entire carriage assembly...weird.
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Just got my car back from the dealership. They planned on keeping it a few hours, but had it all day. Spoke to service manager, he told me that when I spoke to him on Friday and gave him my VIN # he called GM and they showed no recall for the car. After I gave him the recall paperwork (downloaded from here: http://www.nhtsa.gov/). He stated he called again after receiving the paperwork, verified the recall, gave them my VIN # and entered my car as being scheduled for the work.
the rest is history!
Took all day though; Seems they had to order in the parts necessary, then they told me they had to remove the exhaust sytem and the rear end (not sure if removed entire rear end or not). Saw it up on the lift at 2pm and it was there until 6pm.
I also had them change out the engine oil, rotate tires and look for an elusive sound coming from the passenger door (sound made when you hit bumps) which they apparently could not find. Guess I'll squirrel it out myself when the weather warms a bit.
I had no issues with rear end prior to all of this, cross your fingers I don't have any now!!!!!
Only complaint is that they left greasy prints on Norma Jean.
I guess that menas Norma Jean has been felt up & lubed by a man with greasy fingers!!
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