Lifter Tick

[benjamminharris]

Well I had the lifter tick on on the right side of my 2015 Yukon Denali. Code: knock sensor. 131,459 miles. Took it into Chevy Dealer. They diagnosed it. Evap leak, bent push rod. New Oil Cooler lines. New Transmission cooler lines. Replaced both banks of afm lifters, new spark plugs, and oil change. $7,166 out the door. GM knows these fail but they won’t recall this year. It’s B.S. There needs to be a lawsuit. I could’ve only done the right side where the tick was, but since it was tore down I just had them do both sides. Anyone else replace these, and is the price about the same or do people just get rid of them. I love this truck, and will probably drive it into the ground, but I had an 07 Tahoe that went 209,000 with no major repairs, and ran fine. These newer ones are junk. Maybe GM shouldn’t have closed down the Janesville Wi plant and they would be better quality vehicles. New ones are $100,000 and are piss poor quality.

 

[15burban]

Sorry about your luck. I do as much as I can to maintain and fix my own vehicles. With that being said once a vehicle is out of warranty, besides recalls the dealership is one of the last places I would take my vehicle to have it fixed. Find a good local mechanic. Dealerships have a lot of overhead and someone has to pay for it.

I hope it treats you well for another 131k and beyond.

 

[Geotrash]

Well I had the lifter tick on on the right side of my 2015 Yukon Denali. Code knock sensor. 131,459 miles. Took it into Chevy Dealer. They diagnosed it. Evap leak, bent push rod. New Oil Cooler lines. New Transmission cooler lines. Replaced both banks of afm lifters, new spark plugs, and oil change. $7,166 out the door. GM knows these fail but they won’t recall this year. It’s B.S. There needs to be a lawsuit. I could’ve only done the right side where the tick was, but since it was tore down I just had them do both sides. Anyone else replace these, and is the price about the same or do people just get rid of them. I love this truck, and will probably drive it into the ground, but I had an 07 Tahoe that went 209,000 with no major repairs, and ran fine. These newer ones are junk. Maybe GM shouldn’t have closed down the Janesville Wi plant and they would be better quality vehicles. New ones are $100,000 and are piss poor quality.

I did the job myself on my 2012 and upgraded the cam with a non-AFM cam and lifters. It cost me about $2,000 in parts and a tune, but I could have done it for half of that if I was just replacing everything with factory parts. But I'll never have to worry about AFM problems again.

 

[benjamminharris]

Sorry about your luck. I do as much as I can to maintain and fix my own vehicles. With that being said once a vehicle is out of warranty, besides recalls the dealership is one of the last places I would take my vehicle to have it fixed. Find a good local mechanic. Dealerships have a lot of overhead and someone has to pay for it.

I hope it treats you well for another 131k and beyond.

I do have two local mechanics that are better than the most of the ones at the dealer. You know what they said? Not touching it. Take it to the dealers

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I do have two local mechanics that are better than the most of the ones at the dealer. You know what they said? Not touching it. Take it to the dealers

You better find yourself a new mechanic(s), or be prepared to be r*p*d at the Dealer, every time that you interact with them. I know, I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know.

You seemed to be a victim of MiseWells - While we are doing this, might as well do that.

 

[benjamminharris]

Ok! Whatever you say. I’m not a victim of anything. Was it expensive hell yes it was, I’m well aware of the cost. I’m actually I went to the dealer on this because of the Chevy dealer has a two year warranty anywhere in any city in the US at any Chevy dealer if it ever needs to get fixed again. Can a private mechanic do that? No they are going to fix it again for a few grand with no warranty, and be out another few thousand dollars. Private guy will say Oops, sorry! A dealer I can walk into and say hey you did this fix it, I’m not paying for it again within two years. So it’s a piece of mind. Are you questioning my private mechanics because they would run circles around you. One has been a heavy duty diesel mechanic for 38 years, and has his own shop, he knows what’s he doing. I don’t feel like I got ripped off, it’s just very expensive to happen that shouldn’t happen when GM knows the problem.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Ok! Whatever you say. I’m not a victim of anything. Was it expensive hell yes it was, I’m well aware of the cost. I’m actually I went to the dealer on this because of the Chevy dealer has a two year warranty anywhere in any city in the US at any Chevy dealer if it ever needs to get fixed again. Can a private mechanic do that? No they are going to fix it again for a few grand with no warranty, and be out another few thousand dollars. Private guy will say Oops, sorry! A dealer I can walk into and say hey you did this fix it, I’m not paying for it again within two years. So it’s a piece of mind. Are you questioning my private mechanics because they would run circles around you. One has been a heavy duty diesel mechanic for 38 years, and has his own shop, he knows what’s he doing. I don’t feel like I got ripped off, it’s just very expensive to happen that shouldn’t happen when GM knows the problem.

Tsh, Tsh, Tsh, Tsh........

Don't take your ball and run home now.

 

[Doubeleive]

what you paid is about on par with dealer prices, however you could have it deleted for around almost half of that price which the dealer most likely will not do unless you are providing the parts and they are willing to install them in which case you probably would not have any warranty either.
Sounds like the personal mechanic didn't want the possibly of having to warranty it, gm gets paid back for warranty work from headquarters a personal mechanic gets his pocket emptied.

 

[RET423]

The warranty security blanket is never as warm as a correctly repaired problem that won't fail again

DOD is a system that will fail, a proper delete will last indefinitely; any private mechanic that "won't touch it" is not a mechanic I would trust for anything important

 

[Jetskier77]

Agree. Never heard of a mechanic that wouldnt do this upgrade/repair. The OP got real defensive real quick about his mechanic.

 

[benjamminharris]

Agree. Never heard of a mechanic that wouldnt do this upgrade/repair. The OP got real defensive real quick about his mechanic.

You know what! I’m glad the dealership did this. Because if it fails again I’d be paying a private mechanic another $7,100 out of pocket like the first time, and 20+ hours of labor because they don’t have a warranty.

 

[benjamminharris]

Hey guess what. This has been at the dealer three different times now for new lifter and push rod for the third time since last January. Same #4. At least the oil gets changed.

 

[Blackcar]

Hey guess what. This has been at the dealer three different times now for new lifter and push rod for the third time since last January. Same #4. At least the oil gets changed.

If your dealer didn't repair your vehicle to this TSB in link you didn't get repaired what is wrong with vehicle the VLOM manifold should have been changed to new part number if I was guessing.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10158866-9999.pdf

Something is causing repeat problem.

 

[hatinthering]

I did the job myself on my 2012 and upgraded the cam with a non-AFM cam and lifters. It cost me about $2,000 in parts and a tune, but I could have done it for half of that if I was just replacing everything with factory parts. But I'll never have to worry about AFM problems again.

Same here on 2015...standard BTR AFM delete kit, tune, fluids, etc. maybe $1300 all in...my own labor "free" of course.

 

[Too_L8T]

Hey guess what. This has been at the dealer three different times now for new lifter and push rod for the third time since last January. Same #4. At least the oil gets changed.

Yes, because they repair it with the same parts that fail. If you weren't so defensive and took other peoples advice, you could've deleted the mess that fails with parts they used before the CAFE mess that makes them try to save .2 gallons of gas while coasting down the highway. Instead, you decide to "win" on an Internet forum to a bunch of anonymous people you will never meet, a sh*tty trade off if you have to waste your time at a dealership 3 different times (which I have a hard time believing)

you win bud

 

[benjamminharris]

It has been at the dealer 3 times since last November for the same lifter failing. You think I would make that up? I spent $7100 the first time and GM warranty the last two times. It’s probably going to go out again.

 

[Too_L8T]

Please, you are just digging yourself a deeper hole. Or, trolling on expert mode

 

[benjamminharris]

 

[benjamminharris]

K

 

[benjamminharris]

Please, you are just digging yourself a deeper hole. Or, trolling on expert mode

Oh pretty quiet now aren’t you after seeing my repair orders. It’s back now for misfire on #5 just days after I picked it up last week. I’ll keep you updated Troll!!!!!