Wait til she gets to the power steering pump and gear you’ll wish it were a 760Li insteadMom's Enclave has a small oil leak that dealer identified as being the oil pressure switch/sender. Told her 5ish hours of labor to the tune of $742.. Apparently the alternator needs to come off, but that still seems way high to me? Anyone one familiar with this job? View attachment 180857
You bet that’s why my next GM is a Tahoe. It may be just as expensive but it’s not new fangled. I choose to have one domestic vehicle. I don’t like that many similar jobs are much cheaper on a bmw or LexusChevy did a great job engineering the Traverse/Enclave/whatever they are called to squeeze service $$$$ after the sale.
GM is the pinnacle of automotive repair and maintenance and as such, this NaPa estimator should be multiplied by 6 or 7 to determine a fair proceHere's a NAPA price estimator to consider. I think the shops not being very honest with your mom.
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I wonder how that compares to, say, a Cavalier or something where the oil pressure switch is just right there on the side of the block?Here's a NAPA price estimator to consider. I think the shops not being very honest with your mom.
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We just went from $180 to $210/hr.lol they are charging freight to get the part. Good luck even getting the part. From a FB group I’m in that’s mostly dealer parts people they aren’t getting parts due to UAW strike.
It bothers me they don’t itemize exact hours of book time and labor rate on there. Is that normal?
Better to take it to an independent shop who can just order the part from a parts store like O’Reilly or Advance or whoever they use and have it same day. Labor might be a bit less too. Although around here independents are $150+ too.
yep. chances are good it doesn't take 5 hours of labor to replace the oil pressure switch. think this one thru, even if it is in a difficult location the process involves disconnecting the wires, unscrewing the sensor , screwing in a new sensor and reconnecting the wires.. might also take a special socket... if a pipe wrench won't reach.labor rate is $150/hr?
charging for freight on top of part cost $20
and "shop supplies" (rags, and what else?) $45
I realize your mom has no intention of doing it herself. It's sad that times have come to these kinds of prices.
This is why I do my own work.
Most dealers have management software that does everything. This looks like something an independent shop would use. We use Dealertrack which is the Yugo of DMS's while Reynolds and Reynolds is generally the Cadillac of DMS's.Why does this quote look like someone printed it up using Microsoft Word? Odd.. Anytime I've gone to a dealer they have their logo on the paperwork.. I'd have to go back decades to see something like this.. Why do I ask? because it shows their level of professionalism, can't print a logo on your paperwork? makes ya wonder
Why does this quote look like someone printed it up using Microsoft Word? Odd.. Anytime I've gone to a dealer they have their logo on the paperwork.. I'd have to go back decades to see something like this.. Why do I ask? because it shows their level of professionalism, can't print a logo on your paperwork? makes ya wonder
That is exactly what I was thinking.. nothing wrong with an independent shop just odd a dealership would use something like this.. like I've said before faithful in little, faithful in much. Not trying to make a hug deal about this.. but.. Can't afford the basics makes ya wonder what else they can't do.Most dealers have management software that does everything. This looks like something an independent shop would use. We use Dealertrack which is the Yugo of DMS's while Reynolds and Reynolds is generally the Cadillac of DMS's.
yup most always look the same with the same forms.. I have seen reynolds at the bottom of some prinouts I've received from the dealer..Surprising, I agree. Every dealer I've ever seen uses basically the same format to print and it doesn't look like that. Maybe a small independent one with only one dealership that didn't want to spend the big bucks on the big systems (CDK, Tekion, Automate, Reynolds, etc)
Reynolds is fantastic for parts. With Dealertrack, parts inventory accuracy is more of a theory than an absolute.That is exactly what I was thinking.. nothing wrong with an independent shop just odd a dealership would use something like this.. like I've said before faithful in little, faithful in much. Not trying to make a hug deal about this.. but.. Can't afford the basics makes ya wonder what else they can't do.
yup most always look the same with the same forms.. I have seen reynolds at the bottom of some prinouts I've received from the dealer..
The price is an outrage. The phone number listed on the bill is not in service, however they are on line. I called them with the idea of letting them know that their practices are blowing up on the internet. I am assuming that this car came used from this dealership, so I would probably go to a Buick dealer and start a case. All that said, if you were to find someone to do the job for $100-150, that works too. I hate to think that in the gentile South, some SOB tried (succeeded) in ripping off a woman in this fashion.
I was surprised that it was so cheap.labor rate is $150/hr?
Our Enclave has Bilstein B6’s. During the pandemic a shop charged $400 to install front and rear including sway bar bushings.About a year ago I had a rear leaf spring break on my 2010 Tundra. The Toyota dealer wanted over $2,000 to replace both rear leaf springs. I bought both rear leaf springs for $300 and had an independent shop install them for a total of $300, so $600 for two new leaf springs installed. Would have done the installation myself but it was in the middle of winter and I couldn't get the truck far enough into the garage and close the door and still have room to work on it. Wasn't about to go sit outside in 10 degree weather and do it myself.
It lists a 2005 Cavalier as being a few dollars more with the part being a bit more expensive.I wonder how that compares to, say, a Cavalier or something where the oil pressure switch is just right there on the side of the block?
Yeah I couldn't readily find anything as new as '19 but this seems to suggest it works for '08 thru ~'14 so maybe '19 is the same or very similar
This guy's a little painful to watch but suggests that you only need to remove the rear cover on the alt. Near the end he's got some good shots of access once alt cover is removed: