You know that old saying, of "Just say no"...?
Earlier this spring, the neighbors bought a 2023 Yukon XL SLT with 9,000 miles. They now have three kids and three car seats to use, and really needed the extra room.
The problem was, it was a GM buyback out of California. The first owner had it 4 short months. Problem stated was "battery does not hold a charge".
In the 6 months that they owned it, they were only able to put 3,000 miles on it, because... the battery doesn't hold a charge. Most of the time that they had it, it was trying to be fixed by one of two GM dealers, either the local Buick/GMC dealership, or the Chevy dealership 50 miles away that sold them this steaming heap. They also found out the hard way, that the local GMC/Buick dealership only gives out small Buick Encore loaners, that three car seats simply don't fit into. So, they ended up borrowing an SUV from a family member for several weeks.
After handing it over several times (over 3 months) to the local GMC/Buick dealership for them to try and fix it... it finally went back to the Chevy dealership that it was purchased from, and they tried for another 6 weeks to fix it. At least while this was happening, they drove a new Suburban with dealer plates.
Eventually, after 6 months of not really having a $50,000 vehicle to use, the Chevy dealer that sold it to them finally bought it back. Now, they're driving a Suburban from the same Chevy dealer.
And what did the Chevy dealer do with the Yukon that keeps draining the battery (other than be at least the third dealership who couldn't fix it)? It is back on their used car lot, for sale, yet again...waiting for some other unsuspectingsucker buyer to take it home. Apparently, the dealer is willing to take the risk in repeating this ordeal with some other buyer.
You'd think a dealership would send a troublemaker like that back to the auction (which is where they found it) while they had the chance, but apparently not. It is somewhat amazing what some of these dealers will put themselves and their customers through, to try and make a buck.
Earlier this spring, the neighbors bought a 2023 Yukon XL SLT with 9,000 miles. They now have three kids and three car seats to use, and really needed the extra room.
The problem was, it was a GM buyback out of California. The first owner had it 4 short months. Problem stated was "battery does not hold a charge".
In the 6 months that they owned it, they were only able to put 3,000 miles on it, because... the battery doesn't hold a charge. Most of the time that they had it, it was trying to be fixed by one of two GM dealers, either the local Buick/GMC dealership, or the Chevy dealership 50 miles away that sold them this steaming heap. They also found out the hard way, that the local GMC/Buick dealership only gives out small Buick Encore loaners, that three car seats simply don't fit into. So, they ended up borrowing an SUV from a family member for several weeks.
After handing it over several times (over 3 months) to the local GMC/Buick dealership for them to try and fix it... it finally went back to the Chevy dealership that it was purchased from, and they tried for another 6 weeks to fix it. At least while this was happening, they drove a new Suburban with dealer plates.
Eventually, after 6 months of not really having a $50,000 vehicle to use, the Chevy dealer that sold it to them finally bought it back. Now, they're driving a Suburban from the same Chevy dealer.
And what did the Chevy dealer do with the Yukon that keeps draining the battery (other than be at least the third dealership who couldn't fix it)? It is back on their used car lot, for sale, yet again...waiting for some other unsuspecting
You'd think a dealership would send a troublemaker like that back to the auction (which is where they found it) while they had the chance, but apparently not. It is somewhat amazing what some of these dealers will put themselves and their customers through, to try and make a buck.
