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Originally posted by JohnBrowning:
Got boost GM actualy said that the front suspension was the reason for the LS4 in the Trailblazer! So I guess GM is lying to their own employees on the internal Socrates Intranet! I was quteing GM and the reason they gave.
As to flex I was talking about block flex with reguard to the engine! THe LS4 is horable under powered for it's displacement.
I do not have an axe to grind with GM at all. I worked for them as a contractor through a contract house and have no bad feeling for GM at all. I do think they are incompetent though due to internal politics, gross mis-mangement and bean counters!
GM is not a leader in powertrains at all. The best engine they have come from other companys. They have the some of the worst transmissions on the market in terms of long term durability. Their engines are plagued by knock,slap,oil consuption,oil leaks, high copper,tin and lead levels etc..They have a lot of problems with everything ie wiper modules, headlamp actuators, relays, power distribution buses, injectors, fule pumps, fuel rails, every gasket on the engine, intake manifolds,brake modulation valves, electronic brake control modules/traction control,multi-funtion switch, all of their lines it does not mater if they are fuel lines,break line or oil lines, rear ac lines on Astro's, climate control, delayed blower control modules, blower motors on Cadilacs, weather striping esp. on Convetes with removable tops or convertables, hinges and doors on center consoles, hubs on all cars and trucks, break rotors etc........ These are just some of the common failure items that most owners can expect to replace slightly out of warranty! It is a mighty long list!!!
You forgett I worked in quality for GM and they were not paying me so I have no loyality to them at all. I can tell it like I saw it and reported it. I was the one that first broke the oil line issue on products equiped with a 4.3V6's. I can remeber the 65,000 back orders for these lines while engineering was trying to desigg a fix. When I broke this ongoing issue to GM's Executive Staff it had been an isues for two years and no one in their Quality department had a clue it was a problem! Even with 65,000 back orders they still had no clue. They were even warranting engines that were under warranty and still did not have a clue.
You would have to be grossly out of touch with the market to accept knocking,slapping,oil consuption and all of the other problems as normal for a modern engine!
P.S. I have not worked for Ford or DC and my previous experince is with Toyota and European makes. IF someone asked me my take on French cars it would not be a preety picture either! I am even critical of Toyota at times. I try not to be too biased but I can only base my findings on what I have seen and what I can compare it too. All ofmy information is first hand 90% of the time.
