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Average Mileage:
11,184 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
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body / paint problem
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2009Mar 03
Wave 1.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 9,942 miles
paint in front of rear mud flap and along rocker panels is scaling off and now rust is forming. first noticed around 16000 km and one week past the one year warranty. dealer and GM customer service commiserate but say too bad, so sad or words to that effect. local body shop says definitely a paint defect. still trying to get dealer or GM to come through on this but.....GRRRRR! if you have similar problem please contact us at rp_oldford@hotmail.com We are long time GM customers but now , not sure if we'd buy another.
Update from May 4, 2009: rec'd call from dealer today,advising to bring car in May 21st for repair. apologies to Gm they appear to have come through for us.
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2009May 08
Wave
Extreme paint scaling in front of rear tires, along edge of back doors and all along underside edge. Noticed in May 09 at around 20,000km (purchased in Jul 08) and thought it was dirt.
Had car detailed in June and that was when I realized it was paint scaling. I took the car to a dealership for regular servicing and brought up the problem - they said no to warranty and that is was caused by rocks/stones - dirt roads! I don't drive on dirt roads and had perhaps been on one/two for a short period and at a low speed. There's no way this kind of damage should happen from that!!!!
I then contacted GM customer service, they also say no to warranty. The customer service rep there has said she will escalate this to management as I totally disagree - I've never had a car show paint scaling like this.
My previous car was an 89 Toyota that was driven on dirt roads and on shale roads up north - over 450,000 km's and NO paint scaling at all!!!!
Perhaps I should not have purchased a GM product and stuck with the tried and true.
As of right now I have a $20,000 car less than a year old showing paint scaling that would be on a 10 year old car!!!!
Tina R.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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