Chevy is crap. Never again
Comment on When the car diagnostic computer knows the list of problems is so long
MrEff@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yeah. My 2013 chevy spark just hit that too. Car is worth 4k if it worked, repair bill is just under 4k. It is now being donated to habitat for humanity. I told myself I would drive it into the ground and it looks like I did. I just thought that day would be a lot further out than 125k miles. I will never buy a chevy car again.
FenrirIII@lemmy.world 6 days ago
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
you bought a Daewoo Matiz.
Gormadt@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
125k miles?!? That’s basically nothing!
For a chevy that’s pretty damn high (especially a newer one) but still
My 2000 CRV is getting close to passing the distance form the Earth to the Moon in terms of miles and my 2007 Kia Rio ain’t far behind
MrEff@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Yeah, like I said, I will never buy a chevy car again. The transmission carrier bearing is worn out. It is also where the speed sensor is housed. So the speedo drops out any time you are not accelerating. This causes a speed/air/fuel mismatch and kills the car any time you slow down unless you keep it in gear (manual). So if I beak too much on the high way or going up to a red light, the car dies and I quickly have to get it in gear and pop the clutch to jump start it, or awkwardly start turning the key to start it normally while moving.
The bearing is about 35$. Taking out, disassembling, rebuilding, and reassembling, reinstalling the transmission is over 3500$. The car is worth 4k at best. Not worth it.
Gormadt@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
Transmission work is always expensive to have a shop do, but the good news is that once it’s done you basically get a car for another 100k miles