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Chart based on 43 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Pull strap latch on middle row seats (to lower back rests) was not working.
69800 mi
US $106
rear lift gate struts failed
15000 mi
Service dealer (not where I purchased car) had to order parts for power tailgate. However...I was notified by the Service Department that this dealer is closing and I must bring the car to another GM dealer. No parts were ordered.
Foot pad on emergency brake came off. Brake still works. Sales person tried to fix and could not. Was told to come back with an appt for service dept to take a look at.
19000 mi
Drainage tubes from sunroof had to be replaced because the original parts were not long enough. Water leaked into the vehicle soaking the headliner, carpeting, and the airbag compartment in the bar between the driver's window and the front windshield.
29000 mi
roof vent was leaking on driver side, behind driver seat. second time we took it in. first time they trimmed the drainage tube. this did not fix the issue. this time they repaired by sealing the leak with silicone.
5000 mi
Hood open warning in DIC. Replaced hood latch.
26000 mi
One seat track replaced. Second seat track has been ordered to be replaced later.
31000 mi
Finally replaced seat track satisfactorily.
36000 mi
Turn signal mechanism replaced. repair successful. rotated tires while in service.
39060 mi
Transmission in wiper motor replaced.
46000 mi
Drivers seat feels loose.
83000 mi
US $50
Pass seat recliner noisy, replace seat assy.
6000 mi
Seems to have been repaired.
1240 mi
The door on the on dash compartment very hard to open.
32860 mi
Replaced the glove box door(on the dash) and latch assembly.
6000 mi
After 10 days in the shop (different dealer) vehicle was picked and driven without the CEL for 4 days. It is back in the shop since last week( 5 days now). More parts were ordered.
7000 mi
Ordered the wrong part. Going back next week.
99000 mi
US $500
Rear latch assembly had to be replaced. Wouldn't open rear lift gate.
8680 mi
Trailer tow package did not have the 6 pin connector to the inside of the car. Dealer installed a different cable so that my brake controller would work. Dealer went above and beyond, GM not very helpful.
2000 mi
Tire monitoring system notified of a problem in system. At dealer's, they also found that the wheels were not calibrated with the system ie. tire placement was not the sme as what the monitoring system said they should be. Tires were rotated and system
7000 mi
Square knob for adjusting steering wheel(on steering column) fell off in my hand. Replaced broken square knob used to adjust steering wheel position.
16000 mi
This was a repeat problem involving the rear hatch. The button on the inside-bottom of the hatch would not close the hatch.
18000 mi
Drain tubes for the sunroof had to be replaced. They had failed causing water to leak into the vehicle.
Latch on liftgate broke and door would not shut closed
1000 mi
Rear liftgate open switch, located above rear license plate, in handle cup, is held in place by four plastic tabs. While opening the rear liftgate two of the plastic tabs broke off and allowed the switch to fall down and hang in front of the license plate
21000 mi
Housing for forward seatbelts worn by belts over time.
22000 mi
US $35
7440 mi
Roof water leak into interior from improperly installing drain tubes on sunroofs at factory. In shop for day. Still leaks after repair. Will take back for another repair.
9300 mi
The leaky roof was corrected second time in.
18600 mi
Roof leak returned. will go into shop for fifth attempt to repair.
19840 mi
Roof leak repaired.Sealant used was not applied from the factory properly on a roof seam where two pieces of metal come together.Missed it the previous times car was in for same problem.Water tested it myself and is dry. Appears to be fixed...finally.
8000 mi
Power liftgate was malfunctioning, strut replaced
39060 mi
Valve stem cap seized. Dealer broke valve stem and tire pressure monitor when removing. Replaced valve stem / tire pressure monitor in that tire.
80600 mi
US $1100
Rear hatch strut replaced due to recall.
25000 mi
56000 mi
US $300
Windshield wiper motor/transmission failed. With snow and rain, it was a major safety problem
116000 mi
US $420
It took sometime to find the root cause of air leak on left front tire. It turns out that coating on that Wheel developed some bubbles, which cost the tire to loose air. Had to buy a new wheel at the end
68200 mi
C $610
Rear hatch would not lock. Hatch would flop open while driving. Required replacement of Rear hatch lock mechanism.
6000 mi
6820 mi
Drivers seat vibrates when position changed.
5580 mi
Rebalanced and road forced wheels all were shown to be out with GM spec; vibration still there.
20000 mi
US $70
Driving light/fog light became unattached and needed to be replaced. Had to order part.
23000 mi
Loose fog light needed part to repair. Part ordered on trip one, then repaired satisfactorily on trip 2
3000 mi
While replacing the radio/nav unit, shifter knob was gouged, buttons below radio on center console were damaged as well as surface of center console. Parts have been ordered and they will be picking it up next week and repairing the damaged caused by the
23000 mi
When adjusting drivers seat fore and aft, seat mechanism skips at a couple of positions on the RH track. This was present at original delivery, but I had not addressed it till now.
98000 mi
Started getting low tire warning. Found out that during tire rotation, one of the valve stems was damaged. Dealership replaced at no charge
15000 mi
Roof water leak.
21000 mi
Roof water leak.
22000 mi
Roof water leak.
22000 mi
After 7th repair of roof water leak started lemon law process.
48000 mi
Rear passenger door deals replaced again. Seals deteriorated and would fall off the door.
18000 mi
Car was bought back by GM under the California Lemon Law. Reason was repeated fault with seatbelts.
Car also had repeated SRS fault lights coming on.
9000 mi
There was a leak in the sunroof which was getting the carpet wet. They replaced everything and gave me a new car to drive while we waited for the parts to come in!
1000 mi
Trim piece out of alignment. Dealer agree defect exists. Forwarded to GM tech line.
1000 mi
Trim piece was out of alignment. Service department removed excess material and realigned trim. Issue resolved.
41700 mi
driver seat shifted slightly when braking.
25800 mi
US $50
Left wing mirror moves in jerky fashion when adjusted electrically.
50000 mi
Front seat tracks were not smooth in moving front and back. All tracks replaced.
19000 mi
2nd row captain's seat will not lock into place. Parts not in stock. Will order.
22000 mi
parts replaced on seat track
58000 mi
windshield wiper mechanism needed to be replaced
6000 mi
Water was coming into car through drivers side seatbelt and emergency peddle. Also under drivers side feet, floor was soaked. Longer drains were addded to sunroof drains and 4 seals on roof rails were resealed.
39700 mi
Loss of steering going thru puddles. Wheel wells defective and replaced, drive belt replaced
18000 mi
Rear Liftgate hydraulic tubes failed and liftgate would not stay up. Both tubes were cheerfully replaced under warranty.
10000 mi
Car leaked again, this time from the windshield area. Tubes lengthened and resealed based on TSB issued.
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