That sucks I hope they recall them because that's unacceptable in my opinion

 

Me too. Was on 78 and oil system went on. Took it to dealer and service manager knew exactly was the problem. So the GM rep said dump the oil,bring it back in 1500 miles that's it. They put in about 2.5 qts and i only had 900 miles on motor.Just wondering by GM saying it falls in part under maintenance that this would not fall under defect.This goes back a number of years and Gm has kept this quiet.

 

That sucks. Almost bought one but I stayed with Ford. 10,000 mi between changes and doesn't burn any.

 

Thats rediculous. They have become a big douche company. I had a recall done and 18 months later the same issue happened. They tried to say environmental conditions and refused to cover it a second time. I tried to reach the CEO but could not get past her executive office. They could not tell me what these environmental conditions were but stood by that as reason to not correct the issue a second time. I will never buy another GM vehicle as long as I can help it. I told the executive I have bought nothing but GM vehicles my entire life and asked if they were willing to dispose of a customer with my loyalty over $800 repair they know was a flaw. The answer was: "that is your decision". That told me everything I needed to know right there. I understand companies need to make money, but they do it at the expense of consumers by using cheap parts and they do not stand behind their product. F GM-- we should have let them go bankrupt.

 

Yes, 1,800-2,000 miles burns a quart. It sucks, I have the 5.3 and its pretty common with that engine. Guess they haven't fixes it yet.

 

Part of the reason I only will lease now. Don't want to fix it? I don't care, your getting it back one way or the other.

 

Part of the reason I only will lease now. Don't want to fix it? I don't care, your getting it back one way or the other.

Leasing is very expensive though (they make it seem like it's cheap, but it's not).

 

I have one of the diesels and haven't experienced any oil burning like you describe. That sounds excessive to me

 

I have the 2014 Sierra and I get an oil change every 7-8,000 miles....Doesn't matter to me because I have lifetime free oil changes. DO you have that incentive or no?

 

I'd pop a couple motors, and see if I could get out of the contract with a full refund. What else can you do? Mexicans are not known as premier engine builders.... Either way, good luck.

 

What would a Mexican have to do with GM engineering?

 

I've heard that the previous 5.3 burned oil but never saw anything on the new di 5.3 and I read a lot of different gm forums. My 2014 has 29k on it and doesn't burn a drop, and has no other issues for that matter.

 

Yes,free oil changes.What if i forget to check the oil,forgot to replace the spare oil i carry. I need a 3" ladder to get high enough to reach the dip stick.If it runs down again(2 or more qts) I will call on star which i pay for and tell them to pick up the truck,bring it back to dealer.I will look into the lemon law.

 

I've got a 2011 5.3L and it burns some oil but what I would characterize as normal, nothing at all like that.

 

GM customer service sucks. I have had GM,s with problems in the past and only got the runaround from GM. I bought a 2014 silverado only because ford was coming out with the new truck and i like them to work the bugs out before i buy one and chevy took 10,000 off msrp.
If you buy a new GM truck make sure you keep an eye on tire ware because they come from the factory with bad wheel alignments.

 

Do not shoot the messenger I am a retired GM Millwright 36 years with them, seen it all, My Daughter and I bought 2014 Equinox She wanted the 4 cly I went with the 6 since i tow a small trailer, Low and behold her 4 Cly used oil just like yours, The problem was public on line The Dealer acted like it was nothing, Since I knew who to contact in the system Long story short They took hers back and put her in the exact model with a 6 Cly with only the difference in cost from 4 to 8 it only had some 5000 miles. It was not my first car from that dealer and won't be my last. Had Fords also they had their problems but they never were solved. If you go the lemon law you will lose to much of you initial Cost. Never give up they would of settled with you, Bill

 

I went lemon law on a brand new nissan mini van we bought. After 13 diff issues in the first 1 1/2 yr I had enough. I was prorated cost of vech 1st complaints. So let's say I paid $30,000 , the first complaint I had was at 6500 miles on van, I got back $28500 , again it took a 1 1/2 years, and 14, 000 miles on van but I got about all my money back.

 

It would be on fire in the lot. Then theyll figure out i was pissed!

 

This has been a long time problem with the 5.3 motors. I guess it's easier to ignore it than fix it. I go like 5000 before I have to add. Usually exactly when the computer says 50% oil life left

 

Wow!

 

I got a 99 Silverado 5.3 270000 miles . I don't even check the oil between oil changes only thing I've done is normal maintenance a water pump and master cylinder

 

Mine holds 7 quarts of oil maybe some knuckle head only put the standard 5 in

 

I think Subaru was also having the same issue with some of their newer models

 

My 2011 5.3 does the same, down about a quart after 5k. It's a joke that they have barely acknowledged a common issue.

 

I will never buy a GMC vehicle again.

 

My dad's 06' 6.0 ate oil like crazy. Wound up blowing the motor and was stuck with $2,500 on the loan.

 

That's sad to hear. I have a 2001 Sierra and its still going strong - thank goodness! Sounds like it's not worth the trouble to buy new!

 

GM does not make a v8 standard motor anymore.It's the 4,6,8 5.3.You can only get a v6.