chevrolet malibu variable valve timing solenoid

I'll have to try the chat, or direct phone Monday morning. At least, it says it has weekend hours, but all this past weekend, it said the chat lines have been down for maintenance. Thanks so much in advance for anyone who's willing to help me in this effort.Ĭlick to expand.Apparently, there's a live chat one is supposed to be able to do with a GM representative that has weekend hours (not sure about the URL but here's where I tried to access it ). Please contact me at my user name on the forum (mraki) and if the forum email doesn't take enclosures, I'll send you my personal email. After all, the whole reason I brought the car in instead of doing it myself was because of my better than reasonable expectation that it would be covered under the powertrain warranty.

They wouldn't be doing this if Chevy were not reimbursing them for the repair. Obviously, I just need proof that variable timing solenoid replacement has been, in fact, covered under the powertrain warranty by other dealerships. So, what I'd ask here (and I'm going to start another thread on this shortly), would anyone who has had a variable timing solenoid replaced under the powertrain warranty be willing to send me their scanned service receipt? If you want, you can block out the personal or other sensitive information.

Meanwhile, I smell the vague scent of a directive from Chevy to reduce warranty costs. Nonetheless, he released the car to me pending resolution with Chevy on Monday. It being Saturday, he couldn't get a hold of one. After a long discussion, despite his insistence that the solenoid is not covered, he consented to try and contact a Chevy rep to consult. Eventually, he went to get the service manager. I was steaming at this point about his double talk.

It turned out to be the service intake manager who tried to BS me earlier about the sensor versus solenoid. I told the cashier that I wanted to know why this wasn't part of the powertrain warranty. I went to pick up the car, and sure enough, the solenoid (part #12655421) was the replaced part and the bill was ~$252 (I was already seething that I don't even remember the exact amount). Click to expand.Well, it has come to pass.

Chevrolet malibu variable valve timing solenoid