I have a 2017 Chevy Colorado V-6 with 33,000 miles on it. A little history. It was leaking oil bad last January and took it to our local Chevy dealership. I was told an oil coolant line had ruptured and antifreeze ended up in the engine and oil had leaked out. They said either a $5700 fix for the oil cooler, oil pump, and oil lines or a total engine replacement for $14,000. The technician said he pressure tested the engine and that the engine would be fine with the $5700 repair. Now, 7 months later the engine started knocking, no loose of oil, and oil looks good. I took it back to the same dealership and they said it has the metal shavings in the oil filter and oil pan. They said the engine needs to be replaced. My question is, do I have any options here other than to pay for the new engine? It’s outside the warranty and I didn’t get an extended warranty. Hindsight, I should have sold it or paid for the extended warranty.

 

Wow, that's a real bummer with your Colorado. I'm no mechanic, but it sounds like the initial repair might not have caught everything. Have you considered talking to a lawyer? There might be some consumer protection laws that could help.

 

After asking the shop manager if she could get ahold of a GM factory rep and see if they could do anything for me. She said they would bring the price of a factory engine and install down to $6600. About 1/2 of what the original quote was of $12,200.

 

Better than nothing, but these kinds of issues are why I've been hanging onto my 2006 and 1996 Chevrolet trucks... there is no way you should need a new engine unless its a manufacturing defect, which they ought to replace.