cobra502

I just came from my Chevy dealer where I got an alignment on my C7. And, I found out something interesting. It seems warranty will pick up the cost of your first alignment if your car is under 5,000 miles. It helps to have a reason, like my rear tires were wearing uneven by 1/32 less on the inside of the tires. I found this out from my salesman. The service writers didn't have a clue, but the service manager did.

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Kracka

That is good to know. On my last car I had the first alignment done under the 1/12 "adjustments" warranty period.

rsvette12

Also if you did not know gm pays for 2 years of oil changes - cool

BigJoe

That was the case for C6s and perhaps before that. Many are not aware that the service is available. The factory alignment is just an approximation. I'm waiting to see if PFADT or someone comes up with street alignment specs like they did for the C6.

11B250

WHAT!? where can I have this in writing.

and how about the alignment thing? because if I go and tell them this, I will mostly get a blank look and will be told "don't believe everything you see on internet forums"

rsvette12

Macmulkin chevy salesman told me this not sure on the particulars

ZL-1

GM warranty has always covered alignments up until a certain mileage to address customer complaints. The only stipulation was that the car must have over 1000 miles to allow the "green" suspension parts to break in and settle. In recent years dealer Service Managers have been given broad discretion to authorize repairs regardless of miles.



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$$$frumnuttin'

...been that way for quite a few years now with Ford products....GM shouldn't be any different. Well, except for the bailout issue

Turbooo2u

But not at your choosing. Your oil life monitor has to be at a certain percentage. My dealer told me between 5-10%. That would be about 7-8k m iles before my first change. I might have to do it TWICE before then myself.

cobra502

Ask your service manager. Mine quoted a reference number to the service writer ( I don't remember it) for the coverage.

ZL-1

You can't go to the dealer and just request an alignment, you must have a complaint or warranty would not pay for it.

Warranty claim processing requires the "3 C's": Complaint, Cause, and Correction.

"Complaint" could be "car drifts to the left" or "tires wearing unevenly", etc..

"Cause" would be "incorrect alignment settings" or "incorrect camber or toe".

"Correction" would be "perform 4 wheel alignment".

Be sure to have over 1000 miles so they don't turn you away until the suspension is broken in.

rsvette12

"about 7-8k miles"

I never wait that long - good info - have to look into this, when the oil life starts getting low that's when I do it.

C7Z51_2014

GM did mine free as well. Was off a little but I could certainly feel the difference when they finished.

Kracka

http://www.chevrolet.com/comprehensive-coverage.html

travisnd

Not to start an oil life thread, but if you're driving the car regularly changing it based on the OLM is perfectly fine. Synthetic lasts a long long time. If the car is sitting then change it annually. The old "every 3000 miles" is just that... old.

Steve Garrett

Good to know....I'm having my Lashway carbon fiber side skirts and front splitter installed next week. They are also going to lower my car on the OEM bolts. I want to have an alignment done after lowering the car.

RocketGuy3

Agreed.

speedlink

It's been that way for many years!

Aerohead

This is good to know, as I can't see how the factory alignment can be that accurate. Those cars are aligned in the factory after only being on their wheels for less than 30 minutes and driving less than 100' (over some bumps to 'settle' the suspension). They look like 4-wheelers sitting in the alignment station... no way the suspension is at its long term settled condition.