Hi all,
I have a 2012 GMC Sierra K1500 SLE with about 67k miles on it. My last couple oil changes (about 4k - 5k miles between oil changes) were about 2 quarts low of oil. So I took it in to the dealer ship and they started me on an oil consumption test. Every 1k miles I bring it in and they check the oil level. My first 1k miles I didn’t lose any oil. I just went in for the 2k check and it was a half a quart low. They said that GM says if it doesn’t burn more than a quart every 2k miles then there warranty won’t pay for getting the engine rebuilt. This to me is unacceptable. An acceptable amount of oil to burn is 0 quarts and I’m worried that GM won’t pay for it if it’s not more than a quart low on my next 2k inspection.
Does anyone know what GM’s official warranty policy is about burning oil? Should I try taking it to a different dealership or will they all say the same thing? I’m really considering just taking out oil so it equals a quart low next time I bring it in. Or should I just sell it now and try a newer model (that’d suck cuz I just paid it off, really don’t want to do that)? Seems like too low of miles to be having this kind of issue with it. I really wanted to drive this 300k miles until it dies but I'm worried with this issue it won't last half that long. Kind of at a loss so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I have a 2012 GMC Sierra K1500 SLE with about 67k miles on it. My last couple oil changes (about 4k - 5k miles between oil changes) were about 2 quarts low of oil. So I took it in to the dealer ship and they started me on an oil consumption test. Every 1k miles I bring it in and they check the oil level. My first 1k miles I didn’t lose any oil. I just went in for the 2k check and it was a half a quart low. They said that GM says if it doesn’t burn more than a quart every 2k miles then there warranty won’t pay for getting the engine rebuilt. This to me is unacceptable. An acceptable amount of oil to burn is 0 quarts and I’m worried that GM won’t pay for it if it’s not more than a quart low on my next 2k inspection.
Does anyone know what GM’s official warranty policy is about burning oil? Should I try taking it to a different dealership or will they all say the same thing? I’m really considering just taking out oil so it equals a quart low next time I bring it in. Or should I just sell it now and try a newer model (that’d suck cuz I just paid it off, really don’t want to do that)? Seems like too low of miles to be having this kind of issue with it. I really wanted to drive this 300k miles until it dies but I'm worried with this issue it won't last half that long. Kind of at a loss so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!