I purchased my Silverado in May 2019 from Pineland Chevrolet in NJ. It ran fine and never had a problem. With about 44000 miles, the engine started a light "tapping" noise. I took it directly to the local Chevrolet dealer "Gettle" in Punta Gorda Florida 33950. They showed me the rollers on the lifters that were deteriorating. They replaced the faulty parts under warranty. Prior to this, and after, I had religiously changed the oil and filters every 5-6000 miles since first buying the car as 'new'. I only towed once in May 2019 a small U-haul unit from NJ to Florida.
I had no problems with the vehicle until about early/mid July 2024 when the engine made a flutter noise after driving 3 or 4 miles to have dinner. After dinner, it made the noise again. The next day, I went to the post office and heard nothing. Still, I intended to go to a local repair shop that had an excellent reputation. Leaving the post office the car started 'tapping' loudly. I drove the 1.5 mile to Walt's Garage in town at a low speed. The tapping now was louder. I kept the speed under 20mph.
NOTE: NO WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON. Walt's Garage looked at it over the weekend and called the following Monday. They said I was running on only 3 cylinders and there was NO OIL IN THE ENGINE! The only option was to replace the engine with a used engine. The cost? $14,001.00 but I'm a veteran and got $50. off. So the final price for a used engine was $13,969.00. The engine was replaced with another engine like the one that came out and it had 62,000 miles on it. I immediately went online looking to replace the vehicle. It took a large chunk out of my IRA. I sold the car to Carvana and bought another vehicle from them at the same time.
engine failure at 72,400 miles
I purchased my Silverado in May 2019 from Pineland Chevrolet in NJ. It ran fine and never had a problem. With about 44000 miles, the engine started a light "tapping" noise. I took it directly to the local Chevrolet dealer "Gettle" in Punta Gorda Florida 33950. They showed me the rollers on the lifters that were deteriorating. They replaced the faulty parts under warranty. Prior to this, and after, I had religiously changed the oil and filters every 5-6000 miles since first buying the car as 'new'. I only towed once in May 2019 a small U-haul unit from NJ to Florida.
I had no problems with the vehicle until about early/mid July 2024 when the engine made a flutter noise after driving 3 or 4 miles to have dinner. After dinner, it made the noise again. The next day, I went to the post office and heard nothing. Still, I intended to go to a local repair shop that had an excellent reputation. Leaving the post office the car started 'tapping' loudly. I drove the 1.5 mile to Walt's Garage in town at a low speed. The tapping now was louder. I kept the speed under 20mph.
NOTE: NO WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON. Walt's Garage looked at it over the weekend and called the following Monday. They said I was running on only 3 cylinders and there was NO OIL IN THE ENGINE! The only option was to replace the engine with a used engine. The cost? $14,001.00 but I'm a veteran and got $50. off. So the final price for a used engine was $13,969.00. The engine was replaced with another engine like the one that came out and it had 62,000 miles on it. I immediately went online looking to replace the vehicle. It took a large chunk out of my IRA. I sold the car to Carvana and bought another vehicle from them at the same time.
- usrowboy, Punta Gorda, US