Recent content by John H.

Not just Chevrolet. My 2006 Ford had an aluminum hood and it also corroded and bubbled. It was a common issue for them.

I had that happen on my 06 Ford Freestyle. Aluminum may not rust but it certainly corrodes and bubbles if the paint gets chipped off. This happens quicker and worse in snow and salt air states.

I wonder how much an aftermarket hood would cost installed and painted?

Then you are one of the very few.

Thank you for the work around!

I would change them. I am a PM junkie though. I would feel I was rewarding the car for 100,000 miles and giving it a good start towards its 2nd 100,000 miles.

Thanks for the update!

She's missing higher payments.

Why would you want a Car that makes you do all that?

I guess you don't keep your cars too long or you don't mind paying more for the car company to bring down their fleet average 0.003%. It ads another (poorly manufactured I might add) battery and whole charging subsystem as well as adding stress to your whole starting system for no reason. I...

Apparently you don't live in an area with bumper to bumper traffic. Multiple stop starts every couple of minutes cannot be good for a starter or battery / subsystems. The problem would be of more concern for those of us that buy our cars and intend to keep them for years.

Isn't that alarm annoying?

Thank you for posting those!

If it's an AWD, The transfer case fluid needs to be changed. My son neglected his (After I told him about it) and it failed after about 80,000 miles. It's a very expensive part to replace.