Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Reno, Nevada

I joined the forum just to chime in about my 2007 Chevy Tahoe. I've replaced all four door lock actuators at Champion Chevrolet in Reno for a cost of over $1000 two years ago, only to have three of them fail again within a year. I am *NOT* paying another $750 to replace them again only to have them fail again so I've been driving around with no automatic door locks and WAITING to sue Chevrolet if my car gets stolen. I would not recommend spending a penny to repair this problem until the DESIGN FLAW with the door actuators is found and fixed. I have a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban with over 200,000 miles on it and have never had a single problem with the door locks -- this is a DESIGN FLAW that was introduced in later model Chevrolet's. I am very angry about this issue and want both my money back for the initial repair and to have the broken locks repairs at no charge.

Jenn1974: Have you found the bullion and how did or what was the fix on your suburban. This information will help me with my continuing 2007 burb problems. My first Suburban was a 2000, 2nd was a 2004 Z71, and the 3rd is a 2007 LTZ. My 2004 has 86,000 miles, and I have not had any problems. We still have it. The 2007 was bought in May 2006, and I’m afraid it’s the worst ever. It has used oil, a lot more than the 2000 and 2004. Oil light comes on, I change the oil! 88,000 miles and now out of warranty! The five years got me. I am affiliated with a very large automobile repair facility in Reno, Nevada, and I’ve had the car serviced regularly. That’s what you do when you work in a garage. The last few mornings I noticed a puff of smoke out the tail pipe which is not good, I am told. So I asked my mechanic what is the worst case. He tell me “rings” or valve guides, about 6-8 hours shop time plus parts. But if it’s rings, he tells me to shop for a short block crate motor from GM. The engine rebuild will be expensive. My mechanic has not mentioned (as I read in certain forum responses) that there is an oil consumption test. Does anyone have any information on the notices or bulletins that may be circulating? So I ask Chevrolet Suburban owners the question, “Is 88,000 miles all we can get from the 2007 and newer Suburbans?”

Hey you new 2012 Impreza owners with the Yokohama AVIS S34D tires, what's your review so far on these tires? Tire Rack gave these poor reviews, BUT, they are all from Mazda 3 owners. We have no rain or snow here in the bay area so, I like some reviews from Impreza owners. I want to take the car to Reno/Tahoe this year.

How do the stock tire and rim feel in the winter? I live in CA, so unless I go towards Reno, I may not see any snow. I just a call from my dealer, my Impreza just arrived!!! I will check it out this saturday.

GREAT story jmonroe. Funny enough, our local canyons will occasionally require chains, so if you're serious about skiing or boarding, it's a good idea to have a set even if you don't plan to use them. Regarding the Journey, we ran into potential trouble while playing tourists in California last winter and trying to return home. Our designated travel date just happened to coincide with a major winter storm in the Sierras. We kept the radio station glued to weather updates as we approached the pass on I-80, and it became apparent we were likely going to need chains before long. We hit up four different stores in Sacramento and were told by each that with our tire size we were out of luck. That little factoid literary meant we could have been stranded in California. So, what did we do? Speed, of course. At the time the storm was dumping rain, and a lot of it, so I kept one eye on my outside temp monitor and the other on the road. Rain turned to snow as we approached the summit and I started to slow, but didn't back off completely until the roads had cooled enough to accumulate snow. We crested just as the snow started to stick, and then coasted our way down to Reno just ahead of the storm. We drove another 8 hours with the storm in our rear-view mirror grateful for the fortunate timing and cursing Dodge for their lack of foresight :D