steven17

Thanks for the explanation. Any advice on my next move? It's out of the bumper to bumper warranty now (~36,000 miles) but powertrain should still be doubly covered by Chevy and Hertz (where I bought it). Options: 1) Take it to another mechanic to look at. Will probably cost me if they don't find anything but if they do it *should* be covered by Hertz. 2) Take it to a different dealer. 3) Bail out and trade it in for something else. 4) Wait until the transmission dies and hope it happens before the powertrain warranties expire. 5) ??? Really

Really worried about these reports of multiple failures. Had my battery die about a month ago. Just barely still under warranty. Dealer replaced the battery and told me about this TSB, so they reprogrammed the transmission. 3 weeks later the check engine light comes on and coming off a stop car decides it doesn't really want to go when I hit the gas. Kind of creeps forward then eventually clunks into gear and goes but is making a whining sound and is generally untrustworthy. It goes back to the dealer and they say it's showing a transmission fault code or some such and give me a lo