Well what a yucky situation, glad your wife is ok, engine just shutting off could be a dangerous situation. I am with you, I can't see the EGR causing the engine to die. Keep us posted. Hope it is something minor or covered by warranty
Yes - that'd have been real cool if it was!Too bad it isn't the new diesel Equinox. It would be interesting to know how it is.
My thoughts exactly!While they have you in such a nice loaner, hey take your time on fixing Diesel.
Swing by the shop before they close tonight and grab the dog bed?Given that I haven't gotten a call, it's likely that they're waiting on the part to come in, and that it'll be covered under warranty (i.e. - the HPFP - which is $1200 on its own, online).
Or, they're still trying to diagnose it. Either way - free nice car for that much longer is something I don't mind. The only downside is the dog's car mat (which covers the entirety of the rear seat, and has his seat belt harness attachments) is in the Cruze, and we have to take him into the vet on Saturday for his dental cleaning...which means he's probably going in the Volt (no pets in the loaner)...ugh. That'll be excess dog hair in both cars, instead of just one.
I have a cover we used for our old couch, which will work. But he's a Husky, so his hair just goes literally everywhere.Swing by the shop before they close tonight and grab the dog bed?
Cover the back of the Volt with an old blanket?
This stupid def thing seems insane. If big trucks had to fart with def like we do they would be along the side of the road all the time. I haven't had issues yet, but looks like it may be coming.Just got off the phone with the dealer. Fuel pressure and everything checks out. However, when they went to pull it in Wednesday - battery was dead, and they had to jump start it. My wife didn't wait that long to get towed, and only tried to start it once (knowing how many times you can try cranking that from when we had the fuel gel a couple winters ago, this is hardly enough to kill the battery), so that's what he wanted to make sure. They tested the battery - tested good. Went to bring it in on Thursday - battery dead, again. This time it tested bad.
Their theory is that a cell is starting to go - and knowing the issues people have had with these batteries in the past, that does not surprise me. If the cell is flaking in and out, it will absolutely initial the "Diesel Engine Shutdown". So, I'm having them replace that expensive-ass thing (not like I can drive it home and do it myself), and we'll see where that goes. It's not stocked, so he has to order it in, so looks like we have the Equinox longer - which I'm totally okay with.
We also had a CEL that has been going on and off, but isn't related, and is the DEF heater - which conveniently does not have the extra coverage the reservoir got, though I thought they were the same part? Either way, that doesn't need to be fixed at the moment, it's just good to know.
umm, big trucks have had to fart with def for yearsThis stupid def thing seems insane. If big trucks had to fart with def like we do they would be along the side of the road all the time. I haven't had issues yet, but looks like it may be coming.
Yeah...or is in the process of it. I know the batteries on the CTD are known to be sketchy.Well something fried. They'll figure it out. I hope they ordered more than one battery.
He referred to it as a "B-Code" meaning it cannot cause a shutdown (or countdown, I'd imagine).This stupid def thing seems insane. If big trucks had to fart with def like we do they would be along the side of the road all the time. I haven't had issues yet, but looks like it may be coming.
There's not much wrong with their DEF systems, and the guys with DPF troubles are mostly the same guys who insist on idling their engines 12 hours a day.umm, big trucks have had to fart with def for years