[UpstateNYBill]

She has a 2015 RS. She also has about 87,000 on it, and I'm betting the dealership didn't even check for a missing check valve in the intake manifold because they know the next time the valve cover goes bad, she will be out of warranty and she will be stuck with the bill.

I told her when she gets home, I will check the intake manifold for her to see if the check valve is missing.

If it is, what's the best way to handle this? Or do you think the dealership will tell her to go pound salt?

 

[Nescafe]

Like you said, if they didn't look at the check valve then they didn't complete the repair 100%. It's even listed to check for it here, https://gm.oemdtc.com/2398/pip5197c...rim-codes-2011-2014-buick-chevrolet/2?fref=gc

They replace the intake manifold and valve cover under warranty, and in another 50k-100k miles, the PCV valve will eventually fail again.

 

[UpstateNYBill]

Like you said, if they didn't look at the check valve then they didn't complete the repair 100%. It's even listed to check for it here, https://gm.oemdtc.com/2398/pip5197c...rim-codes-2011-2014-buick-chevrolet/2?fref=gc

Hmmm, I notice that bulletin is only for the 2011-2014 Cruze. I believe she has a 2015. Is there something different about the 2015 and the check valve in the intake manifold that doesnt apply?

 

[jblackburn]

Hmmm, I notice that bulletin is only for the 2011-2014 Cruze. I believe she has a 2015. Is there something different about the 2015 and the check valve in the intake manifold that doesnt apply?

Nope. There should be an updated copy of the service bulletin if they spend 1 minute looking for it.

 

[UpstateNYBill]

Nope. There should be an updated copy of the service bulletin if they spend 1 minute looking for it.

Yup. Found it.

 

[jblackburn]

There you go! I'm glad it's actually a recall now. TSBs can be harder to find.

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[UpstateNYBill]

Looked at the neighbors Cruze this morning, and the check valve is present in the intake manifold.

I wasn't aware that the pcv valve would go bad without the intake manifold being bad first.

 

[MilTownSHO]

There you go! I'm glad it's actually a recall now.

It's still not a recall FYI and dealerships want to fix things correctly, WAY to much money tied up in CSI and surveys.

 

[jblackburn]

It's still not a recall FYI and dealerships want to fix things correctly, WAY to much money tied up in CSI and surveys.

Ah, you're right. I didn't realize NHTSB started picking up TSBs now. Should make it easier to find for the general public that way with a quick Google search, at least.