Another pesky VIN request . . . please
I posted this VIN request inside another thread that I had started, on a different vehicle, so it occurred to me that if I want to catch the attention of those of you who take the time to do the VIN check "favors" on this site, I had better put the request in a thread by itself, so here it is: Could somebody run a VIN check on a 2006 LBZ 4 door Crewcab Dually Chevy, 1GCJK33D46F163450? A build sheet would be great, too, if you have the time. I'm scheduled to fly 250 miles to check out another truck entirely (on which GMTech very graciously ran a VIN check for me on). However, this truck cropped up with 50,000 less miles (65,000 as opposed to 112,000). I'd really like to go check out this truck (locally) in person a VIN check would really, really be appreciated. It is being sold at a Ford dealership, and they claim they can't run Chevy's VIN. Seems like BS to me (maybe there's something BAD they don't want me to see? Of course, it is never a good sign to see a Chevy being sold at a Ford dealership. Makes me think owner wasn't particularly happy with performance of the truck (or had mechanical problems. (However, it is an original owner who traded it in after 4 years, so who knows; how unhappy could he have been??) Help (again) would really be appreciated. I'm driving myself and everyone around me crazy looking for a used truck. Until this economy, I always bought new. . . Used is a whole 'nother ball game. Thanks again.
Should I be worried? None of LBZ known issues have cropped up.
Thanks GmTech--you rode to my rescue again. There is such a clean warranty record (lack of repairs) on this 2006 LBZ. Should I be worried that not a single one of the "normal" LBZ problems have cropped up, such as the leaking transmission cooler lines or the steering shaft issue? This truck has only 65,000 miles on it, which I am very happy about. But, are the 2006-2007 "common" problem issues prevalent enough that I can expect some of those problems to appear in the near future, since they didn't crop up during the warranty period, and thus, didn't get resolved then? ...Am I being paranoid, thinking problems are lurking in my future if I buy this truck, instead of being happy that its VIN check is so clean? It's just that everything is so expensive to fix on these Duramax/Allison trucks, and if I had money lying around to cover repairs, well-- I would be flush enough that I would be searching for a new truck, not a used one!! I'm definitely making myself crazy over my truck hunt.
When i test drove this truck, it idled and shifted smoothly; appeared to have plenty of power, and tracked down the road straight and true. I'm going back to the Ford dealership tomorrow and take the truck to a Chevy dealership for assessment. I'm a little worried because, to me, the truck smelled like it had been severely overheated at some point (could this possibly be because the transmission coolant lines failure actually did happen, after all, but after expiration of warranty, so that it wouldn't have shown up on the warranty work VIN check??). Also, since the Ford dealership didnt steam clean the engine, it looks pretty grimy and abused (to my untrained eyes). So I definitely need to have the truck checked out by a Chevy service guy. Overheating could be the reason the owner traded it in at a Ford dealership and bought a new Ford!! Thanks again GMTech, for both the VIN check and build sheet.
