Subject: Brake caliper bracket identification
Vehicles Involved: 2002-2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 2002-2005 GMC Envoy,
2004-2005 Buick Rainier, Oldsmobile Bravada, Isuzu Ascender
Condition: Caliper bracket
Repair Procedure: There are two calipers listed for the above platforms, FRC11237 and FRC11237A.
Both calipers are physically the same except that the bracket is different.
The change to the bracket was made to accommodate the larger rotor diameter.
Caliper FRC11237 will fit most platforms with the long wheel base or with extended cab.
The bracket of the FRC11237 can be easily identified with a protruding
tab as compared to the FRC11237A where the tab is even with the bracket.
One other detail is the distance between the mounting holes
and the slider pin, the distance of FRC11237 is 3 inches as compared to
the dimensions of the bracket supplied with FRC11237A, the distance is
3.250".
TSB Bulletin BPI 12-03
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Friday, July 08, 2011
GM to test offering insurance for 1 year to buyers in Northwest
General Motors -- testing a new sales promotion -- is offering Oregonians and Washingtonians a new incentive to buy or lease a GM vehicle.
Any driver from the two states who buys or leases a new vehicle through Sept. 6 and titles the vehicle in either state will receive a free one-year automobile insurance policy from MetLife Auto & Home.
The offer is part of a GM pilot program to see if offering a year’s worth of free insurance boosts sales.
GM chose Oregon and Washington to launch the program because the automaker has had traditionally weak sales there, GM spokesman Tom Henderson said.
The offer includes 2010, 2011 and 2012 models, GM said.
GM's U.S. sales are up 17 percent this year in a market that has advanced 13 percent.
If the pilot is successful, GM would consider expanding the program to other markets, Henderson said.
The policy covers the vehicle and any driver as long as the initial customer owns or leases the vehicle. Drivers aren’t required to accept the MetLife insurance.
Any driver with a valid operator's license is eligible for the offer, Henderson said. Commercial and fleet customers are not eligible.
The insurance incorporates liability and physical damage coverage, exceeding the legally required amount of coverage in both states, GM said.
Liability coverage is capped at $100,000 per person, and up to $300,000 per occurrence. Collision coverage is limited to the value of the vehicle.
MetLife’s policy stipulates that if a vehicle is totaled within a year of purchase or before 15,000 miles, the insurer will repair or replace the vehicle without deducting for depreciation, GM said.
“This offer enhances the vehicle’s value proposition because our policy is considered one of the most comprehensive in the industry,” Bill Moore, president of MetLife Auto & Home, said in a statement. “Our new car replacement feature is a benefit not found in most auto policies.”
Any driver from the two states who buys or leases a new vehicle through Sept. 6 and titles the vehicle in either state will receive a free one-year automobile insurance policy from MetLife Auto & Home.
The offer is part of a GM pilot program to see if offering a year’s worth of free insurance boosts sales.
GM chose Oregon and Washington to launch the program because the automaker has had traditionally weak sales there, GM spokesman Tom Henderson said.
The offer includes 2010, 2011 and 2012 models, GM said.
GM's U.S. sales are up 17 percent this year in a market that has advanced 13 percent.
If the pilot is successful, GM would consider expanding the program to other markets, Henderson said.
The policy covers the vehicle and any driver as long as the initial customer owns or leases the vehicle. Drivers aren’t required to accept the MetLife insurance.
Any driver with a valid operator's license is eligible for the offer, Henderson said. Commercial and fleet customers are not eligible.
The insurance incorporates liability and physical damage coverage, exceeding the legally required amount of coverage in both states, GM said.
Liability coverage is capped at $100,000 per person, and up to $300,000 per occurrence. Collision coverage is limited to the value of the vehicle.
MetLife’s policy stipulates that if a vehicle is totaled within a year of purchase or before 15,000 miles, the insurer will repair or replace the vehicle without deducting for depreciation, GM said.
“This offer enhances the vehicle’s value proposition because our policy is considered one of the most comprehensive in the industry,” Bill Moore, president of MetLife Auto & Home, said in a statement. “Our new car replacement feature is a benefit not found in most auto policies.”
Sunday, April 24, 2011
GM to raise U.S. vehicle prices 0.4% as raw-material costs rise
Here we go again, in a time that dealers are just starting to get back on there feet the manufacturer is going to reach into there pockets and the consumers and raise the prices. Lets see, sales are finally starting to come back so lets raise the price and slow the buying down... Do these Execs even think before acting????
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. plans to raise prices on most of its vehicles starting next month in response to escalating raw-materials costs.
Today, GM notified its 4,500 U.S. dealers that the increases will average $123, or 0.4 percent, starting May 2.
"The increase is a response to the continued rise in materials costs, which has been driven by an increase in commodity prices," GM spokesman Tom Henderson said.
The price increases will be widespread across Chevrolet's portfolio, according to the notice sent to Chevy dealers today. The memo said prices are slated to rise on the Camaro and Corvette sports cars, the Malibu and Impala sedans, the Avalanche truck, the Traverse crossover and the light-duty Silverado and Colorado pickups.
The memo did not mention the Equinox crossover or the Cruze compact, two of Chevy's hottest-selling vehicles.
GM's move echoes a boost by rival Ford Motor Co. On April 1, Ford lifted its prices on 2011 models an average of $117, or 0.4 percent.
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., coping with a rising yen and an earthquake-shattered supply chain, is also raising prices an average 1.7 percent on many 2011 Toyota, Scion and Lexus models, starting next month.
Henderson cited rising oil prices as a factor but declined to say which materials are raising GM's costs the most. He also declined to say which vehicles would see price increases, citing competitive reasons.
As of the end of March, GM had a U.S. inventory of 574,000 vehicles, or about a 75-day supply. Henderson said the price increase was unrelated to parts shortages from Japan, which have crimped production at Japanese automakers and some Detroit 3 operations.
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. plans to raise prices on most of its vehicles starting next month in response to escalating raw-materials costs.
Today, GM notified its 4,500 U.S. dealers that the increases will average $123, or 0.4 percent, starting May 2.
"The increase is a response to the continued rise in materials costs, which has been driven by an increase in commodity prices," GM spokesman Tom Henderson said.
The price increases will be widespread across Chevrolet's portfolio, according to the notice sent to Chevy dealers today. The memo said prices are slated to rise on the Camaro and Corvette sports cars, the Malibu and Impala sedans, the Avalanche truck, the Traverse crossover and the light-duty Silverado and Colorado pickups.
The memo did not mention the Equinox crossover or the Cruze compact, two of Chevy's hottest-selling vehicles.
GM's move echoes a boost by rival Ford Motor Co. On April 1, Ford lifted its prices on 2011 models an average of $117, or 0.4 percent.
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., coping with a rising yen and an earthquake-shattered supply chain, is also raising prices an average 1.7 percent on many 2011 Toyota, Scion and Lexus models, starting next month.
Henderson cited rising oil prices as a factor but declined to say which materials are raising GM's costs the most. He also declined to say which vehicles would see price increases, citing competitive reasons.
As of the end of March, GM had a U.S. inventory of 574,000 vehicles, or about a 75-day supply. Henderson said the price increase was unrelated to parts shortages from Japan, which have crimped production at Japanese automakers and some Detroit 3 operations.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
GM posts $865 million Q1 profit
General Motors Co. posted a first-quarter profit as production snapped back and said it was making progress on a turnaround expected to put it on track toward its first full-year profit since 2004.
Analysts said the results underscored the progress GM made by slashing costs in a bankruptcy funded by the Obama administration and kept open the prospect of the automaker launching an initial public offering as soon as this year.
GM recorded a net profit of $865 million, compared with a loss of $5.98 billion a year before, as it ramped up production by nearly 57 percent from year-earlier levels to meet steadier demand in the United States and a sales boom in China.
"Now that we have achieved profitability, the next step is to achieve sustainable profitability," CFO Chris Liddell told reporters.
Liddell said GM had a "good chance" of making a profit for all of 2010, although gains from ramping up production would fade after the first quarter.
He declined to offer a forecast for the rest of 2010. He also put some conditions on the timing of a possible initial public offering.
GM will make an IPO only “when the markets and the company are ready,” he said. “What's out of our control are the readiness of the markets and the status of the global auto industry.”
In addition, GM Controller Nick Cyprus cautioned that GM must further refine its internal financial controls before company managers have a clear view of financial performance. He expressed optimism that would be accomplished before an IPO.
GM received $50 billion of U.S. government financing for its restructuring in bankruptcy. It has been aiming to launch an IPO that would allow the U.S. government to reduce its stake of nearly 61 percent in the automaker.
“The unfortunate process of bankruptcy is yielding positive results,” Rebecca Lindland, an analyst at IHS Global Insight, said in an interview. “It certainly keeps them on track for an IPO.”
Revenue soars
First-quarter revenue was $31.48 billion, a 40 percent advance from a year earlier, when GM was on the brink of bankruptcy after collapsing U.S. demand sent the industry into a tailspin. The automaker generated $1 billion in free cash flow during the quarter and said it ended the period with $35.7 billion in cash.
GM's first-quarter global sales rose 23 percent to nearly 2 million vehicles, including sales of GM's affiliate brands in China: Wuling and FAW-GM.
GM used bankruptcy to drop brands, cull U.S. dealerships and reduce debt. At the end of the first quarter, GM had debt and preferred stock of just over $20 billion, down from $54 billion a year earlier with government creditors taking the place of bondholders.
"The promise of the bankruptcy was to reduce costs, and it worked. That bodes well for the future," said John Wolkonowicz, an analyst with IHS Global Insight.
GM posted a $4.3 billion loss in 2009, from the time it emerged from bankruptcy in early July until the end of the year. The automaker fell into bankruptcy after losses of about $88 billion from 2005 through the first quarter of 2009.
Analysts have said GM still faces steep challenges in repairing the reputation of its brands led by Chevrolet in its home market. Another area of weakness is Europe, where GM posted a first-quarter loss of $506 million and sales for its Opel and Vauxhall brands were down almost 1 percent.
"They're headed in the right direction, but one quarter is not going to turn the ship around," said Mirko Mikelic, a portfolio manager for Fifth Third Asset Management.
GM's market share was stable at 11 percent of global sales and at about 18 percent of North American sales.
U.S. rivals
IHS Global Insight's Wolkonowicz said the results showed GM was in a stronger position than its smaller rival, Chrysler, while still lagging Ford Motor Co. Ford posted a $2.1 billion first-quarter profit and has forecast that it will be solidly profitable for 2010.
In a step aimed at strengthening its ability to compete with rivals, GM has been looking at options to re-establish a captive auto financing arm, people with knowledge of the plans said last week.
Such a move would mark a nearly complete reversal of the process that started in late 2006 when GM sold off a controlling stake in GMAC to raise cash.
Detroit-based GMAC, now known as Ally Financial, is 56 percent owned by the U.S. Treasury after the government injected $17 billion as part of a restructuring that also saw the finance company become a commercial bank.
Liddell said it was "incredibly important" for GM to have a strong financing partner but said it was "debatable" whether that needed to be a captive finance firm as GMAC once was.
Analysts said the results underscored the progress GM made by slashing costs in a bankruptcy funded by the Obama administration and kept open the prospect of the automaker launching an initial public offering as soon as this year.
GM recorded a net profit of $865 million, compared with a loss of $5.98 billion a year before, as it ramped up production by nearly 57 percent from year-earlier levels to meet steadier demand in the United States and a sales boom in China.
"Now that we have achieved profitability, the next step is to achieve sustainable profitability," CFO Chris Liddell told reporters.
Liddell said GM had a "good chance" of making a profit for all of 2010, although gains from ramping up production would fade after the first quarter.
He declined to offer a forecast for the rest of 2010. He also put some conditions on the timing of a possible initial public offering.
GM will make an IPO only “when the markets and the company are ready,” he said. “What's out of our control are the readiness of the markets and the status of the global auto industry.”
In addition, GM Controller Nick Cyprus cautioned that GM must further refine its internal financial controls before company managers have a clear view of financial performance. He expressed optimism that would be accomplished before an IPO.
GM received $50 billion of U.S. government financing for its restructuring in bankruptcy. It has been aiming to launch an IPO that would allow the U.S. government to reduce its stake of nearly 61 percent in the automaker.
“The unfortunate process of bankruptcy is yielding positive results,” Rebecca Lindland, an analyst at IHS Global Insight, said in an interview. “It certainly keeps them on track for an IPO.”
Revenue soars
First-quarter revenue was $31.48 billion, a 40 percent advance from a year earlier, when GM was on the brink of bankruptcy after collapsing U.S. demand sent the industry into a tailspin. The automaker generated $1 billion in free cash flow during the quarter and said it ended the period with $35.7 billion in cash.
GM's first-quarter global sales rose 23 percent to nearly 2 million vehicles, including sales of GM's affiliate brands in China: Wuling and FAW-GM.
GM used bankruptcy to drop brands, cull U.S. dealerships and reduce debt. At the end of the first quarter, GM had debt and preferred stock of just over $20 billion, down from $54 billion a year earlier with government creditors taking the place of bondholders.
"The promise of the bankruptcy was to reduce costs, and it worked. That bodes well for the future," said John Wolkonowicz, an analyst with IHS Global Insight.
GM posted a $4.3 billion loss in 2009, from the time it emerged from bankruptcy in early July until the end of the year. The automaker fell into bankruptcy after losses of about $88 billion from 2005 through the first quarter of 2009.
Analysts have said GM still faces steep challenges in repairing the reputation of its brands led by Chevrolet in its home market. Another area of weakness is Europe, where GM posted a first-quarter loss of $506 million and sales for its Opel and Vauxhall brands were down almost 1 percent.
"They're headed in the right direction, but one quarter is not going to turn the ship around," said Mirko Mikelic, a portfolio manager for Fifth Third Asset Management.
GM's market share was stable at 11 percent of global sales and at about 18 percent of North American sales.
U.S. rivals
IHS Global Insight's Wolkonowicz said the results showed GM was in a stronger position than its smaller rival, Chrysler, while still lagging Ford Motor Co. Ford posted a $2.1 billion first-quarter profit and has forecast that it will be solidly profitable for 2010.
In a step aimed at strengthening its ability to compete with rivals, GM has been looking at options to re-establish a captive auto financing arm, people with knowledge of the plans said last week.
Such a move would mark a nearly complete reversal of the process that started in late 2006 when GM sold off a controlling stake in GMAC to raise cash.
Detroit-based GMAC, now known as Ally Financial, is 56 percent owned by the U.S. Treasury after the government injected $17 billion as part of a restructuring that also saw the finance company become a commercial bank.
Liddell said it was "incredibly important" for GM to have a strong financing partner but said it was "debatable" whether that needed to be a captive finance firm as GMAC once was.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
GM said to weigh returning to auto-lending business
GM may buy back the GMAC business, start a new finance company or form a partnership with banks and other lenders, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. Having its own finance arm could increase the automaker's profit and give its dealers competitive leasing and loan offers.
CEO Ed Whitacre wants to establish an in-house lender before taking the Detroit-based automaker public again as soon as the fourth quarter of this year, said one of the people. GM repaid government loans last month, and having an initial public offering will allow the U.S. to reduce its 61 percent stake in the automaker.
“The IPO is going to be more of a success if they can sell more vehicles than they have been selling,” said Rebecca Lindland, an analyst at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Mass. “They should be able to do that if they can be more aggressive in their financing. Having their own finance company would certainly help.”
Whitacre has his management team exploring all options, the people said. Acquiring Detroit-based GMAC, now known as Ally Financial Inc., would give GM a ready-made lending operation. To acquire those operations, the automaker would have to execute a deal with the U.S. Treasury, which owns 56 percent of GMAC.
Tom Wilkinson, a GM spokesman, declined to comment.
Automotive lending
GM would probably want to acquire only the automotive business, said Mark Wakefield, a director at turnaround firm Alix Partners, which is winding down the bankrupt old GM, now called Motors Liquidation Co.
GM probably wouldn't want GMAC's mortgage business, which was called ResCap until the company changed names, he said. It made $175 million in the first quarter after losing $17.3 billion from 2007 through 2009.
“The cleanest way to do this is to buy only the auto finance business and leave ResCap, Ally Bank and the commercial warehouse-lending business alone,” said Wakefield, who isn't directly involved in the matter.
An Ally spokeswoman, Gina Proia, called the potential acquisition of its auto-finance business by GM “speculation.”
“Our position is that if we are supporting our manufacturers and customers, then the relationship works,” Proia said.
GM sold 51 percent of GMAC to private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP in 2006 when the automaker ran low on cash and since has had to rely on outside lenders.
One complicating factor: If GM owns more than 10 percent, the lender would have to relinquish its bank holding company status and wouldn't have access to the Federal Reserve's discount window for cheap funds.
All parties would also have to work out a solution with Chrysler Group LLC, which has a contract with Ally for its dealers, Wakefield said.
Borrowing rates
A GM-owned finance arm would have to borrow on the open market to lend to car buyers and dealers. The funds could come at higher interest rates until GM proves that it is a sound investment, Wakefield said.
“It would take a while to convince the market that GMAC is safe and sound,” Wakefield said. “It will take a while to claw their way to a borrower rate that is competitive.”
Russ Shelton, owner of Shelton Pontiac Buick GMC Inc. in suburban Detroit, said dealers would welcome an in-house finance arm at GM.
“Probably the biggest missing piece for GM is financing,” Shelton said. “Getting a customer financed today is the hardest thing, even if they have good numbers. I think we could probably overcome some of that with a captive finance arm.”
Saturday, May 08, 2010
I have a leak in the air conditioning
I have a GMC Jimmy "98" V6 Vortex engine with a leak in the air conditioning. I had it recharged last year and it lasted about 1 month. Do they have something like a radiator leak fix that I can use for the air or something else?
Response:
1) They used to tint (color) the freon when filling, and watch for leaks. That was years ago. Not aware of any type of stop leak that can be added to the freon. There are several places in the system that can develop leaks.
2) Advance Auto Parts carries a stop leak for almost everything including air conditioning. Now mind you I'm not recommending these products, just telling you they have them.
Response:
1) They used to tint (color) the freon when filling, and watch for leaks. That was years ago. Not aware of any type of stop leak that can be added to the freon. There are several places in the system that can develop leaks.
2) Advance Auto Parts carries a stop leak for almost everything including air conditioning. Now mind you I'm not recommending these products, just telling you they have them.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Heater Blower Motor doesn't work in my 2007 Chevy Silverado
GM TRUCK
Inoperative blower motor.
The blower motor on some 2007 - 2008 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra extended cab and crew cab models built before 4/1/08 may fail to operate. If the fuse is good and the circuit up to the motor has power, says GM, the motor has probably failed. Water intrusion is the likely villain. Installing an upgraded blower motor with a new-design moisture shield (Part No. 25973845) should prevent further trouble.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
My Electric Power Seats are not working?
Power Seat Wiring Diagram
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