New Chevy - hard to start.
Bought this new 2500HD 6.0L gas a month ago. About a week after taking it home, we began having difficulty starting it.
Rolls over a few times, coughs a bit, rolls again, and starts. Feels like a fuel issue. Either no fuel and no ignition, or no spark and a bit of flooding before the spark fires -- that cough makes me think now it might be flooding - where at first I thought moisture as it does it more in wet/chill days, or high humidity. Not positive of any of this as it's only got 2000 miles on it. Does no do it every time - more like occasionally.
We're traveling from Florida to California hauling the TC ... we're in San Antonio and it's at the Chevy dealer. Of course, won't do it now, as it's pretty sporadic. Chevy dealer says, "no code, so we don't know."
First, just because there is "no code" doesn't mean there is no problem. SO, what happens when these 'code mechanics' actually need to trouble-shoot? Well, I have no clue, but spending $40K plus on our new trucks that won't start correctly and the "code reader" says everything is hunky-dory ain't gonna cut it for long.
The dealer gives me a loaner -- and it rolled and coughed before it would start too. Very weird situation, 2000 miles from home with this issue. Bummer ...
Gotta say tho, aside from this issue, truck runs great after it starts - and hauls like it should. Good on the back-roads and the highways. Just purrs right along ...
But it concerns me a lot that it starts hard - and in fact, I drove about six trucks before I found one that 'sounded right' to my ear.
And several had acceleration issues during the "test drive" ... and this one did not - at least not perceivable at the beginning.
SO, any of you all driving this 2015 truck (or the 2014) gasser that's giving you this 'start' problem? And did anyone find out why?
Will take it to the next GM level if the dealer has no answer beyond the "no code" statement. It's not a huge issue yet, as it always rolls over and eventually starts - but it could be and it certainly needs attention. We're heading into the western national parks, and that is definitely not a good place to have 'truck trouble'...
Rolls over a few times, coughs a bit, rolls again, and starts. Feels like a fuel issue. Either no fuel and no ignition, or no spark and a bit of flooding before the spark fires -- that cough makes me think now it might be flooding - where at first I thought moisture as it does it more in wet/chill days, or high humidity. Not positive of any of this as it's only got 2000 miles on it. Does no do it every time - more like occasionally.
We're traveling from Florida to California hauling the TC ... we're in San Antonio and it's at the Chevy dealer. Of course, won't do it now, as it's pretty sporadic. Chevy dealer says, "no code, so we don't know."
First, just because there is "no code" doesn't mean there is no problem. SO, what happens when these 'code mechanics' actually need to trouble-shoot? Well, I have no clue, but spending $40K plus on our new trucks that won't start correctly and the "code reader" says everything is hunky-dory ain't gonna cut it for long.
The dealer gives me a loaner -- and it rolled and coughed before it would start too. Very weird situation, 2000 miles from home with this issue. Bummer ...
Gotta say tho, aside from this issue, truck runs great after it starts - and hauls like it should. Good on the back-roads and the highways. Just purrs right along ...
But it concerns me a lot that it starts hard - and in fact, I drove about six trucks before I found one that 'sounded right' to my ear.
And several had acceleration issues during the "test drive" ... and this one did not - at least not perceivable at the beginning.
SO, any of you all driving this 2015 truck (or the 2014) gasser that's giving you this 'start' problem? And did anyone find out why?
Will take it to the next GM level if the dealer has no answer beyond the "no code" statement. It's not a huge issue yet, as it always rolls over and eventually starts - but it could be and it certainly needs attention. We're heading into the western national parks, and that is definitely not a good place to have 'truck trouble'...
