Fluid Leaks In Chev/isuzu Truck Engines

[jaideeguy]

as you all should know, a chev here is an isuzu with a different 'dress'

My new,7 months old chev colorado has been into the dealer service center 5 times now with various fluid leaks.

the first [after 2 months] was a top end oil leak that could have been critical if i hadn't noticed a stain on my garage floor...... went into the dealer and they fixed it.

then [month 4] noticed another leak in the air compressor of fluid...the dealer fixed it- no charge.

then at month 5, another leak in the differential, due to the mechanic not fully tightning the nut after replacing fluids at the 10k check-up.

seems to me that i have more leaks than expected on a new truck!! i'm at 12k now and wondering whenand where the next leak will be.

are there any consumer protection laws here?? in amerika, we have a 'lemon law' that protects consumers that get stuck with a problematic vehicle, which is common everywhere. but i know i'm not in amerika any more and am on my own over here in LOS.

anyone else out there having fluid leaks with chev/isuzu 3.0 lt motors?? please share your experiences with me.......

thanx.....

[sierra01]

My fantastic, ultra reliable, super fast JRD motor cycle is about to go back to the dealer because the engine isn't charging the battery, after about 3 days it's flat and won't start. This wil be their 8th attempt at fixing the same problem, and you think you have problems

[pal78]

My father-in-law has a 3.0 liter colorado for a year with no problems.

I suspect that the problem isn't with your truck at all, the lemon here is probably the mechanic. The guy not tightening the nut properly doesn't surprise me.

Not directly related, but we had an air-conditoner fail in our home after about 2 months. The guy came out to fix it and the problem was the the fluid had leaked out of the compressor because the nut hadn't been tightened sufficiently. Before finding that out the guy had explored the innards of the machine, removing parts of it and poking around. Worked fine for about a month and then it packed in again. Had a different guy come out to fix it and he said that the motor was under stress because it wasn't fitted properly. I recalled that the last guy had removed that part during his visit before.

Anyway, although a bit off-topic, what I am trying to say is that in my experience (not just with the air-con unit) stuff generally leaves the factory in good shape (they build them all the same way), and most problems are caused by one idiot somewhere after that. Your truck is probably just as solid as any other Isuzu or Chevy out there... you probably just got unlucky and have an idiot mechanic.

[Gary A]

A friend of mine has an isuzu 4WD. I has 200,000 on the clock. Yesterday he replaced the front ball joints for the second time, the clutch for the second time and had the front main oil seal replaced.

[jaideeguy]

Yea, some of the blame can be put on the mechanics.....especially the untightened nut in the diferential, but the other leaks were on the virgin engine straight from the factory. my last auto here was a 3 yr old Nissan NV and i drove it virtually trouble free for 4 yrs. my only complaint was the size. my family grew to big. so i decided to upgrade to a new chev 4dr4X4 and have been into the mechanic almost once a month.

nice to hear that others arn't having the same problems with leaking fluids. maybe i just have a 'manao' [lemon]........