2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

Over a period of time, I have accepted the fact that I’ve got a lead foot. This isn’t entirely my fault though; power comes pretty easy and quick on this Silverado. This is not a much problem in townships. The weakness comes along when I am on freeway. Where I do get on free way, on-ramp ends and merges and it is not the type where if you cannot get over, you will get off free way and then try at next one again. In this narrow vanishing road stretch, I did what we all do while merging along with traffic at the free way speeds. I found my spot and then lined up for it.

Lead footedness (this isn’t the real word, I know but what else can I call it?) got worse when I got on freeway. Applying the throttle lightly and I got speed boost; this too without a lot of effort. On the bright side, I noticed this fast enough and got driving with the traffic flow. The great visibility of the truck kept me from doing anything stupid and this is an excellent safeguard. You get a great view of road and there are side mirrors for helping you even more. A lot of people have drove Silverado before but I was driving it for the first time and in spite of my heavy foot, fuel economy that I got here was identical to what the other drivers got. I had drove on slower speeds, the fuel economy would have been better but I won’t be won’t really be nervous if any CHP officer got on freeway.

This truck recently went inside for its first ever service. When I took it inside, the clocked was at 8400 miles. When I was at dealer, I asked technicians to check for the clunking sound which I heard when I backed up slowly. Dealer was also aware about the recall that was made on the make, year, and model of the truck and hence he knew how to take care of it. Chevrolet dealer changed filter and oil, checked the hoses and then rotated tires. This recall also involved ECU reprogramming and it was pretty quick. Guys here needed a little extra time for pinpointing the cause of rear-end-clunk. By end of the day, they heard of it but had not diagnosed. They did offer me loan for free with the warranty of the truck. Was I stuck in sub compact with mini-spare? No. Bicycle along with streamers on handle bars? No. They gave me keys to Suburban. It isn’t a bad automobile for borrowing. These guys figured out that the cause of this clunking sound was due to some problems in rear suspension and they lubricated it. That solved the problem and then I got back inside the truck. On side step, there was a missing end cap and the dealer said that for 30 bucks, I could get a new one.