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LS3 SS · 09-16-2013, 10:41 AM

The good news is, I was given a GMPP extended warranty last year free of charge, and I am still covered under warranty even though my 3 year 36k bumper to bumper ran out. If I wasn't covered, it would have been an 1800$ job to fix it. Just thought I'd share, make sure you 2010 guys check your heater cores!

FanDamNCSU · 09-16-2013, 11:30 AM

What kind of symptoms did you have? I got the one way valve added to stop gurgling but I still hear a metallic whooshing noise on acceleration.

LS3 SS · 09-16-2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FanDamNCSU

What kind of symptoms did you have? I got the one way valve added to stop gurgling but I still hear a metallic whooshing noise on acceleration.

At first I would smell a very slight/faint coolant smell when I was driving around town. I figured that it was excess coolant burning off from when I did my heater hose relocation and spilled some inside the engine bay. Then it started getting worse and worse, to where I could smell it any time I messed with my defroster or heater. Then it got to the point where it was unbearable to turn the heat/defroster on inside the car. The entire cabin smelled like coolant, and I did some research and saw that a few members had their heater cores go out. Took it to the dealership this morning and they called me back within 3 hours to confirm it was the heater core.

FanDamNCSU · 09-16-2013, 02:42 PM

Ah ok. I don't have anything like that going on. Thanks for the info!

KahunaSS · 08-14-2014, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by LS3 SS

The good news is, I was given a GMPP extended warranty last year free of charge, and I am still covered under warranty even though my 3 year 36k bumper to bumper ran out. If I wasn't covered, it would have been an 1800$ job to fix it. Just thought I'd share, make sure you 2010 guys check your heater cores!

Heater cores are starting to leak causing problems for our drivers,, Not only is it expensive to fix it can also be dangerous,, Imagine you driving at a certain speed and you son or wife is on the passenger side and you son is wearing sandals or your wife is wearing heels and she screams in pain and scares the hell out of you and you lose control on the car and crash? Not very safe.. or your driving and the window keeps fogging and you can't see and you crash.. you over heat and break down somewhere and your car won't start and your in the middle of the road and some drunk a- hole hits you... Right now Chevy has issued a recall for out damn key.. because we can hit it with our knee cause the car to turn off and us losing control... sounds like the same thing if you car shut off from over heating and i have never heard of that problem,,, please file a complaint so we can all be assured if ours goes it can be fixed,, I'm starting to smell fluid and i have a 11 ss and it has 37000 miles... contact https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/ and fill out the form... lets fix this matter...

TooCool5 · 08-16-2014, 02:04 PM

Some fail some do not. Must be a supplier problem.

If this happens to my LS I will not be buying another GM car ever!

I can't believe the engineers made this heater core design nightmare.

My classic Skylark had two bolts on the firewall and the core came out,
hardest part was removing the hoses........

09-16-2013, 10:41 AM	#1
LS3 SS Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey Camaro SS (LS3) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Clarksville TN Posts: 2,275	Heater core finally took a crap on me. The good news is, I was given a GMPP extended warranty last year free of charge, and I am still covered under warranty even though my 3 year 36k bumper to bumper ran out. If I wasn't covered, it would have been an 1800$ job to fix it. Just thought I'd share, make sure you 2010 guys check your heater cores!

09-16-2013, 11:30 AM	#2
FanDamNCSU Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS - L99 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Pines, NC Posts: 197	What kind of symptoms did you have? I got the one way valve added to stop gurgling but I still hear a metallic whooshing noise on acceleration. __________________ 2010 CGM 2SS/RS - L99 --------------------------------- Performance: Vararam CAI, Vmax Ported Throttle Body, GM Performance Dual Mode Exhaust (NPP), JRE Tune, Hotchkis TVS Stage 2 Track Pack, Vitesse Paddle Shifters, Vitesse Throttle Controller Functional: Hex Vents, Elite Catch Can, WeatherTech Digital Fit Mats, Escort Passport Max Cosmetic: Heritage Grill, GM Splash Guards, ZL1 Rockers

09-16-2013, 02:42 PM	#4
FanDamNCSU Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS - L99 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Pines, NC Posts: 197	Ah ok. I don't have anything like that going on. Thanks for the info! __________________ 2010 CGM 2SS/RS - L99 --------------------------------- Performance: Vararam CAI, Vmax Ported Throttle Body, GM Performance Dual Mode Exhaust (NPP), JRE Tune, Hotchkis TVS Stage 2 Track Pack, Vitesse Paddle Shifters, Vitesse Throttle Controller Functional: Hex Vents, Elite Catch Can, WeatherTech Digital Fit Mats, Escort Passport Max Cosmetic: Heritage Grill, GM Splash Guards, ZL1 Rockers

08-16-2014, 02:04 PM	#6
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,245 View My Garage	Some fail some do not. Must be a supplier problem. If this happens to my LS I will not be buying another GM car ever! I can't believe the engineers made this heater core design nightmare. My classic Skylark had two bolts on the firewall and the core came out, hardest part was removing the hoses........ __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI