Black plate (1,1)Canadian Limited Warranty and Owner Assistance Information - 2013 - crc 1st
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IMPORTANT:This booklet contains important information about the warranty coverage on your new vehicle.
It also explainsCustomer Satisfaction and Owner Assistanceprocedures and GM's participation in the
Mediation/Arbitration Program.
Keep this booklet with your vehicle and make it available to a General Motors dealer if warranty work is needed.
Be sure to keep it with your vehicle when you sell it so future owners will have the information.
Owner's Name:
Street Address:
City& Province:
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):
Date Vehicle First Delivered or Put In Use:
Odometer Reading on Date Vehicle First Delivered or Put In Use:
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.Alteration, modification,
or tampering to the vehicle,
including, but not limited to the
body, chassis, powertrain,
driveline, software, or other
components after final assembly
by GM.
.Coverages do not apply if the
odometer has been
disconnected, its reading has
been altered, or mileage cannot
be determined.
.Installation of non-GM (General
Motors) parts.
.Water or fluid contamination.
.Damage resulting from hail,
floods, windstorms, lightning and
other environmental conditions.
.Alteration of glass parts by
application of tinting films.
Important:This warranty is void on
vehicles currently or previously
registered as salvaged, scrapped
(irreparable), rebuilt, junked,
or otherwise considered a total loss.Damage or Corrosion Due to
Environment, Chemical
Treatments, or Aftermarket
Products
Damage caused by airborne fallout,
rail dust, salt from sea air, salt or
other materials used to control road
conditions, chemicals, tree sap,
stones, hail, earthquake, water or
flood, windstorm, lightning, the
application of chemicals or sealants
subsequent to manufacture, etc., is
not covered. See“Chemical Paint
Spotting”underThings to Know
About the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty on page 20for details.
Damage Due to Insufficient or
Improper Maintenance
Damage caused by failure to follow
the recommended maintenance
schedule intervals and/or failure to
use or maintain proper fluids, fuel,
lubricants, or refrigerants between
maintenance intervals
recommended in the owner manual
is not covered.Damage Due to Contaminated or
Poor Quality Fuel
Poor fuel quality or incorrect fuel
may cause driveability problems
such as hesitation, lack of power,
stalling, or failure to start. It may
also render gauges inoperable or
degrade functionality for
components such as spark plugs,
oxygen sensors, and the catalytic
converter. Damage from poor fuel
quality, water contamination,
or incorrect diesel fuel or gasoline
may not be covered.
Please refer to your owner manual
under“Fuel,”for additional
recommendations, including the use
of TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline.
Additional information can also be
found at: www.toptiergas.com/
index.html.
Damage Due to Impact, Use,
or the Environment
Windshield or glass cracks, chips,
or scratches due to impact are not
covered. Windshield cracks will be
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damage can take two forms;
blotchy, ringlet-shaped
discolorations, and/or small irregular
dark spots etched into the paint
surface.
Although no defect in the factory
applied paint causes this, General
Motors of Canada Limited will repair,
at no charge to the owner, the
painted surfaces of new vehicles
damaged by this fallout condition
within 12 months or
20 000 kilometres of purchase,
whichever comes first.
Warranty Distance Extensions
Prior to delivery, some kilometres
are put on your vehicle during
testing at the assembly plant, during
shipping and while at the
dealership. The dealership records
this odometer reading on the front
page of this warranty booklet at
delivery. For eligible vehicles, this
odometer reading is added to the
distance limits specified in the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty and theEmission Control Systems Warranty
ensuring that you receive full benefit
of the coverage.
Warranty distance extensions
eligibility:
.Applies only to new vehicles
held exclusively in new vehicle
inventory.
.Does not apply to used vehicles,
GM owned vehicles, dealer
owned used vehicles, or dealer
demonstrator vehicles.
.Does not apply to vehicles with
more than 1 600 kilometres on
the odometer even though the
vehicle may never have been
“registered”for license plates.
Warranty Service—Canada
The selling dealer has invested in
the proper tools, training and parts
inventory to ensure that any
necessary warranty repairs can be
made to your vehicle. GM requests
that the vehicle be returned to the
selling dealer for all warrantyrepairs. If a situation or event occurs
where you are significantly
inconvenienced, an authorized GM
dealer can make the warranty
repairs. However, in the event the
dealer is not able to perform the
repair due to the special tool and
training requirements, contact the
Customer Assistance Offices on
page 38.
Touring Owner Service—
Canada, the United States and
Mexico
If you are touring or have changed
your residence, visit any General
Motors dealer handling your vehicle
line in Canada or the United States
for warranty service. Warrantable
repairs will be completed at no
charge to you. You may be required
to provide proof of residency such
as driver's license, or vehicle
ownership. For your records, the
servicing dealer will provide a copy
of the warranty repair order, listing
all warranty repairs performed.
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Customer Satisfaction Procedure 35
Your satisfaction and goodwill are
important to your dealership and to
General Motors. Normally, any
questions or concerns with the sales
transaction or the operation of your
vehicle will be resolved by your
dealership's Sales or Service
Departments. Sometimes, however,
despite the best intentions of all
concerned, misunderstandings can
occur. If your concern has not been
resolved to your satisfaction, the
following steps should be taken:
STEP ONE: Discuss your
concern with a member of dealer
management.Normally, concerns
can be resolved at that level. If the
concern has already been reviewed
with the Sales, Service, or Parts
Manager, contactthe owner of the
dealership or the General
Manager.
STEP TWO:If after contacting a
member of dealership management,
it appears your concern cannot be
resolved at the dealership without
further help, contactthe CustomerCare Centrein Oshawa by calling
1-800-263-3777 (English),
1-800-263-7854 (French) 7:30 a.m.
to 11:30 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time. (For Customer Assistance
Offices in the U.S. contact the listed
General Motors Division Customer
Assistance Office.)
For prompt assistance, please have
the following information available to
give to the Customer Care
Ambassador:
.Your name, address, home and
business telephone number.
.Vehicle Identification Number
(This is available from the
vehicle registration or title, or the
plate above the left top of the
instrument panel and visible
through the windshield.)
.Dealership name and location.
.Vehicle's delivery date and
present odometer reading.
.Nature of concern.General Motors encourages
customers to call their toll-free
number for assistance. However,
if a customer wishes to write to
General Motors, the letter should be
addressed to General Motors
Customer Care Centre in Oshawa.
The address is listed under
“Customer Assistance Offices”.
When contacting General Motors,
please remember your concern will
likely be resolved in the dealership,
using the dealer's facilities,
equipment and personnel. This is
why we suggest you follow
Step One first if you have a
concern.
General Motors of Canada Limited
Participation in the Mediation/
Arbitration Program
STEP THREE:In the event that
you do not feel your concerns have
been addressed after following the
procedure outlined in steps 1 and 2,
General Motors of Canada Limited
wants you to be aware of its
participation in a no-charge
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Special Coverage Adjustment Programs Beyond the Warranty Period 37
General Motors of Canada Limited
is proud of the protection afforded
by its warranty coverages. In order
to achieve maximum customer
satisfaction, there may be times
when General Motors of Canada
Limited will establish a Special
Policy Adjustment program to pay
all or part of the cost of certain
repairs not covered by the warranty
or to reimburse certain repair
expenses you may have incurred.
Check with your General Motors
dealer or call GM's Customer Care
Centre to determine whether any
Special Policy Adjustment program
is applicable to your vehicle. When
you make an inquiry, you will need
to give the year, model and
odometer reading of your vehicle
and your Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).