2018 Chevy Equinox: Transmission Flush 'N Fill/All Wipers & Filters Replaced: Expensive!!

[Charvel1975]

Hello all, so this past Saturday took my 2018 Chevy Equinox to the dealer and had service coupons and had the Transmission Flush 'N Fill, front & rear wiper blades replaced and engine & cabin air filters replaced and with the coupons saved $55 but out the door was over $500, YIKES!!

 

[Moonwink]

The wipers and filters are something you could have done yourself and saved a lot more than those coupons. It pays to DIY whenever possible.

 

[PoManNox]

Good on you for getting the transmission fluid refreshed, but one stop at walmart, maybe $75 tops and an hour of your DIY time could have done all of that. As much as I don't always enjoy doing all my own maintenance anymore, this just reaffirms that I cannot afford to pay a shop to do most of it given all the cars I own/maintain these days.

 

[bearbait]

I also maintain my vehicles. Stealerships are too expensive and sometimes you don't get what you should.

 

[PoManNox]

I also maintain my vehicles. Stealerships are too expensive and sometimes you don't get what you should.

I hear ya. You can almost understand why people lease vehicles and include dealer maintenance packages into their monthly payments. I'm too cheap. I buy used and do what ever maintenance I can do myself. I prefer spending ~$25 on Walmart supertech oil and filter and changing it myself vs spending $75 at a dealer, using what ever bulk oil they use.

 

[wootler]

I stopped going to the dealer for any service years ago. It was always MUCH more expensive there, and I got tired of constantly declining "additional (expensive) services" that are not part of the normal or recommended services. They make these extra services sound like factory recommended items, but when I would ask if this was warranty related, the answer was always ... "no".

 

[Charvel1975]

Yea I was not happy about the cost!!

 

[SYDNESB]

Hello all, so this past Saturday took my 2018 Chevy Equinox to the dealer and had service coupons and had the Transmission Flush 'N Fill, front & rear wiper blades replaced and engine & cabin air filters replaced and with the coupons saved $55 but out the door was over $500, YIKES!!

Did you ask about costs ahead of time? You could have negotiated wipers and filter into the transmission service. Did they do a full fluid exchange, takes 10 -12 qts or did they just put some cleaner, ran it a few minutes, and drained the pan of four quarts. The later takes 20 minutes or so.

 

[NOX4ME]

No need for a flush of the transmission fluid. Could cause damage rather than prevent damage. A simple drain and fill with good quality transmission fluid is more than sufficient.