Genuine GM 15055342 Auxiliary Connector Review

Perfect fit although the old ones wouldn't come loose. The originals lasted 17 years. I hope they are of the same quality.

Fits well and is easy to install. He repaired the leak by replacing the old one. I replaced both to be on the safe side; They are slightly different with different P/N.

Worked perfectly to fix a leak on my 2005 Cadillac Escalade. It's a little difficult to take off the old ones and put these on, but I managed.

The original parts were not easy to remove and were in good condition even after 15 years and 180,000 miles, but the parts went quickly and fitted together perfectly. Six months later no problems, no leaks etc. Nice to know I can still get some suitable parts.

Easy to install - getting out of the old can be a hassle. year of installation. Worse, while Dorman offers a "lifetime" warranty, many auto parts stores like Autozone will not "follow" or "serve" the warranty, so you will have to ship it back to Dorman at your own expense. Note: O'Reilly Auto Parts provides and maintains the Dorman Lifetime Warranty. So if you need to buy a Dorman in a pinch, use O'Reilly Auto Parts and avoid Autozone.

GM's plastic heater hose connector looks well made. I bought a GM fitting to compare to two other brands of heater hose fittings. I bought 2 replacement stamps, 3 years old. back and one recently failed. I removed the o-rings and found plastic burrs in the replacement brand that had failed. This could only happen in a mold or in machines that use O-rings. Also, the plastic retaining clip seems to be a bit more flexible on the GM, which I think would increase durability. So, except for the…

Perfect fit, identical to the original. Snaps into place with little effort. Fixed coolant leak... If your part doesn't come off easily, you need a proper disassembly tool, or maybe if you're good at working in tight spaces with a pickaxe...? The trick is in the white tabs, they sit under the tab on an aluminum tube; The white tab can only be removed by lifting it over the tab on the aluminum tube. You can simply cut off the black "latch" on the plastic quick release part to keep the white tabs