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In the truck since Feb 2014, with the exception being a faulty AC high temp sensor and “A” pillar plastic pieces, everything is still OE installed from the factory with no major repairs. Not many on this forum hasn’t experienced some kind of issue with buffeting, pressure, shaking, vibration, or droning. I’ve never had any of this as described in posts on this forum, but anything can happen. I did get the extended warranty but basically I’m paying for any service now since my 3/36 has already expired. Usually this is the time stuff breaks. Gonna’ take the truck to the tire shop and get a front end alignment, learned my lesson from waiting too late to have this done in my Gen 2. I’ve never liked the shocks in this Gen 4 truck, quality is just barely a step up from Gen 3. Intentionally taking bumps a little faster and it sounds like the shocks are stiffening or losing gas, they are beginning to squeak. I’ll have the tire folks take a look at it when I get the alignment done. Influenced by car sitting a 1LE Camaro, I wanted to see how the truck drives in manual. Pretty nice get-up and go for a truck that size, but I don’t ever envision the need to drive in manual. I usually drive the tires off my vehicles since I have unlimited access to a 12 bay garage plus my own mechanic. Still own a 30 yr old car, original owner.

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Very cool, let us know how it goes. I'm in a 2015 denali XL I bougft certified. Considered trading into a 2017 denali but couldnt get the deal done. There is nothing else that really compares. No real deals on them right now. So with my mileage and some big trips coming up I too am probably in for the big long haul. Will probably get the extended warranty before my certified runs out.

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...let us know how it goes.

 

Don’t know your driving style, but my truck drives about 95% of the time at 75+ mph highways, well preserved roads, no snow or ice, and very seldom rain. No towing and the results of the tire shop visit were factory shocks had no visible issue. Was hoping they would find something to give a reason to change them out, never been impressed with the factory shocks. Factory shoes were at 70%, but then the shoes is not expected to get as worn with 95% of the time driving highway. Alignment had the right front toe slightly more negative. The negative toe was so small that I could have lived with it. But who needs extra negative front toe in a fullsize SUV, I went ahead and had it put within specs. The opposite on the front would actually work for me with my straightline highway driving. My shoes and shocks input is really not relative since wear will be based on individual driving style and conditions, unless they were actually defective. But if driving style and road conditions are opposite of mine, you probably want a tire shop to give you a free alignment assessment.

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