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Just went over 50,000 last week on my 2014 Sierra Z71 4x4 SLE 5.3L 3.42 Double Cab. In service on September 2013, 44 months. Went through all the recalls, tsb's, headlight upgrade (if you can call it that). The POS Vosla headlights burn out every year in March, so far. Installed in March 2015, burned out in March 2016, and again in March of 2017. Right now, the door lock actuator is bad on the rear passenger door. Sticks in the locked or unlocked position, and the dealer wants $100 just to look at it. I'm betting on this being another recall at some point. It could be a serious safety issue if you had small children riding in the back, and the door did not lock, or stay locked with the child lock function. They could open the door while the vehicle is moving down the road. Since it doesn't lock when putting the vehicle in gear, or with the key fob, or door lock controls on the front doors. You have to manually lock it or unlock it. They have had recalls on previous year vehicles as late as 2014 for the door lock actuators. I don't think they have a long term fix, at least on the 2014 model year vehicles that were produced in 2013. Now it is starting to show up on these vehicles. Other than that, and a few interior rattles, the truck mechanically has been fine. Knock on wood! Still have the original 265 65 18 W.O.L. Good Year Wrangler tires, and they have plenty of tread left. No shake or shimmy, ever. Overall, it's been a great truck. I'm going to stick with it, at least for now.

My 2014 Double Cab rear passenger door started doing this a couple weeks ago. It will not work with the key fob, or with the door lock/unlock controls on the front doors. The first time I noticed it was when I needed to get in that door. It was stuck in the locked position. Once in awhile it will actually unlock with the other doors, then when you lock it up, it sticks in the up position. This is bad, thinking it's locked. So I have to look every time I lock it now. Just had an oil change at the dealer, and they want $100 just to look at it. I'm thinking this will be a safety recall down the road. If you were to have the child locks on the doors, thinking it was locked, they could actually open the door from the inside. That would not be good. I don't have any grandchildren yet, or anyone that rides back there. I think GM is going to have a lot of complaints on these door lock actuators. It's not like they haven't had this exact same problem on previous models that were recalled back in 2014. My 2014 has 50,000 on it and is 44 months old. Looks like history is repeating itself, and GM doesn't really have a fix for it? I think I'm going to make a formal complaint, for what it's worth.

Probably a snowballs chance in hell, but they didn't design the 2016 lights to be able to fit the 2014/2015 front clips by accident. There is obviously a little factor of a possible class action going on in their world. The lights are pitiful and dangerous where I live, 2-1/2 miles off the pavement grid. Especially with the Kamikaze deer! My truck is within 120 miles of the B2B warranty expiring. Just a matter of time before one of those deer blind sides me. The POS Vosla Bulbs burn out in less than a year. The next time will be on my dime again.

I've had it happen over last winter, driving in a snowstorm, with slushy road conditions. It would only flash for just a second, so it took a couple, before I could actually catch what it said. I let the service department know, and this was also close to the time I was experiencing both headlights (Vosla), both licence plate lights, and the upper right rear turn signal bulb failures. They checked it out, put some dielectric grease in the connectors, and no problems since. Fingers crossed.

Nope, found out they are all using the same exact filter. They do list them as a high capacity air filter on my window sticker for the Z71 package. Just marketing BS left over from previous packages in older series trucks. I checked with every place I could find, and there is only one part number. I ordered it from the GM Dealer parts department. All the same filter and part number. So either they are all high capacity, or none of them are. It does have pretty deep pleats, and a lot of them, so I'd say they are all high capacity. I get great gas mileage with mine, so I just went with OEM AC Delco to keep everything the same. They were. Unless he was talking about a 2500 HD? They could have more than one filter. The 1500 with 5.3 only have one per GM Parts.

That would be worth checking out. I'm hearing these Vosla bulbs are around $33 a piece. So $66 every 11-12 months or less is not what I would call a good solution for the consumer. Not to mention the inconvenient times that they can go out on you. Going to have to keep at least one spare bulb in the truck, and the tools to remove the air box for the passenger side. Another kick in the nutz gift that keeps on giving from GM.

If you are still under 3yr/36,000mi it will be replaced under warranty. If not, then it's on your dime. Mine both went out at slightly under a year as well. It's going to suck. I'm not even sure mine were replaced with the Vosla bulbs yet, even though imade it very clear that I had upgraded to them. Might pull the cap on the drivers side and take a peek this weekend. Maybe it's just me but, they just don't seem as bright as they were before.

I live 2-1/2 miles off the pavement grid, so that could also be a factor. It's not always smooth sailing!

It's exactly what CWilliams said, the trim around the radio. I have had my truck since September 2013, and I have probably heard it at least 500+ times. It will fool you into thinking it is the windshield at first for sure, until one day you are touching the trim around the radio with your fingers at the same time it does it. Then you'll know exactly where it is coming from. The good news is after 2-1/2 years, it doesn't do it very often anymore. The bad news is you will have a bunch of other rattles to take its place. One is the clip for the trim piece in the lower dash below the steering wheel. That SOB started at about 30,000 miles, and will drive you nuts. At least until you stick something between the two panels to shut it up. Like was said earlier, the stone hitting the windshield sound is actually the plastic trim around the radio/CD player snapping due to temperature changes.

My drivers side Vosla Headlight burned out yesterday. The passenger side burned out a couple weeks ago. Already replaced under warranty but, they are only going to last a year +/-. That will get expensive over time. Will be looking into the modified 9011's, when it's on my dime. Wonder if they are lasting any longer?

I've never had an issue until the station I use put in all new tanks and a brand new type of pumps. Can't go all in with full lock. I hate it when that happens!

My 2014 don't have the gravel guard behind the rear wheels. When I first noticed it on some other 2014's, it was about 50/50 on the lots. No rhyme or reason as far as trim level, cab configuration (Ft Wayne, Silao), or build dates. It really ticks me off, because I live 2-1/2 miles off the pavement grid. Yes I have several chips in that area, that the steel could have been at least protected.

This is probably the route I will be going, once it is on my dime. If the Volsa bulbs are truly $60 like someone mentioned? Now to find that old post about modifying the 9011 tabs and connectors. I have a few months yet but, need to get a backup plan in the works. The stock Phillips (9012's ?), are not going to cut it. It would really be nice if GM would step up, and do the right thing here. Their Band-Aid fix helps but, changing the bulbs every year at $60 a pop, is really going to get annoying, not to mention expensive. If you go on a trip out West, you better have a set of spares and tools at the ready. Thanks for the modified 9011 reminder.

You obviously don't drive the same roads I do. I live 2-1/2 miles from the nearest pavement, and 6 miles from the nearest street light. When I visit my son out west, parts of I-80 in Wyoming has an 80 MPH speed limit, which you cannot safely drive that speed. You actually outrun the safe seeing distance/reaction time of the light beam, especially when navigating curves in the road or when raining. Negotiating the switchbacks between Yellowstone and Cody at night while raining cats, dogs, and rocks from overhead cliffs. A white knuckle experience for sure. I've had the Phillips bulbs that came in it. No thanks! Just last night while driving home after dark, there were at least 100 deer in a wintering herd within 25 yards of the road. Even with the Voslas, which are an improvement, I could only see their dark figure against the snow background, with the aid of the waning last quarter phase of the moon. They like to run into the side of slow moving vehicles.