ColoRetiree

Dealer could duplicate problem on their vehicles, but . . . GM final resolution: Miss-printed manual, working as designed.

A reasonable suggestion, but I have already had the dealer check two other '17 1500's equipped like mine and they exhibit the same problem, so the problem is systemic to at least those trucks. I was trying to see just how wide spread (model, year, radio) the problem was. Would you mine telling me which infotainment system you have (7"/8", Nav/No Nav) and if you can control the brightness mode (Auto, Day, Night) of it? Thanks

Thank you for your response. At least your dealer says its a s/w problem which I actually agreed with. Now when is GM going to fix the problem? I am pushing on my dealer and will let you know when and if they come up with anything.

I believe I have a similar problem on my new '17 that I am currently in "discussions" about with my dealer. You said "On radio display screen - under setting the display is set to day mode" In my Infotainment manual, page 100, it says Settings -> Display -> Mode gets you to three choises: Mode, Calibrate Touchscreen and Turn Display Off. Is that what your display shows? Mine only shows two choices (Calibrate Touchscreen, and Turn Display Off) and always acts like it is in Auto mode. Please let me know if I understood your post correctly. I'm getting real tired of the display dimming every time I drive through a shadow. Thanks.

The extra gear ratio's over the six-speed make it much move flexible in the mountains, especially going down hill where "Grade Braking" down shifts as required to hold the speed back to whatever the cruise control was set at. Really saves on brake pads.

And they actually move!! It was a little chilly this morning (14* F) so I decided to check them out. I remote started the truck then immediately checked them out and they had both closed. But then, long before the truck warmed up, they both opened about half way. I have no idea if that's correct or not but at least they did something.

Finally went with the Leer XL. It had the frameless glass tail gate I wanted along with the option of solid glass WinDoors for the sides. We found on the last truck that the WinDoors were very handy for us. We went with solid glass instead of sliders because sliders leak dust, which is our biggest problem up here. I also removed the Leer badges from the rear glass which I found obnoxiously large.

Please keep us informed. I'm started to lean back toward the Leer 100XL. Anyone got anything good or bad to say about Leer?

Just one more question, what effect did the CR70 on the windshield have of the light sensor that controls the dimming of the info-screen? Does the info-screen still dim and brighten like it use to? Thanks.

Any update on the replacement cap?

Thanks for the tip, that's exactly what I am looking for. The sun can get brutal at high altitude but these old eyes need to be able to see out the side windows on a dark night. Crystalline looks like the perfect solution

from CarAndDriver Jan 2015: Both trucks were 4x4 crew cabs 1. 2015 Silverado 6.2L, 3.23 axle -> 0-60 = 5.7 sec. 1/4 = 14.3 @ 98 2. 2014 Tundra 5.7L, 4.30 axle -> 0-60 = 6.7 sec 1/4 = 15.3 @ 92

Deadeye, Thanks for the response. That installation looks a lot more professional than the one on my (admittedly old) ARE.

Looks great The Zone is high on my list of shells for my DC (when it finally gets here). Could you possibly take a picture of how the wiring is installed? The wiring on my old (2003) ARE is just held in place around the rear door frame with that black putty stuff, which of course is crap! Thanks.

I just checked the 2016 Silverado User Manual maintenance section, and there is no mention of this "complete tear down". It is hard to believe that GM would build and people would buy a truck that needed a complete tear down every 25k. I would love to hear from anyone who has actually had a "complete tear down" at 25k.