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are you sure you want a motorized version? doesn't gm make a regular sliding rear window? I myself would rather have a simple version. ( less stuff to act up and break}

anybody having trouble with the truck locking with the keys in. the other day while working on the truck, it locked all the doors with the keys in the ignition. and I didn't bump anything on the way out. now I have to have a hideaway key just in case. I had a 2004 hd that did it multiple times. we finaly reprogrammed the computer to never autalock the doors and that fixed it. multiple trips to the dealer and I was the only person in the world to have that problem. ( imagine that) I hope I don't have that problem with my new truck. they need more electronics in the trucks. more stuff to drive you crazy. I saw a little film where there was a little girl in an older truck and she says to grampa how do you open the window in here? and he says theres a crank on the side. much simpler days. ( no electronics)

like I said earlier the red light only flashes on startup and after that there is no light ever even in neutral. what should I look for?

the little itty bitty red indicator light only flashes on startup. after that it doesn't ever come on, no matter how many times you change from 2 wheel to 4high or 4 low. how do you know if 4 wd is working. got 8000 miles on it and its over a year old. what do I look for? fuses? thanks guys

I would like to lower mine also. what is the best way? other manufacturers have kits, but gm doesn't.

ive had a few new gm trucks. best one was a 94 2500 light duty (heavy half ton). didn't need a step ladder to get in. no running boards or steps needed. on a trip driving 75 0r more got between 16 and 21 for mileage. speedo only went to 85 so lots of times you never knew how fast your going. very few problems. original clutch lasted to 175000 ,with a snowplow and pulling an 18 ft tool trailer and a 14 ft dump trailer. I had a 04 duramax and it had a lot of little problems. fuel lines and fuel cooler rusted right out. had to change all of them and the brake lines also. kept locking with the keys in the ignition. had to reprogram. I had a 92 that kept having manual transmission problems. now I have a 17 hd 6.0 gas. its so high need a stepladder to reach anything in the engine compartment. even to check oil.to put anything in the box you have to lift it almost over you head. tailgate height is 6 inches higher than my 04 duramax which was 6 inches higher than my 94. where is gm going? to the moon? if you buying a truck to haul stuff, you had better eat your Wheaties in order to be able to lift that high. they call this progress! they must be making trucks to just look at. as far as using a new hd for work they are useless.have to climb a mountain to get in, carry a stepladder to access the box. crank the trailer four feet up to hook it up. every time you get a new truck you have to get a new(very expensive) topper. old one wont fit new truck.

my 17 came from the factory and the dealership with no grease in it. I got it home and crawled under. it must be an option to get a serviced new vehicle. who is responsible for service?

I looked at hundreds of trucks at different dealers and every single one was black interior. never did I see anything else. not even one

it looks to me like all the interiors are black. are all you gm owners happy with that? I hate black interiors. I must be the only one out there. what do the rest of you think?

if you were looking at dealer inventory you wont find an interior that's not black. I had gray interior in my last truck(which I ordered}. I tried to find one with a lighter color but could not. gm I stuck building black interiors. if you order you can get it but you loose a lot of incentives so it costs you more in the end. don't know why they don't have any other colors in stock. I think there is a lot better color than black. it shows every bit of dust and dirt stand out

my 17 hd does it when in the mountains. I wish I could tune it but only have 800 miles on it. I hate the way it shifts.had a stick before and wish manual mode was a true manual mode. not just something they dreamed up. I hate when it pulls hard and downshifts then upshifts right away like it cant make up its mind or searches for the right gear. when I had a stick didn't have any trouble in the mountain passes as I controlled it .I didnt have to worry about gms trans tuning. bring back the stick. last truck with a stick I had 175000 miles on the clutch. pressure plate let go. clutch was still good. had a snowplow and an 18 ft tool trailer and a dump trailer. lets see an auto trans do that. and I changed the clutch myself. lets see you do that with an auto trans

I had a 2004 duramax that kept locking the keys in the ignition. according to the dealer I was the only one in the whole world that had this problem. never got it fixed after multiple times to the dealer and finially one tow, because I don't think they believed me. reprogrammed the computer to never lock the doors and it never did it again. but I had a hideaway key just in case. now how could it lock the doors with the key in the ignition and not running?

I would like a floor shifter with an extra clutch pedal. last truck had a six speed. real nice for plowing snow, up for 1st and down for reverse. clutch lasted 175000. clutch was still good but the pressure plate lost tension. how many autos last that long abusing them.especially plowing.

I bought a 17 hd truck with a 6.0. I had an 04 duramax with a stick, (sure miss that truck) we do a few camping trips in the mountains. have a truck camper and pull a boat or a trailer. theres a lot of difference between a gas and diesel and manual to auto transmissions. I wish that you could lock the trans in whatever gear you want. I hate going up a hill at 5000 rpm and especially when the trans is searching and cant make up its mind what gear it wants. I know all about tow and manual mode. in manual mode you get to pick the top gear. as soon as it pulls a little hard it jumps one or two gears. I hate that. drives me crazy. going from a stick to auto I hate that I have no control of whats happening.in gm sports cars you can get a auto trans that you can shift like a stick, why not a truck.if I could I would order another stick but that's not possible from gm. why cant you get what you want, like the old days when you ordered options not whole packages with junk you don't want or need. wheres progress.back in the 70 s and eightes a truck cost less than $20000 and you could order anything you wanted. engine, trans, gear ratio.interior color, (now all trucks have black interior). and what does a truck cost now. and how much junk is on there that you hate.doesnt gm care about there customer base and repeat buyers.its nice to go out and buy a new truck but after you have it awhile you notice all the bugs you have to live with until the next new one ,then it starts all over again. enough venting. gm, wake up. build trucks,not glorified cars. that we get to drive and make our own decisions. that don't drive themselves. I never minded shifting. I think the auto takes the fun out of driving. would you like if they took the sticks out of sports cars. wouldn't be fun driving anymore. awesome site