LaserBlueZ71

Technically I don't see how that is possible. There are seals on all output shafts of anything like a transmission or transfer case. Also, they are connected via a u-joint, not directly mated.

Maybe it is lifter noise? Unless it's a god awful racket or a sound where you know something is wrong, I tend not to worry about it anymore. I had my 2004 Kenworth with a big CAT motor back when I was trucking. That engine made strange noises right when the engine began to pick up boost or let off of boost. I sold that truck in 2010, with 1.3 million KM on the clock. No engine work ever done. My point is sometimes we worry a lot about things that don't really need to consume us with worry. I hate to say it, but you pretty much know what the dealers will say. They can't justify tearing apart an engine just because of a slight noise that doesn't correspond to damage or a mechanical failure. Who is going to pay for the labor to strip it down? GM won't cover it unless they find something wrong, so a lot of shops won't tear anything down unless they are 95% certain they will find a problem inside. I know it sucks, but as someone who has worked as a mechanic, that is the world of it all.

It is definitely a low power output. It is designed for charging cellphones and running a laptop or a tablet basically. I love the option, no more car chargers for my phone!

I wouldn't bet money on it. You know the fuel economy numbers for highway MPG? Those tests are done at 80 KM/H, or 50 MPH. Does your driver door stick out slightly more than the front of your rear door? It is actually suppose to. If the front of your rear door is level, or higher than the back of your front door, it will scoop the air and cause a whistling noise in the cabin at highway speeds.

I haven't read this thread all the way through, but when I was truck shopping, I asked the local service department about adding a center console to a truck that didn't have it. They could have been blowing smoke, since I am sure they don't want a hassle job like that, but they said they won't do it because it is a ton of work adding in all the wiring and making the console fit. Personally, I call a bit of BS there. I am sure it is a lot of work to accumulate all the parts and physically get it installed, but vehicles these days are designed for quick assembly. I can't confirm it, but I bet all the wiring harnesses for the center console probably plug in underneath the dash somewhere. Make sure you get the center console with the 110V plug in it. That is such a nice feature. Car chargers are a thing of the past now, one charger does all whether I am in the truck or in the house. Only downside is, it will not supply power unless the truck is running.

To be honest, I really think that is an excessive rate of speed, even if it is legal. Goodbye fuel mileage! I am pretty sure when these trucks go into the wind tunnel in the design stages, 75 - 80 MPH is never tested or even thought of. At that speed, I would count on wind noise and not be surprised. You are driving a full size pickup, AKA, a brick with wheels. Only a slippery sports car or crossover would likely not have any noise at and above those speeds.

I just started having the interior water leak issue. I swear if I end up having all the problems others are having with these trucks, it will be a Tundra for me too.

I suspect like a lot of things, the true fix is the owner themselves. I hate to say it but I don't trust dealerships for anything. If they can't fix it, I find a way myself. When a person spends almost 50K though, you shouldn't have to!

The truth is, what people are asking for here, is a completely sealed passenger cabin. Ok, well, I have to ask, would you put yourself in a completely sealed balloon, or an airtight room? If your house was airtight, you and your family would be deceased! If someone held a bag over your head and sealed it, you would fight for your life, yet you want a car manufacture to seal you inside a passenger cabin with no incoming oxygen..... Think of the science here. I hate to say it, but I have to agree with GM, you can't make a cabin that is 100% airtight. Imagine someone who takes a long road trip, hits the recirculate button and forgets about it. Windows aren't opened, doors aren't opened, eventually you will simply pass out and crash. Heck, it happened with a smaller jet airplane a few years back. The cabin pressurization was tested on the ground, and whoever tested it, left the switch in test mode. When the plane got up to cruising altitude, slowly but surely, every single person on the plane passed out and died from lack of oxygen. It flew on like a ghost plane until it struck a mountain. Even airplanes bring in outside air through the jet engines. It is a very complex system. Think of the inside cabin as a balloon with a leak, but yet the air system on the plane fills the cabin at the exact same rate as the leak. So, since air is being exchanged, you will get outside smells. This is on multi million dollar airplanes, our trucks are nothing compared to those things. The ONLY way to prevent outside smells, is to have a 100% sealed cabin, which could actually kill people. The only way a 100% sealed cabin could work, is if GM installed oxygen tanks on the vehicle somewhere that fed oxygen into the cab. Yyyyeeeaaa....never going to happen! Sure, you could make some kind of filter system to filter incoming air, but it would add weight, complexity, another maintenance item which consumers complain about, and cost, to already very expensive vehicles. They COULD add a sensor that could measure the oxygen level in the cabin and force an override of a sealed intake air door, but think about the possible lawsuits? If that sensor fails, people driving those vehicles can die, and take out other people in the process of the action. As a company, GM made the right choice. Avoid all that BS altogether and just have a slightly vented door. So what is the solution if you are operating the vehicle in a stinky environment? Well, don't we live in a stinky environment? You think the air outside your truck is better for you than what is inside? You don't see it but our air is massively polluted right in front of your face. This is why almost all tunnels of any significant length have forced air systems to move exhaust out and fresh air in.

Here we go. If you turn up your speakers, you can hear the engine catch, almost die, and then run good.

No no, it doesn't fire right up. The engine catches, but only barely, then the RPM's fall away for a second until the engine almost dies, but it catches itself before it dies, then idles normally. Also, the truck is not running a tune. I simply disabled the AFM, but I did not load an after market tune. I will try and get a youtube video of it.

This only happens when the truck sits for more than 5 or 6 hours. I start the truck, it fires, then hesitates to where it almost dies, than it takes off and runs normal. It doesn't ever actually stall, but it comes very close to it, only for a second or two. Whether or not I leave the key in the ON position for a while first to let the fuel pump run, makes no difference at all. Every time the truck sits for more than 5 or 6 hours, it starts like this. If I run the truck, then go use it again a few hours later, it starts with no hesitation. 2011 Silverado 5.3 AFM Flex Fuel, 6 speed, always run on Chevron 87, AFM is disabled via a Trinity tuner. Thanks!

But it still comes down to dollars and value. The Power Wagon is off road ready at 50K. The Silverado is a city slicker at 50K. My point is simply that an optional package needs to have more than decals and a new name. Physical add ons like winches, electronic locking diffs, suspension mods, need to be factory. I think the market is there for trucks that are ready to take more right off the lot. Sure, it's a small percentage of the market, but it isn't a dead category. The reason we don't see more of these vehicles is because they are not offered on a wide scale. The Raptor itself is very overpriced, plus every dealer I have seen in my area only stocks one, or will only bring one in on special order. I haven't seen any Power Wagons on the lots either, and I think that is because they are a totally new truck, probably will start showing up on lots any time now.

I wish GM would stop with all of these gimmick package trucks. Seriously, it's nothing more then certain options rolled into one "package name". These trucks do not contain one of a kind, special parts or have serious alterations to make them more capable. GM really needs to stop messing around in the off road department. Dodge has a new Power Wagon that is extremely capable and a good price. Ford has the Raptor. Both of these have physical changes that are significant. I am not even a Ford or Dodge guy but I would consider switching teams if it meant being able to buy an off-road ready truck right off the lot, that was built that way. Heck the new Power Wagon comes with a built in winch, front and rear E-lockers, Duratracs from the factory, all kinds of goodies, and for like 50K out the door. GM wants 50K just for a half ton Silverado that is "kinda sorta" loaded up. GM, you need to start giving a lot more for less money. We need truck packages with REAL mechanical hop ups already done, not stickers and painted wheels with an extra charge of 5K for that crap! Look at what you get here for about 50K. It pains me to say this but it's no wonder Dodge is grabbing market share like no one's business. They are coming out with some really nice trucks, loaded with features, and all for less money than the competitions trucks that are just "so so" in the feature department. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2014-ram-2500-power-wagon-official-photos-and-info-news

LOL, you will get no argument with me on that point. I wish I could have purchased a Duramax for the outright power, but that will have to be the next truck.

Here is my 2011 Silverado. The paint color is the Laser Blue Metallic special edition. 5.3, 4x4, Z71, 6 Spd, 3:42 I am not into the black everything out and make the truck look like a base model kind of look. I do prefer accessories, and I do like some chrome. The BDS 4 inch kit is sitting in the garage and will be going on this summer, along with Toyo ATII's in 285/65R18. Also, tow mirrors are on the way right now as we speak.