Delta Tango

Thank you for the intel on this feature. It's too much "stuff" for me to have on a unit as my household policy remains "simpler is better". Interesting will be the longevity of these suspension air bags in bitter cold temps or long periods of dormancy/storage situations?

Just curious on opinions regarding the factory installed GM air suspension and towing? Trailer hook up tips welcome!

I have a few ideas to replace that OEM switch if nothing is invented from The General by the summer! I might buy that "jobber" plastic housing I mentioned earlier and just start "play fitting" with a few weather proof water-tight small toggle switches out there. Looks like it's tight fitting in there where that housing sits?

Thanx for the intel. I've been to Turin, and it is really an automotive engineering capital!

This 3.0 liter diesel is an Opel engine out of Germany, not Japanese like the larger Duramax marketed diesels. For your FYI.

Up in western Canada we have to deal with rains, snow, salt (on the roads), moisture, massive temperature changes and guys like me.....who wash their ride at least 3 times a week to try to keep things spiffy! Plenty of contaminates are experienced here in Canada where engineers who design NORTH AMERICAN vehicles are familiar with and yes, this switch failing is a complete surprise to me.

Anybody who follows Detroit Diesel products closely will find this way smaller 3.0 liter engine is still a basic same design as the DD13/DD15 series. Thinking from Germany, can't get over the shape of the cylinder head, over head cam design even pump locations are very much the same.

Watched a You Tube video today with a talented/comical tech tear down a 3.0 liter Duramax with 146,000 miles on it. It indeed had packed it in and the carnage was not evident till the head was lifted. The outcome was an engine starved for oil. Tensioners for the overhead cam chains did not work with little to no oil pressure. Things internally went into a tail spin from there I assume? What was impressive was the rubber/kevlar oil pump drive belt and it's condition after 146,000 miles! Who knew....

"Duct" tape did OK except at freeway speed. Therefore "duct" tape has been cancelled. i removed the inner tailgate panel and disconnected the bogus switches' connector within the tailgate. Not a difficult job to isolate. A quick call to my local GM dealer parts concluded no release date yet for the upgraded switch. Put the panel back on the tail gate. Back to the freeway, without "duct" tape. Party on.

Chances are I'm going to have to duck tape this tailgate shut? Good times.....

Hopefully that up-graded tail gate switch is soon to be released!? Now when I approach the truck with fob, that tailgate latch locks and unlocks like mad! No doubt the next issue will be a tail gate lock system mechanical failure due to being worn out!

My 2021 is. No help if no part……

My 2021 tailgate power switch within the rear "handle" has indeed failed. No opening of tailgate except by dash switch or remote now. Separate actual trips to two GM dealer's parts counters has found no replacement electric tail gate switch available and zero NOS switches available any where in Canada. Inquiring minds not giving up, a call to a "jobber" parts outlet concludes the black plastic handle/housing is available for $70 but no electrical giblets are sold through them, including any kind of electrical latch switch.

Took the base unit for a test drive today. Incredible is the ride and really, the 3.0 is indeed a quiet runner. On the way back I got my sales guy to drive and I sat in the back. As crazy as it may be, I said a couple of times "no wonder the cops like these things". There's nothing wrong with "base", if one is into that.