mtbadbob

The ineptitude of some of these people that work at the dealerships is ridiculous. My first '24 I ordered in the Lakeshore Blue couldn't be built in that color because apparently GM didn't have the paint code finalized, although they let me build & order it in that color. Anyway, the guy in charge of the orders didn't call me to let me know that the blue wasn't available yet, instead he took it upon himself to order it in white. He could have taken 5 minutes out of his day to call me & discuss it, but he never. There were other color options I probably would have been satisfied with, but white wasn't one of them. I made them re-order it in blue and was able to get it the way I wanted the second time over, but had to wait an additional 2+ months. .

My experience, and also talking to my salesman, is that they are turning out the HD orders in 8-9 weeks from allocation date.

Like I've been saying all along...It's not a water issue!

I wouldn't get in too big of a hurry as I've found it can take almost a month for delivery after it's been built. At least out here in this part of the US, maybe your area will be quicker.

Yeah, I think I have some black or bronze, that should match that plastic pretty well!

Here's my story...I ordered a '15 2500 HD Crew LTZ new in Feb of '14/ It was the first time I've ever ordered a vehicle with everything that I wanted. Deep Ruby Metallic w/Cocoa & Dune heated leather, heated steering wheel. $45,900 out the door! I've always wanted a High Country because they were Chevy's top-tier, and never really cared for GMC's gawdy front ends. It was a great truck, put about 110k. I almost bought a HC interior out of a salvaged 1/2 ton for the '15, but decided to just order a new one when the 6.6 gasser's came out and dealerships wanted more for used HC's than I could order a new one for.. So, March of '22, I built & ordered a NorthSky Blue High Country 2500 crew w/Black & Umber interior. About 2 weeks went by and the local dealership got in a NorthSky Blue GMC AT4 that had pretty much the same options, except it also had a sun roof. My salesman called me and said they'd give me a helluva deal on it because someone ordered it but backed out because it had taken over 6 months to get in & he moved on. I bought it while waiting for my HC because the used truck market was crazy & I figured I could drive it for 3 months & make a couple grand while doing so. The AT4 was nice, but it wasn't no HC, and had a couple interior things that I disliked compared to the Chev. I drove if for about 2 months, my HC was built & shipped by rail. The GM tracker said it was on the transport truck & would be at the dealership on a Monday eve, around 1730 hours. I listed the GMC on Craigslist that eve, and had it sold twice by 10 a.m. on Tuesday! My HC never showed up then, but kept saying it was in transit & the salesman insisted that it'd be there in a day or two. Friday, the buyer of my AT4 showed up to pick it up. I thought, "Hey, I'll just drive my 'ole Squarebody for a couple days until my HC shows up"...a month later they FINALLY unloaded it off the transport truck. About midway through this process, I learned that GM was going to "Refresh" the HD's & add the 10 speed Allison. Wishing I had waited another couple months before I ordered the '22, because I LOVED the updated interior layout, along with the "Nightshift Blue/Black" option, and of course the Allison! Although I loved the '22 I ordered, I decided to build & order the '24 with the updated interior I liked, and also the new "Lakeshore Blue" exterior. I placed that order in June of this year. Although Chevy let me build & order this truck with the new blue exterior, they emailed the local dealerships Internet Sales Manager & told him that the paint code hadn't been finalized yet & the "Lakeshore Blue" wasn't available yet. Instead of making a phone call to me to discuss this issue, he took it upon himself to switch the exterior color to white on a $77K truck! They told me they'd make me another "helleva deal" on the white truck, but I wasn't settling for that kind of $. Fast forward to late August, the dealership was able to re-order the same truck in Lakeshore Blue. It showed up in 8 weeks. I was surprised by how much lighter the Lakeshore was than the NorthSky Blue. I do think it'll be more forgiving on showing grime, scratches, etc.. I him-hawed for about 10 days whether I was going to go further in debt as I had a buyer for my '22 back out at the last minute, therefore I would have to take a beatin' on trading it in for the '24. Nonetheless, I pulled the trigger because it was FINALLY the truck that I was satisfied with being my last new one as I want to retire when it's paid off! To bring this long-winded story to a conclusion, I have to say that this truck with it's upgrades over the '22, is just simply AMAZING!!! I towed my job trailer home from a job this eve for about 30 miles, and it's crazy that these trucks just keep improving in their towing abilities over the previous platforms. I don't care what Ford or Dodge MAY have that MIGHT be a better feature, I'm Bow-Tie FOR LIFE!

Gotta love the 35 gal oil drum muffler! Drop about 50 lbs by doing a cat-back. Gonna do another on my '24 this weekend! My mechanic buddy has a nice collection of my stock GM exhausts...

FOR SALE: GM 6L90 TRANS DIPSTICK-NIP! Make offer, shipped from MT.

I just saw this a couple hours ago. I took mine in possession on the 17th, so I'm going to call GM & whine!

I'm not seeing any rebates for '24 models from either GM or Costco, looks like the '23's only.

$5k deposit is very steep. Local dealership here was only requiring $1k just because you're taking up the allocation given.

Lithia Chevrolet in Helena, MT

After the dealership re-ordered my '24 HC in the CORRECT color in September, it only took 8 weeks to drop it at dealership. I've been driving it for a week now!

Yeah, I agree with Pryme, thinking the water running down & hitting the fresh, uncured undercoating caused that.

I bought the GM dipstick for my '22, but just traded it in on my '24 w/Allison before I ever installed the stick. I'm also curious if the stick will work on the Allison, or if the 10 speed has one. I'll have to investigate soon as I haven't even looked under the hood yet!

Both my '22 & '24 High Country seats are firm but comfortable. The leather looks like it'll last awhile also.

Anyone ever try that magical Flex Seal or Tape on them holes????

No way am I doing that to my new '24!!!

I was wondering if any member has had both trans and know what the supposed "increase" in mpg's is??? I'm guessing 3/4-1 mpg? I'm calculating that at that rate, one would save like $250-$300/yr in fuel, driving approximately 18k a year? I'm trying to justify the purchase of the '24 I ordered when the trade diff is about $20K. UPDATE: Sorry, the search window on this forum is as worthless as all the pop-ups! I see there has already been a post about this topic, ALTHOUGH search results came up with ZERO! FFS!

My re-order of Lakeshore Blue HC, showed up in 8-9 weeks.

Wow, some crazy stuff going on there! Well, maybe that BCM was the issue, hopefully, huh?

You have to have another wiring issue. There is no way you have that bad of luck with those switches. We've had the wettest year in a long time here, along with me going through high pressure car washes on a regular bases, and I've had zero issues. I'm absolutely sure our tailgates & switch configurations are identical. I'd definitely be looking elsewhere for the problem & solution. If you hold the inner tailgate switch down for 3 seconds, it'll lock it so it won't open it, making your lights flash. That is for when you have a stinger in your receiver hitch. GM put the sticker on the drivers side inside the jamb of the tailgate that shows how the lock works. It sounds like you just have yours locked, try holding it in for 3 seconds & it'll unlock it.

It does state it "may" be the reason, but that doesn't sound like a very confident reason in my book. That's like saying "It MAY rain today, but it MAY be sunny"

Along with the button being above the center console that is easy to accidentally push when moving/charging a phone or other items that one might store there. I have done that myself. I do believe that the gate will not open when the vehicle is out of park though, at least it's not supposed to. The locking mechanism seems to work great also if people just take the time to lock it. I can't say if this would prevent the gate from opening on it's own though??

I find it odd that some members have siliconed the holes and are still having switch failure. Mine have been getting wet for over 14 months now without a problem. Common sense would suggest it's not a water problem...