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Thanks, yes 3 months is more common- no idea what 7 months means to my dealer.

Just picked up a new centennial with 6.2. I have officially owned all 3 engines of this generation and that was never the plan. The 4.3 rattled and was a buyback, the 5.3 fell victim to 25% off 2018’s with a tail wind of a good trade in offer. Love the color of the centennial and the bow ties. Don’t love the door badging so I might remove. Posting this mainly to say that I plan to participate more in these discussions. I read and learn a lot on here and definitely take more than I give. Thank you all.

I just purchased my new Silverado and took the GM financial high rate in exchange for the ‘down payment’ assistance. I was told I need to make 7 payments but could not get that verified in writing or see anything I signed that says I can’t pay my loan off. My guess is the dealership gets their kick back after 6 payments. Everyone’s situation is different but I hope customers are doing the math on high rate versus the 1000-1200 off up front. If anyone gets penalized for early payoff I bet it’s the dealer, assuming I didn’t agree to an early payoff penalty they cannot change the terms of my purchase agreement- would be happy to be enlightened on this topic.

I would call GM directly and hopefully you get some good news. My opinion on the problem, based on owning one and lots of research: A V6 is not as balanced as a V8...and now turning cylinders on and off you are making matters worse (I would bet, on a less noticeable scale, that even the 5.3 shakes in transition). All of the fixes involve tightening and dampening...not trying to eliminate the root cause of the shudder. My opinion on the solution: Disable AFM on the 4.3.

Thank you! essentially you paint the whole bow tie and some of the car and peel off what you don't want. The gold part of the bow tie has a line between the chrome so it creates a clean peel so just the gold is covered. It's real slick- I painted an old license plate first to build a little trust in the product and me of course.

Here is the link to the color as well. https://www.dipyourcar.com/Bright-Aluminum-Metalizer.html

I hope this uploads correctly. I plasti-dipped my bow ties and used the bright aluminum metalizer. You have to spray it over a plasti-dip base and I did that over a white basecoat. I think it matches pretty well. I am a terrible painter but this stuff makes it easy!

Love the picture! Just curious, is that a painted bug deflector/ Aeroskin or just the shadow? How did you paint it or where did you get it? I am about to plasti-dip the factory GM one to be as close to silver ice as I can.

Good luck! Based on the fixes they had only a month ago it sounds like they are still paying a lot of attention to this and trying to fix it.

PM sent! I dont want to leave this thread 'hanging'

Well this is my first post, I am joining to contribute and not be the guy who reads everything and never posts anymore . I had a '14 Sierra Crew with the 4.3 that I traded in with assistance from GM, so a somewhat 'buy-back' just a few weeks back now. Prior to moving into a new truck I had a couple requests regarding the issue and I was willing to keep the GMC: 1) Continue to warranty the shutter after the 3yr/36k warranty: I was told this was not an option, the repair usually only lasted a few weeks anyways. 2) Disable AFM: Also told this was not an option. Between myself and the fence post if I had to live with it I was going to either have it tuned out, or buy the Range AFM delete after the warranty period. When my trade in assistance was approved it was strictly implied that my replacement truck needs to have a V8. They know it is an issue with the 4.3. My advice is to contact GM directly about the issue, it is well known IMO. I did it with little expectation and actually had a choice to make within a few weeks, I did have to be persistent on the phone call but everything else went smooth. The beauty is you get a case # from GM and can reference that on your CSI surveys after service...really helps the process move along.