captainzombie

Yeah, some have and then others have been lucky not to have anything crazy wrong with their SUV's. I've also known a ton of people with Toyota's and they rarely ever have any issues. I know all of the electronics really do make these vehicles become prone to more issues, but if I am spending the same amount on a Sequoia as the Tahoe, I'd rather get the one that at least has all of the bells and whistles. After the research I was doing the last week, I was quite shocked to see that the Sequoia is still based on their 2008 platform. That to me is crazy, but I can understand why they do it in terms for reliability issues with all of their components. I do agree with you that at least with these newer vehicles you can do a lot of updates to them based on the architecture. We are also diehard GM from when I first started driving, and we have only really owned vehicles two other companies from Hyundai and Dodge over the years when GM was in a lot of trouble. Agreed, after driving the Sequoia it is a tank and the MPG is some of the worst. I don't mind the weight of the truck, but damn the MPG is very bad. The Toyota forums are more geared towards their trucks and sedans. One of the forums I found, they were just talking about older Sequoias which was crazy to see not much chatter on the newer ones. After a lot of research and what you guys are saying it just seems like the Tahoe might be the better buy for us. Just have to determine if we go with the LT signature package or just up to the Premier which is quite a bit more. If we do go with the Tahoe, probably best to get the extended warranty on it to at least cover anything mechanical past the 3 yr/36,000.

My wife and I have been thinking of trading in her 2018 Traverse LT early next year. We've test driven both the 21 Tahoe Premier and 21 Sequoia Nightshade. Both are really nice with their pros and cons. We have had some mingling issues with the Traverse which for the most part have all been fixed under warranty. We've had two more issues creep up now out of warranty. We're considering going with a full size SUV since we have 4 kids ranging from ages 11 to 18 yrs old. It's important that the 3rd row has adequate leg room for teenagers/adults, really the only SUV that is good for that is the Traverse in its class and obviously when you jump to the new Tahoe, Expedition, and Sequoia. I have an 18 Silverado which "knock on wood" has been good to me, but our Traverse has had several issues that I would not of expected but being a first year vehicle guess it happens. The most annoying thing has been that they had to change our brakes twice, a cilinoid issue in the gear shifter, and the passenger seat frame having to be replaced now twice because of coming loose lightly rocking back and forth. We are trying to see how the quality of the new Tahoe has been fully understanding that it is a first year redesign. We also test drove the 21 Sequoia, while it is a nice SUV, the issue is that its dated since its on a 12 year old platform where they have only done minor updates. The other thing that gets me is that its a damn tank getting only 13 mpg city/17 hwy while the Tahoe gets 17/20. Just looking for some thoughts and feedback since I know that GM has reliability issues for years and while Toyota is a bit better in that dept, I feel for what you pay with their price tags they don't offer enough for their vehicles being on older platforms for years.

Do you still have the Denali cluster?

I have reached out to WAMS with a few questions on making the cluster swap for my 2018 Silverado. I plan to trade-in the truck in 3 years or so, and it will be paid off. Do you guys think that when I go to trade it in then, that the dealer will give me a problem since I've made several different little mods to the truck? I forgot to ask, on the infotainment center, does it show the GMC or Chevy logo?

I am also glad I did get my tires and wheels last November and didn't wait till this year. I've seen some Katzkin kits range from $550-800 for our trucks on eBay. Even some of the auto upholstery shops I called even told me if I wanted to buy the leather kits and they would install them, but they were still quoting me around the same price range. I will take a look like you said at non-auto upholstery shops this week to see what they say.

I agree on that with almost everything having their prices going up in the last six months. I'll check a few straight up upholstery shops this week and see what they say. I just fear they may not do the same quality job as an auto shop that knows their ins and outs on vehicles especially if I decide to sell the truck in 3 years or so. BTW, thanks for the pictures. Your interior looks very nice.

That is cool that you did get the heating pads installed on a non-heated truck. The heated seats are a plus and we use ours all the time in the winter months. I first had them in my Elantra a few years back and never used them. Then bought a Colorado which I used them from time to time and when I traded that in towards the Silverado they have gotten their use. Good to hear that the leather has stood up very well with the dirt, which is huge. I hear that leatherseats.com is really good too and I checked their site out too. Everywhere I have checked that stupid jump seat has taken people 5-6 hours or so which makes the whole process that much more expensive. I have 4 kids and from time to time we do use the truck to go places, so the jump seat comes in handy when all of us cram into the truck for a ride. Except when I see the 2019 and newer trucks now finally have a much nicer and safety wise jump seat when compared to our older trucks. When I get my next truck I plan to just go with a center console, they're so much sweeter than the jump seat. That is pretty cheap to install at $450 each. All of the shops I have called in my local area and even one that I called out in Indiana all want around the $1700-$2000 price point. I wonder because of being in the southwest suburbs of Chicago they are charging way more. Back in 2018, I had called a local shop and they had told me $1500 at the time and I should have done it then. Guess maybe the prices went up a bit due to that jump seat. For heated seats, though you don't need perforated correct? That is only if you have cooled seats.

I've been calling around a few of my local upholstery shops to get some quotes on getting the cloth seats changed over to leather. I have a 2018 Silverado Crew with the jump seat/underneath storage. If I didn't have a regular job and a business that we own, I'd try to tackle this myself but that darn jump seat appears time consuming and I just don't have the patience. I have checked a few local shops, they are recommending going with Katzkin, Roadwire, Alea, or Nappa leather seats in this order of preference depending on how much I want to spend. Everything that I have read, best bang for the buck seems to be Roadwire. I had one shop quote me roughly $1700 for the install and leather seats (materials), they are about 40 miles away and another shop which is 5 minutes from my house in the $1800 range. I am fine with a local shop doing this as I don't have time to take these out and try to do the install myself as I've never done it before, plus I know they will do the job right. I plan to keep the truck for another 3 years, waiting to see what the 2022-2023 Silverado brings before I consider selling this one. I test drove the 2020 Trail Boss last weekend and it was very nice, but there are a few things still lacking that I hope the new redesign brings in the next 2-3 years. I have heated seats, I would only need perforated leather seats if these were cooled correct? Between price and the different types of leather seat manufacturers out there, who would you guys recommend?

I've considered doing the same thing with my truck since it has the factory cloth which I am not a fan of. Some people have said its pretty easy to swap out yourself and others have said in other threads that its best to have a pro do the install. I also have the jump seat which I know is a bit trickier, so I'd probably take it to an upholstery place to get it done. I had called on place last year and they wanted $1500 which includes the Katzkins, but it seems like there might be some cheaper places if I look around a bit more.

My 18 is more than halfway paid off and **Knock on Wood** has been trouble free. One of my first vehicles that I have bought new that didn't have issues in the first year. I have had my eye on the 20/21 Silverado's due to the added features, but with more changes incoming on the 2022's things could get interesting with GM. I just hope the column shifter doesn't go away, but I fear that till be after looking at the changes to the Tahoe and Suburban. My wife wanted to check out the new 21 Tahoe today, so we swung by the dealer which is not too far from our house and boy does that truck feel like a dream. They did a really nice job with the new Tahoe. While we were there, I wanted to check out a 6.2L Trail Boss but all they had left were the 5.3L. We decided to take one for a ride, and boy was I quite impressed with the drive and the 10 speed trans over the 6 speed in my 18. I think if I would have bought an LTZ instead of a higher end LT, I would be totally happy with my current truck. Whenever I decide to make the jump, I'll probably be going with a Trail Boss but like TXGreek I do like my current truck and the few mods I have done to it I have a hard time parting ways with it since it has been running so good.

Thanks again! I do agree that the black side steps help a lot with the looks of the truck. We do have one unique color for sure. Chrome doesn't look bad either on some of these trucks, but it's weird how IMO the chrome needs to be on certain parts of the truck to look good.

Thanks! It's a nice color, but on some days I hate it. I hate when it looks like a green color when the sun hits it, but then we mostly get grays which I love and then our truck looks black at night due to the color. It was probably their most unique color in the K2 gen. I think with the all black wheels and sidewalls on the tires, it helps bring out the color more making it look much better. Nice and you have a very nice view there. My family is from Pierias outside of Athens. Enjoy your trip and have some souvlakia for me.

And forgot to post these pics here, had new wheels and tires installed last week. Here are some pics of the new tires and wheels, got them installed this past Friday.

How much I miss the souvlakia in Greece, where are you at?

Which tires/wheels do you have, nice looking truck.

I have a 2018 Z71, so the previous gen never did get blind spot mirrors. For some reason, I thought that the 2019 RST Z71 trim models would of had blind spot mirrors.

That is crazy that they took out illuminated visors especially from a Z71 spec truck. GM just keeps taking features out. It’s like since we gave them blind spot mirrors, we need to take away these 4 features from the previous gen and also tack on the GM tax.

Totally agree. The 6 speed trans in my 2016 Colorado was nothing special and I had the infamous stutter issue. Things would get worse when I would accelerate between 25-30 mph, then as you decelerate down to 15-20 mph even making a turn the stuttering would be bad. After almost 2 years I gave up and traded it in for a 2018 Silverado which I needed the extra room anyways.

Added the plugs in the rear, easiest mod.

I thought I had replied back to you, sorry. Thanks! How is the ride with the Nittos?

This sounds rather dangerous and scary especially for me since I tend to have my kids sitting in that back seat. Is this a known issue with 2015-2017? I have a 2018 and haven’t seen anyone really being up this problem with the 18’s but man I’d hate to hear that someone’s kids got hurt sitting in the back due to shoddy rear defroster.

My 18 Z71 5.3 can feel like a slog sometimes, so I can only imagine the 6 w/4.3 feels like being stuck in molasses from time to time.

Nice looking truck there! When I had my Colorado, the paint was Black and the wheels were a bronze/gray metallic color and looked good. Please post pics of the new wheels when you get those on, I am trying to figure out what color to go with myself when its time to replace these. I only have 2800 miles on my truck so I am having a hard time justifying replacing these tires and wheels yet since there are a few other things I want to do first.

From what some have said in a few other threads, its not too bad to add the Katzkins yourself. The biggest issue will be that jump seat which seems to be the toughest part of the job.

Mine is doing the same thing and I installed my own. I wonder if there is a batch of these that might need a bit more pressure on them and have expanded a little more than they should have. For now I’ll just live with it. Plus like TXgreek said you forget about it. At first it pissed me off but spending too much time keep taking it off doesn’t make it any better lol.