BillK01

You betcha I would be. Ford, Nissan, Ram, Toyota - heck Kia - it don't matter - if I bought a brand new vehicle in December and had 3400 miles on it when they told me I had to have a head replaced - I'd be yapping. Add in the sticker price of $65k+ and I think I have some valid gripes. Also - I don't think I ever said I wish I'd have bought a Ford - I said I "wish I'd have waited and driven a Ford (and maybe even a Ram or Tundra) before taking the plunge."

Dropping it off Wednesday morning - I'll report back what they ultimately find wrong with it. Thanks for the replies to my complaining!

Yea Dan I agree about recalls. My main gripes are simply about features that I feel are missing and poor design decisions - and again - it's my own fault for jumping into a new vehicle so quickly. I just cannot believe what's missing from a $65k+ vehicle. And now this head issue is just another thing to disappoint me with my decision. First world problems I know.

Just a few drips on my garage floor - mainly after the truck sat unused for a day or so.

Well my passenger headlight LED surround burned out at about 500 miles. That's the only other "service" issue I've had with the truck since I bought it in December (which incidentally I had zero issues with my F150 until approximately 45k miles when the AC vents stopped circulating correctly). I'm now at 3400 miles and I'm looking at a head replacement. The other issues I have with the truck are related to my purchasing it too quickly and not really taking enough time to look at other options and features and really doing a better comparison - completely my own stupid fault. That being said some (but not all)of my personal beefs with my 2018 Sierra Denali are: Cab room - what's up with it? Where is it? The rear seat area is pathetic compared to my old F150 - especially when you look at it from the outside. It looks like it should be huge but it's not. And why's there a huge hump down the middle of the rear floor? Certainly not for a driveshaft. Having a big flat area there (like my F150) is really nice. The infotainment system stinks on ice. The screen resolution is lousy and why no artist/song art and station art like my wife's 2016 Highlander has? The Bose sound system is respectable enough I guess - but not really in a $65k vehicle - it should be much better. The rear view camera sucks - no zoom - really? Even my 2011 F150 had zoom for hooking up my trailer - and the camera resolution in the stinking rearview mirror on my F150 was much better. The Sonar is flakey - sometimes it's fine - sometimes it doesn't seem to be detecting what it should. The front crash avoidance is bizarre and I am not convinced it will work when it is needed. I may try to do the big cardboard box trick out on my street one day to make sure. The Lane Departure / Lane Keep assist suck. Compared to my wife's Highlander the Lane Departure works maybe 50% of the time. The blind spot monitor sucks - wait - there isn't any blind spot monitor - again on a $65k vehicle. The laser cruise control sucks - wait....there isn't any. The push button start is …. wait - there isn't one. Why is there no rear a/c vents in the back of the center console? Why are there no cup holders on the back of the center console? Again - all of my above gripes are just that - gripes. But given the sticker price most of that should be on a truck of this level. I take complete responsibility for not realizing all this prior to my purchase and got caught up in the excitement of a new vehicle. This is the first time I've ever bought a new vehicle so quickly and I truly do wish I'd have waited and went out and driven a new F150 (and maybe even a Ram or Tundra) before taking the plunge. But it's water over the dam now and I'm stuck with it. I've considered seeing if there's a chance I could trade for a new F150 but since I got 20K in trade for my old F150 and like 13k off sticker on the Denali - I just don't think I'd be able to pull it off this quickly. All that said - I will say it's the quietest and nicest riding truck I've ever owned - and that 6.2 (when it's not leaking coolant) is AWESOME. Bill

So took my truck back to dealer - currently has 3411 miles and they confirmed the coolant leak is coming from the freaking HEAD. Not terribly happy about that diagnosis or needing to pull the head to fix it. They say they won't know if it's a cracked head or broken bolt until it's been removed and possibly sent back to GMC to test. I'm so disappointed with multiple things with this truck - and now with this head issue I'm wishing I'd have never traded in my F150. edit - sorry should have put this in the Troubleshooting section - mods feel free to move.

Didn't search entire thread to see if it was mentioned yet - but on my '18 Denali - I just noticed that when you activate "trailer mode" on the shifter - the Battery Gauge in the cluster disappears and is replaced with a Transmission Temp Gauge.

That's great news. I had a feeling Amica would pony up - they have a good reputation as far as claims go. Glad things are working out!

It would depend on if they recoup what they paid out and if Amica admits fault. In PA there's a specific threshold for an auto accident (not a comprehensive claim) to be surchargeable - it is currently $1,700 - so if your carrier pays out $1,700 or more on your behalf (and you don't have accident forgiveness) - you are subject to an accident surcharge at the next renewal. You may want to ask your agent what (if any) the threshold is in TX - as well as if you maybe have accident forgiveness (not that it should even matter in this case) - but I would doubt given what you've said so far that it's going to go against you once the dust settles. As far as it "never being the same" goes - if you have a good body man you'll never know anything happened. Don't sweat it.

You can try calling Amica direct and initiate a claim as the claimant. Happens all the time. Obviously the quickest way is turn it into your own carrier and handle it there and let them later subrogate Amica to collect back your deductible and whatever else they have paid out. In PA unless a vehicle is non-drivable or someone is injured they won't do a police report. It sucks.

Yes...two 21/64 holes on each side. Pretty simple install really....about 30 minutes or so depending on how particular you are. btw....if anyone decides to get one and you have a BakFlip MX4, I can confirm you do NOT need the optional spacers they sell for tonneau cover users. Mine cleared fine with plenty of space to spare without using them.

I installed my Amp Research HD Max bed extender.