Wiggums

Okay, just did a 30-mile drive with the A/C off the whole time (no fan at all) since it was cold here in the morning. It never kicked in after I got off the freeway and came up to a stop light, hit the brakes then pressed it harder. Nope. I never saw the green circle with "A" in it again. I don't think it's coming back.

Not when it's 68 here in Dana Point, it hasn't gone above 75 the past month. For the most part, I keep the A/C off because I don't even need it.

I think it was just the really long drive that did it because I usually keep it parked for weeks and weeks at times. Sometimes I don't drive it for a month. But it doesn't seem to be having issues with the battery, not that I can see. It didn't kick in after the long 500-mile drive to Hermosillo.. only on the way back to Tijuana.. and it didn't even kick in until about an hour in Tijuana (despite the stop and go traffic). It doesn't bother me but caught me off guard. I totally forgot about this.

It's cold here in Dana Point, I don't even think it ever went above 73 in the past three weeks even in the daytime. Initially, it didn't kick in whenever I had the A/C on, but then it never kicked in, with or without the A/C running, summer, winter, cold start, hot start, 50-mile drives to Los Angeles, it never kicked in. Then it suddenly kicked in after a long 500-mile drive back to Tijuana. And I never use the thermostat at the auto-level, I always have it either LO or off, usually with A/C off. I had it off driving towards Hermosillo because it wasn't that warm at nighttime and I was trying to maximize my gas mileage, did not want to stop anywhere between Tijuana and Hermosillo. Oddly, it never kicked in after stopping in Hermosillo.

I can assure you none of that applies. It never kicked in since I had it when it was pretty new until just now. This is why it surprised me. I've taken long drives. The climate in Dana Point is always nice and cool, not hot or cold. I don't disconnect batteries. I don't keep my foot on the gas. I always put it in "D" when I am driving. No steep hills during my drives to L.A.

It depends on dealer, not the factory, and if you want another oil change, you have to go to the same dealer. The Silverado we have came from a dealership that offered lifetime oil change so we get it done there.

When I first got it, I noticed it was less likely to kick in whenever the A/C was on, but I never used the Max in my A/C. I had to go out and look for it, didn't even know I had that, but I know I never used it. I never had the need to defog my window so it's always off. It was only just now when I noticed the auto-start kicking in. I always make sure everything is off so I know I never accidentally turned it on or anything like that. The auto-stop never kicked in over the past two years, I even thought it probably didn't come with that feature after the update.

I lost this feature when it had around 800kms. I just did a very long 1,700 km drive to Hermosillo from Tijuana. When I arrived in Hermosillo after an 870km drive (570 miles), the auto stop feature never kicked in. I arrived at night so the A/C was off. Just got back in Tijuana and my truck surprised me for the first time with a green circled A and I didn't have A/C on at that time either because it was 7 a.m. The past 5,000 kms were all city miles, few highways, I guess it just had to catch up with highway miles to make it work?

A few statements here are untrue... for starters, I'm a California resident and can go to Arizona and buy a new car there since it's already compliant with California emissions anyway. We have a Mexican-registered Cheyenne at the ranch and I think we had to pay the 3.5% import tax.. but it's now registered in California (it had only 1,000 kms on it, but did have California emissions sticker under the hood which was good enough for the DMV). I don't know why people are reporting they cannot get a discount here in California. I am seeing a lot less inventory for sure and a lot less discounts. I still see around $4k to $5k off for an LT though. The lower interest rates has people refinancing their houses and they're buying RV's and swimming pools. There is an RV shortage here as well.

Go to cars.com and click new trucks.. even with the ongoing shortage, I am still able to find good deals. We bought one from Quality Chevrolet in San Diego. I recommend them.

That's why I no longer drive German cars. $40k Benz traded in for $15K four years later. Or $40k truck bought for $30k that's traded in for $24k four years later. No brainer for me. It's always been that way, low or high demand. And I didn't get a discount for that overrated Benz! Never again!

Toss in a couple throw pillows? I believe all come with storage underneath but it is too low and should not be making a difference. If you're going to let your kids tell you what to buy, that's your prerogative.

Maybe I'm in the minority but.. it's either the console or... if I could, nothing between the two front seats so that I could walk through it. My friend's Honda CRV was like that.. and he could walk from the front to the rear seat without having to go outside in the snow. That was nice.

If both were priced the same, I'd go for the GMC Sierra since it still has four unlock buttons outside the doors while Silverado had it in the 2019 (like mine), but took out the buttons for the two rear doors for 2020 and after.

I had the TSB fluid change done at around 2k miles and asked them to reprogram or reboot it. I know they did it because everything in the computer was reset. It still did the jerkiness. Sometimes if I forget and jump in and shift it to D, the transmission moves too slowly from 1 to 2 and seems to just sit in the middle of the two, causes the rear tires to squeal once it latches on the 2nd gear. Only on cold mornings though, out of habit, I now remote start it a few seconds before getting in. It's a regular occurrence for me.. and I now have around 5k miles on it. Nobody wants to drive it anymore. Mine was built in April 2019 so I assume it's the earlier version. I know it's a lot better now though, even with the 8-speeds. Once it warms up, it's great.

It's not made for GM. I want something that is permanent, like in front of the rearview mirror and embedded in the walls, not hanging out like an aftermarket.

An ideal one would be able to stay on while the vehicle is parked, drawing little power and watching it at nights. Something that's permanently wired and not hanging from my front window like an aftermarket. Maybe a small one under the mirror? It can be done.

Extremely jerky in cold mornings. My remedy is to start it from a distance as I walk towards it. Give it about 30 seconds then it's way smoother. Warm, it's fine.

I have been very happy with my 5.3L V8, the gas mileage is terrific, and I only wish the 8-speed automatic was smoother....

I'd love to see an optional built-in cam, I'd even spend $500 for it and not worry about it. I've seen some fall off windows during warm days. I've seen some have SD card issues.

I'm glad my RST Z71 has 2-speed, it got me out of an extremely tricky situation once where my front bumper was an inch from a brick wall, the back bumper was about a foot away from the bumper of a car parked close to the back of my truck, and my front tires were against a curb. So glad I had it and would never order one without 4LO but the computer version supposedly does a good job.. all of my 4x4's had 4Lo, I love it.

Useless to me too, it won't even work without key in ignition.

Tried it.. stayed on in reverse but not drive... and the DIC said "Cargo lamps disabled" when I tried to turn it on whilst in motion.

Only 31 mpg? I have the 5.3 V8 with 8-speed and 4x4. My best mileage was 28.8 going 55 mph on a very flat surface. And that was going back and forth on a 35-mile stretch. I regularly get 20 mpg since most of my driving is now city. Yes, bigger tires do make mpg worse and for my F-150, a topper cut off 2 mpg.

Liability is probably why GM made it difficult. And if it's illegal, GM could be liable if one of the LED lights pop out and blind you thru your rear view mirror. I know it's dumb but GM is going to try its best to make it impossible for you. The less liability for them, the better according to their peanut counters. A while back, a dealership got sued left and right for putting the license plates behind the rear bumpers that were optional on Toyota and the small Japanese pick-up trucks of the 1990's. The bumper was factory too so liability was shifted to the manufacturers. The bed lights don't seem to be really useful when I am hooking up a trailer. If the bed door is closed, there's no illumination for hooking up the trailer. I know the 110V plugs still work though, but the motor has to be running. Kind of inconvenient for me.