Transient

Check your connections. Make sure everything is correct and secure tightly. If you had a DTC code to share it would be more helpful. Make sure your MAF is installed correctly, and they're are no air gaps anywhere in the line anywhere after the MAF.

Finally getting the cb antenna sorted out. Going with the President Electronics Mississippi. Mounting it on top of the GM Accessories sport bar via a low profile mount. We'll see how this works out.

I only looked up the numbers for Silverados. If you find the numbers for the Sierra feel free to add them to my overly simplified math.

SE = Satisficing Enough They said the instructions came from GM. Whether or not they screw it up, because they did it they/GM will cover it. Until the truck is out of warranty, only Chevy dealers are touching it. Makes it harder for them to deny warranty coverage. Once the warranty is up the truck will be service by mechanics instead of technicians. It took GM way longer than 4-5 years to acknowledge an ignition switch problem. You're being too optimistic.

GM is currently selling about 575,000 Silverados per year. Retail price aftermarket for a tensioner on a 2018 is about $40. To keep the math simple, assume 50% markup. $20×575,000=$1,150,000 per year savings, assumed. 2022 is the 4th model year of the current design, so approximately $4.6 million in savings to date.

I think it's possible given the back of the belt is the contact surface for 1 pulley. I'm no expert. It's just a thought. If the pulley isn't running parallel to the belt I could see some wear given the belt contacts over 180° of the pulley at all times.

I've been saying it for quite some time now -- At least 1 of the pulleys is misaligned from the factory. 5.3s and 6.2s are having the same problem, but I hear more about squeaking from the 6.2 owners on this forum than the 5.3s. With that said, my dealer has only applied some dry lubricant per GM instructions. It did quiet down the squeaking a little. I'm still on the same belt my truck came with, and I'm at about 23,500 miles. It seems that if you let it wear down a bit it'll quiet right up, and there's been no other issues with the belt. A proper shim job, or proper aligning of the pulleys, would avoid this problem, but GM doesn't care. There is a business term "satisficing". It clearly applies here.

Bad news everybody. The problem has returned, but not as bad as before. It is the bezel. Instead of taking it to the dealer (because I'm mad at GM for the loss of my factory navigation) I decided to take a look at it myself. The issue can be fixed via a little elbow grease by sanding down the passenger edge of the bezel, but it looks like the square bracket holding the camera into the bezel is a bad design. The camera has room to move, and the edges do not surround the camera the full 360 degrees. You might be able to shim the camera angle in the bracket, but there isn't much room to work with. That's why I went after the bezel. It's more forgiving to modify.

If you were in Southern California it would be cheaper to have the diesel. I have the 6.2, so my mpg isn't as fantastic as yours.

Enter the password. That's how you get rid of it. It's not for onstar. It's for mychevrolet/mygmc.

Mine was over $100 today, and every time I fill up.

This is a thing? I've been scrolling through my phone directory via the drive info center and roller on the right of the steering wheel to find the person I want to call.

That looks like M-Lok

I just took a look at mine. Confirmed it is part of the air filter box. It's the lower portion, and both tabs on mine are broken. I have the GM Performance CAI. If you take a look at some of the aftermarket CAI you'll see they use a metal bracket/clip for that plug.

Didn't MB first come out with this feature? If so, that may explain why Ram and Jeep had it. I'm no expert, though.

I honestly don't know if it would fix the problem. You'll find out if you try it. There are other more credible people on this subject than I. Hopefully they'll chime in soon.

Everybody can believe what they want. They are only sharing opinions, on that matter. Last I checked, I managed to get my point across without hurling an insult. Bottom line to it all, theft is theft. You haven't disputed that. And again, my life is just fine. It's none of your business, so quit referring to it. You have never walked in my shoes, so stop pretending you're better than others. You don't know me, and have no actual references to make about my life. You're only trying to place yourself on a pedestal without merit. You placed those statements here for everybody to see on your own.

Yes, I'm always the person that is a problem. Your sleuthing skills are phenomenal. You should become a detective. Your skills for knowing everything are phenomenal given that you think 1 unrelated modification can void a whole warranty. You still don't seem to understand the repair procedure they performed. They didn't replace the camera assembly. They checked the bezel, then performed a reflash. Reflash didn't fix the problem, so they did a 2nd reflash. The 2nd reflash didn't work, so GM told them to swap tailgates. Swapping the tailgate from an in stock unit worked, so they were preparing to order a new tailgate, paint it, etc. Before they ordered the replacement tailgate a 2nd tech suggested replacing the bezel. They replaced it, and it was better. Therefore, GM's repair procedure is wrong to begin with. It's a hardware problem, not a software problem. Speaking of, have you looked at the individual parts to that whole assembly? Flaws all over. Room for the camera to adjust in its bracket. It's not clipped into the bracket. Only the bracket mounts to the bezel. The camera has a little wiggle room while in the bracket. The bracket itself does not fully encompass the camera on the sides. And then there's the bezel itself where at the very top center above the tailgate release button is lacking plastic that reinforces the edges, which all other edges have. Look at one when you get a chance to see if it's straight. I saw a slight curve at that location, which could also play a roll in the crooked camera. One thing GM could've done different that would've helped the bezel assembly was to use 1 bolt on each side instead of a clip, like the ones used on interior trim and the grille. As it is now, there are only 2 bolts for the bezel. They are at the bottom center. Oh, btw, the body control module is on the driver's side. The module I sent to MVI for the programming was on the passenger side. Yet, another thing you got wrong. You know the difference between a "hard ass" and somebody who sticks to their guns? One word -- perspective. My life is wonderful due to sticking to my guns.

This may be horrible advice, but have you tried disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes or more to clear the code and see if it comes back on later on down the road? In Transient's world of figuring things out, step 1 is to figure out if you really have a problem. If it comes back you have a problem. If it doesn't, you had an electrical gremlin. It's probably horrible advice, but it has worked for me.

Did you miss the part where reflash isn't the solution? And, again, I didn't consent to the removal of anything. The repair was solely for fixing crooked reverse camera. Are you familiar with the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act? Nothing you said holds water. The warranty can't be voided without proof that the modification caused the failure.

Are you sure it's the engine and not something else?

At the end of the day, theft is theft. It was the dealer/GM that removed the software. Theft isn't restricted to only tangible items, such as in this case.

You can't guarantee anything. You don't know who the dealership is. And, there's a law that requires GM to honor warranty repairs. A business can refuse to help a customer, but GM would be held legally accountable at the end. GM could them hold the dealer accountable for failure to honor its terms for being a dealership because they are required to keep GM looking good. To answer your question, what does navigation have to do with a crooked rear camera? According to the dealer, nothing. And, I'm not the technician. What makes you think I know what the repair procedure is? It's not like it wasn't there for them to see. It was up on the radio screen because I always have it on split screen with nav and radio. And, I have wireless phone charging, which isn't an option in an LT Trail Boss. There are also other noticeable modifications to the truck. Does the dealer tell you everything they do to fix your truck? They didn't ask, and I didn't know I needed to disclose it.

I did not approve GM or the dealership to remove anything from my truck, therefore its also not my fault. GM's repair procedure does not check for added software prior to being conducted. A "tech company" should always be aware that's a possibility. Furthermore, risk of the factory nav, or any other software, being deleted was not outlined. The truck handled OTA updates without affecting navigation. I also wasn't notified of programming being reflashed was part of the process until after the fact. And, it wasn't 1 reflash they did, but 2 different ones because the first reflash didn't fix the angle of the camera. I suspect it's the 2nd reflash that deleted the software, which also didn't fix the camera angle. GM was ready to warranty the entire tailgate to fix the camera angle, until a 2nd tech suggested swapping the bezel.

Understood. I have no experience with phone and tablet holders, so I'm going to bow out of the convo at this point. Hopefully somebody else with some knowledge on those devices will chime in soon.