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wish i would've seen this before i spent 70k on one. Mine is nothing but issues and seem to be getting worse. A few months after i got it the backup camera stopped working.......shortly after the tailgate started to drop at random.....the electrical gremlins are far from entertaining too, such as the passive entry works when it feels like it and turns on and off at will. I lost the radio for about a week and out of no-where it started working again. a few months back the truck wouldn't start......i thought i might have frozen diesel in the line so my son ran to auto zone for some additive and by the time he got back it had started. The brake pedal is another story......the brakes will make the truck shake, sometimes so bad it feels like it could leave the road, this only happens occasionally, it's not all the time. the trailer wiring has problems as well. We have fairly new trailers and my son has a 24 ram that can pull either trailer with no issues so i know its the chevy. The brake controller is so overpowered it will lock up the trailer brakes even with the gain as low as it will go. Its so unpredictable i just leave it unplugged and go for it when i need the trailers. Not exactly safe but i work out of my truck and Need it to perform every day. with that being said i don't have the luxury of taking a week or ? off work to deal with this. As far as stone chips, they are the worst out of any truck I've ever owned over the course of 30 years in the trades. I added fog lights some time ago, along with the factory harness and dash switch but 3 dealers its been to can't make them come on. I read its just a code from gm but 3 different occasions and no solution. I wouldn't even been able to get that done if i hadn't been on the same job as my son and had a ride back and forth to the jobs we were on at the time. each time i was charged for their time but still no lights.....pretty much given up on it. at the same time, my sone bought a gas 2500 ram that tows everything we have with no issues and hasn't given a single problem with nearly 100k on the clock. i have 60k on the chevy. Id really like to see manufacturers take the full brunt of these recalls and issues. For example come to my home or job site, pick this pos up and bring by another truck to use for as long as they like, and bring it back when they get they're ****** together. Otherwise it does nothing but cost me, one way or another and "sorry to hear your having issues" just doesn't seem to cut it. As mentioned, 30 years buying and wearing out trucks, i have some experience dealing with junk. Ive been through them all and honestly don't know what to do or where to turn. Never owned a toyota or mercedes van etc.....maybe that's rainbow at the end of the road, don't know. wish you all lots of luck, my past experiences tell me to start looking for a trade or simply get rid of it.......

this is awesome. just looked under my 24 duramax and have the exact same image. I guess they can look at this when they look at the flooded camera and flash the truck so the fog lamps light up. Really sad we can't get better quality when they want this kind of money for these trucks. mines just an LT, and i still feel like it was 20k overpriced. the dash has rattled since i brought it home, and the camera took a poop with about 5k miles on it.....now the oil leak/seals whatever.......this has been an issue at the engine/transmission connection point since before 14' because my old 14 did it from about 60k on, until it was traded......but that was engine oil so i guess this is "different" lol