2014+ owners having issues with their truck?

[pm26]

When he started his truck it puffed blueish/black smoke.

My 1969 deuce and half with multifuel diesel does it too.

[Trackermi]

My bumper was repainted also due to chips. Dealership covered it, GM refused. Paint does seem to be rather light. Bottom of my truck is all ready all rusted so the paint is not the only thing holding up. My frame is much more than simple surface rust.

 

 

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[TX14Z71]

I have a black one and the passenger side rear door already has a chip in the paint.

[Trackermi]

Of those with paint chip issues when did you buy the truck? Just curious if it was an early release issue or not.

 

 

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[TX14Z71]

This month. Don't know build date off the top of my head, but I know it was built in 2014.

[Silver space ship]

Yesterday ran to Home Depot, came out 10 minuets later started to crank the engine over and the cranking stopped for a few seconds but I held the key and it started to crank again and started the truck. DIC said something about my security system so I cleared it and then a light came on, on the dash with a car and lock icon, that light stayed on for the 17 mile trip home. Shut the truck off when I got home and restarted it and light has been off since.

[2happyhicks]

Local dealer recognized vibration. ..I took truck just minutes prior and forked out 50 bucks to have tires balanced..immediately rep seen tire way out of round...balanced fine but noticeably "not round" brought truck accross street..dealer drove felt vibration...replacing "bad tire" now..hopefully all is well...we'll see...

[Dnt]

Yesterday ran to Home Depot, came out 10 minuets later started to crank the engine over and the cranking stopped for a few seconds but I held the key and it started to crank again and started the truck. DIC said something about my security system so I cleared it and then a light came on, on the dash with a car and lock icon, that light stayed on for the 17 mile trip home. Shut the truck off when I got home and restarted it and light has been off since.

Alarm had been triggered. Did you notice a shady looking character wearing a hoodie standing near your ride? Did not realize MN was just a crime haven

[Silver space ship]

Did not realize MN was just a crime haven

Yep, the new Fargo mini series on FX is based from my town of Bemidji so if you watch that you'd see how much crime we have:) I thought of it possibly being tampered with but it was raining hard and I was parked all alone in plane sight of the doors, plus it wouldn't make it crank for a few seconds and stop then start cranking again.

[Stex]

Local dealer recognized vibration. ..I took truck just minutes prior and forked out 50 bucks to have tires balanced..immediately rep seen tire way out of round...balanced fine but noticeably "not round" brought truck accross street..dealer drove felt vibration...replacing "bad tire" now..hopefully all is well...we'll see...

 

Yep, if one wants a really smooth balance one needs to find a shop that will true a tire first. Then high speed balance the wheel and tire and rotor with a strobe all while on the truck. If they know what they are doing it will be like glass. It will also increase the miles you get out of the tires due to the smooth rolling on the road.

 

Any vib left will not be the wheels or tires. Such places are hard to find. Only one here in San Antonio. Ask around and check the places that work on large trucks and tires.

[TX14Z71]

 

Yep, if one wants a really smooth balance one needs to find a shop that will true a tire first. Then high speed balance the wheel and tire and rotor with a strobe all while on the truck. If they know what they are doing it will be like glass. It will also increase the miles you get out of the tires due to the smooth rolling on the road.

 

Any vib left will not be the wheels or tires. Such places are hard to find. Only one here in San Antonio. Ask around and check the places that work on large trucks and tires.

San Antonio? What's the name of this place?

[Stex]

San Antonio? What's the name of this place?

 

http://www.southwestbrakealignmentsa.com/

 

talk to Ted on Monday thru Wed and his #1 guy on Thur-Friday. Call before going by as most folks get there early and wait while work done. Or check for opening in the afternoon etc if you cannot leave it...

[snarkee]

After reading all the negative comments regarding the issues people have been having with their new 2014 trucks I figured I was the lucky one with a problem free truck

 

Mine just turned 4500 miles

 

-Water leak through windshield

-Frame had to be re sprayed as it was peeling off in sheets

-drivers seat movement

-steering Column shaft

-rear end thumping

-DVD problems

-and now my radio display does not light up

 

Just my rant

[20L8TSierra24]

Local dealer recognized vibration. ..I took truck just minutes prior and forked out 50 bucks to have tires balanced..immediately rep seen tire way out of round...balanced fine but noticeably "not round" brought truck accross street..dealer drove felt vibration...replacing "bad tire" now..hopefully all is well...we'll see...

Went through this + Driveshafts, different wheels all together, and a rear end, and shims.... Good luck. I drove 7 14's and they all feel exactly the same.. Some better than others but I've accepted that it's normal and GM will come out with a tsb to replace cab mounts like on the 2500's to dampen the vibration. I think the cab mounts are amplifying the vibration instead of dampening them IMO

[JToups386]

Went through this + Driveshafts, different wheels all together, and a rear end, and shims.... Good luck. I drove 7 14's and they all feel exactly the same.. Some better than others but I've accepted that it's normal and GM will come out with a tsb to replace cab mounts like on the 2500's to dampen the vibration. I think the cab mounts are amplifying the vibration instead of dampening them IMO

 

This topic definitely intrigues me as I've suffered what I describe as a "wobble" or vibration in mine from the very beginning. It has become quite annoying and an embarrassment to have someone riding in my new truck that can also feel it. I had hesitated taking it back to the dealer at first but am now to the point where I get mad every time I drive the truck on a smooth road that allows me to feel it more pronounced. I also have multiple other warranty issues to have them address now, including the recall reprogramming.

Mine has the following issues:

1. Drivetrain or Tire wobble/vibration.
2. Factory fire recall.
3. Factory power rear window recall.
4. Blown front upper dash speaker. (rattles, pops, and distorts voices)
5. Broken rear seatbelt upper plastic guide/cover. (broke the first time it was used)
6. NAV/Radio will not switch back to the radio screen upon hanging up a Bluetooth phone call.
7. NAV system often hangs in an endless search loop for very common city location searches.
8. Driver's seat occasionally shifts when I sit in it, as if it has a loose bracket or hardware.
9. Transmission seems to become confused as to what gear it wants to be in, and often when driving at part throttle (or coasting) when you engage the gas slightly it causes the whole rear end to shutter hard, and shakes the whole truck. Lots of drivetrain clunking noises related to this.
10. Rubber seal around driver's rear door hangs out.
11. Seat cushions collapse and wrinkle easily. I don't expect anything to be done about this, but it's clear the interior on this truck will look like it's 10 years old inside of 2 years or less. Very cheap materials used.
12. Paint chips

Yep, all the things you'd expect from a brand new $50K truck, right...? I remain utterly frustrated with the overall low quality of this truck, and although there are many things I like about it, the initial negatives override any positives.