XM Radio Reception

[b1gted]

Has anyone else noticed that the XM reception is par at best in this 2014 truck? I have had 4 new vehicles in the last 6 years, all with either XM radios or Sirius radios and this the only one that has ever lost reception pulling too close to my house in the driveway. Also between any building that may be tall enough to block the view of the sky momentarily.

[ibleedgreen]

I was wondering about that, hell, if I go under a decent sized tree I lose it. What's up with that?!

[BringTheRain403]

Typical. Happened on my last 3 cars with factory XM...

 

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[2016 Sierra Owner]

My current 2009 loses reception while driving in heavy wooded areas and when behind buildings or under large bridges. I'll let you know when I get my 2014 if it improves.

[jdcuster]

In my last truck I had a 1st generation magnetic roof mount antenna for my sat radio and I can't recall ever losing a signal. Yesterday I lost a signal about 10 times while driving through a wooded area. GM could be doing a lot better with this...

[ShotgunZ71]

I haven't found any factory Sirius, XM, or SiriusXM to have reception as good as the magnetic antennas you get when adding a unit.

[b1gted]

2014 Silverado. Lose reception at least 5 times a day in areas with only moderate blockage to sky.

2012 ford focus. Great reception. Never lost reception.

2010 Dodge challenger. Lost reception under bridges but that is it.

2009 VW GTI Great reception, never lost reception.

2008 VW Jetta. Great reception, never lost reception.

[Stex]

My 09 xm reception is junk. As is the OnStar phone. I have had to stop my truck. cut it off and use my cel phone as the onstar had no reception. I think it is something in the design of the roof mount??

[Joe_K]

That's why I use the XM app on my phone. I only have it to listen to Opie and Anthony, so I use the on demand feature in the app. For me Pandora or Slacker blows away XM for music.

[waumo1]

I've found the XM reception to be very touchy compared to Sirius in the Challenger and Jeep. I don't know if the difference is due to the different services or the vehicle equipment.

[Deconstruction]

My XM cuts out way more often in my 14 than it did in my GMT-900. Its actually quite annoying

[dmd277]

Signal lose around trees is more frequent in the 14, had 2010 Silverado with Kenwood head unit which almost never lost signal. Noticed my FM radio reception is not as good either, antenna problems?

[block8head]

Mine is losing signal constantly everytime I go thru downtown or tall buildings..

[2016 Sierra Owner]

Well having my 14 for about a month now. The reception issues I had with XM in my 09 don't seem to be there now. I would lose signal on the way to work 3 times in the same places and so far it has not happened. In fact I was stuck under a long underpass in Atlanta for a few minutes in traffic and didn't lose signal there either. Maybe. I'm just lucky?

[svtkidd23]

My HD radio goes in and out like me after prom night