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2014 GMC SIERRA RADIO RECEPTION

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BLACK BOWTIE

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I have the worst FM radio reception of any vehicle I have ever owned. Pay 50K for a POS. I've been to the dealer three times and the last time they replaced the radio. Guess what, STILL CRAP ! I had a 2008 Silverado and have a 2010 Equinox, both had and have excellent reception. I go to the same locations with my NEW TRUCK and get no reception. I'm in my 50s and have always been a GM guy. After this I'm leaning toward a Ford next time. GM, fix YOUR PROBLEM !! Made in the USA. HA ! Long way from PROFESSIONAL GRADE.

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I have the worst FM radio reception of any vehicle I have ever owned. Pay 50K for a POS. I've been to the dealer three times and the last time they replaced the radio. Guess what, STILL CRAP ! I had a 2008 Silverado and have a 2010 Equinox, both had and have excellent reception. I go to the same locations with my NEW TRUCK and get no reception. I'm in my 50s and have always been a GM guy. After this I'm leaning toward a Ford next time. GM, fix YOUR PROBLEM !! Made in the USA. HA ! Long way from PROFESSIONAL GRADE.

They are just missing the problem ,haven't really looked or don't know what they are doing. My poor Dad wasted $700 taking his 1985 Crown Victoria to dealers for a vacuum leak they couldn't find. A retired Plant Maint. Mech found a faulty two inch vacuum hose within an hour. I haul Intermodal containers full of parts made and shipped from Mexico, China , Korea. They all are assembled into your proudly made in the USA vehicles, including Ford

TJay74 Senior Enthusiast

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GM is very well aware of the issue and is almost finished with a firmware/software update that should finally fix the issue.

tnchevy Senior Enthusiast

tnchevy

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I have the same problem but I am waiting for TJay to hear of a final fix before I take mine to the dealer for the crappy FM reception.

amxguy1970 Senior Enthusiast

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I have the worst FM radio reception of any vehicle I have ever owned. Pay 50K for a POS. I've been to the dealer three times and the last time they replaced the radio. Guess what, STILL CRAP ! I had a 2008 Silverado and have a 2010 Equinox, both had and have excellent reception. I go to the same locations with my NEW TRUCK and get no reception. I'm in my 50s and have always been a GM guy. After this I'm leaning toward a Ford next time. GM, fix YOUR PROBLEM !! Made in the USA. HA ! Long way from PROFESSIONAL GRADE.

 

Thanks for being a contributing member of the forum. I see all the time spent here has done wonders for your search ability.

 

All this over radio reception, I don't know whether to laugh or cry (maybe both?). Radio reception sure does play a big part in the performance and durability of the drivetrain, what a POS truck. I guess enjoy your Ford turbo motors? I really hope their FM radio reception works for you!

 

Tyler

danny951 Enthusiast

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The horrible radio reception is an annoyance. I listen to radio thru my phone or XM. But when I want to listen to local radio it sounds like crap. I am annoyed at the fact of having to take my 50k truck for this issue. That's why I haven't brought it in to the dealer. By far it's the worst radio reception of the GM vehicles I've owned. I hope an upgrade will fix the issue. I rather have bad radio reception then junk ford motors.

theonlyway Enthusiast

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I have really awful reception with XM. My car never has issues unless I go under bridges but my truck loses reception in the city. I'm not certain a software update is going to fix that.

FishinJ Enthusiast

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My radio works great with XM or FM. Both sound very good and the reception seems to be a little better than my past 2 Tahoes. Example, while in the Keys this summer I could listen to a couple of local channels all the time as with my Tahoes I could pick them up sometimes. This is from 120+ miles away. The only time XM goes out is when the sky is blocked which is to be expected.

crafferty Senior Enthusiast

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I have a 6" antenna and still recieve all the radio channels in my area. Only lost ones that were basically pure interference noise. Not quite sure how these trucks radios reception sucks.

 

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I think xm radio may be behind this! If your FM reception is terrible, how many owners will start paying for xm? Just a thought....

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crwarren123 New Member

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I agree with everybody on the FM radio reception. I am also "old"...almost 60. Just sayin' because I have owned MANY vehicles and this is by far. the worst radio I have ever, EVER owned!!! Not only the reception, that touch screen radio is awful too. It doesn't work with dry rough hands. All the features and ideas of it is awful but my biggest concern is the reception. Is it a computer issue? Can a booster be put on? It's an expensive nice looking vehicle, with a worse than crappy radio. How could they let this off the line??? Help!

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