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2020 2500HD Denali Power Loss

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tima0101

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I recently purchased a 2020 Duramax 2500 Denali.  Noticed a couple times driving on highway without really any load on the truck that it was either slipping (transmission) or cutting power.  Super jerky and the RPMs kept going up and down.  Had to baby the throttle for a while to keep it moving down the road.  No codes or dash warnings.  That's happened 5-10 times in the first 6,000 miles of driving.  Yesterday I was pulling a trailer (7,000LB) and the truck kept cutting out power at highway speeds.  Just no response to the throttle, truck jerks, then power comes back.  Finally the dash warned me "engine power is reduced" then a second warning came on that said "service emission system."  DEF is full.  It was between 0-10 degrees F outside.  Check engine light came on but this morning it was off.  Was able to drive 100 miles home.  Dealer is telling me it's bad diesel but seeing as this has happened consistently through 6,000 miles of driving and I buy fuel from different vendors, I don't buy it's a fuel issue.  Anybody else had this issue?  Also worth noting this issue has never happened until more than 30 minutes into my drive.

 

Thanks for any help.

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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At 0 to 10F I'd be suspicious of fuel gelling.

 

Source of fuel? Is the source likely to have had 'winter blend'?  

 

Of course that wouldn't explain the other times there have been problems.

 

What % is remaining on the fuel filter?

Symptoms certainly sound like fuel flow restriction.  

 

Before the fuel filter update in about 2010, standard recommendation to new owners was to carry a fuel filter and know how to change it on the side of the road (used to be able to do that from above). 

Classic symptom of needing to change was pulling out to pass -- truck accelerating fine -- then falls on it's face as the fuel flow cannot be maintained.  

 

 

Maybe there is something going on with the filter and/or the fuel pump at the tank.

 

Xzy New Member

Xzy

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My truck is doing the surging thing, but not at highway speeds. It also feels like your on a rumble strip when it shifts gears. It has been doing this since 2k miles, and got real bad the other day. Im at 8k miles and took it back to the dealer for the 3rd time and told them to keep it until they figure it out. I called them a day later and the transmission is full of radiator fluid. They have no idea how to fix it right now but obviously my transmission is trashed. 

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Sask Farmboy Enthusiast

Sask Farmboy

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tima0101, the next time it happens, stop, get out and remove the fuel cap to see if it has excessive vacuum in the tank.

If it does, the fuel cap is not venting/letting air in to replace the volume of fuel that is being used.

This happened way back in the 90's and would actually slowly collapse the tank inward from the vacuum.

The fix was to change the cap because it was plugged with dirt from the air coming in to the tank.

I don't expect yours would be plugged with dirt, but it may be defective.

Sask Farmboy Enthusiast

Sask Farmboy

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Like redwngr said, it is more likely to be gelling fuel or you might have got a shot of water in your tank on a fuel fill.

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