So I got my truck back and in todays video we go over what actually failed and what all they replaced! Cash app/paypal $8 with your address. Print or cursive sticker! Thanks!
My hat is off to you since you're being so calm about this. I'd be enraged! These trucks cost entirely too much to have such an issue inside 10K miles. Unacceptable!
Fun fact a 2021 Silverado Trail Boss with 6.2 liter was 49,400 dollars NOW 2023 70k for same truck,,,my all new 2023 Colorado Trail Boss was 42,200,,,,
Thanks for the update. I think you made the right choice. I got mine like a week after you and already had it in for a different warranty issue. I still love mine and there are no plans to get rid of it.
07 Tahoe here with 170K. Wrapping it this weekend, then taking it to my dealer for a transmission refresh. Babygirl is getting sluggish after all these years but my #2 right behind my '15 Sierra with 77k. My '98 Sierra is still rowdy as heck, Just can't deal with a thirsty 5.7! Lol
Glad your keeping the truck and hope it’s the last issue. 4 day turnaround is pretty legit. Mine took almost 15 but it was right after the huge Texas freeze and they had a punch of issues with the diesel trucks. Keep up the awesome content!
Overall, glad to see that you got it back and running perfectly. Also glad to see you are confident enough that you will continue to drive it. I was a little disappointed to see how it was delivered to you be the technician, especially if he was supposed to be a master technician.
This is why we have warranty especially times now when things are being rushed out due to short supply. As professional service advisor of over 5 years that was a great service write up and sounds like a dealership to stick with and an advisor to stick with good luck with the new truck gm vehicles are amazing and when it get out of warranty it’s time to do cam solid lifters and never have issues cheers !
Glad you’re keeping it. I’ve got a 19 Trail Boss since new and no issues with the 5.3. Also the 5.3 in my 2003 Z71 is over 203 k and still running strong! Keep the vids coming!
General Motors is cranking out hundreds of thousands of these vehicles per year. Of course they are going to be some that are problematic that's why they are under a 3-year 36,000 mile warranty. Ish happens and sometimes it's no one's fault
Glad to hear they were able to get it taken care of and it was an easy fix! Almost 2k miles on my 2021 Trail Boss and so far so good. Loving it so far!
@@blaiseweimer3643 I have the 5.3 I honestly didn’t want the 6.2. Couldn’t justify the price difference and the fact it’s best to run 91 in it which is stupid expensive now
I sincerely hope things work out with your truck. I have a 2019 LT Z71 and have had no issues at 20 k miles. Granted, my truck is stock and will continue to be stock.
I like it. I just will probably never own one. Too much technology can go wrong and the simplest fix can cost hundreds because they are harder to work on. Glad to see they came through for you. Love your collection. (Especially Earl 😊)
Get you a Tundra, that shit'll last forever on stock everything! Mine has, and it turns 22 this month! Love that damn truck to the end of the earth😁😁😁😁😁
@@tonijudd4254 AFM is active fuel management. It shuts down 4 of the cylinders to save on fuel but it’s terrible for your engine. A lot of people disable AFM to prolong the life of their engine and keep their V8 running on all 8 cylinders. It’s $200 but I highly recommend it.
Thank you for the informative video. I just bought a 2022 limited Silverado with the 6.2. I hope this doesn’t happen to mine. But thanks for the information regarding this problem with the engines. Thanks again!
Eh, its not that big of a job considering all the hardware is new and easy to come off. I had to do head gaskets and lifters on my old 5.3 and even with running to the parts store multiple times and having bolts break, It took me a day.
It doesn’t matter what it is there will be issues with it. There are pros and cons with every manufacturer and with the way vehicles are built now it seems that will be an issue for a long time but glad she’s up and running again man
I think I missed something: when it wouldn't start at the dealership, after the repairs: "..that needed to be tightened"? What exactly wasn't/needed to be tightened? Was it the battery, or a related power cable?
I've got a 19 tb custom, has the older 5.3 and 6 speed, been fine other than a broken wire in the harness, dealer knew about the issue , had it repaired and modified to remedy future issues in a couple hours. Love my truck, 30k miles and counting.
I’m glad everything worked out for you. I have the same truck but it’s a 2020. I just ordered a 4” BDS lift kit. I’m looking on getting Hostile Rage 20x12 -44. I’m not sure if they will fit without a spacer.
I know the feeling, but post accident, car looked the same, etc.. but I can't name it, but the feeling of trust was gone. I know the engine got hit, what happens miles down the road when you're engine was pushed???
That’s a pretty fast fix! My 2021 GMC Sierra 5.3 has been at the dealer since May 10th! They tell me they’re waiting on parts! Glad your going to keep it!
Yep same exact as mine (5.3) left side lifters replaced and bent rod... good news just took it on 600 mile round trip and zero issues. Also side note when I signed my paperwork I saw the dealer cost for the work was $2000.
I'm a ford guy but they all have issues at times. Thank your government for for the fuel mileage and emissions standards that require all these costly and complicated engine systems the manufacturers have to add on.
Their quality control is trash, that has nothing to do with regulations or emissions. It's 2021 the manufacturer should be able to do dependable and complicated. I'm looking for a vehicle now and American brands continue to seem unreliable.
There's nothing wrong with gov't regulations. We'd be living in a total dystopia if corporations could do whatever they wanted. As it is, they already own the gov't so the least they can do is comply with a few regs that make the environment a little cleaner. Get upset about the right things!
@@dlg5485 But they need to give the manufacturer's time for the new designs and technology to be tested or they end up putting stop gap unproven engineering out just to meet gov. deadlines.
@@kman0146 Corporations will never willingly spend money that doesn't come right back to their bottom line...it's called greed and their shareholders demand never ending profit growth. In the face of that kind of insatiable greed, regulations are absolutely essential. These companies aren't hurting are they? Of course not, they're doing just fine, even with all the oppressive regulations. The bottom line is that motor vehicles have never been better, so there is absolutely no reason to whine about any of this.
Hopefully it works out for ya , but I was Chevy my whole life and went threw problems like this and others on all of them ( ordered new ) and I just couldn’t take it anymore. Constantly a issue with something . Gm lost me for life and now we have several tundra and I’ve never been happier.
Curious...Did you have the RANGE afm delete installed and in operation when you had the lifter failure. I have the Range as well and I was having issues with harsh downshifting .Thx
We had a 2019 5.3 liter Silverado Trail Boss LT for 1.5 years and sold that piece of junk when used car prices spiked mid 2020. We were on our 3rd rear sliding window from there being water leaking into the cabin during car wash and rain storms, also a very common issue with the new 2019+ body style trucks. My suggestion would be to get rid of the truck while its "fixed".
I'm glad I didn't buy 2019. I bought a 2018 when they 2019s were out and they were actually about to bring in some 2020s. I got a really good deal on it. The thing else I like it it was the end of a production run so I hope that despite all the other issues, that one was good. So far it's been solid
I live near Delillo Chevrolet in Huntington Beach CA. I don’t use them for service as I am a mechanic. Every time I go there for parts, I see these newer trucks and SUVs in the shop for lifter failure. The issue does get addressed but the poor customers are without transportation for weeks. You were lucky you got a loaner vehicle. Thanks for the great video.
How did you manage the buy-back? I have a new 2020 RST 6.2L Z71 all options available, and less than 100 miles on it. It has never run right. The engine dies, sounds like a bad rod or lifter (like the engine is misfiring also). The engine dies, even at times after it's warmed up. Squealing noises can be heard (like a belt or pully /alternator motor/ is rusty/ or needs lubrication. I have not even driven this truck except once, to pick it up as a delivery from a dealership in Houston, TX. Not looking forward to dealing with getting it repaired. The local dealership is an hour+ away. Thanks for reading/ replying. -John
@@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO Google GM Priority Care 866-636-2273 they will start a case number make sure you keep notes dates and times! My truck still knocks shuts off . Mass problem with all gm products! Or email gmprioritycare@gm.com keep sending back to the dealer .Hit the on star button let them pick it up! Tell them unsafe to drive! When on star answers let them know it’s unsafe! You can go through the better business bureau also an file online! Good luck ! This is my second buy back with the same issues!
Good videos . Iv read several of the same problem . The one thing all of them said was make sure they replace both sides with the improved lifters not just one side . Because several had the same issue happen to the other side.
@@johnjpa808 300,000 miles 😳 hell no 🤣 I’ll be trading it in way b4 60k...I haven’t experienced anything yet but now my 2016 high country that I bought new at the time I had a lot of bull shit with that one
I had two injectors suddenly go out at 18k miles on my 2018. Never had a problem before and haven’t since. It’s frustrating because these are parts failures and there isn’t anything you can do to prevent them.
This is scary. Sure they look great, they're powerful and have all the fancy technology inside, but a critical engine failure at only 3K miles is unacceptable. I'm afraid this is just the beginning of what owners of these trucks are going to have to deal with throughout their ownership. Time and additional mileage will be the true jury on the overall quality of these vehicles.
@@gueroburban4989He should keep the stock wheels and maybe a little bigger tire such as a 305/55/20. A little taller and wider. Would look really good.
My 2021 5.3 TB wouldn’t start from the dealership and they replaced the battery, and then it wouldn’t start again after not driving it for 2 days. Hoping it’s not something more serious. Glad you got it fixed!
Glad you got it back, my only concern for you is that it popped the fuse ,whatever stopped the engine from turning over supposedly the lifter, that’s not good,I hope the cam is good and there’s no other damage.if you plan on keeping it past warranty I would do an engine oil analysis before the warranty is up. I have a 2020 F150 Lariat w 3.5 ecoboost,it doesn’t matter what you buy ,some 3.5s have had cam phaser issues, the hemis are eating camshafts and having exhaust manifolds leaking just out of 3/36 .....beautiful truck best of luck with it.
@@colbybailey5088 sorry to hear about your luck but according to this thread your issues are obviously from the Chevy power plant in the bed of your truck…either the terrible GM manufacturing leeched into your 5.4 Triton or your blue oval couldn’t handle the awesomeness of an LS/LT. So many ignorant fanboy comments make this mildly entertaining. Good luck on getting your rig back on the road.
Forealz tbh if not he’s guna have to just keep that truck forever hope nothing happens after the warranty but at that point didn’t even make past 5k miles I wouldn’t trust it to make past 100k miles tbh best to part ways. At this point the trucks value has severely diminished once those repairs show on the carfax
The only thing on a carfax that truly affects resale value is damage.. as long as it comes up no accidents that’s all a dealer really cares about when trading in.
@@DR_Bloom86 That is probably true for the dealer purchasing the truck. They want a clear title, low mileage, accident free (although not a deal breaker for minor things) and clean looking. As a buyer I’m definitely looking at the CARFAX for every record, especially major repairs. The truck in question had one cylinder side repaired as a precaution to fixing one bad cylinder. Why didn’t they do both sides, if this is a known production problem? If there is a batch of bad parts, why would you guess at what will last or fail next? I would not have any confidence for long term ownership of a truck like that. The only thing for sure, is more than likely it is going to fail, leave you or your family stranded, and be several thousand dollars to fix, if it makes it past the warranty. No informed buyer wants some one else’s lemon truck.
@@pauldiesel4582 Trust me I dont disagree with anything you are saying.. this same thing happened to my 2021 Silverado last month with 3500 miles they only did lifters on one side as well. Mine is a lease so that takes care of my worry at least. As far as future buyers when I sold cars I would show them the car fax on a used car and that it was accident free they would look at it for less than a minute and move on. Most buyers are not informed enough to really know what they are looking at or care enough to do so.
@@DR_Bloom86 I agree too. Most people are looking at superficial things and not to the long term. I keep nearly every vehicle I have owned 200K+. For many people that is way too long. What is not clear is what is causing the engine to fail ?We’re the parts made incorrectly and they need the properly made parts now installed? I have not heard yet. You are at least lucky it is a leased truck. I have had 3 Chevy trucks go nearly 300K for all of them. What’s up with these new trucks?
That truck is sick. Ford, dodge and the rest of them have problems too. I still think this truck is way better looking and just a reliable as any other. I'm glad you decided to keep it!!
I find it amazing that this is such a problem and people continue to buy them and wats worst is the putting the same crap lifters back in so wat have they really fixed I just can’t imagine buying a new vehicle and just waiting for engine failure like that’s some funny shit but fan boys will be fan boys
Is there anyway to upgrade the lifters with aftermarket high performance ones prior to having the truck crap on you?? Or is it better just to let the truck drop the lifter and have it replaced under warranty?
Great video. But im confused. If those mods don't void the warranty, then why not leave it as is and send it to the dealership? Especially with a common problem??? Is it a common problem because the trucks that experience this issue, are also trucks with similar mods?? I've had 3 chevy trucks with a 5.3 in it. Chipped, upgraded exhaust, and cold air intake. I never experienced anything like this. My current 2020 trail boss will be getting similar upgrades. I just don't want those issues.. thoughts??
Your service report is almost identical to the work I had done on my 2021 Silverado LT at 13,500 miles. The dealership kept it for almost 5 days to complete the repairs.
Hopefully all continues to be well. I have a 2020 that just rolled over 5200 miles. Hopefully I got lucky and didnt get a time bomb lol. Nice truck man.
I got a buddy who's a disabled vet that just bought a 2021 Trail Boss. We were testing it out in the Nevada desert and started hearing a knocking sound in the engine. He was really trying to sell me on his truck, but after his experience and seeing yours I'm getting cold feet.
But this just makes him not want to do anything to the truck,lets say he wants to get a custom tune. Tunes themselves done right could be safe but if this happens again they can and most likely will blame the tune
my truck had 6 out of 8 injectors bad and something about the transmission pump? still have not gotten my truck back as of today, and they have had it for 3 weeks. Truck only has 9k on it, bought it brand new. First Chevy truck, not sure I will buy another one after seeing all of these types of issues on a new trucks. Bummer :(
Same happened to me on my 20’ Silverado, RST, 5.3 but at 8.8k miles. I got somewhat interrogated by service advisor as to wether or not I had done any authorized upgrades or maintenance on it. Luckily I had not. They even questioned why I did not report a check engine light that had previously turned on (it was on for less than 5 minutes). In the end, everything was fully covered, thank god.
@@KnightsGarage My family runs a GMC and Chevy dealership, not many dropped valves have come into the dealership or been reported, AT4 is one of the best trucks on the market especially in a 6.2.
I watched this video and your other one concerning the DFM issue a few times being an owner of a 2021 Trail Boss. The issue just happened to my truck last night, surprisingly as I was passing a Chevy dealer going about 35 mph. Leading up to the catastrophic failure, I could hear an intermittent ticking sound when rolling with the windows down at low speeds. Not thinking it was the issue your videos was describing, I though I had an exhaust leak. That is the best description I can make for what I experienced prior to the failure. I have no modifications to my truck...yet. I hope they are as timely in fixing my truck as your shop was. Still love my truck and I am not bashing GM for the issue. Agree, they should fix both sides regardless of miles (10880 miles on mine). In addition to this fix, they should also disable DFM with and update or bypass since the 2021/2022 productions models are coming without AFM and DFM due to the chip shortage.
Its a solid motor, you had a case of bad luck. I have a 2021 Trailboss with a 6.2L as well and I am a GM technician. Truck has 5k miles no problems so far. Did my first oil change at 1k second at 4k and will continue to change the oil every 4500 miles. I also bought the extended warranty thats good for 7 years or 100k miles for $2k. Ill be honest just keep up on maintenance and these motors are amazing.
Glad someone else was thinking this. Who knows what this kids done to that truck. Just got it back from the shop and gives her the full beans! Every time I buy a new vehicle I go easy on her till atleast the first oil change.
People act like this shit doesn't happen with other brands, drove two new ford f150s back home for the company I work for and one of the transmissions went out literally 15 miles later. I worked on a Mack truck with 5000 miles on it and it needed a new cam, factory defects happen.
I’m telling you man, you should’ve rev’d the sh*t out of it.😐 just imagine how safer/comfortable you’d feel with a new engine.. remember the guy who got his engine replaced, now he’s headed towards 100k miles right? Engine is defected, something else will break, it’s bound to happen.
@@oceanwaves83 yep we sure can see what all the engine data was during a failure the ecm stores it and can’t be deleted by simply clearing the dtcs with a generic scan tool
@@jaydenbankes8126 I figured. 2 wrongs don't make a right either. Better to be honest. I'd likely trade it in. If they claim to have absolutely "fixed" it, they should be all for it. If it was me I'd be looking nationwide for a non-denali 2013 6.2L/6L90e - Much cheaper, proven reliability, great power potential.
@@Perkuhlerk absolutely. And i like the SLE front end over the Denali. I also grew up driving on the beach and prefer full-on 4wd as an option as opposed to all time awd. Although i do like that BW transfer case that came on those Denali's.
I just bought a 2016 GMC Sierra. I came across your videos, while looking into the afm/dfm dod whatever it’s called. I tried the “M5” way of getting rid of it. And it didn’t really seem any different in driving. So I was wondering if a “range” device is even worth it.
@@HowtowithPaulHenderson Years ago I had trouble with Jeep trying to get out of a few warranty repairs for invalid reasons. Also had an aftermarket warranty initially refuse to cover my head gasket because they said I must be hiding something because my engine was so clean for 90,000 miles.
@@notsofast5495 wow. wondering what they would have said with my 89 firebird trans am I have 325,000 mi on it and I owned it for 23 years. I had never did anything to the engine and it was spotless. So because your vehicle was so clean you must be hiding something, unbelievable. They've changed the law recently I don't know how long ago but they can't be pulling that crap saying that it has an aftermarket intake, performance exhaust and try to say that's what messed it up the engine, or with bigger tires you must be going off Wheeling all the time. Dealerships have to prove without a shadow of a doubt that a mod you did is what was cause of the problem.. I did some basic mods to my new truck but I'm going to stay away from anything that could potentially void or cause problems with the warranty. My truck has plenty of power I had just installed a GM Chevrolet approved carb approved cold air intake. Now I'm waiting for the stillen cold air scoop...
@@HowtowithPaulHenderson I still don’t trust dealerships or warranty companies. I put Moog HD, not lifted, coils in my 1991 Cherokee and dealership refused to cover front diff noise because they said I altered the chassis. Aftermarket warranty refused to cover my cracked exhaust manifold when inspector saw a crimp in the pipe where it goes behind the oil pan. He told the mechanic I hit something. It was clearly a manufacturing crimp. I had to go to Jeep dealership parts counter and get a picture of a new pipe and had a parts counter guy write a note describing the factory crimp.
