Air Ride Adaptive Suspension failure in cold climates?

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Pertzbro

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HA!!!!!! I did not even see that lol…that is nuts to see on a brand new rig…didnt know that was still a thing!
Thats the thing - it's not! haha. Maybe in India or Mexico or some obscure part of the world. But definitely not on a 2022 $70K rig in the US. The more i think about it and search google - the more I'm amazed at it's existence.
 

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Thats the thing - it's not! haha. Maybe in India or Mexico or some obscure part of the world. But definitely not on a 2022 $70K rig in the US. The more i think about it and search google - the more I'm amazed at it's existence.
Maybe this is the one…

 

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I don't live in a super cold part of the world but did go out of my way to avoid air ride when buying our '21. Gm has a pretty solid history of issues with air suspension and big dollar fixes when they fail. This freezing issue may or may not be a new issue but it falls right in line with GM's reputation
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I don't live in a super cold part of the world but did go out of my way to avoid air ride when buying our '21. Gm has a pretty solid history of issues with air suspension and big dollar fixes when they fail. This freezing issue may or may not be a new issue but it falls right in line with GM's reputation
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Have they ever even had air ride before?

I know they have had air assist shocks in the rear of the suv’s for eons, but what other gm vehicle has had full on air suspension besides these new ones?

I know the rear air shocks in my wifes last 16 denali lasted over 100k miles with not a lick of an issue. And we live in northern michigan.
 

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My 2008 trailblazer ss had air ride. Never had an issue.
 

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It was oem, air bags, auto leveling etc.
Those systems on the GMT360 platform were rear wheels only. There were lots of versions of that vehicle in the GM family- chevy, gmc, Buick, Oldsmobile, Saab - but the auto leveling air susp was only in the rear.
 

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Think Olyelr is right, GM tinkered with 4 corner air in the 50’s and 60’s but this is the first modern 4 corner system they’ve offered. I’m sure it will soon be offered on other GM vehicles (like it has among stellantis’s products) and the system will get improvements over time.

I do wish they offered a rear only system. I like the auto leveling aspect of the air susp. but right now to get that you have to go with the full four corner system.
 

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