Chip Retrofit Lawsuit?

[Sam Harris]

Even with a class action suit, you can be assured that, given the circumstances around the time these vehicles were sold, GM (and their massive legal team) will have a multitude of easy ways out of it.

 

[StephenPT]

Just saw over on the Duramax forum where I browse that some owners of the 1/2 ton pickups are starting to get their "recall" notices telling them they are eligible for the parking sensor retrofit.

Status of Front Parking Assist retrofit due to chip...

www.duramaxforum.com

 

[PG01]

Meh, I guess be happy you’re able to drive it and you’re not waiting on lifters or something….just sayin

 

[todayusay]

still of the opinion they are banking on a certain percentage of vehicles to never be fixed on GM's dime. Take our 22 we sold back in the fall, missing heated seats and parking sensors. If I'd had bought it, I wouldn't want to wait on GM to install the "chips" for free in a year, I'd jump through hoops and spend whatever (within reason) to get everything working. My "within reason" is probably $500 or less

 

[Rocket Man]

I just heard Samsung is cutting chip production in order to raise chip prices. It will take forever for GM to get all the work done, and of course they’re going to put the chips into the cars in production right now so they don’t inconvenience twice as many people which would happen if they were to put them in the vehicles already sold. I wouldn’t even count on it happening period at this point. Should have just waited to buy a new rig if you wanted all the bells and whistles. But now you have less to break down!

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

I just heard Samsung is cutting chip production in order to raise chip prices. It will take forever for GM to get all the work done, and of course they’re going to put the chips into the cars in production right now so they don’t inconvenience twice as many people which would happen if they were to put them in the vehicles already sold. I wouldn’t even count on it happening period at this point. Should have just waited to buy a new rig if you wanted all the bells and whistles. But now you have less to break down!

Different chips…they are not cutting production of the ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), they are cutting production of memory chips, specifically flash and DRAM chips, which are commodities. Most of the automotive chips are made by TSMC and Intel anyway. Although Samsung probably has some of the market.

Net, Samsung’s move, if anything might free up space in the fabs for more ASICS.

As for this whole “sue GM for not retrofitting.” Buyers will be on shaky ground; the reason GM gave you cash credit for the “inconvenience” was so that they gave you something of value (consideration) for agreeing to have them perform something later. Read up on contract law. You entered one…only possible argument may be on how long is “later,” but given they have shown evidence of doing the retrofits…my gut says you have no case in court.

 

[Banks22]

Just saw over on the Duramax forum where I browse that some owners of the 1/2 ton pickups are starting to get their "recall" notices telling them they are eligible for the parking sensor retrofit.

Status of Front Parking Assist retrofit due to chip...

www.duramaxforum.com

Good, that’s the last thing I’m missing on my 22’ Silverado

 

[RaptorJet31]

Couple weeks ago I received the letter from GM about my heated steering wheel. I bought my suburban in Oregon (I live in Norcal), I bugged the hell out of my sales guy the first 6 months with no luck of course. I took the car to a GMC dealer for maintenance and asked if they could look into the retrofit parts. A week later they called and said " we have your steering wheel "
Yesterday I took it in and the replaced the entire steering wheel and reprogrammed the computer.
It has been 1 year 1 month since I bought the suburban .
Too bad summer is coming but happy I finally got what I paid for.

 

[PG01]

Couple weeks ago I received the letter from GM about my heated steering wheel. I bought my suburban in Oregon (I live in Norcal), I bugged the hell out of my sales guy the first 6 months with no luck of course. I took the car to a GMC dealer for maintenance and asked if they could look into the retrofit parts. A week later they called and said " we have your steering wheel "
Yesterday I took it in and the replaced the entire steering wheel and reprogrammed the computer.
It has been 1 year 1 month since I bought the suburban .
Too bad summer is coming but happy I finally got what I paid for.

I’d put it on every time I drove just to say I used it…lol

 

[JGinLA]

I got a '22 Premier with everything working but the steering wheel doesn't lock and the engine stays cranked at red lights so I'm good.

 

[DxOCD]

Hopping in here, as I've been waiting on a heated steering wheel and parking sensors since May of 2022.

April for the same

 

[dancastro]

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/04/2023-buick-envision-park-assist-unavailable-for-the-entire-model-year/

Doesn't bode well for those of us with '22s still waiting!

 

[Bkihum]

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/04/2023-buick-envision-park-assist-unavailable-for-the-entire-model-year/

Doesn't bode well for those of us with '22s still waiting!

So curious to know if it is the same part number for both vehicles?

 

[OBSSSD]

I've got a 2022 Yukon Denali indicating "later retrofit" on the parking sensor systems, and I'm just about at a year of having paid for and financed a depreciating vehicle without that functionality. My sales guy continues to harass his GM contact every 2 weeks, and my efforts to contact GM over social media and via phone have resulted in them telling me to pound sand. No date, no estimate, no nothing. I know I'm one of many, many people in the same boat.

My question is this: Has anyone spoken to an attorney about the situation to see if there's any remedy? My non-legal mind would think that forcing people to pay for the systems they don't have (or finance them at a high interest rate) may get into some type of provable harm. Looking for any and all options at this point with no end in sight, and yeah, I'm fairly hacked off about it.

This is exactly why you have to be prepared to "live with what you got" with the car, or don't buy it

 

[Erik23]

I don't understand why so many are siding with GM. They sold us vehicles with missing features we paid for promising to retrofit them. My Hyundai rental car had functioning parking sensors so why my 80k plus Yukon in still missing them over a year later is baffling. Maybe they do need a push to deliver what was sold to us.

 

[Chad G 1979]

You and many, many others did buy the vehicles as is with a discount on the missing chips. They say it will be retrofitted later, but nowhere does the paperwork say when that work has to be completed. Not siding with gm, but undertanding the situation and verbage used. They are hoping folks forget and dont get it done and i am sure thay most folks wont remember or want to out much effort in to get it done.

 

[Marky Dissod]

"If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one."

 

[drmoose]

I WOULD RECOMMEND GIVING UP. I have never heard of anyone receiving those chips AFTER they purchased the vehicle. When I purchased my Tahoe right on the Monroney window sticker there was a $100 price deduction because these chips were not installed in my vehicle. I'm not an attorney, but I suspect this is General Motors “Get out of jail card" for not having those chips. If you REALLY want this part, you might sell your vehicle and buy a new one, the new ones all come with these chips. Everyone said that 2022 was the worst year to buy a car. They were right.

I got the vehicle end of last April. Heated seats went in in December, heated steering wheel 3 weeks ago. Still waiting on the parking sensors. I'm slightly annoyed, but I did get $125 worth of "points" (for a late heated steering wheel) that I was able to use on a EUV. I do want those parking sensors, but fortunately, with the EUV, I don't drive this nearly as much anymore...

 

[jmzvet]

Today I took delivery of my 23 Yukon Denali I ordered 4 months ago. It has all its chips. This doesn't help anyone but supports the theory.

 

[Disapointed]

When I purchased my 2022 vehicle, it was stated that the retrofit parts would be available Q4 of 2022. Still waiting. So, would I ever purchase another vehicle with this promise? Never. So, they can install the parts even after 3 or 4 years? What is the point?