Does GM ever alter an order on their own?

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My truck was built and is in transit, however I noticed it does not have the power steps installed as I ordered, only the fixed black steps. It was rolled over from a 2022 to a 2023. Does GM ever alter an order without the dealer knowing? I am very frustrated, and considering my options. I am spending a ton of money, and don't want to settle for half-measures. Are the power steps on constraint?

Salesman claims GM had to have altered it, and it wasn't them.
 

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If it is something you cannot live with, they should refund and let you start all over again. Or, come to an agreement like the dealer installing them at no charge.
 

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Check the worksheet that you should have been provided when the dealer placed your order. They could have made a mistake and forgot to include that option.
 
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Check the worksheet that you should have been provided when the dealer placed your order. They could have made a mistake and forgot to include that option.
I can see the steps on the order itself that was printed for me. But I'm wondering if the transition from 2022 to 2023 is a manual process where it could have been missed.
 

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This is my fear. My order is at status 2051 and my dealer initially said I’d be made aware of what is on constraint prior to the build starting. Now he claims we won’t know until status 4000. I’ll be frustrated if something I want isn’t included!
 

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I can see the steps on the order itself that was printed for me. But I'm wondering if the transition from 2022 to 2023 is a manual process where it could have been missed.
Sorry you have to deal with this. Do you see the option on the 2023 order build sheet or the 2022 build sheet? Switching the order from a 2022 to a 2023 is a manual process, the order has to be re-submitted as a 2023. I would suspect the option was either missed or it was on constraint and the dealer didn't tell you about it.

As others have said the best bet at this point is either to reject the order or insist that they install this option at the dealer. I doubt they would eat the entire cost of a $1745 option but should offer it to you at invoice price. After all, your price on the 2023 should have gone down by that amount with the option removed (but of course there would have been 2023 price increases in place). Good luck!
 

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I can see the steps on the order itself that was printed for me. But I'm wondering if the transition from 2022 to 2023 is a manual process where it could have been missed.

Your dealer should have provided you another worksheet for the '23 when he resubmitted the order for verification. As somebody else mentioned, the dealer has to manually resubmit the rollovers from 22 to 23
 
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If I re-order, is it true that GM simply won't pickup the order if the steps aren't available, not change the order itself?
 

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If I re-order, is it true that GM simply won't pickup the order if the steps aren't available, not change the order itself?

any option that is either unavailable or selectively available would be on GM's constraint list....if the option is completely constrained, then yes...it won't be accepted unless the order is modified. the dealer can put the order in but it won't go anywhere...

If the option is only constrained a certain %, then your dealer would have to receive an allocation to order a vehicle with that option...this will be vehicle and trim specific...if your dealer receives an allocation for a Yukon, they'd also have to receive a Denali allocation and also a power steps allocation. if the power steps aren't on constraint, then they just need to receive a Yukon and Denali allocation
 

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