I have personally owned at least 9 GM vehicles across several brands, and purchased all but 1 new. I'm not a brand loyalist and have owned vehicles from multiple other brands during the same period. All GM vehicles were driven until the warranty expired, but none over 100,000 miles. Generally, none of them gave me major issues until model-year 2020.
Post 2020, we had a truck bought back because it leaked water into the cab and GM couldn't figure out how to fix it. The next was a 2021 with a 5.3... the powertrain has been generally ok for 70,000 miles, but the electronics, wiring, various camera system components, sensors, a repeat rear window leak, and infotainment glitches have been a nightmare to the point that GM customer service was involved for nearly 9 months. Our 2024 Yukon has the recalled 6.2, but has otherwise been perfect in the 18 months we've had it.
I personally think the rate of 6.2 failure may end up being much higher than the 3% GM quotes, as we personally know 4 people who've had failures since 2021, one twice. Then again, we know another who trades every 3 years and has been through two 6.2s that would fall under the recall with no issues. My current concern is that despite GM's statement that the 6.2 issue is fixed for 2025, we're now hearing from reputable sources that 2025 6.2s are still failing, so I have no faith they've remedied the issue for 2025 or 2026 either.
No manufacturer is immune these days. Everything from Toyota down the "reliability" list is having issues. Everything is built to the dollar and made to be disposable at a certain rate, time, miles, etc. It seems if you want to purchase new these days, you simply have to EXPECT issues. Unfortunately I've shifted from buying based on brand or reputation or even what we want, to purchasing from and following a dealer network who will guarantee loan cars, good service, and communication, since the likelihood of needing service gets higher with each coming year. In our area, there is at least one GMC dealer that will treat you 100x better than any Toyota dealer ever would, so that's why I keep buying GMC's when so many say run.
Post 2020, we had a truck bought back because it leaked water into the cab and GM couldn't figure out how to fix it. The next was a 2021 with a 5.3... the powertrain has been generally ok for 70,000 miles, but the electronics, wiring, various camera system components, sensors, a repeat rear window leak, and infotainment glitches have been a nightmare to the point that GM customer service was involved for nearly 9 months. Our 2024 Yukon has the recalled 6.2, but has otherwise been perfect in the 18 months we've had it.
I personally think the rate of 6.2 failure may end up being much higher than the 3% GM quotes, as we personally know 4 people who've had failures since 2021, one twice. Then again, we know another who trades every 3 years and has been through two 6.2s that would fall under the recall with no issues. My current concern is that despite GM's statement that the 6.2 issue is fixed for 2025, we're now hearing from reputable sources that 2025 6.2s are still failing, so I have no faith they've remedied the issue for 2025 or 2026 either.
No manufacturer is immune these days. Everything from Toyota down the "reliability" list is having issues. Everything is built to the dollar and made to be disposable at a certain rate, time, miles, etc. It seems if you want to purchase new these days, you simply have to EXPECT issues. Unfortunately I've shifted from buying based on brand or reputation or even what we want, to purchasing from and following a dealer network who will guarantee loan cars, good service, and communication, since the likelihood of needing service gets higher with each coming year. In our area, there is at least one GMC dealer that will treat you 100x better than any Toyota dealer ever would, so that's why I keep buying GMC's when so many say run.
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