La La wiped out power on nearly the entire east side of Hawaii. Ka’U southern tip still dark w no roads. ‘25 Denali EV energy transfer kept all the water pumps and refrigerators and a couple starlings for 3 houses going for nearly 4 days. Turning out to be the best purchase decision of my life 🙏
My 24 Denali Edition 1 makes a loudish clicking noise when the steering wheel is turned almost all of the way (either direction). Not a regular interval click, but more random. Sound coming from the front somewhere. AI thinks it is CV joint/half shaft.
Took it to the dealer today, and they say the issue is the transmission? Does that make sense?
25 Denali Max
Was stuck on 60% "downloading" for a couple days. I had the truck backed up next to the garage and figured the wifi was maybe too weak so I turned the the truck around, head first next to the garage door and next thing I see is a "resume download" selection. Downloaded pretty fast and I confirmed I had the recording option so next step is to get a USB drive. I also went from AA12 to AA14
My wife and I got back from a roadtrip from Orange County, CA to Bryce and Zion national parks, in utah. Thats a 1000+ mile roadtrip, towing a 30 ft travel trailer, and dealing with 100 degree heat. Not to mention the significant elevation gain.
We drove on day 1 from OC to the valley of fire state park in Nevada. We banked on a few charging stops on the way, planned with buffer and for pull thru chargers. Two main factors were the heat and the altitude climb. Barstow, CA was the first stop. Tesla has a pull thru here so this was easy.
Next stop was Jean, NV. A very big Tesla charger, with 100 chargers and 2 pull thrus! Thanks Tesla.
Those got us to the valley of fire state park, and by the time we reached there it was hot. 117deg hot. Im not gonna lie that I thought the truck might get a service warning, but thankfully the latest update had been applied to prevent over heating and we got there fine. The in cabin AC had definitely dialed back though to do its best to focus on the battery. It was definitely tough on the truck, but even with a diesel, that kind of heat is pretty grueling. We saw several trucks/trailers on the side of the road, and one on fire.
The truck probably spent the next hour at the campsite with the fan on high to try cool down. Putting it in the shade of the trailer helped. Once it was cooler, we put it on the 50A campsite to charge.
The next day we made the next leg to Bryce, UT. More climbing. More heat. That heat pump in the truck was certainly getting a workout. As a result of both the climb and the heat the range really sucked....0.7mi/kwh. No trip calculator can seem to accurately account for that.
We stopped in Mesquite, UT and used an Electrify America charger, parking on the back side of the charger so as not to block any stalls. One more charge stop after that and we made it to Bryce safely. Thats quite the climb....8000ft, in the heat.
What we discovered at Bryce, started to be a consistent pattern. If you ask whether you can charge from your campsite, quite often you're met with acceptance. Rubys RV park and campground is EV friendly so we charged off the 50A there. The trip down from Bryce to Zion was pretty uneventful, and we got there on one charge without issue.
It's interesting the difference in EV attitudes though. Next campsite was Zion river resort just out of Springdale. Not only does the campsite explicitly ban it (even when I asked to pay) but there is nothing in that entire town for EV charging.. So that means you're driving 25mi to the nearest Tesla charger on the I-15. Not great.
On the way home we stopped one night through Vegas. Another great EV friendly campsite there called Oasis RV park...charged again off the campsite with their approval. Highly recommend it.
Overall, the truck did really great. Its really so effortless towing with this truck, its super stable, the super cruise with a trailer really takes the pressure off driving, and so long as you plan ahead, EV stops are very manageable. Loved it.
But make sure you are planning ahead. Heat and altitude definitely impact range, and there was a lot of climbing in this trip which brought the average to around 0.8 mi/kwh.
I saw that the 2027 is going to offer Brembro brakes and I'm just trying to figure out why you would want/need that. If you are using the regen braking you'll barely use your brakes other than to come to a complete stop. Is there something I'm missing?
For awhile, I've been experiencing an odd issue that I couldn't pin down. When towing my travel trailer, I'd get these intermittent issues where the dash would pop a warning message that the trailer brakes had disconnected and to check wiring. Most concerning, was that this would happen particularly when going down hills; the very moment you want brakes to work lol. Pull to a stop, and hey presto, the trailer brakes reconnect.
I'd looked into everything on the trailer, checking the grounding, and even switching out the 7-way plug for a better quality plug, utilizing the same blade type brand that GM uses.
Using the joy of Claude, AI helped me find out what I believe is the actual cause - it's the trailer brake controller in the truck itself. Apparently, when you have a trailer that has solar and a lithium battery, because the battery runs at a higher voltage than the truck expects, it misinterprets this signal and causes a disconnect. Claude referenced this article: https://www.gm-trucks.com/service-trailer-brake-system-why-your-2023-or-2024-chevy-gmc-may-display-this-message/
Thanks GM. Even the dealer didn't know this one. It's going in for a trailer brake module replacement on Wednesday.
I’m new to the Sierra EV world. Bought my AT4 last week and love it. I am a bit puzzled over the software updates. It says no updates available , but has Android security patch level: July 5, 2025
which seems outdated ? And no recording app.
I have a ‘24 Edition 1 and it just started doing this fun thing with the side mirror.
Anyone purchased yet? Looking for feedback.
I went into a dealership yesterday to put a preliminary order in for a 2027 Denali and when we were going through the options, I could see the Denali Dark Package (WJU) listed online and on Reddit, but the order page for the dealer didn't have it. Has anyone else experienced the same or know something I don't? I know this is a late availability offering, but so is Azurite Blue Metallic and that was shown.
Looking for opinions on how to handle this. I purchased the truck that was a courtesy vehicle with 4k miles on it. It was out of state and paid to have it delivered. I received it 10 days ago. I have found that the entire passenger side has been repainted, and quite poorly. There is bubbles in clear coat, shadowing in the paint, and the front quarter panel is completely lighter then the door. The dealer did not disclose any of this. So far their offer has been to ship a loaner to me and repaint the car and send it back plus $500 bucks off. I have asked numerous times, what was the initial cause of damage, and they will not tell me. I have given them the option to swap the truck or refund me and am waiting to hear back. How would you all approach this. My thought was, if they dont reply in the next 24 hours, I will escalate through GM as well as the states DMV/AG. The state purchased from has pretty strong disclosure laws that are in my favor.
Just curious if this is possible or if anyone has successfully changed from these 24s to a smaller wheel.
I too bought a previous loaner truck and I noticed this morning it appears my paint is cracking off right above the black plastic trim piece. Anyone else have this happen? What would cause this?
Can anybody tell me what for sure comes in the e-trunk of the 2026? I bought mine used, and it had nothing in it. Is it just the flat tire repair kit and thats it? My truck has a spare tire, but there is no jack or anything . Just seems kinda backwards and stupid, but then again I wouldn't expect GM to do sensical things if it costs them more money. I'm thinking I'll probably try to find a Jack that doesn't take up too much space and keep it in the e-trunk.
I’ve had the truck two years and recently moved. Up until now, if I told the truck “Hey Google, navigate Home” it would start navigating to my saved home location. If I said “Hey Google, take me to work” it would navigate to my set work location.
Not anymore. “Navigate home” results in it trying to go to Homewood Suites. “Navigate to work” send me to the local Public Works utility or some such nonsense.
Is there some sort of setting I’ve long forgotten about? It still works with other saved locations. If I say “Navigate to Holly’s house,” it still navigates to our friend’s house. But hone and work are unusable.
ETA: From this thread and my online searching, it’s just a quirk of Google Maps with no remedy at this time. My “home” setting is fully updated to my new address, Google just isn’t reacting to it as a destination in the same way it did at my last house. Hopefully Google fixes it with an update.
I've posted this a few weeks ago but now definitely needing to sell. We close on our house this week for a relocation from Greenville, SC to Charleston, SC. Moving into an apartment for a year or two and can't take system with us.
Have a complete 17.7kWh home energy system with the bidirectional 80A charger. Used for about a year.
Asking $8K which includes entire system and about $2K worth of wiring. Have all original documentation and can provide support for your installation. Currently priced at $17K on the website.
Looking to sell ASAP.
Took about an hour including cleaning up. Super easy!