2024 Yukon Denali Diesel impressions

UsualSuspect said:

GM's have been like as far back as I can remember. I have an idea it's because some states you are not suppose to use them unless weather requires it. I had an employee cited for it a few years ago in Montana out of all places. He was told unless the weather conditions required the lights, they are to remain off.

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Interesting…. That makes some sense at least. Still drives me nuts but if there was some logic at play I’ll leave it be lol.

I hit my favorite employee, the shop manager. He said there were a few states, but GM in the early 2000's moved the light function from a switch/relay function, to the BCM (Body Control Module). The BCM is CAN Bus controlled, and the majority of the BCM functions are ECM controlled. There are 2 exceptions, the upfitter recepticle, and some, but not all of the trailer braking connection recepticle. He said in the GM world, the BCM and DIM (Dash Integration Module), are one in the same, and used interchangibly.
The ECM powers off most of the BCM to minimize battery drain when the vehcile is shutoff, which causes most of the latching circuits to unlatch, or shutoff. The BCM has no memory that allows it to retain the settings, this is all done in the ECM. He said it is possible to use a few diodes to have them come on, but you will likely loose the auto on/off function of the lights.

Dolph said:

I’m about 20,000 miles into the experience with this Yukon Denali - I wanted to share what I’ve found -

First, the radio is awful. No HD, and no plans to fix it.

Second, they moved the grab handle to a place that’s horribly inconvenient, above the front seats.

The ten speed transmission is indecisive, hunting its way to something that delivers mediocre performance.

The Car Play implementation is good, but it will sporadically drop the connection all together.

The diesel is really good.

SuperCruise is meh (it does not hold a candle to BlueCruise)

Overall, it’s a mediocre at best vehicle at a premium price tag.

If Ford really introduces a new Excursion, I’ll trade this piece of excrement in a heartbeat.

Overall, an awful experience. Good dealer. Great service department. Bad GM.

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I have the base model LT diesel 2021 LMT and could not be happier. I think the engine and drive train are stellar. Ample low end torque = smooth effortless motion. The build quality and durability are tops. Lots of city driving - this thing is tough. It has strong acceleration and nimble handling. Reliability is 100%, free from defects. Interior is like an Audi. I have had a lot of cars, including fancy imports. This is the best. I love the engine and transmission. This trim level is right for me. I cannot understand complaints about this transmission, but I guess people drive differently. My engine usually stays 1,500 - 2,000, no turbo lag when I floor it and gets terrific milage.

Dolph said:

I’m about 20,000 miles into the experience with this Yukon Denali - I wanted to share what I’ve found -

First, the radio is awful. No HD, and no plans to fix it.

Second, they moved the grab handle to a place that’s horribly inconvenient, above the front seats.

The ten speed transmission is indecisive, hunting its way to something that delivers mediocre performance.

The Car Play implementation is good, but it will sporadically drop the connection all together.

The diesel is really good.

SuperCruise is meh (it does not hold a candle to BlueCruise)

Overall, it’s a mediocre at best vehicle at a premium price tag.

If Ford really introduces a new Excursion, I’ll trade this piece of excrement in a heartbeat.

Overall, an awful experience. Good dealer. Great service department. Bad GM.

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If the grab handle is important to you then do what I did... Change it..the A pillar trim. I found a unit with the handle. SLT..and for about 100$ a side my wife can now get in the truck. For the small pillar speakers just left them in the cavity.

JayceeP said:

Thanks for sharing this. 2 quick taps forward on the turn signal/high beam indicator and it now shows auto high beams on my instrument cluster.

It’s weird though. If I turn on my fog lights, it disables the auto high beams altogether.

Such a weird light set up.

Also, unless I’m blind I also realized tonight there is no way to turn on all the interior lights from the driver seat? But, based on above, I’m probably blind lol.

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If it's foggy enough to need fog lights, the high beams should not be activated.

Not seeing the problem here.

backwaterchile said:

If it's foggy enough to need fog lights, the high beams should not be activated.

Not seeing the problem here.

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Because I like having my fog lights on at night and it provides more light in front of the hood. There is nothing unusual about my issue and apparently it seems as though others feel the same. I’ve never owned a vehicle, let alone a $100,000 one, that has this kind of light/fog light/high beam configuration. It’s bizarre. My F150 has auto high beams. It’s very simple. High beams turn on, fog lights turn off. High beams turn off, fog lights come back on (as per the last setting). Doesn’t matter whether I do it manually or not. My 4Runner, Jeep, Nissan, Lexus etc all had fog lights and I never had to turn them on after I set them to the on position. Headlights on, fog lights on (unless I disabled the fog lights).

DontTaseMeBro said:

Have a hard time believing that Blue Cruise is better than Super Cruise. First time hearing someone say this. Most of the complaints sound like nitpicking. Compared to our previous ‘20 Expedition, our ‘22 Denali is heaps better. Better infotainment, better transmission programming, nicer interior etc. I get that for MY22, they got updated but each their own.

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I agree. The Blue Cruise is not even close to the GM's Super Cruise. The two different Navigators that I had as loaners when my Navigator was in the shop could not stay centered in the lane. They were side to side almost all of the time. I guarantee you will get pulled over for DUI when using Blue Cruise. The GM stays more in the center without dancing around.

Gearz said:

I worked for GM for over 30 years in the service department as a technician a foreman and a writer at the end of my career. I had customers that complained about their trucks suv's and cars and they said that they were going to buy a Ford or Ram so I said good luck. Guess what it didn't even take that long some of them just road tested other brands and they were back in a flash. To each their own' these vehicle are very expensive and expectations are high and rightly so. I'm at the point that I'm going to drive my 2011 Tahoe until one of us dies. LOL

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This. I got an RST and quite satisfied, in spite of some out of service issues, bad camber geometry in the IRS and an oil leak that should be fixed (crosses fingers, touches wood). If I had paid $20k more, I'd be pissed!

And our transmission kind of hunts unloaded, but rock solid when towing. Odd.