Folks I find myself reconsidering my order for a 2022 Yukon XL Denali. I placed my order the first week of January. According to my dealer nothing has changed since that day. My dealer says my order is waiting to be accepted by GM, today is April 9th.
About 2 weeks ago I started chatting with GM. That is a shit show as I’ve been told it HAS been “officially accepted” and I have been told it’s “not officially accepted”. I’ve also been told my event code is currently 4000.
As I read on here other posts stating they did receive their vehicle but was “watered” down due to constraints. I do not want a sloppy second as I want what I’ve ordered.
You guys have settled for less than your desired wants for your vehicle, I’m happy for you. I’m tired of waiting and getting nothing from my dealer and getting idiots on the GM chat. One would think after 3 months my order status should have changed, but apparently it hasn’t.
I’m paying cash for my order, I’m thinking about taking my money elsewhere and purchase a different type vehicle.
Anyone else reconsidering their order as well?
I love my old Tahoe, but have had it with GM and their long history of using their first model year customers (or two or three years) as their final validation program for new platforms. When you're spending $75-$100k+ for a vehicle, you want it right. I've had many good GM vehicles over the years and was convinced in the early 2K's that they had really closed or surpassed the quality gap on all the European foreign marques and were very close to the Japanese vehicles on quality. However, once they brought out the GMT2KX trucks in late 2014, IMO, their Q dropped dramatically. You may recall that they had tremendous transmission problems and were buying back without question, $100,000 Escalades (and others) if the VIN was older than "X". Not to mention the droning and other problems. They finally got the quality right in the last couple of years prior to bringing out the Gen 5 GM T1XX trucks in late 2019.
Wash, rinse re-do...How many horror stories have members of this forum reported regarding the valve lifter problem on the 5.3 and 6.2 engines? Enough that there is a class action lawsuit against them on that very issue. They will likely figure it out and fix it right before they bring out the Gen 6 platform.
It's hard to say, but after many, many years I've gone full Toyota. (Lexus trucks) If you're looking for a bulletproof full or midsize BOF SUV that you simply want to change the oil and rotate the tires, you may want to consider an LX or GX Lexus or a Toy Land Cruiser. People don't get rid of them after many years because they have problems, they sell them because they just want something new. Just my $0.02.