Radio Reception Issues

[14SLTZ71]

 

I will too. Just talking to the wife about my POS radio. I am NOT going to own this truck for X amount of years with a radio as mickey mouse as the one we're stuck with. "Don't like it turn it off", what a lame fix. This is a bunch of bulls**.That's not what we paid good money for.

I agree, however I don't think you will ever get a buy back due to the radio. People are having worse problems and can't get a buy back. I wish my only problem was the radio.

 

Edit: I think you would have to trade it in if you wanted to get rid of it. GM has so many issues right now, I don't think this radio issue is a priority.

Edited August 20, 2014 by 14LTZZ71

[glcbn]

I agree, however I don't think you will ever get a buy back due to the radio. People are having worse problems and can't get a buy back. I wish my only problem was the radio.

 

Edit: I think you would have to trade it in if you wanted to get rid of it. GM has so many issues right now, I don't think this radio issue is a priority.

 

Pretty much what I'd expect to have to do, if I pursued it to the end. Trading in on a '15 could possibly be a crap shoot that I'd end up with one as good as this one. As you posted, I'm fairly lucky to only have the radio issue. I feel for all the other owners with far worse problems. It's only a radio, but that's what I listen to. I will say XM is basically flawless.

[tbarn]

tbarn, why so negative?! If the engineers aren't lying to TJay, I hope not, then there should be a new PI in the next couple weeks.

Brian, not trying to be negative. Just throwing any info I have out there. I don't really have a dog in this race. My radio works ok. I updated it just to see if it was any better. Seldom listen to terrestrial radio anyway. The infotainment system as a whole is awesome I think. Hope you guys with reception problems get a fix.

[surebuttercringe]

You guys should really read other topics once in awhile. GM is dropping HD Radio next year completely. Can't turn it on and off if it isn't there!

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/163835-official-changes-for-the-2015-model-year-for-the-k2xx-twins/

[TJay74]

Buyback for a radio, you bet. I was already offered the option from GM and turned it down as I was going to lose too much money on the deal.

 

I paid good money for a brand new truck, for the upper end model radio and prefer one that works. I wont use nor would I ever pay for XM/Sirus as they are one of the shadiest companies out there.

 

The new 2015 infotainment will not transfer over into the 2014 trucks, at least that is what the GM engineers told me.

[dmd277]

Gm and dealer are going to try a fix on my truck, They are going to replace parts(don't know what part only that it is on order and will be at dealer next week). I don't have any more info at this time but will post what was done and if it worked as soon as I get truck repaired.

Edited August 22, 2014 by dmd277

[steig]

As per my previous posts, I have been in contact with GM, dealer, engineering (spent many hours on this issue). They replaced my early build radio with a newer build model and it made an improvement, but still not correct. I wanted a buyback, GM said no. GM should be embarrassed to put a radio with the reception issues like this in a 2014 model.

Edited August 22, 2014 by steig

[14SLTZ71]

I am noticing that even the work truck loaner I have gets horrible FM reception and it doesn't have the 8 inch touch screen.

 

I wonder if something GM installed in these trucks is causing interference with the radio.

[2strokesmoke]

I have had my radio unit, behind the display screen replaced and I can honestly say this is not a fix!

I live outside the city limits with little to no interference, and radio station is around 18mile away and that has issues keeping a proper signal on fm bandwidth.

This is disturbing to think that a company as big as GM can't or won't fix this issue for their customers.

Push for legal actions to get it sorted, or do nothing as it will not get any better everytime you turn it on to listen to it.....!

[glcbn]

I never really bothered with the ability to turn off the HD signal. Well, after reading that the latest software update will keep the HD signal totally turned off, I've been trying that on a few different stations I listen to on a regular basis.

 

At certain times it actually gets worse reception. So the "fix" of turning the HD signal off doesn't work worth a crap either. Shame on GM for allowing this inferior product to make it into the assembly line, and thanks for screwing something up so simple as a freekin' radio!!

 

GM people I hope you are reading these posts!

[Stex]

You guys should really read other topics once in awhile. GM is dropping HD Radio next year completely. Can't turn it on and off if it isn't there!

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/163835-official-changes-for-the-2015-model-year-for-the-k2xx-twins/

 

I was thinking the same.

 

IF this no HD '15 radio works, maybe the '14 guys and gals can push for a new '15 radio swap.

[surebuttercringe]

 

I was thinking the same.

 

IF this no HD '15 radio works, maybe the '14 guys and gals can push for a new '15 radio swap.

 

I don't want a swap to a radio with no HD. I want GM to fix it to where I can get HD Radio. In 2014, there is no reason that every car shouldn't have HD Radio. In Houston, it seems like we have at least 30 HD radio stations, so it's not like some technology that never caught on. It's here and it's staying so for GM to just say, "we can't figure out how to make it work so we'll just remove it" tells me that the company they hired to produce the infotainment has hired the dumbest set of engineers that I've ever seen.

[Stex]

^ good luck to you. Hope they get it but doubt it.

 

Does ford, dodge use HD and how does that work for them?

[Sir Dan]

Not the first time GM put a faulty option on and then just give up on it. Heated washer fluid was a good recent example of this

[surebuttercringe]

^ good luck to you. Hope they get it but doubt it.

 

Does ford, dodge use HD and how does that work for them?

Had HD Radio in my 2012 F-150 and it worked flawlessly.