Most of these seem to be things that could be resolved by simple software changes or fixes.
1. When connecting a 4 pin trailer, it doesn't activate trailer odometer, etc. The owner's manual doesn't say that this feature of the vehicle is limited to a certain type of trailer. I think it should also automatically disable the rear "Park sense with braking" when a trailer is connected. Note that in "trailer type" option for the cluster it would be nice to have a setting for "Light trailer with no brakes", or "4 pin Trailer with no brakes".
2. Backing up into my driveway will almost always slam on the brakes with Park Sense w/Braking turned on. My driveway has a gentle upward slope, yet there are no obstacles that the system should detect. The system seems overly sensitive. Can any adjustment be made to this so it won't be so sensitive? Right now I have to disable the rear park assist every time I back into my driveway, and then try to remember to turn it back on again once I reach the top.
3. The rear doors sometimes stick in freezing low temperatures. Perhaps freezing water/ice is collecting on the door seals? Note that the front doors don’t appear to do this. It is obviously very dependent on the weather (rain) and then freezing overnight temperatures. It doesn't always happen and very hard to duplicate.
4. Hard transmission "slam" shifts sometimes occur at slow speed. Seems to be 2nd or 1st gear only. The dealer performed an update to the transmission control module yesterday (bulletin 21-002-19). I will test and continue to monitor this to see if it solves the issue.
5. The tailgate is not mechanically fully supported by both support cables. The driver side support cable on the tailgate is slack even with some weight on the tailgate. Disconnecting the passenger side cable causes the driver's side cable to be tight, yet the cables appear the same length. Is there an adjustment available for this?
6. Bluetooth phone calls echo sometimes. I can't reproduce this at will, but has happens sometimes.
7. Remote start doesn't run the windshield defroster long enough to help to melt ice buildup. I checked it by being in the vehicle when it was cold, and then used the remote start, climate was in "Auto" mode. Note that the rear defrost comes on, heated wheel and seat come on. Initially the front windshield defrost seems to blow cold air onto the windshield, but before the engine warms enough to provide any warm/hot hair, the system changes the airflow to the floor, removing the possibility of any windshield defrosting action. As soon as I unlock the doors and open the drivers door, the climate fan speed slows down considerably. This is before pressing the 'start' button to end the remote start and continue to drive the vehicle.
8. Windshield defroster only seems to blow strong air in the center of the windshield, but not all along the defrost ports. The area immediately in front of the driver's position (and probably the passenger also) received significantly reduced airflow so that ice buildup in front of the driver's view is not cleared sufficiently. If there is ice buildup on the windshield, you can obviously see the center portion clear (directly below the rearview mirror) much faster than in front of the driver's view! This is a safety concern under heavy icing weather conditions.
9. Navigation guidance voice volume won't save. It keeps reverting to volume setting 15. This much too loud, is startling and is a major annoyance! It appears that the Nav Guidance Volume resets itself to 15 the first time the voice speaks. e.g. If I first start the vehicle and then immediately change the Nav Guidance Volume to 4 before starting to drive the vehicle, the first time the Nav speaks (warn a speed limit, etc.) the setting will reset to 15! Also, sometimes, but not always, the setting won't visibly reset to 15 (it still displays the setting of 4), but the spoken voice is much too loud (as if the display was at 15). However toggling the displayed setting from 4 to 5 and then back to 4 again will then cause the spoken voice to be the appropriate softer volume. The best way to duplicate this is to turn on the "Speed Limit Warning" feature. Then you will know right away!
10. The SiriusXM traffic display map is not direction of travel up (this should follow the navigation map display settings), and it also doesn't follow the vehicle's position. The Vehicle will also drive off of the traffic map.
11. The time of day clock on top of 8 inch screen disappears when in Android Auto mode even though the software setting is to display the clock at the top of every page (note that the clock does display on the top of every page, except the Android Auto display).
12. If it's desired to raise the cabin temperature by setting the temperatures on HI (or 84 degrees) when in climate control auto mode, the fan doesn't go to a high enough speed to bring temperature up quickly enough even when engine is at normal running temperature. This makes it difficult to raise the cab temperature quickly without using the manual fan speed settings. Auto more should be able to know if a large temperature change is needed and then increase the fan speed to help.
13. Dashboard and radio display brightness is inappropriate when 'turn on headlights with wipers' feature is enabled, yet it is daytime and bright enough to not want the displays to be dim. The display brightness seems to go into 'night mode' when the headlights turn on in the daytime due to windshield wiper mode. The brightness of the displays should only dim if the daylight sensor detects that it is dark enough to require diming of the displays. It seems the display diming is only coupled to the headlights being on, and does not seems to follow the amount of light falling on the 'daylight' sensor on the dashboard. Of course the driver can override this via the manual rotating control, but this could work smoothly and automatically if the daylight sensor was used to detect when to dim the dashboard displays.
14. Weather alerts can't read full text, need a method to be able to scroll text as often it can't be read enough to know what is trying to tell me.
15. No method to disable Weather alerts. Also no method to choose only current county or location for weather alerts, it seems I get alerts from all over a wide area.
If you have any of these issues, please let me know. Perhaps even to simply reply to say 'yes, my vehicle also has #9'.
I have the 8.4 basic 6 speaker system with Nav and according to my dealer I have all updated available.
Yes, some of these are mentioned in other threads (like the tailgate cables) so some could be "within tolerance" or "as desired/designed", but could be better if changed.
Feel free to update or add to this if you can provide details and how to reproduce the issue.
I do like this vehicle, so this is not a complaint list, just things that need improvement!
1. When connecting a 4 pin trailer, it doesn't activate trailer odometer, etc. The owner's manual doesn't say that this feature of the vehicle is limited to a certain type of trailer. I think it should also automatically disable the rear "Park sense with braking" when a trailer is connected. Note that in "trailer type" option for the cluster it would be nice to have a setting for "Light trailer with no brakes", or "4 pin Trailer with no brakes".
2. Backing up into my driveway will almost always slam on the brakes with Park Sense w/Braking turned on. My driveway has a gentle upward slope, yet there are no obstacles that the system should detect. The system seems overly sensitive. Can any adjustment be made to this so it won't be so sensitive? Right now I have to disable the rear park assist every time I back into my driveway, and then try to remember to turn it back on again once I reach the top.
3. The rear doors sometimes stick in freezing low temperatures. Perhaps freezing water/ice is collecting on the door seals? Note that the front doors don’t appear to do this. It is obviously very dependent on the weather (rain) and then freezing overnight temperatures. It doesn't always happen and very hard to duplicate.
4. Hard transmission "slam" shifts sometimes occur at slow speed. Seems to be 2nd or 1st gear only. The dealer performed an update to the transmission control module yesterday (bulletin 21-002-19). I will test and continue to monitor this to see if it solves the issue.
5. The tailgate is not mechanically fully supported by both support cables. The driver side support cable on the tailgate is slack even with some weight on the tailgate. Disconnecting the passenger side cable causes the driver's side cable to be tight, yet the cables appear the same length. Is there an adjustment available for this?
6. Bluetooth phone calls echo sometimes. I can't reproduce this at will, but has happens sometimes.
7. Remote start doesn't run the windshield defroster long enough to help to melt ice buildup. I checked it by being in the vehicle when it was cold, and then used the remote start, climate was in "Auto" mode. Note that the rear defrost comes on, heated wheel and seat come on. Initially the front windshield defrost seems to blow cold air onto the windshield, but before the engine warms enough to provide any warm/hot hair, the system changes the airflow to the floor, removing the possibility of any windshield defrosting action. As soon as I unlock the doors and open the drivers door, the climate fan speed slows down considerably. This is before pressing the 'start' button to end the remote start and continue to drive the vehicle.
8. Windshield defroster only seems to blow strong air in the center of the windshield, but not all along the defrost ports. The area immediately in front of the driver's position (and probably the passenger also) received significantly reduced airflow so that ice buildup in front of the driver's view is not cleared sufficiently. If there is ice buildup on the windshield, you can obviously see the center portion clear (directly below the rearview mirror) much faster than in front of the driver's view! This is a safety concern under heavy icing weather conditions.
9. Navigation guidance voice volume won't save. It keeps reverting to volume setting 15. This much too loud, is startling and is a major annoyance! It appears that the Nav Guidance Volume resets itself to 15 the first time the voice speaks. e.g. If I first start the vehicle and then immediately change the Nav Guidance Volume to 4 before starting to drive the vehicle, the first time the Nav speaks (warn a speed limit, etc.) the setting will reset to 15! Also, sometimes, but not always, the setting won't visibly reset to 15 (it still displays the setting of 4), but the spoken voice is much too loud (as if the display was at 15). However toggling the displayed setting from 4 to 5 and then back to 4 again will then cause the spoken voice to be the appropriate softer volume. The best way to duplicate this is to turn on the "Speed Limit Warning" feature. Then you will know right away!
10. The SiriusXM traffic display map is not direction of travel up (this should follow the navigation map display settings), and it also doesn't follow the vehicle's position. The Vehicle will also drive off of the traffic map.
11. The time of day clock on top of 8 inch screen disappears when in Android Auto mode even though the software setting is to display the clock at the top of every page (note that the clock does display on the top of every page, except the Android Auto display).
12. If it's desired to raise the cabin temperature by setting the temperatures on HI (or 84 degrees) when in climate control auto mode, the fan doesn't go to a high enough speed to bring temperature up quickly enough even when engine is at normal running temperature. This makes it difficult to raise the cab temperature quickly without using the manual fan speed settings. Auto more should be able to know if a large temperature change is needed and then increase the fan speed to help.
13. Dashboard and radio display brightness is inappropriate when 'turn on headlights with wipers' feature is enabled, yet it is daytime and bright enough to not want the displays to be dim. The display brightness seems to go into 'night mode' when the headlights turn on in the daytime due to windshield wiper mode. The brightness of the displays should only dim if the daylight sensor detects that it is dark enough to require diming of the displays. It seems the display diming is only coupled to the headlights being on, and does not seems to follow the amount of light falling on the 'daylight' sensor on the dashboard. Of course the driver can override this via the manual rotating control, but this could work smoothly and automatically if the daylight sensor was used to detect when to dim the dashboard displays.
14. Weather alerts can't read full text, need a method to be able to scroll text as often it can't be read enough to know what is trying to tell me.
15. No method to disable Weather alerts. Also no method to choose only current county or location for weather alerts, it seems I get alerts from all over a wide area.
If you have any of these issues, please let me know. Perhaps even to simply reply to say 'yes, my vehicle also has #9'.
I have the 8.4 basic 6 speaker system with Nav and according to my dealer I have all updated available.
Yes, some of these are mentioned in other threads (like the tailgate cables) so some could be "within tolerance" or "as desired/designed", but could be better if changed.
Feel free to update or add to this if you can provide details and how to reproduce the issue.
I do like this vehicle, so this is not a complaint list, just things that need improvement!
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