I think you found a lemon. My dad's 2014 3500 has had none of those issues and gets 20 some mpg, with a diesel though. The steering in his actually seems pretty tight, but I'm used to older trucks and SUVs while you're probably used to your car. His trucks has had issues with the parking sensors, but they're kinda useless anyways with a backup camera and big tow mirrors plus I wouldn't expect any small electric things like that to survive the stupid amounts of salt northern Idaho uses. I would say that your truck might have those issues because it's a base model fleet truck, but my dad also has two company trucks, 2012 3500 DRW and 2014 4500, and we've never had to do anything to them other than standard maintenance.
Considering the simplicity of a parking sensor and the fact they do actually function submerged in sea water, I'm surprised they have issues. Only problem I can imagine is corrosion at the connector from said salt, which shouldn't be a problem when you can just epoxy that sealed (and most are). They're just piezoelectric discs. Not big complicated things. The control circuitry should be nestled away in the safe confines of the car. --- Post updated --- Considering the family history, yeah it's mid life crisis time, I already have the subaru
Oh nonono, while yes it’s a company vehicle, it’s used mainly as a personal vehicle for the president and as a long haul tow vehicle for work, so it’s a basically fully loaded Laramie DRW truck. It’s just a highly disappointing truck and I seriously feel he could have bought better, but opinions do differ.
On the bright side, at least its all still in warranty. So its not going to cost anything (other than time + hassle) to fix.
If anyone remembers the post where I listed 'a few GM vehicles', here's a image of one of them: One detail I didn't notice was the badging hidden with in the headlights. Of course the badges were GMC Terrain (this is a Denali model BTW). Also, here's the car Google couldn't find for the life of me: This was at Six Flags New England, and yes, that is a custom Bel Air. (When I mean Google couldn't find the car, I mean the vehicle at Six Flags I saw when I Google it doesn't pop up when I search it up. Even with Six Flags New England Bel Air in the search engine, the car I saw wouldn't pop up in images.)
The rear window on my dad's 2010 1500 did the same thing. We fixed it by putting silicone around the afterthought satellites radio antenna. We also put some more sealant on the top of the window where we found a gap when replacing the bulb in the 3rd brake light. Other than that, it has been a solid truck with no issues (around 70,000 miles).
I just fixed my car's horn finally and I'm happier than I probably should be. I don't actually know what was wrong with it, but I opened the hood and jiggled cables for 20 minutes and it works now so I'm taking credit. It's so adorable and old I will charm people out of my way.
You'd be surprised how destructive that stuff can be. I don't know if they use different chemicals elsewhere but any wiring that is on the underside of the vehicle never seems to survive the stuff Idaho uses. I spend a fair amount of time redoing wiring on all of our trucks and trailers. We keep buying LEDs for the trucks but they don't get anywhere near the long lifespan of the diodes because the plugs just rot out on the backside of them, no matter how much dielectric grease I use.
If I hit the horn in the bronco, it makes a clunk from the front right....anyone know what that could be?
By now, what does anybody expect from higher-priced modern vehicles? Often the higher-priced vehicles would have more to it than the cheaper ones.
If it's a long haul tow vehicle I think he did about as best as he could, there's a reason so many hot shot haulers use Ram trucks with Cummins motors. I've always thought that the Dodge/Ram trucks are the best for towing, The GM trucks are the best comfortable/reliable daily drivers and the Fords are the best at taking abuse as a work truck. But like you said, opinions differ. So then I have to wire a new plug on if the light goes bad or if I have to replace it for another reason? I think I'll just keep looking for a better sealing plug.
Put my horn to use already. I really don't understand some people. He was initially right behind me and almost clipped my rear bumper.
Think about it this way. Replacing a plug is literally a 30 seconds job. Epoxy it sealed, you won't have to keep replacing the truck wiring as it goes bad as the water ingress doesn't occur in first place and yet when the led does eventually fail, it's still a quick job to replace it. Also want to be using proper silicone sleeved cabling. Our roads get salted. Never been an issue for electronics, it's very simple to keep them happy
that's part of the reason I picked a large vehicle. I need a new horn, maybe I should get an air horn
