With nearly every automaker under the sun now offering active safety and advanced driver features, there are a few more common sense features that get left out of the spotlight. GM Extended Parking is one good example of that.
Born out of necessity in the age of the keyless electronic ignition, this General Motors safety feature will automatically shut off a vehicle’s engine after a certain amount of time while the vehicle is parked, reducing emissions and preventing potential carbon monoxide poisoning in the process.
Interestingly, the purpose of this feature was never explicitly stated by GM, but its purpose remains clear all the same. The risks of a keyless ignition include accidentally leaving the engine running in an enclosed space, which could lead to carbon monoxide poisoning, not to mention unintentionally burning through a tank of gas, though that’s a much smaller risk than the former. The GM Extended Parking feature helps to alleviate those issues.
The GM Extended Parking feature automatically shuts off the engine when the vehicle is parked for 20 minutes without the key fob present, or after an hour when the key fob is present.
GM Extended Parking was first made available in 2013 on select 2014 model year GM vehicles. As of this writing, the feature is standard on 2019 model year and newer Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac models with keyless ignition, also known as push-button start.
Some manufacturers are moving towards the implementation of their own systems similar to the GM Extended Park feature, but regulation on the issue is still murky, as it’s difficult to determine a specific standard time period to switch off the engine.
What’s more, the implementation of a system standard comes with its own unique risks. For example, some drivers will leave pets in the car with the A/C running on a hot day while attending to some errands (something we don’t recommend doing), while other drivers will leave the engine running while they sleep to keep the climate control active.
Nevertheless, current model year GM vehicles will now shut off after a certain period of time when left in park with the engine on. GM’s cross-town rival, Ford, also implemented its own safety feature similar to GM Extended Parking in 2013, while Toyota has announced that 2020 model year vehicles will feature automatic engine shutoff as well.
All told, we think this is a safety feature that makes a lot of sense, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see some kind of industry-wide standardization in the next few years – regardless if those drivers are catching a few z’s in the parking lot.
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Never had issues with my key!
Neither have I. I have driven keyless cars, yet I always turn it off before leaving. I have two dogs and I never leave them alone in any car because I treat them like children (they are 11 and 12 years old).
I have both and the button you have to make sure you make a firm push. It is ok but no bug deal.
Worse is the FCA shift knob. If you are not familiar with it it can be tricky for some to get into the right gear or park. That is what really has killed some.
I have 3 dogs that are crated in my Yukon while I shop or travel. I used to be able to keep the car running with the key for an undetermined amount of time – always less than 30 minutes unless waiting for a show ring or trial run in HOT or extreme COLD – I live in Michigan. This is a life style for me. Now, with the Fab, I have to set my Iphone timer for 20 minutes which is NOT a feasible option when I travel and show/trial them. Hate the new Fab technology for this reason.
Put transmission in neutral and set parking brake. Vehicle won’t shut off.
that works for me but some may have to leave the drivers door open when doing this. if i open the door it takes the car out of neutral and puts it in park.
I leaveMy dogs in the car The AC running while I’m running errands and in and out of the car so they stay nice and cool, since I’m in Florida not so much during the winter time if they’re wearing their sweaters. They’d rather wait for me in the car then stay at home. And most stores I can take them inside With.
I leaveMy dogs in the car The AC running while I’m running errands and in and out of the car so they stay nice and cool, since I’m in Florida not so much during the winter time if they’re wearing their sweaters. They’d rather wait for me in the car then stay at home. And most stores I can take them inside With.
Does not work on 2019 high country. I leave key fob in truck and lock doors with key My dog is ok safe
exactly what GM vehicles have this….I own a 2018 Buick Enclave Avenir and a 2019 Buick Envision Premium 2 and I was never told this feature existed…..does either or both actually have this feature???
better read your car manual you might find out other facts!
what are you referring to? please give us a hint of what you meant by that comment
I hope they have an override function like Ford does.
If not, they should warn people that purposely leave the car locked, engine on to heat/cool their pets.
I have two dogs and I NEVER leave them alone in the car. When I travel alone I leave them at home. Threat them as children because they are alive just like you.
i dont have a home.. Currently I’m renting a 2020 Chevy Malibu and 110° heat Car just shut off wtf How ami supposed to sleep Glad I’m getting a different rental car
I am in road construction and have strobe lights and overhead lights that must be on while parked in our construction zones. This feature is a problem without an override button or option. Didn’t know it would do this when we purchased the vehicle, now when working and in park with strobes and overheads on the truck will shut off and so do the lights. This is a problem. I have a 2020 Chevy Silverado.
Runs for about 20-25 minutes then shuts off.
on the 2021 suburban: this is how you override the Automatic Shutdown: with the car off… foot on the brake,, press and hold down start button till the dash shows “automatic Shutdown off” this will override the feature till the car is manually turned off… its that simple ,,,BUT, it took 10 calls to different GM and dealer employees to find this solution……..
i personally don’t believe GM hs the right to tell me how long my vehicle can idle…..
I may have just purchased my last GM product. You have just removed my choice to comfortably nap while traveling. You probably will add to the crash statistics on the highways.
I have a 2020 chevy trax and it dont shut off for 2 hrs
I have a 2021-2500 HD This vehicle is used for emergency services just took purchase of it this week. Is there an override so that when the emergency lights are activated and vehicle is running it will not shut off. This could cause a problem if it’s blocking a road any comments would be greatly appreciated
Put in neutral and push the parking brake button, or buy a Ram and not have to deal with that problem, I’ll be trading in my 2020 3500 just because of that problem.
this is how to do it on a 2021 suburban,, maybe the same for your vehicle…. engine off…. foot on brake,,press and hold down start button till dash screen reads “Automatic Shutdown Off”…. vehicle will keep running till you manually turn it off…..
repeat process each time you need to leave vehicle running….
BTY GM does not have any right to tell you how long you can idle your vehicle…..
There are many people who want to idle their engines either it’s for pets, or you took your kids to the park while one decides to nap and you lock the car while it’s idling (in your eye sight). Or you’re traveling and pulled over for a nap, or maybe you off road/camping and sleep in the bed with a canopy, or perhaps you do hot shots and sleep in your truck. This feature may save some but kill others, especially if the owner doesn’t know there is such a feature. I think there should of been more though with this type of feature.
I found this out the hard way the other day. I left my 2018 traverse running and locked with my dog inside AC on blast. I went and checked every 5-10 minutes that all was good as this is my first summer with this vehicle. The last time I returned, my vehicle had shut off.
It wasnt bad enough that CHEV introduced engine stop every damn time I put my foot on the break, then they only let you use your FOB to start for 2 ten minute sessions… that’s it no more with going out to restart your vehicle… now this.
For anyone who owns dogs or children or spends a lot of time in stop and go traffic, icy winters or hit summers. I would highly recommend looking elsewhere for a vehicle.
try this….. engine off…. foot on brake…. push start button and hold down till “automatic shutdown off” appears on dash screen,,,,, this will keep the vehicle running till you manually shut it off….
repeat each time you need to override….
Thanks again Alan
Don’t tell me this tech made it on the diesels.
Alan,
Thank you…thank you…thank you for sharing.
Can’t wait to try your solution on my ’21 Yukon!
I believe this feature will save lives. We have had a few of our older customers leave their cars running by accident. One of them in their attached garage. For those of you leaving pets or children in locked running cars, that is very risky practice. For those of you who like to nap while traveling, do you really need to nap for more than an hour? just restart the car if you get uncomfortable. We should never forget that these are machines running on a very flammable liquid producing deadly exhaust at very high temperatures. You might want to think about that the next time you leave anything that breathes inside of an unattended locked and running vehicle.
I do construction and we have overhead lights (beacons), strobes that need to be on while on highway projects. This is a big problem, when the engine shuts off so dot he lights! It is very dangerous as it is on the highway with people not paying attention, this just makes it worse!
Big Dog Lover,
You do not know the circumstances that people have to use their Automobiles. I live in Texas were this past February (same month I bought my truck) we had a severe ice/freeze that shut down most of Texas electricity. 12 days where temperatures barely reach 0°, much less freezing at 32° . I was without electricity for 12 days. I had nowhere to keep my sweet boxer but in my 2020 Chevrolet 1500 all day and night while I slept and worked at the hospital. I was not told of the automatic shut off when I bought my truck. I was lucky I went out to check on her a few times and the Engine head shut off.
If this new feature is to save lives why doesn’t GM advertise it as such? Or be more forthcoming with these feature? As I’ve read through the other post, many people would not have bought GM products and that is why GM does not advertise or promote this feature.
Sincerely,
love my dog!
Thank you for your clearly written note. When I bought my car, 2021 Yukon Denali, in October, it was still hot in Texas and I almost killed my wonderful German Shepherd, as I never heard of a car’s engine shutting off. I drive a Yukon for my dogs, past and present GSD’s. I emailed Mary Barra, GM CEO, who finally had one of her student interns contact me, which was worthless. They will not give any of us a work-around to stop this rediculus Extended Parking feature!
Question – do all 2021 large suv’s have this ghastly issue?
i do not know what vehicles are affected by this “Big Brother” feature that tells us how and when we can use our $70,000 investments….
just to be sure,, because you said “they will not give us a work a round” here is what you do
with the engine off..foot on brake.. press and hold down on the start button till it shows
“automatic shutdown off”………. the engine will run till you manually shut it off…
good luck,,, we love our dogs!
THIS HAS NOT worked on my 2020 GMC 1500 Sierra- whether foot off or on the brake and regardless of how long you press the button.
I would concede the point of making this feature default ONLY if A. There was an option to disable the feature, and B. It was clearly detailed in the manual.
This technology is ridiculous!!! If people can not figure out if the engine is still running then they dont deserve to be driving a car!!! And if they die as a result then so be it.
How are people really complaining about this? This is a common mistake that happens when people get a new car and have never owned a push-button start. This is a safety option that may save some lives.
It’s not like it turns off after 5 minutes…. If you want to have a nap on the side of the road you can… for an hour… Is anyone really napping for more than an hour on the side of the road??
Seems like everyone just wants to find something to complain about and hate against.
This kind of feature should have a CUE option, so it can be turned off and also so we can set the time limit
with and without the FOB present.
Also auto heated seats should have an option to let use set the temp that it comes on.
I was surprised to find out by accident that my 2019 Cadillac escalade will shut off when idling by itself. We live where temperatures are well above 100degrees in the summer. The Dealer was surprised to hear about this!
We were lucky. Had we left our two dogs in there without checking the car they could have died. At present, they are not sure how to disable this feature. The Owner’s manual says it should stay running for 30 minutes. We have found it varies from 10 to 30.
Had we known it would do this we never would have bought it. Our Dodge Ram truck would stay running till it was out of gas if necessary. Police vehicles routinely stay running for hours for canines…who in their right mind thought this was a good idea? Informed consent is necessary for pet owners!
I own a Chevy SS and I would and have never ran my car or any vehicle I’ve owned while sitting at idle for any amount of time unless its necessary.
And having dogs in the car is not necessary. Leave your dogs and cars at home and that wont be a problem.
Leaving your car running at idle for 10, 30, 60 minutes or more is horrible on the vehicle. I guess you care more about your dog then you do your car or truck.
Dogs and cats are not worth 30k, 40k, 50k, 60k, 70k!!!
I went with my daughter to Children’s Hospital for my sick grand daughter. I had to wait outside the hospital because of the Coronavirus. After an hour my car shut off. I did not know it would do this. It was summer and the heat in the summer is stifling so I had to get out of the car and stand outside in the heat. I was there for 4 hours. When we took my grand daughter I did not know the hospital would not let me inside. I also did not know I would have to wait 4 hours. I do not like this feature and it may stop me from buying a Cadillac again.
I agree that dogs and cats are not something I would have with me on the road unless helping someone else out. However it is ridiculous for a vehicle maker to set controls like that, that have no negative affect on them. This is not a feature that will affect other people on the road. I also think the auto engine stop on vehicles is equally and stupid. But who am I to say. A vehicle that has to stop and restart is not good on vehicle either. Nor can I imagine that saving much if any in fuel. Plus it is dangerous and makes no sense. Some people have too much time to sit around and dream upcrappy ideas then impose them on millions of folks. Maybe put out there get input on it and go from there, unless u are trying to please consumer reports magazine. Which now only promotes the most safe cars regardless of most everything else. Not to mention they have been infiltrated by Amazon.com. They have become nothing more than another liberal outreach center that is driven by greed and under the carpet corruption by places like amazon, yet promote themselves as safety criusaders. Which they prolly help in that category. Just need to remember there are other categories that can also be important to most consumers
Sorry to say this to you but in our house our dog is worth much more than our 21 Yukon.
Just saying..
Tried the push and hold on my 21 Yukon.
The disabled shut-off came up on the screen but
I do not believe this is a permanent shut off because it did not work later in the day. Like always my car automatically shut-off after approx 15 minutes.
Do you have to push and hold everytime you want to leave your car running ?
yes…. it’s a one time override….do it every time you need it…prety easy override at least we know how to override GM’s telling us how long we can idle
I have a 2019 silverado and use my truck for work. In the winter it is -50 degrees out and trucks must be left running on site with headlights on, amber flashing lights and buggy whip lights on at all time. I guess big oil mines will not be buying Chevs going forward.
I am a long time owner of many suburbans over a 30 year period and worked as buyer of wood products during this time. I traveled the whole southeast corner of the US from Florida to Missouri. The main reason for buying the suburban was too have the extra room for samples, travel supplies, and a place to lay down when I got tired on the road. I had installed a small mattress, similar to what a big truck has in their sleepers, and it was a safety factor when I was tired. Now I am retired but still like travel in my Suburban for visits to friends and activities across the U.S. and I still like to stop and take a short sleep in the back. However now ” BIG BROTHER ” wants to control how I do this and my dealership tells me I cannot bypass or set the extended Parking shutoff for more than an hour , so unless the weather is prefect , I have too get up every hour and screw with a restart !! I am 66 years old and only wish the government would stay out of our lives, most of us are smart enough to know what is safe and what is not. Adults who leave children and pets in a running car when its hot or cold shouldn’t be allowed to buy a car or have kids, because they are either too stupid or too busy to enjoy lives pleasures. How about having an IQ test to determine if you need the extended parking switch ?. Why not install a switch which can set the time before shut off or allow a bypass if desired, rather than put us all in the ” dumb category “
How about never letting a engine idle for more then a few minutes without driving! Unless you are in rush hour stop and go there is no reason to ever let a engine sit at idle for more then a few minutes.
Its destroys the life of the engine, dont believe me. Go look at the cop cars that have their engines running all day and night long. What it says on the odometer is not what is really on the engine.
We use Chevy 6500 diesels as tire service trucks, even with power take off engaged truck still shuts off. Not everyone commutes the same.
GM tech told me to leave it in neutral with the park brake set & it’ll run all day long…..
So, leaving in neutral with brake on will allow engine to keep running. Sounds risky, but if you don’t want well meaning people breaking your window to save your dog from the heat, that’s what will be done.
I have a job were I idle for 12 to 16 hours a day. You people that say no reason to idle come do my job. In summer its 110 in winter its 30 or below. My job demands me on site sitting in my truck 90% of the time. If I had been told of this feature I would not have spent 65k on my 2019 Silverado. I will not buy another
Is there away of turning this feature off. I am a K9 Officer and have a heat alarm system that alerts (calls me on the phone as well as being able to monitor the heat) to the temperature in the vehicle as well as starts a fan and rolls the rear windows down.
I own a 2021 GMC Yukon and was furious, like you, about the auto shut off. I also learned the hard way after leaving my dog in my car on a hot day. Thank goodness the a/c was not off for long.
THERE IS GOOD NEWS and hopefully this works on your truck as it does on my Yukon.
Some nice person relayed this awhile ago.
Park your truck and shut it off.
Push your foot on the brake pedal.
Push the start button and HOLD IT IN for approx 5-6 seconds. You will see an message on your dash screen saying ” automatic shut-off is turned off”
Now I am a happy camper with my Yukon!!
Please note: Each time you park you need to do this again in order to turn the auto shut off…off.
Good luck and I pray it works for you!
This is the stupidest thing gm could have came out with. I purchased a 2019 trailboss and was not aware of it when I purchased. I am a firefighter and have emergency lights that are operated with ignition hot to avoid them pulling a draw on battery when vehicle isn’t running. I found out the hard way about the auto shut off. Operating on a wreck first unit on scene in the dark when I look back and all my lights have been turned off and vehicle shut down. They say this is about safety because of stupid people forget to turn vehicles off but what about others that need to have vehicle running and know that they are running. They need to have a override it’s going to get someone killed. I have contacted dealership as well as GM and got a smart comment of them saying it’s in your owners manual did you not know this was a feature prior to purchasing. One question who reads the owner manual before purchasing a truck? And next question if it’s a newer and safety feature how come it wasn’t advertised and or told by the sales man? When I came back to dealership and started to ask questions the service nor sales team even had a clue about it. Someone needs to get a Petition started to either be able to reprogram or delete this feature it should be a choice of the owner to have this on their vehicle.
Latest comment to push and hold the start button does not work on the 2020. Hope they can update at a dealership
THIS HAS NOT worked on my 2020 GMC 1500 Sierra- whether foot off or on the brake and regardless of how long you press the button.
I would concede the point of making this feature default ONLY if A. There was an option to disable the feature, and B. It was clearly detailed in the manual.
If I pay $75,000 for a truck and I want to fill the fuel tank full and leave the damn thing running until it runs out of fuel That’s my prerogative and I should be able to do so! This is absolutely the stupidest feature I’ve ever heard of I hope nobody loses a pet or God forbid a child due to this!!!
Coworker has the Ford equivalent and a plug is made to stop this feature. Contacted the maker and unfortunately they do not make a Chevy version.
I worked for GM and retired out with 32.4 years. I recently traded in a 2018 pickup that would run as long as I needed it too. I travel very little but when I do I LOVE to take my dog. However, now if I take my dog with me and am delayed for any reason, like long checkout lines, my engine shuts off, I run the risk of a cop knocking the windows out of my truck and charging me with animal abuse which is now a felony in Alabama.
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HOOOOORRRRIBLE FEATURE. I guarantee you someone will lose a pet or a child over this. You people who say there is no reason to leave an engine idle obviously live inside a vacuum and think your life style is the only life style in existence. You haven’t the slightest clue all the professions that require the need for excessive idle times. Law enforcement and first responders being one. Emergency scenes are often in excess of 1 hour and the emergency lights are set to run while vehicle is on. I will NEVER purchase another vehicle with this feature.
Just bought my dream truck 2020 Chevy 2500 High Country. I pulled over in -10 degrees conditions to take a nap and get off the dangerous road. The darn truck turned off every 20 minutes. I about froze to death in my sleep.
Is there a way to turn this off?
How ironic.GM doesn’t allow Truck Drivers to have a pet on their Truck when delivering their products that help pets in cars.All about the money.
i do not like this feature and would love to know if it can be turned off. I leave my vehicle running for longer periods only to find it shutdown. If anyone knows how to turn this off or change the software/firmware please advise.
Just went from Ram to Chev – wrong choice and we would never have bought this truck if we were made aware of this feature!! My husband works in -30 to often -45 *C or colder and let me assure the people who implemented this feature that those temperatures are EXTREMELY COLD. Many people are out in extreme heat and/or cold working to keep people at home safe orb with electricity, oil, gas ect and their vehicles are a safety measure. Fix this problem!!!
This is yhe dumbest thing they ever came up with. It would be fine if you could manually override it!! Very dissapointed. I am a life long brand loyal GM guy. Seriously considering other options
Put vehicle in neutral and parking brake on. Only solution i have found.
So I went from Ram to 2020 3500 Chevy and no one told me that this thing shuts off after hr !! I think this should be told to you before you purchase a truck that you will be using as a commercial work truck! I think this should be against the law because you are giving 70k for a truck and GM is telling you what you can and can’t do with it. If you buy something you should be able to do with it what you want, if you want it to idle for 10 hours GM should be aloud to tell you can’t idle for 10 hours. I see some people taking up for this and the ones that are completely dumb and ignorant, what if I came to your house and told you couldn’t paint the family room they color you desire ! You are going to me go lay down somewhere because it’s your house and you do what you want to do with it. This is the same thing my vehicle I’m paying for it !! I hope a lawyer sue GM over this.
Just purchased a 2021 GMC Yukon and now wish I did not. I do leave my dog in the car with ac on while shopping. If run time is 15 minutes only I am not a happy camper about this. 30 minutes would be better.
Hope leaving it in neutral with the parking brake on works. Will let you know shortly.
Update on my 2021 Yukon.
Leaving the parking brake on while in neutral DOES NOT extend the run time.
What works is leaving your second key fob in your car and locking it with your other key fob. This will extend the run time from 15 minutes to 30.
Still unacceptable but a little better.
I just bought a 2021 Tahoe and did not realize this was a new feature. I have narcolepsy and have to pull over to nap to avoid falling asleep while driving! Therefore the 15 minute shut off is unacceptable! Especially, when you can not override it or even adjust the timing for shut off. My car shuts off in the school pick up line before my child is even released!!
I traded in a 2018 Tahoe for this one and there has been disappointment after disappointment! I bought the ‘21 with the same LT trim package (just 4×4 this time) and you would assume they would carry the same standard safety features. The ‘18 had lane departure warning and correction, the ‘21 LT “upgrade” does not include that. None of the ‘21s have adjustable foot pedals like the older models. So I now have to sit very close to the steering wheel to reach the pedals!
They traded key safety features, that should consistently be improved and added to all models, not removed on newer vehicles. Instead, they removed driving safety features for emissions protection! Oh and the fuel mileage is awful!!
I agree with you on all points.
Just went from a ’17 Yukon SLT to a ’21 SLT.
Use to be able to leave my dog in the car with the ac on up to 30 minutes and with my new car it is now 15. We’re in the south and I can not understand why GM does not talk to previous owners before making stupid decisions like the 15 minute cutoff.
Also…my old SLT had more features, like the pedal adjustment where the new one does not. For a 66K sticker car you’d think it would include it.
I have owned this new Yukon for only 2 weeks now and the drivers inside door handle has already broken and the dealer has ordered a new door panel. In addition…I now have a Service Safety Restraint System Warning message continuously coming on the screen with a ding…ding…ding… sound.
WOW…only have 1,000 miles on it….wonder what’s next. Sort of wish I had my old Yukon back.
BTW……leaving the car in neutral with the parking brake on does not bypass the 15 minute shut off system. Tried it and it still shuts off in 15 minutes.
How do you disarm the system so it will let the car stay running
Mary Barra-
I am extremely upset with my three day old 2021 Yukon Denali! I have driven Yukons for years and have always been happy with this vehicle. The only reason I drive a Yukon is so that I can take my German Shepherd everywhere I travel daily. There has NEVER been a problem, until this car!
Yesterday (day 2 of ownership), I took my dog on errands as always. Keep in mind that it was 90 degrees outside yesterday in Dallas! As always, I had my dog locked in his kennel with the air conditioner running.
When I returned, the engine was not running and the interior of the car was well above 90 degrees. I wrongly assumed that it must have been my mistake and that I had accidently turned off the motor. So, I went to my next stop, making sure that I left the motor running with the air on. When I returned again, the motor was off and my dog was experiencing near heat death!
I understand GM was sued by a family that left their motor going, but I consider my German Shepherd my child and I absolutely cannot have a vehicle that operates this way. As my neighbor stated, she takes her elderly mother on errands with the motor running and she purposely takes the key fob in case someone would kidnap her mother and the car.
Surely the top GM Engineer can remedy this for people like me. Dallas is a tremendous source of sales for GM cars. If there is no remedy, I shall certainly start writing to all newspapers throughout the country and dealerships, etc. to let potential buyers know about this great fault/fiasco with the operation of this vehicle!
PS – I tried to call you, Mary Barra, and was transferred to CHINA!!!
Recently purchased my fourth (2021) Yukon and agree with you.
Like you…I take my dog with me and found my car shuts off after only 15 minutes.
Please note there is one solution before GM solves this problem. You can leave your second key fob inside your car and lock it with your other key fob. This will extend the run time to 30 minutes.
I live in the hot state of South Carolina and have written GM with my dissatisfaction with no response. You’d think a longtime GM customer would be given a response???????
GM, have you fixed this yet?????????????? Make it an option.
I have been a Ford owner for 30 years & decided to trade in my 2019 Ford 6.7 Platinum F-350 in on a 2020 3500 Denali with the Diesel engine. My Ford had this same feature on it but after it ran for 30 minutes a command popped up on the control center asking you if you wanted to keep the truck running. You would click ok then you could go to sleep & it would keep running. I work out of my truck & sometimes I need it to run for extended periods. I do know if this problem isn’t fixed by the time I get ready to trade again in the middle of 2021. I will never by another GM truck again
I am 60 years old. Never owned anything other than a chevy or GMC truck since I was 16. I now have my 2020 duromax for sale because of this stupid feature. I will buy a Dodge.
What s bunch of idiots they call GM engineers
I have driven ford trucks all my life as of lately I’ve had the need to start driving my wife 12 hours round-trip as she was recently diagnosed with cancer so I decided to go out and purchase a new Tahoe against my better judgement. I have to wait about 8 hours in the truck outside the hospital and to try and get some rest while I’m waiting it’s impossible I’ve had this vehicle all of two weeks and this is a major deal breaker I should have stayed with my reliable old ford
This is more likely some liberal bs that got voted through. They should get trumped.105 degrees f. Brand new Escalade, we left dachshund in amazing cold ac while shopping. Came out to the dog on the floordoard. Can’t fix stupid and this is $&$$$&$ stupid.
This feature in combination with the auto start/stop feature is the reason my next purchase will not be a GM product. I buy 2 new trucks every year for working on job sites in remote locations. The people using these vehicles use them like a office. Having to restart them every 30 min to 1hr is a pain not to mention on cold days is their only heat source. As far as it being a safety thing, if your dumb enough to not know if your vehicle is running or not in a safe environment then your not smart enough to be operating such products in my opinion. Dodge is probably loving you for their increase in sales due to them not having these features.
Just traded my 2020 duramax for a Dodge. Thats right. I said it. I work on the pipeline. Had no clue about the idle time shutdown. Stupidest thing they have ever done. I will decide how long my truck idles, not them.
Stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of… just bought a 2020 3500HD for hauling travel trailers commercially. I sleep in the back seat area and do hauls through North Dakota and Montana…. can’t sleep safely with no heater so I am forced to use on 2004 Silverado when doing hauls our west in the winter… GM needs to make an update to fix this or I’m trading in for a 2021 Ram
Well, after stopping in North Dakota for the night hauling a travel trailer, I forgot to set the brake and put the truck in neutral when I climbed in the back seat to sleep for the night. I was down to my boxers and woke up shivering and extremely cold, it was -24f outside. I had to climb out half naked to the front seat to restart the truck in this extreme cold. I’m just glad that I actually woke up. This could of been a very different ending… after this haul I plan on speaking to my lawyer about this problem and also checkout my local Ram dealership, seeing that GM is not interested in correcting this dangerous issue.
Agree with you Charles.
Recently purchased a 2021 Yukon.
Was unaware of the 15 minute shut off and
quickly found out after leaving my dog while shopping.
We live in SC and certainly need our ac.
Now I leave my second key fob in the car,
which extends the run time to 30 minutes
which is still unacceptable.
GM needs to issue a fix because this is plain old stupid!
Is it possible to override or disable this?
Anna,
To the best of my knowledge…no.
We need to keep complaining and possibly GM will issue a fix for those wishing it.
Not a fan! I wish I could disable this ridiculous option!
I am in an unmarked police narcotic vehicle (Acadia) in the South. I have a K9 that stays in the vehicle during the shift to include when I’m in the office, during hours of surveillance, and in court. I have spent hours on the phone with GM and dealerships, sent emails, and lost my mind trying to stop this. I should not have to worry about my K9 dying in a vehicle because it turns off. To top it off, this was not a feature they discussed in the features when purchasing the vehicle. I am at a loss how to fix this.
K9 officer also with 2020 Suburban
I set the emergency brake and leave it in Neutral. It will run all day at training and can be locked I also recommend a K9 heat alarm with a stall application
Also one of our Ford’s has this feature, and a plug in is made for Ford products that will override this Extended Park, unfortunately they are not making one for Chevy, hope they will in the near future.
I sympathize with all of your problems. Not being a police officer but owning a best friend dog, I have the same problem in the south with my 2021 Yukon.
I tried the parking brake in neutral thing but still my car shuts off after 15 minutes. Then I read about leaving the second key fob in the car in the car. Doing this you can still lock your car…..A N D IT WORKS….by extending the run time to 30 minutes. Still….I can’t understand why GM engineers do not give us a way to fix this very stupid shut off problem. If its liability issues…we all could sign a waiver form or something like that.
This is horrible. I live in a cold climate and a diesel doesn’t warm up in 20 minutes even when plugged in. And it only lets you start it twice. For 80+ grand I should be able to turn off this feature. Pissed
Put the truck in nuteral set e brake then set cruise for fast idle. It will stay running all day.
Does leaving the suburban in neutral with parking brake on actually let the truck continue to idle , for an unlimited time. I have heard yes and no. Steve F.
I’m a pipeliner and I have a 2020 at4 3500 and I have it idling 13 hours a day with e brak and in neutral.
I would like to turn this option off on my 2021 gmc at4 diesel. This is dangerous for pet owners that want to insure their vehicle is cool while they have their pets
There needs to be an override feature to use when needed. I leave my dogs asleep in their crates in the car when at a dog event or to run a a short errand. I shouldn’t have to worry the vehicle will shut.
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i have a 2021 suburban….. the reason we have this big vehicle is we travel a lot and always take our dogs with us,,,,, we have had 5 suburbans previous to this 2021 suburban….. when we leave our vehicle when traveling we have to leave it running for our pets….. now GM tells us we can’t leave our vehicle running for more than 30 minutes…. what gives GM the right???
tell me who to contact to overide this overreach … and PLEASE don’t tell me my local dealer or even worse, the “salesman” that sold the vehicle to us… HELP
Push and hold doesn’t work on 2020 Silverado. Put in neutral and set parking brake works, though dangerous. Thanks GM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I found if you leave the vehicle in neutral with the parking brake on it will stay running I have no problem as I have always done it with my stick shift car as there is no park on manual vehicles some people may not like to leave there vehicles in neutral but hey it works
ask your gm dealer to recalibrate the vehicle to disable the auto engine shut off. refer to bulletin #21-na-056. be advised there will be a charge for this software change.
may i ask,, does the bulletin refer to the “auto shutoff” (when it shuts the engine off at traffic lights ] or does it refer to “auto shutdown” where it shuts down the engine after extended parking time,,,??? do you know which the bulletin is referring to?
Thanks
GM bulliten #21-NA-056 information on vehicles engine shuts off after 30 or 60 minutes of idling – (Mar 17, 2021) . just the shut off for extended idle, this has no effect on the auto start – stop function that turn off the engine at stop lights etc.
I left my children in the vehicle for a trip to the grocery store and the vehicle shut off automatically and they died in the heat.
Thank you for this info. The proper authorities will be notified. Leaving your children in a vehicle unattended for long periods of time is irresponsible no matter the weather conditions.
Just verified the way to disable the function on my 2021 Yukon posted by another user- took less that 10 seconds.
“on the 2021 suburban: this is how you override the Automatic Shutdown: with the car off… foot on the brake,, press and hold down start button till the dash shows “automatic Shutdown off” this will override the feature till the car is manually turned off… its that simple ,,,BUT, it took 10 calls to different GM and dealer employees to find this solution……..
i personally don’t believe GM hs the right to tell me how long my vehicle can idle…..”
Someone should consider a class-action lawsuit against GM for this “feature”. I have a 2020 High Country Duramax that was almost $70k, I think I paid for the right to decide when my engine is running or not. I almost lot my dog the first time this happened in Texas summer heat.
The idea that we have to do this each time we stop is unacceptable.
Lawyers have no concept how those of us who use our trucks to make a living, use our trucks.
hello Rick Baker
Amen Brother,,, to your response…. just b4 I found out how to override the automatic shutdown feature,, I told my wife , “if I was a lawyer, i would try make GM take back this $70,000 suburban”…..as I said originally,,after I buy this vehicle ,, its up to Me, how long i keep it idling,, not Big Brother,,,,
luckily after many phone calls, i found out how to override that silly function …Please pass it along to all you can
Not only does it shut off engine
2019 Silverado High Country. You have to turn on bed lights in cab. No light switch in bed
REALLY. GM. YOU NEED TO RE THINK THESE USELESS FEATURES!
As a medic in the oilfield who needs the truck to run to heat up and MTC or keep the radio on, this sucks. Def wouldn’t buy a truck like this if I knew.
Engine Still shuts off after 15 min
22 Rts silverado. SUCKS GM!!!!
Stupidest feature ever GMC YOU SUCK
I buy your cars to bring my pet not have to worry about them
You need to do a firmware I tried holding start button for 10 sec and doesn’t work on 2018 Yukon xl
Stupidest feature ever GMC YOU SUCK!
I buy your cars to bring my pet not have to worry about them
You need to do a firmware I tried holding start button for 10 sec and doesn’t work on 2018 Yukon xl
Lou,
I agree with you. I traded in a 2017 Yukon for a 2021. With my ’17 (hopefully it will work with yours) I left one key fob in my car and carried another one with me. When leaving my dog in the car I locked it with my second key fob in order to keep it running. With my ’21…you must SHUT YOUR CAR OFF FIRST then re-start it by holding the start button in for 10 seconds.
Hopefully one of these will work for you.
Good luck!
2019 Cadillac Escalade ESV, I am a chauffeur and this feature 100% sucks. Warm up the suv waiting on a client with all settings ready for client to enter suv and then suddenly the suv shuts off. Extremely uncalled for!!!!! Need a way to shut feature OFF! Zero common sense feature.
Based OUT of Southern California.. So where are you then, if you’re OUT of southern California? Try Grammarly. You’re not a B-17 bomber group coming out of Hammersfeld..