General Motors has begun producing the 2022 Chevy Tahoe and 2022 Chevy Suburban with Automatic Stop/Start after it removed the feature in October due to the semiconductor chip shortage.
GM removed the Automatic Stop/Start feature from the 2022 model year Chevy Tahoe and Suburban in order to cut back on the number of semiconductor chips it was using per unit. As a result, all units produced from the start of production for the 2022 model year vehicles in October until December 12th were not equipped with Automatic Stop/Start. With the chip supply improving slightly, however, GM has now re-added the feature to the Tahoe and Suburban, with all vehicles produced from December 13th onward featuring the technology.
Automatic stop/start was removed from all Chevy Tahoe and Suburban models that were equipped with either the naturally aspirated 5.3L L84 V8 or the 6.2L L87 V8, with buyers of affected vehicles receiving a $50 credit in exchange for the feature’s exclusion. The change was not applied to models equipped with the 3.0L I6 LM2 turbodiesel Duramax.
The 2022 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban are produced at the GM Arlington Assembly plant in Texas alongside the GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade. The automaker recently re-implemented weekend overtime shifts at the Arlington plant after observing an improvement in its chip supply, increasing the production output of its hot-selling and hugely profitable full-size SUVs.
While GM has begun to see its access to semiconductor chips improve, GM spokesman David Barnas said last month that the situation “remains complex and very fluid.” Experts believe the impacts of the chip shortage will begin to dissipate next year, but will not be fully resolved until much later in the year or in 2023.
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Yeah. People really love this. Said no one ever!
Most people have no idea about it or care, but it saves money so they’re happy. So most probably love it more having it than not having it.
Use the chips for heated steering wheel and seats instead of this crap.
Is it due to better chip access, re-engineered relay systems or both?.
How about add heated seats, ventilated seats and heated steering wheels back before you worry about auto start and stop, which is a useless feature….just a thought?
Except it’s proven to save around 5-8% of fuel, so how is it useless?
I would love to read that report proving stop start saves that much fuel. It would have to be during conditions like bumper to bumper hourly commutes every day 5 days a week and the same commuters let the vehicle run to warm them up or cool them off before there journey. There is a good reason why there is a button to turn that useless function off.
I honestly doubt it does really save anything in the life of it, stopping and starting an engine can take a little gas as well. I have had a ’16 GM truck, a ’18 GM truck, and a ’20…I can’t tell the gas mileage difference at all between the ’16/’18 without start stop, and the ’20 which has it. If anything, the ’20 might be worse, and that’s with the 10 speed. My point was if you poll most of the buyers, I am sure they would rather have the heated stuff/vented stuff/HD radio/4 way lumbar than auto stop/start…especially in cold or hot climates.
Would love to know what chip I could pull to delete this “feature.”
How about fixing the issue with the remote start, left my wife stranded in parking lot
A $50 credit was provided to buyers while the stop/start was not offered? Heck, I’d pay $500 to delete that nasty “feature”. When I’m driving a vehicle with the stop/start I usually remember to push the “defeat” button, or I hold my left foot on the brake and my right on the gas and then it doesn’t shut off. Just imagine the amount of money you will spend over the life of the car replacing the starter motors? 10X the cycles normally incurred? 20X?
You can bet the disable button will disappear in the not too distant future. It’s pretty obvious why – the government grants a CAFE credit if the manufacturer has this feature. The credit has nothing to do with the actual fuel savings, which only occurs in certain operating scenarios. If the manufacturer allows stop/start to be disabled, the credit is significantly reduced. You can bet the government will insist the button be removed in the future to get the credit.
Nobody seems to like this feature but I believe in the bigger s u v totally understand having it with the V-8 engine but in the smaller c u v with 3-4 cyl engines I think it’s a pretty useless option how much Money are you really saving and for the environment well that whole other issue in my opinion just saying ……..
Anyone who thinks this feature doesn’t add wear and tear is not thinking clearly. My neighbor has a new Ranger with this, it sucks!
A feature that no one has asked for….. Save your money and put those resources towards some other “REAL” issue….
Some of the comments above are truly ignorant about the start/stop system and what it does and doesn’t do. Car Forums seem to “kick and scream” when it comes to the newer tech.
Horrible feature that should not be forced upon a paying customer.
It should be possible to switch it off forever.
I switched off on both Denali and AT4. My C8 doesn’t have it
And ah yeah, we have pretty decided we don’t like stall start. And the FOB where do you put the FOB after your seated and buckled in. I can’t get in my pocket…no place on or in the dash. Just ends up in the ash tray or cup holder. Both wonderful places to root around in when you arrive to find your FOB. Sure glad my business fleet still has this little flat thing with notches to start them. Don’t think I can stuff six FOBS and the building keys in my pocket…. Sorry that l am such an incompetent….not being being able to deal with all those FOBS.
The Fob goes in your pocket when you go to the vehicle and stays in your pocket all day. No need to ever go fishing for it and never worry about leaving it in the car, bad habit imo.
Is there a way to watch our 2022 Tahoe being built.
Also track it from ordering to delivery.
This would sure be nice. Our dealer just doesn’t update us at all.
I’m still waiting on getting an order number. My 2022 tahoe will be produced in Arlington. Mine was ordered Dec.27, 2021.
It will not go into to production until it’s assigned an order number; which my dealer is waiting on to tell me.
I was wondering the same thing. My wife and I ordered our 2022 Tahoe on Dec 16th. The salesman told us it would probably be 12 – 16 weeks. I called him last week, still thinking it will be another month or so, I wonder if they are doing tours again at the Arlington plant (which would be about a 4 hour trip one way). I’d just like to see the process. It would be fun if we could find out when, then plan a trip, and MAYBE see ours in production. If not, at least track it from order to delivery.
I’m very pleased to say TRL Automotive has released a version of their AutoStop Eliminator for the 2021 Tahoe/Yukon. It works beautifully and makes me smile every time I start my Yukon. No connection to TRL – just love their product.