General Motors will retrofit all models which have had heated steering wheels deleted as a result of the ongoing global microchip shortage.
Back in November, General Motors announced that it was deleting several comfort features from models across its lineup due to the chip shortage, affecting over a two dozen nameplates, including the Buick Envision, Cadillac XT4, Cadillac XT6, GMC Acadia, GMC Sierra, Chevy Blazer, Chevy Equinox, and Chevy Silverado, among several others. For a more complete list of affected models, check out GM Authority’s coverage of affected Buick models, Cadillac models, GMC models, and Chevy models.
Features that were deleted include heated seats, ventilated seats, and heated steering wheels. Customers who purchased an affected vehicle would receive a cash credit.
Then, later in November, it was reported that affected GM models without heated seats and ventilated seats would be eligible for a retrofit of these two features as early as the 2022 calendar year. GM said it would cover the cost of retrofitting these features, and that customers who purchased an affected model would still receive a $50 credit. However, at the time, it was unclear whether or not GM would retrofit affected models with heated steering wheels as well.
Now, per a recent report from Automotive News, it turns out that General Motors will in fact retrofit affected models with heated steering wheels. Similar to heated seats and ventilated seats, affected models will be eligible for heated steering wheel retrofitting as early as next year as soon as parts become available, with the current estimate set for Q3 of 2022. General Motors will cover the cost of the heated steering wheel retrofit process, and affected customers will receive a $25 credit per vehicle.
Additionally, General Motors is offering all affected customers one year of complimentary usage of its Remote Access Plan, which includes features like voice service, remote key fob, on-demand vehicle diagnostics, and vehicle location. The complimentary service is available to all affected customers, including those without heated seats, ventilated seats, and heated steerings wheels, and customers can sign up for the service immediately.
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Comments
Interesting, but what about those vehicles that won’t be equipped with wireless phone charging?
Will GM be adding them at a later date also?
Who cares they aren’t big enough to fit today’s cell phones anyway
WHAT ARE YOU USING AS A PHONE, AN IPAD?
S20 5g
Then it will definitely fit where the wireless charging area is
I just said it doesn’t fit lmao. 2021 colorado and my s20 does not fit in the wireless charging area🤣
Great, now fix the ugly grill on the 22 Silvy refresh and offer more interior color choices besides black.
Good news, I said they should do this.maybe someone is listening.
I think they were more likely scared 💩 less about the number of cancelled orders they were receiving from dissatisfied customers!
So you may get all of your vehicle but it may take one to two years?
This is why you don’t buy gm junk. They’ve never in the history of the company listened to what the people want they just force their cars on the public.
Really!!! Why go without, just wait to buy. Do they think consumers are idiots.
That’s great news. I can’t wait to order a new Silverado. Happier now knowing some features will be available again. Keeping it together during these unprecedented times. Solid company!
Let them put in writing I don’t trust anything GM says anymore I have been a GM customer for over 50 years
Once Again……just smoke and mirrors…..
GM IS HOPING TO HAVE THE MICROCHIPS FOR SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL DURING 3RD QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR INSTALL TIME NO KNOWN AT THIS TIME NEVER DONE THEM BEFORE THEY ARE ESTIMATING ABOUT 3 HOURS
Hope they prioritize blue states ahead of red states and cars produced in commie countries. lol.
Liberals drive Subaru’s not GM Trucks
hmm.. this liberal drives a 2500. nice generalization
Trickle UP effect…….consumers screamed to dealers, dealers screamed to their district, district screamed to the zone the zones said are y’all NUTS…….and evidently a bean counter was awake and actually listened…….
See Gm always was your best domestic choice
Yes indeed; the domestic choice. Spark, Encore, Envision…
gm builds good trucks. They have fallen behind RAM in luxury interior design, ride quality and dash design. They need to stop the bleeding with this 2022 model. Too late for my wife. She loves her first ever non gm truck, it’s a RAM.
I can’t believe people survived all these years since GM started making vehicles without heated steering wheels. I guess they just wore gloves! Please stop this craziness, make a vehicle with the basic
Needs of operating. Cut the cost back so folks can afford them! Please please please.!
Who in hell needs a heated steering wheel or heated seats? I only once drove a car with heated seats, an unfamiliar car, and did not know where the switch was. In two miles I darn near fried my nethers. As Jerry Hamlin alludes, what did our fathers and grandfathers do back when things were so primitive?
Try living in Canada. I won’t buy another vehicle without heated seats/wheel ever again. It’s manageable with cloth, but it’s a necessity for leather seats
Clearly the comments coming from some of you on the heated steering wheels, heated seats, etc, are from those that don’t live in a climate that sees temperatures often drop below 0 F. Guess those are people who live in warm climates like Florida, Arizona, California, etc. These folks wouldn’t know a cold day if it bit them in the ass. Don’t pass judgement on others. I am also Willing to wait out the chip shortage if need be, or go to another car manufacturer.
Makes me laugh with there $25 and $50 credits,you cannot even buy a set of $20 Walmart grade mudflaps for $100 from gm.
The small credits are due to the fact that they’re to cover the inconvenience for the purchasers in having to bring back their vehicles to the dealerships for later retrofitting and not to replace the actual cost of the items not being installed when manufactured.
GM previously mentioned that if the heated steering wheel would not be installed or retrofitted later, there would’ve been a $180 credit on your invoiced amount.
Does this also include heated rear seats to be retrofitted as well ?
Yes!
Great!!!
GM is now moving front an rear parking sensors to the cutting room floor in their latest moves to save on microchips! Many models including the Cadillac XT5 will be affected starting Monday Dec 20th … Just in time for Christmas! #ScroogeMoveGM
Is this not a “Safety Feature?”
Distribution Updates
Updates for XT5
Week of 12/20/2021
Effective 12/20/2021, the following changes will be made to the Vehicle Order Guide:
Exterior section-(UD5) Front and Rear Park Assist, added footnote 1 to 1SA and 1SB which reads “Vehicles built prior to December 20, 2021, include Front and Rear Park Assist. Certain vehicles built on or after December 20, 2021, will be forced to include (00Z) Not Equipped with Front and Rear Park Assist, which removes Front and Rear Park Assist. See dealer for details or the window label for the features on a specific vehicle.” Current footnote 1 becomes footnote 2 and added to the end “Vehicles built prior to December 20, 2021 include Front and Rear Park Assist. Certain vehicles built on or after December 20, 2021, will be forced to include (00Z) Not Equipped with Front and Rear Park Assist, which removes Front and Rear Park Assist. See dealer for details or the window label for the features on a specific vehicle.”.
Interior section-Added (00Z) Not Equipped with Front and Rear Park Assist, see dealer for details. Availability is Reference Only “A” on all PEGs with footnote 1 which reads “Vehicles built prior to December 20, 2021, include Front and Rear Park Assist. Certain vehicles built on or after December 20, 2021, will be forced to include (00Z) Not Equipped with Front and Rear Park Assist, which removes Front and Rear Park Assist. See the window label for the features on a specific vehicle.”.
I don’t trust them to get the parts and I don’t trust the dealership to install them correctly. I have a 2011 1500 LTZ that I’ve been wanting to replace for over a year. As much as I hate to, I’m probably going to end up buying a Ram or a Ford.
They absolutely can’t be trusted I had a terrible time buying my new truck and I should have walked
when will retrofit for steering wheels and seats be available for 2022 yukon XL slt?
Where can I find out what is involved with the proposed later retrofit of the heated seats and rear park assist in the 2022 Camaro. If it involves taking the bumper off and/or taking the dash apart to access these chip locations, that may be a consideration for me to wait until its available, or just forget about upgrading my SS 1LE before the car is cancelled. Anyone know a source for this info? Please don’t say dealership as they are usually the least informed.