2023 Buick Envision Second Key Fob Under Constraint
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Certain examples of the 2023 Buick Envision are currently being delivered to customers with only a single key fob due to ongoing supplier constraints, GM Authority has learned.
GM has been producing certain 2023 Buick Envision models with only a single key fob since the compact crossover entered production at the GM Jinqiao plant in Shanghai, China on August 1st, 2022. Vehicles affected by this constraint will have a window sticker with the RPO code R6I on it indicating that they will be sold with only a single key fob. Buyers will eventually receive their second key fob, but it will need to be programmed by the dealership.
The 2023 Buick Envision comes equipped with the turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder LSY gasoline engine, which is rated at 228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. The four-cylinder is paired with the GM nine-speed automatic transmission, which sends power to either the front wheels as standard, or all four wheels as an available option. The crossover received a revised fuel economy rating from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the 2023 model year, with the city rating falling from 24 mpg to 23 mpg. However, the engine remains unchanged from before.
One of the few actual changes applied to the Buick Envision for the 2023 model year is the introduction of a revised exterior color palette, which swaps the Satin Steel Metallic and Burnished Bronze Metallic exterior colors for the new Moonstone Gray Metallic and White Frost Tricoat exterior colors. Pricing for the 2023 Envision starts at $34,795 including the destination freight charge for the entry-level Preferred trim with front-wheel drive. This price also includes the new mandatory three-year OnStar Connected Services plan that has been applied to Buick and GMC models for 2023.
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What a joke. Electronics manufacturers are pumping out millions of televisions and smartphones, yet an auto manufacturer has to constrain keyfobs and issue an old-school “IOU” for a second key? This alleged “chip shortage” is getting more and more suspicious. There was an ad on TV last night for Ford where they are now telling customers specifically to “build and order” your new vehicle online. This is the new normal.
If you had electronics as a hobby, you’d know there are parts you simply cannot get. I’ve been trying to get some more raspberry pi’s for 2 years now. They are still unavailable. It is not an “alleged” shortage. It is a real one. Another couple of parts in very short supply are some of the fairly famous AKM converter chips. They are still recovering from a fire in 2020. They have brought out some new parts which can be obtained, but some of the older ones cannot. My guess is the older ones were fab’ed in the destroyed fab and they have not ported the old process to the new fab they are using. Another part in short supply is the muses 72320, a volume control chip. This is 3 very specific items I know are unobtainium. I am sure there are many others. So the shortage is not alleged.
From what I hear it the issue is with the European chip vendors (NXP in particular). Every production cycle, capacity at the fabs is bid out. The vendors were super stingy and consistently got outbid.
GM treated this hands-off since it was yet another second-level supplier they knew little about, whereas US tech companies like Microsoft, Nvidia, AMD and Apple took an active hand in managing capacity and throwing money at the problem when necessary.
Now that supposedly China has the world by the guts and they are the ones able to get their hands on every chip, the China made Envision is short of keyfobs? C’mon
But as all the latest articles in GMA, this and that under “heavy constraint”, this is no surprise.
Now they say that only certain Envisions? why? The keyfob is a keyfob: Open Door, Close Door, Open Close End Gate, Remote start and panic. That is much of a standard.
As Arcee says: what a joke!
Pretty soon GM will UPS whatever parts are available to your house and you can build your car in the driveway. Just put the unfinished car on cinder blocks old school style until GM can get the rest of the parts to you…in say…about 4 years. So for example, when someone asks you what year your Envision is, you can tell them it’s a 22/23/24 model year.
How’s that “just in time” inventory crap working out for you stupid bean counters now?
Buy a certified pre-owned 2021, that what I just did (a loaded 21 Avenir AWD w/ 9,000 miles). Came with 2 fobs, all chips included so all functions work as expected. This is my first CPO but if it goes well maybe it will be my new way of buying cars. You get the +1 yr bumper-to-bumper add-on and they lengthen the powertrain/roadside to 6yr/100k, and add 2 free oil changes- so not really losing anything in the way of remaining warranty, just a few thousand miles on the clock. Mine had an original window sticker of over $47k but got it for $41k, then took $1000 off from my GM card (max on a CPO) so a purchase price of $40k- in this environment that seemed decent to me (plus, I don’t need/want 3 years of on-star). I’m not interested in ordering cars with an unspecified delivery date or features subject to future activation. I like touching & driving the car I’ll be paying for prior to purchase 🙂