Brand New 2500HD ZR2 Issues

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Just took the new 2500HD ZR2 on a road trip. Found many issues

1) Can’t fill up the gas tank. Something is causing the gas to bubble up at the nozzle, causing the gas pump to shut off every 1/2 gal pumped. I have to pump the gas on it’s absolute slowest speed to get the gas down the tube and into the tank. Anyone else have a hard time getting the gas pump to keep running??

2) Speed limiter of 98. I do emergency road side services. I noticed 2 semis on my trip with brakes smoking/on fire. I sped up to catch them and was limited to 98mph. WTF!? Last truck was a 2021 Trail Boss with 6.2. Bought the Pulsar LT which removed the limiter (among other things). Cannot seem to find a unit like this for the 2025 HD ZR2. Does anyone make a plug in unit like the Pulsar LT to eliminate the stupid speed limiter?

3) Bluetooth issues. My music from my phone sounds like a record skipping when connected through Bluetooth. If connected with the cord, sounds perfect. But Bluetooth is an issue, with calls too. Anybody else have issues with Bluetooth where your music stops for half a second like your phone is about to ring (but doesn’t rung and it keeps doing this every 45-60 seconds)?

4) Extending the mirrors. I showed my brother the power extending mirrors. Hit the button to bring them back in and the passenger side didnt come back in. Had to extend out again and back in before it came back. This has happened to the passenger mirror several times now. Anyone else having this issue?

5) Plugged in my GPS into thr USB port in the dash next to thr HVAC controls. The whole assembly disappeared inside the dash. It wasn’t even secured/attached.

The truck is going back to the dealership for rework obviously. But some heads up on these issues from others would be helpful. Am I alone on these issues or are they common?
 
Just took the new 2500HD ZR2 on a road trip. Found many issues

1) Can’t fill up the gas tank. Something is causing the gas to bubble up at the nozzle, causing the gas pump to shut off every 1/2 gal pumped. I have to pump the gas on it’s absolute slowest speed to get the gas down the tube and into the tank. Anyone else have a hard time getting the gas pump to keep running??

2) Speed limiter of 98. I do emergency road side services. I noticed 2 semis on my trip with brakes smoking/on fire. I sped up to catch them and was limited to 98mph. WTF!? Last truck was a 2021 Trail Boss with 6.2. Bought the Pulsar LT which removed the limiter (among other things). Cannot seem to find a unit like this for the 2025 HD ZR2. Does anyone make a plug in unit like the Pulsar LT to eliminate the stupid speed limiter?

3) Bluetooth issues. My music from my phone sounds like a record skipping when connected through Bluetooth. If connected with the cord, sounds perfect. But Bluetooth is an issue, with calls too. Anybody else have issues with Bluetooth where your music stops for half a second like your phone is about to ring (but doesn’t rung and it keeps doing this every 45-60 seconds)?

4) Extending the mirrors. I showed my brother the power extending mirrors. Hit the button to bring them back in and the passenger side didnt come back in. Had to extend out again and back in before it came back. This has happened to the passenger mirror several times now. Anyone else having this issue?

5) Plugged in my GPS into thr USB port in the dash next to thr HVAC controls. The whole assembly disappeared inside the dash. It wasn’t even secured/attached.

The truck is going back to the dealership for rework obviously. But some heads up on these issues from others would be helpful. Am I alone on these issues or are they common?
1.) I filled mine up for the first time this weekend. It clicked off several times before I started to manually pump it and moved the handle. If finished fine after that. There is a valve that lets air leave the tank as fuel comes in. If that valve fails closed, it is a pain to fill up.

2.) They are all that way. It's a truck with tires not rated for over 98MPH. They have to limit it for safety and liability purposes. There is nothing at this time to get around that. For my understanding, the global B software is a bitch.

For all the rest, as @AXE would say, GM grab bag lol. It sucks but their QC is pretty much non existent. My rear camera is darker than the rest on mine and almost unusable at night. I had a rubber seal sticking out from under the driver side headlight. That is all I have noticed so far but that doesnt mean there isnt more.

I know it's a pain to have to take it to the dealer when it's new and it is frustrating. But I guess that is why we have a warranty. Their craftsmanship sucks.
 
I traded my 22 ZR2 6.2 in about two months ago with 48,000 miles. Only issue was a bad injector. Bought a 2025 ZR2 2500 Duramax. Owned for 2 months so far no issues. Guess I've been lucky.
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The gas tank may have a bad check valve or vent line. I'm not totally sure how this system is designed, but probably the issue as the filler tube is choked. You see that a lot with diesel when it is foaming due to air in the pump system.

The trim pieces have their issues. I've had to snap a couple of my bezel tools back into place by reaching behind and pushing them. One time, my parking brake button would not square up cause the mount behind the fascia was broken. They had to replace it.

Radio might benefit from a soft reset, hard system, boot, or infotainment update......that's well-documented in numerous threads.
 
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Are they putting the bumpers on straight yet. Last time I looked, that special feature was still available for trucks costing as much as your first house!
 
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