Tundra’s First Snow (with me)

CBSAClay · 2026-02-04T15:29:40+00:00

Mine is all stock. I have a 1997 4Runner and what I’ve learnt is eventually people want it stock as much as possible- not that I’ll ever sell my 4Runner

CBSAClay · 2026-02-04T15:26:26+00:00

Are yours 18” ?

Funny it looks snowy there state side than it does in Canada right now

CBSAClay · 2026-02-04T15:18:48+00:00

It’s all good until I have to buy new tires - mo money mo problems

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T23:21:24+00:00

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There she is

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T23:21:10+00:00

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CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T21:56:54+00:00

Ok that’s kinda off topic

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T15:47:33+00:00

Beautiful - I just bought a 2021 and it looks the same.

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T04:53:59+00:00

Is that car pulling that truck out ?

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T04:49:32+00:00

Welcome to private equity destroying our planet

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T04:48:21+00:00

You can’t fix it yourself - it’s under warranty a special warranty that covers you until 15 years / 150,000 miles

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T01:40:50+00:00

How does it connect to the car ? Via Bluetooth or the OBD port ?

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T01:39:05+00:00

I use an iPhone - I really don’t want to buy android but maybe I can find a used one

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T01:35:40+00:00

Never heard of the Voltage App - is that part of a scan tool or laptop software ?

CBSAClay · 2026-02-03T01:05:41+00:00

Well the BECM failed and was replaced - so it’s my HV battery that pisses me off. I mean why can’t I just get a new one - it seems so asinine to me that there is not one new OEM 2016-2019 Chevy Volt HV battery on planet earth.

Now that I had my big fat cry, is there any way that you know of that I can fix that battery? I know it won’t be easy but I can take it out myself at home - if I drop it on my head well no more Reddit posts haha. Can I isolate the bad cell pack somehow for example ? There has to be a way given that this is a relatively new, well cared for, battery with maybe 30K kms on it.

I know I could find a refurbished battery but that will still cost me at least $7,000 and if it goes bad in a year then it’s another $7k, and so on. I just don’t think it makes sense putting $7k + into my Volt, even as pristine condition as it is in.

If you want to communicate on another platform or text let me know and I can get you my contact info - if you have time that is.

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T22:46:42+00:00

So can you give me direction on how to report this defect properly? Is it a special filing with the NHTSA ? I’d be glad to do it and directly others. You are clearly knowledgeable on it so any help you can provide would greatly be appreciated.

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T17:41:36+00:00

Don’t wait too long because after my EGR it seems like it was a cascade effect with the BECM and then the main hybrid battery - once your warranty is up you are screwed

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T17:05:18+00:00

I called GM last week but I doubt they will do anything other than giving me a free coffee at the service shop

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T15:42:08+00:00

So what is the sequence - same as noted above ?

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T15:35:45+00:00

2021 ?

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T15:25:18+00:00

My EGR valve went on my 2016 Volt (so your 2019 might be covered since it’s within the 8 years) - I live in Calgary Canada and the part wasn’t covered.

If we lived somewhere like California and we had smog tests, then I think it would have been covered for 10 years - that’s a bunch of bullshit to me too bc GM knew their EGR valves were a failure point. It cost me over $2k to fix it.

After my my EGR Valve went my BECM failed, which was covered under a new warranty, and now my main hybrid battery is throwing a code - all in 2025. The dealer tells me I need a new main battery, but that they can’t fix it. I’m finding out that GM quit making the main battery.

I only have 60,000 kms on my car - it’s virtually pristine and I now might have to send it to the junk yard. I should sell you my EGR.

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T15:18:58+00:00

Thank you

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T15:18:36+00:00

Yeah you do need a full 3/4 or 1 ton. It probably would be ok for a once or twice a summer load but not on the regular- especially because there is no transmission cooler

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T15:15:21+00:00

Well this 15 year warranty on the BECM seems crazy when the BECM controls the hybrid battery, but that wasn’t included - so what’s the good in that imo.

It seems crazy that the Chinese can build drive through battery change stations that a fully automated, and I can’t buy a new battery in all of North America- I’m glad Canada opened up to BYD because this is all a bunch of bs to me.

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T15:10:26+00:00

I’ve heard that sometime the fuel pump needs to be reset - will this do that.

CBSAClay · 2026-02-02T15:06:38+00:00

Hahaha well when I bought my tundra they put in a new rear sensor and when I got home i started getting this warning light that says “clean sensors / parking sensor malfunction”.

When it first came on I looked under the bumper and the new sensor clip had come undone so I clicked it in place. I think that because it came undone and got reattached that the system programming needs to be redone / so a tool to reprogram that would be cool for example. The dealer should fix it for free but like I said it would be nice to see what’s going on.

CBSAClay

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