GM needs to step up to the plate.

 

I totally agree, GM is in there wrong here. I have the same issue on my 07 Tahoe LTZ, my cousin has the same exact car and he has gone through 3 of them. The same issue. The little cheap gear breaks. The pinion gear is made of brass, but the spur gear is made of plastic. The problem is that the mirror for the LTZ is between $650-700 at the dealer, GM Parts Direct: Your direct source for Genuine GM Parts sells it for around $500. Knowing that you are buying a part for $500-700 + labor that will fail again is not a solution. GM you need to recognize this as an issue and stop using cheap parts.

 

2007-2014 GM Trucks Folding Mirror Spur Gear Made From High Strength Steel - Click the Pic !

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GruvenParts.com is pleased to announce our plans to manufacture replacement spur gears for the folding mirrors on 2007-2014 GM truck including Escalade, Silverado, Avalanche, Tahoe, Suburban, Sierra, Yukon, and Denali. As many have discovered, the folding mirror assembly on these trucks suffers from 1 weak point : a spur located within the mechanism was made from plastic rather than proper gear steel. As a result, the plastic GM spur gear strips or cracks over time causing an inoperable folding mirror. Unfortunately, GM will only sell you the complete folding mirror assembly, which ranges from $700-$1,200 ea depending on the year/make/model.
And that $ would be spent just to get another faulty mirror assembly with a plastic spur gear that will also soon fail.

GruvenParts.com has addressed this issue by designing a proper spur gear made from high strength gear steel. This will eliminate the cracking and stripping which is occurring in the GM plastic gear.

Please note that in order to install the replacement GruvenParts.com steel gear, you will need to disassemble the mirror mechanism. This requires basic tools and a vice. The replacement metal gear will need to be pressed onto the worm gear shaft using a suitable vice or arbor press. If you lack the tools or experience to take on this task, you can contact us via email to send in your unit, or find a local repair center that can perform the installation for you.

Application :
All 2007-2014 GM Trucks With Folding Mirrors Including Escalade, Silverado, Avalanche, Tahoe, Suburban, Sierra, Yukon, and Denali.