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Category: Troubleshooting Notes

Technical troubleshooting support for GM electronics, including communication issues, installation pitfalls, programming errors, module behavior anomalies, and root-cause diagnostics. Focused on real-world field experience and OEM-level system behavior to help identify and correct complex issues efficiently.

GM Video Processing Module showing hourglass icon and missing parking guidelines due to programming issue

Why Swapping Mirrors Causes Camera Issues That Standard Calibration Does Not Fix on GM Vehicles

Posted on January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 by WAMS Tech Notes

Camera issues after swapping mirrors on GM vehicles are often misdiagnosed as calibration failures. This Tech Note explains why calibration is typically drive-based, why it cannot complete after mirror swaps, and how camera processing configuration causes clipped views, missing guidelines, and hourglass icons.

K2 Pickup Screen

Ghost Touches, Phantom Inputs, and Random Screen Behavior in GM Vehicles — What Actually Causes It (and What Doesn’t)

Posted on December 27, 2025December 28, 2025 by WAMS Tech Notes

Ghost touches, phantom inputs, and random screen behavior in GM vehicles are commonly misdiagnosed. This guide explains why the touchscreen digitizer and controller are almost always the real cause — not the HMI

Diagram of the GM MOST bus ring showing the Radio as the MOST master and the HMI, amplifier, instrument cluster, and media disc player connected in a closed-loop copper network.

Why a Blank Screen Doesn’t Always Mean a Failed HMI

Posted on December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 by WAMS Tech Notes

A blank or frozen infotainment screen on GM vehicles is often misdiagnosed as HMI failure. This guide explains how the MOST bus ring works, why the Radio is the system master, and how failures in any node—amplifier, cluster, media player, or wiring—can take the system down.

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