Ridiculous lack of feature and a glitch in the radio... any help?

[Paolino]

In the 2010-Present LaCrosse, the Door Unlock is on the center console. Holding unlock does not unlock the trunk as it did in the previous generation LaCrosse. I find it ridiculous there's no way to unlock the trunk from the inside of the car. If I have someone running to the car in the rain with their hands full, I have to get out of the car to open the trunk for them and get wet myself, OR shut the car off to use the fob (the trunk release doesn't work on the fob if the car is running). Why would GM make it impossible to open the trunk from inside the car while the car is running and parked?

Secondly, I use a USB flash drive to store music and play back in the car. When I put the drive in, originally I had 40 folders. I removed the flash drive, added a soundtrack to the drive and put it back in the car. The car now doubled the number of folders while adding the new one as well.. it says I have 81 folders. What's even weirder... the new folder isn't in alphabetical order like all the others. It's just randomly showing up.

I have added other songs to existing folders and added an additional folder since then, and now I show 82 folders, with the two newest ones being inserted randomly (not alphabetically). Anyone know how to rectify this?

When I put the flash drive on my computer, it comes up alphabetically listed, and 42 folders like it should.

[G. David Felt]

I am also amazed at the poor implementation on 2010 and older cars. Seems these are the early days of software based electronics and they suck. Worse yet is that GM seems to be fast to stop doing updates to fix the poor quality software features compared to current model lines.

Wish I had an answer but I am just as frusterated by the slow response on nav, radios, etc of GM's auto's that have these features.

[Drew Dowdell]

Is this an Intellilink car? I could try the USB thing with the Encore

[Paolino]

Yes Drew. I'm thinking if I remove the flash drive and erase it, then reinsert it so the car "indexes" a new, blank drive, when I recopy all the files it'll correct itself. It's just ridiculous it's not refreshing correctly (nor is there an option I can see to refresh it).

All this said... I truly am a happy owner. I love this car. The 3.6L when spooled up is fun to drive.