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2007 and newer Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon
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I would have raised hell if hadn't come up with something !!! But this so called fix will be free.. we'll see if the CLICK is gone !! Can't wait..
Just make sure you latch them good when you reinstall after cleaning.
HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE???
I never mess around replacing just the rubber part anymore - still have the old GM blades - but -
Putting Michelin blades on solved my problem - not worth messing with a trip to the dealer if its just a wiper replacement - but if its the complete arm (part that is bolted on to the vehicle) it may be worth the trouble.
Just got my first chance to use Ethanol. I only had half a tank of ethanol (didn't notice the station had it at first). Anyways, I liked the way it worked. It was a little higher in price than I exprected, but I also didn't notice a big drop in MPG as I expected. Basically from LA to Las Vegas I got about 17.5MPG on regular unleaded and on the return trip from Vegas to LA I got about 17MPG with half a tank of E85. I would normally attribute the .5MPG drop to the way I am driving home vs. to Vegas (kinda crazy on the way home with getting around slower traffic).
So, now I'm just waiting for some ethanol to come up locally to me in Los Angeles.
G
brian
YES!! I have an 07 Tahoe and the GM doc# is 1974648. It was labeled as "Power steering high pitched whistle noise heard in any gear with vehicle warm" #06-02-32-010A Dated 5/22/07.
No fix available at this time.
The cause is internal to the steering gear. Engineering is currently investigating the cause of this noise and working to develop a correction.
I called GM and was real pissed about this. Call them up and complain, I got a year of free maint. out of them. The sound is driving me nuts, all the dealer could tell me is to turn the radio up.
Dave
Keep trying with your dealer. My dealer in Nashville, TN, Jim Reed Chevrolet, did the right thing and replaced the steering gear mechanism, and that DID FIX THE PROBLEM!
GM must not want to admit it will fix it. Otherwise it will cost them millions to recall all the vehicles with the same mechanism and replace it.
I know what the bulletin says. My dealer showed it to me too. But I convinced them to replace it anyway, and they did, and it worked!
So tell your service managers to call the service manager at Jim Reed Chevrolet in Nashville, TN.
But what has been getting me since about 6k miles is that my brakes squeal at slow rolling and barely applying the brakes (like you would in slow traffic). It drives me absolutely nuts, but the dealer won't fix that. They say it's a maintenance issue. So I have a service station replace the pads for me every 5k miles and that solves the problem temporarily.
Now with 37k miles (and out of warranty), the brakes are the only problem I have with the vehicle. I'll be checking out the new Sequoias in a year or so.
http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/answers/bedbrakes.html
Any ideas?
One of the things I liked the most about the having a Tahoe on a long trip is the confidence it gives me when the weather turns ugly.
Yesterday I was on such a trip - had to drive for 3 hours in a pretty good rain storm -which at times was a complete downpour.
I wish the wipers had a faster setting - at times they would not clear the windshield.
But my questions are -
The side windows seem to become very hard to see out of - its like the rain water builds up on them during heavy rain - my other Tahoe never - no matter how hard it was raining had this problem - I was driving 60-65 MPH - at times I it was so bad I could not even see the side view mirror.
I can hear water dripping - not sure exactly where the sound is coming from - but its like the water building up on the side windows is dripping down inside the door - no leaks or anything - just the annoying sound of water dripping - very strange to hear this at 60+ MPH -
The rear window wiper needs to be on all the time to keep the rear window clear - its always covered with rain - even after the rain has stopped and the road is just wet - the window still becomes covered with junk.
I drove my 2006 Tahoe for 50,000 miles and rarely used the rear windshield wiper - my 1998 Tahoe did not even have a rear wiper and I do not ever recall having a problem seeing out the back window.
I put a bug/stone deflector on the hood - I do not think that should make any difference - but maybe it does.
If it was raining so hard that your wipers weren't clearing the W/S, then it's time to put 'er on the shoulder and stop.
Thanks, Nico
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I have an '06 Suburban 4x4 with trailer package and my vehicle came with a wiring "pigtail" for the trailer power and brakes. It attaches at the rear near the hitch. No need to go the fuse panel....at least with the '06 models.
If your trailer wires must be connected to the fuse panel, you may want to refer to your 07 Owner Manual, Section titled "Instrument Panel Fuse Block"... For continous power, try the fuse slot marked [AUX PRW]; if you need the exact fuse for the Brake Lights only, there is a slot marked [STOP LAMPS]... For my 07 Yukon Denali, the information is shown on page #538 and #539...
Just my opinion, connecting these wires, say from the rear bumper to the fuse panel under the front dashboard will take quite some time and effort. Can you splice these wires to the rear 12V Power Outlet for continued power supply and the brake wire to the brake-light assembly in the rear as they are fuse protected... Hope I did not mis-understand what you are trying to do... [non-permissible content removed] Luck!
The only other problem with visibility I've had has been with the windows fogging up, but just turning the defogger on takes care of the front and side windows.
As far as the dripping down. I noticed while washing my tahoe that there are channels in the door jam from the roof down to the base of the door that water flows through. That's probably where you're hearing the dripping from.
For brake wire, are you referring to an electrical trailer brake that is applied with a separate actuator, right?