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18277 messages, Last post on Nov 18, 2009 at 6:43 AM
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Do any of you know if GM has discontinued the Trailblazer, Envoy and Rainier. I heard that neither one would be produced after the '08 models but I haven;t been able to confirm this. Thanks
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Replying to: earlc (Aug 14, 2008 3:25 pm) Edit... I next went to www.gm.com, selected GMC, then went to Build Your Own.. chose 2009 and the Envoy does show up there. So, maybe they are still building them after all. |
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Have a family member that weighs towards 400 pounds. Any SUV model or sedan that can take that weight on a constant basis?
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Replying to: alancsn (Aug 16, 2008 2:51 pm) tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper |
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Replying to: hardhawk (Apr 06, 2004 3:43 am) thanks handyandy3 |
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Replying to: handyandy3 (Aug 20, 2008 3:15 pm) I do not have the ability to turn the air suspension on or off in my Envoy. It is "on" all the time and usually I hear it come on every time I start the car. It has done that since new. I can turn on or off the aux. air pump outlet located in the passenger side rear panel in the cargo area. I cannot imagine why someone would not want it on when towing unless there was some fear it would overload the system. That has never happened to me. I would think that even if you could turn it off while towing that the back end would sag lower due to the extra weight of the trailer tounge. My Envoy has the extra duty towing package so I have always assumed that the air rear suspension was designed to work in towing situations. Mine is a 2002 that I bought new 7 years and 1 month ago and the air suspension has worked the entire time. We have towed with it during the summer since new. Our boat/trailer weighs 5000# and the Envoy tows it just fine. Does your owner's manual say anything about it? Do you have a switch that lets you turn the air suspension feature on and off? On mine the air suspension has air bladders instead of rear coil springs. I replaced the rear shocks last year but they are not connected to the air suspension bladders and are just plain old shock absorbers. Good luck and keep us posted! Hardhawk
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Replying to: hardhawk (Aug 21, 2008 12:25 pm) thanks handyandy3
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Replying to: handyandy3 (Aug 21, 2008 2:09 pm) That sounds like the absolutely most absurd "customer service rep's" advice I've ever heard. If towing something caused an adverse response in the model you own, the manufacturer would have designed something a little more "sophisticated" than pulling a fuse. And I would sure get hold of the franchise owner and get, in writing, what he would suggest in the situation you describe. |
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Replying to: handyandy3 (Aug 21, 2008 2:09 pm) Good luck. |
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thanks guys for all of the input---going on the popular opions of your answers and my hunch I will not disengage the air suspension when towing---my vehicle will not be overloaded (I had it scaled) so the system should handle it with no problem at all plus the fact that it towed fine to and from the the yard where the scale was located thanks again
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