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Replying to: tdoh (Jun 13, 2006 10:36 am) Back to the Tahoe 15/21mpg 320hp 340ft-lbs Other 4x4 with standard engines Toyota Sequoia 15/17mpg 273hp 314 ft-lbs Nissan Armada 13/18mpg 305hp 385 ft-lbs Ford Expedition 14/18mpg 300hp 365 ft-lbs The Sequoia's tow rating is 2000lbs lighter than all the others. I'd give up the 30ish ft-lbs of torque for the extra 3 or 4 mpg. If you need your exra HP and torque well the Denali should do it then...13/19mpg and 380hp 417 ft-lbs. Highway mpg still better than the competition. |
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| Has anyone experienced a situation where their 2003 (or other similar year/mileage) Yukon had the front differential need to be replaced, along with the front wheel bearings at 85,000 mi? This just recently took us by surprise after buying it used with no known defects and a clean maintenance record (corporate fleet). The dealer tells us that we need to replace the diff. and at least one wheel bearing....$2100!.....This isn't an AWD Yukon, just 4 WD on demand. Any thoughts? Any cheaper solutions? Any warranty? Would love to hear some ideas and comments. | |
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Replying to: nacho07 (Jun 02, 2006 12:37 pm) |
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I noticed today that, I think just when the lights are on and the interior is illuminated, that the knob to switch between 2WD, Auto and 4WD was really hot. Anyone notice this? Loving my Tahoe. 550 miles and it's great. Getting just over 16 MPG in mixed driving. I know that'll improve a little more.
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| I have a new 2007 tahoe..lease. I'm very disappointed. I have been to the dealer 5 times and tomorrow will be my 6th time in there. Car radio shuts off..on-star stops working, the a/c stops working???? Air bags not on...safety..gone down the drain. I'm just simply disappointed. | |
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Replying to: jjmjgnx (Jun 14, 2006 6:16 pm) So far no major problems with my '07 LT3. |
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I love my new Tahoe. I have just under 1000 miles on it and, knock on wood, I haven't had any problems. I do, however, have a fine black dust that accumulates on the rear lift gate after driving it only a short distance. My Tahoe is white and it is really noticeable. It only covers the back lift gate/window, no where else on the vehicle. I don't know if it's exhaust or tire dust (if there is such a thing) or what. My other Tahoes never had this problem. If your car is any other color, it may not show up. It's discouraging to wash it and have it looking great and then drive for a few minutes and have the back looking dirty. Any ideas as to what this is or if it happens on anyone else's besides mine? On another note, I love that Chevy enclosed the wheel wells with the black plastic. They are so easily washed and kept spotlessly clean. This may seem funny, but it's something I totally appreciate and have never seen before.
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Replying to: rwerner (Apr 03, 2006 6:17 pm) |
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I just found this on another site what a load of CRA* ............Thanks for the suggestion of calling Bose. It turned out to be the most knowledgable contact. I reached a very helpful support person at Bose Automotive group who really took ownership of the issue. She researched it and found something very disappointing. The Bose functions mentioned in the manual are not available on the Chevy Suburban, only on the GMC and Cadillac versions. The same is true for the Tahoe (only available on the Yukon and Escalade). The Bose system in the Suburban LTZ is a Bose 5000 which only has a four channel amplifier. Even though it's a "nine speaker system", the two speakers in the D-pillars (rear of the truck) are tied to the rear door speakers and the two speakers in the A-pillars (sides of the windshield) are tied to the front door speakers. Then there's a subwoofer in the center console. On the GMC and Cadillac versions, when you order the Bose system you get the Bose 6000 amplifier which is a true 7.1 amplifer (some speakers must still be tied together). It's only with the Bose 6000 that you get the extra DSP, Centerpoint and AudioPilot features. I asked whether the speakers were still all wired individually back to the amplifier but tied together at the connection. Then I felt I could convince GM to swap out the 5000 for the 6000 since the manual claims the Suburban has the features. She was pretty sure it was an entirely different wiring harness with the speaker tied together in the chassis and all that made it back to the amplifier were the four speaker connections. I have faxed copies of the relevant manual pages to Bose. They're very disturbed by what appears to be a mistake on Chevy's part, claiming certain Bose features are in the vehicle when they're not. The (navigation) manual, which is for the Chevy and GMC versions, simply states if you have the Bose speaker system, you have these features. Unfortunately it should qualify it to say not applicable in the Chevy Suburban (or Tahoe). My dealer, after reaching Engineering in Detroit, confirmed the very same information. I haven't been able to confirm it, but from what I can find on the web, only the Denali and Denali XL have the advanced Bose system (and probably the Escalade as well). Not the basic Yukon. The difference is that on the Yukon the option is described as "Bose premium 9-speaker system, with subwoofer in center console (UQA)" and on the Denali it's described as "Bose luxury 9-speaker system, with enhanced performance amplification, Audio Pilot noise reduction feature and subwoofer (UQA)". I guess it's the difference between Premium and Luxury. Interestingly, both the dealer and Bose asked me if I had ever experienced AudioPilot. I told them I hadn't but that it sounded pretty neat, automatically adjusting volume based on actual background noise rather than just based on speed (SCV). They both feltt that the basic SCV worked much better than AudioPilot and that AudioPilot was too subtle to hear the effects. The support person at Bose said they get a lot of complaints on AudioPilot from customers feeling that it's not working. So, I didn't get what I thought I was getting, but I might be better off. I'll keep you posted if I find anything else out. Until then, I'll just enjoy everything else the new truck brings us. Marc |
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