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Re: The '07 Tahoe wipers really Stink! [73shark]
by junglegeorge
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Mar 19, 2007 (1:33 pm)
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Replying to: 73shark (Mar 18, 2007 2:08 pm)
Yes the silver p[in, however it is actually a rivet. I drilled one, and I have it a part. It is too wide for the standard ANCO blade. I have some more work to do, I will get back to you.
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Re: Loss of Radio, Navigation and Onstar Service [obravada]
by junglegeorge
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Mar 19, 2007 (1:42 pm)
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Replying to: obravada (Mar 19, 2007 11:08 am)
YES, I have the same problem all the time. GM is going to replace the BCM (Body Control Mod.) Every modual in the Tahoe gets a serial wake up/handshake signal from the BCM every time you start the truck. You should have set several codes that GM can read when you take your truck in for service. If you had shut the Tahoe off, and opened the driver door prior to trying to trying to re-start, the retained battery relay would have reset and everything would have been working again. I found that just re-starting will not reset the mod's you have to open the driver door or wait for it to time out (20 min). Good luck at your dealer, mine thought I was nuts the first several trips in. Then, like you I drove in to the dealers garage with several things not working, however I refused to turn the Tahoe off until they witnessed the issue first hand. hope that helps, George.
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Re: Loss of Radio, Navigation and Onstar Service [obravada]
by tony20fan
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Mar 19, 2007 (7:24 pm)
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Replying to: obravada (Mar 19, 2007 11:08 am)
I had this exact thing happen to me when my Tahoe was relatively new. No nav., radio, etc. and the thing that was weird was no turn signal click, just like you. I stopped and turned it off and then back on and then all was ok. It was a red flag to me, but have had no other problems since. My radio does make a weird "zap" sound, as if it had been struck by lightning, every now and them. It is so loud that I'm afraid that the speakers or something will blow out (or it will scare me and cause an accident!). I don't know why it does this and haven't taken it to the dealer for it. My, my, seems there are so many problems with these. I've had great luck so far, but I'm glad I have the extended warranty. So much can go wrong!!
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Re: Loss of Radio, Navigation and Onstar Service [obravada]
by 73shark
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Mar 19, 2007 (8:25 pm)
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Replying to: obravada (Mar 19, 2007 11:08 am)
My did it once. No sounds at all. Got a good feel for just how quiet it is. The turn signal as do all sounds goes thru speakers. No codes were set.
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Re: Loss of Radio, Navigation and Onstar Service [junglegeorge]
by obravada
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Mar 21, 2007 (12:38 pm)
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Replying to: junglegeorge (Mar 19, 2007 1:42 pm)
Thx for the restart tip. I'll be sure to open the door prior to a restart. I also have experienced what appears to be a "Zap" at times when I start the vehicle. Almost like someone suggested it sounds like being hit by an electrical charge. The dealer indicated that I should not turn off the vehicle if it happens again and bring straight to the shop to see if they can identify any codes. The dealer even offered to get me a rental car(at their expense)from Hertz if I wanted to leave the vehicle overnight and have them diagnose the problem the next day.
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Re: Loss of Radio, Navigation and Onstar Service [obravada]
by jerrywimer
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Mar 22, 2007 (3:01 am)
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Replying to: obravada (Mar 21, 2007 12:38 pm)
I've had that "zap" at least three times since I first bought my Avalanche. If you get resolution be sure to post back with the fix. I'll do the same if it ever comes up during a visit to my dealership's service department. I haven't had time to take the Av in for anything less than a true crisis problem for a while now (oil changes and such don't count- I've hit the local quick change shop for those).
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Problems playing DVD's
by macman246
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Mar 22, 2007 (12:28 pm)
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I test drove an '07 Yukon Denali overnight, and was surprised the nav unit could not play single-sided DVD-R's I've burned and finalized. It would start off playing one frame every 10 seconds or so, and when skipping to a chapter it would only play a few seconds and stop. Store-bought DVD's seemed to play fine.
Does the nav unit only handle double-sided DVD's? Thanks.
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Re: Problems playing DVD's [macman246]
by valvestud
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Mar 22, 2007 (2:40 pm)
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Replying to: macman246 (Mar 22, 2007 12:28 pm)
Mine plays them just fine. I only use Verbatim discs. I also use Slysoft AnyDVD for decrypting, and 1 Click DVD Copy Pro for copy.
Also, there is no such thing as double sided DVDs in the sense I think you mean. Double sided DVD's are typically used for different film formats. DVDs you burn are either single layer or dual layer, giving you 4.7GB or 8.5GB of storage, but layers are only on one side. They don't come 2 sided... at least that I've ever seen.
Joe
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Re: Problems playing DVD's [macman246]
by 73shark
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Mar 22, 2007 (8:20 pm)
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Replying to: macman246 (Mar 22, 2007 12:28 pm)
Have you tried +R DVDs?
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Re: Problems playing DVD's [73shark]
by jerrywimer
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Mar 23, 2007 (3:30 am)
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Replying to: 73shark (Mar 22, 2007 8:20 pm)
That was going to be my question too. I use Verbatim +R discs (originally from a batch of 4x rated discs, and now from 8x rated discs). I haven't attempted to play back any of the discs I made using my PC since I bought the Avalanche, but all my DVD video generally comes from VHS in one of two ways-
1) VHS VCR connected to a Plextor ConvertX hardware MPEG2 converter connected to the PC by USB2 port. This and the included software lets me create DVD compliant video data that I use a separate software package (Nero) to burn onto the discs.
2) VHS VCR connected directly to a standalone Philips DVDR 3400 DVD recorder. This recorder works a whole lot like a regular VCR. So it's pretty simple- select the input source, set the recording quality (analogous to setting the recording speed for VHS to get more / less on a tape- does the same thing for the DVD+R discs), start the source, hit record, finalize the disc when done.
Number 2 is my current method, because it's just so much easier and less time consuming than using the PC path, with far fewer variables involved. If I have something that I want much greater creative control over (menu structures, home video editing, etc.) I'll still use the PC though.
So far all the discs I've attempted to play back in the Avalanche were created using the Philips recorder. I have no reason to doubt that the PC created discs will work just as well though- my wife's Terraza plays discs from either equally well. Also, the discs themselves seem to make more of a difference than the tool used to make them (as long as the tool is making DVD compliant discs). For example, I started out the whole DVD-backup thing by experimenting with different types of media. I've used -R, -RW, +R, and +RW, and tried different brands of each. The brand sometimes has made a difference, but far less than the type of disc itself. In my own experience the -R and -RW discs haven't played as well in the van (again, haven't repeated this test with the Av since I settled on +R discs). +RW discs worked fine, but since I wanted to make permanent copies I've reserved the rewritables for use as data discs for my computers.
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