Recent content by rdstrattan

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    torque pro hybrid Battery pids for P0BBD dtc

    Thanks for all the good info & detail. I have a 2008 Tahoe Hybrid with 140,000 miles that thru a check engine light today and has some hesitation going out of EV and does not always drops to Auto-Stop, Checked codes with basic Harbor Freight OBD2 device and got P0BBD & P0AC4 dtcs. Fear I am...
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    M4 for towing with a Hybrid, I know but...

    I have a 2008 Tahoe Hybrid and I tow vintage cars & trucks on flatbed dual axle 7,000 lb trailer regularly. I use M4 when climbing or dropping down, but usually use D on flat land. Not high miles, about 130,000 now and maybe 20,000 towing. No problems so far.
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    Clock stopped working

    See my reply under No Clock thread. There is a "secret" code procedure of resetting the clock under the Menu > Display screen
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    No clock

    I think I found a way to fix this problem but haven't tried it yet. I searched "clock" to get here, but also in the search results I found 2 posts that had an answer giving a procedure that uses a secret code to be entered. Mr T has a post "Can't set electronic clock, eh?" that has a reply...
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    No clock

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    No clock

    I have exactly same problem on my 2008 Tahoe Hybrid. Hope somebody replies with good suggestions.
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    Towing mileage

    I'm an odd duck in this crowd since i have a 2-mode Hybrid Tahoe, 2008, with 120K miles, but I get 12-13 mpg towing my vintage Chevrolets on a tandem axle flatbed (open) trailer if stay below 65 mph. About 5500 lbs trailer weight and maybe not as much frontal area as a camper, but close...
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    Mileage improvements need suggestions...

    Get a 2-mode hybrid, except GM discontinued them after about 4 or 5 years of production. I have a 2008 Tahoe Hybrid I bought in 2011 when it came off lease. I get 20-21 mpg in city, as well as highway if I keep it under 70 mph. Also tow either my '30 Chevy sedan or '46 Chevy pickup (open...
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    "Check your vehicle's charging system"

    accessory battery will wear out - replace Check condition, or better yet replace your 12 volt accessory battery. If it is 5 years old, its time for it to fail and it will cause strange problems that the fancy on-board diagnostic codes won't figure out and tell you about. Recently my '08...
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    GMC hybrid satisfied/unsatisfied users/any major techinical issues?

    I have an '08 Tahoe Hybrid 2-mode with 88,000 mies purchased as it came off lease 2 years ago. I tow a vintage Chevy on an open trailer with no problems. 20-22 mpg not towing, 14 mpg towing. Love the hybrid part, dissapointed in quality and design of rest of Tahoe compared to my old '93...
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    08 hybrid not starting

    Check condition, or bettter yet replace your 12 volt accessory battery. If it is 5 years old, its time for it to fail and it will cause strange problems that the fancy on-board diagnostic codes won't figure out and tell you about. Recently my '08 Tahoe Hybrid wouldn't start one morning...
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    What kind of MPGs are you getting?

    08 Tahoe 2-mode Hybrid RWD, 21 mpg hwy if I heep it under 65 mph, 20 mpg city , 14.5 mpg towing '30 Chevy on open trailer at 65 mpg. Bob Strattan, Tulsa, OK

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