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  1. KC 2013 Tahoe

    3-Hour Battery change

    j91z28d1: Just came across your response to my post. Good suggestions! Next time will follow your advice regarding putting the posts together before reconnecting a new battery. In the interrim, have changed the three main cables and so far, so good. Regarding the breaking plastic, it's very...
  2. KC 2013 Tahoe

    Strange oil leak

    Rear main seal leaks don't typically remain static, nor improve... would guess that's your culprit given the other repairs you've had done.
  3. KC 2013 Tahoe

    3-Hour Battery change

    As a purely preventative measure will go ahead and look into getting some new ones. Hard to argue with your logic. I assume this large positive cable with inline fuse is the primary culprit. There's also another that goes from it to the alternator for charging, plus the negative post to engine...
  4. KC 2013 Tahoe

    Help-2024 Tahoe Stalled

    So what good is it to keep the vehicle if even the replacement Fuel Pump modules are failure-prone too? These failures rarely occur at a good time or place. Truly maddening on what otherwise are rather sexy SUV's Given the only option is to replace a failed module with another that's...
  5. KC 2013 Tahoe

    Help-2024 Tahoe Stalled

    To quote GM's Quality website: "At GM, we’re focused on engineering high-quality, durable and reliable products that hold up to the every day." Given all the blown engines and failing electronics I'm reading about, does that really seem to be the case? Perhaps an update is in order...
  6. KC 2013 Tahoe

    3-Hour Battery change

    All good points. I don't want, expect, nor care to listen to anything GM has to say. They are figuratively dead to me.
  7. KC 2013 Tahoe

    3-Hour Battery change

    Appreciate the feedback! I'm fully aware of my Tahoe's age and keep her well maintained, along with a lot of preventive maintenance. I keep my vehicles a long time, and am rather intense in regards to maintaining their reliability. As this is my bride's primary ride I don't ever want her...
  8. KC 2013 Tahoe

    3-Hour Battery change

    Spent most of yesterday evening battling gremlins following replacement of the battery in my bride's '13 Tahoe LTZ This weekend, it had started giving the tell-tale signs that this summer's record, long 110+ heat finally exacted its toll. Weak/slow cranking and a new dash warning: "Battery...
  9. KC 2013 Tahoe

    RF Outer Door Handle Broken

    Agree - the Dorman handles are made with extra/better material in key breakage points. Best of all, they have a L/T warranty. Should they ever break again the replacements are free. :)
  10. KC 2013 Tahoe

    RF Outer Door Handle Broken

    So I finally got some time last evening to replace the completely broken outer RF door handle and the wounded Driver's outer door handle. The Passenger handle was completely broken-off at both pivot loops. The Driver's outer pivot loop was broken-off, accounting for it's looseness. The remaining...
  11. KC 2013 Tahoe

    RF Outer Door Handle Broken

    All the inside handles are AOK so far
  12. KC 2013 Tahoe

    Just picked up a 22 Sport Platinum

    I'd be giving her lessons regarding not needing to pull close to curbs when parking, so she doesn't scrape the black coating off the edges of those sweet rims.
  13. KC 2013 Tahoe

    RF Outer Door Handle Broken

    So I guess we've been lucky to get along on the original thus far... the RF outer door handle made a nice cracking sound/feel yesterday when my bride pulled on it. It's now useless, doing nothing when pulled. We'd already replaced the LR, using a Dorman replacement with great results going on...
  14. KC 2013 Tahoe

    Escalade pulls to the left - Replaced almost everything!

    A tire with a broken belt will also cause a bad pull towards the side with the bad tire. Have you tried swapping the front tires R to L and L to R to see if the pull follows? Curious why the alignment shop didn't diagnose this for you after they aligned and it still pulled.
  15. KC 2013 Tahoe

    2007-2009 front panels will swap into 2010-2014s

    Dorman makes a ruggedized repair armrest in both the buckskin and charcoal grey colors. Has a metal skeleton and replaces your broken armrest. Took me about 45 minutes to remove and replace the broken one in our 2013 Tahoe. Very pleased with how well it works...
  16. KC 2013 Tahoe

    Looking at a 2013 Tahoe LT, replacing my old 2005 (sniff, sniff)

    Those pictures sure look like a previous repair was done by just covering the rust-thru and surrounding area with bondo. Trouble is bondo acts like a sponge and absorbs moisture, including saltwater in winter driving. Precisely why the bubbling areas are so bad. Those areas need to be cut-out...
  17. KC 2013 Tahoe

    DFM disabler released

    No problem! I can only reference my '13 Tahoe and experience with it. Not sure why they need to cut into their fender liner, but perhaps they're trying to get at the ECU/ICM to get them reprogrammed. I do plan to someday have our Tahoe's ECM tuned to cancel the AFM and also fix an extreme...
  18. KC 2013 Tahoe

    AFM Disable Options

    Good detail! Don't even get me started on Direct injection! Just read all the posts on here from the new Tahoe/Denali/Sierra owners with seized or destroyed new engines. Ford having similar issues on their Direct Injected engines too. Very happy to keep driving our '13 Tahoe. Kevin
  19. KC 2013 Tahoe

    AFM Disable Options

    I I also reside in Arizona (Chandler) and have the AFM delete dongle on our '13 5.3 Tahoe. All I've ever done is remove it from the OBD2 port in my driveway before heading over to the emissions station. All they do there is plug in their cable and start the engine, leaving it in park as they...
  20. KC 2013 Tahoe

    LR Window dropped down into door

    My bride called shortly before I left the office yesterday. Her LR window dropped down into the door after she stowed her bag of books (7th grade Science teacher) and shut the door. The RR window did the same back in 2019, so figured the regulator on that side had likely broken too. The white...
  21. KC 2013 Tahoe

    DFM disabler released

    AFM cuts off oil to the lifters on 4 cylinders, whereas DFM is a bit more elegant in that it selectively decides which cylinders to cut out. The disabler works on either system, both of which eventually destroy our engines and transmissions in favor of marginally better fuel economy.
  22. KC 2013 Tahoe

    DFM disabler released

    I've had it on our 2013 for several years and it simply plugs into the ODB2 port and stays there. We have annual emissions inspections here in metro-PHX, so all I do is unplug it before heading in for the emissions test (all they do is plug into OBD2 port and check for any emissions related MIL...
  23. KC 2013 Tahoe

    Rear Shock Options

    Yes - Hope you can get them covered without having to pay any out of pocket costs! Good luck
  24. KC 2013 Tahoe

    Rear Shock Options

    Rock Auto usually offers choices of original GM, AC/Delco/Delphi as well as aftermarket options too. No way I'd ever pay a stealership $2400 to replace my rear shocks... the same folks that wanted to charge $700 to replace my spark plugs. Took all of 45 minutes to do them myself, plus the cost...
  25. KC 2013 Tahoe

    The good and bad.........5.3

    We have 130K+ on our 2013 5.3 and she's still running great. Pretty sure the oil pooling/PCV issues had been resolved by the 2013 model year. She doesn't consume any oil and the plugs were all a nice tan color when I changed them back at 100K miles. Installed a dongle back around 60K miles...

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