mackmcmillan
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Hi all,
I need your help!
I did an admittedly cursory search but nothing jumped out at me so I'm here to humbly ask if anyone has had an issue after ANY type service that would cause this condition? Could the servo install have caused this?
In traffic, I have to press as though I have no brake booster to get to a full stop and have to maintain that pressure to keep it still. Even at idle it picks up RPMs and speed if I'm not on the pedal. It's similar in feel to a cammed ride that lurches, except mine just stays at 3,000. Unless I stomp the brake then occasionally it remembers to slow itself.
Sitting still at a light, I tried neutral, but all that did was free up the engine to rev even higher. Not redlined, but they stayed up enough it took 3 gallons of gas to drive less than 15 miles today.
I've had little electrical gremlins here and there since I got it being the first year out but those were dealt with years ago. Throttle body isn't sticking, pedal doesn't do anything unusual, either, so I don't think the drive-by-wire would be tricking it in this fashion.
The Tahoe's old and has been well used, so I expect things to go as they do, but THIS? I hate taking my ride in to upgrade it to avoid making a costly shadetree mechanic error only to have it come back worse than it was when I left it.
It had numerous mechanical things that went "bad" in close succession, so I thought I'd get all the troubles fixed and upgrade it while it was already there and save my back the hassle...
I just wanted the servo to help the outdated 4L60E not be such a POS in this vehicle. The shift points are terrible, it never knows where it should be and downshifts on an ant hill but will stay in overdrive in the mountains... So it's sucked forever in that regard. And apparently, I've only succeeded in achieving the opposite by kicking it over the hill and killing it. At least any want to ever touch it again. I'm sick of the GM nightmare, but they don't pay well when they retire ya, so I'm stuck with this thing now.
The crummy thing is, I happen to love the darned thing. Not to mention it's the only ride my kid has ever known me to have and she loves it too. It's one of our bonding things and she's a teen now, so it's getting less and less. Wanna keep the fun until the hormones completely eff it up!
Someone, anyone, please let me know what I can do besides another mechanic and even MORE of my retirement check and no guarantees they'll find f*** all or everything needs replaced. I'm at a loss for this and one other issue, actually. May as well toss it in while I'm on my soapbox: I go through front tires in less than 2 years. All I ever get is "It's in spec," a shove off, and a lighter wallet (trend...). I get frustrated by that because I can plainly see how far off the camber is. The bottom of the tire is a good inch or more further out than the top on both sides and the wear pattern confirms it. I am sick of buying tires so often as well. Anyone else have THAT long term problem of horrid tire wear?
My apologies for the flippin' novela, I'm just so overwhelmed at how much is still troublesome even after I throw money at it as though I actually HAVE it to be doing so.
Any help is greatly appreciated, and you can bet I'll certainly read anything anyone has to offer! That said, if I don't reply, it truly won't be anything personal!
Thank you in advance for your time, I do value your input!
V/R,
-Mack
E. McMillan
I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S.
I need your help!
I did an admittedly cursory search but nothing jumped out at me so I'm here to humbly ask if anyone has had an issue after ANY type service that would cause this condition? Could the servo install have caused this?
In traffic, I have to press as though I have no brake booster to get to a full stop and have to maintain that pressure to keep it still. Even at idle it picks up RPMs and speed if I'm not on the pedal. It's similar in feel to a cammed ride that lurches, except mine just stays at 3,000. Unless I stomp the brake then occasionally it remembers to slow itself.
Sitting still at a light, I tried neutral, but all that did was free up the engine to rev even higher. Not redlined, but they stayed up enough it took 3 gallons of gas to drive less than 15 miles today.
I've had little electrical gremlins here and there since I got it being the first year out but those were dealt with years ago. Throttle body isn't sticking, pedal doesn't do anything unusual, either, so I don't think the drive-by-wire would be tricking it in this fashion.
The Tahoe's old and has been well used, so I expect things to go as they do, but THIS? I hate taking my ride in to upgrade it to avoid making a costly shadetree mechanic error only to have it come back worse than it was when I left it.
It had numerous mechanical things that went "bad" in close succession, so I thought I'd get all the troubles fixed and upgrade it while it was already there and save my back the hassle...
I just wanted the servo to help the outdated 4L60E not be such a POS in this vehicle. The shift points are terrible, it never knows where it should be and downshifts on an ant hill but will stay in overdrive in the mountains... So it's sucked forever in that regard. And apparently, I've only succeeded in achieving the opposite by kicking it over the hill and killing it. At least any want to ever touch it again. I'm sick of the GM nightmare, but they don't pay well when they retire ya, so I'm stuck with this thing now.
The crummy thing is, I happen to love the darned thing. Not to mention it's the only ride my kid has ever known me to have and she loves it too. It's one of our bonding things and she's a teen now, so it's getting less and less. Wanna keep the fun until the hormones completely eff it up!
Someone, anyone, please let me know what I can do besides another mechanic and even MORE of my retirement check and no guarantees they'll find f*** all or everything needs replaced. I'm at a loss for this and one other issue, actually. May as well toss it in while I'm on my soapbox: I go through front tires in less than 2 years. All I ever get is "It's in spec," a shove off, and a lighter wallet (trend...). I get frustrated by that because I can plainly see how far off the camber is. The bottom of the tire is a good inch or more further out than the top on both sides and the wear pattern confirms it. I am sick of buying tires so often as well. Anyone else have THAT long term problem of horrid tire wear?
My apologies for the flippin' novela, I'm just so overwhelmed at how much is still troublesome even after I throw money at it as though I actually HAVE it to be doing so.
Any help is greatly appreciated, and you can bet I'll certainly read anything anyone has to offer! That said, if I don't reply, it truly won't be anything personal!
Thank you in advance for your time, I do value your input!
V/R,
-Mack
E. McMillan
I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S.