2004 Tahoe LT AWD hesitation..

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Hello, I recently purchased a 2004 Tahoe LT with the all-wheel drive option same as the Denali. It hesitates to accelerate for around 3 seconds unless you turn off stability. When you do it accelerates and drives just fine.. what should I look into ABS sensors I have zero check engine lights.. a service four-wheel drive notification came up but went away. Thank you for advance for any help.
 

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Hello, I recently purchased a 2004 Tahoe LT with the all-wheel drive option same as the Denali. It hesitates to accelerate for around 3 seconds unless you turn off stability. When you do it accelerates and drives just fine.. what should I look into ABS sensors I have zero check engine lights.. a service four-wheel drive notification came up but went away. Thank you for advance for any help.
it is likely something to do with the abs sensors, one could be lazy or something a scanner that can see live data is your friend.
 
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Unfortunately my scanner is only showing one speed not individual tire readouts.. do you know if the transfer case also has a speed sensor?
 

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Unfortunately my scanner is only showing one speed not individual tire readouts.. do you know if the transfer case also has a speed sensor?
without a scanner that can see the abs data then you could "try" a couple things
1. clean the front abs sensors, pull them out and see if there is any rust on them if so clean them, reinstall and then see if anything changes
2. buy 1 new abs sensor (normally around $25 or so) and swap it out with 1 of the front sensors, if there is no change then swap it to the other side.
I would try that before going further.
other than that if you could provide more information like how many miles and does it have a lot of rust?
 
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