22 with air suspension

[handstr]

I have a 22 z71 with air suspension with 2500 miles . Yesterday the air ride started dropping and rising as I was driving down the road which it never does. Stopped at a light and the just the rear end dropped. Has this happened to anyone else.

 

[Quark]

Air suspension is a doodad of the devil's making.

 

[Polo08816]

I think they need to make these air suspensions supplement coil spring suspensions so when your air suspension fails, it doesn't look like some low-riding stance Honda Civic garbage.

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

I have a 22 z71 with air suspension with 2500 miles . Yesterday the air ride started dropping and rising as I was driving down the road which it never does. Stopped at a light and the just the rear end dropped. Has this happened to anyone else.

Actually it does lower the vehicle 1" at highway speeds all the time. And it constantly works to be load leveling the vehicle. I really can't notice mine going up/down, but admittedly I've only been 650 miles so far. Did you have a load in the rear end at all?

 

[NYisles1]

One of the magazine reviews (think it was Motor Trend) had a long term test and one of the comments was about the air suspension constantly adjusting while driving making the driver feel queasy. Can't say I've noticed anything on mine. With a trailer attached I think the air suspensions does a great job of keeping things level and stable.

The 1" drop at highway speeds seems like stop/start to me. There is probably a fractional mpg benefit for the added complexity.

 

[geobern]

I have a 2021 Yukon Denali with air suspension that had to have the front air springs replaced at 20,000 miles. We had to wait 2 weeks for part but the dealer fixed the level during the wait time and that worked fine. Got it back last Friday and it works now. Hope it holds.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

I'm on the fence regarding the air-ride system. I'm literally a week away from getting my Yukon AT4, and I have the option of deciding on two units. One with the suspension, and one without. The one with the suspension has a few more options than the other one, but it's not the color I want. While the other doesn't have the suspension, it does have one of my backup colors.

My question is whether or not it's worth it.

 

[Stbentoak]

It rides fantastically. I'm not worried about it..it is warranty covered and I have an extended warranty which covers all components for as long as I'll own it. I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee that had it for 6 years and 100+k miles. worked flawlessly in all seasons.

 

[olyelr]

Its hit or miss i think. Some never have a problem, some are plagued with issues. Seems like a great system…as long as its working.

Have you read the thread with several rigs sitting at dealer lots with air suspension issues waiting for parts?

 

[olyelr]

Here is the air suspension thread i was talking about…

Air Ride Adaptive Suspension failure in cold climates?

A new member thankful for the wisdom of this group. I have a '21 Yukon AT4 with ~11K miles. Initially, problems manifest as "service leveling system" and inability to adjust height of ride. First trip to dealer during minus zero weather - no resolution as it was "showing no codes" at time...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

 

[Dustindu4]

I have a Cadillac with an air ride system and it is a nightmare, so I made sure my Yukon didn't have it. I must have replaced the pump 5 times already

 

[UsualSuspect]

I have a Cadillac with an air ride system and it is a nightmare, so I made sure my Yukon didn't have it. I must have replaced the pump 5 times already

How many miles? Did the pump fail, the air dryer, tanks, hoses?

 

[Dustindu4]

I have to replace it every 20k miles. Just the pump

 

[todayusay]

just like anything - those that have the air ride and never have any problems out of it will speak highly of it...I fall in the category of having it and although (so far) haven't had any specific problems with, our next one will not have air ride....currently have a 2021 AT4

 

[Joeschmidt]

Curious if there is a way to bypass or override the air suspension love the look of it when it’s on “increased height”. But it drops down at 50 mph

 

[JohnnyFamous]

Air ride is one of the features I made sure I had, it was on the constrict list for soo long. It is awesome! I had a Range Rover with air-ride as well and it too was awesome, yes they require more maintenance, but it's a luxury feature, and this is to be expected on a luxury vehicle. Why buy a luxury vehicle and then dream for it to be a lesser model, often perplexed by this commentary..

 

[Polo08816]

Air ride is one of the features I made sure I had, it was on the constrict list for soo long. It is awesome! I had a Range Rover with air-ride as well and it too was awesome, yes they require more maintenance, but it's a luxury feature, and this is to be expected on a luxury vehicle. Why buy a luxury vehicle and then dream for it to be a lesser model, often perplexed by this commentary..

There's a difference between a "luxury" feature that is a nuisance when it doesn't work compared to a "luxury" feature that basically immobilizes your car when it doesn't work.

I'd only want air suspension as a supplement to a traditional coil spring design for the rear axle. I see no real need for it on the front axle. Well designed and paired coil spring suspension can be pretty compliant and even more so with MRC.