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  1. Richard Blakely

    2012 Tahoe transmission shifter

    My 2012 Tahoe after pulling into a parking space, wouldn’t shift into park, or any other gear for that matter. Was stuck in drive. Shift lever was very loose and nothing registered on instrument cluster. I set emergency brake and turned off engine. Unable to restart since I couldn’t put into...
  2. Richard Blakely

    2012 Tahoe..Stabilitrack and skid lights on. Tach not working

    Crankshaft position sensor was replaced a week ago now. After driving about 300 miles, found no problems with stabilitrac, skid, or check engine lights appearing. Gas mileage has also improved, and sluggishness also disappeared. Hard to believe a faulty sensor could cause that many problems...
  3. Richard Blakely

    2012 Tahoe..Stabilitrack and skid lights on. Tach not working

    Reattach starter, sorry!
  4. Richard Blakely

    2012 Tahoe..Stabilitrack and skid lights on. Tach not working

    Sensor position on 5.3L engine is behind the starter. Starter had to be removed to access. Once that is done, simple process to remove one bolt and install new, then reattach sensor
  5. Richard Blakely

    2012 Tahoe..Stabilitrack and skid lights on. Tach not working

    Had crankshaft sensor replaced. No problems after a day of driving. Found more power (less sluggishness), and even my sound system sounds better! I’m going to drive for a week before I say it’s definitely fixed, though
  6. Richard Blakely

    2012 Tahoe..Stabilitrack and skid lights on. Tach not working

    had auto parts store read codes. Showed crankshaft position sensor code. Having sensor replaced now.
  7. Richard Blakely

    2012 Tahoe..Stabilitrack and skid lights on. Tach not working

    Just started yesterday while on road. Felt a jerk from rear, lost power then two lights came on my dash. Also tach stopped working. Stopped for a while and everything back to normal. But on way home, happened again. Check engine light also came on. Again after rest, all lights and chk engine...
  8. Richard Blakely

    Pioneer double din = usb won’t fit

    I also used a usb extension cable, bought at Fry’s and plugged this into USB port in back of pioneer, then fished the wire to a more accessible place in dash
  9. Richard Blakely

    Pioneer double din = usb won’t fit

  10. Richard Blakely

    Pioneer double din = usb won’t fit

    I installed a pioneer double din receiver with Apple play. I had the same issue because all the leads connecting speakers and controls were too short. I soldered 1’ extensions to all leads, then instead of squashing all wires in back of radio, snaked them below and in back of the ac controls...
  11. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

    I was told that pads are fine all around. When the brake job was done, new rotors were replaced on the front. Nothing was surfaced at that time. Rear rotors are fine, we’re not resurfaced. Front rotors, although resurfaced yesterday, were new at time of brake job. Interesting about calipers...
  12. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

  13. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

    Mechanic turned both front rotors. Was fine for a day, but squealing returned a few hours later, even worse than before. It’s only on light braking like coming to a stop. Harder braking doesn’t make noise. Mechanic said my bearing hubs should be replaced, noticed this when he pulled rotors off...
  14. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

  15. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

    My local mechanic today pulled the wheel on front passenger side. Rotors are smooth on both sides (I was feeling a metal housing not rotor). He did notice that rotor was slightly warped when he turned the wheel hub. Was hard to turn at one point. He thinks this may be what’s causing the squeal...
  16. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

    I think I found the source of my brake squealing. It's in passenger front brake pad on back side of caliper. The driver’s front rotor on the inside is smooth and clean. The passenger front rotor is rough and has a lot of dust on it, enough to make my finger dark with the dust. This tells me...
  17. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

    Front and rear pads were done. Front rotors had some major scoring so replaced these at same time. Rear rotors were both smooth and within specs, so didn’t replace these. Calipers looked good, although one caliper pin was a little rough and was stuck. It seems like the squeal starts after being...
  18. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

  19. Richard Blakely

    Brakes squeal when coming to a stop

    Just had brake job done 2 months ago with new front rotors. Everything was fine for first 2 months, but now when coming to a stop, a high-pitched squeal is emitted. Brakes and rotors checked yesterday by firestone, but nothing wrong was found. Plenty of break pad and no rotor scoring. Where else...
  20. Richard Blakely

    Isles rough but otherwise runs fine

    I don’t believe it goes away when shifted to neutral. I’ll double check. I just went on a 1200 mile journey to Colorado. I used mid grade the whole way. Ran great and actually 19-21 mpg! But I still noticed the idle rpms jumping. Throttle body cleaning will be next
  21. Richard Blakely

    Isles rough but otherwise runs fine

    Great suggestions, thanks. I may have over-dramatized the rough idling. I’m just comparing our ‘07 tahoe in the same light, which is very smooth and no change in rpm. Both are at 150k miles. The tach jumps up and down on my ‘12 by 100 rpm which causes a ‘jumping’ action. Cruising is fine, no...
  22. Richard Blakely

    Isles rough but otherwise runs fine

    My battery died this morning. Been threatening to for past 2-3 days. I replaced it with new battery, and found no more idle roughness and idle rpm was about 100rpm higher. I can’t see the connection between rough idle and dying battery I know the alternator gauge has been reading low since I...
  23. Richard Blakely

    Isles rough but otherwise runs fine

    My 2012 Tahoe, when stopped at a traffic light, varies in rpm from 500 to 600 rpm. Once I accelerate, all is well. I have replaced spark plugs and wires, mass airflow sensor. Still with same problem. I have 151,000 miles on 5.3l v8 using regular gas. On earlier models, there is an idle control...
  24. Richard Blakely

    Ac temp control not automatic anymore

    Well, it appears to be fixed now! I had to have the radiator fan assembly replaced today due to noisy bearings(or so I was told). After I got vehicle returned, I found that the ac fans and recirculating state automatically switches when it gets cooler! Anyone have any idea why this fixed it?
  25. Richard Blakely

    Ac temp control not automatic anymore

    The “max” button I mentioned is the button with a car graphic with a sideways “U” in the middle. Pic below

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