05 chevy tahoe

Maintenance/Repairs
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my wife’s 05 Tahoe started acting up by showing “service 4wd” on the way to church - then on the way to taking the kids to school this morning it showed “stability sys disabled.” I have read some other forms and they are all over the place on what to do or where to start. what they are saying is true — the car acts sluggish and seemed like it switched into 4wd.
looking for any help on where to start?? a sensor ?? some said the encoder motor?? even the 4wd on the dash being replaced??

any ideas would be appreciated & thank you

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You start by getting the codes read and not touching the vehicle before that is done.

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Are the codes saved?? I could have autozone try to run the codes for me but the problem doesn’t show all the time?

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Yes, codes are saved. Go to Auto Zone. Be sure to write down exact letter/digits of code, like P0123.

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@JasonM

Don’t be too disappointed if AutoZone can’t read the codes

Not all of those cheapo code readers do ABS

Just giving you a heads up

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@db4690 - thanks for the heads up - I plan on taking it this weekend to see what they say - first chance I got!!
If no luck - any other suggestions besides the dealer…

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This guy fixed his identical problem by replacing the encoder motor:

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showpost.php?s=86323031e25e4cf3ff4cdc720a65160e&p=304944&postcount=3