hawkeye-08
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2008 GMC Yukon XL Denali has AWD (page 4-8 in manual)
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
With this feature, engine power is sent to all four wheels
all the time.
This is like four-wheel drive, but there is no separate
lever or switch to engage or disengage the front axle. It
is fully automatic, and adjusts itself as needed for
road conditions.
I don't know what years have AWD, we had one and it towed fine with AWD.
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mkirsch
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Grit dog wrote:Although LLVJJ is one of the those post n disappear folks. Although to be fair they don’t actually have a question that needs anyone’s help answering.
Well now, not necessarily.
There may be something based on real world experience that "we" know that the manufacturer isn't telling. Such as, the AWD systems not holding up well under towing conditions.
The manufacturer will happily tell you that this hypothetical AWD Tahoe is rated to tow 8500lbs, BUT they won't tell you that the transfer case goes out at around 78,000 miles when the vehicle is used to tow, for example. That's only something people with real world experience would know.
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JRscooby
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mkirsch wrote:Grit dog wrote:Although LLVJJ is one of the those post n disappear folks. Although to be fair they don’t actually have a question that needs anyone’s help answering.
Well now, not necessarily.
There may be something based on real world experience that "we" know that the manufacturer isn't telling. Such as, the AWD systems not holding up well under towing conditions.
The manufacturer will happily tell you that this hypothetical AWD Tahoe is rated to tow 8500lbs, BUT they won't tell you that the transfer case goes out at around 78,000 miles when the vehicle is used to tow, for example. That's only something people with real world experience would know.
I don't know anything about it, but watching 1 youtube channel about off-road vehicles I have learned Jeep uses a form of AWD in higher HP models. And at least 1 transfer case has had issues after towing.
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Grit dog
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^Fair enough. Except the Op didn’t appear to even remotely be asking if certain models were prone to issues. (Which would certainly include other components besides the t case, reliability.). Probably looking at one with lifter issues anyway, lol.
All good anyways.
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deltabravo
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blt2ski wrote: turning to right you get AWD,
It's not all wheel drive, it's auto 4WD
Auto mode engages 4 wheel drive when slip is detected.
You can't run it in Auto 4WD 24/7
A friend did that with his 2008 1500 Silverado and after about a year, he burned up the transfer case.
He did that because that's what the sales person said to do, and he didn't read the manual.
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Grit dog
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JRscooby wrote:mkirsch wrote:Grit dog wrote:Although LLVJJ is one of the those post n disappear folks. Although to be fair they don’t actually have a question that needs anyone’s help answering.
Well now, not necessarily.
There may be something based on real world experience that "we" know that the manufacturer isn't telling. Such as, the AWD systems not holding up well under towing conditions.
The manufacturer will happily tell you that this hypothetical AWD Tahoe is rated to tow 8500lbs, BUT they won't tell you that the transfer case goes out at around 78,000 miles when the vehicle is used to tow, for example. That's only something people with real world experience would know.
I don't know anything about it, but watching 1 youtube channel about off-road vehicles I have learned Jeep uses a form of AWD in higher HP models. And at least 1 transfer case has had issues after towing.
Great to hear ….nothing to do with the OPs question. But thanks for the random specific yet wholly generic warning about high HP jeeps. Lol.
Fact remains OP asked a silly question and now has poof disappeared.
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