Vehicle
GMC Yukon
The full-size SUV, and a Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban under another badge — search there. Magnetic Ride Control and air suspension on the higher trims are separate systems storing their own faults, and a ride-height complaint belongs to one of them rather than the drivetrain.
Generations
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GMT400 1992–2000
Two doors until 1997 and four from 1995. The 5.7 runs throttle-body to 1995 and Vortec after it, and the 6.5 turbo diesel beside them is a wholly different proposition — its injection pump driver module is the era's defining failure.
- 4L60E 4-speed automatic
- 4L80-E / 4L85-E 4-speed automatic
- HM290 / NV3500 (GM) 5-speed manual
- New Venture NV3500 5-speed manual
- New Venture NV4500 5-speed manual
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM GMT400
- Engines
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- 5.7 V8 — L05 · petrol · 149–157 kW (200–210 hp) · 407–420 Nm (300–310 lb-ft)
- 5.7 V8 Vortec 5700 — L31 · petrol · 190 kW (255 hp) · 447 Nm (330 lb-ft)
- 6.5 V8 turbo diesel — L56 · diesel · 134 kW (180 hp) · 488 Nm (360 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed HM290 manual · 5-speed NV3500 manual · 5-speed NV4500 manual · 4-speed 4L60-E automatic · 4-speed 4L80-E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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GMT800 2000–2006
Four doors only, LS-based V8s throughout, and the 4L60-E behind all of them. The 6.0 belongs to the Yukon Denali; the 5.7 was a Mexican-market holdover.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM GMT800
- Engines
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- 4.8 V8 Vortec 4800 — LR4 · petrol · 205 kW (275 hp) · 393 Nm (290 lb-ft)
- 5.3 V8 Vortec 5300 — LM7 · petrol · 213 kW (285 hp) · 441 Nm (325 lb-ft)
- 6.0 V8 Vortec 6000 Yukon Denali — LQ4 · petrol · 239–257 kW (320–345 hp) · 488–515 Nm (360–380 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 4-speed 4L60-E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · All-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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GMT900 2006–2014
A Chevrolet Tahoe under another badge; Active Fuel Management era.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GMT900
- Engines
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- 4.8 V8 — LY2 · petrol · 414 Nm (305 lb-ft)
- 5.3 V8 — LY5 · petrol · 461 Nm (340 lb-ft)
- 6.0 V8 hybrid — LZ1 · hybrid
- 6.2 V8 — L92 · petrol · 301 kW (404 hp) · 565 Nm (417 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 4-speed 4L60-E automatic · 6-speed 6L80 automatic · 4-speed 2ML70 two-mode automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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K2XX 2014–2020
Magnetic Ride on higher trims — a ride-height complaint belongs there, not in the drivetrain.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM K2XX
- Engines
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- 5.3 V8 — L83 · petrol · 265 kW (355 hp) · 519 Nm (383 lb-ft)
- 6.2 V8 — L86 · petrol · 624 Nm (460 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed 6L80 automatic · 8-speed 8L90 automatic (Denali) · 10-speed 10L80 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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T1XX 2020–present
Independent rear suspension and a diesel straight-six option.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM T1XX
- Engines
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- 5.3 V8 — L84 · petrol · 265 kW (355 hp) · 519 Nm (383 lb-ft)
- 6.2 V8 — L87 · petrol · 313 kW (420 hp) · 624 Nm (460 lb-ft)
- 3.0 Duramax straight-six — LM2 · diesel · 207–227 kW (278–304 hp) · 624–671 Nm (460–495 lb-ft)
- 2.7 turbo — petrol · China
- Transmissions
- 10-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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