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Just got a great buy on a 2000 Suburban 2500 4x4 6.0, only thing wrong with it is that the tow/haul mode does not work. The light does not come on and the shifting is no different when the button is pressed. Any ideas?

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There is likely a wire broken in your steering column. See if you can search this topic. on the forum. I have read several posts where the wire rubs in the columns and it eventualy breaks.

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There is likely a wire broken in your steering column. See if you can search this topic. on the forum. I have read several posts where the wire rubs in the columns and it eventualy breaks.

 

 

Thanks, I'll do a search

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There is likely a wire broken in your steering column. See if you can search this topic. on the forum. I have read several posts where the wire rubs in the columns and it eventualy breaks.

If you pull the plasitic cover off the steering column you will see a red wire at the base of your gear shift selector...........this wire is your tow/haul mode wire and these wires are terrible for rubbing and breaking...........mine did the exact same thing......just splice it back together and you are good to go............ :rollin:

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There is likely a wire broken in your steering column. See if you can search this topic. on the forum. I have read several posts where the wire rubs in the columns and it eventualy breaks.

If you pull the plasitic cover off the steering column you will see a red wire at the base of your gear shift selector...........this wire is your tow/haul mode wire and these wires are terrible for rubbing and breaking...........mine did the exact same thing......just splice it back together and you are good to go............ :rollin:

 

 

 

Great! Hopefully it's that easy on mine too.

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