Two problems related to steering gear box shaft pitman have been reported for the 2002 GMC Yukon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 GMC Yukon based on all problems reported for the 2002 Yukon.
Wandering on road excessive noise from tires wearing on inside. Cupping of tires caused by worn idler and pitman arms at 42000 miles.
Promblems started at 16,471 steering started rattling,and felt loose,dealer looked at & lubricated intermediate shaft along with downshifting on its own ?? 12/05/02. At 20226 02/20/03 still having promblems with transmisson clunking between shifting points r/r and greased splines at transmission,along with harmonic noise comming from running boards,tighten up running boards,transmissinon was also slipping & they reset transmission adaptives, 09/04/03 still having promblems with transmission clunking at shift points they reset shift adaptives & relearn shift points still same promblems when I left dealer. 06/16/04 36987 last warranty work. . . Same complaint as always about sterring noise and transmission,inspected and replaced intermediate steering shaft,drivers window stopped working they replaced window regulator,fluids leaking they replaced leaking trans gasket. Now out of warranty,at 49,000 just replaced window regulator again,steering still a promblem but now steering box is shooting fluid out top seal on box,need to replace steering box at my cost. Still very worried about steering . . I am so disappointed with my Yukon,I will never but another cmc product again,no one seems to care but for $43,000 you would think they would. We use all chevy trucks in our fleet in my bussiness we are considering going foreign,not very proud of our american trucks.