general problems of the 2002 GMC Yukon

Five problems related to wheel 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.

1 Wheel problem

Failure Date: 09/29/2019

My vehicle is being tampered with, intentionally repairs improperly preformed steering wheels engine northstar all. Affected.

2 Wheel problem

Failure Date: 11/18/2015

Tread separated from cooper tire discovery h/t and then blew out as the vehicle was traveling at 65 mph on the florida turnpike. Luckily, there was no auto accident, but the brake lines were severed.

3 Wheel problem

Failure Date: 01/15/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the abs and the brake warning lights illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the hub assemblies needed to be replaced. The driver's side hub assembly was replaced but the passenger's side was not replaced. The VIN was not included NHTSA campaign id number: 07e106000 (wheels). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000. Djr.

4 Wheel problem

Failure Date: 03/05/2010

Abs activates during slow stops, increases stopping distance. Dealer performed recall 05v37900 and problem persists. Dealer replaced both front speed sensors and problem persists. I believe problem is corrosion in front wheel hubs on tone ring. Recall does not address that part.

5 Wheel problem

Failure Date: 08/08/2009

The left front wheel nearly fell off our 2002 Yukon 1500 slt. We had just stopped to pay a toll on the maine turnpike. As we drove out of the toll booth, my husband had difficulty controlling the vehicle. A terrible grinding noise came from the left front end of our car. The abs light flashed on. Gripping the wobbly steering wheel, my husband guided the vehicle across several lanes of traffic into the narrow breakdown lane. The left front wheel was almost completely off the vehicle. Cars and trucks whizzed by dangerously close as my husband tried to reposition the wheel and tighten the bolts that had loosened. Two hundred miles from home, and a few miles from our destination, we hobbled on. My husband stopped repeatedly to retighten the bolts. We got off the turnpike and inched along slowly on back roads. Still, this final leg of our journey was treacherous. Steering was all but impossible. We nearly went off the road. When finally safely stopped, the tire and metal wheel parts were so hot, they had to be hosed down. Smoke came from the wheel. The metal was scorched. The caliper holding the wheel was severely bent, the brakes destroyed, and the inside of the wheel scored and charred. Parts had disintegrated. The bearings were gone. It is incredible we were able to drive even 10 miles. If I had been behind the wheel, instead of my husband, I would have lost control of the car. If the problem had manifested itself as we hurtled down the highway instead of exiting a toll booth, the wheel surely would have flown off the car into traffic. I shudder to think of the consequences. Our two young sons were in the back seat. We were very lucky, but are now minus a vehicle we need. It sits where we left it, 200 miles away. We need to bring it home, but the tow charge will be prohibitively expensive, not to mention the repairs. This should not have happened. We never received any notice of known problems related to an issue with this Yukon's wheels. Why not?.


Other Wheel related problems of the 2002 GMC Yukon

Wheel problems
5
Wheel Cover/hubcaps problems
2


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