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05 GMC Yukon - Problems with 4x4?


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Hello Everybody, :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR

today I have a more techincal question. When I switch my 05 Yukon XL into high 4x4 mode and going in a hairpin (close to full steering angle) the car is starting to act wired.

It feels like something is holding back the car and if it breaks loose with more throttle it is bucking and hoping. Today I was leaving an quite open parking slot at the tires were screaming. It is actually annoying when I'm shunting my trailer backwards into tight spots. Before that I had a Dodge Durnago and I never had that problem, but that one had a live axle.

Does anybody has the same problems or maybe a explanation? :D

 

Thanks

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If you are on a surface with good traction in 4WD the front and rear tires can't spin at different speeds like they would normally do in a corner. This causes the tires to bind up and then spin in short bursts or "hop". This is normal with a 4WD vehicle, and is why it isn't recommended to have 4WD on during tight turns when the surface won't allow a wheel to spin.

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If you are on a surface with good traction in 4WD the front and rear tires can't spin at different speeds like they would normally do in a corner.  This causes the tires to bind up and then spin in short bursts or "hop".  This is normal with a 4WD vehicle, and is why it isn't recommended to have 4WD on during tight turns when the surface won't allow a wheel to spin.

 

 

 

 

Exactly....

 

DEWFPO

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Use auto trac unless the roads are so bad your need 4H. Auto trac will activate when traction is bad enough. Auto trac on dry/wet surfaces & 4H on heavy snow/offroad.

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I was having the same problem. My Yukon is same year as yours as is all wheel drive and the stabilatrac system which is on when you start the truck is doing this. You have to manullly trun off the stabilitrac once you strat the truck I took it to the dealer and the programed the stabiitrac not to be so sensitive. It was so bad I thought I would wreck in a sharp trun at high speed.

 

hope this will help

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