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    Brakes aggresively pulsating when coming to a stop

    The pulsating you feel is the ABS kicking in, a common problem when either a wheel bearing is going bad or an ABS sensor is at the end of its life. Drive safely until you get the chance to check it out. It could also be a caliper thats gone bad and is stuck. Check pad wear to see if its a...
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    2005 Yukon (5.3) vibration question

    As far as tires go, I wouldn't think they'd give you an intermittent vibration. Just my opinion. How many miles does the truck have? Is it 2wd or 4wd? Might help pinpoint the problem.
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    2005 Yukon (5.3) vibration question

    My Tahoe had the same issue and the first thing I'd look into would be u joints. They are fairly cheap and if they've never or seldemly been greased they are more prone to failure. The worst scenario would be the rearend is starting to get "loose" which would be a bit more costly. You could...
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    2000 Tahoe front end help?

    I have a 2000'Tahoe and suburban and after about 140k both started to sag, lean and ride like s@&$". It took some time to figure out that the torsion bars are/were worn out and weak. I replaced them with aftermarket parts and things were back to normal. I also had rear coil springs that had seen...
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    Battery Not Charging Light On

    My two cents.... I have a 2000 NBS with 197,000 miles and have replaced about 5 alternators and only one battery over the last 10 yrs/150,000 miles. Sounds to me like the alternator. I purchased a reman unit with a lifetime warranty so technically have only purchased one alternator and the rest...
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    Blown shock or spring?

    Springs I had the same problem on mine and come to find out the rear springs were so weak I blew out my rear shocks (Gabriel max controls). I replaced the springs with Moog HD coils and under warranty AutoZone replaced the shocks. My only complaint is how tall the rear sits now. My opinion but...
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