My Yukon shuts off when iM makeing a turn

Tiny
MERCER7899
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  • 2002 GMC YUKON
  • 150,000 MILES
It turns more on left turns than it does turning right
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012 AT 5:50 AM

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Tiny
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I'M NO GENIUS ON THIS KINDA THING

I WOULD TRY TO DUPLICATE THE SCENE

CRANK HIM UP

HAVE SOMEONE TURN THE WHEELS "LEFT" WHILE YOU LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AT BOTH WHEELS FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE TOUCHING WHEELS/ STEERING COMPONENTS

IF IT REMAINS RUNNING---LEAVE THE WHEELS TURNED LEFT

IF IT'S A LEFT TURN----CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IS GONNA FORCE THINGS TO THE "RIGHT"

START PUSHING WIRING/ WIRE BUNDLES/ ANYTHING THAT WILL MOVE SORTA "GENTLY" TOWARDS THE RIGHT----EVERYWHERE: DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT, REAR--MAYBE EVEN UNDER, AROUND TRANNY, EVEN UNDER THE DASH

MIGHT EVEN USE A STICK

MOST IMPORTANTLY!

WATCH OUT FOR THEM PESKY MOVING PARTS--THEY WILL PUT A HURTIN' ON YOU!

IF YOU GO UNDER----MAKE SURE NO ONE IS IN THE CAR, "MAJOR SQUISHAGE" IS NOT A FUN THING TO HAPPEN TO YOU, 'CAUSE SOMEBODY PUT IT IN GEAR.

BE REALLY CAREFUL!

IF THE GENTLE THING, AIN'T CUTTIN' IT---GET A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE PUSHING

I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH MY 1979 JEEP CJ 5----IT TOOK ME A WHILE, BUT I FOUND ONE LITTLE BITTY SPOT ON A BUNDLE OF WIRES. IT WOULD BARELY TOUCH MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF, JUST BEFORE IT DIED, IT WOULD COME ALIVE AGAIN AND BACKFIRE. SCARING THE "McDOOKEY" OUT OF YOU. IT MIGHT ONLY DO IT ONCE OR TWICE A DAY, OR GO 2 OR THREE DAYS JUST FINE

RETURN WITH A SMILE

THE MEDIC
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