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thump on decel

yellowstx

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west salem, ohio
Year, Model & Trim Level
02 XLT
I have an 02 auto 4wd, my front tires were BALD and the rears had about 1/2 tread cause I replaced them a year and 1/2 ago. so I put 2 new tires on the rear and moved the old rears to the front (all same size and make). I now have a thump or bucking on decel from about 55 down to 20 or so. If I hit the 4w high it stops immediately, I had this problem once before but when I changed the rear brakes and rotors It seamed to go away. The difference in tread amount is still about the same front to back as it was before also
 






Sounds like the different tire diameter is kicking 4wd on
 






disconnect the 4x4 control module (behind the glove box) and see if it continues. my 03 is doing the same exact thing. i know that the 4x4 control module is bad because i was having a problem with it last yr when i would accel. did not get around to replacing it yet, but this yr its doing the "thumping" on decel but as soon as i hit the 4x4 it stops. so i'm sure it's the module. hope that helps :)
 






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