GMC Yukon XL Complaints (2005)

70 consumer complaints on file.

#10315567March 2, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 GMC YUKON XL AND WAS ALMOST HIT BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN EFFECTIVELY. WHEN TURNING RIGHT AT LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING CAPABILITY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THERE IS A REPAIR NOTE THAT THE CAR WILL DO THIS AND TO PUT ON A LARGER STEERING/HYDRAULIC PART TO TRY TO STOP THE LOSS OF POWER BUT THAT IT STILL MIGHT HAPPEN DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM. I HAD MY GRANDSON IN THE CAR AND 15YR AND ALL COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING WHENEVER YOU TRY TO TURN RIGHT. *TR
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#10308605February 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WENT ON A VACATION THIS PAST SUMMER TO IDAHO AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER QUITE WORKING. IT WOULD BE 60 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL AND OVER 120 WHEN MOVING. OF COURSE WE WERE PULLED OVER FOR GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. BY THE END OF THE DAY, THE FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO WENT. NOW ALL THE GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING. TOOK IT A GM DEALER AND HAD TO PAY CLOSE $690 TO HAVE REPAIRED. AFTER READING ONLINE THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS BEEN QUITE AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
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#10300140January 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AT A DEAD STOP SITS AT 60 MPH THEN GOES UP. *TR
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#10297641December 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDO STARTS AT 35 MPH NOT ZERO! *TR
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#10297643December 31, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN, FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS FALLING APART. *TR
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#10297353December 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPPEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING ABOUT 70 WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENTLY WENT UP TO 120. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF ENGING THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READS ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 60 MPH (WHILE IN PARK). *TR
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0
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#10295109December 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN
THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKS ON OUR 2005 GMC YUKON XL, THEREFORE YOU NEVER KNOW IN BAD WHETHER, IN A SLIPPERY SITUATION, IF ITS WORKING. I UNDERSTAND THAT A SENSOR ON THESE VEHICLES IS FAILING. IN FACT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, BECAUSE SO MANY ARE FAILING. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10281775August 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 GMC YUKON XL SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATIC, NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL - NEEDLE HANGS DOWN PAST 120 MPH. APPEARS THAT THE STEPPER MOTOR THAT DRIVES THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE HAS FAILED. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR MODEL YEARS BEFORE 2005, BUT NOT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10280696August 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL ONLY GO UP. IT WILL NOT COME BACK DOWN. SO EVERY TIME YOU STOP IT WILL ADD TO YOUR SPEED. I WAS DOING 50MPH AND IT SAID I WAS DOING 120MPH. IT FINALLY PEGGED AT THE HIGHEST SPEED IT WOULD GO AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH COST ME $600. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS. I FILLED OUT MY CLAIM FORM AND WAS TOLD BY GMC THAT IT WAS ONLY A RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS FOR MY 2005. THAT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR THE REFUND. AND THAT I HAD THE NEW VERSION OF THE SPEEDOMETER THAT WAS FIXED. OBVIOUSLY, THE NEW ONE THEY USED DIDN'T WORK EITHER BECAUSE I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2003-2004 MODELS. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10280480August 14, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UPON COMING OFF A ROAD TRIP IN MY SUV, I WAS AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE AND HAD PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE WITH THE TIRES TURNED OUT. AS I WAS COMING OUT OF HER HOUSE I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD BELT ON MY TIRES WAS SMOOTH WITH BUT UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES. SO I CHECKED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE AND IT HAD THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR ON IT. THE BACK TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW WEAR IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE SECOND SET OF TIRES THAT THEY PUT ON MY SUV WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE CHANGED OUT BECAUSE OF BEING DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRES (THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NOT NOTED IN MY SERVICE HISTORY REPORT OR ON MY CARFAX REPORT). THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD BE IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, TO TAKE THEM TO THE FIRESTONE COMPANY (MANUFACTURER), SO I DID. THE MAN AT THE FIRESTONE COMPANY SAID THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, THAT I DIDN'T ROTATE THE TIRE (BUT I DID/ SERVICE HISTORY REPORT). SO I TOOK MY SUV TO A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIRES. MY TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES. MY FRONT END WAS CHECKED BY COMPUTER ( THEY WERE OFF BY -.2 ON RIGHT & -.1 ON LEFT. THE SHOCKS ARE NOT BOUNCY, I CANNOT GET ANY ANSWERS ON THE CAUSE OF MY TIRES WEARING IN THIS MANNER. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280482August 14, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UPON COMING OFF A ROAD TRIP IN MY SUV, I WAS AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE AND HAD PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE WITH THE TIRES TURNED OUT. AS I WAS COMING OUT OF HER HOUSE I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD/ BELT ON MY TIRES WAS SMOOTH, BUT WITH UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRE. SO I CHECKED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE AND IT HAD THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR ON IT (INSIDE TREAD). THE BACK TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE SECOND SET OF TIRES THAT THE DEALERSHIP PUT ON MY SUV WERE DEFECTIVE ALSO. THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE CHANGED OUT, APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, BECAUSE OF BEING DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRES (THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY,BUT THE CHANGE WAS NOT NOTED IN MY SERVICE HISTORY REPORT OR ON MY CARFAX REPORT). ALL OTHER MINOR SERVICE WORK WAS NOTED IN HISTORY/CARFAX REPORTS, SO WHY WASN'T THE CHANGE IN TIRES NOTED ALSO. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD BE IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, TO TAKE THEM TO THE FIRESTONE COMPANY (MANUFACTURER), SO I DID. THE MAN AT THE FIRESTONE COMPANY SAID THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, THAT I DIDN'T ROTATE THE TIRES (BUT I DID/ SERVICE HISTORY REPORT). SO I TOOK MY SUV TO A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIRES, THEY WERE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE. MY TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE (RAISED WHITE LETTER) TIRES. MY FRONT END WAS CHECKED BY COMPUTER THEY WERE OFF BY -.2 ON RIGHT & -.1 ON LEFT. NOT OFF ENOUGH FOR THE TIRES TO WEAR AS THEY DID. THE SHOCKS ARE NOT BOUNCY. I CANNOT GET ANY ANSWERS ON THE CAUSE OF MY TIRES WEARING IN THIS MANNER. I FEEL THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. IF I AM WRONG I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING SO. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276917July 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON XL. SINCE JUNE 26, 2009, THE FUEL PUMP FAILS TO PUMP GASOLINE, WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 08/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/09.*JB
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0
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#10275843July 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP DESCENDING AT A SPEED AND WHEN THE DRIVER ACCELERATES, THE NEEDLE WILL RESPOND AS THOUGH THE STICKING POINT WERE THE SPEED OF DECELERATION AND CONTINUE RISING FROM THERE UNTIL THE NEEDLE IS OVER PAST THE LAST LISTED SPEED ON THE FACE OF THE IPC. IT OCCURS ABOUT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS AND WHEN IT OCCURS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHAT THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS. SO FAR, IT IS POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT, SOMETIMES OVERNIGHT IS NECESSARY, AND START THE VEHICLE AND THEN SHUT IT OFF. THIS DROPS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ABOUT 5MPH. THE DRIVER MUST CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNTIL THE NEEDLE HAS GONE FROM THE BLACK FACE OF THE IPC TO THE ZERO MARK ON THE PANEL. *TR
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#10264377April 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS ~40 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE 'PEGS OUT'. GAS GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE. VEHICLE IS 2005 YEAR, GMC HAS RECALLED INSTRUMENT PANELS ON 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT 2005. WITH UNRELIABLE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MADE A VISIT TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL AT COST EXCEEDING $600. WE FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING RECALL TO ENCOMPASS 2005 MODELS AS WELL. *TR
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0
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0
#10259329February 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE WORKS SOMETIMES AND WHEN IT DOES, IT IS USUALLY INACCURATE. THE TIME WHEN IT DOES NOT WORK IS USUALLY AFTER 6PM. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH OTHER GMC YUKON OWNERS AND SOME OF THEM HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10233512July 8, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE MAKING EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A LOUD POPPING OR CLICKING SOUND. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE STRAPS, LUBED THE FRONT, AND TIGHTENED THE CROSS MEMBER BOLTS. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER PERFORMED THE SAME REPAIRS AS WERE MADE TO THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AT 11,600 MILES FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND REPAIRS. AT 14,100 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE RADIATOR SUPPORT. AT 18,962 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR THE POPPING AND CLICKING SOUNDS. THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. ON JULY 7, 2006, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER BOLTS AGAIN. AT 35,661 MILES, THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE. AT 42,092 MILES, THE STEERING SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. AT 67,762 MILES, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN IT WAS TURNED. NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN MADE FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,998 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,762.
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10227798May 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE -- SPEEDOMETER GAUGE -- WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT STICKS ON 0MPH, ON A PREVIOUS RATE OF SPEED REGARDLESS OF INCREASE OR DECREASE, OR DISPLAYS RATE OF SPEED AT 100+ MPH. VERY INCONSISTENT. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DOES DECIDE TO WORK IT IS ABOUT 10-15 MPH OFF OF ACCURATE RATE OF SPEED. (COMPARED TO GPS THAT DISPLAYS CURRENT RATE OF SPEED) IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS SAME CLUSTER PANEL GAUGE OF 2003-04 YEAR MODELS CURRENTLY IN RECALL ALTHOUGH HAS NOT EXTENDED TO 2005-06 YEAR MODELS AT THIS TIME. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216880February 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. WILL EITHER STAY AT 0MPH OR IS STUCK AT 60 MPH REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199500August 14, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE 2005 GMC YUKON XL THAT I PURCHASED ON THE YEAR END SALE. SO I HAVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS SO FAR. SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A STONE HIT MY WINDSHIELD. I NOTICED THAT AFTER A FEW DAYS AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES A CRACK STARTED TO GROW FROM IT. THAT IS PRETTY TYPICAL RIGHT? YES AND NO. YOU SEE THIS IS MY FOURTH NEW CAR AND SIXTH ALL TOGETHER. IN THE PAST I'VE HAD STONES HIT MY WINDSHIELD BUT NO CRACKS. HAVE I BEEN LUCKY OR IS IT SOMETHING ELSE. AFTER A WHILE I STARTING SEEING OTHER YUKONS, ESCALADES AND SUBURBANS WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS AND CRATERS AND ASKED THE OWNERS QUESTIONS. THEY ALL SEEMED TO BE OK WITH IT BUT I'M NOT. I ASK MYSELF WHY ARE ALL OF THESE WINDSHIELDS CRACKED? STATISTICALLY WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF WINDSHIELDS CRACKING WITH A STONE ON THE ROAD. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSHIELDS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197197July 23, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
LEFT QUARTER GLASS EXPLODED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. HAD JUST FINISHED WASHING VEHICLE, PARKED VEHICLE, WALKED AROUND SIDE OF VEHICLE AND THE GLASS EXPLODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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