GMC Yukon Complaints (2005)

168 consumer complaints on file.

#10443843January 15, 2012
AIR BAGS
SRS: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON; SRS SCANNER GAVE CODES B0026; B0043; B0044; B0084; B0100; AND B0104. FOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS POSSIBLY RELATED TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE (TSB#050941001; NHTSA#10013456) AND (TSB#PIT-4662; NHTSA#10026744). CALLED GMC SERVICE CENTER; THEY CLAIMED UNABLE TO ASSIST. SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO LOCAL GMC DEALER TO RUN CODES AT MY EXPENSE. AND THEN, POSSIBLY, DEPENDING ON RESULTS/DIAGNOSIS, GMC "MAY" BE ABLE TO OFFER MONETARY ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIRS. SO, FIRST HAVE TO FIND THE TIME AND THE MONEY TO TAKE IT IN. MEANWHILE, TOLD REP I WOULD PROBABLY JUST DISABLE THE SRS. THE LIGHT IS ANNOYING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS DISABLED ANYWAY WHILE THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. REP SEEMED AMUSED AND SAID THAT HER HANDS ARE TIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438523December 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND I CHECKED AND IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436777November 22, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432652October 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR AS WELL AS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO PULLED ME OVER TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS POURING GAS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMPED ASSEMBLY HAD ROTTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTTED LIKE THIS. THANKFULLY THIS WAS FOUND BEFORE ANYTHING CATASTROPHIC HAD HAPPENED AS I CONSTANTLY DRIVING AROUND WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE KEPT THE OLD PART TO SHOW HOW IT HAD ROTTED. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS BUT BEING THAT THIS SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS I FEEL IT WARRANTS LOOKING INTO. THIS WAS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND CONSIDERING IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTTED LIKE THIS, I FEEL I SHOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A HUGE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES SERIOUS ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432330October 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 199,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427839September 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING, JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE... SHOWS HALF TANK AND THEN RISES TO FULL WHILE DRIVING OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND. CALLED GMC AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, SAID FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACING AND IS HAPPENING ON MANY VEHICLES BUT ITS NOT A RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423460August 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I AM ONE OF THE MANY REPORTING BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON MY TRUCK. I HAD 3 STUDS RATTLE OUT, 2 BREAK OFF INSIDE HEAD GASKET AND ONLY 1 REMAIN IN TACT. TRUCK IS IN GREAT CONDITION OTHERWISE AND HAS HAD EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD. ONLY PROBLEM NOW IT IS COSTING ME $2500 TO PULL ENGINE AND SEND IT TO A MACHINE SHOP TO HAVE THE FINAL STUD REMOVED FROM HEAD WITH ONLY 170000 KM'S ON IT THIS IS LUDICROUS. I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL AS IT HAPPENS TO ALMOST ALL OF THESE TRUCKS BETWEEN 09 AND 2007. AND IT IS A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS BAD FOR EMISSIONS HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0YG6WLBNZGI&FEATURE=EMAIL&EMAIL=COMMENT_REPLY_RECEIVED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419450August 15, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STEERING SHAFT CLANKING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE UNIVERSAL IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE BUT HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,200. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 11/02/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417798August 6, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416300July 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERIOR VEHICLE FIRE IN DASH. 1ST SMOKE THEN CENTER OF DASH ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. VEHICLE IS NOW TOTALLED. GMC IS AWARE OF THIS CONDITION AND ISSUED NO RECALLS. APPEARS SERVICE BULLETINS WERE ISSUED ABOUT REPLACING OVER HEATING RESISTORS FOR THE (HAVC) OPERATING SYSTEM. THE FAN WOULD EITHER STOP WORKING IN A FEW POSITIONS /STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER OR OVERHEAT AND SET FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411942July 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE DEALER DIGNOSED THAT THE FLOAT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407545June 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS DIM. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHT COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406829June 14, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I WILL BE DRIVING MY 2005 YUKON, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP MY CAR GOES FOR A SECOND, THAN EVERYTHING STOPS, I WILL SLAP THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE IS RUNNING BUT DOESN'T REV (SP) AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE...I LIVE ON A MAIN ROUTE , THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I MAKE SURE I GIVE MYSELF PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO GO AND WHEN I PULL OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC THINKING I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME AND THAN THIS HAPPENS...I AM PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH MY FAMILY...THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN...A LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH SAYING TRACTION ACTIVE....THAT IS NOT A WARNING....MY CAR DOES NOT GO! I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DEAD BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AND COULDN'T TELL THE STORY ON WHY THEY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF SOME TRUCK AND THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO....GM NEEDS TO CONFESS UP TO THIS PROBLEM...I KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE PERSONALLY THAT THERE CAR DOES THIS ALSO...GM TOLD THEM IT WAS HIS FRONT WHEEL SENSORS, THAT RUST GOT BETWEEN SOMETHING IN THEM UP NORTH WHERE THERE IS SALT...HE REPLACED THEM...AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS...SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? I HAVE LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS...NO ONE REALLY HAS AN ANSWER TO FIX IT...IT IS HIT AND MISS.....I AM SURE IT IS A RECALL BUT GMC WOULD HAVE TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT....WHY DOES THE RICH GUY ALWAYS GET THE BREAK.....I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AND IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE LOOKED INTO....WE BAIL GM OUT, THAN THEY PLAY DEATH GAMES WITH OUR LOVED ONES.....IF THEY COULD 100% TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, I WOULD HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THEY WON'T FESS UP.....COME ON GM....YOU KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM.....THIS HAPPENS ALWAYS, I DRIVE AROUND WITH THE TRACTION SYSTEM DISABLED...I HAVE TO DO THIS EACH TIME THE CAR IS OFF AND BACK ON. I PUSH THE DISABLED BUTTON AND IT SEEMS NOT TO HAPPEN...AS LONG AS I REMEMBER TO DO THIS, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE, IT SHOULD BE FIXED WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS. THANK U *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398901May 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY. CAN FILL UP TANK AND READS ON EMPTY THEN WILL MOVE TO 1/2 FULL OR FULL. GAS GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING THEN MOVE BACK TO ORIGINAL READING AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396073April 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 YUKON SLT GAUGE CLUSTER MODULE QUITS WORKING, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND WARNING LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392165March 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED STUCK ON 120 MPH AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING OF SPEEDS TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386927March 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FOR APPROX8 MONTHS MY SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT WORK PROPERLY. AS I'M DRIVING THE "ZERO" MAY BE ANYWHERE FROM REAL ZERO TO 120 MPH. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE RPM GAUGE TO TELL ME EXACT SPEED. CURRENTLY I DRIVE WITH A GARMAN THAT TELLS ME HOW FAST I'M GOING. I'VE FOUND LOTS OF INFORMATION RELATED TO SPEEDOMETER ISSUES ON 2005 GMS YUKON DENALI. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE SPEEDOMETER BUT I HAD EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE? THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WOULD BE ABOUT $350 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT DIAGNOSTICS ALSO CARRY A PRETTY HEFTY FEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378863January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING FROM CHICAGO TO MILWAUKEE ON 1/26/11 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO INDICATE VERY ABNORMAL SPEEDS. MY PORTABLE GPS INDICATED I WAS TRAVELING 62 MPH YET MY YUKON'S SPEEDOMETER READ 110 MPH. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION IN MILWAUKEE AND TURNED MY YUKON OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT 55 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY GOOGLED FAULTY YUKON SPEEDOMETERS AND FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF SITES CONTAINING DEFECT INFORMATION ABOUT GMC YUKON'S SPEEDOMETERS. I ALSO READ THAT GM SUPPOSEDLY SENT OUT LETTERS TO CUSTOMERS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THIS. HAVING 3 SMALL CHILDREN I WOULD NOT LET SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS THIS GO UNFIXED HAD I BEEN MADE AWARE. I AM NOW AT 96,000 MILES AND SEE THAT GM'S "RECALL" ENDS AT 80,000 MILES. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED SO I COULD HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED. THIS IS EXACTLY ONE OF THE MANY REASONS PEOPLE HAVE LOST FAITH IN GM AND OTHER AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375251January 8, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I RECENTLY HAD MY VEHICLE IN MY SERVICE DEPT. FOR AN ON-GOING PROBLEM , WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND NOT MOVE AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET OR SO AND A TRACTION ACTIVE MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE WOULD END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH LOSS OF POWER AND CARS BEHIND ME WILL ALMOST RE END MY CAR. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT HAPPENING 6 OR MORE TIME DAILY, WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD DRIVE FROM A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. TO REGAIN POWER, YOU HAD TO LET OFF ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE DRIVE WOULD RE-ENGAGE. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHILE AND IT GOES AWAY WHEN WE TURN OFF THE STABILITY CONTROL WHICH IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY FEATURE KNOWING THAT MY BABIES ARE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. AFTER DOING A SEARCH THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING MY SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS AS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS GOING TO CAUSE A FATALITY. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375178January 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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