GMC Yukon Complaints (2005)

168 consumer complaints on file.

#10373426December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 FAULTY GMC YUKON DASH SYSTEM. DEALER ORIGINALLY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP BUT SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE ALCOHOL IN THE GASOLINE. I TRIED USING ETHANOL FREE GAS AND IT WORKED. I COULDN'T FIND ANY ETHANOL FREE GAS ON DEC 25TH SO I HAD TO USE 10% ETHANOL AND MY ENTIRE DASH HAS QUIT WORKING. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING, IF I HAVE FUEL OR HOW MANY MILES I HAVE ON MY VEHICLE. THE GMC DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP, DASH BOARD AND THEY ESTIMATE IT WILL COST AROUND $1500. IT WORKED FINE WITHOUT ETHANOL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373579December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. IT WORKED MOST OF THE TIME SO DIDN'T TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR UNDER MY WARRANTY. AFTER 3 YEARS IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER BUT I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND HE SAID THERE WAS BUT I HAD TOO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE TO QUALIFY. SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372803December 22, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
RANDOMLY WHEN I WOULD DRIVE MY VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD JUST TURN ON IN MY CAR WHETHER I WAS DRIVING FAST OR SLOW. I COULD BE DRIVING STEADY WITHOUT STOPPING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY RHYME OR REASON. I SPECIFICALLY WENT TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY DIAGNOSED AND SAID IT WOULD BE $529.00. I WENT FORWARD WITH FIXING THE CAR AND THE NEXT MORNING MY CAR WAS NOT FIXED. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP HAS DISENGAGED MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS AND SAID TO FIX MY CAR NOW WOULD BE $1500. I NOW AM DRIVING A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE AND OUT $500 AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO TO FIX MY VEHICLE WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY MATTER? I AM LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING MY MONEY BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND GOING TO ONE THAT IS REPUTABLE SINCE GM SAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370722December 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1999 TO PRESENT 4.8,5.3 5.7,6.0 LITER ENGINES FROM GM HAVE INFERIOR GRADE METAL IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CAUSING THEM TO BREAK. THE VEHICLES WILL HAVE EXHAUST LEAKS AND FALSE READINGS TO THE OXYGEN SENSORS.THE EXHAUST LEAKS OF RAW EXHAUST GASES IN TO THE ATMOSPHERE TRANSLATE TO EXTRA POLLUTION INTO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM ALL THESE VEHICLES . THE OTHER MATTER IS THAT THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLES ISN'T GIVEN THE CORRECT OXYGEN SENSOR READING BECAUSE OF THE LEAKS ,EITHER GAS LEAKING OUT OR AIR BEING DRAWN INTO THE EXHAUST STREAM CAUSING THE PREMATURE FAILING OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLES MAY OR MAY NOT WARM THE CUSTOMERS WITH A LIGHT BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE EXHAUST STREAM LEAK GM PUT OUT REPLACEMENT BOLTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ,BUT THAT ONLY FIXES THE PEOPLE'S THAT HAVE THE TIME AND OR RESOURCES TO VISIT THE GM DEALERS. ALL THE REST OF THE VEHICLES AND THEIR OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THE OLD BOLTS DRILLED OUT AND TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLES FIXED ON THEIR OWN. LOTS OF POLLUTION TAKING PLACE AND MONEY BEING SPENT ON A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH SOME PROPER GRADE FASTENERS. AND THIS IS ON ABOUT 12,000,000 CARS TRUCKS AND SUVS. THIS IS BEING WRITTEN FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD 25+ CARS AND HAS AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING BACKGROUND. AND SOMEONE WHO SPENT MONEY AND PRECIOUS TIME ON THIS ISSUE AND REALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365863November 15, 2010
VISIBILITY
FAILURE OF REAR WINDOW HINGE IN GMC 2005 YUKON. HINGE AND GLASS SEPARATE, WINDOW IS LOOSE; CAN BE PULLED OFF DUE TO SUCTION FROM OTHER VEHICLES OR THE WIND. CONTACTED GMC, CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, CHRISTIAN, SAID NOT COVERED DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRED ON VEHICLE, NO RECALL IN EFFECT. I EXPLAINED THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTS ALL WITH THE SAME ISSUE REGARDING THE REAR HINGE FAILING. HE OFFERED TO PROVIDE A SERVICE PROVIDER, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE BACK GLASS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM TO GMC, SOME POSTS INDICATED COVERED BY DEALERS, OTHERS WERE NOT. ONE LISTING OF BACK GLASS FALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED WHEN WE OPENED THE BACK GLASS TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS GARAGED AT HOME, AND WHILE AT WORK. REAR WINDOW IS RARELY OPENED. NEVER TOWED ANYTHING BEHIND VEHICLE. AS MUCH INFO THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I'M HOPING GMC WILL RE-CONSIDER AND PLACE A RE-CALL. SOON. ONLY 65K MILES, PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2005. ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365497November 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102 CONCERN TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER. THE SHIFT INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. D,R,N,P..ECT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360816October 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE LIFTGATE AND LIFTGATE WINDOW BOTH WILL NOT UNLOCK AND OPEN. THE REST OF THE DOORS AND LOCKS ARE FINE. THESE CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, NOT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY 4 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN THE BACK. IF THERE WERE EVER AND EMERGENCY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357200September 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER SPORADICALLY FAILS TO INDICATE ACTUAL SPEED OR ZERO. IT SOMETIMES LOCKS UP A SPECIFIC SPEED AND DOES NOT MOVE WHEN SPEED CHANGES. SOMETIMES NO SPEED INDICATION AT ALL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356726September 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS ARE BREAKING ON MY 2005 YUKON XL DENALI CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK, AS WELL AS ENGINE ERROR LIGHTS. GMC HAS DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF AN ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM SEEMS WIDE SPREAD. THE BOLTS NEED TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356099September 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT COULD SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION HE COULD SEE GASOLINE SPRAYING OUT LIKE MIST FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO DRIP FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM TWO SMALL HOLES PIERCED THROUGH ONE OF THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347027August 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2 BOLTS HOLDING THE MANIFOLD TO THE 6 L ENGINE OF MY YUKON DENALI 2005 ARE BROKEN. THERE IS CONSEQUENTLY GAS EMISSION LEAK AT THE SOURCE, NOT COMPLYING TO RESOURCE EMISSION LAWS, POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CATALYSOR. AT THE GARAGE, EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER THE BOLT AND WORK (BUT THE MANIFOLD IS) ONE OF THE BOLT CAN NOT BE DRILLED BY THE OUTSIDE (NO SPACE) AND HAS TO BE REMOVE BY REMOVING THE HEAD COVER. I AM LOOKING AT A 10 HOURS ESTIMATE OF LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345313July 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339795June 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY GMC YUKON DENALI IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336586June 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 YUKON DENALI IS INOPERABLE AND ERRATIC. JUMPS FROM 20-120MPH AND BACK. HAS NEVER READ 0MPH IN PARK, ONLY 20MPH OR MORE..NEVER KNOW MY TRUE SPEED WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES. HAS ALSO READ 90MPH WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT -SCARED FOR MY SAFETY, AND OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327672April 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 GMC YUKON SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING. OCCURS EVERY OTHER DAY APPROXIMATELY. VEHICLE MAY BE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER MAY REGISTER 50 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327812April 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER 2005 GMC YUKON. I RECENTLY SAW A NEWS REPORT ON FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS WITH GM VEHICLES DONE BACK IN 2007 AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 GMC YUKON. CURRENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER SITS AT 60 MPH IN PARK AND GETS PINNED AT 120 MPH ON THE ROAD WHEN I'M ONLY MOVING AROUND 40 MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM IS 5 YRS OR 70,000 MILES. ONE PROBLEM, I AM AT 91,000 MILES AND THEY TOLD ME GMC MAILED OUT LETTERS STATING THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS. I NEVER RECEIVED THIS LETTER!! NOW THEY ARE OFFERING TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $600!! I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER HELP LINE AND THE SAID THE SAME THING. MY QUESTION IS IF GMC ADMITS TO THE FAULTY SPEEDOMETER THEN WHY DID THEY PUT A 70,000 MILE CAP ON THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD?? COULD YOU PLEASE HELP? ALSO DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE WITH THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND FOR LOOKING OUT FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321221March 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 YUKON DENALI SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO WORK OR IS ERRATIC AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE PROPER SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297977January 4, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 GMC YUKON XL, DASHBOARD DIMMER SWITCH/INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCH; DOES NOT ILLUMINATE IN THE DARK. THIS PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO ADJUST THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING LEVEL OR TURN ON INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE DARK. THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BY THE DEALER, THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEALER NOW IS THAT ILLUMINATION IS NOT ALLOWED BY THE WAY THE SWITCH WAS ENGINEERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297223December 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR APPROX. 1 HOUR CAUSES DIAL-TYPE SPEEDOMETER TO BEGIN REGISTERING INCORRECTLY. INITIALLY THE DEVIATION IS ONLY 3-4 MPH, BUT OVER TIME WILL WORSEN. ACTUAL SPEED IS BEING MEASURED WITH HANDHELD GPS UNIT TO CHECK AGAINST SPEEDOMETER DEVIATION. SPEEDOMETER CAN REGISTER OVER OR UNDER ACTUAL SPEED. AT WORSE, SPEEDOMETER CAN SHOW 0-5 MPH WHILE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH ACTUAL, AND AT OTHER TIMES HAS REGISTERED 110-115 MPH WHILE TRAVELING AT 40-45 MPH ACTUAL. IF ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER ACTUAL SPEED FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN BEGIN DEVIATING FROM ACTUAL AGAIN. PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO OCCUR WHEN ONLY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BELOW HIGHWAY SPEED (30-45 MPH), BUT WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LONG ENOUGH FOR DEVIATION TO OCCUR, SPEEDOMETER WILL BEGIN REGISTERING OVER/UNDER ACTUAL AT ANY ACTUAL SPEED IF VEHICLE IS BEING CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN (NOT SHUT OFF). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295845December 15, 2009
STRUCTURE
ON MY 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI XL, THE DRIVER UPPER DOOR HINGE WELD CONNECTING THE HINGE TO THE VEHICLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN LOOSE. I'M WONDERING WHEN IT MIGHT COME COMPLETELY APART CAUSING A TOTAL FAILURE IN THE DOOR SHUTTING PROPERLY. ALREADY CONTACTED GM AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT. I TOTALLY DISAGREE. IF USING WELDS ON THE DOOR HINGES IS SUCH A GREAT WAY TO BUILD VEHICLES, THEN WHY DID THEY STOP USING WELDING AND NOW USE BOLTS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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