2004 GMC YUKON XL 1500 Problems & Recalls
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OUR YUKON ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WILL JUST DISPLAY REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SPEED WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY. I HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF REMOVED KEY WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT MAY RUN FINE OR MAY JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE REDUCED ENGINE POWER. BETWEEN THE TOW BIL...
Mileage: 25
OUR YUKON ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WILL JUST DISPLAY REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SPEED WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY. I HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF REMOVED KEY WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT MAY RUN FINE OR MAY JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE REDUCED ENGINE POWER. BETWEEN THE TOW BIL...
Mileage: 25
I HAVE 4 MICHELIN TIRES PURCHASED FROM COSTCO LATE 2013, TYPE: LT265/75R16, DOT M34N 00CX. LESS THAN 30K MILES ON ALL 4. ALL 4 TIRES ARE HEAVILY CRACKED ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALLS. I CALLED MICHELIN AND THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I'VE NEVER HAD OR SEEN ANY TIRES DO THIS BEFORE AND I'M CONCE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION NEAR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT RECOMMEND A SOLUTION. T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE,...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE,...
Mileage: 200,000
WHEN DRIVING WHETHER HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, THE CAR WILL WITHOUT NOTICE SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 15MPH. A CODE OF "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE CAR WILL NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 15MPH, EVEN WITH YOU FOOT ON THE GAS PETAL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. ...
Mileage: 155,000
WHEN DRIVING WHETHER HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, THE CAR WILL WITHOUT NOTICE SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 15MPH. A CODE OF "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE CAR WILL NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 15MPH, EVEN WITH YOU FOOT ON THE GAS PETAL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. ...
Mileage: 155,000
DRIVING WHEN ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK. OFF/ON AT RANDOM. KNOCKING SOUND STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. TOOK CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. WAS TOLD BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED, AND NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE PAID FOR REPAIR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TALKED TO OUR DEALERSHIP, HOLMAN IN C...
DRIVING WHEN ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK. OFF/ON AT RANDOM. KNOCKING SOUND STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. TOOK CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. WAS TOLD BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED, AND NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE PAID FOR REPAIR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TALKED TO OUR DEALERSHIP, HOLMAN IN C...
DRIVING WHEN ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK. OFF/ON AT RANDOM. KNOCKING SOUND STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. TOOK CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. WAS TOLD BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED, AND NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE PAID FOR REPAIR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TALKED TO OUR DEALERSHIP, HOLMAN IN C...
ENGINE TURN IT SELF OFF WHILE MOVING, DOORS LOCK IT SELF, TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT RETURN AFTER TURNING, THEN BRIGHT LIGHTS COME ON WHEN SELECTING TURN SIGNALS, LOUD RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE CAR; NOT SURE WHAT IT COULD BE. *TR
BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED IN THE TRUCK..WHEN THE CAR IS OFF MOTOR WILL RUN AND EVENTUALLY KILL THE BATTERY... MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT BUT THE COMPANY NO LONGER MAKE THIS RESISTOR BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION... SO NOT YEARS LATER STILL CAN'T FIX IT..CAN'T FIND THE RESISTOR AND NOW I HAVE NO...
Mileage: 100
I WAS TRAVELING ON SATURDAY MORNING, IN MY DADS 2004 YUKON LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY ENOUGH NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST NORMAL SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY IS 40 MILES PER HOUR ON US11 BECAUSE OF CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MP...
Mileage: 64,435
SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO FUNCTION, GAVE INCONSISTENT, INCORRECT SPEED. GM DEALER REPORTS THIS AS COMMON AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM IN THIS YEAR/MODEL, SUCH THAT GM EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 72,000 MILES. SINCE THIS WAS NOTICED PAST 72,000, GM OFFERS TO FIX, FOR A SUBSTANTIAL FEE. NOT KNOWING SPEED, OR BEING ...
Mileage: 89,002
BRAKE HOSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED PINHOLE LEAK DUE TO HEAVY RUST. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE BLEEDER SCREWS RUSTED SOLID- CAN'T BLEED LINES AFTER REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT INFERIOR QUALITY METAL BRAKE LINES WERE USED THAT RUST EASILY. THIS IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. THIS IS ...
Mileage: 51,611
BRAKE HOSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED PINHOLE LEAK DUE TO HEAVY RUST. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE BLEEDER SCREWS RUSTED SOLID- CAN'T BLEED LINES AFTER REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT INFERIOR QUALITY METAL BRAKE LINES WERE USED THAT RUST EASILY. THIS IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. THIS IS ...
Mileage: 51,611
BRAKE HOSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED PINHOLE LEAK DUE TO HEAVY RUST. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE BLEEDER SCREWS RUSTED SOLID- CAN'T BLEED LINES AFTER REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT INFERIOR QUALITY METAL BRAKE LINES WERE USED THAT RUST EASILY. THIS IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. THIS IS ...
Mileage: 51,611
2004 GMC YUKON XL: WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" THEN IT SHUTS DOWN TO 30 MPH INSTANTLY. THERE IS NO TIME FOR REACTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES! A FEW OF THE TIMES ALMOST RESULT...
Mileage: 98,000
2004 GMC YUKON XL: WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" THEN IT SHUTS DOWN TO 30 MPH INSTANTLY. THERE IS NO TIME FOR REACTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES! A FEW OF THE TIMES ALMOST RESULT...
Mileage: 98,000
2004 GMC YUKON XL: WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" THEN IT SHUTS DOWN TO 30 MPH INSTANTLY. THERE IS NO TIME FOR REACTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES! A FEW OF THE TIMES ALMOST RESULT...
Mileage: 98,000
DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMC DEALER CHARGED ME $925.33 AND HAD MY TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL.
Mileage: 52,000
2004 GMC YUKON XL. GAS GAUGE OFTEN READS INCORRECTLY, MANY TIMES POINTING WAY PAST FULL OR STRAIGHT DOWN. THE VOLT METER HAS BEGUN READING INCORRECTLY, SHOWING IN EXCESS OF 20 VOLTS WHEN DRIVING AND IN EXCESS OF 16 VOLTS WHEN STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE OFF (KEY ON). THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED TO RE...
Mileage: 130,000
WE TOO HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER ACTING UP. USUALLY AROUND 100KM. SOME DAYS IT WORKS BUT LATELY MOST DAYS IT DOES NOT WORK. GOING TO GET A NEW CABLE FOR IT TO SEE IF IT WILL CHANGE THE PROBLEM. *TR
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, GAS PUMP KEEPS CLICKING OFF AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. ALTHOUGH, THE FILLING PROCESS HAS JUST STARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE.. *TR
Mileage: 34,000
VEHICLE IS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL1500. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES UNEXPECTEDLY, AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY WARNING "TRACTION ACTIVE" IS GIVEN. THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY RANDOM, HOWEVER IT OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME NOW. THE PROBLEM PRESENTS...
Mileage: 123,169
SHAFT INTERNAL TO POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE CAUSING SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES WERE FOUND DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH. *TR
Mileage: 76,780
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL. THE DRIVE- FRONT WHEEL HUB MADE A RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. . HE CALLED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEELS:CAP...
Mileage: 79,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE DIALS IN THE GAUGES DO NOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED. THE GMC MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANELS IN THE 2004 MODE...
Mileage: 75,000
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON 2004 YUKON XL. WORKS FINE UNTIL SUDDEN FAILURE. SOME SPORADIC ATTEMPTS TO WORK AFTER BUT SPEEDOMETER CAN EASILY BE OFF BY 30-40 MPH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE GM VEHICLES AND IS KNOWN BY GM. APPARENTLY THE STEPPER MOTORS MOVING THE NEEDLES ARE FAILING. THE SPEED...
Mileage: 111,000
MY SPEEDOMETER STARTING GOING FROM 0 TO 100. THEN IT WAS STUCK ON 40 FOR A WHILE AND NOW IT HAS BEEN STUCK ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THERE ARE ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT SO IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
WAS DRIVING ON I-75 WHEN VEHICLE KEPT STALLING HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH NO WARNING CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE IT TOTALLY SHUT DOWN HAD NO STEERING AND HAD TO JAM FOOT HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 77,000
GMC YUKON XL DENALI -TRACTION STABILITY PROBLEM REGISTERS ON DASH AND CAR BOGS DOWN AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE IF YOU LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL SEEM TO IMPROVE - TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HAD WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED DID NOT IMPROVE TILL RUST BUILD UP WAS REMOVED FROM ON THE SPLINED HUB IT HAS SI...
Mileage: 76,000
GMC YUKON XL DENALI -TRACTION STABILITY PROBLEM REGISTERS ON DASH AND CAR BOGS DOWN AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE IF YOU LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL SEEM TO IMPROVE - TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HAD WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED DID NOT IMPROVE TILL RUST BUILD UP WAS REMOVED FROM ON THE SPLINED HUB IT HAS SI...
Mileage: 76,000
SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK BETWEEN 50-60 MPH WHEN CAR IS OFF - FLUCTUATES AND CAN'T DETERMINE RATE OF SPEED WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
2004 GMC YUKON XL - SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. WILL STAY ON ZERO ON ONE DAY, THEN PEG TO 140+ ON ANOTHER. I CAN MAINTAIN SPEED VIA TACH, BUT MY WIFE IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS METHOD. VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
AT 71,200 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY YUKON XL WENT OUT. I CALLED THE LOCAL GMC DEALER REGARDING ISSUE. I WAS ADVISED THAT IF I HAD SERVICED MY VEHICLE WITH THEM THEY COULD HAVE POSSIBLY MADE AN EXCEPTION. I WAS GIVEN THE 1800# TO CALL. AFTER CALLING THE 1800#, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE...
Mileage: 71,200
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 YUKON XL HAS FAILED. SOMETIMES THE DIAL STAYS AT 0MPH NO MATTER MY SPEED, SOMETIMES IT READS 120MPH NO MATTER THE SPEED, AND SOMETIMES IT READS 20MPH ABOVE AND BELOW THE ACTUAL SPEED LIMIT. GM HAS IDENTIFIED IS AS A PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT AGREED TO COVER ALL 2004 MODELS FOR...
Mileage: 90,000
THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON MY 2004 YUKON XL. THE NEEDLE DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
NO INCIDENT RESULTING IN CRASHES OR INJURIES. HOWEVER, FAILURE TO INFORMATION CLUSTER INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE VITAL INFORMATION IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. *TR
Mileage: 38,855
SPEEDOMETER STICKS ON MY 2004 GMC YUKON XL, IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE "RESET" THE SPEEDOMETER NUMEROUS TIMES BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY ALMOST TO THE START POSITION BUT AFTER @ 10 MILES, IT WILL BE STUCK AGAIN. *JB
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMING ERRATIC ON MY 2004 GMC YUKON XL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX IT AND IT IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. AS A MEMBER OF THE US MILITARY AND A FIREFIGHTER I FEEL I PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE ENOUGH. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEB-SITES WITH LITERAL...
Mileage: 53,885
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 GMC YUKON XL FROZE AT 60 MPH. AT NEXT USE SPEEDS REGISTERED UP TO 120 MPH. CURRENTLY STILL STUCK AT 60 MPH WHEN PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF. *JB
Mileage: 63,775
SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECTLY AND/OR ERRATICALLY. SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO INABILITY TO INTERPRET CORRECT SPEED. *JB
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 YUKON XL SHOWS ERRATIC SPEEDS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIELD ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN. THE PULL DOWN BAR THAT CONNECTED TO THE CAR SEAT FRACTURED. ALSO, A SPRING DISCONNECTED RESULTING IN VISIBLE AND TANGIBLE SHARP EDGES. THE CAR SEAT MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND OFFERED A REPLACEMENT CAR SEAT. COSCO, MODEL# 02-537-EBK, DOM-...
Mileage: 29,000