2003 GMC YUKON XL Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO THE KEYS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START HOWEVER, WHEN THE KEY CHAIN WAS REMOVED, THE VEHICLE START AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING....

Mileage: 220,000

HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON HIGHBEAMS DO HOWEVER

HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON HIGHBEAMS DO HOWEVER

CONCERNED ABOUT THE SERVICE NOTICE ON MY DIC WITH THE AUTO RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. P0660 CODE DETECTION. NO INDICATION OF WHAT THE CONDITION OF THE SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE AND IF THE VEHICLE IS IN A SAFE MODE UNTIL REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS ARE MADE.CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS LOCKED THE AIR RID...

Mileage: 250,000

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO LEAK FROM RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SEAT AREA AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 195,633

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. GAUGES RANDOMLY STICK OR FALSELY READ TO INCLUDE SPEEDOMETER. SOMETIMES IT WILL STICK AT A RANDOM SPEED. OTHER TIMES IT WILL PEG AT ITS MAX. UNKNOWN IF ODOMETER IS INVOLVED. SOMETIMES THEY RESET AFTER REPEATED START/OFF CYCLES. WAS COVERED UNDER A GM RECALL BULLETIN NO: 07187B, P...

Mileage: 145,369

THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO NEARLY STRIKE A NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT A CROSSWALK. AFTER EXAMINATION BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND BURST UNDER PRESSURE. I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTICE OF THIS POTENTIAL FAILURE FROM GMC EVEN TH...

Mileage: 498,000

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED.

Mileage: 237,954

BRAKE FAILED WHEN APPLIED.MECHANIC SAID LINE IS RUSTED CAUSING LEAK. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC, I NOTICED MY SPEED WAS 75MPH. SLOWING DOWN TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT I WAS SUDDENLY GETTING PASSED UP BY EVERYONE. IT WASN'T UNTIL I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE WAITING AT A STOPLIGHT I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 10MPH (WHILE STANDI...

Mileage: 106,158

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, NO BRAKES. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH ON FRAME RAIL NEAR GAS TANK CAUSING FLUID CONTAINER TO EMPTY COMPLETELY. NO ADVANCED WARNING LAMP OR INDICATION OF FAILURE. TO REPLACE THE LINE, THE FUEL TANK MUST BE REMOVED. DEALER CHARGE $800.00 AND UP. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

I HAD A PANIC STOP WHILE DRIVING MY SUV, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, OFFERING ALMOST NO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS CAUSED ME TO SHARPLY SWERVE AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, DRIVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND FIND A SAFE PLACE TO LAND. I HAD MY 11 YEA...

Mileage: 130,000

CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, HAD TO APPLY MAXIMUM BRAKING EFFORT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK GRADUALLY SLOWED. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE AND BRAKE WERE FUTILE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH... WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A CHIMING NOISE AND MY "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" ALERT CAME ON! I THEN ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND TO MY UNFORTUNATE DISCOVERY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. (SCARY) I LET THE VEHICLE COAST A BIT TO SLOW DOWN AN...

Mileage: 90,550

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 GMC YUKON XL HOME AND THE BRAKES WENT THE FLOOR, LET ME TELL YOU THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH A LARGE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS A BLOCK AWAY AND MADE IT HOME PUMPING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINES BROKE JUST ABOVE THE REAR AXLE. BOTH LINES COME OUT OF A CONNECTOR AND T...

Mileage: 133,000

I WAS DRIVEN MY VEHICLE AND MY ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. I RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A FIELD MY PADS AND BRAKE FLUID IS GOOD. I CHECK ONLINE AND DISCOVERED RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE. THE RECALL # IS 75641 WHEEL CAP COVER HUB RECAL...

Mileage: 102,000

THE AIR CONDITIONER SWITCHES TO HEAT WHILE DRIVING. *JS

TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKES HELPED STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANT TO THE NEAREST DEALER. UPON THEIR INSPECTION, THEY STATED THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. FOR...

Mileage: 200,000

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED THROUGH LINE. UPON DIAGNOSIS ALL LINES RUSTED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. HAD TO PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR HARD TO COME TO SOFT STOP. *TR

Mileage: 178,465

ON 1/4/14 MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVE THRU LANE AND WHEN SHE WENT TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD IT TOWED AND FOUND A RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINE. SECOND INCIDENT ON 2/1/14 WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL W...

Mileage: 96,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR HALLOWEEN. THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE AND SMALL CHILDREN WALKING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE. SHE WENT TO PUT THE BRAKES ON AN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. SHE WAS ABLE TO BLOW THE HORN AND AVOID HITTING ANYONE AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER ROLLING THROUGH A ST...

Mileage: 118,000

ENGINE WENT INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER (REP) MODE AND 4 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING CODES (DTC'S) WERE SET ALL RELATING TO THE THROTTLE ACTIVATION CIRCUIT (TAC). WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE POWER IS SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE WILL ONLY IDLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM AND IS A POTENTIALLY...

Mileage: 54,000

ENGINE WENT INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER (REP) MODE AND 4 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING CODES (DTC'S) WERE SET ALL RELATING TO THE THROTTLE ACTIVATION CIRCUIT (TAC). WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE POWER IS SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE WILL ONLY IDLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM AND IS A POTENTIALLY...

Mileage: 54,000

BRAKE LINE POPPED CAUSING MY 2003 YUKON XL TO REAR END A CAR STOPPED AT A LIGHT AT 30 MPH GLAD I AM NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED SCARIEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED IN MY LIFE NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AND HAD PLENTY OF ROOM. TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT IF NOT ONE ALREADY IN PLACE. THIS IS LIVES PEOPLE! *TR

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ALARM ENGAGED AS THE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ...

Mileage: 148,000

I STARTED MY TRUCK. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. I BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD, THEN APPLIED MY BRAKES PRIOR TO EXITING MY DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED FORWARD. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. I PULLED...

Mileage: 139,335

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEA...

Mileage: 177,702

BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVERS SEAT ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE RUST ON BRAKE LINES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY FAMILY AND I OWN AND HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS GM PRODUCTS AND WE'R...

Mileage: 54,000

REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. NOW (FEB 2012) ANOTHER LINE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, THIS TIME IN THE FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND DROPS TRUCK TO AN IDLE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND ON HIGHWAYS. MY MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. ALL FORUMS AND ONLINE HELP HAS BROUGHT ME TO DEAD ENDS. THIS IS MY LAST RESORT, I BELIEVE GM KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AN...

Mileage: 120,000

REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND DROPS TRUCK TO AN IDLE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND ON HIGHWAYS. MY MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. ALL FORUMS AND ONLINE HELP HAS BROUGHT ME TO DEAD ENDS. THIS IS MY LAST RESORT, I BELIEVE GM KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AN...

Mileage: 120,000

REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND DROPS TRUCK TO AN IDLE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND ON HIGHWAYS. MY MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. ALL FORUMS AND ONLINE HELP HAS BROUGHT ME TO DEAD ENDS. THIS IS MY LAST RESORT, I BELIEVE GM KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AN...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND AS HE PARKED, ALL OF ...

Mileage: 55,000

DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK BY HEATER LIGHTS. NEEDS A NEW CLUSTER AND CONTROL REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK BY HEATER LIGHTS. NEEDS A NEW CLUSTER AND CONTROL REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK. NEEDS A NEW WIPER MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL - ONLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING FOR $550. *TR

Mileage: 148,598

THIS VEHICLE DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THET THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT REDUCED POWER. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SLOWED TO IDLE SPEED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC STREET. WE HAD BEEN PULLING A TRAVLE TRAILER JUST PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. THIS CREATED A POSSIBLE DANGER TO US AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON TH...

Mileage: 71,511

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL EQUIPPED WITH ORIGINAL SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL TIRES, SIZE P265/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD AND BELT CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXPLODE. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WHEN CONTACTED. THE MA...

Mileage: 27,000

OWN 2003 GMC YUKON LT...CAR STALLS ENGINE LIGHT POWER REDUCED...PULL OVER AND VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER...IT WILL STALL OUT OF THE BLUE IN INTERSECTIONS...HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF ACCIDENT AND FAMILY BEING HURT...HAVE DONE MANY REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NO...

Mileage: 90,000

THE MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN ON MY 2003 GMC YUKON XL. PLEASE SEE THIS VIDEO FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0YG6WLBNZGI THIS DEFECTIVE PART (MANIFOLD BOLTS) AFFECTS NUMEROUS GMC/CHEVY VEHICLES WITH V8 ENGINES. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A PRODUCT RECALL. I WAS IN...

Mileage: 116,482

DUE TO AN ACCIDENT AND EVERY TIME I PUT MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG, NASTY PEOPLE AT STATEFARM INSURANCE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY TRUCK AND NO ONE WOULD FIX IT THE GAUGES IS ONE. *TR

2003 YUKON XL WITH 105, 000 MILES SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SPOKE WITH GMC WAS ADVISED THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT SINCE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE NOT THE YEARS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. ALL I WANT IS THE PART AND I WILL PAY FOR THE LABOR THAT'S ONLY FAIR. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 105,000

RECALL FOR THE SPEEDOMETER IN 2003/2004 THE THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003/2004 FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM I SHOWED THE RECALL LETTER AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY COULD CHANGE IT IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. PAST 7 YEARS AND LESS THAN 70,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPE...

Mileage: 68,472

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. FIGURED OUT IT MAY BE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE GAUGE NOT WORKING. NOW, IT STALLS WHEN IT ONLY HAS A HALF A TANK OF GAS, NOT COMPLETELY EMPTY. PUT 16 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE 30 GALLON TANK, TRUCK RUNS SMOOTH. REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER TWICE. REPLACED THE BATTERY, TES...

Mileage: 125,000

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. FIGURED OUT IT MAY BE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE GAUGE NOT WORKING. NOW, IT STALLS WHEN IT ONLY HAS A HALF A TANK OF GAS, NOT COMPLETELY EMPTY. PUT 16 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE 30 GALLON TANK, TRUCK RUNS SMOOTH. REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER TWICE. REPLACED THE BATTERY, TES...

Mileage: 125,000

2003 GMC YUKON XL WITH 118,000 MILES ON IT RECENTLY BEGAN TO HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. I WAS ABOUT TO GET ITT REPAIRED, WHEN I LEARNED FROM ANOTHER OWNER OF 2 YUKON/SUBURBAN SUVS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR VEHICLES AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. IF THIS IS ...

Mileage: 118,200

I OWN A 2003 YUKON XL. PURCHASED 4 MICHELIN TIRES FROM NTB IN APRIL 2007, $700.00. NEW TIRES HAVE 18,000 MILES ON THEM. JAN 2009 VALVE STEM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY NTB, NO DAMAGE TO TIRE. MAY 2009, SECOND TIRE WENT FLAT DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY KIDS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HOME FROM COLLEG...

Mileage: 73,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND BECOMES STUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DIAL WOULD DROP DOWN TO 0 MPH AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE SPEEDS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (RECALL NUMBER 07187) FROM GMC, WHICH STA...

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE YUKON JUST SHUT DOWN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. GOT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OF THE IGNITION AND STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP. DID IT AGAIN, 15 MINUTES LATER - SAME RESULTS. THE NEXT 7 TIMES, THE CAR AT LOW SPEED (15-20 MPH) STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WAS...

Mileage: 77,321

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE YUKON JUST SHUT DOWN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. GOT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OF THE IGNITION AND STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP. DID IT AGAIN, 15 MINUTES LATER - SAME RESULTS. THE NEXT 7 TIMES, THE CAR AT LOW SPEED (15-20 MPH) STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WAS...

Mileage: 77,321

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. I HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING IT FIXED AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 GMC YUKON XL AND SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED ODOMETER STICKING AT DIFFERENT MPH OR JUST NOT WORKING ALL THE WAY AROUND. IT WAS NEVER THE WHOLE CLUSTER THAT WENT OUT, JUST THE ODOMETER. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE I KNO...

Mileage: 87,122

WE PURCHASED OUR YUKON OUT OF THE SHOWROOM. IT HAS QUAD STEERING, A FEATURE WE PAID EXTRA WITH THIS VEHICLE. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER WE HAD THE VEHICLE, THE QUAD STEERING WOULD DROP OUT OF QUAD MODE AS INDICATED BY THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD, AS WELL AS THE FEEL OF THE DRIVE, AND ON OCCASION NOT LOCK I...

Mileage: 1,000

I HAVE A GMC YUKON AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS IN BOTH SIDES HAVE WENT OUT. I HEARD THAT THE H2 HUMMER HAS A RECALL ON ITS WHEEL BEARING. HOW COME THE YUKON DOESN'T? I HEARD OF OTHER YUKONS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THIS A CHEVY PROBLEM? MY WHEEL ALMOST CAME OFF OF MY VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. TH...

VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS AT IDLE ON 2003 GMC YUKON XL 5.3L. DEALER STATES CLEANING THROTTLE BODY WILL FIX, HAD DEALER DO CLEANING STILL IDLES ROUGH AND STILL VIBRATES, DEALER THEN STATES ITS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 57,000

INSTRUMENT PANEL INOPERATIVE RECALL NOTICE FOR 7 YEARS/70,000 MILES, RECEIVED AFTER 71,000 MILES EVEN WHEN PROBLEM STARTED AT 64,000 MILES, ALL GAUGES GO OUT AT RANDOM AND IS INTERMENT. A CALL TO GENERAL MOTORS AND AN HOUR OF TIME I WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE I WAS OUT OF RECALL NOTICE MILEAGE AND...

Mileage: 64,000

ALL GAUGES IN DASH ARE NOT WORKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE EARLY 2006. TOOK TO THE DEALER TO FIX, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. WHEN I WOULD TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER OF COURSE IT WAS WORKING AGAIN AND DIDN'T NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. NOW HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN...

SPEEDOMETER FIRST EXCEEDED ACTUAL SPEED BY 20 TO 50 MPH THEN WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. CALLED IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER - RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID WAS FIXED. 2 WEEKS LATER PROBLEM RECURRED - NOW THEY WANT $500 TO $1000 TO FIX. ASKED IF THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM THEY DENIED ANY ISSUE HOWEVER INTER...

Mileage: 70,200

2003 GMC YUKON XL COMPLAINT #1. SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. ODOMETER READS ONLY 79,000 MILES. A FEW MONTHS AGO, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO 60 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE NEEDLE TO READ 120 AT THE ACTUAL 60. IF YOU SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE NEEDLE WOULD DROP ABO...

Mileage: 79,182

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AND ONLY HAS 70K MILES. FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 12K MILES, SECOND TIME WAS AROUND 33K MILES AND NOW IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 33,000

SPEEDOMETER READS HIGH, SOMETIMES UP TO 60 MPH WHEN CAR IF NOT RUNNING STANDING STILL. WORSE CASE WAS PEGGED AT 120 MPH +. *JB

Mileage: 24,700

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED MY HUSBAND DOING 60 MPH WHEN IN REALITY HE WAS DOING ABOUT 10. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS FINE. JUST THIS WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN - ONLY THIS TIME IT IS REFLECTING ANYWHERE FROM 80 - 120 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING OR IF YOU ARE STOPPED. SINCE I FIRST...

SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 100 MPH WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. VERY UNSAFE IF YOU CAN'T REGULATE YOUR SPEED CORRECTLY TO MATCH THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *NM

THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON MY 2003 YUKON XL DO NOT CONSISTENTLY OPERATE CORRECTLY. GAUGES INDICATE SPEEDS AND PRESSURES THAT ARE NOT CORRECT. *NM

Mileage: 84,650

SPEEDOMETER STICK AND JAMS. READS INCORRECT SPEEDS,OFF MY AS MUCH AS 100 MPH!. THIS I HAVE FOUND TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC'S, AND THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. *NM

Mileage: 38,000

THE SPEEDOMETER INCORRECTLY READS THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 70MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL THE SPEEDOMETER IS ON 35MPH. GM DEALER THINKS THE PROBLEM IS THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND RECOMMENDS IT TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $400. ...

Mileage: 44,000

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 GMC YUKON KEEPS STICKING. READS 100 WHEN I'M ONLY DOING 30. *NM

Mileage: 48,100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 100,000

2003 YUKON XL SPEEDOMETER STARTING AT 70 MPH STANDING STILL. SAFETY ISSUE, CANNOT DETERMINE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *JB

Mileage: 43,900

ON MY 2003 YUKON XL, THE SPEEDOMETER EXHIBITING STRANGE BEHAVIOR SUCH AS INDICATING 120 MPH AT A STOP SIGN ETC. LOWEST SPEED IS 90 MPH WHEN CAR IS IN PARK. *JB

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE A REPEATING FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 GMC YUKON WITH 53K MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 60-70 MPH FASTER THAN ACTUALLY TRAVELING. WHILE PARKED THE GAUGE WILL STICK AT A RANDOM SPEED ABOVE 0. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO PROPERLY ...

SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATICALLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 30 - 80 MPH. THEN WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER GOES PAST 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING 30 - 50 MPH. BASICALLY, DOES NOTHING BUT CONFUSES THE DRIVER AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT IT IS NOT TRACKING THE MILEAGE ON...

Mileage: 42,205

HAD TRUCK FOR ONE WEEK, HAVING A GOOD TIME, AND THEN THE CAR STALLED ELEVEN TIMES ON ME. WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I AM TRAVELING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. EVEN STALLED ON TOP OF THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE WITH A TRUCK FULL OF KIDS. VERY SCARY I AM TERRIFIED TO GO ANYWHERE FAR AND AM NOT PLEASED WITH THE...

Mileage: 59,689

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY AND FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 30- 75 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FILLED WITH WHITE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP EACH TIME. THE ENTIRE A/C WAS REP...

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2003 YUKON XL (51,000 MILES) FLEX FUEL SENSOR IS ROTTING OFF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED. IT IS SELF DESTRUCTING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE FUEL LINES ENTER THE SENSOR. IF THE CORROSION CONTINUES IT WILL CAUSE FUEL TO SPRAY ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I AM AN ASE MASTER TECH. AND A VOC...

MY 2003 YUKON HAS A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. THE MPH WILL BECOME LOCKED IN ON SPEEDS THAT ARE NOT ACCURATE. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ACCORDING TO THE SPEEDOMETER 110 MPH, BUT ACTUAL SPEED LESS THAN 40 MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 40 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER...

Mileage: 44,000

AT 45729 MILES WE HAD TO HAVE THE GEAR BOX REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1044. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHER MECHANICS A GEAR BOX IS A PART THAT IS SELDOM REPLACED ON ANY VEHICLE. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON REPAIRS FOR A NEWER VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE COST WAS OVER $31000...

Mileage: 45,729

AT 32,652 THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT OWNED IT FOR A YEAR! BETWEEN THE MONTHLY TRUCK PAYMENTS AND REPAIRS WE COULD HAVE PUT A NICE DOWN PAYMENT ON A SECOND HOUSE AND KEPT THE RELIABLE TRUCK WE TRADED THIS ONE FOR!!*JB

Mileage: 32,652

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS A CONSTANT VIBRATION. *JB

Mileage: 3

FUEL PUMP FAILURES ON GMC YUKON XL. *JB

Mileage: 83,000

2003 GMC YUKON XL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COLUMN SINCE IT WAS NEW. AT APPROX. 4,000 MILES, TOOK TO DEALER FOR THUMPING/POPPING SOUND THAT COULD BE FELT IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING, ACCELERATING, STOPPING OR OVER A SPEED BUMP. DEALER PACKED INT...

Mileage: 4,000

2003 GMC YUKON XL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COLUMN SINCE IT WAS NEW. AT APPROX. 4,000 MILES, TOOK TO DEALER FOR THUMPING/POPPING SOUND THAT COULD BE FELT IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING, ACCELERATING, STOPPING OR OVER A SPEED BUMP. DEALER PACKED INT...

Mileage: 4,000

2003 GMC YUKON XL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COLUMN SINCE IT WAS NEW. AT APPROX. 4,000 MILES, TOOK TO DEALER FOR THUMPING/POPPING SOUND THAT COULD BE FELT IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING, ACCELERATING, STOPPING OR OVER A SPEED BUMP. DEALER PACKED INT...

Mileage: 4,000

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 GMC YUKON XL IN FOR SERVICE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I RECENTLY MOVED FROM MICHIGAN TO TENNESSEE AND WHILE LIVING IN MICHIGAN I NOTICES A SQUEALING NOISE WHENEVER I TURNED ON MY AC. THE NOISE WOULD LAST A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STOP. I ALSO NOTICED A RATTL...

Mileage: 44,000

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 GMC YUKON XL IN FOR SERVICE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I RECENTLY MOVED FROM MICHIGAN TO TENNESSEE AND WHILE LIVING IN MICHIGAN I NOTICES A SQUEALING NOISE WHENEVER I TURNED ON MY AC. THE NOISE WOULD LAST A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STOP. I ALSO NOTICED A RATTL...

Mileage: 44,000

2003 YUKON XL WOULD DIE LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS WHEN IT STILL HAD AT LEAST 1/4 TANK OR IT WOULD NOT START WHEN IT HAD AT LEAST 1/4 TANK OF GAS BUT IF YOU ADDED 1 - 5 GALLONS OF GAS IT WOULD START. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD LOW PRESSURE AND THEY REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. SEEMS...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE IGNITION KEY HAS THREE DIFFERENT SETTING AUXILIARY, RUN, START AND THE VEHICLE HAS A STOP MECHANISM SO THAT OWNER CANNOT TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK UNLESS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. HOWEVER, THAT STOP SETTING DID NOT WORK IF THE KEY WAS SET TO THE AUXIL...

IT WAS RAINING, I EXITED I95 ON TO RT 321 IN SOUTH CAROLINA, DECELERATING SPEED ABOUT 40 MPH ON EXIT RAMP TO THE RIGHT, WHEN CAR IN FRONT ABRUPTLY APPLIED BRAKES, I DID SAME, AND VEHICLE WENT IN TO SKID. KEPT FOOT ON BRAKES, NO ALB ENGAGEMENT. VEHICLE SLIDE OFF ROAD, AND TIRES HIT GRAVE AND VEHICL...

Mileage: 22,000

VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC SEATS. THE AUTOMATIC SEAT MODULE WILL NOT RETAIN THE STORED INFORMATION WHICH IS USED TO SET THE SEATING POSITION. THE SEAT WILL NOT GO BACK TO ALLOW THE DRIVER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE MOTOR THAT OPERATES THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BEGAN TO RUN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 16,881

POOR BRAKING. 2)POOR STEERING/RIDE CONTROL. 3)VEHICLE SHIFTS-JUMPS INTERMITTENTLY/MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL TWICE. 4)VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON RAMP TO RT 25 BOURNE MA, OUTCOME DETAILS : *AK

Mileage: 5,000

POOR BRAKING. 2)POOR STEERING/RIDE CONTROL. 3)VEHICLE SHIFTS-JUMPS INTERMITTENTLY/MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL TWICE. 4)VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON RAMP TO RT 25 BOURNE MA, OUTCOME DETAILS : *AK

Mileage: 5,000

POOR BRAKING. 2)POOR STEERING/RIDE CONTROL. 3)VEHICLE SHIFTS-JUMPS INTERMITTENTLY/MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL TWICE. 4)VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON RAMP TO RT 25 BOURNE MA, OUTCOME DETAILS : *AK

Mileage: 5,000

PROBLEM WITH STEERING RUBBING OR GRINDING NOISE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEARTHIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE YUKON WAS NEW. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO A DEALER OVER FOUR TIMES, HOWEVER THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM.*AK

PROBLEM WITH STEERING RUBBING OR GRINDING NOISE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEARTHIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE YUKON WAS NEW. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO A DEALER OVER FOUR TIMES, HOWEVER THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM.*AK

AT APROX 6000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD SQUEELING NOISE EVERY TIME VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. ON FIRST VISIT TO DEALER WAS TOLD THAT SOME OF THEM DO THIS AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ON SECOND VISIT FOR SAME CONCERN THEY PUT A "CONDITIONER" IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX. ON THIRD VISIT...

Mileage: 6,000

2003 GMC YUKON XL, HAVING A CLANKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE STEERING MECHANISM UNDERNEATH IN FRONT.TOOK SUV IN ON SEPTEMBER 21,2004. DEALER STATED "FOUND CROSSMEMBER BOLTS BINDING AND MAKING NOISE. SMOOTHED OUT MOUNTING HOLES AND SECU...

Mileage: 12,526

POOR WEAR ON TIRES. *AK

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES ON MY GMC YUKON ARE FAILING TO PERFORM PROPERALLY. CUPPING AND IMPROPER INSIDE WEAR ARE A SEVER PROBLEM. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAINTAIN AND ROTATED FOR 35,000 MILES. ALAINMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY 2 DIFFERENT SOURCES 1 BEING THE GM DEALER. TIRE WARE IS A VERY SERIOUS S...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. IT IS RAINING INSIDE OF MY TRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND MY WINDOWS ARE UP. MY TRUCK IS VERY WET ON INSIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BOLT BECAME LOOSE, AND WAS JUST 3 TURNS FROM FALLING OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY LISTENED, BUT DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. CONSUMER LATER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH 4 PLY TIRES WHICH WAS UNACCEP...

Mileage: 15,150

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, DRIVER FELT A VIBRATION WITH 2003 YUKON XL. WITHIN A MINUTE THE TIRE ON DRIVER'S REAR SIDE BEGAN THROWING RUBBER. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TREAD BELT WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. SPARE ...

VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF WHEN CONSUMER'S CHILD SHIFTED THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT DOWN ON THE ROAD AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. *AK THE NEW IGNITION SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE KEY TOWARD THE DRIVER FOR ACCESSORY USE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF ...

VERY POOR BRAKES ON THIS 2003 GMC YUKON XL. BRAKES FEEL VERY SPONGY AND SOFT, TAKES MUCH EFFORT TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 7989 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THIS CONDITION WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED. EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH THE STOPPING ABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 7,600

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG TWICE, AND REPLACED THE COIL TO THE AIR BAG TWICE, AND RESET THE ERROR CODE 5 TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 4,269

WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INSIDE THE SUN ROOF. ALSO, WATER LEAKS INTO SUN ROOF WHEN VEHICLE IS INSIDE A CAR WASH. THERE IS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 01448 WHICH DEALS WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK

Mileage: 6,300

PASSENGER SAFETY BELT TO SHORT TO LOCK BELT. ( GMC QUICK FIX ADD A PIECE OF BELT MATERIAL WITH TWO BUCKLES) CHEAP GM FIX FOR A $35K SUV SECOND ROW REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO ACCOMMODATE 2 ADULT PASSENGERS. THE TWO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THERE I...

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO PARK THERE IS A LOUD POPPING NOISE, INDICATING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 1,860

MY NEW 2003 YUKON XL HAS AN ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE CAB REVERBERATION PROBLEM ! THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS A THUMPING EAR PAIN ! I LITERALLY CANNOT DRIVE 1 BLOCK WITHOUT A THUMPING SENSATION IN MY EARS. THIS VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR 4 DAYS, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE SERVICE...

Mileage: 100

THE TENSION OF THE DRIVER SIDE BUILT-IN-SEAT SEATBELT CAUSES PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER EVEN AFTER A SHORT DRIVE. I CHECKED THE TENSION IN ANOTHER GMC CAR AND IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT MODIFY THE BELT TO REDUCE THE TENSION, AND GMC "CUSTOMER SERVICE" REFERS ME BACK TO THE DEALERS...

OUR YUKON XL HAS A SEVERE REVERBERATION INSIDE THE CABIN THAT IS ACCENTUATED WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR ACCELERATING UP HILLS. WE HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY CLAIMING THAT IT IS BECAUSE THE CABIN IS SO LONG. AFTER 15 MINUTES IN THE VEHICLE IT BECOMES ANNOYING TO INTOLERABLE.

Mileage: 50

CONSUMER STATES THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL GETS EXTREMELY HOT DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. PH COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NO LONGER HOT. MODULE ALSO CAUSED NO START CONDITION. *TT