2003 GMC YUKON Complaints

2003 GMC YUKON - SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THIS APPEARS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN SPEED APPROPIRATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON. AFTER HAVING A DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BURN OUT, I REMOVED THE LENS AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT CHARRING OF THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET. IT WAS BURNT SO BAD THAT IT MOSTLY CRUMBLED AS I TRIED TO REMOVE THE OLD BULB. I TOOK OFF THE OTHER SIDE TO CHECK IT, AND THE CONDITION OF THE SOCKET WAS THE SAME. THUS, BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNT. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE BULB ALSO DISTORTED AND RUINED BOTH OF MY LENSES ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THESE CARS HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH HEAT ON THESE LIGHT SOCKETS. I'M SHOCKED BY THIS, AND WONDER HOW MANY CAR FIRES HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (ECBM) HAS FAILED. THE ECBM IS THE FEATURE THAT CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ON CARS AND TRUCKS. WITHOUT THE ECBM WORKING, A CAR/TRUCK WILL NOT HAVE ABS BRAKING, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR STOPPING AND BRAKING, ESPECIALLY SINCE ALL NEW CARS HAVE THIS FEATURE AND MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE OTHERWISE. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC AND ALL GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS FROM 2000 TO 2003 AND OTHER MODEL YEARS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE HAD THIS EBCM FAIL ON THEM. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PART AND FURTHER THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $1,000, EXCLUDING LABOR. THIS EXORBITANT CHARGE IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO MOST PEOPLE AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE. I FEEL LIKE THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AT NO COST TO CONSUMERS. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 YUKON FAILS. GMC WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A WEBSITE WWW.SPEEDOMETERSETTLEMENT.COM THAT GIVES VAGUE DETAILS. WAS TOLD BY GM THAT MILEAGE TOO GREAT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS AS EVIDENCED BY THE WEB SITE. *TR

REAR HEATER NOT WORKING. ON JULY 25, 2006, THE DEALER REPLACED:" COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY-REPLACE SENSOR, INSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE-REPLACE, CASE, AUXILIARY HEATER ONE PIECE-REPLACE" AT 38,371 MILES. TODAY, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. REAR A/C IS WORKING BUT NO HEAT THROUGH THE REAR HEATER. THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY PUT THE ORIGINAL ACTUATOR BACK AND STATED A REAR CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED. NOW THE CONSOLE LIGHTS ON THE REAR HVAC DIALS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. I AM AWAITING THE PART. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ON 2003 YUKON WILL SHOW EMPTY THEN FULL RANDOMLY AND AFTER FUEL IS ADDED RANDOMLY (YUKON IS ON LEVEL GROUND). GAUGE ALSO STICKS. JANUARY 3, 2008, I TOOK THE YUKON TO THE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN DECEMBER 2, 2008. *TR

LEFT TURN SIGNAL: WHEN SIGNALING LEFT, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS (ARROWS) ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY BOTH ARROWS (LEFT AND RIGHT) AS THOUGH THE HAZARD BUTTON HAS BEEN USED. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. THEY REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE (301.23 PLUS 42.50 TO DIAGNOSE). TEN MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD FOR A LANE CHANGE TO THE LEFT, I SIGNALED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED (BOTH ARROWS FLASHING). I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CARS AROUND ME SEE IN REGARDS TO MY LIGHTS. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING, AND WHEN (THE GAUGE) IS TRYING TO OPERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE GAUGE DOES THE SAME AS WELL AS THE GAS GAUGE. I KNOW ALL MY DASHBOARD GAUGES NEED TO BE CHECKED FOR MALFUNCTION. THIS BEGAN TWO WEEKS AGO, I CALLED DOUG HENRY OF FARMVILLE TO CHECK MY VEHICLE FOR RECALLS, ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS NOT LISTED. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL, HE RECEIVED A LETTER DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM AND GOT INFORMATION TO GET IT FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED IN THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH STEERING KNUCKLE/COLUMN SINCE PURCHASE. DEALER WELL AWARE OF ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM. STEERING PART WAS REPLACED WHICH ONLY SOLVED PROBLEM WITH LOOSENESS AND NOISE TEMPORARILY. SECOND REPAIR "EXERCISED" THE STEERING KNUCKLE WHICH WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND NOISE, KNOCKING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL OR GOING OVER BUMPY TERRAIN. *TR