2003 GMC YUKON Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AFTER 20 FEET, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT NO FAILURE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, MIDAS CHECKED THE BRAKES, BUT ALSO COULD NOT IDENTIFY A FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE SHE IS EXPERIENCING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,100. UPDATED 07/29/08.*LJ THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AT TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR AND THE MOTOR. UPDATED 07/29/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THE OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES HAVE BEGUN TO MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL WOULD STOP A LITTLE BELOW THE FULL LINE; THEREFORE, SHE NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONSULTED GMC AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. GMC WANTED TO CHARGE HER $450 FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING AFTER NOT REFLECTING CORRECT SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY....HAVE READ VERY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS ON THE WEB. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY (READS 0 AT ANY SPEED) ON MY '03 YUKON. *TR

DETAILS: SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECTLY IT JUST SITS AT ZERO,EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY ERRATIC NEEDLE MOVEMENT. *NM

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY '03 YUKON DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WHEN I'M NOT EVEN MOVING AT TIMES IT TELLS ME THAT I'M GOING 60 MPH. *TR

I HAVE 2003 GMC YUKON WITH ONLY 43K THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN '03. THE PROBLEM IS ITS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS TOLD BY A GM MECHANIC THAT MY PARKING BRAKE IS ABOUT TO FAIL DUE TO WORN SHOES. HOW IS THAT SO? I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS JUST YET. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE THAT MY PARKING BRAKE SHOES WEAR OUT WAY BEFORE MY BRAKE PADS DO, THAT I USED EVERY TIME I DRIVE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE FRONT HEADLIGHT CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. GMC STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND REPAIR IT AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES READS ZERO WHEN DO 70 MPH AND SOMETIMES READS LOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

2003 GMC YUKON WON'T START WITH A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BRING THE TANK DOWN AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BUT THEY NEVER DID. *KB