2005 GMC YUKON Complaints

SRS: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON; SRS SCANNER GAVE CODES B0026; B0043; B0044; B0084; B0100; AND B0104. FOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS POSSIBLY RELATED TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE (TSB#050941001; NHTSA#10013456) AND (TSB#PIT-4662; NHTSA#10026744). CALLED GMC SERVICE CENTER; THEY CLAIMED UNABLE TO ASSIST. SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO LOCAL GMC DEALER TO RUN CODES AT MY EXPENSE. AND THEN, POSSIBLY, DEPENDING ON RESULTS/DIAGNOSIS, GMC "MAY" BE ABLE TO OFFER MONETARY ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIRS. SO, FIRST HAVE TO FIND THE TIME AND THE MONEY TO TAKE IT IN. MEANWHILE, TOLD REP I WOULD PROBABLY JUST DISABLE THE SRS. THE LIGHT IS ANNOYING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS DISABLED ANYWAY WHILE THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. REP SEEMED AMUSED AND SAID THAT HER HANDS ARE TIED.

DURING ACCELERATION AND OCCASIONALLY DURING BRAKING, THE WHEEL SENSOR(S) CAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL TO BECOME ACTIVE, OR CAUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO ENGAGE. IN ALL CASES, ACTIVATION IS IN ERROR BASED ON AMBIENT CONDITIONS. I AM ABLE TO OVERRIDE THE TRACTION ACTIVE PROBLEMS BY DISABLING THE TRACTION ASSIST, BUT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE SAME SWITCH. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF THE SAME FAILURE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT NO RECALL EXISTS YET FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL. TO DATE, THE FAILURE HAS NOT CAUSED A CRASH, BUT NOW THAT WINTER IS HERE I HAVE TO MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE DISENGAGING THE TRACTION ASSIST IS NOT PRACTICAL IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT IT REQUIRES CHANGING THE FULL FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF CORROSION BUILDUP ON THE TONE RING. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE DID CHANGE A SENSOR ON A SIMILAR VEHICLE BUT THE SENSOR DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE WHEEL BEARING WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE. WITH THE APPARENTLY COMMON NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND A LISTED RECALL IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE GM IS IGNORING A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN YOU PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE ESSENTIALLY STALLS, YOU MAY GET REAR-ENDED, WHICH ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO. HOWEVER, MY GREATER CONCERN IS NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. ANOTHER WEBSITE SAID THAT TIRES COULD BE THE PROBLEM. ALL OF MY TIRES ARE THE SAME SIZE AND WEAR, AND AIR PRESSURE MATCHES. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE VEHICLE, NOT RELATED TO TIRE DIFFERENCES.

INCIDENT DATE: FRONT CABIN / IN DASH FIRE 11/25/2011 AT 5:20PM VEHICLE: 2005 GMC YUKON XL SLT WITH APPROXIMATELY 120K MILES VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY; HAD JUST BEEN DRIVEN HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS OFF; 15-30 MINUTES LATER HEARD LOUD BANG AND GLASS BREAKING; FRONT CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES; OPENED DOORS AND SPRAYED WATER ON UNTIL FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAIN AT PLACE OF INCIDENT UNTIL ADJUSTER CAN INVESTIGATE. FIRE DEPARTMENT BEST ASSUMPTION AT THIS POINT IS THAT THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH BETWEEN THE FRONT CENTER CONSOLE AND THE STEERING COLUMN. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER; BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW; NO AFTERMARKET OPTIONS; OTHER THAN TIRES AND BRAKES, ALL ORIGINAL MFTR EQUIPMENT, ALL WARRANTY WORK DONE AT GMC DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION WITH GMC FOR ALL WARRANTY ISSUES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. EXAMPLES ARE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRONICS, PASSENGER A/C BLOWING HOT AIR DUE TO ELECTRICAL, RADIO / CD PLAYER OVER HEATING REPLACED 2 TIMES, DVD PLAYER REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, SPORADIC INCIDENTS WHERE DVD AND DASH COMPONENTS WOULD JUST STOP WORKING REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF THEN BACK ON FOR IT TO WORK; FUEL GAUGE SHOWING EMPTY WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL - CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF, KEY OUT, RESTART TO CORRECT; ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP ISSUES - REPLACED; LOAD LEVELING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT REPLACED; ELECTRONIC SHIFTING COMPONENTS ON TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC WINDOW SWITCH, ETC... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR AS WELL AS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO PULLED ME OVER TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS POURING GAS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMPED ASSEMBLY HAD ROTTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTTED LIKE THIS. THANKFULLY THIS WAS FOUND BEFORE ANYTHING CATASTROPHIC HAD HAPPENED AS I CONSTANTLY DRIVING AROUND WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE KEPT THE OLD PART TO SHOW HOW IT HAD ROTTED. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS BUT BEING THAT THIS SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS I FEEL IT WARRANTS LOOKING INTO. THIS WAS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND CONSIDERING IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTTED LIKE THIS, I FEEL I SHOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A HUGE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES SERIOUS ATTENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 199,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING, JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE... SHOWS HALF TANK AND THEN RISES TO FULL WHILE DRIVING OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND. CALLED GMC AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, SAID FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACING AND IS HAPPENING ON MANY VEHICLES BUT ITS NOT A RECALL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON 1500 SLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHEN THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,098.

I AM ONE OF THE MANY REPORTING BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON MY TRUCK. I HAD 3 STUDS RATTLE OUT, 2 BREAK OFF INSIDE HEAD GASKET AND ONLY 1 REMAIN IN TACT. TRUCK IS IN GREAT CONDITION OTHERWISE AND HAS HAD EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD. ONLY PROBLEM NOW IT IS COSTING ME $2500 TO PULL ENGINE AND SEND IT TO A MACHINE SHOP TO HAVE THE FINAL STUD REMOVED FROM HEAD WITH ONLY 170000 KM'S ON IT THIS IS LUDICROUS. I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL AS IT HAPPENS TO ALMOST ALL OF THESE TRUCKS BETWEEN 09 AND 2007. AND IT IS A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS BAD FOR EMISSIONS HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0YG6WLBNZGI&FEATURE=EMAIL&EMAIL=COMMENT_REPLY_RECEIVED

HELLO AROUND THE BEGINNING OF JUNE OF 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 GMC YUKON XL WHEN SUDDENLY I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASH BOARD STATING "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" AUTOMATICALLY MY SPEED WENT DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WITH ONSTAR, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WAS REDUCING SPEED AND THE BEST THING TO DO WAS TAKE IT IN TO GET CHECKED AT. ON MONDAY, JUNE 6TH I TOOK IT IN TO BOB BROWN DEALER IN MERLE HAY IN DES MOINES, IA, I SPOKE TO BOB LUNDY AND INFORMED HIM OF THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, HE INFORMED ME THEY HAD TO DO SOME DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AGAIN, I LEFT MY VEHICLE THERE AND GOT A RIDE TO WORK FROM THEM. IN THE PM I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM BOB STATING THAT ALL IT WAS JUST A SENSOR SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT I INFORMED HIM THAT WAS FINE AS LONG AS EVERYTHING WOULD BE FIXED. THEY CHARGED ME $457.02, ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER KICKED IN AGAIN, I CALLED BOB LUNDY AT THE GMC DEALER AND HE STATED THAT THE SENSOR MIGHT HAVE GONE BAD AGAIN. I WAITED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY TRUCK, I EVEN LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT AND ALL THEY CAN TELL ME IS THAT THEY CANNOT FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT. I AM OUT $452 DOLLARS AND THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER ACTS UP ALMOST EVERYDAY! I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING OVER IN THE INTERSTATE, STREET, OR ANYWHERE I AM AT IN ORDER TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF FOR 5 MINUTES AND START IT OVER FOR THAT ERROR MESSAGE TO GO AWAY AND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY, OTHERWISE THE ENGINE POWER IS NOT WORKING AND I CAN ONLY DRIVE IT UP TO 20 MPH. SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN I RESTART MY VEHICLE THE MESSAGE IS STILL THERE AND I HAVE TO WAIT AND LOOSE MORE TIME. THIS IS AFFECTING MY EVERYDAY LIFE, I HAVE BEEN LATE TO MEETINGS, WORK, TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. I WANT THIS FIXED PLEASE! BOB BROWN DEALER STATED THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY VEHICLE, I THINK THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT!!! *TR