2003 GMC YUKON Complaints

THE NEEDLES FOR MY SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE TEMP. BOTH SIT IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND ARE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN BROKE SINCE DECEMBER OF 2005 AND THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE BROKE OCTOBER 2007. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE SHOWS SPEEDS OF OVER 100 MPH AND NEVER LESS THAN 30 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT NEVER KNOWS THE ACTUAL SPEED HE IS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GMC REGARDING THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE 70,000 MILES OR LESS IN ORDER TO BE REPAIRED. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS FAILURE REPORTS. THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN IT BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED AND IS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER THAT STATED SHE WOULD EXPERIENCE FAILURES WITH HER VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES. THE DIAL MAY STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERABLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN INACCURATE READINGS FROM THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS OVER THE 70,000 MILE OR SEVEN YEAR LIMIT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,437. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 01/08/08

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 GMC YUKON THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. TRAVEL AT 55 - 60 MPH SHOWS 60 -120 MPH IT IS NOW STUCK AT 70 MPH WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER ON A RE-CALL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE MAY STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS MAY CAUSE INACCURATE READINGS, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE AT NO CHARGE IF YOUR UNDER THE WARRANTY 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES WHICH I FILL IS VERY CLEAVER FOR THEM. *JB

SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. READS SPEED INCORRECTLY AND "STICKS" AT 70 MPH WHEN STOPPED, MOVES ABOVE 120 MPH WHEN TRAVEL SPEED IS ONLY ~40 MPH. *JB

I WAS SOLD A USED CAR IN FLORIDA WITH DEPLOYED AIRBAGS. I NEED HELP IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE SHOP THAT FIXED THE CAR AS WELL AS THE USED CAR DEALER SAY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AND I BEG TO DIFFER AS THEY REPRESENTED THE CAR AS BEING FIXED 100%. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GET STUCK OR GO UP AND GET STUCK AT A CERTAIN SPEED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE IT WILL REMAIN AT THAT SPEED AND WHEN YOU RESTART THE VEHICLE AND BEGIN MOTION, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL INCREASE THUS RESULTING IN INACCURATE SPEED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT SEVENTY, THEN WENT WOULDN'T DROP WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THEN WHEN STOPPED IT WAS AT SEVENTY. THEN WHEN I WENT TO THE STORE AND WAS GOING ABOUT THIRTY, IT REGISTERED I WAS GOING 105. WHEN TURNED OFF IT STAYS UP AT AROUND 70 TO 80. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV P225/70R16. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.