2004 GMC YUKON Complaints

ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO (3000 MILES) MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO PERIODICALLY MALFUNCTION. IT WOULD BEGIN TO SHOW ACCELERATION IN EXCESS OF 120 MPH EVEN THOUGH I WOULD BE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 45 MPH. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT WOULD SEEM TO WORK NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM QUICKLY DEVELOPED INTO A FULL-TIME PROBLEM. NOW WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN PART IT MAY REGISTER FROM 70 TO 90 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GMC DEALER FOR A QUOTE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD FIXED THIS SAME PROBLEM ON A NUMBER OF YUKONS AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ODOMETER CONTINUED TO REPRESENT CORRECT MILEAGE, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT REGISTER THE SPEED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE HE SUGGESTED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY EXPLAINED THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS NOT RECORDING THE ACTUAL SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

DT: THE VEHICLE HAS POWER STEERING BUT STEERING TO THE LEFT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH RIGHT SIDE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED ,AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS UNLESS THE CONSUMER WOULD PAY FOR IT. THE CONSUMER OWNS AN AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE STEERING GEAR BOX. HE PURCHASED A NEW STEERING GEAR BOX AND REPLACED THE OLD ONE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 47,000 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPAIR. *AK

ONE SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK IS BURNING OUT ALL 4 SPARK PLUGS; NEED DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION SENT TO OUR MECHANIC SO HE CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM. NO RESPONSE. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TOTAL MILEAGE ON 2004 YUKON LL PURCHASED FROM DAVE SMITH AUTO, KELLOG IDAHO IN NOV OF 2004 IS 1,292. YES, THIS IS CORRECT. ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO MILES! I WOULD THINK GMC OR DAVE SMITH WOULD BE INTERESTED IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH A NEW VEHICLE. WAITING FOR THEM TO REPLY TO WARRANTY WORK. WE ARE A REMOTE SITE WOMEN'S SHELTER. WE NEED A VEHICLE THAT RUNS! *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN FRONT OR BACK WHEN MOVING FORWARD OR THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE. UNTIL THE SEAT BELT IS RELEASED THE OCCUPANT MOVES TRYING TO RELEASE THE TENSION. THIS CAUSES THE TENSION TO KEEP GETTING TIGHTER. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE THE TENSION IN THE SEATBELT IS TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE SEAT BELTS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THEY STATED THIS WAS A DESIGN FAILURE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DO ABOUT IT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

"STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED" WAS DISPLAYED PRIOR TO THE BRAKES BEING ENGAGED WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A 'YAW SENSOR' REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RETURNED WITHIN 20 MILES. A SECOND SENSOR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH REPROGRAMMING. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER STATES "GM HAS TOLD US TO DO NOTHING MORE". NO FURTHER EXPLANATION IS OFFERED BY THE DEALER OR GM "CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE". I BELIEVE THAT A VEHICLE THAT ACTIVATES BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE PEDAL IS DANGEROUS.

9-28-04: MY 2004 GMC YUKON HAD 22643 MILES ON IT. I WENT TO GET IN THE CAR THAT MORNING TO START IT UP AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC STATED THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAD WENT OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMPS ON THESE VEHICLES WERE FAULTY. THEY REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP. 5-24-05: MY YUKON HAD 50012 MILES ON IT. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE THAT MORNING TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. ONCE AGAIN IT HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT COST US APPROXIMATELY $900.00 TO REPAIR. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE NEWEST FUEL PUMP HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WE WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. WHEN MY HUSBAND ASKED WHY THE 2ND FUEL PUMP THEY PUT ON DID NOT HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY, WE WERE TOLD THAT GM DOESN'T WARRANTY ANY WARRANTY PARTS. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED I WAS STRANDED WITH MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. EACH TIME THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMPS BUT THEY CANNOT TELL ME WHY MY FUEL PUMPS SEEM TO QUIT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 25000 MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY CAN'T GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS EITHER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THEM TO REPURCHASE MY VEHICLE.

DT: WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND STALLED. AND DRIVER HAS NO POWER AND DRIVER HAS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CALLER HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, AND STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. CALLER HAS HAD THREE VEHICLES IN THE PASSED 4 OR 5 YEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. CALLER?S FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ALSO HAVE PROBLEM.*AK

2004 GMC YUKON SLT -- INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN TRUCK WAS STARTED. ALL GAUGES (FUEL, BATTERY & WATER) BECAME INACTIVE. SHIFT INDICATOR NO LONGER WORKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT GEAR THE CAR WAS IN. AUDIO SYSTEM (CASSETTE, CD PLAYER AND RADIO) BECAME INOPERABLE. CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP -- BECK & MASTEN NORTH IN HOUSTON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GOING OUT, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON A NUMBER OF YUKONS. (I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS A A RECALL ON EITHER YOUR SITE OR GMC'S SITE.) GMC HAS VIOLATED FMVSS STANDARD NO. 101 AND PARTS 573 AND 577.