2005 GMC YUKON Complaints

WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL ONLY GO UP. IT WILL NOT COME BACK DOWN. SO EVERY TIME YOU STOP IT WILL ADD TO YOUR SPEED. I WAS DOING 50MPH AND IT SAID I WAS DOING 120MPH. IT FINALLY PEGGED AT THE HIGHEST SPEED IT WOULD GO AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH COST ME $600. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS. I FILLED OUT MY CLAIM FORM AND WAS TOLD BY GMC THAT IT WAS ONLY A RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS FOR MY 2005. THAT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR THE REFUND. AND THAT I HAD THE NEW VERSION OF THE SPEEDOMETER THAT WAS FIXED. OBVIOUSLY, THE NEW ONE THEY USED DIDN'T WORK EITHER BECAUSE I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2003-2004 MODELS. *TR

UPON COMING OFF A ROAD TRIP IN MY SUV, I WAS AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE AND HAD PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE WITH THE TIRES TURNED OUT. AS I WAS COMING OUT OF HER HOUSE I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD/ BELT ON MY TIRES WAS SMOOTH, BUT WITH UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRE. SO I CHECKED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE AND IT HAD THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR ON IT (INSIDE TREAD). THE BACK TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE SECOND SET OF TIRES THAT THE DEALERSHIP PUT ON MY SUV WERE DEFECTIVE ALSO. THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE CHANGED OUT, APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, BECAUSE OF BEING DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRES (THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY,BUT THE CHANGE WAS NOT NOTED IN MY SERVICE HISTORY REPORT OR ON MY CARFAX REPORT). ALL OTHER MINOR SERVICE WORK WAS NOTED IN HISTORY/CARFAX REPORTS, SO WHY WASN'T THE CHANGE IN TIRES NOTED ALSO. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD BE IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, TO TAKE THEM TO THE FIRESTONE COMPANY (MANUFACTURER), SO I DID. THE MAN AT THE FIRESTONE COMPANY SAID THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, THAT I DIDN'T ROTATE THE TIRES (BUT I DID/ SERVICE HISTORY REPORT). SO I TOOK MY SUV TO A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIRES, THEY WERE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE. MY TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE (RAISED WHITE LETTER) TIRES. MY FRONT END WAS CHECKED BY COMPUTER THEY WERE OFF BY -.2 ON RIGHT & -.1 ON LEFT. NOT OFF ENOUGH FOR THE TIRES TO WEAR AS THEY DID. THE SHOCKS ARE NOT BOUNCY. I CANNOT GET ANY ANSWERS ON THE CAUSE OF MY TIRES WEARING IN THIS MANNER. I FEEL THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. IF I AM WRONG I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING SO. *TR

UPON COMING OFF A ROAD TRIP IN MY SUV, I WAS AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE AND HAD PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE WITH THE TIRES TURNED OUT. AS I WAS COMING OUT OF HER HOUSE I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD BELT ON MY TIRES WAS SMOOTH WITH BUT UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES. SO I CHECKED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE AND IT HAD THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR ON IT. THE BACK TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW WEAR IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE SECOND SET OF TIRES THAT THEY PUT ON MY SUV WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE CHANGED OUT BECAUSE OF BEING DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRES (THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NOT NOTED IN MY SERVICE HISTORY REPORT OR ON MY CARFAX REPORT). THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD BE IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, TO TAKE THEM TO THE FIRESTONE COMPANY (MANUFACTURER), SO I DID. THE MAN AT THE FIRESTONE COMPANY SAID THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, THAT I DIDN'T ROTATE THE TIRE (BUT I DID/ SERVICE HISTORY REPORT). SO I TOOK MY SUV TO A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIRES. MY TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES. MY FRONT END WAS CHECKED BY COMPUTER ( THEY WERE OFF BY -.2 ON RIGHT & -.1 ON LEFT. THE SHOCKS ARE NOT BOUNCY, I CANNOT GET ANY ANSWERS ON THE CAUSE OF MY TIRES WEARING IN THIS MANNER. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON XL. SINCE JUNE 26, 2009, THE FUEL PUMP FAILS TO PUMP GASOLINE, WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 08/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP DESCENDING AT A SPEED AND WHEN THE DRIVER ACCELERATES, THE NEEDLE WILL RESPOND AS THOUGH THE STICKING POINT WERE THE SPEED OF DECELERATION AND CONTINUE RISING FROM THERE UNTIL THE NEEDLE IS OVER PAST THE LAST LISTED SPEED ON THE FACE OF THE IPC. IT OCCURS ABOUT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS AND WHEN IT OCCURS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHAT THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS. SO FAR, IT IS POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT, SOMETIMES OVERNIGHT IS NECESSARY, AND START THE VEHICLE AND THEN SHUT IT OFF. THIS DROPS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ABOUT 5MPH. THE DRIVER MUST CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNTIL THE NEEDLE HAS GONE FROM THE BLACK FACE OF THE IPC TO THE ZERO MARK ON THE PANEL. *TR

GMC 2009 DENALI SPEEDOMETER REST ON 120MPH AT ALL TIMES. VEHICLE SEEMS TO REV UP DURING DRIVING AT TIMES. SPEEDOMETER MOVES AT WILL SOMETIMES REMAINING AT 0MPH. *TR

VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS ~40 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE 'PEGS OUT'. GAS GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE. VEHICLE IS 2005 YEAR, GMC HAS RECALLED INSTRUMENT PANELS ON 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT 2005. WITH UNRELIABLE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MADE A VISIT TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL AT COST EXCEEDING $600. WE FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING RECALL TO ENCOMPASS 2005 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

ON MY 2005 GMC YUKON, AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS OR SO, DURING BRAKING, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING/SLIPPING FEELING, THAT FELT LIKE IT CAME FROM THE FRONT END. AFTER GETTING THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT, I WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER PLACE, AND THEY DUPLICATED THE SOUND AND CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES. DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN IT CAME BACK. STILL FEELS AND SOUNDS THE SAME. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP. THEY SAID THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FINE BUT I WANTED THEM CHANGED ANYWAY. SO THEY DID. NOISE STILL THERE. ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS ISSUE? THE NOISE AND FEEL OCCUR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR TURN FROM NORMAL TRAVEL SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE WORKS SOMETIMES AND WHEN IT DOES, IT IS USUALLY INACCURATE. THE TIME WHEN IT DOES NOT WORK IS USUALLY AFTER 6PM. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH OTHER GMC YUKON OWNERS AND SOME OF THEM HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME ERRATIC. THE OIL GAUGE WOULD REMAIN AT ZERO AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP AT 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $90 TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 56,600.