2005 GMC YUKON Complaints

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START MOST OF THE TIME...IT JUST MAKES A CLICKING SOUND. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO BE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEMS STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 05. SINCE THIS TIME WE HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE BRAKES ON OCCASION FAIL TO ENGAGE AND WE END UP SLIDING FORWARD A FEW FEET. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND THAT THEY MUST EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 YUKON IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT AND STABILITY SYS DISABLED LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE FIRST TRANSFER CASE MODULE AND WHEN THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THEY REPLACED THE SECOND TRANSFER CASE MODULE. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE STABILITY SYS BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T JUST CHECK IT WITHOUT A RECALL. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO COME ON AND MORE PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURRING. THE 4L AND THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT AND STABILITY SYS DISABLED LIGHTS WOULD ROTATE FLASHING AND I COULD NOT GET THE 2WD LIGHT TO STAY ON AND ALTHOUGH IT SAID IT WAS IN 4L IT WAS STILL IN 2WD AND IT TRIED TO LOCK UP A FEW TIMES. THEN THE NEUTRAL RED LIGHT WAS ON AND BOTH WARNING LIGHTS WERE FLASHING BUT WAS STILL DRIVING IN 2WD. NEXT NONE OF THE 2WD, 4WD OR NEUTRAL LIGHTS WERE ON BUT BOTH WARNINGS WERE FLASHING AND THE (T/C) ICON ON THE DASH WAS DISPLAYED AND I COULDN'T GET THAT TO GO OFF BUT AGAIN WAS STILL DRIVING IN 2WD. FINALLY, IT WAS LITERALLY LOCKED INTO 4L, WAS MAKING AWFUL GRINDING NOISES, BOTH WARNINGS WERE FLASHING AND (T/C) ICON WERE ALL ON AND I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF 4L NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. I WAS STRANDED (IT WAS DARK AND LATE). I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ENCODER MOTOR BUT I AM STILL VERY CONCERNED THERE IS STILL MORE DAMAGE AND I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. IF I HAD BEEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY OR AT A HIGHER SPEED, I AM CONFIDENT THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN AWFUL ACCIDENT AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE YET DEAD!I COMMUTE TO WORK, HAVE CLIENTS WITH ME AND ALWAYS HAVE CHILDREN WITH ME GOING TO SPORTING EVENTS, FIELD TRIP, ETC. THERE HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JUNE 2005 AND EACH TIME IT GETS MORE SERIOUS! I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS!!!COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CALL ME REGARDING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE-I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW!!!THANK YOU! *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW GMC YUKON DENALI 8 MONTHS AGO. MY NEW SUV CAME WITH STANDARD ALL-SEASON GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P265/70R17 TIRES. ONE CHILLY WINTER MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, I HEARD AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND REALIZED THAT MY LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH FREEWAY SPEED (75 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70) WITH OTHER DRIVERS DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED WITH NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE IN FRONT AND BEHIND MY VEHICLE. I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I STRUGGLED TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I ALSO FEARED OF A REAR-END COLLISION IF I DON'T ACT FAST. REALIZING I AM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, I GRIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY, IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES, AND MADE A SUDDEN SHARP TURN ON THE SHOULDER. THIS SUDDEN LATERAL SHIFT AND ABRUPT MANEUVER CREATED A FORCE THAT TILTED THE VEHICLE SIDEWAYS (THE TWO RIGHT TIRES - FRONT & REAR - WERE UP ON THE AIR) FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THE SHARP TURN ON THE SHOULDER LED ME TO THE FREEWAY MEDIAN (AN OPEN GRASSLAND WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND SOFT SOIL). THANKS TO THE SAFETY FEATURE OF MY VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), AFTER A BRIEF MOMENT I FELT MY TWO RIGHT TIRES WERE BACK ON LEVEL WITH THE GROUND AND THE VEHICLE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ITS POWER ALLOWING ME TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING OVER. AS FOR THE BLOWN OUT TIRE, IT HAS BEEN SPLIT IN HALF. I TALKED TO GMC ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND WAS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED OF A TIRE MANUFACTURER DEFECT/FAILURE. GMC STATED THEY DON'T MAKE TIRES. I SHOULD TAKE MY CASE TO GOODYEAR TIRES. THERE IS MUCH ECONOMIC PHYSICAL DAMAGE THAT RESULTED FROM THIS TIRE BLOW-OUT. THE LEFT INNER FENDER WELL COVER WAS DAMAGED AND CREATED A HOLE THROUGH THE SHEET METAL. ALSO A REAR BODY MOLDING WAS MISSING AND DAMAGED TO LEFT RUNNING BOARD END CAP. THE RIM ON DAMAGED TIRE NEEDS TO BE SPIN-TESTED FOR BALANCE AND OUT OF ROUND ROAD DAMAGE. THE APPROXIMATE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE ARE $4,000 - $5,000. AND OF COURSE, EMOTIONAL TRAUMA.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE PLACED INTO REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE REVERSE INPUT PISTON SEAL. IT WAS CUT AND NOT HOLDING PROPER PRESSURE. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 2 OTHER DEALERSHIPS WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE, WITH THE ENGINE OFF IT BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS STRIPPED. THE BOLT WAS REPLACED. THEN, WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THE INDICATOR STILL READ DRIVE, BUT WOULD NOT GO. HE STATED THE STEERING COLUMN DID REGISTER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, AND WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED TISSUES NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY ADJUSTED CABLES, BUT THE WORK ORDER HE RECEIVED SHOWED THAT NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WASN'T HOLDING, IT WOULD FOLD. THE NAVIGATION RADIO SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE HEADLINER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB

BEARING AND TICKING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSFER CASE WHEN USING 2H AT 65 MPH & GREATER. NOISE GOES AWAY IN AUTO 4 WHEEL. *NM

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN OCT 2004, I FELT THIS JUMPING OF THE TRUCK AFTER I STOPPED AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD DO THIS, I CALLED IN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS NEW, IT MAY BE DOING THAT , I TOOK IT IN LAST WEEK BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT AND THERE WAS A STRANGE BURNING SMELL ON , IT AND THERE WAS ALSO THE RECALL OF THE BACK SEATS, AND A LIGHT SENSOR LOOSE, IT WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER A FEW DAYS, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE GAS CAP WAS LOOSE? THAT WAS THE WORST EXCUSE THAT I HAVE HEARD, I AM STILL HAVING THAT PROBLEM, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO COME OUT WITH THE SOME LAME EXCUSE , AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT: IN THIS VEHICLE THE CONSOLE IS WIDER AND THE SEATS ARE NARROWER. THE CONSOLE IS IN THE CONSUMER'S ARM AREA SPACE WHEN MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN AND FOR ANY REASON, THE CONSUMER WOULD HIT THE CONSOLE OR THE ARM REST. NOTICED THIS EARLY ON. TALKED TO GMC, THEY TOOK THE INFORMATION AND SAID THAT THE ENGINEERS WILL CONTACT CONSUMER . *AK THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE HAS CONTACTED. *JB

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT COMPLAINT BUT A CONSUMER DEFECT. THE A/C MAKES A NOISE WHEN THE COMPRESSOR ENGAGES OR SWITCHES. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A CD SPINNING AND IS QUITE ANNOYING. IT CAN EASILY BE HEARD AND HAS BEEN GETTING LOUDER OVER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR TO NO AVAIL. THEY ALSO SAID ENGINEERS ARE INVESTIGATING AND I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES TO INQUIRE WITH NO UPDATES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT AND THIS IS NO COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM, JUST A GMC COMPLAINT. A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE A LOUD A/C UNIT. *NM