2005 GMC YUKON Complaints

IT APPEARS IN MY INVESTIGATING THIS THROUGH ONLINE SEARCHES AND FORUMS, THERE ARE 1000'S OF GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THEIR SPEEDOMETERS QUIT WORKING AND IS QUITE A MONEY MAKER FOR GM AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS, SINCE THEY 'HAVE' TO DO IT SO IT CAN BE REPROGRAMMED FOR MILEAGE AUTHENTICITY! WITH THESE 1000'S OF GM VEHICLES HAVING FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS, OR OTHER FAULTY GAUGES...MINE IS STUCK ON 120MPH!! DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN U REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING!! I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF, AND NOT BECAUSE OF NORMAL USE AND WEAR!! MY 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI WOULD COST $510 + TAX AND HAVE TO B SENT AWAY TO B REPAIRED.... PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND ADD THIS TO ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS GM IS HAVING AND LET'S NOT PUT IT TO THE CONSUMER LIKE THEY HAVE AND ARE DOING! THANK YOU!! *TR

I BOUGHT MY 05' GMC YUKON DENALI NEW. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON - READS, SERVICE AIRBAG. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES BUT MIRACULOUSLY THE GMC SERVICE CENTER SAYS THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN THEY HAVE IT. PFFFTT!- 2005 TO PRESENT! HEATER & AC (HVAC) TEMPERATURE IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OR AIR DELIVERY. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE - 2010 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MIND OF ITS OWN. LIGHTS ON DASH, CD AND TAPE DON'T WORK. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE - 2005/6 BOTH CD PLAYER'S AND TAPE CASSETTE PLAYER HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 2006/7 FUEL SYSTEM SPORADICALLY READS- CHECK GAS CAP. GASOLINE GAGE DOESN'T WORK. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE- 2010 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY- 2008 TO PRESENT. LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY- 2009 REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER WIRE TERMINAL BROKEN OFF OF WINDOW GLASS- YEAR OF OCCURRENCE - 2005/6 THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE REPLACED KEY FOBS AND BATTERIES SEVERAL TIME'S IT WILL WORK FOR A WEEK THEN FAIL. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE -2007/08 REAR PASSENGER WINDOW'S DON'T WORK PROPERLY, WHEN DOWN THEY WILL NOT GO UP. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE - 2009 CHILD WINDOW LOCK DOESN'T WORK. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE - 2010 SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR'S DON'T WORK FOR SEVERAL WEEK'S AFTER A CAR WASH. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 2013 FRONT AND MIDDLE GLOVE COMPARTMENT PEELED WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. FRONT SEAT HEATER OVERHEATS -IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUSHING SEAT HEATER BUTTON. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE - 2006/7 FRONT SEATS DON'T RECLINE ALL THE WAY DOWN. YEAR OF OCCURRENCE - 2009 MILEAGE IS WRONG - YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 2006/7 MAJOR BRAKE ISSUE- 2007 TO PRESENT MAKES STRANGE PULLING SOUND IN REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN STARTED-2007 TO PRESENT. *TR

I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET. I LIVE ON A STEEP HILL AND MY BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE GASKET BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT FAILS. GMC KNOWS THIS. I HAVE HAD THIS GASKET REPLACED THREE TIMES IN 5 YEARS AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

2005 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VARIOUS ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS INCLUDING SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER, STARTING PROBLEMS, WHEEL HUB AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR. ALSO, THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED. *JB

MY 2005 GMC YUKON XL 1500 WILL SPONTANEOUSLY SHIFT ITSELF INTO 4LO. THIS DOESN'T ONLY HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS. IT OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND IN GEAR. WHEN IT HAPPENS, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE PUSH-BUTTON 4WD CONTROL MODULE WILL LIGHT UP OR FLASH. NO AMOUNT OF BUTTON-PUSHING WILL DISENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE ALSO NOT COME ACROSS ANY SORT OF MANUAL FIX, I.E. TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, BACKING UP, ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 5 TIMES, AND HAS ONLY CEASED TO HAPPEN BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE RELAY WHICH CONTROLS THE 4WD SYSTEM. I AM FIRMLY CONVINCED THAT IT IS ONLY THROUGH SHEER BLIND LUCK OR DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. LET ME RESTATE: THIS ISSUE OCCURS ENTIRELY AT RANDOM, AND NOT ONLY WHEN JUST STARTING OFF DRIVING. IT OCCURS AT SPEED! WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE LITERALLY CAN GO FROM TRAVELING AT 35 MPH TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. KEEP IN MIND THAT SINCE THE BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED, FOLLOWING DRIVERS HAVE NO WARNING OF THIS RAPID DECLINE IN SPEED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL DEFECT IN GM VEHICLES USING THIS 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THE ONLY REASON THE PROBLEM IS NOT SEEN AS MORE WIDESPREAD IS THAT THE ISSUE HAPPENS IN DIFFERENTLY-NAMED MAKES AND MODELS. FOR INSTANCE, MY PROBLEM MAY NOT BE READILY CONNECTED WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, ALTHOUGH THE TWO ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VEHICLE. FURTHER, I BELIEVE THAT GM IS AWARE THAT THIS SAFETY HAZARD IS THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH OF "STUCK IN 4LO" WITHOUT IDENTIFYING A MANUFACTURER, BRINGS UP ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY GM-BUILT FULLSIZE TRUCKS USING THE SAME PUSH-BUTTON SYSTEM. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MERE COINCIDENCE. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [XXX] TO SHOW THAT GM OWNS UP TO ITS ERRORS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SPEEDOMETER MOVES TO 0 AFTER 40 MINUTES OF DRIVING, EVEN AT FREEWAY SPEED. ONCE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE REACHES 0, IT STAYS THERE, EVEN WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT 60-70 MPH. TURNING ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN DOES NOT RESET IT. AFTER LETTING VEHICLE SIT OVERNIGHT, IT BECOMES OPERATIONAL AGAIN, THEN WILL GO BACK TO 0 AFTER 30-35 MINUTES OF DRIVING. DENALI HAS VERY FEW MILES ON IT FOR ITS AGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDER HEADS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

THIS IS THE 2ND OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME INCIDENT IN 3 MONTHS. WHILE MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE JUST STOPS. NO SHUDDER, NO ROUGH IDLE, NO WARNING. WITHOUT POWER, STEERING IS IMPAIRED OR IMPOSSIBLE. TURNING THE IGNITION KEY RESTARTS THE ENGINE NORMALLY. JIGGLING THE KEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WINTER 2014, CONNECTICUT - BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY PEDDLE FELT MUSHY AND GOING DOWN FARTHER THAN NORMAL. DROVE SON TO SCHOOL QUARTER MILE TO SCHOOL AND NOTED THE LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY. LUCKILY ROLLING STOPS AND KEEPING DISTANCE FROM OTHER CARS ALLOWED ME TO GET BACK HOME. LOOKED UNDER CAR, DRIPPING BRAKE FLUID FROM UNDER MIDDLE OF CARD. HAD THE SENSE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER; FOR THE $2400 ESTIMATE, THEY ALSO SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION LINES WERE LEAKING SO ESTIMATE ALSO INCLUDED THE LABOR/PARTS TO REPLACE BOTH SETS OF LINES TO FIX BOTH LINE RELATED ISSUES. I'VE ALSO HAD THE MISS PLEASURE OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ($3500) THIS YEAR AS WELL. SLIPPING AND EVENTUALLY IT WAS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SO HAD TO OPEN THE WALLET FOR THAT. ANOTHER ISSUE (ELECTRICAL) - I SHUT THE CAR OFF WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR ON (HEATER IN THE WINTER) AND THE BLOWER MOTOR STAYED ON EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF, NO KEYS. IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND WOULD HAVE DRAINED THE BATTERY HAD I NOT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. PULLING THE FUSE HAD NO EFFECT. ($600) I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS IN THE FRONT BUMPER. ONE WENT AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE OTHER WENT. NO IMPACTS, THEY JUST DIED. ($1200 FOR BOTH). I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR AIR SHOCKS ($2500) I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED (SUPPOSEDLY GM CERTIFIED)) FROM A CHEVY DEALER NOT MORE THAN 3 YEARS AGO WITH 75K MILES. I NOW HAVE 99K MILES. AS I SIT AND TYPE THIS ALL DOWN FOR THIS SUBMISSION, I REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH HAS GONE WRONG WITH THIS CAR & MATCHES UP WITH OTHER OWNER STATEMENTS ON THIS WEBSITE. *TR