2003 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

2003 YUKON XL WITH 105, 000 MILES SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SPOKE WITH GMC WAS ADVISED THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT SINCE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE NOT THE YEARS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. ALL I WANT IS THE PART AND I WILL PAY FOR THE LABOR THAT'S ONLY FAIR. I HAVE 4 DRIVERS IN THE FAMILY AND IT IS UNSAFE FOR THEM TO DRIVE. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING. *TR

RECALL FOR THE SPEEDOMETER IN 2003/2004 THE THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003/2004 FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM I SHOWED THE RECALL LETTER AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY COULD CHANGE IT IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. PAST 7 YEARS AND LESS THAN 70,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHEN I PARKED MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET FIXED AND THEY CHARGE ME FOR IT, BECAUSE IT HAS PASSED 7 YEARS AND THE WARRANTY FOR THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE THEY KNEW IT THAT SOONER OR LATER WE WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS SAFETY IF SOMEONE DRIVES A CAR IN THE FREEWAY AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED, WHAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR SPEED. *TR

SINCE NOVEMBER 2008, MY 2003 GMC YUKON XL 2500 HAS HAD EPISODES WHERE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. IN THIS REDUCED POWER MODE, THE VEHICLE WILL REACH A TOP SPEED OF AROUND 25MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS GM DEALERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLE AND WIRING HARNESS MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. I HAVE BOUGHT A SCANNER WHICH I CAN ERASE THE CODES BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING 65MPH WITH SEMITRUCKS ON YOUR TAIL WHEN YOU SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON LOSE POWER AND CAN'T GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLOSE EPISODES WHERE WE WERE ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED IN DEC 08, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER DIDN'T COME BACK UNTIL APRIL 2009. DEALER THEN REWIRED THE HARNESS AND IT STOPPED UNTIL THE FALL OF 2009. SINCE FALL 2009, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED POWER MODE COME ON SPORADICALLY. IN FEBRUARY 2010, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED, BUT NOW THE TRUCK STALLS WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER IS ENABLED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS DURING THE STALL, ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING IS LOST. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TURNING, CROSSING TRAFFIC, AND THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRUCK STALLS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS. EVERYTIME THEY SAY IT HAS TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY REPLACE IT, I BRING IT HOME AND A COUPLE DAYS LATER WE ARE BACK TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS. TROUBLE CODES ARE P2135, P0120, P1515, AND P0220. I HAVE SPENT NEARLY $2000 ON SERVICE THAT HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I HAVE READ ONLINE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE NOW THAT IT STALLS EVERY TIME IT GOES INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE (WHICH HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES ON EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT). *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. FIGURED OUT IT MAY BE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE GAUGE NOT WORKING. NOW, IT STALLS WHEN IT ONLY HAS A HALF A TANK OF GAS, NOT COMPLETELY EMPTY. PUT 16 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE 30 GALLON TANK, TRUCK RUNS SMOOTH. REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER TWICE. REPLACED THE BATTERY, TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, RESULTS NO ALT. PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER IS OFF, GAS GAUGE IS OFF, AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DISPLAY LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY. BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WHEN I BREAK THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE NOV. 2010, WHEN WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND QUIT USING A CERTAIN TYPE OF GAS IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. NOW, IT IS ACTING UP AND TODAY WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT SINCE EARLY DECEMBER. *TR

BURNING SMELL IN 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. EVENTUALLY FOUND CHILD'S VELOUR CAR SEAT SMOLDERING AT BASE WITH HOLES BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER HEATED SEAT. CHILD HAD TOUCHED CONTROL WITH FOOT AND TURNED HEATED SEAT ON. WHEN DISCOVERED, THE CAR SEAT AND LEATHER SEATS WERE BEGINNING TO SMOKE.....COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY. *TR

2003 GMC YUKON XL WITH 118,000 MILES ON IT RECENTLY BEGAN TO HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. I WAS ABOUT TO GET ITT REPAIRED, WHEN I LEARNED FROM ANOTHER OWNER OF 2 YUKON/SUBURBAN SUVS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR VEHICLES AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. IF THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE IN THAT CLASS OF VEHICLES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND A COMPANY-INITIATED REPAIR OF THE ISSUE. IT IS UNSAFE NOT TO KNOW ONE'S SPEED. *TR

IN LATE AUGUST 2009, THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 GMC YUKON XL STOPPED WORKING. WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER, HIS RESPONSE WAS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC VEHICLES OF THIS VINTAGE AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. COST TO REPAIR IS $550. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER, THE DEALER KNOWS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR

2003 GMC YUKON XL SPEEDOMETER HANGS OR GOES 40 OR 50 MILES PER HOUR FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. GM WANTS >$400 (TOO MUCH MONEY) TO REPAIR OCCURS ON MOST OF THEIR TRUCK AND SUVS. MINE HAS 90,000 MILE. THEY PROVIDED DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ARE PROFITING FROM THE REPAIR. GAUGE SEEMS TO FAIL ON LONG TRIPS AND THEN WILL EVENTUALLY START WORKING AGAIN. NEVER CAN TELL IF IT IS REALLY WORKING. *TR

2003 GMC YUKON XL DENALI BRAKE LINES RUSTY AND BURST WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING AND LOST BRAKES. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SEVERAL BRAKE LINES DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS DUE TO RUSTED BLEED VALVES. THEY ARE USING SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS AND MAKING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR PEOPLE THAT DRIVE GM VEHICLES. *TR

2003 YUKON XL- REAR WINDOW FELL OFF AN SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING THOUGH CITY TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. *TR