2005 GMC YUKON XL 1500 Complaints

INCIDENT DATE: FRONT CABIN / IN DASH FIRE 11/25/2011 AT 5:20PM VEHICLE: 2005 GMC YUKON XL SLT WITH APPROXIMATELY 120K MILES VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY; HAD JUST BEEN DRIVEN HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS OFF; 15-30 MINUTES LATER HEARD LOUD BANG AND GLASS BREAKING; FRONT CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES; OPENED DOORS AND SPRAYED WATER ON UNTIL FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAIN AT PLACE OF INCIDENT UNTIL ADJUSTER CAN INVESTIGATE. FIRE DEPARTMENT BEST ASSUMPTION AT THIS POINT IS THAT THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH BETWEEN THE FRONT CENTER CONSOLE AND THE STEERING COLUMN. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER; BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW; NO AFTERMARKET OPTIONS; OTHER THAN TIRES AND BRAKES, ALL ORIGINAL MFTR EQUIPMENT, ALL WARRANTY WORK DONE AT GMC DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION WITH GMC FOR ALL WARRANTY ISSUES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. EXAMPLES ARE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRONICS, PASSENGER A/C BLOWING HOT AIR DUE TO ELECTRICAL, RADIO / CD PLAYER OVER HEATING REPLACED 2 TIMES, DVD PLAYER REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, SPORADIC INCIDENTS WHERE DVD AND DASH COMPONENTS WOULD JUST STOP WORKING REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF THEN BACK ON FOR IT TO WORK; FUEL GAUGE SHOWING EMPTY WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL - CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF, KEY OUT, RESTART TO CORRECT; ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP ISSUES - REPLACED; LOAD LEVELING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT REPLACED; ELECTRONIC SHIFTING COMPONENTS ON TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC WINDOW SWITCH, ETC... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON 1500 SLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHEN THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,098.

HELLO AROUND THE BEGINNING OF JUNE OF 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 GMC YUKON XL WHEN SUDDENLY I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASH BOARD STATING "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" AUTOMATICALLY MY SPEED WENT DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WITH ONSTAR, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WAS REDUCING SPEED AND THE BEST THING TO DO WAS TAKE IT IN TO GET CHECKED AT. ON MONDAY, JUNE 6TH I TOOK IT IN TO BOB BROWN DEALER IN MERLE HAY IN DES MOINES, IA, I SPOKE TO BOB LUNDY AND INFORMED HIM OF THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, HE INFORMED ME THEY HAD TO DO SOME DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AGAIN, I LEFT MY VEHICLE THERE AND GOT A RIDE TO WORK FROM THEM. IN THE PM I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM BOB STATING THAT ALL IT WAS JUST A SENSOR SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT I INFORMED HIM THAT WAS FINE AS LONG AS EVERYTHING WOULD BE FIXED. THEY CHARGED ME $457.02, ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER KICKED IN AGAIN, I CALLED BOB LUNDY AT THE GMC DEALER AND HE STATED THAT THE SENSOR MIGHT HAVE GONE BAD AGAIN. I WAITED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY TRUCK, I EVEN LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT AND ALL THEY CAN TELL ME IS THAT THEY CANNOT FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT. I AM OUT $452 DOLLARS AND THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER ACTS UP ALMOST EVERYDAY! I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING OVER IN THE INTERSTATE, STREET, OR ANYWHERE I AM AT IN ORDER TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF FOR 5 MINUTES AND START IT OVER FOR THAT ERROR MESSAGE TO GO AWAY AND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY, OTHERWISE THE ENGINE POWER IS NOT WORKING AND I CAN ONLY DRIVE IT UP TO 20 MPH. SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN I RESTART MY VEHICLE THE MESSAGE IS STILL THERE AND I HAVE TO WAIT AND LOOSE MORE TIME. THIS IS AFFECTING MY EVERYDAY LIFE, I HAVE BEEN LATE TO MEETINGS, WORK, TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. I WANT THIS FIXED PLEASE! BOB BROWN DEALER STATED THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY VEHICLE, I THINK THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT!!! *TR

THE CONTROL PANEL ON MY GMC IS FREEZING, THE SPEEDOMETER IS FREEZING SO I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST THE CAR IS GOING. THE OIL GAUGE HAS FROZEN AND THE DASHBOARD KEEPS CHANGING IT LIGHT INTENSITY FROM VERY BRIGHT TO GOING DARK WHEN I'M DRIVING SOMETIMES OCCURRING ON POORLY LITE STREETS AND PARKWAYS. *TR

WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP, SUDDEN LOSS OF 3RD AND 4TH GEARS IN TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, TOWING A TRAILER WHEN THIS OCCURRED. (THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY TOW PACKAGE.) IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I WAS SURPRISED THAT GM HAS OPENED A COUPLE OF TSB'S RELATING TO IT. *TR

SPPEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING ABOUT 70 WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENTLY WENT UP TO 120. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF ENGING THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READS ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 60 MPH (WHILE IN PARK). *TR

2005 GMC YUKON XL SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATIC, NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL - NEEDLE HANGS DOWN PAST 120 MPH. APPEARS THAT THE STEPPER MOTOR THAT DRIVES THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE HAS FAILED. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR MODEL YEARS BEFORE 2005, BUT NOT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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