Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/23/2010 | 160000 | ||
| When traveling at any rate of speed, the reduce engine power light comes on at i lose all power. i must try and pull over at a safe place, stop the car, turn off ignition and wait 10-15 second before starting and just hope it will return to normal mode. this can happen many times in one day and then it may not happen at all for long periods of time. very dangerous! i have been driving 70 mph and had to immediately try and pull over out of speeding traffic, onto a shoulder and stop my car with my children | |||
| 05/01/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 gmc yukon xl k1500. the contact stated that the speedometer was reading inaccurately and remained stuck on a specific speed. she was unable to determine how fast or slow she was traveling. the failure occurred intermittently. in may 2011, the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and repaired. the dealer advised the contact that a special policy bulletin was issued; however, the vehicle mileage exceeded the limitations and did not perform any repairs. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the current mileage was 141,000. the approximate failure mileage was unknown. rvk | |||
| 05/01/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 gmc yukon xl k1500. the contact stated that the speedometer was reading inaccurately and remained stuck on a specific speed. she was unable to determine how fast or slow she was traveling. the failure occurred intermittently. in may 2011, the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who performed repairs. the contact was unable to determine what was repairs were performed. the dealer advised the contact that a special policy bulletin was issued; however, the vehicle mileage exceeded the limitations and did not perform any repairs. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the current mileage was 141,000. the approximate failure mileage was unknown. bw | |||
| 06/10/2010 | |||
| 2003 gmc yukon xl. truck shut off at 35 to 40 millages an hour, brake light, abs and 4 wheel drive servise came on the dash board. its really dangerous due to i wasnt able to control the vehicle. it was very scary. i could it kill someone, fourtunally no cars or people around me. i took it to a mechanic, so i drive it one more time. but it did the same thing all over again. i'm planing on towing it to the dealershgip. i hope hey can help me figure out whtas wrong with it. | |||
| 05/12/2010 | 90500 | ||
| Instrument panel failed | |||
| 08/25/2009 | 93000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 04/15/2009 | 84345 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 10/18/2006 | 1 | ||
| Arrived home one evening and noticed my speedometer was reading 43 mph while sitting still in the driveway. at first it was accurate by subtracting the error to calculate the speed but has subsequently become erratic in it's inaccuracy to the point of total unreliability. i fear the consequences relating to not being able to determine the speed, such as traffic tickets and such. it is a safety issue as well as i travel through numerous school zones in my daily travels. it remains unrepaired and will be so since i don't have $500 laying around to replace a defective speedometer. upon searching the internet i was surprised to find there are many, many others who have this identical problem, which tells me there is a defective design, and as such i believe this issue should be resolved with the owners of these vehicles by general motors corp. *nm | |||
| 08/31/2006 | 83000 | 4 | |
| I pulled out of my driveway in my 2003 gmc yukon xl and only went a short distance when i noticed the engine was very sluggish and the dic showed reduced engine power. i turned around and went home. i shut the vehicle off. when i started it up a little while later it was fine. i called the dealership where i purchased it and they said that this was common and it was due to refueling with the vehicle running or a loose gas cap...neither of these had happened in my case. the next day i had my three children in the vehicle and was driving south on rt. 95 when the vehicle just shut down. i lost all ability to maneuver the vehicle. the vehicle would not start and had to be towed. the mechanic that towed it read the dtc's and found the following: -class 2 data link malfunction. - body control module. - pcm to tac module serial data connection. i placed a call to gmc on 9/2 to report the problem and the danger it had placed my family in. they told me it had to go to a dealership for an official diagnosis. after researching this issue i have found that the same problem has occurred numerous times w/ other yukons as well as 2003 chevy avalanches. after reading the technical service bulletins regarding this issue it is very apparent that gmc is fully aware of this very serious safety issue but has chosen to ignore it putting millions at risk every day. someone needs to address this before more people get hurt. *nm | |||
| 12/18/2005 | 75000 | 50 | 09/30/2003 |
| My speedometer has been sticking. sometimes it resets sometimes it doesn't. recently it has been stuck past the 120 mph. repair shops recommend taking it to the dealer for service but have not done so yet. this has been happening off and on for at least 4 months. *jb | |||