2004 GMC Yukon XL complaints

SPEEDOMETER OF 2004 YUKON SLOWED WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING ME TO SPEED UP TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT CRUISING SPEED. AFTER A WHILE I REALIZED I WAS INCREASING VELOCITY WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED A DECREASE IN VELOCITY. THE PROBLEM CHANGED TO RESULT IN A SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING OVER 120 MPH CONSTANTLY EVEN WHEN STOPPED. RESEARCH SHOWS WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT GMC LINE OF VEHICLES WITH SPEEDOMETERS. *A

IT IS FUNNY WE HAVE HAD TWO GMC YUKON XL IN OUR FAMILY AND THE SPEEDODIMETER HAS STOP WORKING IN BOTH. THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THESES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL AND WHY NOT? IT SEEMS FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CARS JUST GO OUT OF WARRANTY.

I HAD A TIRE FAILURE WITH A SET OF GOOD YEAR EAGLES LS1. THE TIRE HAD FIVE TO SIX CRACKS IN THE INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST ONE TIRE, BUT, IT ENDED UP BEING ALL FOUR TIRES. I TOOK THE TIRE IN TO GET ANOTHER ONE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE FLAWED AND THAT I WOULD AND OR SHOULD REPLACE THEM AS THEY WERE NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. MY QUESTION IS, AT WHAT POINT DOES A TIRE BECOME FLAWED? AND WHO SHOULD BEAR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOSE A LIFE BEFORE WE CAN MAKE THESE TIRE COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE? I CONTACTED GOOD YEAR AND I GOT THE SUBSTANDARD RESPONSE THAT I HAD GOT A FAIR PRICE FOR NEW TIRES, AFTER ALL, THEY DID PRORATE THEM. AGAIN, AT WHAT POINT IS A TIRE FLAWED? AND SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO BEAR THE COSTS FOR THESE CORPORATIONS? *TR

WHILST DRIVING ON I-10 IT WAS NOTED THE INDICATED SPEED WAS LESS THAN POSTED. I ACCELERATED , BUT THE INDICATED SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING INCORRECTLY I WAS ZOOMING PAST OTHER TRAFFIC. I WAS LIKELY TRAVELING 90 MPH IN THE 70 MPH ZONE. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE EVENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILURES WERE VERY COMMON IN 2003 AND 2004 GM/GMC VEHICLES, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER . HE TOLD ME IF HE HAD A NICKEL FOR EVERY ONE HE REPLACED HE WOULD BE A RICH MAN. *AK

I HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON WITH 46,000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED STICKING AT RANDOM POINTS ON THE GAUGE. SITTING STILL WITH THE KEY OFF THE SPEEDOMETER CAN READ 10, 50 OR EVEN 70 MPH. AT THE MOMENT THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT, AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS, AND FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET TAHOE, THE SAME TRUCK AS I HAVE EXCEPT LABELED AS A CHEVROLET . A REPLACEMENT FROM GM IS MORE THAN $500, INCLUDING THEIR INSTALLATION AND RECALIBRATING. I FIND THIS TO BE VERY CONCERNING FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD TO HAVE SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *AK

LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND OTHER WEB SIGHTS SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DO NOT READ CORRECTLY. LAST FRIDAY,I DROVE FROM WICHITA,KANSAS TO WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS AT 100 MPH AND 6000 RPMS ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUMENTS. LUCKILY I HAVE A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM THAT ALSO GIVES MPH AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED WITH IT. I ALSO HAD ZERO OIL PRESSURE AT VARIOUS TIMES ACCORDING TO THE GAUGE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MUCH TOO COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC AND OTHER GM PRODUCTS OF THIS YEAR. I FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND NOT THE PUBLIC THAT HAS SPENT GOOD MONEY TO BUY THESE VEHICLES.*AK

SPOEEDOMETER SHOWS 120 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. ALSO DOES OPPOSITE AND SHOWS ZERO WHEN IN MOTION. *AK

WHILE TOWING OUR BOAT IN HOT WEATHER THE ENGINE STALLS/KILLS LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING/BRAKES ETC. DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE FAILURE, GM HAS NO FIX HAS KILLED 8 TIMES OVER 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. I WANT A FIX. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ALL OF THE SUDDEN JUST GO DOWN TO ZERO. ONCE YOU WOULD STOP CAR, TURN OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT WOULD RESET. IT DID THIS A HALF A DOZEN TIMES, UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND, WHILE DRIVING, IT SAID I WAS GOING 70, BUT I SEEMED TO BE PASSING EVERYONE. I SLOWED DOWN, AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 70. I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO CONTINUE MY TRIP BY PACING MYSELF WITH OTHER CARS. YESTERDAY, IT SAID I WAS PEGGED OUT GOING OVER 120. IT WOULD NEVER GO BELOW 70. I TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY HAD TO SEND CLUSTER TO BE REPAIRED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SOUNDS LIKE A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I DON'T THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE STUCK PAYING FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO REPLACE. *JB

IN DECEMBER OF 2005, STARTING HEARING A LOUD RATTLE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF MY 2004 GMC YUKON WITH 26,099 MILES. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WROTE "LUBRICATED BODY MOUNT CUSHIONS". NOW IN FEBRUARY 2007 WITH 46222 MILES THE RATTLE IS BACK. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND WWW.TOPIX.NET GMC YUKON SUSPENSION RATTLE WITH COMPLAINTS FROM DOZENS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS EVEN CREATED A LUBRICATION KIT FOR IT'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO USE, HOWEVER IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH IS IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER LIED ABOUT THE SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE AND GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMNS REPLACED, BUT THE RATTLE CONTINUES. APPARENTLY THERE IS ACTUALLY THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN BEARING THAT NEEDS REPLACED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF THE STEERING BEARING WEARS OUT. DOES MY STEERING GO OUT? WILL I HAVE AN ACCIDENT? I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING A RECALL AND NOTHING. *JB

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT IS COMMON IN THE MODEL AND YEAR I HAVE. SAID IT IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND IT WAS ESTIMATED AT $600 TO REPAIR. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS SOMETIMES AND STOPS WORKING OTHER TIMES AND GOES HAY WIRE SOMETIMES. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *JB

2004 YUKON XL -- 26,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY BECAME ERRATIC AND NEVER RESET. SHOWS 15 MPH AT A DEAD STOP AND 0 MPH WHILE TRAVELING 30. *NM

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED ORIGINAL OWNERSHIP PAPER WORK LEFT IN VEHICLE SHOWS PREVIOUS WORK HAS BEEN DONE. *JB

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC ON MY 2004 GMC YUKON. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL HUNDREDS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. AFTER 5 MINUTE STOP WITH ENGINE OFF, SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED APPROX 55 WHILE GOING 25. PULLED OVER, STOPPED, SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 60. KEPT CLIMBING WHILE STOPPED. THEN WHEN DRIVING SPEED ADDED TO HIGHER SET POINT. READ OVER 100 MPH AT STOP 2 MILES LATER. THERE ARE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/T2BGKBGI55EKNU77C/P11 CLEARLY NOT A NORMAL WEAR PROBLEM ON VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A RECALL. JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, YOU ARE TRAINED TO TRUST THE INSTRUMENTS, NOT YOUR INSTINCTS. SOME HAVE INDICATED PROBLEM OF SPEED READING TOO LOW, THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *NM

SPEEDOMETER IS READING INCORRECTLY ON 2004 GMC YUKON. IT READS 60 MPH WHEN STOPPED AND OVER 120 MPH AT APPROX 60 MPH. MY ONLINE RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED THOUSANDS OF THESE FAILURES AND SEVERAL POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ARE IN THE BEGINNING PROCESS. GMC, TO DATE, HAS ISSUED NO RECALL. *JB

VEHICLE HAS PULLED STRONGLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING ONE SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH 4 CHILDREN INSIDE. VEHICLE HAS HAD CHRONIC FRONT END ALIGNMENT/SUSPENSION FAILURES. A TOTAL OF 4 ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND A 5TH IS NEEDED. VEHICLE HAS 24,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW SET OF TIRES. UNUSUAL WEAR CONTINUES ON THE INNER FRONT TIRE TREAD AND THE UNEVENLY WORE TREAD IS BEVELED. GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GMC YUKON XL DENALI FAILS. IT WILL EITHER READ 0 - 5, OR 70-100. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST/SLOW I AM GOING. WHEN CALLING THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND WILL COST $500 - 700!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND AFTER RESEARCHING, HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS... PLEASE FORCE A RECALL? I CAN'T AFFORD THIS REPAIR, NOR DO I THINK ANY OF US SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER...*NM

I PURCHASED A 2004 YUKON XL ON 10-19-04 AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES AIR BAG SYSTEM EVER SINCE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN ON AT LEAST 12 OCCASIONS, WITH REPEAT VISITS FOR SAME PROBLEM USUALLY THE SAME DAY. MY CAR HAS GIVEN OFF NUMEROUS CODES WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: B0026, B0040, B0041, B0043, B2470, B0229, B3770. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO 3 SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS WHERE THEY HAVE REPLACED HARNESSES, WIRES, CONNECTORS ETC. NONE OF THIS SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED. I HAVE FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS ALSO HAVE HAD NY HORN BLOWING INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE CALLED ONSTAR TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAS NUMEROUS CODES COMING UP, AND THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL CORRECTED, BECAUSE THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY ON ITS OWN OR IT MAY NOT DEPLOY IF MY CAR IS WRECKED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR, BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE AN EXTRA $40,000 TO BUY A NEW ONE. I HAVE EXPLAINED ALL OF THIS TO GMC'S ARBITRATION DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY HAVE SENT ME SEVERAL LETTERS STATING THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO BUY MY CAR BACK. MY FAMILY'S LIVES ARE NOT REPLACEABLE, AND I WORRY EVERY TIME I GET IN THE VEHICLE THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN, AND THIS IS HORRIBLE FEELING FOR A MOTHER, WHOSE JOB IS TO PROTECT HER CHILDREN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT I FEEL VERY SORRY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL DEALERSHIPS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO TRY AND FIX TH

THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LEAVE US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. THEY HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW BUT STILL STALLING, WON'T START, DIES WHILE DRIVING, ETC... SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, THE DEALER JUST KEEPS CHANGING THE FUEL PUMP. THEY TELL US GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON THESE SUV'S. *NM

MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY DIED THREE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME WAS JULY 2004, THE SECOND TIME WAS EARLY OCT 2005 AND THE LAST TIME WAS JAN 19, 05. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES AT THREE VERY DIFFERENT ALTITUDES. WHEN THE CAR DIES I HAVE NO BRAKES, POWER STEERING OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. THE CAR WILL RESTART AFTER A WHILE. THE FIRST TIME IT DIED, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING OFF A CLIFF ON A PASS. THE LAST TWO TIMES WERE ON BUSY INTERSTATES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO CANNOT FIX IT. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC DURING THIS ENTIRE PERIOD OF EPISODES, NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY ARE VERY NICE BUT IT IS ONLY LIP SERVICE. I FINALLY GOT MY HANDS ON A GMC SERVICE BULLETIN DOCUMENT ID#1530787. IT DESCRIBES MY PROBLEMS EXACTLY. IT PARROTS WHAT I HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN. I LIKE MY CAR AND JUST WANT IT FIXED. I AM GOING TO KILL MYSELF AND OR OTHERS IF I CANNOT CONTROL THE CAR WHEN IT DIES. I SAVED MY MONEY AND PAID CASH FOR THIS CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. AND, I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR AS I WOULD NEED TO DISCLOSE ITS DEFECT. SO, I AM IN NEED OF HELP TO GET IT REPAIRED. THANKS. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 80 MILES PER HOUR. THE PROCESS TO FIX THE VEHICLE REQUIRES THEM TO TAKE THE PART OFF SHIP IT TO DALLAS OR HOUSTON (MIN 3 DAYS W/O VEHICLE). REPAIRERS HAVE BEEN BEHIND (MIN 1 WEEK W/O VEHICLE). ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE PROVIDER THEY HAVE 5 OTHERS WAITING FOR THE SAME TYPE OF WORKED TO BE PERFORMED. IF THERE ARE 5 PEOPLE WAITING TO HAVE THEIR SPEEDOMETER REPAIRED (AT THE SAME TIME) SOUNDS LIKE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW "ONE" STICKS THEIR SPEEDOMETER. *JB

SECOND ROW OUTSIDE SAFETY BELTS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT RETRACT OR ALLOW EXTENSION. SEATS ARE PRESENTLY USED WITH BOOSTER SEATS FOR TWIN BOYS, AND INTERMITTENT FAILURES HAVE CAUSED US TO HAVE TO MOVE BOOSTERS TO OTHER SEATS FOR SAFETY REASONS. *JB

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF IN MY VEHICLE. WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY AND JUNE AND AGAIN IN NOVEMBER. THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT PROBLEM. GM HAS SPOKE WITH MYSELF AND THE DEALERSHIP. GM HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IS GOES ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND THERE IS NO PATTERN TO IT. IT DIDN'T COME ON FOR 3 MONTHS AND IS NOW COMING ON AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED ON-STAR WHEN IT COMES ON AT TIMES AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL GO OFF WHEN I'M JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE FOR THEM, MYSELF, OR THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I AM HIGHLY DISCOURAGED THAT GM IS NOT BEING MORE ACTIVE IN TRYING TO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 YUKON XL WHICH HE HAD OWNED FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS WITH ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON IT. THE ROTORS HAD RUSTED AND PITTED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE DEALER SAID THEY MUST BE REPLACED. GM SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BRAKES AND CALLED THIS AN ENVIRONMENTAL WEAR PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THIS ON 10-06-05 DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKES ON BECAUSE THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE NOT HAVE WORN OUT WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR.*AK UPDATED 11/15/2005 - AFTER THE CONSUMER INDICATED HE WAS GOING TO CALL NHTSA HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN AREA REP. THE REP INDICATED THAT GM APPROVED REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT ROTORS AND CLEANING OF THE REAR BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

OUR 2004 GMC YUKON CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY DURING HOT WEATHER AND ON INCLINES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON 6/29/05, 7/29/05, AND ON 9/6/05. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM WITH NEW FUEL PUMPS. *NM

ON AUGUST 15,2005 MY HUSBAND DROVE TO PORTLAND TO ATTEND OUR GRANDSONS BIRTHDAY PARTY. HE STOPPED TO PICK UP OUR SON AND HIS FAMILY TO TAKE TO OUR DAUGHTERS. LEAVING THEIR HOUSE HE PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED OUTWARD AS IF BLOWN OUT FROM THE INSIDE. HE RECALLS THAT THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR HEARING ANY THING HIT THE WINDOW. THE DEALER AND GM HAS REFUSED TO PURSUE THIS SO WE REPLACED THE WINDOW. THE PROFESSIONAL WHO REPLACED OUR WINDOW SAID THAT IT APPEARED TO BLOW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN WINDOWS WHILE REPLACING THEM SHATTER FROM LITTLE PRESSURE. WE STRESSED TO OUR DEALER AND GM OUR CONCERN THAT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN SITTING IN THE BACK WERE NOT HURT.*JB

ON ARRIVAL FROM 80-MILE TRIP, WE PARKED VEHICLE AND TURNED-OFF IGNITION. UPON ALIGHTING FROM VEHICLE, WE DETECTED A BURNING ODOR. INSPECTION REVEALED SMOKE RELEASED THROUGH FRONT GRILLE. RELEASE OF HOOD ALLOWED SMOKE TO BILLOW-OUT. FLAMES EMERGED IMMEDIATELY, SPREADING QUICKLY FROM ENGINE BAY REARWARD, ENGULFING ENTIRE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS DESTROYED, ALONG WITH OTHER VEHICLE PARKED ALONGSIDE. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO IMMEDIATE CALL FOR HELP AND EXTINGUISHED ALL FIRES WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF CALL. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON A 102 DEGREE DAY, MY FUEL TANK WAS AT 1/2 FULL. THE ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST ALL ACCELERATION, MAKING IT DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. WHEN I SLOWED TO 20 MPH AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I LOST ALL POWER OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I EXPERIENCED "VAPOR LOCK" ACCORDING TO THE GM CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN WHO EVALUATED MY PROBLEM THE FOLLOWING DAY (UNDER A COOL ENGINE CONDITION).HE FOUND NO DEFECTS WITH A COOL ENGINE ON A 60 DEGREE MORNING.

DT: TRANSMISSION; WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES AND HITS THE GAS IT FALLS OUT OF GEAR, AND THEN IT MAKES A NOISE WHEN IT GOES BACK INTO GEAR. CALLER DOES NOT DO ANYTHING BUT TAKE HIS FOOT OFF BRAKE AND ONTO GAS PEDAL. IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. DEALER SAYS IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY CAN'T FIX IT. SO THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, AND THEY DID NOT RETURN CALL. CONSUMER CALLED THEM AGAIN, AND THEY SENT A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. HE SAID IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY CAN'T FIX IT. ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF.*AK

I HAVE THREE SEPARATE COMPLAINTS: 1) IN DECEMBER 2004 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD CRASHING SOUND THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE HOOD OF MY YUKON. IT WAS APPARENT THAT SOMETHING CAME APART FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD BECAUSE WHEN I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY; THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE IN ANY OF THE FREEWAY LANES WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT I RAN OVER SOMETHING. WHATEVER CAME APART, YOU COULD HEAR IT BEING DRUG FROM THE FRONT, ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. IT TORE THE ENTIRE LEFT FENDER WELL APART, IT CUT A WHOLE INTO MY LEFT CUSTOM TIRE, AND IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE , ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST GMC DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD HIM THAT WE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. MY HUSBAND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ENDURE THE COST TO HAVE THE LEFT REAR FENDER WELL THAT WAS DAMAGED FROM THIS INCIDENT. (2) IN MARCH 2005 MY YUKON'S DIGITAL READING KEPT STATING SERVICE AIR BAG. ALSO, IT DISPLAYED THE PICTURE OF A PERSON IN THE SEAT WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS FAIRLY NEW, THAT HAS ONLY 18,007 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, AND NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH DEFECTS THAT THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME. (3) THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING GEARS VERY ROUGHLY, AND AT TIMES WHEN IT IS

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S POWER SIDE SEAT BEGINS TO MOVE FORWARD. THE DEALER STATES THERE WAS NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. THE DRIVER'S SEAT MEMORY SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS NOISE AT IDLE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED, THE SATELLITE RADIO WOULD LOSE FREQUENCY, THE SEAM ON THE DRIVERS SEAT MATERIAL WAS WEARING AND THE HORN WAS DELAYED. *SC *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 YUKON XL DENALI ,AT TIMES THE REAR HEATER WILL NOT WORK , THE FAN WILL BLOW BUT ONLY COLD AIR. AT OTHER TIMES YOU CAN TURN THE ENTIRE AC/HEAT UNIT OFF IN THE FRONT AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW FROM THE VENTS, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL GM ISSUES A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *AK

WE PURCHASED A 2004 GMC YUKON XL IN SEPTEMBER ON 2004. THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL NOTICE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PREFORM THE REPAIR. IN ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 2004 THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AND THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO A DEALERSHIP LOCALLY, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON THE BRAND NEW SUBURBAN, MY CONCERN IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP AND GM HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO SELLING THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THEY SOLD THE VEHICLE KNOWING THE PROBLEM EXISTED AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT SCARES ME. WE RUN A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY IN THE MTNS OF COLORADO, HAD THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ONE OF THE PASSES WE COULD HAVE KILLED SEVERAL PEOPLE. THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE WAS "WELL THAT DID NOT HAPPEN DID IT" FROM RICK DUNCANS OWN MOUTH. WE HAVE DECIDED TO FILE A LAWSUITE AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP AND GM DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS FAILURE IN VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. *AK

FAILURE TO START ENGINE. OVER LAST 6 MONTHS, INTERMITTENT NON-STARTING WHEN KEY IS TURNED IN IGNITION. ALL LIGHTS AND INTERNAL EQUIPMENT (RADIO, HEATER) ALL COME ON BUT ENGINE DOES NOT MAKE ANY NOISE. THERE IS NO PATTERN (FULL LOG OF ISSUES AVAILABLE BY OWNER). VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROBLEM CAN NOT BE IDENTIFIED.SOME DAYS THE CAR WILL START AFTER 1 OR 2 TRIES, OTHER DAYS I HAVE WAITED UP TO 20 MINUTES WITH 45 - 50 ATTEMPTS TO START.*AK

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2004 YUKON XL IN DEC. 2003 THE STABILITY TRAC SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISABLED. THE DIGITAL READ OUT JUST BLINKS DISABLED. MY LOCAL DEALERS KEEP TELLING ME THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS. YOU WOULD THINK SOMEONE WOULD KNOW SOMETHING BY NOW. THE REASON I PURCHASED THE YUKON WITH THE STABILI-TRAC WAS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY TO BUY THE VEHCILE AND NOW FEEL CHEATED DUE TO NOT HAVING WHAT I REALLY PURCAHSED THE YUKON FOR.*AK

LOUD PINGING NOISE FROM EXHAUST WHICH CONTINUES 5-10 MINUTES AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF, ALSO HAS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND DASH WHEN AT A SIT STILL IN EITHER DRIVE OR PARK, RPM ARE NOT CHANGING WHEN VIBRATING, EXHAUST IS EXTREMELY LOUD. *AK