2003 GMC Yukon complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUMP AND THE MODULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,389. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING ON 95N OF COLLEGE PARK, MD, MY VEHICLE POWER SEEM TO SHUTDOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE "REDUCE POWER ENGINE" MESSAGE APPEARED IN MY INSTRUMENTATION PANEL. FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO THE EMERGENCY PULL OFF OF THE LEFT LANE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE MESSAGE WENT A WAY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WITH MY JOURNEY. HOWEVER, JUST RECENTLY, IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN, THIS TIME MY SPEED WAS AROUND 35MPH. ONCE AGAIN, I TURNED IT OFF, THAN ON AND THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND I HAD POWER IN MY ACCELERATION AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'M TAKING IT BACK IN TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING HOME THIS MORNING FROM A BALL GAME ON NC BACK ROADS WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN, MY WIFE [XXX] SAID THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BUZZER SOUNDED. UNABLE TO STOP, THEY ROLLED THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND PULLED INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION, BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE JUST INSIDE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE CHARLOTTE, NC AREA MOST OF ITS SERVICE LIFE. ANNUAL TRIPS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN WITH PROPER POST TRIP WASHINGS SHOULD NOT HAVE CREATED THIS AMOUNT OF RUST AND CORROSION ON KEY COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE BRAKE LINES. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM MUST RELATE TO THE INFERIOR QUALITY OF METAL OF GM ALLOWED THE SUPPLIER TO USE. THE NUMEROUS FAILURES I'VE READ ABOUT HAVE NOT BEEN LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN CLIMATES AND CONSEQUENTLY WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS DEATHS AS THESE VEHICLES AGE FURTHER. ANSWERING THE PROBLEM LAST FALL WITH PRE MADE REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINES FOR CUSTOMERS TO BUY AND HAVE INSTALLED FALLS SHORT OF MEETING GM'S OBLIGATION TO DELIVER SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED PROACTIVELY BY GM ASAP. SEVERAL YEARS AGO SUBARU PROMPTLY RECALLED THEIR CORRODED BRAKE LINES; WHY HAS GM BEEN GIVEN A PASS? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

REAR BRAKE LINE OPENED UP CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL AND EMPTY MASTER CYLINDER. FRONT BRAKES BARELY WORK. ESTIMATED COST FROM LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER TO BE ABOUT 600.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DISPLAYED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 04/17/14 MA *TR

REDUCED ENGINE POWER. TRUCK GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING STABILITY CONTROL IS OFF. CHECK ENGINE LITE GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING MASS FLOW SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON. *TR

ALL AUTOMOBILES IN NORTH-AMERICA SHOULD HAVE STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES TO PREVENT CORROSION, IT ONLY MAKES SENSE AND ITS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD AS FAR AS COST; BRAKE FAILURE IS PROBABLY THE MOST DANGEROUS THING THAT CAN HAPPEN THAT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. I AM AWARE THAT AUTO MANUFACTURERS WANT US TO REPLACE COMPONENTS AND MAKE MONEY DOWN THE LINE, BUT BRAKE COMPONENTS SUCH AS BRAKE LINES HAVE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS. *TR

COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, LIGHT COATING OF SNOW ON THE ROAD MADE IT SLIPPERY, ABS BRAKING CYCLED I HELD BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS THE MANUALS SAY TO DO WITH ABS SYSTEM, TRUCK SLOWED ABS CYCLED AGAIN AND THEN PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY VEHICLE ENDED UP SIDEWAYS IN ROAD AND THIRTY FEET FROM MY TURN AND NEARLY IN A DITCH, I THEN BACKED UP TO MAKE MY TURN AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AS I STOPPED TO ENTER MY ROAD , FORTUNATELY MY HOME WAS ONLY ABOUT 500 YARDS FROM THIS SPOT. I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKES AT ALL AS I ENTERED MY DRIVEWAY AND PARKED.I THEN INSPECTED FLUID LEVEL IN MASTER CYLINDER WHICH APPEARED FULL , FROM THERE I FOLLOWED LINE DOWN TO THE ABS MODULE TO THE BRAIDED BRAKE LINE AND STILL SAW NO LEAKS, THEN FOLLOWED THE BRAIDED BRAKE LINE TO THE BRAKE LINE TUBING TO THE FRAME BEHIND THE WHEEL WELL WHERE THE LINE CLOSEST TO THE WHEEL WELL WAS LEAKING FLUID AND IT HAD SPRAYED ALL OVER THE LINE AND UNDER CARRIAGE AND FRAME AND WHEEL HOUSING SHROUD. THE LINE IS RUSTED OUT AND BURST THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 80000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED AND I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW WITH 8 MILES ON IT AND PAID $43000 FOR IT. THIS IS HORRENDOUS AND INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS THERE WAS NO STOPPING POWER AT ALL, HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT A BUSY INTERSECTION THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. *TR

LOST ALL BRAKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR- NO WARNING . BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT TO BACK RUSTED THRU. *TR

WAS BACKING UP INTO PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE FACILITY AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING FLUID TO BE PUSHED OUT. I THOUGHT THAT THESE VEHICLES HAD A DUAL BRAKE CYLINDER SO THAT THERE WOULD BE BRAKING CAPABILITY ON THE REAR BRAKES BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. FORTUNATELY WAS GOING SLOW AND APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. PAID REPAIR FACILITY TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE LINES. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER, 2013 WHERE I APPLIED BRAKES PRIOR TO MOVING TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE ON A HILL. WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. I DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE IS SPEWING FLUID. AGAIN, NO BRAKING CAPABILITY IN THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. I ASSUME THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE ALSO RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS INCIDENTS ON INTERNET ABOUT GMC BRAKE LINES RUSTING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IF ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTS. FIRST, THESE LINES SHOULD BE MADE OF MATERIALS THAT DO NOT RUST. I HAVE MULTIPLE 60'S AND 70'S VEHICLES WHERE THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT RUSTED. SECOND, THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE DUAL MASTER CYLINDER OF THESE VEHICLES WHERE THEY FAIL TO WORK WHEN EITHER THE FRONT OR THE REAR LINES FAIL. *TR

WIFE DRIVING TRUCK TO WORK " REDUCED ENGINE POWER", MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH, AND ALSO SAID TRACTION CONTROL WAS DISABLED. POWER WAS REDUCED GRADUALLY TO TEN MILES PER HOUR. SHE FLOORED THE GAS, NOTHING. TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED IT, NOTHING. ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION DISABLED LIGHTED WERE ILLUMINATED. ALSO THE REAR MIRROR TEMPERATURE DISPLAY FLICKERS ALL THE TIME. DRL BURN OUT ALMOST DAILY. GMCS HAVE MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEFORE PEOPLE START DYING. IMAGINE A CAR SHUTTING DOWN ON YOU WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE REAR WIPER WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE WORKING, THERE IS ALSO A MESSAGE ABOUT FIXING THE RIDE CONTROL. FOR ALL THE BAIL MONEY GMC GOT, THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE MISTAKES THEY MADE. *TR

I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PEOPLE BEHIND THEM REARENDED THEM BECAUSE IT IS A SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED AND THERE IS NO TIME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES PLEASE GET THIS FIXED BEFORE A CHILD IS INJURED OR KILLED THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. I KNOW THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD, BUT I LIVE IN SOUTHERN VIRGINIA WHERE WE VERY RARELY GET SNOW AND THEY NEVER SALT THE ROADS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN; BRAKES JUST COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET TO THE SHOP.

BRAKE LINES CORROSION CAUSED TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL IN ORILLIA ONTARIO CANADA, I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND AFTER NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER CAR IN A SERVICE STATION PARKING LOT I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. MY BROTHER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF A RUPTURED CORRODED BRAKE LINE NEXT TO THE ABS SENSOR UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF OVER 110 OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING BRAKE LINES WHICH ARE CORRODED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH ON ROUTE 47 NORTH OF YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A YELLOW LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF CANNONBALL ROAD. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I PASSED RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON RED! THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP WAS TO VEER OFF OF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS. THE BRAKE LINE THAT FEEDS THE FRONT WHEELS RUSTED THROUGH AND ONE BROKE. I THOUGHT THAT A SPLIT SYSTEM THE REAR WOULD STILL WORK? *TR

I STOPPED TO FILL THE YUKON UP WITH GAS. WHEN I TURNED THE TRUCK BACK ON AND PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION I HAD NO BRAKES. THEY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. UNFORTUNATELY A LOG TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN THE ROAD AND I ROLLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM. THANK GOODNESS HE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME. HE LEFT ME A FEW HAND SIGNS TO LET ME KNOW HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH ME. WHILE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT CAUSED, I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED DUE TO THIS! I AM NOT HAPPY TO GET ON LINE AND READ THIS HAS BEEN AN EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 GMC'S. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS. MY YUKON HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED, INSPECTED AND WELL KEPT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I LITERALLY JUST HAD NO BRAKES. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET @ 20MPH, STARTED TO BRAKE ABOUT 150 FEET BEFORE THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO ABOUT 1/2 TO 3/4 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE I CAME TO A STOP...ABOUT 5-6 INCHES OF PEDAL PLAY. I IMMEDIATELY TRAVELED TO MY AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS DOING A LOT OF DOWNSHIFTING AND SLOW SPEED TRAVEL SO AS NOT TO CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT. MY ABS HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED DUE TO CORROSION AND THE PROHIBITIVE COST OF REPAIRING/REPLACING IT(APPROX.$1600!!). I JUST DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY JUST LIKE WHEN ABS DIDN'T EXIST. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED, HE FOUND 2 FAILED LEAKING STEEL BRAKE LINES...THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE TECH RE-CONSTRUCTED THE BRAKE LINES FROM SCRATCH USING A CORROSION-RESISTANT ALLOY TUBING. THIS TUBING SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING AGAIN. TECH ALSO LABORED AND EXTRACTED BRAKE BLEED VALVES FROM CALIPERS. THESE WERE TINY RUSTED NUBS. TECH RE-ASSEMBLED, FILLED AND BLED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, RE-TESTED FOR LEAKS AND PROPER OPERATION.ALL REPLACEMENT LINES WERE CUSTOM-BENT FROM BULK TUBING. THE BLEEDING PROCESS TOOK OVER 2 HOURS BECAUSE THE ABS UNIT WAS IN-OPERATIVE. 10 1/2 HRS OF TECH'S TIME WAS USED. THE ACTUAL BRAKES AND COMPONENTS AT THE4 WHEELS REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE ENTIRE BILL CAME OUT AT CLOSE TO $1100 BUT WAS DISCOUNTED BY $200 DUE TO CUSTOMER LOYALTY,THANKS!!! THERE ARE CLOSE TO 900 COMPLAINTS ALREADY CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE FULL-SIZED GM PRODUCTS. YES I DO LIVE IN THE SO=CALLED RUST-BELT( CLEVELAND OHIO AREA)

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN; STEERING VERY LOOSE; SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE I LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN TURNING WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD. *TR

ON DEC. 4, 2012 HEADING NORTH ON THE NJ TPKE TOWARD THE GW BRIDGE AND GOT CUT OFF. HIT THE BRAKE AND THE DASH BOARD LIT UP, THE BRAKES WERE FAILING, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BREAKS. ABLE TO STEER CLEAR OF TRAFFIC. SLOWED THE CAR BY LOWERING GEAR AND PUMPING BRAKE AND ENTERED THE TOLL FOR GW IN A CASH LANE IN ORDER TO GET HELP. ABLE TO STOP CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS VERY LATE (9PM) AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. *TR

HELLO, WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REDUCED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT ALSO HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 3 OR 4 MIN AND RESTART IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. GMC SAYS THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND THEY SAY THAT GM SAYS THE SAME THING ( WE KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT). THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES DO TO THIS HAPPENING AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER PPL HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THANKS *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY COMING TO AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE LEFT HAND TRAFFIC SIGNAL ARROW WAS GREEN AS I APPROACH THE LIGHT, APPROX 300 FEET AWAY THE ARROW LIGHT TURN YELLOW, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO HIT THE BREAKS AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS STILL STOPPED WHEN I REALIZED I WAS NOT STOPPING AND HAD TO GO THROUGH THE RED ARROW LIGHT. I TRIED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AFTER MAKING THE TURN ON RED, THAT BRAKE ALSO WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT SEEM TO SLOW ME DOWN ENOUGH SO I COULD PULL INTO A MALL PARKING LOT AND HIT THE CURB SIDE TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. *TR

I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVEWAY. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS" HEAVY" RUST ON METAL BRAKE FLUID LINES ALONG FRAME. I FOUND LEAK IN METAL LINE ON LT REAR LINE MASTER CYL LEVEL WAS LOW . LEAK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS. . VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION . I WORK WITH ANOTHER YUKON OWNER [ 2000 YUKON XL] . HE HAD EXACT SAME PROBLEM . LUCKILY I FOUND IT BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND ROTTED OUT. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE LINES UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE FIREWALL. I AM INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE LINES ARE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE DUE TO THEIR LOCATION. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75 NORTH AT THE I-4 EXIT I BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WORKED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE QUICKLY LOOSING ALL PRESSURE AND GOING TO THE FLOOR. ALL BRAKING POWER WAS LOST IMMEDIATELY AND I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY SWERVING OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID THE STOPPED TRAFFIC IN MY LANE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE LINES ARE ALL HEAVILY CORRODED AND RUSTED, THEREBY BECOMING BRITTLE AND FAILING UNDER PRESSURE. *TR

AS A WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED MY BRAKES ONLY TO FEEL THEM DROP TO THE FLOOR. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTING MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT I FOUND THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER. I MANAGED TO LIMP THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHICH NOTIFIED ME THAT MY BRAKE LINES ALL WERE RUST AND BADLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THAT A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE IT IS NOT COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WHEN ENGAGED. THERE WERE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT BRAKING, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE SERVICE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT SOME POINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 100 MILES, STOPPED FOR LUNCH. AFTER STOPPING FOR LUNCH, DROVE 2003 GMC YUKON WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES ON IT FOR ANOTHER 20 MILES ON COUNTRY HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. STEPPED ON BRAKES TO SLOW-DOWN FOR SLOWER TRAFFIC, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE YUKON WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE SLOWER TRAFFIC. DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 50 MILES TO NEAREST CHEVROLET/GMC DEALER, NEEDING TO USE FULL BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL TO SLOW-DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON EVERYTIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE. THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE LEFT OVERNIGHT AT A DEALERSHIP 100 MILES FROM FINAL DESTINATION TO HAVE THE LINES REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY HELPFUL IN COMPLETING THE REPAIRS. ESTIMATED COST FROM THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $400 - $800. THE BRAKE LINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. *TR

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. RECALL WOULD ONLY BE COVERED IF INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED OR WITHIN 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL AT APPROX. 167,000 MILES. ONLY REASON WE KNOW IT FAILED WAS A SPEEDING TICKET WAS ISSUED FOR 58 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 45 MPH. CERTIFIED GMC SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY. COST TO REPAIR WAS $515.62 PLUS COST OF SPEEDING TICKET. I FEEL GMC SHOULD COVER COST OF REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO AN ABNORMAL READING OF 80 MPH BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,295.

WE CAME HOME FROM VACATION TO FIND OUR 2003 YUKON'S BATTERY DEAD. MY HUSBAND JUMPED IT AND TOOK IT FOR A RIDE. IT WOULDN'T RUN OVER 20 MPH. THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT IS ON. HE SHUT IT OFF AND IT'S RUNNING OK RIGHT NOW. I CHECK OUT A COUPLE OF FORUMS ON THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE ENDLESS NUMBERS OF CONSUMERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM COMING BACK EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME WITHOUT ANY NOTICE TO THE DRIVER AND HAS ALMOST CAUSE ACCIDENTS. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE CLAIM TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THEIR CAR SUDDENLY DROPS TO 20-30 MPH. GMC DOES NOT SEEM TO BE OVERLY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NO RECALLS ON IT. *TR

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT CORRECTLY REFLECT WHAT IS IN THE TANK, HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS OR COME CLOSE QUITE A FEW TIMES DUE TO INCORRECT READINGS, IT WILL SHOW 1/2 FULL AND DROP RAPIDLY WITHIN MINUTES TO EMPTY. I'VE TAKEN IT IN THEY SAID IT WAS THE GAUGE CLUSTER IN THE DASH SO THEY REPLACED IT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK IN AND OF COURSE AT THAT TIME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS AT THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ASSUME THE SENDING UNIT IS BAD AND WOULD REPLACE IT IF I PAID FOR IT, WHY THIS WASN'T DONE THE 1ST TIME UNDER WARRANTY IS BEYOND ME, BUT I'VE NOTICED ON THE NEWS THAT OTHER VEHICLES ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SEARCHING THE WEB I SEE I'M NOT ALONE. THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHEN CITED BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR SPEEDING. THE POLICE OFFICER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE STICKING THE ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL THE OIL GAUGE IS PINNED AND THE OTHER GAUGES ALSO STICK. THE ODOMETER AND OIL GAUGE IS ALL THE TIME AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM GM HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP ME GET THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT REPAIRED. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PANEL CLUSTER NOT WEAR AND TEAR OR ANYTHING WE HAVE DONE. *TR

2003 YUKON DRIVERS SEAT SCREWS AND FRAME CONTINUES TO COME APART. SEAT FRAME SEEMS TO BE DEFECTED OR SCREWS WILL NOT STAY IN SEAT FRAME! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON. SEVERAL DAYS AGO I WAS GOING TO PUT SOME ITEMS IN THE BACK END. AFTER RAISING THE REAR HATCH GLASS, I HEARD A POPPING NOISE. I COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT CAME FROM AT FIRST, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO SHUT THE REAR GLASS, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GLASS JUST POPPED UP. AFTER LOOKING AT IT CLOSELY I COULD SEE THAT THE GLASS WAS SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT HINGE. I HAD TO PULL THE GLASS DOWN BY HAND AND ALIGN IT WHILE TRYING TO SHUT THE GLASS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 MODEL WITH 55,000 MILES. IT IS A SECOND VEHICLE AND STAYS GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME. I HAVE A 1996 TAHOE I USE FOR HAULING AND ODD JOBS. I HAVE PROBABLY OPENED THE REAR GLASS ON THE 2003 YUKON NO MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES IN THE YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD IT I USUALLY OPEN THE ENTIRE HATCH. GM STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. UPON CHECKING ON LINE APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE REPAIR COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. IF THIS GLASS BLOWS OUT OR FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED NOT ONLY FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE GLASS BUT FROM FLYING GLASS AND DEBRIS./ THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT AGAIN GM IS IGNORING UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED AND THEY ARE SUED. *TR

THE RIGHT HINGE OF THE REAR LIFT GLASS ON 2003 GMC YUKON FAILED CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEREBY THE REAR GLASS COULD BLOW OUT, OR OTHERWISE FALL OFF THE CAR. I AM TOLD THE ENTIRE REAR LIFT GLASS MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

NO BRAKE PEDAL ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES. *TR

I OWN A 2003 GMC YUKON, LAST YEAR THE INSTRUMENT DASH CLUSTER STARTED TO FAIL ALONG WITH A CONTINUOUS LOUD DINGING FROM THE WARNING BELL AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD STOP WORKING ALONG WITH THE WINDOWS POWERING OFF, SHORTLY AFTER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC DESCRIBING THIS EXACT DEFECT, RECENTLY I CONTACTED GMC REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WAS GREETED BY A CALL CENTER IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE MAN TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE, AFTER I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND STARTED DIAGNOSTICS I CALLED BACK TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. I WAS OUTRAGED THAT THEY HAD ACTUALLY PULLED A BAIT AND SWITCH ON A REPAIR???, AFTER BEING LEFT ON HOLD FOR OVER AN HOUR WHILE THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE REP" TRIED TO FIND A SUPERVISOR SO THEY COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, HE FINALLY GOT BACK ON THE PHONE AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP HOLDING, I THEN DEMANDED TO SPEAK TO A GMC REPRESENTATIVE IN THE STATES, WHILE ON HOLD FOR ANOTHER HALF HOUR HE RETURNED AND SAID I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 24 HOURS BY A USA REP. AFTER THREE HOURS WAITING FOR MY CAR IT WAS FINALLY RELEASED TO ME FREE OF CHARGE, ( FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS) BUT STILL NOT FIXED. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN AMERICAN GMC REP, A FEW DAYS LATER AND WHILE THEY DANCED AROUND THE ISSUE AND WHO SHOULD FIX IT, THEY KEPT CALLING ME BACK TO SEE IF I FOUND A DEALERSHIP TO GET THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED, I TRIED TWO DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH INDICATED THEY DID NOT WANT TO H

2003 GMC YUKON WITH A RECALL FOR TACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD TO MANY MILES ON IT. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL GATE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPEN. THE TAIL GATE AND THE TAIL GATE WINDOW WERE JAMMED SHUT AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR LATCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE KEYLESS REMOTE ALSO FAILED TO OPEN THE TAIL GATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THERE WAS NO MANUAL RELEASE ON THE TAILGATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR ANY INCIDENT WHERE PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, CLUSTER IS MALFUNCTIONING . ALSO, BOTH HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONER BOXES (FRONT AND BACK) ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. VENTS ARE NOT OPENING AND ARE CLICKING,SO THE DEFROSTER ISN'T WORKING. CD PLAYER IS NOT WORKING . ALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

2003 GMC YUKON - SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THIS APPEARS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN SPEED APPROPIRATELY. *TR

2003 GMC YUKON; SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON. AFTER HAVING A DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BURN OUT, I REMOVED THE LENS AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT CHARRING OF THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET. IT WAS BURNT SO BAD THAT IT MOSTLY CRUMBLED AS I TRIED TO REMOVE THE OLD BULB. I TOOK OFF THE OTHER SIDE TO CHECK IT, AND THE CONDITION OF THE SOCKET WAS THE SAME. THUS, BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNT. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE BULB ALSO DISTORTED AND RUINED BOTH OF MY LENSES ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THESE CARS HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH HEAT ON THESE LIGHT SOCKETS. I'M SHOCKED BY THIS, AND WONDER HOW MANY CAR FIRES HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (ECBM) HAS FAILED. THE ECBM IS THE FEATURE THAT CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ON CARS AND TRUCKS. WITHOUT THE ECBM WORKING, A CAR/TRUCK WILL NOT HAVE ABS BRAKING, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR STOPPING AND BRAKING, ESPECIALLY SINCE ALL NEW CARS HAVE THIS FEATURE AND MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE OTHERWISE. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC AND ALL GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS FROM 2000 TO 2003 AND OTHER MODEL YEARS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE HAD THIS EBCM FAIL ON THEM. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PART AND FURTHER THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $1,000, EXCLUDING LABOR. THIS EXORBITANT CHARGE IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO MOST PEOPLE AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE. I FEEL LIKE THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AT NO COST TO CONSUMERS. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 YUKON FAILS. GMC WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A WEBSITE WWW.SPEEDOMETERSETTLEMENT.COM THAT GIVES VAGUE DETAILS. WAS TOLD BY GM THAT MILEAGE TOO GREAT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS AS EVIDENCED BY THE WEB SITE. *TR