2003 GMC Yukon complaints

DT: CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE FAILED. THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER MOVED, BUT IT SAID 100 MPH WHEN GOING ONLY 5 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND USUALLY HAPPENED AT 30,000 MILES. THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH MY HOOD FLEW UP AND CRASHED INTO MY WINDSHIELD. AFTER INVESTIGATING WHY... THE RIVETS PULLED OUT OF THE HOOD ALLOWING IT TO RELEASE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE NO HELP AT ALL. TURNED IT IN TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS REALLY HARD TO SWALLOW WHEN ITS NOT YOUR FAULT AND COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I ALMOST CRASHED! *NM

DEALER REPORTED THAT THE ROTORS WERE FULL OF CORROSION AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF CUT, HOWEVER BRAKES WERE STILL GOOD BUT BECAUSE OF ROTOR PROBLEMS BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALSO. ROTORS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH BRAKES BUT NOT BY DEALER, DID ON OWN TO SAVE MONEY. *NM

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 GMC YUKON. IT STARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 WITH MY REAR AIR NOT WORKING, IT WAS INOPERABLE; AND, A POPPING NOISE IN MY STEERING, THE STEERING FELT LOOSE. THE REAR AIR WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED IN OCTOBER OF 2004 BUT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM NOW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005, ONE YEAR LATER. I'VE NEVER REALLY HAD REAR AIR SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT WORKS OCCASIONALLY. I STILL HAVE NO REAR AIR AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT TOOK UNTIL JANUARY OF 2005 TO FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER, WHICH QUIT WORKING IN DECEMBER OF 2004 AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN AND LEAVE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO SEND THE SPEEDOMETER TO CALIFORNIA FOR REPROGRAMMING, THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN JANUARY OF 2005. *NM

I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY 2003 GMC YUKON SLT ON 22 DECEMBER 2003. IT HAS CHASSIS PROBLEMS SINCE IT HAD 500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING CHASSIS RELATED COMPLAINTS MULTIPLE TIMES: FRONT END VIBRATION AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50+ MPH), STEERING WHEEL PULL AT ALL SPEEDS, AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IN THE PAST, GM SERVICE HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END, BALANCED WHEELS, REPLACED TIRES, REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR. VEHICLE SERVICE HISTORY IS AVAILABLE. THE MOST RECENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED ON 29 JULY 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 P.M. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A TUBBY'S RESTAURANT PARKING LOT IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO GARFIELD ST. MY ATTEMPTED RIGHT TURN FAILED AS MY VEHICLE STEERING LOCKED MID WAY INTO MY TURN, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO REMOVE MY VEHICLE FROM TRAFFIC, AND WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN RIGHT TO GET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD A NEAR MISS AS THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS ON A ROAD WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH. AFTER THE NEAR MISS, I REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER STEERING, ONLY TO THE RIGHT. I CAREFULLY DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RINKE PONTIAC GMC SERVICE ON 1 AUGUST 2005 FOR SERVICE. THE SERVE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE THE PAY FOR IT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB

I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY 2003 GMC YUKON SLT ON 22 DECEMBER 2003. IT HAS CHASSIS PROBLEMS SINCE IT HAD 500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING CHASSIS RELATED COMPLAINTS MULTIPLE TIMES: FRONT END VIBRATION AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50+ MPH), STEERING WHEEL PULL AT ALL SPEEDS, AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IN THE PAST, GM SERVICE HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END, BALANCED WHEELS, REPLACED TIRES, REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR. VEHICLE SERVICE HISTORY IS AVAILABLE. THE MOST RECENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED ON 29 JULY 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 P.M. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A TUBBY'S RESTAURANT PARKING LOT IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO GARFIELD ST. MY ATTEMPTED RIGHT TURN FAILED AS MY VEHICLE STEERING LOCKED MID WAY INTO MY TURN, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO REMOVE MY VEHICLE FROM TRAFFIC, AND WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN RIGHT TO GET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD A NEAR MISS AS THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS ON A ROAD WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH. AFTER THE NEAR MISS, I REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER STEERING, ONLY TO THE RIGHT. I CAREFULLY DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RINKE PONTIAC GMC SERVICE ON 1 AUGUST 2005 FOR SERVICE. THE SERVE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE THE PAY FOR IT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH VEHICLE LOSES COMPLETE POWER. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND THEY WILL TRY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, THINKING THIS WAS THE REMEDY, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. VEHICLE IS AT THE SERVICE DEALER, AND HAS BEEN THEIR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.*AK

I CROSSED OVER SUNSET AND GOT ON 77 S AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 P.M. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL. IT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT, I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT SKIDDED BACK TO THE RIGHT, SPINNED AROUND. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED I WAS FACING TRAFFIC. I REPORTED IT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY THE NEXT MORNING. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. I DID NOT GET SERIOUSLY HURT. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND GOT MYSELF CHECKED. I HAD A BIG BRUISE ON MY LEG AND I WAS SOUR FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS.

THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR 2003 GMC YUKON.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR (FAULTY SENDER WAS GIVING AN INACCURATE READING) THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 80 MPH. THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE REGISTERED 1/4 TANK AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE FUEL SENDING MODULE WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XL ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *MR THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. *SC *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH.*AK AT 1,000 MILES THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. *BF

RECENTLY DISCOVERED, AFTER BEING WARNED BY BRAKE SHOP EMPLOYEE, THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE. HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE OF THESE VEHICLES, (GM'S - YUKON, TAHOE, SUBURBAN, ETC. SERIES). RETURNED VEHICLE TO GM DEALER WHO REPAIRED IT AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED LEATHER SEAT. I FIRST NOTICED IT WAS GETTING UNUSUALLY HOT, THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL WIRE BURNING, AND IT EVENTUALLY QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER. I AM GIVING AN ESTIMATED DATE AS TO WHEN IT BURNED OUT ALTOGETHER.*AK

GMC YUKON 2003 LOOSENESS IN FRONT SUSPENSION. *BF THERE WAS A RATTLE AND OR LOOSENESS IN THE FRONT END. THE PROBLEM HAD GROWN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND HAD NOT BEEN REMEDIED. RECENTLY THE PROBLEM TURNED TO CREAKS AND GROANS WHEN STOPPING, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THERE WAS A METAL ON METAL SOUND. *SC *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR SEVERAL MORE WEEKS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT SEND AIR TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH LEAVES A VOID, AND DOES NOT DEFROST THE LEFT SIDE. HOWEVER, IT WILL SEND AIR TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAD A POOR FIT. IT WAS LOOSE WHICH MADE THE STEERING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE WITHIN THE SHAFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. ALSO, PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. STEERING SHAKES AND GIVES A BAD SENSE OF FEEL TO THE ROAD. *TC

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN COLLISION. *BF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT AND DID NOT EXPLODE OUTWARD, BUT FELL OUT OF IT'S ENCASEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER VEHICLE STALLED. PRIOR TO STALLING THERE WAS SOME HESITATION AND JERKING AS IF NOT GETTING FUEL TO ENGINE. THE DEALER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IN ARIZONA, AND FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. ALSO, EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEM. THE STEERING WOULD BE STICKING, AND IT WOULD JAM WHEN MAKING TURNS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE A SEAL IN COLUMN SHAFT OF STEERING WHEEL. *AK THE LIGHT CLUNK NOISE IN THE STEERING, LOW VOLTAGE, AND INSUFFICIENT FUEL PRESSURE ON ACELERATION INTERMITTENTLY. *SC

HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE P265/70R16 TIRES ON IT. HAVE BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES AS RECOMMENDED. PREVIOUS BALANCED/ROTATE AT 20,000. CURRENT MILEAGE 24,000 AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO ROTATE DUE TO BROKEN BELTS AND WASHBOARD EFFECT SHOWING ON ALL TIRES. MECHANIC STATED THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE TREAD/BELT SPERARATION.*AK

DRIVING 60 MPH ON A 20 MILE BRIDGE, THE ENGINE FAILED (ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WERE ON. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. NOTHING APPEARED TO BE OVERHEATED. 2 HRS LATER IT STARTED, 5 MINUTES LATER IT KILLED AGAIN. TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THEY ROAD TESTED IT AND CAR FAILED AGAIN. FOUND 1 BROKEN WIRE INSIDE WIRE INSULATION. REPAIRED. PICKED UP CAR AND IT FAILED 1 MILE LATER, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". THEY FOUND 2 MORE BROKEN WIRES. REPLACED HARNESS. ONE WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER BRIEF WAIT IT STARTED AND RAN FOR ANOTHER DAY UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP PURCHASED FROM. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TWO WEEKS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. TOW TRUCK TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEARLERSHIP. THEY CHANGED ANOTHER PART RELATIVE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND SAID IT "MAY" BE FIXED. I REFUSE TO PICK IT UP OR DRIVE IT AGAIN; IT'S DANGEROUS AND UNDEPENDABLE. HAVE ASKED GM FOR ANOTHER CAR AND I AM WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. *JB

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK UP. *BF THE BELT LOCKED UP PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE MOVING OR BEING TAKEN OUT OF PARK. AT TIMES THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REACH TEMPERATURE KNOBS BECAUSE TO BELTS WOULD LOCK. *NM

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS PEELING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. IN THE PROCESS, THE AIR BAGS WERE DAMAGED. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ACCELERATION PEDAL VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY RESTRICTION IN THE FUEL SENDER SCREEN. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST NINE TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON. IT NOW HAS 20,000 MILES. GM HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP TWICE SO FAR AND WILL HAVE TO EVERY TIME I RUN LOW ON GASOLINE. IT SEEMS THAT THE PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK AND THE PUMP DEPENDS ON THE TANK HAVING ENOUGH LIQUID TO KEEP THE ELECTRIC PUMP COOL. OTHERWISE IT OVERHEATS AND BURNS UP. I CAN'T BELIEVE SUCH DUMB ENGINEERING. I'M SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WHO HAS HAD THIS TROUBLE. THE SERVICE PEOPLE MAKE NO SECRET THAT YOU MUST KEEP AT LEAST A QUARTER TANK AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP THE PUMP FROM BURNING UP. *AK

ODOMETER READING AND HOUR METER READING DISPLAYING ALTERNATELY EVERY 5 SECONDS WHILE VEHICLE WAS GARAGE PARKED AND OFF, NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, NO OTHER LIGHTS ON. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, BUT RE-SECURED GROUND CONNECTION. ALSO AT VARIOUS TIMES HVAC & RADIO FACE PANEL TO HOT TO TOUCH EVEN WITH A/C ON. DEALER RE-PROGRAMED SOMETHING.*AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMERHEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP MAINTAINED THAT THE WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE ROOF. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAL ON THE REAR AND THE FRONT OF THE SUNROOF BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. *PH THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FUSE AND FAULTY FUEL PUMP BUT COULD NOT GAURANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECURR. *NM

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN THE EARLY MORNING ALL LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD LAST ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND REPLACED THE SWITCH SENSOR TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING IN WHICH THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD GONE TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE TO THE CARGO DOOR BUT THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO MOVE FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK THE ENTIRE TIME. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING COLUMN LOCKED IN PLACE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN, AND HE DETERMINED THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AS THE CAUSE. STEERING COLUMN SHAFT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON SUV WITH A 5300 ENGINE. THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH. THE DEALER SAYS "ITS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST". I ALSO HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON XL, WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND IT DOES NOT DO THIS. ARE THEY SHIRKING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES?*AK

THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT GMC MANUFACTURED A LARGE NUMBER OF 5.3 LITER ENGINES WITH EITHER UNDER SIZED PISTONS OR OVER SIZED COMBUSTION CYLINDERS WHICH RESULTED IN PISTON SLAP. THE NOISE IS VERY LOUD WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD BUT AFTER A PERIOD OF 10-15 MINUTES THE NOISE GOES AWAY. *LA THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CONSUMER'S WHO CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THE ENGINE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING OVER FIFTEEN MINUTES CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, IT SOUNDED LIKE DRIPPING WATER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEVERAL TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE SPINS OUT OF CONTROL ON ICE REAR WHEEL FREEZES WHEN BRAKE APPLIED

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. *AK

WE PURCHASED A 2003 GMC YUKON. BEFORE IT HAD REACHED 3000 MILES THE NEUTRAL LIGHT CAME ON ON THE 4X4 UNIT. FROM THERE IT WOULD SHIFT ITSELF INTO 4 LOW. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES NOW AND THEY HAVE REPLACED ONE OF THE COMPONENTS 3 TIMES, TWO OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS ONCE. AFTER THE SECON D REPLACEMENT IT STARTED SHOWING NEUTRAL AGAIN ON THE 4X4 UNIT. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE PROBLEMS DO NOT ARISE UNTIL AFTER 1000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE UNITS. WE ARE TRYING TO DO A BUY BACK BUT GM IS DRAGGING THINGS OUT AND GIVING US A HARD TIME.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. THEY CAME ON AND WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNING A CORNER HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COUDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT GMC WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

VEHICLE KEEPS SHIFTING TO 4 LOW ON ITS OWN. DEALER REPLACED SOME PARTS, BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHICH PARTS. *AK 2003 GMC YUKON SHIFTING TO FOUR LOW ON ITS OWN. PROBLEM STARTED AT 3,000 MILES AND HAS EVEN OCCURED AFTER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED.*MR

THERE WAS EXPOSED METAL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE SEATS. WHEN THE OWNER REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP HER CELL PHONE, SHE RECEIVED A DEEP CUT ON HER FINGER AND THUMB. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALER STATED, NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE, THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED, AND CONSUMER MUST GET USED TO IT. *AK

EXCESSIVE "PLAY" IN STEERING COLUMN OF 2003 GMC YUKON, AFTER 26,000 MILES AND 8 MONTHS OF DRIVING WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY OR MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT. DEALER INDICATED THAT REPAIR INVOLVED A LUBE KIT FOR "INTERIM STEERING SHAFT". DEALER ADVISED THAT GMC ISSUED A MAINTENANCE CIRCULAR REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT OR MISTAKE BY FACTORY. OWNER CONTACTED GMC CONSUMER AFFAIRS. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DETROIT STATED THAT NO GOVERNMENT RECALL ISSUED ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE/VIN#, BUT THAT PERHAPS GMC HAD ISSUED A "SPECIAL POLICY" TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. GMC POLICY ON "SPECIAL POLICY" PROBLEMS IS TO WAIT FOR MAINTENANCE PROBLEM TO MANIFEST ITSELF AND BE IDENRTIFIED BY OWNER, INSTEAD OF INFORMING OWNER AND/OR TAKING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. *AK

ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT 65 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY LOSE OF STEERING, DIFFICULTY WITH BRAKES WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET TO SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. SLIGHT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PASSENGERS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUFFERED RIB CONTUSIONS EVEN THOUGH SEAT BELTS WERE WORN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A CITATION BY THE POLICE THAT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.*AK

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL A LEAK HAS DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HEADLAMPS OR PARK LAMPS WERE TURNED ON, THE ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *PH THE CONSUMER FELT THAT GM SHOULD COVER THE EXPENSES. *SCC. THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT YEAR MODEL BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE DIFFERENT AND A NEW WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE PURCHASED. *JB

FRONT TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR. DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT CALIFORNIA FREEWAY AT 55MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK