2004 GMC Yukon complaints

MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A BUILD UP OF SLUGS AND BEGAN LOOSING OIL PRESSURE AND COOLANT AND NEEDED OIL ADDED AND COOLANT FREQUENTLY. OIL PRESSURE FLAT-LINED IN JANUARY OF 2012 AND IT WAS TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC. THE SLUGS WERE CLEANED AND A NEW OIL PUMP WAS PLACED BECAUSE OF THE BUILD UP OF SLUGS. I WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE OIL FREQUENTLY TO CLEAN THE SLUG OUT BUT IT CONTINUED TO BUILD UP AND THE MYSTERY OF LOOSING COOLANT OIL PRESSURE HAS BOTTOMED OUT TWO MORE TIMES AND I FOUND A ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET THAT A NUMBER OF GMC VEHICLES INCLUDING MINE WERE BUILT WITH DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS DUE TO CRACKS OVER TIME WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE AND MIX WITH THE OIL WHICH BUILDS UP SLUG. I WANT TO KNOW WHY A RECALL DOES NOT EXIST. THIS HAS COST ME SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS....I NEED GMC TO MAN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT.*JB

CAR HAS LOW MILES FOR AGE AND TODAY THE BRAKE LINE BEGAN TO LEAK UNDER DRIVER SIDE SEAT BECAUSE OF RUST. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00PM, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC BEGAN TO SLOW AND BECOME BACKED UP, DUE TO CONGESTION IN A WORK ZONE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, BY MANEUVERING ONTO THE SHOULDER, AND HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED WITH THE FAILURE RECURRING NUMEROUS TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STALLING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY NEEDED TO BE FILLED BUT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CYLINDER HEADS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AS I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I RELEASE THERE WAS NO BRAKE PRESSURE. THEN THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, I STOP THE CAR POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICE THE FLUID WAS LOW. CHECK UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND THE LINE THAT GOES FRONT TO REAR IS BUSTED IN THE MIDDLE FROM RUST. I HAD TO USE MY PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN WHEN I MOVED IT BACK TO ITS SPACE. *TR

SIDE WALLS ARE FAILING. CRACKS ALL AROUND NEAR RIM. RUBBER IS ALSO PEALING OFF IN SLICES. ON 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES TIRE MODEL IS SPORT HT. *TR

TODAY WHEN STARTING MY 2004 YUKON, THE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED THE MESSAGES: "STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED", "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH ON A LEVEL SURFACE AND BARELY 3 MPH UP A MODERATELY STEEP HILL. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON ROUTE 80, DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER AND THANKFULLY MADE IT TO A DEALER. I'VE HEARD OF SO MANY GMC VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. WE NEED A SOLUTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

BRAKES WERE REDUCED TO ABOUT 10% OF NORMAL AND THE 'SERVICE BRAKES' LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. THE MECHANIC SAID ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES MUST BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE RUSTED, AND THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH GMC TRUCKS OF THIS TYPE. *TR

I WAS GOING TO WORK AND NOTICE MY SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT MOVING...AND THE RMP READING WAS NOT MOVING. I CHECK WITH MY MACHANIC AND THE PRICE WAS OVER $600. TO FIX AND ALL THE CABLES HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL PUT TOGETHER. GMC KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER CABLES. WE HAVE A 94 GMC AND NO PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

I WAS HOOKING UP A DUMP TRAILER TO MY 2004 YUKON XL AND WHEN I WENT TO DO A TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT CHECK ON THE TRAILER, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNINGS OF ANY KIND. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT MOVING AND HAD JUST COMPLETED DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. THE FAILURE WAS TOTAL AND IMMEDIATE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY SHOP WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. THE SHOP DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE FAILURE AS CORROSION IN BRAKE LINES AND FITTINGS. I JUST MOVED TO FLORIDA THIS YEAR, PREVIOUSLY THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN HEAVILY SALTED AND BRINED ROADS IN THE NORTHEAST. *TR

DROVE VEHICLE TO MY DESTINATION FOR SHOPPING, NO SIGNS OR WARNING WHAT TO FOLLOW. CAME OUT OF FACILITY, STARTED VEHICLE,BACKED UP VEHICLE,STEPPED ON BRAKE, PEDAL TO FLOOR, SAID THIS CAN'T BE , PULLED A LITTLE FORWARD SAME THING NO BRAKES, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE FOUND RIVER OF BRAKE FLUID. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE ALERTED ME THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED OUT. ALL LINES NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500.00 WITH NON-CORROSIVE LINES. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND I HAVE CALLED GM TO COMPLAIN WHO SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT-GATE WINDOW DETACHED AFTER THE LIFT-GATE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

BACKING UP APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, STOPPED LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE SEEN BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINES. TOWED VEHICLE HOME, LOOKING UNDER VEHICLE FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED FOR VEHICLE WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. *TR

THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING GAS FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. IT ALSO CAUSED HARD STARTING. THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN WITH THE TOP BEING CONSTRUCTED OF ALUMINUM AND BRASS AND NOT STEEL TO PREVENT RUSTING. *TR

THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN PARKED AFTER TOWING A 29 FOOT LONG TRAVEL TRAILER. IT HAD SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS SINCE WE LAST USED IT. DURING THE 2011 30 OCTOBER SNOW STORM IN PA, I WENT TO PICK IT UP TO USE IT. I STARTED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. ALL OF THE ANTILOCK AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND BACK IT BACK THE DRIVEWAY AND PARK IT. WE LATER CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND LET US KNOW THAT THEY HAD FOUND A BRAKE LINE THAT BURST DUE TO CORROSION. THIS BRAKE LINE IS ALMOST DIRECTLY UNDER THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IS SOMEWHAT HIDDEN FROM VIEW. IT LIES ATOP THE FRAME IN THIS AREA AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER HAD CORRODED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THEY HAD TO FABRICATE A REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINE AND WERE ABLE TO REPLACE IT. THEY FURTHER INDICATED THEY LOOKED AT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND DID NOT SEE ANY FURTHER INDICATION OF CORROSION. I HAVE DRIVEN THE GMC FOR ABOUT TEN MILES SINCE THE REPAIR AND THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. LET ME ADD THIS, I HAVE OWNED 15 DIFFERENT VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND NOT ONE HAS HAD TO HAVE A STEEL BRAKE LINE REPLACED. THIS IS THE FIRST. JUST LIKE THE OTHER GM OWNERS, WHEN THESE LINES FAIL THE BRAKING ABILITY TO STOP THIS TWO TON VEHICLE IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT I AM VERY THANKFUL THIS LINE DID NOT FAIL WHILE TOWING THE 29 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. *KB

WE HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON. SINCE WE'VE HAD IT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER HAS BECOME A CONSTANT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY, YESTERDAY, MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE WITH HUGE TIRES ON THE BACK ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND US, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, SERIOUSLY INJURED, MAYBE EVEN DEAD WITH SOME OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE HAD ON THE INTERSTATE. TODAY IS AUGUST 23, 2011. WE HAD THIS VEHICLE FIXED ON JULY 28, 2011, PAYING ALMOST $600 FOR IT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. IT SAYS ON THE TICKET THAT WE TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH I BELIEVE INCLUDED THE APP SENSOR, AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY OF EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP. AFTER SPENDING $500-600, I WANT TO KNOW WHY WE ARE STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH SO MANY OTHERS I HAVE SEEN COMPLAIN ABOUT IT ONLINE? GMC HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT RADIO FUNCTION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CONSOLE WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LIGHT BULBS THAT WERE REMOVED WERE BLACK AND APPEARED MELTED ON THE BOTTOM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RADIO FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR MECHANISM WAS DESIGNED TO FAIL OVER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS OFFERING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON VEHICLE WITHIN 70,000 MILES OR LESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ALSO FAILING. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME STUCK AND AFTER A FEW DAYS WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER COST OF THE REPAIRS AND DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER AS WELL AS THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT BUT DID NOT HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

I RECENTLY HAD MY VEHICLE IN MY SERVICE DEPT. FOR AN ON-GOING PROBLEM OF WHICH HERITAGE GMC COULD NOT REPAIR. FROM A STANDSTILL, WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND NOT MOVE AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET OR SO AND A ?TRACTION ACTIVE? MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE WOULD END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH LOSS OF POWER AND CARS BEHIND ME WILL ALMOST RE END MY CAR. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT HAPPENING 6 OR MORE TIME DAILY, WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD DRIVE FROM A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. TO REGAIN POWER, YOU HAD TO LET OFF ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE DRIVE WOULD RE-ENGAGE. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHILE AND ALL THE GM VEHICLES RUN THIS TYPE OF SENSOR COMBO ON ALL THE WHEELS TELLING THE COMPUTER WHEN TO APPLY BRAKES OR POWER TO THE WHEELS, THESE GET DIRTY FROM ROAD SALT IN UPPER STATES AND GM WILL ONLY ADDRESS 2002 CARS, BUT THE 2002-2005 LOOK ALL ALIKE, THIS ALSO APPLIES TO REGULAR CARS, AFTER DOING A SEARCH THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING MY SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS AS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS GOING TO CAUSE A FATALITY....... *TR

FUEL GAUGE READING INACCURATELY. NEEDLE WENT WAY PAST THE FULL MARK INTO THE BLANK AREA ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GAUGE. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 120MPH WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I STUCK AT 70MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED.

THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC, USUALLY SHOWING 130 MPH. THE OIL GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE HAVE NOW STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. WE CAN ONLY GAUGE OUR SPEED BY USING A GPS. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND WE HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED AN INFORMATIONAL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AT THE TIME. SIX MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED HE WAS TRAVELING AT 120 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED THE DEALER HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS TO VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 ACCRUED MILES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD 79,000 MILES. THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED PAST 70,000 TO 80,000 MILES HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD VERY RECENTLY PASSED 80,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2004 GMC YUKON. SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC. READS UP TO 120 MILES PER HOUR AND VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH BY GPS TRACKING DEVICE. VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 85K MILES.*DT

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 120MPH. I TOOK MY 2004 YUKON TO THE GARAGE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (AT A COST OF $800.00). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2004 YUKON AND THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. MY QUESTION TO GMC IS, HOW MANY DEATHS DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SO. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED, AND THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID. MY SISTER OWNS A 2005 YUKON THAT SHE JUST PURCHASED (STILL UNDER WARRANTY) AND HER INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS JUST REPLACED LAST WEEK. *TR

TRACTION ACTIVE APPEARS ON DISPLAY - WHILE STOPPED AT A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO HAVE THE TRACTION ACTIVE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS AND THEN PRESS IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AT AN APPROPRIATE SPEED IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. *TR

UPON TAKING DELIVERY OF VEHICLE ERRATIC ELECTRICAL PROBLEM EXISTED. OFTEN ONLY THE FRONT DOORS WOULD LIKE, LEAVING THE BACK DOORS AND REAR DOOR UNLOCKED. OFTEN UPON INSERTING KEY IN IGNITION, DRIVERS SEAT WOULD ZOOM FORWARD PUSHING OCCUPANT AGAINST STEERING WHEEL. WHILE DRIVING, OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS WOULD RETRACT FOR NO REASON. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THOUGH MANY SERVICE NOTES EXIST. LATELY, THE AMP GAUGE FAILED HOWEVER AMPERAGE IS NOT AFFECTED. NEXT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 38 MPH WHILE NOT MOVING. IT IS TOTALLY NOW INOPERATIVE, VARYING FROM NEVER LEAVING ZERO TO SHOWING 80 WHILE GOING 20 MPH. SINCE I CANNOT TRUST THE ACCURACY OF ANY GAUGE, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM DRIVING OR ANY OF THE OTHER VITAL INSTRUMENT READINGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL HAVE FAILED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE HAS EXCEEDED 80,00 MILES SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $500.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR HER MODEL TYPE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

MY 2004 GMC YUKON SPEEDOMETER (MANUAL NEEDLE-TYPE) JUST KEEPS INCREASING ITS SPEED READING UNTIL IT "PEGS-OUT" AT THE 130 MPH MARK. IF YOU TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTART THE ENGINE, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP-BACK ABOUT 5 MPH. SO IF ONE DOES THIS 25 TIMES, IT WILL ZERO ITSELF OUT. AFTER ONLY SHORT AMOUNTS OF DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL AGAIN START INCREASING ITS READY AGAIN. IT APPEARS TO INCREASE THE READING AS ONE INCREASES IN SPEED, BUT DOESN'T DECREASE THE SPEED AS ONE DECREASES THEIR SPEED. OBVIOUSLY THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU DO NOT KNOW YOUR ACTUAL SPEED. FORTUNATELY MY GPS HAS SPEED READOUTS, BUT IT IS DELAYED BY ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 21000 MILES ON MY YUKON, SO THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN OR "WORN-OUT" THIS QUICKLY. *TR

2004 YUKON 4.8 L HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TEMP GAUGE READING 260' AND ABOVE AT ANYTIME . THE TRUCK HAS 72,000 MILES AND ALWAYS OPERATED WELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 YUKON THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY A LED LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT 5 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE THE WARRANTY HAS COVERED THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF YUKONS AND TAHOES IN THE SAME YEAR SPAN WITH BURNED OUT LIGHT PROBLEMS THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFETY ITEM TO STOP REAR END CRASHES IF THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE PROBLEM IT IS A EXPENSIVE PART. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 GMC YUKON IN MARCH OF 2008, PREVIOUSLY IT HAD BEEN A FLEET VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN COLORADO, AND DROVE IT TO WASHINGTON STATE. SHORTLY AFTER WE ARRIVED, THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IT GETS STUCK AT ETHER 25 RPMS, OR 75 RPMS. THE SPEEDOMETER READS ACCURATELY, AND ONLY RECENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN STICKING. I HAD GOTTEN A NOTICE THAT THESE PARTS HAD BEEN "RECALLED" BUT ONLY FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, FOR VEHICLES OVER 7,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 6,500 MILES. WHEN I CALLED A GMC OFFICE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS, FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND OIL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $800 TO CORRECT THE FAILURES. SHE RECEIVED A LETTER THAT STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE REPAIRS UNDER THE "DEFECT CAMPAIGN" DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF HER VEHICLE. REPAIRS WERE ONLY BEING MADE TO VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 110,000. UPDATED 05/05/09 *BF UPDATED 05/07/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON THAT HAS AN ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER. AT TIMES, IT WILL FREEZE UP. OTHER TIMES IT WILL DISPLAY THE INCORRECT SPEED INCLUDING FREEZING AT 0MPH. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT BY OWNERS OF VEHICLES CONTAINING THESE TYPES OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS. MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 80,000 MILES ON IT AND IS NOT COVERED BY ANY SORT OF GMC WARRANTY AND/OR REPLACEMENT PLAN. THIS EQUIPMENT POSES A SAFETY THREAT AS I CANNOT DETERMINE THE SPEED OF MY VEHICLE AND MORE ACCURATELY INTERPRET FOLLOWING DISTANCE FROM OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GIVING FALSE READINGS, SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 10 MPH EVEN WHEN TRAVELING ANYTHING OVER TEN MPH. GAS NEEDLE IS NO LONGER READING ACCURATELY UNDER 1/4 TANK , WHICH HAS CAUSED SOME EMBARRASSING MOMENTS RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD FUEL. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS AN AVALANCHE AND HER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DOING THE SAME THING, HER SPEEDOMETER AND TACH ARE NOW MALFUNCTIONING. HAS ANYONE MANAGED TO FIND OUT IF WE CAN GET THIS REPLACED VIA RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE, WHICH HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO LOW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO DROP. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOT OF NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE LATCH PULLED, BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE LATCH WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION; THEREFORE, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AS WELL. THE CONTACT MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND PUSH THE HANDLE BACK INTO PLACE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, ALL FOUR DOORS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. WHILE AN OCCUPANT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, HE LEANED UP AGAINST THE DOOR AND IT OPENED. THE OCCUPANT FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY SHUT AT THE TIME. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. WHILE REMOVING THE THIRD ROW SEAT FROM THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF THE PART USED TO PROPERLY LATCH THE SEAT TO THE FLOORBOARD FAILED. WITHOUT THIS PIECE, THE SEAT IS DANGEROUS TO RIDE IN BECAUSE IT IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE MUST PURCHASE THE WHOLE PART RATHER THAN THE PIECE THAT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I VERY RARELY USE MY REAR GLASS HATCH OF MY 2004 YUKON, BUT RECENTLY WHEN HAVING TO LOAD UP MY YUKON TO EVACUATE HURRICANE GUSTAV. WHEN I WENT TO CLOSE IT, I HEARD A LOAD POP AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR GLASS HINGE HAD BROKEN UP. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I CALLED THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY HAVE THE REPLACEMENT IN STOCK, BUT SINCE THEY DO NOT DEEM IT A SAFETY ISSUE, THE PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I FIND THIS SHOCKING SINCE THEY KNOW THAT IT HAPPENS ENOUGH TO WHERE THEY KEEP THIS ITEM IN STOCK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND CHARGE YOU $900 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER READINGS INCLUDING COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH, SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 10MPH. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 YUKON THAT HAS THE REAR HATCH BACK. THE GLASS HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. I TALKING TO BODY SHOPS AND THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT THAT UNCOMMON. ONE LOCAL OWNER OF A AUTO BODY SHOP SAID THEY THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE WAY THESE WINDOWS ARE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS RELEASING THE THIRD ROW SEATING AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE. THERE IS A "CLAMP" THAT LOCKS THE SEATS TO THE FLOOR THIS 1/4 INCH METAL CLAMP BROKE IN HALF. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE THIRD ROW SEATING IS NOT ABLE TO BE LOCKED INTO PLACE IN ORDER FOR ANYONE TO RIDE THERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HYDRO BOOST FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $861 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT HE COULD HAVE RUN OUT OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FLUID, AND THE SEAL FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE INABILITY TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING ARE ONE UNIT. A GMC REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT IN 24 HOURS TO DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS OR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,498 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,448.

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY YUKON HAS STOPPED WORKING AND HAS BEEN STUCK @ 125MPH SINCE 37,000 MILES. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS AT 120MPH. STOPPED AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 120MPH. NOW I HAVE AN INOPERABLE SPEEDOMETER IN MY TRUCK. *TR

I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF ONE 11 YEAR OLD SON. I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 2004 GMC YUKON AND I HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAVE A LOUD POPPING NOISE IN MY STEERING COLUMN AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS OPERATING VERY ERRATICALLY. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL GMC DEALER THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT COVERED. MY CONCERN IS IF I SHOULD BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE I CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING WHEN THE FRONT STEERING BREAKS DUE TO A STEERING COMPONENT FAILURE WHO WILL RAISE MY SON THE STATE OR GMC? I HAVE LOST ALL RESPECT FOR GMC AND THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

DRIVING HOME ON A THREE HOUR TRIP, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER GETTING A TICKET FOR SPEEDING. I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD EITHER STICK AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING AT ONE POINT IN TIME, THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULD JUST FALL TO 0. GM HAS A TSB OUT FOR THE ISSUE, BUT ONLY FOR 7 YEARS 70,000 MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE WITH 96,000 MILES ON IT, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER AND WAS AMAZED AT THE 600$ FIXING PRICE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX WHAT I AND EVERYONE ELSE WOULD CONSIDER A RECALL THAT THEY DON'T. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION WHAT REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.