2004 GMC Yukon Xl 1500 Owner Complaints

OUR YUKON ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WILL JUST DISPLAY REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SPEED WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY. I HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF REMOVED KEY WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT MAY RUN FINE OR MAY JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE REDUCED ENGINE POWER. BETWEEN THE TOW BILLS AND SHOP FEES I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN THE TRUCK IS WORTH. WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND SPENT OVER 5K FOR THEM TO STATE THE CAN NOT FIND AN ISSUE. THEY SAY THERE ARE NO CODES. THEN IT MAY OR MAY NOT RUN NORMAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND THERE IS NO PATTERN. IT HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND THEREFORE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES OCCURS. MAKING THIS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 80 MPH. THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I AM NOT SURE WHY GMC HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I SAW SEVERAL OTHER BLOGS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS TRUCK AND IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I LOVED MY TRUCK UP UNTIL THESE ISSUES STARTED, PREVIOUS TO THIS THE TRUCK HAD A PARASITIC DRAW THAT AFTER 3 YEARS MY BROTHER FIGURED OUT NOT GM OR ANY OTHER MECHANIC. THAT WAS THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. IS THERE A WAY TO ENCOURAGE GM TO DO A RECALL? I NOW HAVE A USELESS TRUCK SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11186322

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

25 mi

I HAVE 4 MICHELIN TIRES PURCHASED FROM COSTCO LATE 2013, TYPE: LT265/75R16, DOT M34N 00CX. LESS THAN 30K MILES ON ALL 4. ALL 4 TIRES ARE HEAVILY CRACKED ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALLS. I CALLED MICHELIN AND THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I'VE NEVER HAD OR SEEN ANY TIRES DO THIS BEFORE AND I'M CONCERNED THEY COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, EXPLODE, OR SHRED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

10956443

Incident

Oct 28, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION NEAR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT RECOMMEND A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10947769

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED, AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

NHTSA ID

10818353

Incident

Jan 7, 2014

Mileage

200,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING WHETHER HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, THE CAR WILL WITHOUT NOTICE SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 15MPH. A CODE OF "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE CAR WILL NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 15MPH, EVEN WITH YOU FOOT ON THE GAS PETAL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. THEY KEEP REPLACING DIFFERENT PARTS THINKING THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. ALMOST WITHIN A WEEK AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN WITHOUT NOTICE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TREASURE MY KIDS AND I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER I AM ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 OR 70 MPH AND A SEMI TRUCK RUNS INTO THE BACK OF ME WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. APPARENTLY GMC DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR GMC MODEL. IS IT GONG TO TAKE THE LOSS OF SOMEONE'S LIFE BEFORE THE NHTSA TAKES A STAND ON THIS ISSSUE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 IN REPAIR BILLS AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE JUST THIS PAST WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT GMC SHOULD ISSSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REPAIR AT THE THEIR COST.

NHTSA ID

10788335

Incident

Oct 28, 2015

Mileage

155,000 mi

DRIVING WHEN ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK. OFF/ON AT RANDOM. KNOCKING SOUND STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. TOOK CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. WAS TOLD BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED, AND NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE PAID FOR REPAIR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TALKED TO OUR DEALERSHIP, HOLMAN IN CINCINNATI OH, ABOUT BREAKS. NO RECALL LISTED. THEY HAVE NEVER TOLD US THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. OFFERED US $150 BRAKE KIT TO DO OURSELVES (CANT DO) OR THEY CAN DO IT FOR $1500-2000. CAN'T AFFORD. IT SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY, EPIC FAIL GMC. WE BOUGHT A HONDA.

NHTSA ID

10764509

Incident

Jul 10, 2015

ENGINE TURN IT SELF OFF WHILE MOVING, DOORS LOCK IT SELF, TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT RETURN AFTER TURNING, THEN BRIGHT LIGHTS COME ON WHEN SELECTING TURN SIGNALS, LOUD RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE CAR; NOT SURE WHAT IT COULD BE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10700800

Incident

Mar 4, 2014

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED IN THE TRUCK..WHEN THE CAR IS OFF MOTOR WILL RUN AND EVENTUALLY KILL THE BATTERY... MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT BUT THE COMPANY NO LONGER MAKE THIS RESISTOR BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION... SO NOT YEARS LATER STILL CAN'T FIX IT..CAN'T FIND THE RESISTOR AND NOW I HAVE NO AIR NO HEAT FOR 3 YEARS NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676167

Incident

Jun 1, 2013

Mileage

100 mi

I WAS TRAVELING ON SATURDAY MORNING, IN MY DADS 2004 YUKON LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY ENOUGH NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST NORMAL SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY IS 40 MILES PER HOUR ON US11 BECAUSE OF CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH BECAUSE OF RAIN, ANYWAYS A LIGHT CHANGED AND I HAD TIME TO STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE LIGHT CAME ON STATING BRAKE FAILURE, FROM THAT POINT I SLOWED DOWN AS SLOW AS I COULD AND TRIED TO TEST THE BRAKES, IT WOULD STOP, BUT NEEDED PLENTY OF DISTANCE, SO I SLOWED FOR A TURN OFF, AND WHEN I GOT HOME, STARTED TO BRAKE BEFORE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY SO THAT I WOULD NOT HIT THE GARAGE OR ANYTHING ELSE, IN FACT I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY NEAR THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10664145

Incident

Dec 6, 2014

Mileage

64,435 mi

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO FUNCTION, GAVE INCONSISTENT, INCORRECT SPEED. GM DEALER REPORTS THIS AS COMMON AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM IN THIS YEAR/MODEL, SUCH THAT GM EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 72,000 MILES. SINCE THIS WAS NOTICED PAST 72,000, GM OFFERS TO FIX, FOR A SUBSTANTIAL FEE. NOT KNOWING SPEED, OR BEING MISLED BY THE SPEEDOMETER, IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10534566

Incident

Oct 5, 2011

Mileage

89,002 mi

BRAKE HOSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED PINHOLE LEAK DUE TO HEAVY RUST. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE BLEEDER SCREWS RUSTED SOLID- CAN'T BLEED LINES AFTER REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT INFERIOR QUALITY METAL BRAKE LINES WERE USED THAT RUST EASILY. THIS IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND GM NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AS VERY SERIOUS CRASHES MAY OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10464634

Incident

Jul 7, 2012

Mileage

51,611 mi

2004 GMC YUKON XL: WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" THEN IT SHUTS DOWN TO 30 MPH INSTANTLY. THERE IS NO TIME FOR REACTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES! A FEW OF THE TIMES ALMOST RESULTED IN FATAL CONSEQUENCES IN HIGH TRAFFIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND THE NEXT DAY HAD THE SAME ISSUE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS NOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY AND TWO DAYS LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.CONTACTED GMC BY PHONE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WASN'T ON THE SAFETY RECALL LIST. I REALLY NEED SOME ADVICE OR HELP BEFORE IT COSTS MY WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN THEIR LIVES! *TR

NHTSA ID

10459037

Incident

Feb 16, 2009

Mileage

98,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMC DEALER CHARGED ME $925.33 AND HAD MY TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10453338

Incident

Mar 17, 2012

Mileage

52,000 mi

2004 GMC YUKON XL. GAS GAUGE OFTEN READS INCORRECTLY, MANY TIMES POINTING WAY PAST FULL OR STRAIGHT DOWN. THE VOLT METER HAS BEGUN READING INCORRECTLY, SHOWING IN EXCESS OF 20 VOLTS WHEN DRIVING AND IN EXCESS OF 16 VOLTS WHEN STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE OFF (KEY ON). THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED TO READ INCORRECTLY OFTEN READING 0-10 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH (GAUGED BY TRAFFIC). GM DID LOOK AT FUEL GAUGE ISSUE 2 YEARS AGO, BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10370520

Incident

Nov 30, 2010

Mileage

130,000 mi

WE TOO HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER ACTING UP. USUALLY AROUND 100KM. SOME DAYS IT WORKS BUT LATELY MOST DAYS IT DOES NOT WORK. GOING TO GET A NEW CABLE FOR IT TO SEE IF IT WILL CHANGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350210

Incident

Mar 15, 2010

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, GAS PUMP KEEPS CLICKING OFF AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. ALTHOUGH, THE FILLING PROCESS HAS JUST STARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10331089

Incident

Nov 21, 2005

Mileage

34,000 mi

VEHICLE IS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL1500. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES UNEXPECTEDLY, AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY WARNING "TRACTION ACTIVE" IS GIVEN. THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY RANDOM, HOWEVER IT OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME NOW. THE PROBLEM PRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN OTHER VEHICLES ARE AROUND, AS THE SUDDEN SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE, DUE TO THE ABS ENGAGEMENT, FOLLOWED BY A LURCH FORWARD AFTER THE ABS RELEASES COULD CAUSE VEHICLE COLLISIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329685

Incident

May 10, 2010

Mileage

123,169 mi

SHAFT INTERNAL TO POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE CAUSING SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES WERE FOUND DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10311134

Incident

Feb 9, 2010

Mileage

76,780 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL. THE DRIVE- FRONT WHEEL HUB MADE A RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. . HE CALLED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,200.

NHTSA ID

10295836

Incident

Dec 1, 2009

Mileage

79,200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE DIALS IN THE GAUGES DO NOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED. THE GMC MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANELS IN THE 2004 MODELS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE, AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10259757

Incident

Feb 18, 2009

Mileage

75,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON 2004 YUKON XL. WORKS FINE UNTIL SUDDEN FAILURE. SOME SPORADIC ATTEMPTS TO WORK AFTER BUT SPEEDOMETER CAN EASILY BE OFF BY 30-40 MPH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE GM VEHICLES AND IS KNOWN BY GM. APPARENTLY THE STEPPER MOTORS MOVING THE NEEDLES ARE FAILING. THE SPEEDOMETER IS USUALLY FIRST (LIKE MINE) FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THEY ARE ALL DRIVEN BY SIMILAR STEPPER MOTORS. A REASONABLE EXPECTATION IS TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. A FAILURE HERE AND THERE IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT WHEN YOU HAVE FAILURES AT THIS FREQUENCY GOING ON IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS UNDER DESIGNED. GM OFFERING TO STAND BEHIND ONLY IF IT FAILS UNDER 70K...MOST FAIL SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10256224

Incident

Jan 24, 2009

Mileage

111,000 mi

MY SPEEDOMETER STARTING GOING FROM 0 TO 100. THEN IT WAS STUCK ON 40 FOR A WHILE AND NOW IT HAS BEEN STUCK ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THERE ARE ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT SO IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10256044

Incident

Dec 15, 2008

WAS DRIVING ON I-75 WHEN VEHICLE KEPT STALLING HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH NO WARNING CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE IT TOTALLY SHUT DOWN HAD NO STEERING AND HAD TO JAM FOOT HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254478

Incident

Jan 9, 2009

Mileage

77,000 mi

GMC YUKON XL DENALI -TRACTION STABILITY PROBLEM REGISTERS ON DASH AND CAR BOGS DOWN AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE IF YOU LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL SEEM TO IMPROVE - TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HAD WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED DID NOT IMPROVE TILL RUST BUILD UP WAS REMOVED FROM ON THE SPLINED HUB IT HAS SINCE RETURNED - WENT ON LINE AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT DID NOT FIND ANY ANSWERS OF DEALERS BEING ABLE TO CORRECT - COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE REAR END COLLISIONS IF SOMEONE IS FOLLOWING TO CLOSE IN THE REAR SINCE THE VEHICLE NEARLY COMES TO A STOP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10247995

Incident

Oct 10, 2008

Mileage

76,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK BETWEEN 50-60 MPH WHEN CAR IS OFF - FLUCTUATES AND CAN'T DETERMINE RATE OF SPEED WHEN DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238751

Incident

Aug 16, 2008

Mileage

91,000 mi