2003 GMC Yukon Xl Electrical Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2003 GMC Yukon XL. It was later discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale on January 26th, 2026. At the time of purchase and at the time of the vehicle registration, the vehicle mileage was 186,000. While applying for insurance on February 20, 2026, the contact was informed that the vehicle was due for a 300,000-mile maintenance plan. The contact confirmed through the Carfax Report that the actual mileage was 300,000. The dealer was contacted and informed of the odometer fraud discovery; however, the dealer refused further contact to resolve the issue. The odometer fraud was also reported to the State Consumer Protection Division.

NHTSA ID

11719834

Incident

Feb 20, 2026

Mileage

300,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO THE KEYS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START HOWEVER, WHEN THE KEY CHAIN WAS REMOVED, THE VEHICLE START AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000.

NHTSA ID

11343704

Incident

Jul 13, 2016

Mileage

220,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON HIGHBEAMS DO HOWEVER

NHTSA ID

11310825

Incident

Feb 21, 2020

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. GAUGES RANDOMLY STICK OR FALSELY READ TO INCLUDE SPEEDOMETER. SOMETIMES IT WILL STICK AT A RANDOM SPEED. OTHER TIMES IT WILL PEG AT ITS MAX. UNKNOWN IF ODOMETER IS INVOLVED. SOMETIMES THEY RESET AFTER REPEATED START/OFF CYCLES. WAS COVERED UNDER A GM RECALL BULLETIN NO: 07187B, PAGE 8. CURRENT ODOMETER IS 145,369. SHOULD GM NOT REPAIR THIS AFTER THE WARRANTED PERIOD? THIS IS JUST AS DANGEROUS NOW THAN IT WAS AT 70,000 MILES. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE VERY RARELY READS CORRECTLY. I TRAILER TOW OFTEN AND CORRECT OIL PRESSURE IS IMPERATIVE AS IS A CORRECT SPEEDOMETER READING. ON THE TOP OF THE PAGE I DOWNLOADED FROM NHTSA IS THE NUMBER CSC-10026542-8984. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO WITH A FAULTY AMP GAUGE BUT WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS IT HAS NOW AFFECTED ALL GAUGES BUT THE FUEL GAUGE, WATER TEMP AND TRANSMISSION TEMP. POSSIBLY RELATED IS THE HEATED SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE HEAT IS ON ALL THE TIME (ON HI) AND CAN ONLY BE SHUT OFF BY UNPLUGGING THE SEAT WHICH DEACTIVATES THE AIR BAG SENSOR, POWER SEAT CONTROL AND THE LIKE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED GM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO MY COURSE OF ACTION.

NHTSA ID

10914960

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

Mileage

145,369 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC, I NOTICED MY SPEED WAS 75MPH. SLOWING DOWN TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT I WAS SUDDENLY GETTING PASSED UP BY EVERYONE. IT WASN'T UNTIL I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE WAITING AT A STOPLIGHT I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 10MPH (WHILE STANDING STILL). CHECKING GMC AND CHEVROLET FORUMS ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. THE READING ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHILE IN PARK NOW VARIES BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M ACTUALLY TRAVELING WHILE DRIVING. I'VE MADE AN APPT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, AND I'M SURE THE REPAIRS WILL BE EXPENSIVE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10659912

Incident

Nov 20, 2014

Mileage

106,158 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN DUE TO THE CURRENT MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

NHTSA ID

10494546

Incident

Jan 3, 2013

Mileage

148,000 mi

REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND DROPS TRUCK TO AN IDLE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND ON HIGHWAYS. MY MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. ALL FORUMS AND ONLINE HELP HAS BROUGHT ME TO DEAD ENDS. THIS IS MY LAST RESORT, I BELIEVE GM KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND AM HOPING THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10438674

Incident

Dec 11, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi

DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK BY HEATER LIGHTS. NEEDS A NEW CLUSTER AND CONTROL REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10403656

Incident

Nov 1, 2008

Mileage

80,000 mi

OWN 2003 GMC YUKON LT...CAR STALLS ENGINE LIGHT POWER REDUCED...PULL OVER AND VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER...IT WILL STALL OUT OF THE BLUE IN INTERSECTIONS...HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF ACCIDENT AND FAMILY BEING HURT...HAVE DONE MANY REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WE TRY TAKES CARE OF IT...TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CODE CAME 3-2 SHIFT SOLENOID..TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOUND OUT IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD...REPLACED IT TRUCK RAN FINE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS...NEW PROBLEM- ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT..VEHICLE RUNS SLUGGISH..CODE CAME BACK P2135..THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ...REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ALSO REPLACED WIRE CONNECTOR...TRUCK RAN FINE FOR FEW MONTHS AND DID IT AGAIN...SAME CODEP2135..IS THERE RECALL ON COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION?...VERY DANGEROUS... *TR

NHTSA ID

10353838

Incident

Sep 3, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi

DUE TO AN ACCIDENT AND EVERY TIME I PUT MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG, NASTY PEOPLE AT STATEFARM INSURANCE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY TRUCK AND NO ONE WOULD FIX IT THE GAUGES IS ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10336677

Incident

Jan 17, 2010

2003 YUKON XL WITH 105, 000 MILES SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SPOKE WITH GMC WAS ADVISED THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT SINCE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE NOT THE YEARS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. ALL I WANT IS THE PART AND I WILL PAY FOR THE LABOR THAT'S ONLY FAIR. I HAVE 4 DRIVERS IN THE FAMILY AND IT IS UNSAFE FOR THEM TO DRIVE. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10331965

Incident

Aug 28, 2009

Mileage

105,000 mi

RECALL FOR THE SPEEDOMETER IN 2003/2004 THE THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003/2004 FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM I SHOWED THE RECALL LETTER AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY COULD CHANGE IT IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. PAST 7 YEARS AND LESS THAN 70,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHEN I PARKED MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET FIXED AND THEY CHARGE ME FOR IT, BECAUSE IT HAS PASSED 7 YEARS AND THE WARRANTY FOR THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE THEY KNEW IT THAT SOONER OR LATER WE WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS SAFETY IF SOMEONE DRIVES A CAR IN THE FREEWAY AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED, WHAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324610

Incident

Apr 5, 2010

Mileage

68,472 mi

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. FIGURED OUT IT MAY BE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE GAUGE NOT WORKING. NOW, IT STALLS WHEN IT ONLY HAS A HALF A TANK OF GAS, NOT COMPLETELY EMPTY. PUT 16 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE 30 GALLON TANK, TRUCK RUNS SMOOTH. REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER TWICE. REPLACED THE BATTERY, TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, RESULTS NO ALT. PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER IS OFF, GAS GAUGE IS OFF, AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DISPLAY LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY. BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WHEN I BREAK THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE NOV. 2010, WHEN WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND QUIT USING A CERTAIN TYPE OF GAS IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. NOW, IT IS ACTING UP AND TODAY WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT SINCE EARLY DECEMBER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10311117

Incident

Feb 16, 2010

Mileage

125,000 mi

2003 GMC YUKON XL WITH 118,000 MILES ON IT RECENTLY BEGAN TO HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. I WAS ABOUT TO GET ITT REPAIRED, WHEN I LEARNED FROM ANOTHER OWNER OF 2 YUKON/SUBURBAN SUVS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR VEHICLES AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. IF THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE IN THAT CLASS OF VEHICLES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND A COMPANY-INITIATED REPAIR OF THE ISSUE. IT IS UNSAFE NOT TO KNOW ONE'S SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10295496

Incident

Dec 10, 2009

Mileage

118,200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND BECOMES STUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DIAL WOULD DROP DOWN TO 0 MPH AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE SPEEDS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (RECALL NUMBER 07187) FROM GMC, WHICH STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS SEVEN YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS OVER 70,000 MILES; HOWEVER, NO FAILURES WERE OCCURRING AT THE TIME THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

NHTSA ID

10254727

Incident

Nov 28, 2008

Mileage

111,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE YUKON JUST SHUT DOWN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. GOT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OF THE IGNITION AND STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP. DID IT AGAIN, 15 MINUTES LATER - SAME RESULTS. THE NEXT 7 TIMES, THE CAR AT LOW SPEED (15-20 MPH) STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS AND RUNNING ROUGH, NOT PULLING. PULLED OF ROAD. WOULD TURN OVER AND TRY TO START AND IF IT STARTED, WAS VERY ROUGH. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THE YUKON STARTED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG AND WOULD RUN FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME IN JUNE. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. HAPPENED TO MY PARENTS IN 2006 IN THIS VEHICLE TRAVELING TO MISSISSIPPI. GMC DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. CURRENTLY THE DEALER WANTS TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND IT DOESN'T STOP HAPPENING. SPEEDOMETER JUST FAILED TOO. WONDER IF IT COULD BE AN ELECTRONICS/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10243410

Incident

Sep 17, 2008

Mileage

77,321 mi

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. I HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING IT FIXED AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225158

Incident

Apr 1, 2007

Mileage

70,000 mi

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 GMC YUKON XL AND SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED ODOMETER STICKING AT DIFFERENT MPH OR JUST NOT WORKING ALL THE WAY AROUND. IT WAS NEVER THE WHOLE CLUSTER THAT WENT OUT, JUST THE ODOMETER. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE I KNOW THAT OWN ANYTHING FROM THE GMC YUKON TO THE CHEVY SUBURBAN (TOTAL OF 9 PEOPLE FROM TEXAS TO OKLAHOMA) AND EACH ONE OF THEM HAVE ALSO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE RECENTLY GOT THE PROBLEM FIXED. TO WHICH THE RECEIPT FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATES THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE CLUSTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10224513

Incident

Apr 7, 2008

Mileage

87,122 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL INOPERATIVE RECALL NOTICE FOR 7 YEARS/70,000 MILES, RECEIVED AFTER 71,000 MILES EVEN WHEN PROBLEM STARTED AT 64,000 MILES, ALL GAUGES GO OUT AT RANDOM AND IS INTERMENT. A CALL TO GENERAL MOTORS AND AN HOUR OF TIME I WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE I WAS OUT OF RECALL NOTICE MILEAGE AND I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10204818

Incident

Aug 2, 2007

Mileage

64,000 mi

ALL GAUGES IN DASH ARE NOT WORKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE EARLY 2006. TOOK TO THE DEALER TO FIX, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. WHEN I WOULD TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER OF COURSE IT WAS WORKING AGAIN AND DIDN'T NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. NOW HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, IE. 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 DAYS. THE OTHER DAY WE LEFT THE HOUSE AND NOTHING WAS WORKING, HOWEVER WHEN WE LEFT TO GO HOME THE GAUGES WERE WORKING AGAIN. THEN 2 DAYS LATER EVERYTHING WAS WORKING JUST FINE, THEN WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE AGAIN NOTHING WAS WORKING, BUT BY THE NEXT MORNING EVERYTHING WAS WORKING JUST FINE, UNTIL TODAY AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10203452

Incident

Sep 15, 2007

SPEEDOMETER FIRST EXCEEDED ACTUAL SPEED BY 20 TO 50 MPH THEN WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. CALLED IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER - RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID WAS FIXED. 2 WEEKS LATER PROBLEM RECURRED - NOW THEY WANT $500 TO $1000 TO FIX. ASKED IF THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM THEY DENIED ANY ISSUE HOWEVER INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND HAS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS HAZARDOUS IMPACT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10197514

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

70,200 mi

2003 GMC YUKON XL COMPLAINT #1. SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. ODOMETER READS ONLY 79,000 MILES. A FEW MONTHS AGO, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO 60 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE NEEDLE TO READ 120 AT THE ACTUAL 60. IF YOU SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE NEEDLE WOULD DROP ABOUT 5 MPH EACH TIME. IF YOU REPEATED THIS PROCEDURE (STARTING ENGINE, SHUTTING OFF ENGINE) AFTER 10-12 TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ ZERO AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. YESTERDAY AS I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE THE SPEED IS 75 MPH, AND PULLED ONTO OUR LOCAL ROAD WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 50, I NOTICED THAT I WAS HOLDING UP TRAFFIC ALTHOUGH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 50. I FELT AS IF I WAS NOT ACTUALLY DOING 50 SO I SPED UP EVEN THOUGH THE NEEDLE READ 65MPH. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF INDEED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING INACCURATELY, AND IT WAS. THIS TIME STUCK AT 15 MPH. I AGAIN REPEATED THE ENGINE OFF/ON PROCEDURE TO GET THE NEEDLE BACK TO ZERO, BUT NOTICED IT JUMPING AND NOT RESPONDING QUICKLY AT STOP SIGNS. I HAVE READ REVIEWS ABOUT COMPLAINTS WITH THE SPEEDOMETERS BUT DO NOT SEE YUKON XLS AS PART OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING ISSUE AS I HAVE A 16-YEAR-OLD THAT WILL BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON HER OWN IN JUST A FEW MONTHS. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE'S DRIVING RECORD IS TARNISHED FOR UNINTENTIONAL SPEEDING RESULTING IN TICKETS AND INSURANCE INCREASES...AND POSSIBLY EVEN ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN DEATH. COMPLAINT #2. FUEL GAUGE STICKS AT FULL MARK UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK OF GAS IS USED, THEN GAUGE WILL DROP. ALSO STICKS AT 1/4 TANK THEN DROPS AGAIN TO EMPTY. DUE TO INABILITY TO PROVE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10189097

Incident

Apr 26, 2007

Mileage

79,182 mi

SPEEDOMETER READS HIGH, SOMETIMES UP TO 60 MPH WHEN CAR IF NOT RUNNING STANDING STILL. WORSE CASE WAS PEGGED AT 120 MPH +. *JB

NHTSA ID

10186517

Incident

Mar 4, 2007

Mileage

24,700 mi

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED MY HUSBAND DOING 60 MPH WHEN IN REALITY HE WAS DOING ABOUT 10. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS FINE. JUST THIS WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN - ONLY THIS TIME IT IS REFLECTING ANYWHERE FROM 80 - 120 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING OR IF YOU ARE STOPPED. SINCE I FIRST REPORTED IT AT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE - AT WHICH I WAS 306 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY - THE DEALER IS CHARGING ME $575 TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182643

Incident

Feb 15, 2007

SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 100 MPH WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. VERY UNSAFE IF YOU CAN'T REGULATE YOUR SPEED CORRECTLY TO MATCH THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10181522

Incident

Mar 8, 2006