2005 GMC Yukon Xl Electrical Problems

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON, "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". IT PUTS ME IN A DANGEROUS POSITION SOMETIMES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY GO INTO THIS "LIMP MODE" I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND FIXES BY QUALIFIED MECHANICS AND YET THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FIND THAT I AMONG MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY!

NHTSA ID

11403213

Incident

Mar 15, 2021

2005 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VARIOUS ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS INCLUDING SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER, STARTING PROBLEMS, WHEEL HUB AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR. ALSO, THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10576648

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

MY 2005 GMC YUKON XL 1500 WILL SPONTANEOUSLY SHIFT ITSELF INTO 4LO. THIS DOESN'T ONLY HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS. IT OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND IN GEAR. WHEN IT HAPPENS, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE PUSH-BUTTON 4WD CONTROL MODULE WILL LIGHT UP OR FLASH. NO AMOUNT OF BUTTON-PUSHING WILL DISENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE ALSO NOT COME ACROSS ANY SORT OF MANUAL FIX, I.E. TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, BACKING UP, ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 5 TIMES, AND HAS ONLY CEASED TO HAPPEN BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE RELAY WHICH CONTROLS THE 4WD SYSTEM. I AM FIRMLY CONVINCED THAT IT IS ONLY THROUGH SHEER BLIND LUCK OR DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. LET ME RESTATE: THIS ISSUE OCCURS ENTIRELY AT RANDOM, AND NOT ONLY WHEN JUST STARTING OFF DRIVING. IT OCCURS AT SPEED! WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE LITERALLY CAN GO FROM TRAVELING AT 35 MPH TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. KEEP IN MIND THAT SINCE THE BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED, FOLLOWING DRIVERS HAVE NO WARNING OF THIS RAPID DECLINE IN SPEED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL DEFECT IN GM VEHICLES USING THIS 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THE ONLY REASON THE PROBLEM IS NOT SEEN AS MORE WIDESPREAD IS THAT THE ISSUE HAPPENS IN DIFFERENTLY-NAMED MAKES AND MODELS. FOR INSTANCE, MY PROBLEM MAY NOT BE READILY CONNECTED WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, ALTHOUGH THE TWO ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VEHICLE. FURTHER, I BELIEVE THAT GM IS AWARE THAT THIS SAFETY HAZARD IS THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH OF "STUCK IN 4LO" WITHOUT IDENTIFYING A MANUFACTURER, BRINGS UP ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY GM-BUILT FULLSIZE TRUCKS USING THE SAME PUSH-BUTTON SYSTEM. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MERE COINCIDENCE. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [XXX] TO SHOW THAT GM OWNS UP TO ITS ERRORS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10576712

Incident

Mar 6, 2013

Mileage

122,000 mi

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS .....THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY STEPPER MOTOR WHICH ESSENTIALLY CONTROLS THE MOVEMENT OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. APROX $600.00 TO REPAIR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10404432

Incident

May 12, 2011

Mileage

130,700 mi

PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379736

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH HE NOTICED THAT MOST OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WERE NO LONGER WORKING. HE STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

NHTSA ID

10376258

Incident

Jan 2, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE SPEED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL; HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED AND REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69500.

NHTSA ID

10344076

Incident

Jan 6, 2009

Mileage

60,000 mi

WENT ON A VACATION THIS PAST SUMMER TO IDAHO AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER QUITE WORKING. IT WOULD BE 60 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL AND OVER 120 WHEN MOVING. OF COURSE WE WERE PULLED OVER FOR GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. BY THE END OF THE DAY, THE FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO WENT. NOW ALL THE GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING. TOOK IT A GM DEALER AND HAD TO PAY CLOSE $690 TO HAVE REPAIRED. AFTER READING ONLINE THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS BEEN QUITE AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308605

Incident

Jul 13, 2009

Mileage

43,071 mi

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AT A DEAD STOP SITS AT 60 MPH THEN GOES UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10300140

Incident

Jan 17, 2010

Mileage

42,096 mi

SPEEDO STARTS AT 35 MPH NOT ZERO! *TR

NHTSA ID

10297641

Incident

Dec 30, 2009

Mileage

100,100 mi

VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS ~40 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE 'PEGS OUT'. GAS GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE. VEHICLE IS 2005 YEAR, GMC HAS RECALLED INSTRUMENT PANELS ON 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT 2005. WITH UNRELIABLE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MADE A VISIT TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL AT COST EXCEEDING $600. WE FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING RECALL TO ENCOMPASS 2005 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10264377

Incident

Apr 7, 2009

Mileage

72,500 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE -- SPEEDOMETER GAUGE -- WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT STICKS ON 0MPH, ON A PREVIOUS RATE OF SPEED REGARDLESS OF INCREASE OR DECREASE, OR DISPLAYS RATE OF SPEED AT 100+ MPH. VERY INCONSISTENT. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DOES DECIDE TO WORK IT IS ABOUT 10-15 MPH OFF OF ACCURATE RATE OF SPEED. (COMPARED TO GPS THAT DISPLAYS CURRENT RATE OF SPEED) IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS SAME CLUSTER PANEL GAUGE OF 2003-04 YEAR MODELS CURRENTLY IN RECALL ALTHOUGH HAS NOT EXTENDED TO 2005-06 YEAR MODELS AT THIS TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227798

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

Mileage

48,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. WILL EITHER STAY AT 0MPH OR IS STUCK AT 60 MPH REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR NOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216880

Incident

Jan 2, 2008

Mileage

58,124 mi