2003 GMC Yukon Steering Problems

KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN; STEERING VERY LOOSE; SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE I LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN TURNING WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10494665

Incident

Mar 21, 2011

Mileage

95,671 mi

PROBLEMS WITH STEERING KNUCKLE/COLUMN SINCE PURCHASE. DEALER WELL AWARE OF ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM. STEERING PART WAS REPLACED WHICH ONLY SOLVED PROBLEM WITH LOOSENESS AND NOISE TEMPORARILY. SECOND REPAIR "EXERCISED" THE STEERING KNUCKLE WHICH WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND NOISE, KNOCKING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL OR GOING OVER BUMPY TERRAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10241018

Incident

Jan 1, 2004

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL JANUARY 2005. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED THERE IS A POPPING AND GRINDING NOSE. THERE IS ALSO AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SHAFT WAS GREASED. THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE SHAFT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NHTSA RECALL INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10156310

Incident

Apr 26, 2006

Mileage

28,185 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10136259

Incident

Sep 2, 2004

Mileage

16,551 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10130756

Incident

Jul 29, 2005

Mileage

45,868 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10130755

Incident

Jul 29, 2005

Mileage

45,868 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10113538

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

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

NHTSA ID

10105203

Incident

Aug 17, 2004

Mileage

15,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10094934

Incident

Sep 27, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10061105

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

NHTSA ID

10038730

Incident

Sep 11, 2003

Mileage

24,000 mi