2004 GMC Yukon

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 I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED, AND THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID.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

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

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