2004 GMC Yukon

I RECENTLY HAD MY VEHICLE IN MY SERVICE DEPT. FOR AN ON-GOING PROBLEM OF WHICH HERITAGE GMC COULD NOT REPAIR. FROM A STANDSTILL, WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND NOT MOVE AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET OR SO AND A ?TRACTION ACTIVE? MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE WOULD END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH LOSS OF POWER AND CARS BEHIND ME WILL ALMOST RE END MY CAR. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT HAPPENING 6 OR MORE TIME DAILY, WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD DRIVE FROM A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. TO REGAIN POWER, YOU HAD TO LET OFF ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE DRIVE WOULD RE-ENGAGE. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHILE AND ALL THE GM VEHICLES RUN THIS TYPE OF SENSOR COMBO ON ALL THE WHEELS TELLING THE COMPUTER WHEN TO APPLY BRAKES OR POWER TO THE WHEELS, THESE GET DIRTY FROM ROAD SALT IN UPPER STATES AND GM WILL ONLY ADDRESS 2002 CARS, BUT THE 2002-2005 LOOK ALL ALIKE, THIS ALSO APPLIES TO REGULAR CARS, AFTER DOING A SEARCH THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING MY SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS AS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS GOING TO CAUSE A FATALITY....... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED AN INFORMATIONAL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AT THE TIME. SIX MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED HE WAS TRAVELING AT 120 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED THE DEALER HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS TO VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 ACCRUED MILES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD 79,000 MILES. THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED PAST 70,000 TO 80,000 MILES HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD VERY RECENTLY PASSED 80,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TRACTION ACTIVE APPEARS ON DISPLAY - WHILE STOPPED AT A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO HAVE THE TRACTION ACTIVE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS AND THEN PRESS IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AT AN APPROPRIATE SPEED IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. *TR

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