FaultScore

2003 GMC Yukon electrical problems

54 of the 251 complaints about the 2003 GMC Yukon are about the electrical system — 22% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 69,351 miles.

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Complaints

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Crashes

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Fires

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Injuries

Exactly what failed

Instrument Cluster/Panel 28 51.9%
Electrical System 25 46.3%
Fuses AND Circuit Breakers 1 1.9%

Electrical System across every GMC Yukon year

1995 11 2.0%
1997 13 2.4%
1999 14 2.6%
2000 10 1.8%
2001 18 3.3%
2002 11 2.0%
2003 54 9.9%
2004 57 10.4%
2005 28 5.1%
2007 40 7.3%
2008 29 5.3%
2013 10 1.8%
2015 79 14.5%
2016 53 9.7%
2017 21 3.8%
2021 27 4.9%
2022 30 5.5%
2023 25 4.6%
2024 16 2.9%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 150,000 miles Wilmington, CA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle from a towing company, the vehicle would not start. The battery was instantly replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle would wobble and shut off inadvertently while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the stabilizers and shocks were replaced. The independent mechanic then took the vehicle to an electrical failure specialist where it was diagnosed that the front end of the vehicle was experiencing electrical failures. Additionally, the contact stated that a warning message stating that the air bags were not working was displayed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. Consumer stated in 2016 the odometer was at 175,000 miles per car fax. When consumer bought the vehicle on March 25th 2022 the odometer read 202,575.

NHTSA complaint #11461202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 100,000 miles NEW Bedford, MA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT DECELERATION AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUGS, TRANSMISSION, AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

NHTSA complaint #11020099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 64,500 miles Westerville, OH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS ARE INACCURATELY READING. SPEEDOMETER RANGES FROM 25 - 70 MPH OVERSTATED. FUEL GAUGE REMAINS WELL IN EXCESS OF FULL UNTIL ABOUT 7 GALLONS ARE LEFT IN TANK. OIL PRESSURE IS REGISTERING WELL TO THE RIGHT OF THE HIGHEST READING. PROBLEM BEGAN DURING COLD TEMPERATURE (AROUND 10 DEGREES) AND IMPROVES WITH TEMPERATURE INCREASES BUT HAS NOT RESOLVED ITSELF. APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS GM SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT 07187A. THE VIN IS WITHIN THE CATEGORY LISTED BY THE POLICY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS BUT FITS WITHIN THE MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 64,500 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT WHICH CLEARLY IMPACTS SAFETY. THE FOLLOWING LINK DESCRIBES THE KNOWN ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.GMSPEEDOMETERRECALL.COM/GMC-SPEEDOMETER-SETTLEMENT LOCATION OF VEHICLE IS KANSAS CITY, KS SINCE I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF RELOCATION.

NHTSA complaint #10945133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 70,000 miles Maplewood, NJ

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND NONE OF THE GAUGES FUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THE DIGITAL DISPLAY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA complaint #10823468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 168,500 miles Decatur, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY STICKS, OR ACCELERATES TO MAXIMUM. OIL PRESSURE GAUGES MAX OUT AS WELL. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH NO CONCEPT OF SPEED, AND ALSO VERY ILLEGAL. WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE, I CAN TURN OFF THE ENGINE. IF I CONTINUE TO TURN THE KEY 90% (BUT NOT ENOUGH TO START THE ENGINE), AND LET OFF, THE GAUGES WILL DROP UP TO 5%. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF RESETTING THE INSTRUMENTS, THE GAUGES WILL RESET. HOWEVER, THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE I MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE AT 40 INSTEAD OF 25, BUT MY SPEEDOMETER SAYS 80. CLEARLY UNSAFE.

NHTSA complaint #10806714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 125,000 miles GAY, WV

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

LOSING POWER THROUGHOUT MY VEHICLE. STARTED WITH THE OVERHEAD HEATING/COOLING CONTROLS. VEHICLE WILL LOCK ITSELF WITHOUT ANY KEYS WHEN DOORS ARE SHUT. (IT HAS LOCKED ME OUT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS) WORKED ITS WAY BACK TOWARDS THE REAR LOSING OVERHEAD LIGHTS. HEATER/AC DOES NOT WORK IN THE REAR. PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WINDOW OR SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE GOES CRAZY. AND NOW THE MAIN (FRONT) HEATING AND COOLING CONTROLS ARE GOING APE [XXX] CRAZY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10706205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 99,000 miles Mckinney, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DISPLAYED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 04/17/14 MA

NHTSA complaint #10564747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 99,000 miles Mckinney, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DISPLAYED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 04/17/14 MA

NHTSA complaint #10564747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Shreveport, LA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PEOPLE BEHIND THEM REARENDED THEM BECAUSE IT IS A SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED AND THERE IS NO TIME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES PLEASE GET THIS FIXED BEFORE A CHILD IS INJURED OR KILLED THANK YOU.

NHTSA complaint #10548618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 100,000 miles Republic, MO

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

HELLO, WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REDUCED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT ALSO HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 3 OR 4 MIN AND RESTART IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. GMC SAYS THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND THEY SAY THAT GM SAYS THE SAME THING ( WE KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT). THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES DO TO THIS HAPPENING AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER PPL HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THANKS

NHTSA complaint #10475767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 167,479 miles Lakeside, AZ

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. RECALL WOULD ONLY BE COVERED IF INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED OR WITHIN 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL AT APPROX. 167,000 MILES. ONLY REASON WE KNOW IT FAILED WAS A SPEEDING TICKET WAS ISSUED FOR 58 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 45 MPH. CERTIFIED GMC SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY. COST TO REPAIR WAS $515.62 PLUS COST OF SPEEDING TICKET. I FEEL GMC SHOULD COVER COST OF REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10438489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 62,295 miles Earle, AR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO AN ABNORMAL READING OF 80 MPH BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,295.

NHTSA complaint #10436545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 119,000 miles SAN Jacinto, CA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHEN CITED BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR SPEEDING. THE POLICE OFFICER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA complaint #10397054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 68,702 miles Marshfield, MA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE STICKING THE ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL THE OIL GAUGE IS PINNED AND THE OTHER GAUGES ALSO STICK. THE ODOMETER AND OIL GAUGE IS ALL THE TIME AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM GM HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP ME GET THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT REPAIRED. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PANEL CLUSTER NOT WEAR AND TEAR OR ANYTHING WE HAVE DONE.

NHTSA complaint #10392860 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 80 miles Portland, OR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I OWN A 2003 GMC YUKON, LAST YEAR THE INSTRUMENT DASH CLUSTER STARTED TO FAIL ALONG WITH A CONTINUOUS LOUD DINGING FROM THE WARNING BELL AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD STOP WORKING ALONG WITH THE WINDOWS POWERING OFF, SHORTLY AFTER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC DESCRIBING THIS EXACT DEFECT, RECENTLY I CONTACTED GMC REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WAS GREETED BY A CALL CENTER IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE MAN TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE, AFTER I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND STARTED DIAGNOSTICS I CALLED BACK TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. I WAS OUTRAGED THAT THEY HAD ACTUALLY PULLED A BAIT AND SWITCH ON A REPAIR???, AFTER BEING LEFT ON HOLD FOR OVER AN HOUR WHILE THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE REP" TRIED TO FIND A SUPERVISOR SO THEY COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, HE FINALLY GOT BACK ON THE PHONE AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP HOLDING, I THEN DEMANDED TO SPEAK TO A GMC REPRESENTATIVE IN THE STATES, WHILE ON HOLD FOR ANOTHER HALF HOUR HE RETURNED AND SAID I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 24 HOURS BY A USA REP. AFTER THREE HOURS WAITING FOR MY CAR IT WAS FINALLY RELEASED TO ME FREE OF CHARGE, ( FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS) BUT STILL NOT FIXED. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN AMERICAN GMC REP, A FEW DAYS LATER AND WHILE THEY DANCED AROUND THE ISSUE AND WHO SHOULD FIX IT, THEY KEPT CALLING ME BACK TO SEE IF I FOUND A DEALERSHIP TO GET THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED, I TRIED TWO DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH INDICATED THEY DID NOT WANT TO HELP, I AM NOW STUCK WITH WHAT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT ON MY $30,000 DOLLAR FAMILY CAR! I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR IT'S SAFETY AND COMFORT AND NOW I'M AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN IT, CAN'T TRADE IT IN, CAN'T SELL IT AND NO ONE WILL FIX THIS RE-CALL ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10353518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 97,000 miles Ashland City, TN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, CLUSTER IS MALFUNCTIONING . ALSO, BOTH HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONER BOXES (FRONT AND BACK) ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. VENTS ARE NOT OPENING AND ARE CLICKING,SO THE DEFROSTER ISN'T WORKING. CD PLAYER IS NOT WORKING . ALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10319171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 110,000 miles West Grove, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

2003 GMC YUKON - SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THIS APPEARS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN SPEED APPROPIRATELY.

NHTSA complaint #10297236 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 80,000 miles Eureka, MO

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2003 GMC YUKON; SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #10296962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Plano, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON. AFTER HAVING A DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BURN OUT, I REMOVED THE LENS AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT CHARRING OF THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET. IT WAS BURNT SO BAD THAT IT MOSTLY CRUMBLED AS I TRIED TO REMOVE THE OLD BULB. I TOOK OFF THE OTHER SIDE TO CHECK IT, AND THE CONDITION OF THE SOCKET WAS THE SAME. THUS, BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNT. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE BULB ALSO DISTORTED AND RUINED BOTH OF MY LENSES ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THESE CARS HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH HEAT ON THESE LIGHT SOCKETS. I'M SHOCKED BY THIS, AND WONDER HOW MANY CAR FIRES HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10278974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 140,000 miles N. Kansas City, MO

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 YUKON FAILS. GMC WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A WEBSITE WWW.SPEEDOMETERSETTLEMENT.COM THAT GIVES VAGUE DETAILS. WAS TOLD BY GM THAT MILEAGE TOO GREAT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS AS EVIDENCED BY THE WEB SITE.

NHTSA complaint #10250639 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 63,176 miles Yakima, WA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

LEFT TURN SIGNAL: WHEN SIGNALING LEFT, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS (ARROWS) ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY BOTH ARROWS (LEFT AND RIGHT) AS THOUGH THE HAZARD BUTTON HAS BEEN USED. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. THEY REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE (301.23 PLUS 42.50 TO DIAGNOSE). TEN MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD FOR A LANE CHANGE TO THE LEFT, I SIGNALED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED (BOTH ARROWS FLASHING). I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CARS AROUND ME SEE IN REGARDS TO MY LIGHTS. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #10250546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 98,219 miles Sharpsburg, NC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING, AND WHEN (THE GAUGE) IS TRYING TO OPERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE GAUGE DOES THE SAME AS WELL AS THE GAS GAUGE. I KNOW ALL MY DASHBOARD GAUGES NEED TO BE CHECKED FOR MALFUNCTION. THIS BEGAN TWO WEEKS AGO, I CALLED DOUG HENRY OF FARMVILLE TO CHECK MY VEHICLE FOR RECALLS, ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS NOT LISTED. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL, HE RECEIVED A LETTER DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM AND GOT INFORMATION TO GET IT FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED IN THIS PARTICULAR RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10243873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 42,000 miles Richmond, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THE OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES HAVE BEGUN TO MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL WOULD STOP A LITTLE BELOW THE FULL LINE; THEREFORE, SHE NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONSULTED GMC AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. GMC WANTED TO CHARGE HER $450 FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

NHTSA complaint #10226043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Marlborough, CT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING AFTER NOT REFLECTING CORRECT SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY....HAVE READ VERY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS ON THE WEB.

NHTSA complaint #10224204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 65,000 miles Page, AZ

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY (READS 0 AT ANY SPEED) ON MY '03 YUKON.

NHTSA complaint #10222023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 75,000 miles West Jordan, UT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY '03 YUKON DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WHEN I'M NOT EVEN MOVING AT TIMES IT TELLS ME THAT I'M GOING 60 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #10218846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Madison, AL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES READS ZERO WHEN DO 70 MPH AND SOMETIMES READS LOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED.

NHTSA complaint #10212939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 60,000 miles Chattanooga, TN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

THE NEEDLES FOR MY SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE TEMP. BOTH SIT IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND ARE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN BROKE SINCE DECEMBER OF 2005 AND THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE BROKE OCTOBER 2007.

NHTSA complaint #10210346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 25,000 miles Grandbury, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE SHOWS SPEEDS OF OVER 100 MPH AND NEVER LESS THAN 30 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT NEVER KNOWS THE ACTUAL SPEED HE IS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GMC REGARDING THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE 70,000 MILES OR LESS IN ORDER TO BE REPAIRED. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS FAILURE REPORTS. THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN IT BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED AND IS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA complaint #10209964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 89,437 miles Milwaukee, WI

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER THAT STATED SHE WOULD EXPERIENCE FAILURES WITH HER VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES. THE DIAL MAY STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERABLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN INACCURATE READINGS FROM THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS OVER THE 70,000 MILE OR SEVEN YEAR LIMIT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,437. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 01/08/08

NHTSA complaint #10209047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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