2004 GMC Yukon problems
Owners have filed 186 complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 30.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes at 14.5%.
Complaints186
Crashes7
Fires2
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 30.6% · 57
Service brakes 14.5% · 27
Vehicle speed control 7.5% · 14
Engine 6.5% · 12
Service brakes, hydraulic 4.8% · 9
Steering 3.2% · 6
Air bags 2.7% · 5
Engine and engine cooling 2.7% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the GMC Yukon in this data, 2004 sits 15th by complaint volume. 2015 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 13 in the last three years against 12 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 74,563 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2004 GMC Yukon. While the vehicle was in park, the rear air conditioner stopped blowing air. The contact, who was an independent mechanic, diagnosed that the electrical connection located behind a plastic panel in the hood latch was overheated by the electrical wires. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000. Electrical system · reported at 126,000 miles
While traveling on the freeway at approximately 70mph, the speedometer in the vehicle malfunctioned and began steadily decreasing until it reached 0. Luckily I had my gps to go by for my vehicle speed, otherwise I would have had know clue of how fast or slow I was going. This is a major safety concern and should be a recall on all vehicles regardless of mileage, or does someone have to die first!! Electrical system · reported at 104,000 miles
The contact owns a 2004 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that the instrument panel would fail sporadically. The contact took the vehicle to dealer and was advised that the gear mechanism was designed to fail over time. The manufacturer was aware of the issue and was offering to pay for the repair on vehicle within 70,000 miles or less. The failure mileage was unknown and current mileage was 130,000. Electrical system · reported at 130,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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