2005 GMC Yukon problems
Owners have filed 101 complaints about the 2005 GMC Yukon with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 27.7% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of service brakes at 10.9%.
Complaints101
Crashes7
Fires3
Injuries14
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 27.7% · 28
Service brakes 10.9% · 11
Power train 7.9% · 8
Engine 6.9% · 7
Air bags 5.9% · 6
Fuel system, gasoline 5.0% · 5
Steering 4.0% · 4
Seat belts 3.0% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 14 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the GMC Yukon in this data, 2005 draws comparatively few complaints; 2015 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 8 in the last three years against 9 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 77,800 miles.
In owners' own words
At the initial start up and the follow on drive selection of the vehicle, the drive selector indicator on the (speedo) speed cluster fails to light up to be able to see the exact gear the vehicle is in. During low light times the indication is barely visible and day light hours you are unable to see the indication to ensure the proper gear of vehicle which could result in selecting wrong gear. Electrical system · reported at 86,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 GMC Yukon. While driving approximately 35 mph the speedometer stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technicians stated that the instrument panel cluster needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the repairs were not covered under warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000. Electrical system · reported at 38,000 miles
Interior vehicle fire in dash. 1St smoke then center of dash erupted into flames. Vehicle is now totalled. GMC is aware of this condition and issued no recalls. Appears service bulletins were issued about replacing over heating resistors for the (HAVC) operating system. The fan would either stop working in a few positions /stop working all together or overheat and set fire. Electrical system · reported at 58,200 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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