2005 GMC Yukon problems
The 2005 GMC Yukon has 101 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (28%) concerns electrical system. Next are brakes (12%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 101 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 89 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 89 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 78,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 65,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 25th most-complained-about out of 33 model years of the GMC Yukon with enough data (47 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 GMC yukon. When accelerating from first to second gear at 1,800 rpms the transmission slipped into second gear. The vehicle decelerated and the contact pulled off the road. The failure occurred while driving 65 MPH. The vehiclewas currently at the dealer and the transmission will either be torn down or replaced. The current mileage is 45,180, and failure mileage was 45,000.
The airbag in my GMC yukon 2005 got hit on the passenger side and the airbag didn't deployed. I am us citizen working in amman jordan.
The consumer was in an accident and the seat belt did not hold, which resulted in her hitting the dashboard. The consumer received some bruising.
Starting in november 2007, I have been having problems with my 2005 yukon speedometer. It would either start at 60MPH, not go higher than 45MPH, and lately it just failed. It's not registering any speed. On july 25, 2008, I was told by a GMC dealership that my cluster has failed and needing to be replaced. I was also told that these they have seen a lot of these vehicles with the same problem. Supposedly, there was a recall for 2003 and 2005 models having problems with their speedometer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 GMC yukon. The contact stated that the brake pedal went to the floor board abnormally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake lines were rusted as well as corroded prematurely causing them to fracture. The brake lines were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.