| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006088651 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2006 |
| Consumer's City: CHESAPEAKE BEACH | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: YUKON | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 13 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 2004 gmc yukon, in 2005. over the last 6 months or so, my speedometer has been acting erratically - when it is hot or humid the speedometer starts to jump a little then starts to register a higher speed than i am moving. for example: i was sitting at a stop light and my speedometer read 90 mph. i noticed that when i would turn off the engine and repeatedly start up and shut off the engine, the speedometer reading would reduce by approximately 5 mph at a time, which means i had to start up and shut off the engine 18 or more times for it to return to 0. this happens quite often. i contacted my local gmc dealer repair department who knew exactly what was going on - evidently this is quite the common thing with these trucks and others - and told me that i would have to have the entire instrument panel replaced. pricing around $375 for the part and another $100 or so for installation. i have investigated complaints on the internet for this problem, with gm vehicles, and there are far too numerous out there for this to be a single incident. it is obvious that this is a defect. in my opinion, gm should be responsible for the repair with a recall. i can see where it would definitely cause alarm as far as a safety concern. fortunately i have not had an incident yet, but definitely feel that this should be looked into further. i just wanted to note that i also saw on an internet website for lawyers that they are gathering complaints together for a class action suit against gm. i thought it would be better to report this for investigation first. *jb |
