2003 Gmc Yukon Xl 1500 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel (12) · Service Brakes (9) · Vehicle Speed Control (8)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Gmc Yukon Xl 1500 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
49 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (94)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-03-28 · 23-NA-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on onstar module 2g sunset information.
Engine 2024-12-18 · 03-06-01-023I · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil.
Engine 2024-10-07 · 03-06-01-023H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil.
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-06 · PIT3271P · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. general motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. technician s
Electrical System 2024-08-26 · General Communication · Service Campaign
vehicle wide programming (vwp) is a new process to update software on gm vehicles. it provides the ability via a single selection within techline connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). the updating of modules is com
Showing the 6 most recent of 94 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2017-12-12 · Electrical System · 230,000 mi“vehicle randomly goes into reduce engine power mode and stalls while driving. this has happened multiple times while driving on a highway and going up a hill where it nearly caused a three catastrophic accidents. basic research shows that gm has known about this issue since the vehicles were a few years old and it affects many years of gm vehicles.…”
2017-01-05 · Service Brakes · 💥 crash“brake lines corroded resulting in loss of brakes and rear ending school bus. replaced all brake lines at my cost as well as the damage to the front end of the truck. now, the known abs brake sensor issue is activating the abs at low speeds.…”
2016-06-16 · Engine · 188,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc yukon xl 1500. the contact mentioned that the previous owner of the vehicle experienced a failure with the reduced engine power warning indicator. the dealer replaced the throttle body, but the failure continued before the contact owned the vehicle. the contact experienced the warning light randomly flashing, which d…”
2016-02-02 · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) · 198,000 mi“antilock brakes began to apply themselves in right hand turns going up and down hill at speeds up to 45 mph. almost causes me to loose control of vehicle. had to take to hurricane chevrolet several times to get fixed cost almost $4000…”
2016-01-05 · Power Train · 250,000 mi“reduced engine power mode on hwy at 70 mph…”
2015-09-28 · Steering · 168,260 mi“while traveling to work my vehicles check engine light came on and the reduced power warning came on at which time i had complete loss of acceleration, complete loss of braking, and complete loss of steering power. i then had to coast to a stop and attempted to restart the vehicle 6 times before i was able to get the reduced power warning to go off…”
2015-09-23 · Vehicle Speed Control · 💥 crash“there is an error message that displays on the dash for myself and thousands of others who own gmc/chevy trucks with these motors. they have a defective throttle position sensor with the truck where it says "reduced engine power". i've found 2 technical service bulletins that somewhat address the issue, but many people take their trucks to mechanic…”
2015-09-15 · Vehicle Speed Control“i keep having the display say "reduced engine power". i'll be driving on the highway, doing 65 in rush hour traffic, when all of the sudden the accelerator no longer accelerates and it displays "reduced engine power" on the gauge cluster display. from what i've seen online it appears to be an issue with the throttle position sensor on thousands of …”
2015-06-22 · Service Brakes · 135,000 mi · 💥 crash“iwas driving at low speed went to stop at stop sign when brake peddle went to floor.i crashed into stop sign to stop . truck was towed to dealer. i was told to major brake line burst. truck is now at dealer being fixed. at a price of 2800.00. something has to be done. this can't go on any longer.…”
2015-02-23 · Vehicle Speed Control · 106 mi“vehicle has been serviced several times since first occurrence in september 2014. "reduced engine power" and service engine soon signals appear on vehicle panel causing engine power to be reduced in a matter of seconds. has happened to me going 10mph, 55mph, and 70mph on highway, causing a near rear collision because i lost power so quickly. i h…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.