GMC Yukon 2000–2006
Common on this vehicle:Loss of engine power, no accelerationGauge or instrument faultNoiseStalls or shuts offWarning lightLeakSmoke or fireSeat belt
Possible causes
11 causes not drawn
- Engine knock on cold start (carbon on piston)4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L only0
- Generator whine in the audio system (new ground for radio and amplifier)0
- Hum or fan noise from the navigation radio (internal cooling fan, normal)0
- Fuel pressure regulator buzz / hum after replacement (check fuel pump feed voltage drop and connector crimps)4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L only0
- Engine compartment noise with A/C on and A/C inoperative (auxiliary rear A/C: suction hose and compressor)0
- HVAC actuator clicking / ticking noises (recalibrate the HVAC control module, do not replace actuators)0
- Rear HVAC ticking noise, no rear temperature or mode control, DTC B0434 / B3764 (revised auxiliary HVAC control module)0
- Tire recall (not the vehicle as built): Firestone Wilderness LE tread separation - recall 01T-0011500 only0
- Power steering pump whine between idle and 2000 rpm0
- Steering intermediate shaft clunk0
- Tire scrub noise on low speed turns (steering rod / centerlink installed backwards)0
Causes with no correction stated (6)
Causes the records name for which no check or repair is stated, in a technical document or in a record. Press one for the records that name it.
The documents say what to doOnly records name itThe size of a node, the width of a link and the numbers are records matching this search, not likelihoods.
FaultCrate・GMC Yukon 2000–2006・Noise, Engine, Owner complaint
Candidate cause (the documents say what to do)
Exhaust pop or ping noise (replace the heat shield, not the exhaust system)
2 of the records matching this search name this component as the cause.
What to do
- Replace the heat shield.
Caution: Do not replace the exhaust system. The reference bulletin is 03-06-05-008B.
What is needed
- Parts and materials
- Heat shield
- Labor time
- Not stated
- Special tools
- Not stated
- Scan tool
- Not stated
Only what the technical documents state. "Not stated" does not mean not needed.
In the records
No record states work done for this cause.
See the evidence (1 technical documents, 2 records)
Passages of the technical documents
2002-2005 Tahoe, Suburban, All Yukons, All Escalades, Avalanche, H2: an exhaust pop or ping noise.
2002-2005 Tahoe, Suburban, All Yukons, All Escalades, Avalanche, H2 – Exhaust Pop/Ping Noise
General Motors 2005-03-01
Replace the heat shield.
Replace heat shield.
General Motors 2005-03-01
Do not replace the exhaust system. The reference bulletin is 03-06-05-008B.
Don’t replace exhaust system. 03-06-05-008B
General Motors 2005-03-01
A cause or a result a complaint states is the owner’s view or what a dealer told them, not an established fact.
Put together by FaultCrate from public records and technical documents. The cause and the repair are for the workshop to decide with the vehicle in front of it. Counts are records, not failure rates.

