GMC Yukon 2000–2006
Common on this vehicle:NoiseVibration or shudder
issueEngine vibration or noise at idle felt in the steering wheel or seat (reprogram the PCM)Remove
Possible causes
11 causes not drawn
- Engine knock on cold start (carbon on piston)4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L only0
- 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
- Aftermarket part (not the vehicle as built): Federal-Mogul National / Carquest replacement wheel hub assembly retention nut - recall 07E-1062WD only0
- Creak or squeak noise from the rear lower control arm bushings (do not replace the propshaft)0
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
Candidate cause (the documents say what to do)
Engine vibration or noise at idle felt in the steering wheel or seat (reprogram the PCM)
1 of the records matching this search name this component as the cause.
What to do
- Reprogram the PCM.
Caution: Do not align the exhaust and/or hang weights. The reference bulletin is 05-06-01-006.
What is needed
- Parts and materials
- Not stated
- Labor time
- Not stated
- Special tools
- Not stated
- Scan tool
- Reprogramming of the PCM
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 (2 technical documents, 1 records)
Passages of the technical documents
2003-2005 Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade: engine vibration or noise at idle, with vibration felt in the steering wheel or seat.
2003-2005 Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade – Engine Vibration/Noise at Idle, Vibration Felt in Steering Wheel/Seat
General Motors 2005-11-01
Reprogram the PCM.
Reprogram PCM.
General Motors 2005-11-01
Do not align the exhaust and/or hang weights. The reference bulletin is 05-06-01-006.
Don’t align exhaust and/or hang weights. 05-06-01-006
General Motors 2005-11-01
Manufacturer’s documents
- Engine vibration or noise at idle felt in the steering wheel or seat: reprogram the PCM 05-06-01-006 2005-11-01
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.

