GMC Yukon 2000–2006
Common on this vehicle:
issueStarter keeps cranking after the key is released (PCM-controlled automatic crank, normal)Remove
Possible causes
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・「L59」
Candidate cause (the documents say what to do)
Starter keeps cranking after the key is released (PCM-controlled automatic crank, normal)
Applies to: 5.3L only
On these vehicles the PCM controls the starter relay, with input from the key switch; after 0.4 seconds of cranking a timer is activated in the PCM.
Once the timer is active, the PCM continues to crank the starter even though the key is released, until the engine starts or a no-start time limit is reached.
What to do
No technical document states a check or a repair.
Caution: This is a normal condition and no repairs should be attempted for it.
What is needed
- Parts and materials
- Not stated
- 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 (3 technical documents, 2 records)
Passages of the technical documents
Applies to 2003 Silverado and Sierra pickups or full-size utilities with the 5.3L engine (VIN Z, RPO L59): owners may comment that the starter continues to run after the key is released.
Owners of some 2003 Silverado and Sierra pickups or full-size utilities with the 5.3L Engine (VIN Z -- RPO L59) may comment that the engine starter continues to run after the key is released.
General Motors 2003-05-01
The article gives the highlights of bulletin 03-06-03-001.
Refer to bulletin 03-06-03-001. These are the highlights.
General Motors 2003-05-01
Bulletin 02-06-03-001 covers the starter cranking after the key is released on a cold start, on 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe and GMC Sierra, Yukon, XL with the 5.3L engine (RPO L59).
02-06-03-001; Starter Cranks After Key is Released on Cold Start (Normal Condition); 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra, Yukon, XL with 5.3L Engine (NIV Z -- RPO L59)
General Motors 2003-04-01
On these vehicles the PCM controls the starter relay, with input from the key switch; after 0.4 seconds of cranking a timer is activated in the PCM.
On these vehicles, the starter relay is controlled by the PCM, with input from the key switch. After 0.4 seconds of cranking, a timer is activated in the PCM.
General Motors 2003-05-01
Manufacturer’s documents
- Starter keeps cranking after the key is released (PCM-controlled automatic crank) 03-06-03-001 2003-05-01
- Starter cranks after the key is released on a cold start (normal condition) 02-06-03-001 2003-04-01
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.

