GMC Yukon 2000–2006
Common on this vehicle:Gauge or instrument faultWarning lightNoiseLeakMisfire or rough idleAir conditioning or heaterCorrosion or rustVibration or shudder
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・Stalls or shuts off, 2004
Candidate cause (the documents say what to do)
Out of fuel with the gauge reading above empty, cranks but no start, stall (replace the fuel sensor, not the sender module)
1 of the records matching this search name this component as the cause.
What to do
- Replace the fuel sensor.
Caution: Do not replace the fuel sender module; the reference is bulletin 04-08-49-018E.
What is needed
- Parts and materials
- Fuel sensor
- 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.
Outside the documents and the records
The four pages read are all question-and-advice exchanges on Q&A sites; none reports that replacing the fuel level sensor cured the fault. The one Yukon XL page (2001 model year) says only that the gauge misbehaved, with no reading and no repair. No Japanese shop record was found.
- Two of the four pages read (a 2005 Silverado and a 2006 Sierra 1500) are owners' questions saying the fuel gauge at times shows more fuel than the tank holds. 2CarProsCar Talk Community
- A 2017 question on Car Talk Community (2006 Sierra 1500) says the needle falls to the 1/4 mark and stops there; sometimes the truck runs a good while longer, and sometimes the fuel is gone soon after the needle reaches 1/4. Car Talk Community
- A 2008 question on 2CarPros (2005 Silverado, 38,000 miles (= 61,155 km)) says the gauge at times shows up to about twice the fuel actually in the tank, returns to the right value only at an engine start, and did not change after the connectors at the tank were checked for dirt and looseness. The answerer says a bad fuel level sensor in the tank is the most likely cause. 2CarPros
- A 2009 question on 2CarPros (2005 Escalade, 45,000 miles (= 72,420 km)) says the dealer ran a gauge sweep, found that was not the cause, and decided to replace the fuel sensor; the result after the replacement is not reported. Another poster on the same page writes that neither a used fuel pump nor a replacement instrument cluster cured a similar fault. 2CarPros
- A 2009 post on Car Talk Community says the fuel gauge of a 2001 Yukon XL began misbehaving at under 100,000 miles (= 160,934 km) (no repair is described). Car Talk Community
The sentences above were written by FaultCrate from what shops' public pages and Q&A sites state as fact (none of the pages' wording is shown; a second reader checked each against its pages). A record of another vehicle says which vehicle. A Q&A thread is a question and advice, and may not say how the repair ended. The links below are places to look; the contents of pages not read were not checked.
The pages read, and other places to look (11)
Repair videos
- How to Replace Fuel Level Sensor 2000-2006 Chevrolet TahoeYouTube, Chevrolet Tahoe 2000-2006, not read
- Fixed “wonky” fuel gauge on Tahoe Yukon Suburban Chevrolet GMC Truck.YouTube, Tahoe / Yukon / Suburban, not read
- 2000 Silverado Z71 Fuel Tank Level Sender Testing Install Fix (4 of 5)YouTube, 2000 Silverado Z71, not read
Forums and Q&A
- Fuel Gauges on GM SUV'sCar Talk Community, 2001 Yukon XL; 2005 Trailblazer, 2009
- 2006 gmc sierra gas gauge problemCar Talk Community, 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 WT, 2017
- 2005 Chevy Silverado Gas Gauge Problem2CarPros, 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, 2008
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade Fuel gauge not working correctly2CarPros, 2005 Cadillac Escalade, 2009
- 2005 Gmc Sierra Fuel Gauge Not Working Correct2CarPros, 2005 GMC Sierra, not read
- 2004 Suburban PCM/Fuel Level Problemtahoeyukonforum.com, 2004 Suburban, not read
- Fuel Gauge Issue 04 Suburbantahoeyukonforum.com, 2004 Suburban, not read
- 2003 Tahoe Fuel Gauge not correct after replacing Pump / sending unittahoeyukonforum.com, 2003 Tahoe, not read
See the evidence (2 technical documents, 1 records)
Passages of the technical documents
Row for 2001-2005 Full Size Pickups and Utilities: cranks but no start, stall, inaccurate/incorrect fuel gauge reading, no fuel, vehicle is out of fuel and the fuel gauge reads above empty.
2001-2005 Full Size Pickups and Utilities – Cranks But No Start, Stall, Inaccurate/Incorrect Fuel Gauge Reading, No Fuel, Vehicle is Out of Fuel and Fuel Gauge Reads Above Empty
General Motors 2005-12-01
Replace the fuel sensor.
Replace fuel sensor.
General Motors 2005-12-01
Do not replace the fuel sender module; the reference is bulletin 04-08-49-018E.
Don’t replace fuel sender module. 04-08-49-018E
General Motors 2005-12-01
Manufacturer’s documents
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.