GMC Yukon XL 2000–2006
Common on this vehicle:LeakStalls or shuts offWarning lightGauge or instrument faultSmoke or fireDoes not startMisfire or rough idleLoss of engine power, no acceleration
Possible causes
3 causes not drawn
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 XL 2000–2006・Leak, Fuel system
Candidate cause (the documents say what to do)
Mid-frame cross member tear could puncture fuel tank in angled frontal impact - recall 03V-019
In a sufficiently severe 30-degree left angle frontal impact, a tear could develop in the mid-frame cross member where it attaches to the left frame rail.
What to do
- Dealers install a fuel tank shield.
What is needed
- Parts and materials
- Fuel tank 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
- Fuel Tank Shield: replaced 2
See the evidence (1 technical documents, 3 records)
Passages of the technical documents
In a sufficiently severe 30-degree left angle frontal impact, a tear could develop in the mid-frame cross member where it attaches to the left frame rail.
DURING A 30 DEGREE LEFT ANGLE FRONTAL IMPACT OF SUFFICIENT SEVERITY, A TEAR COULD DEVELOP IN THE MID-FRAME CROSS MEMBER AT ITS ATTACHMENT TO THE LEFT FRAME RAIL.
NHTSA 2003-01-27
If the mid-frame cross member tears during frontal impact and produces a sharp edge, contact of the sharp edge with the fuel tank could result in a puncture of the fuel tank and possible fuel leakage.
IF THE MID-FRAME CROSS MEMBER TEARS DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AND PRODUCES A SHARP EDGE, CONTACT OF THE SHARP EDGE WITH THE FUEL TANK COULD RESULT IN A PUNCTURE OF THE FUEL TANK AND POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE.
NHTSA 2003-01-27
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
NHTSA 2003-01-27
Dealers install a fuel tank shield.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUEL TANK SHIELD.
NHTSA 2003-01-27
Records
- Fuel Tank Shield Installation Recall Recall
- 2500 Series Mid-Frame Cross Member Fuel Tank Puncture Recall Recall 2003-01-28
- Fuel tank shield installation for frontal impact protection Manufacturer communication 2003-09-05
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.

