GMC Yukon XL 2000–2006
Common on this vehicle:Warning lightLeakNoiseStalls or shuts offSmoke or fireVibration or shudderCorrosion or rustGauge or instrument fault
Possible causes
5 causes not drawn
- Unwanted ABS activation at low speed (front wheel speed sensor mounting corrosion)1
- Parking brake linings worn out prematurely, parking brake does not hold (PBR single-shoe drum-in-hat)0
- Generator whine in the audio system (new ground for radio and amplifier)1
- Fuel pressure regulator buzz / hum after replacement (check fuel pump feed voltage drop and connector crimps)1
- Tire recall (not the vehicle as built): Firestone Wilderness LE tread separation - recall 01T-0010
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・Noise, 2000
Candidate cause (the documents say what to do)
Steering intermediate shaft clunk
A clunking noise under the hood that can be felt in the steering wheel and/or steering column.
Intermediate steering shaft clunk noise or stick-slip.
What to do
- When properly lubricated, there should be 13 mm (1/2 inch) of grease showing on the shaft splines.
- Replace the upper intermediate steering shaft assembly.
- There are significant differences between the car and truck procedures: the lubricant is applied to a different part of the steering system and uses a different lubrication kit, 26098419.
- On the affected trucks, remove the intermediate steering shaft from the vehicle and remove the spacer clip.
- Apply the contents of the syringe supplied with the kit into the open end of the fully-extended intermediate shaft.
- Insert the plug into the opening and tighten the wing nut.
Part numbers printed in the document
26098419Lubricant, Intermediate Steering ShaftLook up at RockAuto (aftermarket candidates) ↗Search the web ↗
Discontinued (no successor stated)as stated by GMPartsGiant (checked 2026-10-06) ↗
The numbers are as the document prints them. The name and the replacing number are what the pages of GMPartsGiant, a reseller of genuine parts and not GM, state. Aftermarket equivalents are not checked here (the links only search by number). Confirm the fit for the vehicle (VIN) before ordering.
In the records
- Intermediate Steering Shaft: replaced 1
See the evidence (2 technical documents, 4 records)
Passages of the technical documents
CLUNKING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND/OR STEERING COLUMN
NHTSA manufacturer-communications index (NHTSA's one-line summary of a GM bulletin; not the bulletin text) 2008-04-01
(REPLACE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT [I-SHAFT] ASSEMBLY)
NHTSA manufacturer-communications index (NHTSA's one-line summary of a GM bulletin; not the bulletin text) 2008-04-01
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CLUNK NOISE OR STICK-SLIP (FOLLOW STRATEGY BASED DIAGNOSTICS).
NHTSA manufacturer-communications index (NHTSA's one-line summary of a GM bulletin; not the bulletin text) 2006-02-01
The condition covered here is found in bulletin 00-02-35-003A, and applies to 1999- 2002 C/K pickup and utility models with recirculating ball steering.
General Motors 2002-04-01
Manufacturer’s documents
- Noise on steering: lubricate the intermediate shaft instead of replacing it 00-02-35-003B 2003-09-01
Records
- Upper Intermediate Steering Shaft Clunking Noise Manufacturer communication 2008-07-14
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.