Used 2004 GMC Yukon XL 2500 SLE 4WD 4dr SUV (6.0L 8cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
She won't die!
My parents gave me this car to my senior year of highschool with 245,000 miles on it. Currently it has 265,000 miles and is still going strong. We still haul a full trailer with it and it is working amazing. As the miles pack on some things have become a little faulty such as the AC only works sometimes but I can't really complain because the ride is amazing. I feel extremely safe in it (one time I hit a tree and it only left a little skid mark and dent on the bumper). The mpg is a little problem with prices sometimes but that's the price you pay for the giant engine. She doesn't seem to want to die anytime soon, the car is almost like a part of the family at this point.
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Not bad for 10 year old tech.
It's hard to find this thing with any less than 100,000 Miles on it; however, even at this age and mileage it still rides like a your on a cloud. With the rear seat out and the mid seat down, you got 8' of cargo space. enough room to carry full sheets of plywood or sheet rock. The towing ability is wonderful; I can pull a 8x10 trailer filled with tools and supplies to a job with ease. Then with the seats up I can load the kid's string quartet with all there gear to the gig site in comfort. This comes at a price. On long trips, it's a nice car on the open highway with the family. While not too bad on gas if you take it easy, you're sure to see that gas gauge move if tow or hard accelerations.
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Great tow vehicle
I pull a 9,000 pound travel trailer with the 6.0 engine and 4.10 rear end. It handles it very well. This is a great truck.
SUV For All Seasons & Reasons
My main consideration for purchasing this vehicle was for towing purposes. A recent trip from NJ to Lake George, NY and back to NJ proved that this GMC SUV can handle tough situations, and do it comfortably! Soon after being on the road you almost forget that you're towing a 6,000 Lb boat on a 2,000 Lb trailer. Sharp and hilly curves at the lake was never a problem. My wife loves this Yukon XL, and is now looking forward to driving the SUV this winter. (Fat chance!)...Well, maybe sometimes.
Problem years 2000-2007
I'm an 04 Yukon 2500 XL 8.1L 4WD with dual tank arrangement. I have been chasing a stall problem for 10 months! I paid mechanic #1 to replace the fuel pump with OEM equipment (about $1G parts & labor). I paid #2 mechanic about $650 for labor to replace the replacement pump (warrantied) & the fuel line assembly. Mechanic #2 put hundreds of miles on the truck enable to see the intermittent problem (never mind he was a door dash guy). When I took the truck back the front tank support fell off (with my mom in the truck) on a city street because he didn't tighten the bolt. Replaced the bolt & the truck died again within 20 miles. I proceeded to research forums and replaced the Crank sensor, Evap canister, fuel pump quick disconnector connector and, finally the tank (because I damaged a PVC port that was injection molded into the tank) during iterations of removing & reinstalling the tank. That didn't fix it either! Knowing I did the work right, I had confidence to start electrical troubleshooting. This had been done by me & mechanic #2 before, but because of the intermittent nature of the problem, it had not shown its ugly head. SO, I verified the fuel pump worked (by removing then shorting where the relay normally closes & turns it on). I then swapped the fuel pump relay with the hi beam relay in the fuse block under the hood. Viola! It finally worked! And confirmed the bad relay by attempting to turn on the hi beams and, guess what, they didn't work. Problem confirmed. $20 relay, 10 months, $2G in parts. These forums are very helpful to find folks with the same car / truck problems as one has. Unfortunately, people are quick to ask for help and then abandon the community without following up with the solution to their problem(s). PLEASE, if you post QUESTIONS on the forums, post ANSWERS on the forums. Be a contributing member to your communities!
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