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Just bought a New 05 Yukon XL (1/2 ton). We have it about 10 days and the Odometer is less than 500 miles. We have noticed a weird sound underneath the car soon after taking delivery. What happened is that when we parked our car in the garage and back out, shift into drive, step on the gas pedal, within 5 to 10 seconds, there is a grinding sound coming from the front of the car for about half second and it is gone. It only happens on the first circle and the rest of the driving is OK. But it happens everytime I back and drive. I took the car to the dealership, they had three technicians look at it and none of then could find the cause of the problem. Finally, they tested another 05 XL and they claimed that that car makes the same noise. I went there I test-drove it and it did make the same buzz noise. They then told me that it is totally normal for 05 XL! I don't beleive them and then I come here to see whether there are 05 XL owners who have the same problem. Thank you and Merry Cristmas!
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Replying to: g_gsmith (Dec 22, 2005 7:10 am) I can't say I've had that problem. At least they could recreate it on another vehicle. Do you have 2WD or 4WD? Is this happening on dry pavement? Is it while turning or pointed straight? If you park and then go into drive again does it happen, or only after you've gone from Reverse to Drive? I guess mine makes a little bit of a noise when the steering wheel is totally locked to one side or another, but not when going straight that I've noticed. I'll try again and pay attention today.
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Replying to: alampert (Mar 19, 2002 2:46 pm) I use mobile 1 synthetic oil also. My co work has a 97 yukon He was just told he had bad barren he has 107,000 he as change his oil as manufacture recommended. |
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I have a 2004 Yukon XL Denali with a Navigation System. Has there been an up date to the Navigation Disk? If so, where can one be purchased?
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Replying to: isaace (Dec 09, 2005 8:16 pm)
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Hello, I went for a test drive last night in an 06 YXL Denali. All of us in the vehicle (me, my son, and the salesman), noticed that upon getting onto the freeway, the vehicle ride had a very noticeable and rhythmic bounciness to it. I had previously test driven both a regular Yukon Denali and a different YXL Denali on surface streets only, and there was no bounciness to either. So this was a new experience. I called my Dad, who's been a round quite a while (70+), and he said that GM truck frames with long wheel bases are known for having that bounciness to them on concrete freeways. He said that if you have it all loaded down with a full tank, gear, and perhaps a trailer, it goes away. He also said that if you drive it on a blacktop highway/freeway, instead of concrete, the rhythmic bounciness does not occur. Have any of you experienced this? I tried searching on "bounc" (to catch all forms of the word), and didn't find anything with any answers. Is there a way of cancelling this bounciness out using any features of the YXL Denali, such as AutoRide? Is that something that needs to be activated? Or is AutoRide always on? Unfortunately the salesman was absolutely clueless about the Yukon and YXL Denali features. Didn't even know how to use the Navigation, so he couldn't show me its various capabilities. I'll need to find a different dealer. I like the extra cargo space available in the YXL Denali, and I wanted to give it serious consideration, but that rhythmic bouncing really bothered me. I want to be able to take it on various excursions with or without a trailer and have a comfortable ride. Please let me know if you have any ideas. By the way...what's the story on using snow cables (not chains, but cables) with the 20" rims/tires on the Denalis? Any issues? Thanks for any assistance you may be able to provide. Mike
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Replying to: ahightower (Dec 22, 2005 7:20 am)
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Replying to: mikesocal (Dec 27, 2005 8:35 am) Thanks. Mike |
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I'll most likely be purchasing a Denali or XL Denali in the next day or two (looking like XL Denali at this point). I've researched other postings on wheel size and have come to the conclusion that going with the 20" rims/tires is asking for trouble when doing any sort of off roading (I'm just talking unpaved dirt roads, nothing crazy), as well as having more flexibility with snow cables, and handling pot holes without damaging the rims. So, I'll stick with the 17" stock wheels/tires for the purchase. However, I'm still interested in getting an upgraded wheel/tire via aftermarket that upgrades the look, and that can still handle the unpaved roads, snow cables, pot holes, etc. Has anyone found a comprise along the lines of an 18" custom wheel/tire rig? If so, is there a good online vendor that you could point me to? I live in Southern California, so I imagine there may be several outfits down here I can visit, but it would be great if I could at least see an online catalog to choose from. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Mike
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