Is a 2003 Yukon XL a good rig? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chipflyer · 05-07-2009, 08:10 PM

Looked a a 2003 Yukon xl today and was wondering if anyone has or had one and if the model had any type of common issues/problems? Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff

***Liz*** · 05-07-2009, 08:42 PM

redneck girl n i both do. imho they are damn good vehicles. Josh could fill you in on the normal issues.

***Josh*** · 05-07-2009, 09:10 PM

I love ours, They have a few issues but mostly were worked out under warranty. The factory equipped a/c compressors tended to grenade internally but usually under 30k miles on them. Ours has 82k on it, we bought it at 58k and have done nothing but oil changes and a rear window motor that were out of pocket expenses. I replaced the cluster under GM special policy warranty when the speedometer stopped working. It needs an intermediate steering shaft but I just lube it every other oil change. Overall they're good trucks with very little to worry about and are a real bargain as cheap as they have become in the past year.

Josh

chipflyer · 05-07-2009, 09:34 PM

Thanks for the good info. I have found a very, very clean, loaded 2003 with 110K miles and its a 4x4 to boot. It doesn't look much bigger than my grand Cherokee when you are looking out the front windshield but when you look back, its a long way to the back of the vehicle.

I need to get a carfax on it, not sure its the "one" yet but for what they are asking and its condition has me thinking pretty hard.
Thanks again!

tvblazer78 · 05-10-2009, 12:51 PM

I have just a Yukon, but I tow with it all the time, we love it!

Houston54 · 05-15-2009, 04:25 PM

Good rig but the 2003 is a one off electrical system. The wiring for a brake controller requires a new pig tail available from the dealer to solve a trailer brake activation problem. 2004 fixed that problem. The gauge cluster issue is common, as is the 4whl drive switch going out and the fuel pump.

I have an 03 Z71 Suburban and like it but I wish I had waited for an 05. 110,000 miles is alot for one of these rigs. Things will go wrong on it. I would buy a new one with lower miles.

STOCKISH · 05-18-2009, 08:59 PM

My wife has a 02 with 109,000 on it now, The only thing I have had to do to it is replace the rear e-brake shoes. Other than that, just normal maint. When I was at the dealer i saw them regularly with 200k plus and still running great.

05-07-2009, 08:10 PM	#1
chipflyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 2,293	Is a 2003 Yukon XL a good rig? Looked a a 2003 Yukon xl today and was wondering if anyone has or had one and if the model had any type of common issues/problems? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeff __________________ I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241.

05-07-2009, 08:42 PM	#2
*Liz* Catchy title goes here.. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 39,731	Re: Is a 2003 Yukon XL a good rig? redneck girl n i both do. imho they are damn good vehicles. Josh could fill you in on the normal issues.

05-07-2009, 09:10 PM	#3
*Josh* He's got mean nasty FANGS! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 6,504	Re: Is a 2003 Yukon XL a good rig? I love ours, They have a few issues but mostly were worked out under warranty. The factory equipped a/c compressors tended to grenade internally but usually under 30k miles on them. Ours has 82k on it, we bought it at 58k and have done nothing but oil changes and a rear window motor that were out of pocket expenses. I replaced the cluster under GM special policy warranty when the speedometer stopped working. It needs an intermediate steering shaft but I just lube it every other oil change. Overall they're good trucks with very little to worry about and are a real bargain as cheap as they have become in the past year. Josh __________________ 2004 K2500 Burb 1999 C3500 1985 Cutlass Supreme 1969 C-10 1967 C-10 Panel josh@67-72chevytrucks.com

05-07-2009, 09:34 PM	#4
chipflyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 2,293	Re: Is a 2003 Yukon XL a good rig? Thanks for the good info. I have found a very, very clean, loaded 2003 with 110K miles and its a 4x4 to boot. It doesn't look much bigger than my grand Cherokee when you are looking out the front windshield but when you look back, its a long way to the back of the vehicle. I need to get a carfax on it, not sure its the "one" yet but for what they are asking and its condition has me thinking pretty hard. Thanks again! __________________ I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241.

05-10-2009, 12:51 PM	#5
tvblazer78 Low & Fast! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3,110	Re: Is a 2003 Yukon XL a good rig? I have just a Yukon, but I tow with it all the time, we love it! __________________ Southeastern Mini Truckin' Nationals April 27 and 28, 2012

05-15-2009, 04:25 PM	#6
Houston54 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: location Posts: 527	Re: Is a 2003 Yukon XL a good rig? Good rig but the 2003 is a one off electrical system. The wiring for a brake controller requires a new pig tail available from the dealer to solve a trailer brake activation problem. 2004 fixed that problem. The gauge cluster issue is common, as is the 4whl drive switch going out and the fuel pump. I have an 03 Z71 Suburban and like it but I wish I had waited for an 05. 110,000 miles is alot for one of these rigs. Things will go wrong on it. I would buy a new one with lower miles.

05-18-2009, 08:59 PM	#7
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Is a 2003 Yukon XL a good rig? My wife has a 02 with 109,000 on it now, The only thing I have had to do to it is replace the rear e-brake shoes. Other than that, just normal maint. When I was at the dealer i saw them regularly with 200k plus and still running great. __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.



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