GMC Yukon 2000–2006
Common on this vehicle:Loss of engine power, no accelerationWarning lightVibration or shudder
Possible causes
8 causes not drawn
- Throttle body carbon build-up: idle surge, reduced engine power, throttle DTCs (high mileage)0
- Stability System Disabled message and unwanted StabiliTrak activation (tire wear or mismatched tires)0
- ABS lamp with DTC C0265 (EBCM motor relay circuit) after EBCM replacement0
- CHECK OIL LEVEL message stays on after an oil change or top-off until the engine cools0
- SIR lamp on and inside mirror temperature/compass display inoperative (open air bag fuse, circuit 1139 shorted to ground)0
- Air bag (SIR) lamp on with DTC B1001 after BCM or SDM replacement0
- Autoride (Z55) Service Ride Control / Service Suspension System message0
- Aftermarket part (not the vehicle as built): Federal-Mogul National / Carquest replacement wheel hub assembly retention nut - recall 07E-1062WD only0
Causes with no correction stated (2)
Causes the records name for which no check or repair is stated, in a technical document or in a record. Press one for the records that name it.
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FaultCrate・GMC Yukon 2000–2006・Warning light, Engine
Candidate cause (the documents say what to do)
Crankshaft position sensor may work intermittently or fail (8.1L V8) - recall 07V-521
Applies to: 8.1L only
The crankshaft position can operate intermittently or fail completely.
With intermittent operation the SES light may illuminate and the vehicle may run rough.
How to tell
Check engine / Service Engine Soon
What to do
- Dealers replace the crankshaft position sensor.
- As the remedy, an improved CKP is installed.
- The repair listed for the claim is: replace the crankshaft position sensor and perform the Crankshaft Position System Variation Learn.
- Part: 12575172 Sensor, Crankshaft Position, quantity 1 per vehicle.
Caution: All of the surveyed consumers noted multiple stalling events before the CKP was properly diagnosed and replaced.
What is needed
- Parts and materials
- Crankshaft position sensor 12575172 (quantity 1 per vehicle)
Part numbers printed in the document
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.
- Labor time
- Not stated
- Special tools
- Not stated
- Scan tool
- Crankshaft Position System Variation Learn
Only what the technical documents state. "Not stated" does not mean not needed.
In the records
No record states work done for this cause.
See the evidence (1 technical documents, 0 records)
Passages of the technical documents
The recall text refers to pickup trucks with an 8.1L V8 engine.
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 ENGINE,
NHTSA 2007-11-07
The crankshaft position can operate intermittently or fail completely.
THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAN OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY.
NHTSA 2007-11-07
With intermittent operation the SES light may illuminate and the vehicle may run rough.
IF THE SENSOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, THE SES LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE MAY RUN ROUGH.
NHTSA 2007-11-07
The engine may stall and may restart immediately or after a cool-down period.
THE ENGINE MAY STALL, AND IF SO, MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD.
NHTSA 2007-11-07
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.

