2001 Yukon 5.3L 12 MPG in city, IS THIS NORMAL ???

[kzam02]

Hi Folks,
I just bought a 2001 GMC Yukon WITH 5.3L engine, 2WD..
Thru this week all my driving was city and a lot of short trips meaning lot of start and stops, and I am getting about 12MPG...

12 MPG in city driving and a lot of short trips, IS THIS NORMAL ???

Please let us know what mileage you are getting on city and highway.

thanks,
Al

[2000CAYukon]

I have a 2000 Yukon with 5.3 4WD (3.73 gears) and I get 12 city.

What gears do you have?

//2000CAYukon

[bcopeland]

Welcome to the SUV club. I really don't even think about it. You have one because you wanted one. You knew the game before you picked up the bat, Homeboy ! ! ! Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

[intrcptrbird]

Hey look at it thie way at least you arent driving a '93 with a 350 in it and 3.73 gears and getting about at most 15mpg on the FREEWAY. I probably only get about 9 on the streets but like bcopeland said, you knew you were gonna get shitty mileage when you bought an SUV. Any full-size SUV gets relitively bad mileage. Even the japanese ones.

[kzam02]

Thanks for all the replies.
I knew going in that I am going in for a low mileage SUV, But from the reports that I read I thought that I would be getting around 15MPG. Its really not that big of a deal cuz the ride and the SUV in general are well worth it.

I was just wondering if it was normal or was there something wrong with my Yukon.

Have any of you tried the K&N intake and the filter and the magnaflow exhaust combo? I read somewhere that it does make a little bit of a difference in both performance and the mileage..

thanks again for all the knowledge in this board.

[bcopeland]

Well I have a "Cone" although it is not a K&N. It is good, but I do not have the "magnaflow" or "Catbacks". I think I get pretty good mileage. I ran to Washington DC, New York, LA, San Fran all from H-Town and it was all good - about 17.5 to 18. Its the city that gets the worse mileage.

[denalitwin]

what did you expect?........I get 22 mpg

[Denalix5]

That sure seems low for a 5.3l engine. You may want to take your foot off the gas a bit more. I have an 04 Denali with the 6.0 and I usually get around 11.9 to 12.5 with all city driving.

[ceevester]

Originally Posted by denalitwin

what did you expect?........I get 22 mpg

Is this a typo?

[redcar]

my 01 5.3L 2WD consistently gets 14 in the city w/AC, and 19-21 on the highway.

[derf]

I have a 2001 SLT 4WD, get 11.5 pulling a 3500# boat. About 16 all around. Have a K&N air filter, that's it.

[doeboy]

i have that 5,e in my 2004 sierra pickup 4x4 and it runs great and i get 18 hw and righyt at 15 city with the air on . so if i was u i do somemore cheacking because i thing it should get better than 12