GMC Yukon XL Complaints

2,896 consumer complaints on file.

#10816477December 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10812010December 24, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING / STALLED. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES HAD TO BE CAREFULLY STOPPED . THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! AFTER LOOKING AT AN ON-LINE FORUM, THE VEHICLE WITH THE 8.1 LITER ENGIN HAD SOME VEHICLES RECALLED WITH A CAM LOBE SENSOR FAULT WHICH CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACE THE SAME PART WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 3-5 MONTHS OLD. I QUESTIONED THEM AS TO THE REPLACEMENT PART AS THE FIRST PART ONLY CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOT COMPLETELY DISABLING THE ENGINE. IT MAY BE THEY REPLACE THE FACTORY ORIGINAL PART WITH A PART WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE AND COVERED BY THE RECALL. IN EATHER CASE, A ENGINE ON HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE WHICH QUITS AND DISABLES THE NORMAL BRAKES AND STEERING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10812011December 24, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE ON A HILL HOLDING THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES ACTIVATED, A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE FLUID WAS CLEAR AND DRIPPING ON THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR DROPPED WITH SUCCESSIVE BRAKE APPLICATIONS. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MULTIPLE FIXED METAL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODING AND ONE HAD ENOUGH TO CORROSION TO CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE METAL CAUSING A LEAKING BREAK LINE. ALL FIXED METAL BRAKE LIES WERE REPLACE AT A VERY HIGH EXPENSE DUE TO THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE NEW LINES. PART WERE ONLY A FRACTION OF THE LABOR TO INSTALL NEW BRAKE LINES ALONG THE BODY FRAMING. IRONICALLY, THE REPAIR SHOP OWNER HAD A 2500 SERIES GM PICKUP TRUCK WHICH EXPERIENCE THE SAME BRAKE LINE FAILURES JUST MONTHS BEFORE. IN ALL MY YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF A FIXED METAL BRAKE LINE. THEY ARE USUALLY MAKE OF MATERIALS WHICH PREVENT CORROSION OF THE METAL AND THEREFORE REMAIN USEFUL FOR STOPPING THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE USEFUL LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10812016December 24, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE HOOD OPENED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE WELDS THAT SECURE THE HOOD LATCH BROKE LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810641December 16, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HORRIBLE CABIN PRESSURE AND BUFFETING ABOVE SPEEDS OF 40MPH. PASSENGERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, EARS POPPING, ETC. OCCURS WITH ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF CLOSED. DURING LONG PERIODS IT CAN SOMETIMES CREATE NAUSEA AND SICK FEELING EVEN HOURS AFTER EXITING TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810676December 16, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2009 GMC YUKON XL, 61000 MILES. DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG AND ALL OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT PIECES OF THE DASH WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810686December 16, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
ON APRIL 2 2015 I EXPERIENCED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WHILE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO URGENT CARE. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD OVER $2000 WORK WITH MANY DIFFERENT REPAIRMEN INVOLVED. GM ADVISED THEY WERE SORRY BUT NO RECALLS - NOTHING THEY WOULD DO TO HELP. NUMEROUS TIMES, WE HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT OCCURS. WE WILL BE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, HEAR A BING AND SEE REDUCED ENGINE POWER FLASH ON DISPLAY. VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY GO FROM ORIGINAL SPEED TO NO MORE THAN 30-40 MPH - NO WARNING. IT IS UNSAFE TO BE ON A BUSY ROAD AS ANYONE COULD REAR END US, KILLING MY FAMILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809923December 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE EXHIBITS A "BUFFETTING" OR PRESSURE SENSATION THAT CAN BE FELT PRIMARILY IN THE EARS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. AFTER ANY AMOUNT OF TIME AT THESE SUSTAINED SPEEDS IT BEGINS TO CAUSE DIZZINESS, EAR PAIN, AND HEADACHES. THIS CONDITION WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER WITH 3 SEPARATE DRIVERS INCLUDING A TECH, THE SALES MANAGER, AND THE OWNER. GM HAS A TECHNICAL PI ISSUED, AS THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY RELATIVELY COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. SUGGESTED REPAIRS INCLUDE RE-BONDING THE ROOF SHEET METAL TO THE FRAME, REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, REPLACEMENT OF THE PROPSHAFT, REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF WHEELS AND TIRES, REMOVAL AND "RELAXING" OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND MORE. NONE OF WHICH APPEARS TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH TURNED UP DOZENS OF CASES WITH THIS ISSUE IN JUST ONE WEBSITE. GM HAS MANUFACTURED A VEHICLE WITH A SIGNIFICANT, KNOWN FLAW THAT THEY CANNOT CURRENTLY FIX. THIS FLAW SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE STRICTLY BASED UPON THE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS TRIGGERED BY THE SENSATION WITHIN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809314December 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ON 11/13/15, "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE (297 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME THAT THE ISSUE OCCURRED). SPECIFIC ISSUE: WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE WAS SET TO "AUTO" IT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED TO THE "4WDLO" SETTING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOCK-UP SPECIFICALLY WHEN TURNING OR IN REVERSE GEAR. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED / REFLASHED AND THAT THE ENCODER MOTOR / ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CONTACTED GM AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENCODER MOTOR / ACTUATOR WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE DEALER RECEIVED AND INSTALLED THE PART ON 12/8/15 (25 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUE OCCURRED). I FORMALLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO GM ON 11/20/15 (REF # 8-1674527570) SO THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807279November 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A RUSTED BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT SAFELY BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK AND IS SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807107November 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806402November 24, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 GMC YUKON XL, THE STABILTRAK OFF LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CAR LOSES POWER. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT AND BRAKING IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND MOST RECENTLY GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806278November 23, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
STAB, ABS LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHTS EITHER GOING ON ONE AT A TIME OR SIMULTANEOUSLY. CAR WOULDN'T START & WHEN IT DID ALL OF THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WERE AT "ZERO" CAR SEEMED OFF BUT DRIVE-ABLE--GAS, MPH, RPM, GAS/OIL GAUGES REMAINED AT ZERO WHILE DRIVING. LATER THAT DAY WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED-THE GAUGES WERE AT NORMAL READINGS. STABILTRACK LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON & OFF. ELECTRICAL DOESN'T WORK WELL, ALMOST EVERY POWER DOOR HAS FAILED & ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, REAR BACK HATCH DOOR WILL NOT OPEN & WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO OUR CARGO/TRUNK AREA. KEYLESS ENTRY WORKS OCCASIONALLY. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CHROME HANDLES HAVE SHARP EDGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794639November 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD POP EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ROLL AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND STOP IT BEFORE IT BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE TRAILER THAT WAS HITCHED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHERE IT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788335November 4, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING WHETHER HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, THE CAR WILL WITHOUT NOTICE SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 15MPH. A CODE OF "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE CAR WILL NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 15MPH, EVEN WITH YOU FOOT ON THE GAS PETAL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. THEY KEEP REPLACING DIFFERENT PARTS THINKING THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. ALMOST WITHIN A WEEK AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN WITHOUT NOTICE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TREASURE MY KIDS AND I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER I AM ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 OR 70 MPH AND A SEMI TRUCK RUNS INTO THE BACK OF ME WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. APPARENTLY GMC DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR GMC MODEL. IS IT GONG TO TAKE THE LOSS OF SOMEONE'S LIFE BEFORE THE NHTSA TAKES A STAND ON THIS ISSSUE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 IN REPAIR BILLS AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE JUST THIS PAST WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT GMC SHOULD ISSSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REPAIR AT THE THEIR COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787847November 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE NHTSA WEBSITE SHOWS THAT FOR OUR VIN CAMPAIGN 14V827000 CALLS FOR ITS IGNITION SWITCH TO BE INSPECTED AND POSSIBLY REPLACED. PITRE GMC IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THAT THEIR INTERNAL LIST (VIS?) DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS RECALL, SO THEY WILL NOT DO THE INSPECTION. I HAVE HAD NO SYMPTOMS OF A PROBLEM. I JUST WANT TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE. IS THE NHTSA DATABASE OR THE GM DATABASE CORRECT? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE ONE THAT IS WRONG? I NOTICED THE DISCREPENCY ON 10/29/15.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787231October 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, HOWEVER THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779988October 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
CRACKED DASH, JUST PURCHASED FROM A LOCAL GM DEALER 9/30/2015 AND JUST NOTICED CRACK ON DASH THAT RUNS ABOUT 8 IN LONGS FROM STEERING WHEEL TO WINDSHIELD AND FROM AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE TO WINDSHIELD THAT IS ABOUT 1 INCH LONG. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT ONCE TO CHURCH THE DAY I PURCHASED AND UPON ENTERING VEHICLE ON MONDAY THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780294October 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 YUKON HAS AT LEAST THREE MAJOR LEAKS IN THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED BY CORROSION. RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLES WERE SOLD NEW BUT REFUSED TO ISSUE RECALLS. I WAS IN A NEAR ACCIDENT WHEN MY BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR SUDDENLY. ALSO THE STABILIZER SYSTEM FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE AND THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (GAS GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE, VOLTAGE AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES WORKS ON AND OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779087October 1, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASH BOARD. APPEARED SUDDENLY. CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AND PARKED WHEN CRACK WAS DISCOVERED. IT'S A 2012 YUKON XL SO NOT AN OLDER MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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