GMC Yukon XL Complaints

2,896 consumer complaints on file.

#10295836December 15, 2009
WHEELS:HUB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL. THE DRIVE- FRONT WHEEL HUB MADE A RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. . HE CALLED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,200.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295496December 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 GMC YUKON XL WITH 118,000 MILES ON IT RECENTLY BEGAN TO HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. I WAS ABOUT TO GET ITT REPAIRED, WHEN I LEARNED FROM ANOTHER OWNER OF 2 YUKON/SUBURBAN SUVS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR VEHICLES AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. IF THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE IN THAT CLASS OF VEHICLES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND A COMPANY-INITIATED REPAIR OF THE ISSUE. IT IS UNSAFE NOT TO KNOW ONE'S SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295109December 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN
THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKS ON OUR 2005 GMC YUKON XL, THEREFORE YOU NEVER KNOW IN BAD WHETHER, IN A SLIPPERY SITUATION, IF ITS WORKING. I UNDERSTAND THAT A SENSOR ON THESE VEHICLES IS FAILING. IN FACT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, BECAUSE SO MANY ARE FAILING. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294373December 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 2500. THE CRANK CASE POSITION SENSOR SHUTS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL AND IT MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO NHTSA#07V521000 AND GM RECALL# 06083, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. A DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS $800 AND IF THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSION ADDITIONAL FEES WOULD BE INCLUDED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AT FOR LESS THAN $800. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HER VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,315 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293760November 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION WHICH RESULTS IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION. THE FIRST EXPERIENCE ALMOST RESULTED IN REAR-END CRASH INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A GM DEALERSHIP (MALOUF GM) ON 11/06/09 AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL (THEY REPORTEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM ON 11/01/2001). FOR THEM TO CHECK IF MY COMPLAINT IS RELATIVE TO THE EARLIER RECALL, THERE WOULD BE A COST TO ME OUT OF POCKET. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS AND OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293764November 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND PRESSURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE/ DAMAGED BRAKE SYSTEM LINE (23 DAYS AFTER GM DEALERSHIP-MALOUF GM IN NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ INFORMED ME (WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM- ODI # 10293760), THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL). MY PRELIMINARY RESEARCH REVEALED A BULLETIN WHICH NOTES A RECALL; # 71182. INDICATION IS THAT SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CLEARANCE CONDITION BETWEEN THE FRONT RIGHT-HAND BRAKE PIPE AND THE BODY CROSS SILL THAT COULD DECREASE TO THE POINT OF ALLOWING CONTACT DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IF CONTACT OCCURS AND THE BRAKE PIPE BECOMES DAMAGED, IN HALF OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THERE CAN BE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND PRESSURE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS CONDITION OCCURRED WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT VERY SLOW SPEED. THERE IS BRAKE FLUID SPILLAGE IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293795November 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN
LOOSE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED NOISE AND INDICATION BY SERVICE TECH THAT IT COULD EVENTUALLY HAVE RESULTED IN WHEEL SEPARATION. MY RECENT RESEARCH REVEALED A BULLETIN WHICH NOTES A RECALL; # 47678 DEC 17, 2007. EVEN THOUGH I PAID OUR OF POCKET ON 08/07/2007 TO REPLACE THE BEARING, MY RECENT VISIT TO A GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER ON 11/06/2009 REVEALED THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293178November 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER THREE PREVIOUS "REPAIRS" INCLUDING ONE RECALL, OUR 2002 GMC YUKON XL ABS BRAKES ARE MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE FOURTH TIME, EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME CONDITION THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A 2005 RECALL. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS, RESULTING IN A LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS COLLISIONS HAVE NARROWLY BEEN AVOIDED AS THE ABS BRAKE PEDAL "CHATTERING" INTERFERES WITH NORMAL BRAKING AT CRUCIAL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286787October 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED VEHICLE, NOTICED THAT GAS WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE. QUOTED $970 TO FIX. FUEL NIPPLE BROKE ON FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM RECALLED 316,058 VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER. GMC WILL NOT COMPENSATE EVEN THOUGH OTHER YUKON XL'S AND CHEVY SUBURBAN'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNS A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND HE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIS VEHICLE. HE HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PART REPLACED ON HIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. LOOKED AT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE 3 PLASTIC NIPPLES BROKE, I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE. NOW GMC HAS A LIFETIME GUARANTEE ON THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THIS TELLS M THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE ORIGINAL ONES WERE FAULTY PARTS. SO IN OTHER WORDS WE'VE GOT GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS...WE WILL GUARANTEE THE PART FOR LIFETIME BUT IT WILL COST YOU $970 FOR A PART THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THEY HAVE PLASTIC NIPPLES ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY LINE. GAS EATS PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286095October 2, 2009
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE POWER STEERING SHAFT IN THE PUMP BROKE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285660September 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING ON DELAWARE ROUTE # 1 DOING THE SPEED LIMIT (65MPH) IN MY 2004 GMC YUKONXL WHEN I LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER EVEN WITHIN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. AFTER ASSESSING THE SITUATION I REALIZE THAT MY MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING WITH THE DASH INDICATORS SHOWING THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE REDUCED POWER SIGNAL LIGHT ON. WHEN TRAFFIC HAD CLEARED I ATTEMPTED TO GO BACK ON THE HIGHWAY BUT FOUND I COULD ONLY TRAVEL BETWEEN 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A GM DEALER AHEAD IN 15-20 MILES I CONTINUED ON RT #1 SINCE THE SPEED LIMIT AHEAD WAS REDUCED TO 55MPH. WHEN I REACHED THE GM DEALER I.G.BURTON IN MILFORD DELAWARE I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I EXPLAINED MY SITUATION AND WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD A BAD THROTTLE BODY (CARBURETOR) AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY SEEMED TO SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM. I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE WORK DONE AT THAT POINT FOR A COST OF $568.32. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284906September 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A STOP THE ABS BEGINS TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRAG TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE OFFERED BUT HE WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 124,391.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282463August 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 GMC YUKON XL SPEEDOMETER HANGS OR GOES 40 OR 50 MILES PER HOUR FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. GM WANTS >$400 (TOO MUCH MONEY) TO REPAIR OCCURS ON MOST OF THEIR TRUCK AND SUVS. MINE HAS 90,000 MILE. THEY PROVIDED DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ARE PROFITING FROM THE REPAIR. GAUGE SEEMS TO FAIL ON LONG TRIPS AND THEN WILL EVENTUALLY START WORKING AGAIN. NEVER CAN TELL IF IT IS REALLY WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282484August 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN LATE AUGUST 2009, THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 GMC YUKON XL STOPPED WORKING. WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER, HIS RESPONSE WAS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC VEHICLES OF THIS VINTAGE AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. COST TO REPAIR IS $550. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER, THE DEALER KNOWS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281775August 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 GMC YUKON XL SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATIC, NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL - NEEDLE HANGS DOWN PAST 120 MPH. APPEARS THAT THE STEPPER MOTOR THAT DRIVES THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE HAS FAILED. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR MODEL YEARS BEFORE 2005, BUT NOT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281344August 21, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC YUKON XL 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILED TIRE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,358. THE TIRE WAS FIRESTONE, TIRE LINE WILDERNESS LE, SIZE P-265-70-R16, AND THE DOT IS 11M-S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280696August 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL ONLY GO UP. IT WILL NOT COME BACK DOWN. SO EVERY TIME YOU STOP IT WILL ADD TO YOUR SPEED. I WAS DOING 50MPH AND IT SAID I WAS DOING 120MPH. IT FINALLY PEGGED AT THE HIGHEST SPEED IT WOULD GO AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH COST ME $600. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS. I FILLED OUT MY CLAIM FORM AND WAS TOLD BY GMC THAT IT WAS ONLY A RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS FOR MY 2005. THAT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR THE REFUND. AND THAT I HAD THE NEW VERSION OF THE SPEEDOMETER THAT WAS FIXED. OBVIOUSLY, THE NEW ONE THEY USED DIDN'T WORK EITHER BECAUSE I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2003-2004 MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280480August 14, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UPON COMING OFF A ROAD TRIP IN MY SUV, I WAS AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE AND HAD PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE WITH THE TIRES TURNED OUT. AS I WAS COMING OUT OF HER HOUSE I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD BELT ON MY TIRES WAS SMOOTH WITH BUT UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES. SO I CHECKED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE AND IT HAD THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR ON IT. THE BACK TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW WEAR IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE SECOND SET OF TIRES THAT THEY PUT ON MY SUV WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE CHANGED OUT BECAUSE OF BEING DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRES (THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NOT NOTED IN MY SERVICE HISTORY REPORT OR ON MY CARFAX REPORT). THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD BE IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, TO TAKE THEM TO THE FIRESTONE COMPANY (MANUFACTURER), SO I DID. THE MAN AT THE FIRESTONE COMPANY SAID THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, THAT I DIDN'T ROTATE THE TIRE (BUT I DID/ SERVICE HISTORY REPORT). SO I TOOK MY SUV TO A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIRES. MY TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES. MY FRONT END WAS CHECKED BY COMPUTER ( THEY WERE OFF BY -.2 ON RIGHT & -.1 ON LEFT. THE SHOCKS ARE NOT BOUNCY, I CANNOT GET ANY ANSWERS ON THE CAUSE OF MY TIRES WEARING IN THIS MANNER. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280482August 14, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UPON COMING OFF A ROAD TRIP IN MY SUV, I WAS AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE AND HAD PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE WITH THE TIRES TURNED OUT. AS I WAS COMING OUT OF HER HOUSE I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD/ BELT ON MY TIRES WAS SMOOTH, BUT WITH UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRE. SO I CHECKED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE AND IT HAD THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR ON IT (INSIDE TREAD). THE BACK TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR IN THE SAME MANNER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE SECOND SET OF TIRES THAT THE DEALERSHIP PUT ON MY SUV WERE DEFECTIVE ALSO. THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE CHANGED OUT, APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, BECAUSE OF BEING DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRES (THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY,BUT THE CHANGE WAS NOT NOTED IN MY SERVICE HISTORY REPORT OR ON MY CARFAX REPORT). ALL OTHER MINOR SERVICE WORK WAS NOTED IN HISTORY/CARFAX REPORTS, SO WHY WASN'T THE CHANGE IN TIRES NOTED ALSO. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD BE IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 36,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, TO TAKE THEM TO THE FIRESTONE COMPANY (MANUFACTURER), SO I DID. THE MAN AT THE FIRESTONE COMPANY SAID THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, THAT I DIDN'T ROTATE THE TIRES (BUT I DID/ SERVICE HISTORY REPORT). SO I TOOK MY SUV TO A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIRES, THEY WERE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE. MY TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE (RAISED WHITE LETTER) TIRES. MY FRONT END WAS CHECKED BY COMPUTER THEY WERE OFF BY -.2 ON RIGHT & -.1 ON LEFT. NOT OFF ENOUGH FOR THE TIRES TO WEAR AS THEY DID. THE SHOCKS ARE NOT BOUNCY. I CANNOT GET ANY ANSWERS ON THE CAUSE OF MY TIRES WEARING IN THIS MANNER. I FEEL THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. IF I AM WRONG I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280052August 11, 2009
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL NEARLY FELL OFF OUR 2002 YUKON 1500 SLT. WE HAD JUST STOPPED TO PAY A TOLL ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE. AS WE DROVE OUT OF THE TOLL BOOTH, MY HUSBAND HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT END OF OUR CAR. THE ABS LIGHT FLASHED ON. GRIPPING THE WOBBLY STEERING WHEEL, MY HUSBAND GUIDED THE VEHICLE ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO THE NARROW BREAKDOWN LANE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF THE VEHICLE. CARS AND TRUCKS WHIZZED BY DANGEROUSLY CLOSE AS MY HUSBAND TRIED TO REPOSITION THE WHEEL AND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS THAT HAD LOOSENED. TWO HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME, AND A FEW MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION, WE HOBBLED ON. MY HUSBAND STOPPED REPEATEDLY TO RETIGHTEN THE BOLTS. WE GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE AND INCHED ALONG SLOWLY ON BACK ROADS. STILL, THIS FINAL LEG OF OUR JOURNEY WAS TREACHEROUS. STEERING WAS ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE. WE NEARLY WENT OFF THE ROAD. WHEN FINALLY SAFELY STOPPED, THE TIRE AND METAL WHEEL PARTS WERE SO HOT, THEY HAD TO BE HOSED DOWN. SMOKE CAME FROM THE WHEEL. THE METAL WAS SCORCHED. THE CALIPER HOLDING THE WHEEL WAS SEVERELY BENT, THE BRAKES DESTROYED, AND THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL SCORED AND CHARRED. PARTS HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE BEARINGS WERE GONE. IT IS INCREDIBLE WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE EVEN 10 MILES. IF I HAD BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL, INSTEAD OF MY HUSBAND, I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. IF THE PROBLEM HAD MANIFESTED ITSELF AS WE HURTLED DOWN THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF EXITING A TOLL BOOTH, THE WHEEL SURELY WOULD HAVE FLOWN OFF THE CAR INTO TRAFFIC. I SHUDDER TO THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES. OUR TWO YOUNG SONS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. WE WERE VERY LUCKY, BUT ARE NOW MINUS A VEHICLE WE NEED. IT SITS WHERE WE LEFT IT, 200 MILES AWAY. WE NEED TO BRING IT HOME, BUT THE TOW CHARGE WILL BE PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE, NOT TO MENTION THE REPAIRS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF KNOWN PROBLEMS RELATED TO AN ISSUE WITH THIS YUKON'S WHEELS. WHY NOT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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