GMC Yukon XL Complaints

2,896 consumer complaints on file.

#10232330June 25, 2008
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PERIODIC "TRACTION ACTIVE" INDICATOR LIGHT ALONG WITH GAS PEDAL INOPERABLE. BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND DURING LONG ROAD TRIP FOR WORK, ALMOST GOT INTO 3 ACCIDENTS. ONLY OCCURS WHEN STARTING OUT OR DURING ACCELERATION WHILE GOING SLOW. TWICE AT STOP SIGN WHILE CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTIONS, VEHICLE DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WHEN PULLING OUT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. CAUSED TRAFFIC TO STOP AND ALMOST HAD COLLISION. ONCE HAPPENED WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN AT INTERSECTION. SAME RESULTS. SAW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS ABOUT GMC YUKON. USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER 40K (WARRANTY EXPIRED) I JUST WENT OVER 40K LAST WEEK. SEEMS LIKE PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN 2003 VERSION, FROM ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ ABOUT. REPAIR: DEALER FOUND INCORRECT READINGS FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SENSOR ONLY AVAILABLE AS PART OF RF HUB ASSY. PN 015233113 $377.36 ($600+ INSTALLED) I EXPLAINED ALL OTHER COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME PROBLEM AND HOW THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230146June 6, 2008
PARKING BRAKE
2002 GMC YUKON XL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230059June 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. INTERMITTENTLY. AND ENGINE WON'T RE-START WITHOUT NUMEROUS TRIES. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. STALLING 3 OR TIMES A DAY, WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229404May 31, 2008
STRUCTURE
BACK WINDOW HINGE, PASSENGER SIDE, 02 YUKON XL, SEPARATED FROM WINDOW/BROKE. NO ROUGH USE, JUST SNAPPED WHEN I OPENED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228384May 21, 2008
VISIBILITY
2007- GMC YUKON XL DENALI PURCHASED ON 11/09/2007. 1 WEEK AFTER PICKING UP THIS NEW VEHICLE WE NOTICED DISTORTED IMAGES WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT TIME. THE WINDSHIELD HAS NUMEROUS WAVES THROUGHOUT, CAUSING THE IMAGES TO BE DISTORTED. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE YOU GET A FEELING YOU ARE ON A BOAT, MAKES YOU DIZZY AND GIVES YOU A HEADACHE. THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO GMC. GMC'S DONNA MOWET (866-790-5600 XT 12023 SERVICE REQUEST #71-622065992) REPORTED TO ME VIA PHONE YESTERDAY (05/20/08) AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, "...THE TECHNICIANS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY GMC OR THE DEALERSHIP, HENCE IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY.....". I REQUESTED I BE ALLOWED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO WHICH SHE STATED "IT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR A BUY BACK". PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT NO TECHNICIAN EVER LOOKED AT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME OF THAT AND HANDED ME A SERVICE BULLETIN, EXPLAINING THAT I WILL HAVE TO CONTACT GMC. IN ADDITION, I WILL LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUES ON FEB. 2008 AFTER THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BUILT AND SOLD, NOT BEFORE THEY WERE RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS AVAILABLE WHEN I MADE MY PURCHASE AND THERE WAS NO WARNING ADVISING ME AS A CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FLAWS THAT MAY CAUSE DISTORTION WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA PLEASE LOOK AT THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY SO NO DEATHS OR INJURIES OCCUR AND HAVE GMC COMPLY WITH THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY OR HAVE THEN BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO STATE THAT OUR PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL DENALI AND THAT WE WERE HAPPY AND HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES NOR WAS THE WIND SHIELD WARPED FOR OVER 1000,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227798May 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE -- SPEEDOMETER GAUGE -- WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT STICKS ON 0MPH, ON A PREVIOUS RATE OF SPEED REGARDLESS OF INCREASE OR DECREASE, OR DISPLAYS RATE OF SPEED AT 100+ MPH. VERY INCONSISTENT. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DOES DECIDE TO WORK IT IS ABOUT 10-15 MPH OFF OF ACCURATE RATE OF SPEED. (COMPARED TO GPS THAT DISPLAYS CURRENT RATE OF SPEED) IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS SAME CLUSTER PANEL GAUGE OF 2003-04 YEAR MODELS CURRENTLY IN RECALL ALTHOUGH HAS NOT EXTENDED TO 2005-06 YEAR MODELS AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227256May 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 GMC YUKON XL - SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. WILL STAY ON ZERO ON ONE DAY, THEN PEG TO 140+ ON ANOTHER. I CAN MAINTAIN SPEED VIA TACH, BUT MY WIFE IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS METHOD. VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226408May 1, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT ORDERED A VEHICLE THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO TOW A TRAILER. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR PASSENGER TIRES, SIZE P26570R17. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE CONTACT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE BELIEVED THAT THE PASSENGER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE INSUFFICIENT FOR TOWING A TRAILER. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE STANDARD FOR THAT MODEL. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE TRAILER WAS OVERLOADED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE TOWS UP TO 8,100 LBS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SWAYING PROBLEMS WHILE TOWING HIS TRAILER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES WERE DESIGNED WITH SOFT SIDEWALLS FOR A SMOOTH RIDE IN A PASSENGER CAR AND NOT FOR THE TRAILER TOWING WHICH REQUIRED TIRES WITH STIFF SIDEWALLS TO DISCOURAGE SWAYING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE LIGHT TRUCK TIRES. UPDATE 05/20/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225849April 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GMC YUKON XL DENALI HAS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. IT STAYS PEGGED AT 110MPH. IT NEVER WORKS CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225716April 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. AFTER THE REPAIR, HE DISCOVERED THE RECALL FOR THE SAME DEFECT FOR THE YUKON, BUT NOT FOR THE YUKON XL, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD THE SAME MOTOR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225228April 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER AT THE SAME SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED ON THIS OCCASION BECAUSE THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY ATTEMPTED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER. THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THIRD TIME, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO RECUR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225158April 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. I HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING IT FIXED AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224940April 18, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS IN THROUGH THE SUNROOF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224513April 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 GMC YUKON XL AND SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED ODOMETER STICKING AT DIFFERENT MPH OR JUST NOT WORKING ALL THE WAY AROUND. IT WAS NEVER THE WHOLE CLUSTER THAT WENT OUT, JUST THE ODOMETER. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE I KNOW THAT OWN ANYTHING FROM THE GMC YUKON TO THE CHEVY SUBURBAN (TOTAL OF 9 PEOPLE FROM TEXAS TO OKLAHOMA) AND EACH ONE OF THEM HAVE ALSO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE RECENTLY GOT THE PROBLEM FIXED. TO WHICH THE RECEIPT FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATES THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223868April 9, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DEFECT. RIGHT PASSENGER AIR BAG SIDE MODULE (FRONT SEAT) WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED AT MY TOTAL COST OF $476.10 ON 4-20-07. THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT ALERTED ME AROUND 4-2-08 THAT THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED (THE REPLACEMENT PART IS DEFECTIVE), AFTER ONLY 5,500 MILES OF VEHICLE USAGE. A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT FOR SOMEWHAT LESS THAN HALF OF THOSE MILES--A DEFECT AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR AND LESS THAN 2,300 MILES OF EQUIVALENT SERVICE. THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT EXPERIENCED SERVICE TECHNICIAN. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THE FIRST PROBLEM, LET ALONE THE 2ND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223610April 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. TACHOMETER WOULD EITHER SHOW 8,000 RPMS OR ZERO RPMS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OR PAYLOAD WAS ON VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222601March 28, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENSURES THAT DRIVER'S VISION WILL BE OBSCURED DURING MODERATE AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222485March 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STALL. ONCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT LOST THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A CRASH. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FIXED THE THROTTLE BODY AND WATER PUMP. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222146March 24, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
MY COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO HEATED SEATS - I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PA ON 3/16/08 IN THE EARLY AM. MY 17 YR OLD SON WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND A FRIEND OF HIS, MIKE WAS ASLEEP ON THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS. HE HAD A BLANKET WRAPPED UP TO MAKE A PILLOW AND LAID IT ON THE SEAT. MY SON AND I BEGIN TO SMELL A FOUL ODOR AND ASSUMED IT WAS THE MANF. PLANTS THAT WE WERE PASSING BY. IT WASN'T UNTIL MIKE WAS AWAKENED BY THE HEAT ON HIS HAND, THAT WE REALIZED THE SEAT WAS SMOLDERING. MIKE DID RECEIVE MINOR BURNS ON HIS HAND/ARM. WHEN MIKE MOVED THE BLANKET, IT WAS BURNT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND RESEMBLED "SWISS CHEESE". THE SEAT HAS A BURN IN IT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. WE WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE SMOLDERING WITH WATER BOTTLES THAT WE HAD IN THE CAR. HAD THE BLANKET NOT BEEN FLAME RETARDANT, I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MIKE'S FACE AND HEAD! ALSO, THE THOUGHT OF A BABY OR SMALL CHILD SITTING IN THAT BACK SEAT, MAKES ME ILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10222090March 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH SUV I BOUGHT THE DENALI BECAUSE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE BEST BUT IT HAS BEEN FAR FROM IT... MY NAV SCREEN DOSE NOT WORK IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL DOSE NOT WORK.. MY POWER RUNNING BOARDS DO NOT WORK AND THE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. MY BACK-UP CAMERA DOSE NOT WORK BECAUSE THE MONITOR IS THE NAVE SCREEN. THE BACK UP SENSORS DO NOT WORK,THE POWER FLIP DOWN SEATS DO NOT WORK AND THE POWER TAIL GATE DOSE NOT OPEN ... IT IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE DENALI FOR $60,000.00 AND GMC'S PROMISE IS WE ARE PROFESSIONAL GRADE AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE HERE.... *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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