GMC Yukon XL Complaints

2,896 consumer complaints on file.

#10195629July 9, 2007
TRAILER HITCHES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIN BOX FOR THE TRAILER HITCH IS SUPPOSED TO BE HORIZONTAL, BUT IT IS SLIGHTLY BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PIN BOX WAS BENDING/DEFORMING. THE HITCH WAS REPLACED AT 14,800 MILES. THE PIN BOX IS CURRENTLY BENDING AGAIN. THE TRAILER HITCH IS USED SIX TIMES PER YEAR TO TOW A TRAILER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,353 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,600.
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#10195572July 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XLWAS ACTING ERRATIC. IT PERIODICALLY DISPLAYS SPEEDS MUCH LOWER THAN ACTUAL, AND THE NEEDLE JERKED AS IT ROSE AND FELL.. COULD YOU INVESTIGATE THI. (IT SEEMED TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND PUSH GM TO MAKE THIS A RECALL.*AK
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#10195345July 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER OF 2004 YUKON SLOWED WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING ME TO SPEED UP TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT CRUISING SPEED. AFTER A WHILE I REALIZED I WAS INCREASING VELOCITY WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED A DECREASE IN VELOCITY. THE PROBLEM CHANGED TO RESULT IN A SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING OVER 120 MPH CONSTANTLY EVEN WHEN STOPPED. RESEARCH SHOWS WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT GMC LINE OF VEHICLES WITH SPEEDOMETERS. *A
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#10195319July 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 YUKON XL 2500 SERIES VEHICLE THE SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE WILL ALERT FROM TIME TO TIME AT WHICH POINT THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE IN 2WD IS NOT AFFECTED BUT THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER INTO 4WD HI OR LO IS ELIMINATED. TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON CLEARS THE ERROR AND SYSTEMS ARE AGAIN OPERABLE. THIS WAS FIXED BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN EXCESS OF SIX TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW.
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#10194732June 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT IS FUNNY WE HAVE HAD TWO GMC YUKON XL IN OUR FAMILY AND THE SPEEDODIMETER HAS STOP WORKING IN BOTH. THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THESES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL AND WHY NOT? IT SEEMS FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CARS JUST GO OUT OF WARRANTY.
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#10194777June 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN CLOCKWISE AND ROLLED ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES. THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THE POLICE HAD TO CLIMB INTO THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB
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Yes
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10194021June 22, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAD A TIRE FAILURE WITH A SET OF GOOD YEAR EAGLES LS1. THE TIRE HAD FIVE TO SIX CRACKS IN THE INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST ONE TIRE, BUT, IT ENDED UP BEING ALL FOUR TIRES. I TOOK THE TIRE IN TO GET ANOTHER ONE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE FLAWED AND THAT I WOULD AND OR SHOULD REPLACE THEM AS THEY WERE NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. MY QUESTION IS, AT WHAT POINT DOES A TIRE BECOME FLAWED? AND WHO SHOULD BEAR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOSE A LIFE BEFORE WE CAN MAKE THESE TIRE COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE? I CONTACTED GOOD YEAR AND I GOT THE SUBSTANDARD RESPONSE THAT I HAD GOT A FAIR PRICE FOR NEW TIRES, AFTER ALL, THEY DID PRORATE THEM. AGAIN, AT WHAT POINT IS A TIRE FLAWED? AND SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO BEAR THE COSTS FOR THESE CORPORATIONS? *TR
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#10193319June 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2 INCIDENTS. 1) ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. 2) WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FAILED. SAME CORRECTIVE MEASURES TAKE, AND PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. INTERNET SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NOT TSB OR RECALL. WHY? *TR
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#10192027May 30, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAD MY TRUCK INSPECTED WITH 16,700 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO HAVE THE REAR ROTORS TURNED OR REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID GM HAD A PROBLEM WITH BAD METAL ON A FEW MODELS THAT CORRODED PREMATURELY. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. MY TRUCK IS A03 YUKON XL ONLY DRIVEN ON SOME WEEKENDS AND NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT. *TR
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0
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#10191714May 25, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE LIFT ASSIST PISTONS FAILED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MAKING THE OPENING AND LIFTING OF THE REAR TAILGATE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO WEIGHT. THIS ISSUE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO PISTONS. WITHOUT A FIX THE VEHICLE OWNER HAS TO PROP OPEN THE TAILGATE WITH A HOMEMADE SUPPORT WHICH CAUSES A SERIOUS DANGER OF INADVERTANT SLIPPING AND CLOSURE OF THE HEAVY TAILGATE WHICH IS AN IMMENANT DANGER TO SMALL CHILDREN, ELDERLY. VEHILCE IS A 2001 AND THESE PARTS SHOULD HAVE A LONGER LIFE EXPECTANCY.
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0
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#10190121May 8, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILST DRIVING ON I-10 IT WAS NOTED THE INDICATED SPEED WAS LESS THAN POSTED. I ACCELERATED , BUT THE INDICATED SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING INCORRECTLY I WAS ZOOMING PAST OTHER TRAFFIC. I WAS LIKELY TRAVELING 90 MPH IN THE 70 MPH ZONE. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE EVENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILURES WERE VERY COMMON IN 2003 AND 2004 GM/GMC VEHICLES, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER . HE TOLD ME IF HE HAD A NICKEL FOR EVERY ONE HE REPLACED HE WOULD BE A RICH MAN. *AK
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0
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0
#10190017May 7, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON WITH 46,000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED STICKING AT RANDOM POINTS ON THE GAUGE. SITTING STILL WITH THE KEY OFF THE SPEEDOMETER CAN READ 10, 50 OR EVEN 70 MPH. AT THE MOMENT THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT, AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS, AND FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET TAHOE, THE SAME TRUCK AS I HAVE EXCEPT LABELED AS A CHEVROLET . A REPLACEMENT FROM GM IS MORE THAN $500, INCLUDING THEIR INSTALLATION AND RECALIBRATING. I FIND THIS TO BE VERY CONCERNING FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD TO HAVE SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *AK
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#10189097April 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 GMC YUKON XL COMPLAINT #1. SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. ODOMETER READS ONLY 79,000 MILES. A FEW MONTHS AGO, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO 60 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE NEEDLE TO READ 120 AT THE ACTUAL 60. IF YOU SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE NEEDLE WOULD DROP ABOUT 5 MPH EACH TIME. IF YOU REPEATED THIS PROCEDURE (STARTING ENGINE, SHUTTING OFF ENGINE) AFTER 10-12 TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ ZERO AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. YESTERDAY AS I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE THE SPEED IS 75 MPH, AND PULLED ONTO OUR LOCAL ROAD WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 50, I NOTICED THAT I WAS HOLDING UP TRAFFIC ALTHOUGH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 50. I FELT AS IF I WAS NOT ACTUALLY DOING 50 SO I SPED UP EVEN THOUGH THE NEEDLE READ 65MPH. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF INDEED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING INACCURATELY, AND IT WAS. THIS TIME STUCK AT 15 MPH. I AGAIN REPEATED THE ENGINE OFF/ON PROCEDURE TO GET THE NEEDLE BACK TO ZERO, BUT NOTICED IT JUMPING AND NOT RESPONDING QUICKLY AT STOP SIGNS. I HAVE READ REVIEWS ABOUT COMPLAINTS WITH THE SPEEDOMETERS BUT DO NOT SEE YUKON XLS AS PART OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING ISSUE AS I HAVE A 16-YEAR-OLD THAT WILL BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON HER OWN IN JUST A FEW MONTHS. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE'S DRIVING RECORD IS TARNISHED FOR UNINTENTIONAL SPEEDING RESULTING IN TICKETS AND INSURANCE INCREASES...AND POSSIBLY EVEN ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN DEATH. COMPLAINT #2. FUEL GAUGE STICKS AT FULL MARK UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK OF GAS IS USED, THEN GAUGE WILL DROP. ALSO STICKS AT 1/4 TANK THEN DROPS AGAIN TO EMPTY. DUE TO INABILITY TO PROVE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR. *JB
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0
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#10188793April 25, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 93,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *AK
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0
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#10188680April 24, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR GOES ON AND OFF WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN IT. SHE WEIGHTS 112 LBS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AT THE DEALER. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND THE DEALERSHIP GAVE US BLANKET STATEMENTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT, HOWEVER THE SAME PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER MIKE WITNESSED THE PROBLEM. AS MENTIONED, WE ARE VERY VERY CONCERNED. *TR
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#10188653April 23, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AND ONLY HAS 70K MILES. FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 12K MILES, SECOND TIME WAS AROUND 33K MILES AND NOW IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB
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0
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#10188481April 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP IS WHISTLING AND FUEL LEAK IS APPARENT WHEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN GARAGE. ALREADY REPLACED ONE PUMP AT 96,000 MILES. ALREADY HAD SERVICE ON THE MELTED WIRES 2 YEARS AGO. CAN GM PROVIDE THE COST OF THE GM BRAND FUEL PUMP SO IT CAN BE REPLACED? *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10188030April 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND OTHER WEB SIGHTS SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DO NOT READ CORRECTLY. LAST FRIDAY,I DROVE FROM WICHITA,KANSAS TO WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS AT 100 MPH AND 6000 RPMS ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUMENTS. LUCKILY I HAVE A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM THAT ALSO GIVES MPH AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED WITH IT. I ALSO HAD ZERO OIL PRESSURE AT VARIOUS TIMES ACCORDING TO THE GAUGE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MUCH TOO COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC AND OTHER GM PRODUCTS OF THIS YEAR. I FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND NOT THE PUBLIC THAT HAS SPENT GOOD MONEY TO BUY THESE VEHICLES.*AK
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0
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#10187882April 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPOEEDOMETER SHOWS 120 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. ALSO DOES OPPOSITE AND SHOWS ZERO WHEN IN MOTION. *AK
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0
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#10187070April 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY, OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE ON EACH TRIP. TIME OF OCCURRENCE IS BETWEEN 3 AND 30 MILES. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART WHILE IN MOTION, THOSE TIME TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO FIVE MINUTES TO GET IT RESTARTED. PROBLEM STARTED SIX MONTHS AGO AND HAS PROCEEDED GETTING WORSE. HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES SINCE FIRST TIME. THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR REAR END CRASHES AND SCARY MOMENTS WHEN ON THE INSIDE LANE OF AN INTERSTATE PULLING A 16 FT TRAILER. *JB
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