GMC Yukon XL Complaints

2,896 consumer complaints on file.

#10156853May 5, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LEAVE US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. THEY HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW BUT STILL STALLING, WON'T START, DIES WHILE DRIVING, ETC... SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, THE DEALER JUST KEEPS CHANGING THE FUEL PUMP. THEY TELL US GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON THESE SUV'S. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156788May 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AS THE 5 VEHICLE IN LINE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE LIGHT. I WAS BRAKING LIGHTLY TO CONTROL MY SPEED AS TO ASSUME MY POSITION IN LINE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I DID NOT NEED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS APPROACHING THE FOURTH CAR. THE THIRD CAR IN THE LINE SUDDENLY BRAKED HARD IN THE INTERSECTION CAUSING THE FOURTH CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO BRAKE HARD. I ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY STOP BUT I EXPERIENCED A HARD BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO BRAKES AND THE INABILITY TO SLOW DOWN. THIS RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION FOR WHICH I WAS AT FAULT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF VEHICLE SIMILAR TO MINE WHICH ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURE BUT WITHOUT THE CRASH. I HAVE FAILED IN SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF GM THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND A PRODUCT ALLOCATION REQUEST. MY ONLY AVENUE NOW IS THROUGH YOUR ORGANIZATION OR A LEGAL CLASS ACTION MATTER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156804May 4, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
IN MAY 2005 MY VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO PARKING BRAKE COULD NOT HOLD VEHICLE. PRIOR TO HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. I THEN HAD THE PLACE WHERE THE INSPECTION WAS DONE REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IN APRIL OF 2006 I NOTICED MY BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING WHEN I WAS IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE BACK PADS THAT WERE REPLACED LAST YEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A 2002 GMC YUKON I BOUGHT NEW IN 2001. IT HAS 56000 MILES ON IT. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS. THE GM REP WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155943April 24, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO PASS INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155795April 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 YUKON HAS A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. THE MPH WILL BECOME LOCKED IN ON SPEEDS THAT ARE NOT ACCURATE. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ACCORDING TO THE SPEEDOMETER 110 MPH, BUT ACTUAL SPEED LESS THAN 40 MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 40 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE AT TIMES WILL NOT RESET TO 0 MPH. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT SOME FRIENDS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES(GMC PICK UPS) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS A PROBLEM THAT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154605April 5, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 05. SINCE THIS TIME WE HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE BRAKES ON OCCASION FAIL TO ENGAGE AND WE END UP SLIDING FORWARD A FEW FEET. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND THAT THEY MUST EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154398April 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE FUEL TANK HAS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GASOLINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS MORE GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V155000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 05/10/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153178March 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY DIED THREE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME WAS JULY 2004, THE SECOND TIME WAS EARLY OCT 2005 AND THE LAST TIME WAS JAN 19, 05. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES AT THREE VERY DIFFERENT ALTITUDES. WHEN THE CAR DIES I HAVE NO BRAKES, POWER STEERING OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. THE CAR WILL RESTART AFTER A WHILE. THE FIRST TIME IT DIED, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING OFF A CLIFF ON A PASS. THE LAST TWO TIMES WERE ON BUSY INTERSTATES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO CANNOT FIX IT. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC DURING THIS ENTIRE PERIOD OF EPISODES, NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY ARE VERY NICE BUT IT IS ONLY LIP SERVICE. I FINALLY GOT MY HANDS ON A GMC SERVICE BULLETIN DOCUMENT ID#1530787. IT DESCRIBES MY PROBLEMS EXACTLY. IT PARROTS WHAT I HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN. I LIKE MY CAR AND JUST WANT IT FIXED. I AM GOING TO KILL MYSELF AND OR OTHERS IF I CANNOT CONTROL THE CAR WHEN IT DIES. I SAVED MY MONEY AND PAID CASH FOR THIS CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. AND, I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR AS I WOULD NEED TO DISCLOSE ITS DEFECT. SO, I AM IN NEED OF HELP TO GET IT REPAIRED. THANKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153277March 20, 2006
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
I HAVE HAD MY 2005 YUKON IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT AND STABILITY SYS DISABLED LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE FIRST TRANSFER CASE MODULE AND WHEN THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THEY REPLACED THE SECOND TRANSFER CASE MODULE. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE STABILITY SYS BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T JUST CHECK IT WITHOUT A RECALL. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO COME ON AND MORE PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURRING. THE 4L AND THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT AND STABILITY SYS DISABLED LIGHTS WOULD ROTATE FLASHING AND I COULD NOT GET THE 2WD LIGHT TO STAY ON AND ALTHOUGH IT SAID IT WAS IN 4L IT WAS STILL IN 2WD AND IT TRIED TO LOCK UP A FEW TIMES. THEN THE NEUTRAL RED LIGHT WAS ON AND BOTH WARNING LIGHTS WERE FLASHING BUT WAS STILL DRIVING IN 2WD. NEXT NONE OF THE 2WD, 4WD OR NEUTRAL LIGHTS WERE ON BUT BOTH WARNINGS WERE FLASHING AND THE (T/C) ICON ON THE DASH WAS DISPLAYED AND I COULDN'T GET THAT TO GO OFF BUT AGAIN WAS STILL DRIVING IN 2WD. FINALLY, IT WAS LITERALLY LOCKED INTO 4L, WAS MAKING AWFUL GRINDING NOISES, BOTH WARNINGS WERE FLASHING AND (T/C) ICON WERE ALL ON AND I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF 4L NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. I WAS STRANDED (IT WAS DARK AND LATE). I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ENCODER MOTOR BUT I AM STILL VERY CONCERNED THERE IS STILL MORE DAMAGE AND I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. IF I HAD BEEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY OR AT A HIGHER SPEED, I AM CONFIDENT THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN AWFUL ACCIDENT AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE YET DEAD!I COMMUTE TO WORK, HAVE CLIENTS WITH ME AND ALWAYS HAVE CHILDREN WITH ME GOING TO SPORTING EVENTS, FIELD TRIP, ETC. THERE HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JUNE 2005 AND EACH TIME IT GETS MORE SERIOUS! I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS!!!COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CALL ME REGARDING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE-I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW!!!THANK YOU! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151749March 3, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
AT 45729 MILES WE HAD TO HAVE THE GEAR BOX REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1044. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHER MECHANICS A GEAR BOX IS A PART THAT IS SELDOM REPLACED ON ANY VEHICLE. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON REPAIRS FOR A NEWER VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE COST WAS OVER $31000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151751March 3, 2006
STEERING
AT 32,652 THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT OWNED IT FOR A YEAR! BETWEEN THE MONTHLY TRUCK PAYMENTS AND REPAIRS WE COULD HAVE PUT A NICE DOWN PAYMENT ON A SECOND HOUSE AND KEPT THE RELIABLE TRUCK WE TRADED THIS ONE FOR!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151625March 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ORIGINAL PROBLEM: MY 2002 YUKON XL WAS RUNNING POORLY WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD - BELOW 30 DEGREES. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN. SECOND PROBLEM: IT BECAME HARD TO START, AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY FUEL PUMP. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE BECAUSE THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR USE WITH ETHANOL OR UNLEADED GAS. I ONLY USE UNLEADED (NEVER HAVE SEEN A STATION THAT SELLS ETHANOL). IF YOUR GM VEHICLE HAS A 5.3L V8 ENGINE, AND THE VIN HAS A Z IN THE 8TH POSITION, BE AWARE THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOUR VEHICLE. IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY, IT IS VERY COSTLY! THE GASKETS AND THE FUEL PUMP ALONE COST OVER $630. LABOR OVER $500. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149365February 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING RECALL WORK COMPLETED UNDER RECALL 05V155000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION HOSE WAS BROKEN BY THE DEALERSHIP. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE THE BROKEN PART IS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOW EMITTING FUMES INSIDE THE CONTACT'S GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE IS BEING STORED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. UPDATED 02/28/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149316February 2, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 80 MILES PER HOUR. THE PROCESS TO FIX THE VEHICLE REQUIRES THEM TO TAKE THE PART OFF SHIP IT TO DALLAS OR HOUSTON (MIN 3 DAYS W/O VEHICLE). REPAIRERS HAVE BEEN BEHIND (MIN 1 WEEK W/O VEHICLE). ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE PROVIDER THEY HAVE 5 OTHERS WAITING FOR THE SAME TYPE OF WORKED TO BE PERFORMED. IF THERE ARE 5 PEOPLE WAITING TO HAVE THEIR SPEEDOMETER REPAIRED (AT THE SAME TIME) SOUNDS LIKE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW "ONE" STICKS THEIR SPEEDOMETER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149212February 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING 65MPH A LOUD RACING NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE GEARS SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GRINDING, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE NOISES STARTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ONCE AGAIN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. NO REPAIRS MADE AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148858January 27, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GASOLINE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PART. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVEN AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL, # 05V155000 FOR THE PROBLEM BUT A RECALL LETTER HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148598January 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS PUMP STAYS ON AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148369January 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FOLLOWED A SCHOOL BUS, NO CHILDREN WERE ON THE BUS. AROUND 7:50 AM THE BUS STOPPED FOR RED LIGHT. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED DOWN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, BUT IT DID NOT SLOW AS QUICKLY AS NORMAL. THE ABS ENGAGED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PROCEED FORWARD. THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM AND TIME THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT IT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE BUMPED THE REAR OF THE BUS, PUSHING IN THE BUMPER OF VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT FOLLOWED THE PATTERN SET FORTH IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 ON AUGUST 29 2005. HOWEVER, ON NOVEMBER 18, 2005 THE LOCAL DEALER PERFORMED THE PROCEDURE THAT GMC RECOMMENDED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED IN THIS INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148058January 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA IN 2005 FOR MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN TO STOP. GMC SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE IN 2005 AND I BROUGHT MY YUKON XL IN TO FIX IT . THEY FIXED IT ,BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN . *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147503January 12, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
MY 2000 YUKON XL PARKING BRAKE WORE OUT PRE-MATURELY, I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE OWNER AND THE PUBLIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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