GMC Yukon XL Complaints

2,896 consumer complaints on file.

#10062900March 10, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T HOLD. THIS VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060960February 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A SOUND, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059835February 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INSIDE THE SUN ROOF. ALSO, WATER LEAKS INTO SUN ROOF WHEN VEHICLE IS INSIDE A CAR WASH. THERE IS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 01448 WHICH DEALS WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058678February 22, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
PASSENGER SAFETY BELT TO SHORT TO LOCK BELT. ( GMC QUICK FIX ADD A PIECE OF BELT MATERIAL WITH TWO BUCKLES) CHEAP GM FIX FOR A $35K SUV SECOND ROW REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO ACCOMMODATE 2 ADULT PASSENGERS. THE TWO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THERE IS NO KIND OF FIX FOR THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER.( WE WERE TOLD TO WAIT ). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056891February 10, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE 2001 YUKON XL. DEALER DETERMINED FAILURE TO BE A SHEARED SHAFT ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WHICH CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. DEALER AND GM CONCLUDE THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER. TEMPERATURE (ACCORDING TO LOG FROM LOCAL AIRPORT) WAS 21.2 DEGREES F AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF FAILURE (ABOUT 5:30 PM ON 2-5-2004). VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES AT THE TIME. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS IMMEDIATE TURNED ONE DIRECTION, EVERYTHING WAS FINE, TURNED BACK AND HAD NO POWER ASSIST. ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THROUGH GM AND WAS FLATLY DENIED, ALTHOUGH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE ON VEHICLES OF THIS PLATFORM. I AM PERSONALLY AWARE OF ONE OTHER FAILURE ON SIMILAR VEHICLE (CHEVY PICKUP), WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE STANDARD 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. GM APPARENTLY DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON A 5500 POUND SUV A SAFETY ISSUE I ON THE OTHER HAND AM JUST GLAD IT DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056745February 7, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057667February 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056137January 29, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053226January 14, 2004
STEERING
THIS PORBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO YOUR RECALL 03V527000. NO COMPONENT STATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053946January 13, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
PROBLEMS WITH 2001 DENALI XL/ SUV DIED AND THERE WAS LOSS OF BRAKES, STEERING AND ACCELERATION.*MR VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE WHEN IT DIED THE FIRST TIME. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT KNEW IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUSE. CONSUMER WAS GIVEN FUSES BUT THEY ALL FAILED WITHIN 50 MILES. VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE BRAKES, STEERING AND ACCELERATION FAILED. THE CONSUMERS ESCAPED UNHARMED. THEY REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051218December 28, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. POOR MANUFACTURER DESIGN CAUSES EXPENSIVE REPAIRS TO PASS INSPECTION AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER EXPENSES. SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED REGARDING POOR DESIGN AND NEW KITS MADE TO REPLACE SUBSTANDARD PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026157December 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED FROM PARK WITHOUT FOOT BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. CONTRARY TO INFORMATION EXISTING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL CONSUMER'S 2 YEAR OLD CHILD CHANGED GEAR FROM PARK CAUSING A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*AK VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE THE CHILD INSERTED THE KEY AND TURNED IT TO ACCESSORY AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE STRUCK SEVERAL TREES AND TWO FENCES. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. *PH *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050889December 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE STOPS OR WILL NOT START. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STOP AND ALL POWER IS LOST. AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL NOT START, AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MOMENTS THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM IN MORE THAN A YEAR AND MORE THAN SIX VISITS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050214December 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES WHEN VEHICLE WARMED UP THERE WAS NO NOISE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF NOISE WAS COMMON TO ANY VEHICLE BEING STARTED EARLY IN THE MORNING.*AK 2001 GMC YUKON XL DENALI EXPERIENCES KNOCKING DURING COLD START UP OF THE ENGINE. THE KNOCKING LAST FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL ENGINE IS WARMED UP.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049323December 6, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049846December 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO PARK THERE IS A LOUD POPPING NOISE, INDICATING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047155November 19, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN FILLED BEYOND 2/3-3/4 FULL. GAS TANK LEAKED GAS ON GARAGE FLOOR DAMAGING COATED/SEALED FLOOR. FORTUNATELY LEAKAGE WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO IGNITE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND I WAS ADVISED THAT IN FACT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY GAS TANK. I WAS ALSO ADVISED INITIALLY THAT A REPLACEMENT TANK WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY, 2004. AS IT TURNS OUT, THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND I SUSPECT THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REDESIGN AND PRODUCE A SAFER REPLACEMENT TANK. MY DEALER HAS REPLACED "SEVERAL" OF THESE TANKS. WHY WAS THERE NOT A NOTICE SENT OUT TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROBLEM. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LEAKAGE OF FUEL IN OUR GARAGES IS IGNITED WITH A WATER HEATER COMING ON WHILE WE ARE SLEEPING? THIS PROBLEM MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I PURCHASED ANOTHER IDENTICAL YUKON XL WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM THIS SAME DEALER. THIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE AT THE DEALERS LOCATION WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT GAS TANK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045858November 10, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SIGNIFICANT CRACKS AND BELT SEPARATION ON ROAD WITH ONE TIRE. SIGNIFICANT CRACKS PRESENT ON ALL TIRES ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A YUKON SL 2500, 2000, EQIUPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S. *AK SIZE OF TIRE IS LT 245/75R16
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043795October 28, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES ON 2002 GMC YUKON XL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P265R70-16 ARE CUPPING AND ARE WORN OUT. 26000 MILES. GMC DEALER SAYS IT IS TIRE DEFECT, FIRESTONE DEALER SAYS IT A DESIGN DEFECT IN VEHICLE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAYS THEY SEE NUMEROUS CASES OF PREMATURE TIRE WARE DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT IN VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION. NEED ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING ISSUE OF DEFECT TIRE VS VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041494October 8, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
MY 2001 YUKON XL FAILED INSPECTION ON 10/06/2003 DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. THE GMC DEALER WHICH PERFORMED INSPECTIONS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (THE PARKING BRAKE HANGING OPEN AND WEARING) TO BOTH THE DEALER AND TO GM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MY HUSBAND ADJUSTED THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE THE SAME EVENING AND THE SUV PASSED AT RE-INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING MORNING, HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE IS AGAIN HUNG OPEN AND WEARING (LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER BEING FIXED AND PASSING INSPECTION). *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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