GMC Yukon XL Complaints (2004)

129 consumer complaints on file.

#10664145December 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING ON SATURDAY MORNING, IN MY DADS 2004 YUKON LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY ENOUGH NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST NORMAL SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY IS 40 MILES PER HOUR ON US11 BECAUSE OF CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH BECAUSE OF RAIN, ANYWAYS A LIGHT CHANGED AND I HAD TIME TO STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE LIGHT CAME ON STATING BRAKE FAILURE, FROM THAT POINT I SLOWED DOWN AS SLOW AS I COULD AND TRIED TO TEST THE BRAKES, IT WOULD STOP, BUT NEEDED PLENTY OF DISTANCE, SO I SLOWED FOR A TURN OFF, AND WHEN I GOT HOME, STARTED TO BRAKE BEFORE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY SO THAT I WOULD NOT HIT THE GARAGE OR ANYTHING ELSE, IN FACT I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY NEAR THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663573December 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON BRAKE CALIPERS, BLEEDERS AND ALL BOLTS ARE RUSTED AND UNMOVABLE. BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND LEAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620882August 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2004 XL YUKON WENT OUT LEAVING ME HELPLESS WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD TWIN DAUGHTERS. I WAS OUT DOING ERRANDS YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR ON A MAJOR SIDE HIGHWAY WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE AND MY FOOT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR.... I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP I WAS PETRIFIED BECAUSE I WAS IN FULL TRAFFIC. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING SITUATION I HAVE EVER BEEN IN. WHEN MY HUSBAND ARRIVED HOME I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED , HE LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND ALL I SAID ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND RUSTED AND CRUMBLY TO THE GROUND. HE SAID HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL USED CARS IN OUR LIFETIME AND THIS IS THE FIRST TO EVER EXPERIENCE BRAKE LINE FAILURE!!!!!! I CALLED GM TO DISCUSS MY DILEMMA AND HOPEFULLY GET HELP WITH THE REPAIR AND CONFIRM MY HUSBANDS FINDINGS. WE WERE ADVISED THEY WILL DO THE TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC,BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. WE WERE ALSO ADVISED THIS WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. WELL IF WE WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD NOT BE IN THIS PREDICAMENT TODAY... WELL HERE I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ABOUT THE TOW. I ALSO CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD SEVERAL CARS IN THERE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW FOR BRAKE LINE REPAIR, BUT COULD DO NOTHING WITH ABSORBING THE REPAIR COST. I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO GENERAL MOTORS AND TAKE IT UP WITH THEM.... AT THIS POINT I AM THANKFUL FOR BEING ALIVE WITH MY BEAUTIFUL TWIN DAUGHTERS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN CRIPPLED , DISMEMBERED OR EVEN DEAD I AM SEEKING FROM GENERAL MOTORS COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS OF MY BRAKELINES ON MY GM XL YUKON 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616256July 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK SOMETIMES BUT MOST OF TIME IT WONT. ALSO THE OTHER GAUGES IN DASH BOARD WILL QUIT WORKING. THE PERIOD OF TIME OF IT NOT WORKING HAS STEADILY INCREASE. IT HAS CAUSED BOTH MY HUSBAND TICKETS OR WARNINGS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT WORK. THE OTHER GAUGES ( THE OIL, TEMP AND RPM )ARE UNRELIABLE. I CHECKED WITH A MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THIS IS COMMON FOR THE MODEL I HAVE. TO REPAIR THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575785March 31, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND GO TO THE CORNER STORE TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, COME OUT OF STORE TO RESTART VEHICLE IT WILL NOT START IT MAY TAKE ME 10 MINUTES TO 4 HOURS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. MEANING I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT GROCERY STORES, WORK, SCHOOL FUNCTIONS. ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN I AM CONSTANTLY TURNING THE SWITCH. AT THIS PRESENT TIME I HAVE NOT DROVE MY TRUCK IN ALMOST 5 MONTHS. AND I HAVE BEEN MAKING TRUCK PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE.... AT THIS TIME NOT SURE IF IT IS IGNITION SWITCH OR PASS LOCK I KNOW BOTH PARTS SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE IT IS A DEFAULT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574901March 26, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
THIS VEHICLE JUST QUITS RUNNING BY ITSELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE BRAKES, STEERING OR ENGINE. I REPORTED THIS TO ODI IN MARCH OF 2006 CONFIRMATION #10153178. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO GMC DEALERS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM. I SAW ON THE NEWS RECENTLY THAT OTHER GMC PRODUCTS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE CAUSED DEATHS, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. I WANT TO KNOW WHY NOT? I AM LUCKY I DID NOT GO OVER A CLIFF ON WOLF CREEK PASS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AND KILL MYSELF. THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE IS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS ON THE NEWS NOW WITH THE OTHER GMC MODELS. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS NOT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS. I ALSO WROTE GMC ON OCT 11, 2005 AND ALSO CALLED THEM MULTIPLE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. I FINALLY GAVE UP BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD LISTEN TO ME. WELL I HOPE SOMEONE LISTENS NOW BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED BECAUSE GMC DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2004 YUKON IN THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548884October 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON XL AND ON 10/21/13 MY BRAKE COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT TEN MPH AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE CONDITION. MY SON USUAL DRIVES THIS TRUCK TO SCHOOL AND WORK THANK GOD HE WAS NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR JUST BEHIND THE ABS UNIT CORRODED THROUGH. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES SHOW MAJOR CORROSION. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 76,500 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH THIS LITTLE USE. MAY I ADD THAT I KEEP THE VEHICLE MECHANICALLY AND COSMETICALLY METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. I WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED IF THERE IS ANY ACTION TAKEN BY GMC TO RESOLVE OR REPAIR THESE ISSUES. FURTHERMORE IF ANY CLASS ACTION SUIT ARISES I WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED. THROUGH MY RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY CAUSING MANY ACCIDENTS. GMC SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534566August 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO FUNCTION, GAVE INCONSISTENT, INCORRECT SPEED. GM DEALER REPORTS THIS AS COMMON AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM IN THIS YEAR/MODEL, SUCH THAT GM EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 72,000 MILES. SINCE THIS WAS NOTICED PAST 72,000, GM OFFERS TO FIX, FOR A SUBSTANTIAL FEE. NOT KNOWING SPEED, OR BEING MISLED BY THE SPEEDOMETER, IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525036July 15, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GO BACK TO 0, IT IS GIVING A FALSE SPEED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512826May 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE WHATSOEVER. SLOWLY DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH MINIMAL BRAKES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, BRAKE FLUID POURED FROM MID-FRAME DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSIDERED VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE UNTIL BRAKE LINES CAN BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483530November 6, 2012
SUSPENSION
THE RUBBER BOOT THAT HOLDS THE GREASE IN ON THE LOWER & UPPER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH LEFT & RIGHT SIDE HAVE BLOWN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483425November 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WENT JERKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475115September 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING/ BRAKING NORMALLY, BRAKE PEDAL SUNK DOWN TO FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING SLOW AND NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND BECAUSE STOPPING AT 30 MPH TOOK A VERY LONG SPACE. I FOUND OUT THAT 1 BRAKE LINE ROTTED THROUGH TILL IT LEAKED AND 3 OTHERS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. GMC DOES NOT MAKE REPLACEMENT LINES THEY NEED TO BE CUSTOM MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464634July 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
BRAKE HOSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED PINHOLE LEAK DUE TO HEAVY RUST. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE BLEEDER SCREWS RUSTED SOLID- CAN'T BLEED LINES AFTER REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT INFERIOR QUALITY METAL BRAKE LINES WERE USED THAT RUST EASILY. THIS IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND GM NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AS VERY SERIOUS CRASHES MAY OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459814May 28, 2012
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM COMMUNITY FORD IN INDIANA. I GOT UP UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CRACKED AT THE FACTORY INSTALLED FRAME HITCH MOUNT POINTS. AS IF THE TONGUE WEIGHT TO A TRAILER WAS OVER THE RATED LIMIT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON FORUMS DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN 2500HD TRUCKS OF THIS YEAR AND 2005.I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MY REAR CROSSMEMBER IS SEVERELY CORRODED ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459037May 20, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2004 GMC YUKON XL: WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" THEN IT SHUTS DOWN TO 30 MPH INSTANTLY. THERE IS NO TIME FOR REACTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES! A FEW OF THE TIMES ALMOST RESULTED IN FATAL CONSEQUENCES IN HIGH TRAFFIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND THE NEXT DAY HAD THE SAME ISSUE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS NOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY. REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY AND TWO DAYS LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.CONTACTED GMC BY PHONE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WASN'T ON THE SAFETY RECALL LIST. I REALLY NEED SOME ADVICE OR HELP BEFORE IT COSTS MY WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN THEIR LIVES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453519March 30, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS IS SECOND GM VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IT GOES INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER OFTEN.SPENT OVER 3,000.00 TRYING TO FIX FIRST VEHICLE AND NEVER DID. DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX. THIS IS DANGEROUS,WAS PASSING A TRUCK TODAY ON 2 LANE ROAD AND VEH WENT IN TO REDUCED POWER.WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT.... *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453338March 28, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMC DEALER CHARGED ME $925.33 AND HAD MY TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432850October 26, 2011
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON XL AT THE TIME I NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW, THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME,THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IS THE HINGES HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE GLASS WHICH I TRULY BELIEVE IS A DESIGN FLAW.I HAVE TAKEN A STRAP AND TIED THE GLASS DOWN TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING OUT ON THE INTERSTATE,CAUSING DAMAGE OR INJURY TO ANOTHER VEHICLE,THE GLASS ITSELF HAS NOT BEEN BROKEN OR DAMAGE BUT IT IS THE HINGES WHICH HAS SEPERATED FROM THE GLASS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424449September 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REDUCED POWER INDICATOR ON INFORMATION CENTER COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN IT DOES, VEHICLES GOES INTO DEFAULT MODE & CAN GO MAX 30 MPH (VERY DANGEROUS, WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED). NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MIGHT HAPPEN. YOU CAN PULL OVER SHUT ENGINE OFF SIT FOR A LITTLE WHILE & IT WILL START UP & RUN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE HAD IT @ SEVERAL SHOPS & REPLACED THROTTLE SENSOR, TRACED WIRES, REPLACED GROUNDS, INSPECTED HARNESS BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP. I SEE ON THE ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS THAT GM CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A FIX FOR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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