GMC Yukon XL Complaints (2001)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#10110489February 14, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, OCCURING WHILE TURNIG. *AK
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0
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#10106393January 15, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. SHAFT IN PUMP SNAPPED OFF INSIDE HOUSING. TOWED TO GM GARAGE AND NEW PUMP INSTALLED. HAPPENED WHEN BACKING AND TURNING SHARPLY OVER ROUGH GROUND. NIGHT. 70 DEGREES. RETURNED TO CAMPGROUND USING TWO HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL AND PARKING BRAKE. ON 4000 MILE TRIP PULLING 3 TON TRAILER. WAITED 4 DAYS FOR REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. *NM
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0
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#10102160December 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT
GOT IN MY VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS( DAYTIME RUNNINGS) DID NOT COME ON BUT THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD NOR WOULD THEY COME ONE MANUALLY. I DROVE FOR AWHILE THEN THEY CAME ON. I WOULD DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND THEY WILL FLICKER.THEY DO SCOME ONE EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *AK
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0
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#10098767November 12, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
2001 YUKON/XL PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. FAILED INSPECTION TWICE, FIRST REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT ~15K MILES, SECOND FOR $225 AT ~65K MILES. NEVER HAS HELD. LAST TIME WAS ADJUSTED TO HOLD, DRAGS BRAKE WHEN RELEASED AS TOO TIGHT. OBVIOUS POOR DESIGN AND SAFETY HAZARD. CAN NEVER ASSUME PARKING BRAKE WILL HOLD. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098656November 11, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
I OWN A 2001 YUKON XL AND HAVE A PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED, IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. IN THE FIRST 3,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL, BUT HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED OTHERWISE. I NOW HAVE 46,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I JUST PAID $125.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY ANOTHER DEALER WHO TOLD ME OF THE DESIGN DEFECT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES AND CORRECT THE DESIGN FLAW.*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098642November 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
INTERIOR ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN A HUMMING NOISE HEARD UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE COMPARTMENT. GMC DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE UNIT. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD BE $1200.00 DOLLARS($800.00 PARTS AND $400.00 LABOR COST) TO REPAIR. THIS BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 74,000 MILES. I'M PRESENTLY OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON JUST THE MAIN BRAKE SYSTEM, AFTER HAVING DISCONNECTED THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A CHEAPER AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE UNIT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ON YOUR WEB SITE ABOUT THIS TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL RESULT IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098041October 30, 2004
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RESULTING IN DEATH OF 4 YEAR OLD CHILD. PLEASE SIGN MY PETITION IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WWW.STARINTI.COM. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10095998October 18, 2004
TIRES
INCONSISTENT TIRE WEAR ON 2001 YUKON XL, THE FRONT TIRE WEAR ALONG THE INNER SIDES (2 INCHES) FASTER THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE TIRE. TIRES ARE STOCK FIRESTONE 265R16 SIZE. THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS CHECK SEVERAL TIME BY GM DEAL AND BY THIRD PARTY. EVERY TIME THE ALIGNMENT WAS WITH IN SPECS. THE TIRE HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 10,000 MILES TO INCREASE USABILITY. TIRES FAILED AT 62000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND YUKON I HAVE OWNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092245October 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL FRONTWARDS AS WELL. *SC
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093397September 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES CONSISTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. THEY PLACE THE BLAME ON RUST AFFECTING THE SENSORS BUT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM I HAVE HAD, NOR HAVE I EVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM RESULTS FROM THE SYSTEM'S DESIGN AND BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I STOPPED DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FIRST OCCURENCES WERE STARTLING AND I NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SITUATION DID NOT CALL FOR A PANIC STOP BUT I WAS STARTLED WHEN IT ACTIVATED AND CONFUSED BY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PEDESTRIAN AND CAUSED INJURY EVEN AT LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN FOR REPAIR, WHICH WILL COST A MINIMUM OF $200 PLUS REPLACEMENT OF ANY SENSORS WHICH MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE CLEANED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THE LIABILITY IS THE MANUFACTURER'S AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE MODIFIED OR CORRECTED TO PERFORM SAFELY IN ALL CLIMATES IN WHICH THEY MARKET VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE MARKETED WITH 4-WHEEL AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PERFORMANCE AS A SELLING POINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093163September 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES ON 2001 GMC YUKON XL, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR WHEN IDLING AT RED LIGHTS, ETC. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINT. WE WERE TOLD IT NEEDED THE FUEL INJECTION SERVICE. WE HAD THIS DONE AT A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE NEXT TIME WE REFUELED THE VEHICLE, WE SMELLED GAS AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL. NOW ANY TIME WE COMPLETELY FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, IT LEAKS AND YOU CAN SMELL GAS FOR A FEW DAYS. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS COMPLAINT, THE CAR WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $250 JUST TO LOOK AT THE GAS TANK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. WE DENIED THAT SERVICE. WE WERE MADE AWARE OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM THROUGH AN ARTICLE IN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION ON 9/14/04.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091340September 20, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE PREMATURELY WORN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091068September 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
MY 2001 YUKON XL HAS EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE IN 2000. AT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 11500 I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO COMPLAIN THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE TRIED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND THAT IT DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED BY A NON GMC SHOP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT A "SWISHING/RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 73 K MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE PARKING BRAKE PADS RUBBING ON THE ROTOR AND THAT THIS WAS A GMC DESIGN FLAW THAT GMC WAS WELL AWARE OF. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GMC SHOP, COURY GMC IN MESA, AZ, WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I AGAIN TOLD THEM OF THE NON FUNCTIONAL BRAKE AS I HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE AT THE 11.5K MILEAGE MARK. SERVICE PERSONNEL AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE WAS DESIGNED TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE REAR ROTOR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I SHOWED THEM THE PREVIOUS SERVICE ORDER FROM THE 11.5K MILEAGE MARK. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PARKING BRAKE AT THEIR EXPENCE BECAUSE TOO MANY MILES HAD ACCUMULATED BETWEEN COMPLAINTS. I LIVE IN THE ARIZONA DESERT AND CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT I HAVE APPLIED THEN RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AS IT DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT SHOP OWNERS THE PARKING BRAKE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND WEARS OUT EVEN IF IT IS NOT USED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY APPARENT IN MY CASE. NOT ONLY DOES THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED IT WEARS OUT WHEN NOT IN USE AND CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR, A DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS NOT SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE COVERING THIS VERY ISSUE.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088847August 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS AND TRACTION ASSIST WENT OUT..I HAVE 56000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ARE TRYING TO GET A RECALL OUT ON THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS..PRETTY SAD THAT GM CANNOT MAKE A LONGER LASTING AND MORE EFFICIENT VEHICLE.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088767August 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED ON MY 2001 YUKON XL AT 42,000 MILES. IT FAILED AGAIN AT 88,000 MILES. GM SAID THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IT IS NOT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS IN THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088225August 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL LEVEL AN EXSESIVE LICKAGE STARTS IN THE FRONT TOP OF THE FUEL TANK FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. NO DEATHS YET BUT ANY FIRE UNDER MY SUV DURING THE LICKAGE I'M SURE IT WILL BLOW UP!*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087034August 17, 2004
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MAY 17, 2003 MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS KILLED IN OUR DRIVEWAY BY OUR 2001 GMC YUKON. WE WERE CLEANING THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THAT HE COULD HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE AND I AM ASKING FOR HELP IN PROVING THESE FAILURES. I FEEL THERE ARE TWO FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE ON ALL MODELS OF THESE VEHICLES FAILS TO HOLD THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE SEARCHED YOUR WEBSITES TO FIND 50 PLUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON GMC/CHEVROLET VEHICLES OF THIS KIND FAILING TO HOLD THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLES NOT PASSING SAFETY INSPECTIONS BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS EITHER A MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION OR THAT THERE ARE MECHANICAL OVERRIDES IN THIS VEHICLE AS IN THE 2003 GMC ENVOY RECALL CAMPAIGN #03V075 THAT CAN ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. I ALSO, I FOUND ODI ID NUMBER: 897722 WHICH SHOWS THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I BELIEVE A FULL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION OF THE GMC AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES. THIS IS THE LINK TO THE ACCIDENT. HTTP://WWW.SPRINGSGOV.COM/NEWSRESULTS.ASP?NEWSID=688 PLEASE HELP!!!!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10087286August 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHENEVER THERE IS RAIN VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS WATER ONTO THE FRONT FLOORBOARD, WHICH SHORTS OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIREWALL OR A SEAL. HEADLIGHTS SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087230August 4, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL AT, LT245/75R16, DOT VN11BAC4200. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AND BEGAN TRAMPING. TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THE TIRE STILL MAINTAINED ITS AIR PRESSURE. CONSUMER CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE AFTER THE OCCURRENCE, AND THE PRESSURE WAS 84 PSI. THE TIRE WAS NOT OVERLOADED, AND IT WAS NOT UNDER PRESSURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083160August 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 2001 YUKON XL WHICH HAS HAD THREE INSTANCES OF KNOWN DESIGN FAILURES IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM -- BOTH EMERGENCY FEATURES, BOTH WELL KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FIRST IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT IN THE RETAINING CLIP OF THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE MECHANSIM. AS A RESULT THE PARKING BRAKE WILL WEAR OUT WITHIN 20-30K MILES. THE SECOND IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE EBCM (BRAKING CONTROL MODULE) WHERE THE ABS MOTOR SHORTS INTO A ALWAYS ON POSITION. THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IS TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSE AND DO WITHOUT THE ABS FEATURE. NEITHER KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE HAS A RECALL ASSOCAITED WITH IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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