GMC Yukon XL Complaints

2,896 consumer complaints on file.

#11162536December 19, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS IS ABOUT A 2017 YUKON XL BREAK FAILING TO OPERATE THE PREVIOUS 2016 YUKON MODELS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE A RECALL BULLETIN NO: PIT5361B AND THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162421December 19, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BEGINNING AROUND 70K MILES, MY WIFE COMPLAINED OF BRAKES NOT WORKING AT LOW SPEED IN PARKING LOTS, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE, WITH VERY HARD PEDAL, OCCASIONAL OCCURRING. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT GAS STATION AT VERY LOW SPEED DURING STOP OVER ON A LONG ROAD TRIP AT 80K MILES. UPON TAKING TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER ISSUE, GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE CONCERN. VACUUM PUMP REPLACED ON 12/14/18. FEW MILES SINCE BUT TEST DRIVING HAS NOT HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE FAILURE CONFIRMATION AND REPAIR DONE AT JOE BOWMAN CHEVROLET IN HARRISONBURG, VA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161032December 12, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ABOUT A MONTH A AGO MY 2003 YUKON XL ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER15 MILES AN HR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RAN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY. THE TRUCK RAN FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY WAS BACK DEAD. RETURNED THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP ANOTHER BATTERY WAS PUT IN. IT'S BEEN ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING FROM MIAMI TO JACKSONVILLE AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER 100 MILES OUTSIDE JACKSONVILLE ON I-95 NORTH. IT HAD ALL POWER JUST WOULD NOT CRANK. HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP NOW I'M BEING TO THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157303December 10, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND DID NOT ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST, AND HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5MPH). THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY POWER BREAK PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157178December 9, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TODAY, WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND DID NOT ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST, AND HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5MPH).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156607December 6, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155559December 3, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE: AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME FIRM AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IN AN APPROPRIATE TIME. THIS LED TO TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS IN A LINE OF CARS THAT WAS STOP AND GO PICKING UP CHILDREN AT AFTER SCHOOL. SERIOUS CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND INJURE CHILDREN TRYING TO LOAD OR UNLOAD. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO OCCUR ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS ONLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155448December 2, 2018
ENGINE
PERSISTENT "TICKING" LIFTER UPON START OF A COLD ENGINE. SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER UNTIL THE ENGINE FINALLY WARMS AND THE TICKING SUBSIDES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN BOTH WARM AND COLD WEATHER BUT IS WORSE DURING COLD WEATHER. WHEN I ASKED THE LOCAL GM DEALER ABOUT A SOLUTION, THEY DESCRIBED A POTENTIAL REPAIR; A BAFFLE MAY BE INSTALLED IN THE OIL PAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF OIL DRAINING OUT OF THE TOP SIDE OF THE MOTOR. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT GM HAS RECOGNIZED A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS MOTOR (THE 5.3L WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT AND "FLEXFUEL" OPTION) THOUGH THE DID NOT OFFER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR FOR NO COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154888November 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE IS A KNOWN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE YUKON TAIL LIGHTS. THE ENCLOSED LED RUNNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT THAT WILL ILLUMINATE AND NO RUNNING LIGHT. BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. DURING A RECORD CHECK I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YUKON'S. GMC HAS FAILED TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT WHILE BEING STOPPED AND DRIVING. SECONDLY THE BRAKING VACUUM SYSTEM WILL GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSES THE ASSISTED BRAKES TO FAIL CAUSING THE BRAKING SYSTEM NOT TO TAKE AFFECT AND STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY STOP YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WILL CAUSE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FILLED WHILE BEING STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND ALSO WHILE BEING MOBILE AND DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154415November 28, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 11.21.18 AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK. THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE BULBS WERE TESTED BY OUR MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE GMC YUKON OF THIS YEAR ARE KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING UNITS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL BOARD ASSOCIATED WITH IT HAS ISSUES THE MECHANIC STATED. I REVIEWED MANY POST ONLINE AND WONDER WHY THIS ISN'T A REQUIRED RECALL. TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS AND WIFE. I'D LIKE THIS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153937November 26, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES SEIZED. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE BRAKES PERFORMED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND REV THE ENGINE FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEILVEIRA BUICK GMC (985 HEALDSBURG AVE, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, (866) 572-7256) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154056November 26, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (5 MPH OR BELOW) THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND OFFERED LITTLE PRESS. PRESSING THE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC AND DID CAUSE ME TO BUMP INTO OUR GARAGE WALL. WHEN A I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED, THE VACUUM PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. OUR VEHICLE AS 39,800 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT: TECHNICAL BULLETIN PIT5361B EXISTS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS RECENTLY BEEN FILED (HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2018/GM-BRAKE-VACUUM-PUMP-FAILURES-LAWSUIT.SHTML) A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS MULTIPLE SIMILAR ISSUES. COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $900 AT GMC DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153615November 25, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. UNINOW IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE POTENTIAL RECALL BUT I HAVE NOTICED POTENTIAL STOPING DISTANCE CHANGES WHEN USING THE VEHICLE FOR LONG PERIODS I ASSUME IT IS JUST FROM USE. FIGURED THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL WITH THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153635November 25, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE IN MOTION THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN JULY 2015. THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN 2018. BOTH TIMES I WAS CHARGED A DEDUCTIBLE. BOTH TIMES THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I CONTACTED GMC. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS THE OFFERED ME $2000 TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE. I WAS VERY UPSET WITH THEM AND THREATENED TO GET A LAWYER IF I WAS HURT IN THIS VEHICLE OR HURT OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND I FELT LIKE I DESERVED MORE. THEY WOULDN'T EVEN PAY FOR THE RENT A CAR I HAD TO USE ON MY VACATION WHILE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. I PAID $70,0000 FOR THIS CAR, BUT DON'T WANT TO FEAR LOOSING BRAKES EVER AGAIN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153330November 23, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING A STOP THE BRAKING BECAME POOR AND I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY AND TOOK MORE DISTANCE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. THE BRAKE FELT "SOFT" AND NOT LIKE IT USUALLY DOES. INTERESTINGLY...THE BRAKE WOULD SEEM TO WORK AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT. I'VE HAD PROBABLY 3 OR 4 INCIDENTS, OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED. NONE OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED IN ANY TRAFFIC INCIDENTS, BUT ALL HAVE REQUIRED MORE STOPPING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE TYPICALLY OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 40 MPH).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153076November 21, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AND THE VEHICLE ISN'T EVEN 3 YEARS OLD BUT OVER 36,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP STATED LIGHT IS OUT SO WHOLE HOUSING HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $900/EACH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152958November 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN MOVING IN A PARKING SPOT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AS IF IT LOST POWER BRAKES, BUT THEN RETURNED. A FEW DAYS LATER ON THE FREEWAY TRAFFIC STOPPED IN FRONT OF US AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS CAUSED US TO NEED TO SWERVE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. AFTER SEVERAL MILES THE POWER BRAKES HAVE NOT RETURNED. THERE IS OIL IN THE VACUUM LINE AT THE BOOSTER AND GAS MILEAGE YA BEEN POOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS. IT ALL POINTS TO A FAULTY VACUUM PUMP. 121,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152374November 19, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER GETTING FULL TUNE UP MY ENGINE STARTS TICKING WHEN I START MY MY CAR AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING THE TICKING STOPS CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE BLINKS ON AND OFF . ALREADY CHANGED COILS FROM INSTRUCTED READ STILL GET STALLING. BRAKE BOOSTER LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE A FUEL SMELL THAT COMES AND GOES WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152375November 19, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING I HEAR A WINDING SOUND COMING FROM WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING I SMELL FUEL THAT COMES AND GOES RECENTLY HAD FULL TUNE UP NOW CAR STARTS TO TICK AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING OR EVEN PRESSING ON GAS WHILE IN PARK IT STOPS WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLS AND INDICATES COIL IS BAD FROM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON I HAD CHANGED COILS AND CAR STILL STALLS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152257November 18, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VERY STRONG SMELL OF A GAS LEAK ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO MATTER THE FUEL LEVEL, RUNNING OR STOPPED FOR HOURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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