GMC Yukon Complaints
6,462 consumer complaints on file.
- #11196959April 17, 2019SEATS
THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING. MY CHILD WAS SLEEPING AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER HIS BOOSTER SEAT AND HIS LEGS. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY SAID THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND WE SHOULD CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, THOUGH, WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP (FOR THE INSPECTION), THEY SAW WHERE TWO WIRES WERE ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER AND THE SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY STORIES OUT THERE, I AM JUST NOT SURE IF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THEM---OR IF THEY REALIZE THAT GMC MAKES SIMILAR CARS SO CADILLAC, SIERRAS, AND OTHER CARS COME FROM THE SAME MOLD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11196732April 16, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES GET HARD WHEN TOWING MY BOAT AND SOMETIMES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11196188April 15, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD IN SLOW MOVING AND STOP & GO DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO STOP WITH NO BREAK POWER. THIS SITUATION GETS WORSE WHEN TOWING A TRAILER IN TRAFFIC AN DOWN HILL WHERE YOU NEED THE BRAKE POWER
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11196408April 15, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR NINETEEN MONTHS, 50,000 MILES, BROUGHT NEW, RIGHT BRAKE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THESE LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY SEALED AND LIGHTS ARE NOT REPLACEABLE, EXCEPT REVERSE BULB. GONE OVER 30,000 MILES SO WARRANTEE NOT COVERED. DEALERSHIP WANTS RIDICULOUS PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? LIGHTS NEED TO BE CHANGED SOONER OR LATER? ISN'T IT EASIER TO CHANGE A BULB RATHER THEN AN ENTIRE EXPENSIVE UNIT?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11196416April 15, 2019AIR BAGS
I NOTICED A CRACK EMANATING FROM THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I NOTICED IT THE LAST WEEK IN MARCH ONE MORNING. IT WAS NOT PARTICULARLY COLD. THE CRACK IS NOT SPLITTING INTO TWO MORE CRACKS. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THOSE PIECES AND PERHAPS OTHERS WILL AS WELL. THE CAR IS SIX YEARS OLD AND HAS COMPLETE SERVICE RECORDS AND BUT FOR THE CRACK CONSIDERED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR TRADE VALUE PURPOSES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM AND THE NHTSA.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11196123April 14, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILIGHT AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE TAILIGHT IS NOT WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL AND REVERSE LIGHT WORK BUT THE RED PART OF THE LIGHT WILL WORK AND THEN GO OUT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11196009April 13, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR PARKING/BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. DEALER SAYS THE FIX IS $800 PLUS LABOR TO FIX.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11195738April 12, 2019SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY GMC YOUKON DENALI HAS BRAKE LIGHTS THAT ARE KNOWN TO DEALERS TO FAIL. YET THERE IS NOT A RECALL. I LOOKED ON THE INTER NET AND SAW THAT THERE HAS BEEN THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2015 TO 2018. BECAUSE OF A JOINT THAT WAS SOLDERED INSTEAD OF A WIRE. I KNOW WHY WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR RECALL THAT THE SERVICE MAN LOOKED AT MY STOP LIGHTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11195418April 10, 2019AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL" DASHBOARD IS CRACKED NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND OVER THE THE STEERING WHEEL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11195302April 9, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 47,000 MILES AND MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. THERE IS ALSO WATER AND MOISTURE THAT BUILDS UP IN BOTH TAILLIGHTS. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $800 EACH TO REPLACE AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE LED LIGHTS SHOULD NOT GO OUT THIS QUICKLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11194525April 8, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAILLIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE GOOGLE AND THERE OVER A 100 COMPLAINTS ON CAR GURUS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A GMC SAFETY PROBLEM. THESE YUKON'S ARE EXPENSE AND I SHOULD FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING IT. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. I AM ASKING A CUSTOMER OF GMC--- DO THE RIGHT THING AND LOOK INTO THIS AS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED - NO TAILLIGHTS COULD BE A LIFE THREATING SAFETY ISSUE. GMC DO THE RIGHT THING. LOOK AT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11194671April 8, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN MAY OF 2016. WILLIAMS BUICK GMC (8201 SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11194342April 6, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LED BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT THERE SEEMS TOO BE FAULTY ELECTRICAL AND COMPANY KNOWS IT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11194332April 6, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY TO PARK IN GARAGE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP CORRECTLY, ALMOST RESULTING IN ME HITTING MY GARAGE DOOR PILLAR. AS I BACKED UP, STARTED TO PULL FORWARD INTO MY GARAGE STALL, VEHICLE BREAK PEDAL WAS HARD AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AGAIN ALMOST HITTING MY FRONT WALL. SAME THING HAPPENS GOING IN REVERSE. BRAKE POWER WOULD COME AND GO. FEELS AS THOUGH FRONT RIGHT BREAK WOULD LOCK BUT NOT STOP, AND EVENTUALLY ALL STOPPING POWER WOULD GO AWAY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11194118April 5, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY SAW FREQUENTLY, TO JUST HIT THE LIGHT AND IT MIGHT START WORKING. OTHERWISE IT WAS A 800 DOLLAR LIGHT TO REPLACE....IF IT IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM GMC SHOULD BE FIXING IT... ARE THEY GOING TO PAY FOR A TICKET IF I GET PULLED OVER OR WORSE SOMEONE CRASHES INTO ME? THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES BUT HAS SEEMED TO GET WORSE AND IS NOT SAFE OR LEGAL TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT HOW IT IS. BAD DESIGN OF THE LIGHT. AND FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THERE A WHOLE FORUMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11194224April 5, 2019POWER TRAIN
THE 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY GMC YUKON DENALI HAS A SLIPPAGE ISSUE THAT HAS PERSISTED IN OUR VEHICLE FOR A WHILE UNRESOLVED. GM HAS REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER, MODULE AND NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING THROUGH DEALER THAT THE ISSUE RESIDES WITH AT FLUID. THIS SLIPPAGE IS BAD BECAUSE CAR JERKS AND SOMETIMES HARD. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM AS THEY KNOW THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS 8 SPEED AT. THE ISSUE HAPPENS AT STOPS AND AT SLOW SPEEDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11193808April 4, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE IN MOTION AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS YOU PUT ALL YOUR BODY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES, AND THEN JUST BARELY. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON AND OFF BOTH AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. TOOK INTO GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKES -- PROBLEM SOLVED AFTER SPENDING $800. WE ARE LUCKY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. PLEASE FINISH YOUR INVESTIGATION QUICKLY AND ISSUE A RECALL -- SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING REIMBURSED FROM GMC WHEN THE RECALL IS FINALLY ISSUED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11193911April 4, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES ARE UNRESPONSIVE AND STUFF BRAKE PEDALS AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND UNLESS I STOMPED ON THEM GOING LESS THAN 5MPH. IT HAPPENS OFTEN WITH THE SAME SCENARIO. DRIVING AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED AND MY VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11193936April 4, 2019AIR BAGS
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT GM DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. THESE AIRBAGS ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE HARM AND OR DEATH. I WANT IT TAKEN CARE OF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11193641April 3, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR BREAK TAILIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL TIMES. MOST OF THE TIME THEY REQUIRE TAPPING ON THE TAILLIGHT TO GET THEM TO LIGHT THE TAIL LIGHT. NOT A BULB ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL YUKON'S OF THIS MAKE. VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE THEM WORK INCONSISTENTLY . SOMETIMES ONE LIGHT OUT AND SOMETIMES BOTH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0