GMC Yukon Complaints

6,462 consumer complaints on file.

#10370722December 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1999 TO PRESENT 4.8,5.3 5.7,6.0 LITER ENGINES FROM GM HAVE INFERIOR GRADE METAL IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CAUSING THEM TO BREAK. THE VEHICLES WILL HAVE EXHAUST LEAKS AND FALSE READINGS TO THE OXYGEN SENSORS.THE EXHAUST LEAKS OF RAW EXHAUST GASES IN TO THE ATMOSPHERE TRANSLATE TO EXTRA POLLUTION INTO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM ALL THESE VEHICLES . THE OTHER MATTER IS THAT THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLES ISN'T GIVEN THE CORRECT OXYGEN SENSOR READING BECAUSE OF THE LEAKS ,EITHER GAS LEAKING OUT OR AIR BEING DRAWN INTO THE EXHAUST STREAM CAUSING THE PREMATURE FAILING OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLES MAY OR MAY NOT WARM THE CUSTOMERS WITH A LIGHT BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE EXHAUST STREAM LEAK GM PUT OUT REPLACEMENT BOLTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ,BUT THAT ONLY FIXES THE PEOPLE'S THAT HAVE THE TIME AND OR RESOURCES TO VISIT THE GM DEALERS. ALL THE REST OF THE VEHICLES AND THEIR OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THE OLD BOLTS DRILLED OUT AND TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLES FIXED ON THEIR OWN. LOTS OF POLLUTION TAKING PLACE AND MONEY BEING SPENT ON A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH SOME PROPER GRADE FASTENERS. AND THIS IS ON ABOUT 12,000,000 CARS TRUCKS AND SUVS. THIS IS BEING WRITTEN FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD 25+ CARS AND HAS AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING BACKGROUND. AND SOMEONE WHO SPENT MONEY AND PRECIOUS TIME ON THIS ISSUE AND REALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370447December 13, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I OWN A 2007 GMC YUKON XL AND THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR CHROME HANDLE IS PEELING OFF AND I GOT MY FINGER CUT AS I TRIED TO EXIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR A COUPLE OF TIMES . I JUST PUT TAPE AROUND IT BUT I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED IT'S A HAZARD AND DANGER TO HAVE THAT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369716December 8, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2004 GMC YUKON XL DENALI SYSTEM STABILIZATION DISABLED WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. THE DEALER CANNOT REPAIR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES IN THE CAR COMPUTER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON, BUT STILL NO ERROR CODES. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE SHOP AND IT STILL IS COMING ON. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS NOR INJURIES, I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AS I WAS TOLD THE STABILIZATION SYSTEM WAS MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IT MUST BE OPERATIONAL. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE TO INSURE THE TRUCK IS SAFE? WHY CAN'T THEY REPLACE COMPUTER MODULES UNTIL THERE IS A RESOLUTION? THE TRUCK DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS I OWNED IT, DRIVING THE SAME EXACT ROADS THAT THE WARNING FLASHES ON NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369260December 5, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I RECENTLY HAD MY VEHICLE IN MY SERVICE DEPT. FOR AN ON-GOING PROBLEM OF WHICH HERITAGE GMC COULD NOT REPAIR. FROM A STANDSTILL, WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND NOT MOVE AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET OR SO AND A ?TRACTION ACTIVE? MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE WOULD END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH LOSS OF POWER AND CARS BEHIND ME WILL ALMOST RE END MY CAR. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT HAPPENING 6 OR MORE TIME DAILY, WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD DRIVE FROM A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. TO REGAIN POWER, YOU HAD TO LET OFF ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE DRIVE WOULD RE-ENGAGE. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHILE AND ALL THE GM VEHICLES RUN THIS TYPE OF SENSOR COMBO ON ALL THE WHEELS TELLING THE COMPUTER WHEN TO APPLY BRAKES OR POWER TO THE WHEELS, THESE GET DIRTY FROM ROAD SALT IN UPPER STATES AND GM WILL ONLY ADDRESS 2002 CARS, BUT THE 2002-2005 LOOK ALL ALIKE, THIS ALSO APPLIES TO REGULAR CARS, AFTER DOING A SEARCH THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING MY SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS AS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS GOING TO CAUSE A FATALITY....... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369048December 3, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND LOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AGAIN, SHE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITHOUT USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM BEGAN TO SOUND. SHE DISENGAGED THE SYSTEM USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DRIVER SIDE DOOR MOTOR FAILED; IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,680.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368462December 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 GMC YUKON XL DENALI - SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368500December 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC TRUNK MECHANISM AND SUDDENLY THE TRUNK LID CLOSED ON HIS HAND WHICH RESULTED IN A MINOR INJURY TO THE HAND DURING THE IMMEDIATE CLOSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NOT AN ALERT SAFETY FEATURE EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE TRUNK CLOSURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10368509December 1, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MONTH AGO THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER CAME ON FULL BLAST. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT INSTEAD OF THE AIR CONDITIONER IT WAS THE HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CORRODED WIRES UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD THE WIRES REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE HEAT VOLUNTARILY COMING ON. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368498December 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FUNCTIONING AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368039November 28, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I OWN A 2008 GMC YUKON. THE VEHICLE HAS POWER DOOR LOCKS AND THE ACTUATOR ON THE DOOR LOCKS HAS GONE OUT ON ALL FOUR DOORS. THEY REPLACED THE FIRST 3 UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO IT ON THE LAST ONE AS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY SON HELPED ME INSTALL A NEW ONE IN THE LAST ONE, BUT WE HAD TO BUY THE PARTS. MY SORRY DEALERSHIP WANTED $300 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY FLAWED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE DOOR LOCK HAS NOW GONE OUT AGAIN ON A BACK DOOR THAT THEY HAD ALREADY FIXED, SUPPOSEDLY THEY WILL REPAIR THIS ONE FREE OF CHARGE. I GUESS I WILL TAKE IT IN AND SEE IF THEY WILL HONOR THEIR REPAIR WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367769November 24, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE SAFETY RELEASE DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO FORCED THE TIRE SAFETY RELEASE TO WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367213November 22, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2008 GMC YUKON DOOR ACTUATORS GOING OUT REPETITIVELY. I HAVE TO HAVE TWO ACTUATORS REPLACED AT ABOUT $400 EACH FOR NEARLY $800. TWO FAILURES OUT OF FOUR ACTUATORS IS AA TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE RATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. THE FACT THAT THE MANUAL UNLATCH IS UN REACHABLE MAKES THIS ISSUE EVEN MORE OUTRAGEOUS. MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO USE MY KEY REMOTE IS NOT EASY. ONE NEEDS TO CRAWL IN THE BACK SEAT TO UNLATCH THE BACK DOOR. THIS NEED SERIOUS ATTENTION! THIS IS A PAIN AND CAUSES ME TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER BUYING A DIFFERENT BRAND. DO WHAT YOU WISH GM. YOUR LOSS DOWN THE ROAD AS I WILL TELL AS MANY AS I CAN TO FIND ANOTHER VEHICLE TO BUY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365863November 15, 2010
VISIBILITY
FAILURE OF REAR WINDOW HINGE IN GMC 2005 YUKON. HINGE AND GLASS SEPARATE, WINDOW IS LOOSE; CAN BE PULLED OFF DUE TO SUCTION FROM OTHER VEHICLES OR THE WIND. CONTACTED GMC, CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, CHRISTIAN, SAID NOT COVERED DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRED ON VEHICLE, NO RECALL IN EFFECT. I EXPLAINED THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTS ALL WITH THE SAME ISSUE REGARDING THE REAR HINGE FAILING. HE OFFERED TO PROVIDE A SERVICE PROVIDER, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE BACK GLASS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM TO GMC, SOME POSTS INDICATED COVERED BY DEALERS, OTHERS WERE NOT. ONE LISTING OF BACK GLASS FALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED WHEN WE OPENED THE BACK GLASS TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS GARAGED AT HOME, AND WHILE AT WORK. REAR WINDOW IS RARELY OPENED. NEVER TOWED ANYTHING BEHIND VEHICLE. AS MUCH INFO THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I'M HOPING GMC WILL RE-CONSIDER AND PLACE A RE-CALL. SOON. ONLY 65K MILES, PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2005. ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365887November 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
I LOST BRAKING ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON 4 WD TWICE DURING THE LAST MONTH, FIRST TIME I HAD 3 BRAKE LINES REPLACED THAT HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSTON, THEN A WEEK LATER ANOTHER BRAKE LINE FAILED WHILE I WAS TOWING A BOAT. I HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO PREVENT A CRASH. I HAVE SPEND OVER $1500 REPLACING ABS SENSORS, BRAKE LINES, ROTORS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PARTS, ALL FAILED FROM CORRISION. NOTHING BUT BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS YUKON WITH ONLY 36K MILES .IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366059November 12, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2008 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365497November 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102 CONCERN TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER. THE SHIFT INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. D,R,N,P..ECT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366099November 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FUEL GAUGE READING INACCURATELY. NEEDLE WENT WAY PAST THE FULL MARK INTO THE BLANK AREA ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GAUGE. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 120MPH WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I STUCK AT 70MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364058November 4, 2010
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON. SEVERAL DAYS AGO I WAS GOING TO PUT SOME ITEMS IN THE BACK END. AFTER RAISING THE REAR HATCH GLASS, I HEARD A POPPING NOISE. I COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT CAME FROM AT FIRST, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO SHUT THE REAR GLASS, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GLASS JUST POPPED UP. AFTER LOOKING AT IT CLOSELY I COULD SEE THAT THE GLASS WAS SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT HINGE. I HAD TO PULL THE GLASS DOWN BY HAND AND ALIGN IT WHILE TRYING TO SHUT THE GLASS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 MODEL WITH 55,000 MILES. IT IS A SECOND VEHICLE AND STAYS GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME. I HAVE A 1996 TAHOE I USE FOR HAULING AND ODD JOBS. I HAVE PROBABLY OPENED THE REAR GLASS ON THE 2003 YUKON NO MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES IN THE YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD IT I USUALLY OPEN THE ENTIRE HATCH. GM STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. UPON CHECKING ON LINE APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE REPAIR COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. IF THIS GLASS BLOWS OUT OR FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED NOT ONLY FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE GLASS BUT FROM FLYING GLASS AND DEBRIS./ THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT AGAIN GM IS IGNORING UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED AND THEY ARE SUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363847November 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER ROTORS AND PADS BEFORE THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362070October 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FIRST, THE BATTERY DIES IF THE RADIO IS TURNED ON FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE CAR NEEDED A JUMP-START. THIS HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. SECOND, THERE IS A DELAY WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY STATING "THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE." LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, SAME THING STARTS AGAIN. SO I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AGAIN. IRONICALLY, THIS TIME THE BATTERY ACTUALLY DIED AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW HOURS, THE DEALER STATES THAT THE BATTERY IS "DEFECTIVE" AGAIN!! AND NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE OLD DEFECTIVE BATTERY THAT THEY REPLACED. MY 2007 YUKON DENALI XL WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND WENT THROUGH THREE NEW BATTERIES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS ARE STRANDED AGAIN??? THIS IS NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM GM IS TRYING DESPERATELY TO COVER UP. PLEASE HELP. GETTING VERY AGGRAVATED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS ISSUE. IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE BUT THIS PROBLEM DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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