GMC Yukon Complaints

6,462 consumer complaints on file.

#10361264October 19, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2008 GMC YUKON DOOR ACTUATORS GOING OUT REPEATEDLY. I HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO USE MY KEY REMOTE AS THE DRIVERS SIDE AND 2 PASSENGER DOORS HAVE GONE OUT. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE AS I AM AT MY BUSINESS UNTIL 9PM AND WOULD LIKE TO UNLOCK MY DOOR BY REMOTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361274October 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A BROKEN WHEEL BEARING AND HUB CAP CAUSED THE NOISE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING AND THE HUB CAP. THE MECHANIC DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL BEARING TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361028October 18, 2010
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2007 GMC YUKON. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. CHROME PLATING HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TOP WHERE HANDLE IS GRABBED. HANDLES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND CARE IS NEEDED WHEN OPENING DOOR OTHERWISE INJURY CAN AND HAS OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10361050October 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361044October 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CHROME PLATING ON INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES PEELS OFF CREATING SHARP EDGES THAT CUT OCCUPANTS FINGERS WHILE TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE. THIS IS OCCURRING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360816October 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE LIFTGATE AND LIFTGATE WINDOW BOTH WILL NOT UNLOCK AND OPEN. THE REST OF THE DOORS AND LOCKS ARE FINE. THESE CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, NOT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY 4 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN THE BACK. IF THERE WERE EVER AND EMERGENCY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360025October 11, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST OWNER OF A 2009 GMC YUKON HAS HAD 3 DOOR LOCK FAILURES, WHICH NOT ONLY QUALIFIES UNDER THE LEMON LAW, BUT ALSO POSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE FIRST DOOR LOCK FAILED. GMC DOES NOT CONSIDER DOOR LOCKS AS A WARRANTY ITEM OR SAFETY ITEM SO I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE NEXT WEEK, ANOTHER DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE DEALER DID NOT CHARGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. NOW, A THIRD DOOR LOCK FAILED ONLY 10 DAYS AFTER THE LAST REPAIR. WHY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN? MY CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE ALL DOORS WERE LOCKED. DUE TO E FAILURE, THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED UNKNOWINGLY. MY CHILD AND ANY CHILD OR PERSON RISKS FALLING OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. SECONDLY, SHOULD A CAR ACCIDENT OCCUR, UNLOCKED DOORS COULD RESULT IN A DOOR OPENING AND EJECTING THE PASSENGER LEADING TO DEATH. THERE IS A FLOOD OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FOR THIS ISSUE. GMC HAS NOT OWNED UP TO IT, BUT DUE TO THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES, THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND FAULTY ACTUATORS AND THE KNOWN PATTERN FAILURE IN WIRING HARNESS CAUSING THE FAILURES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359934October 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING FROM TAMPA TO ORLANDO IN MY 2002 GMC YUKON WITH TRAILER IN TOW. BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHILE HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS TOW HOME BY AAA NO FLUID IN RESERVOIR FILLED IT UP. SAW FLUID LEAKING UNDER DRIVERS DOOR LOOK WITH FLASHLIGHT AND SAW CLUSTER OF LINES CORRODED LEAKING FROM A ROUND DEVICE AND RUNNING DOWN THE RAIL TOWARD BACK. ABOUT TWO FT. LONG. I THINK THEY ARE THE METAL BRAKE LINES AND THEIR FAILURE SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT IN MATERIAL AS I THINK THEY SHOULD BE MADE OF A HARDER OR MORE LASTING STAINLESS STEEL OR SOMETHING AS BRAKES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT DEVICE ON A VEHICLE. I NOW FEEL FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY GMC SAID IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. I THINK GMC SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAULTY DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR MAYBE THEY HAVE ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357837September 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER PRODUCING THE BRAKE LINES. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES CUSTOMIZED FOR HIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL YET THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357922September 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON 4WD 5.3 LTR, I OBSERVED SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES AT BOTH FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE. CORROSION IS SO SEVERE THAT PERFORATION IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ANY TIME, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357698September 26, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:BEAD
ON AUGUST 31, 2010 WHILE DRIVING NORTH NEAR RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA ON INTERSTATE 5 (I-5) AT 60 MPH WHEN WE INCURRED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RIGHT REAR GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE ON OUR GMC YUKON DENALI. THESE TIRES ARE OEM TIRES FROM GMC AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR ANY REPAIRS ' ONLY REGULAR TIRE ROTATIONS. WE IMPACTED NO ROAD HAZARDS TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE AS WITNESSED BY THE FOLLOWING: 1.I OBSERVED NO ROAD HAZARDS PRIOR TO TIRE FAILURE. 2.GRANT - LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER EMPLOYEE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME AND OBSERVED NO ROAD HAZARDS. GRANT STOPPED TO ASSIST US WITH CHANGING THE TIRE. 3.THE TIRE BEAD WAS SEPARATED AND SIDEWALL SPLIT YET NO DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE WHEEL RIM AS NOTED BY REDDING, CA. WINGFOOT EMPLOYEES AND GRANT AND DON - LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER EMPLOYEES. THE LOGIC BEING THAT IF A ROAD HAZARD CAUSED FAILURE OF THE BEAD IT WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THE RIM TOO. I HAVE PICTURES ON FILE. FROM WHAT WINGFOOT AND LES SCHWAB EMPLOYEES PLUS INTERNET ARTICLES TELL ME, THE FAILURE OF THIS TIRE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. WITH THIS AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IN MIND, I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES DESPITE STILL HAVING 50% TREAD LIFE LEFT ON THE GOODYEAR TIRES. THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS DROPPED OFF AT WINGFOOT, LLC REDDING, CALIFORNIA FOR FEDEX PICKUP TO THE GOODYEAR FACTORY FOR EXAMINATION. I HAVE RECEIVED A CLAIM DENIAL LETTER FROM GOODYEAR AFTER TIRE EXAMINATION STATING THAT OVER DEFLECTION CAUSED THE TIRE FAILURE. LOGIC DOES NOT HOLD TRUE FOR THIS DETERMINATION. IF TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY THE TIRE OVER DEFLECTION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DAMAGING IT AS WELL AS THE RIGHT REAR BUT ONLY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357153September 23, 2010
AIR BAGS
2007 GMC DENALI YUKON XL SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING DISPLAYED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER ABOUT 40K, AFTER ABOUT 75K CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER REPLACED A DRIVER SEAT SENSOR, COSTING $ 400. HE MENTIONED SEAT CONNECTOR ON HARNESS TO SEAT WAS BROKEN AND USUALLY HAPPENS AT A CAR WASH OR SOMETHING ELSE GETS UNDER THE SEAT. ALSO MENTIONED WHILE THE WARNING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED, AIRBAGS WILL OR MAY NOT DEPLOY AND WOULD BE A DANGER TO SHORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SEAT FULLY FORWARD. IT SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THIS DEALER KNOWS ABOUT. ALL GM CARS THAT HAVE THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED WITH A RELIABLE CONNECTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357200September 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER SPORADICALLY FAILS TO INDICATE ACTUAL SPEED OR ZERO. IT SOMETIMES LOCKS UP A SPECIFIC SPEED AND DOES NOT MOVE WHEN SPEED CHANGES. SOMETIMES NO SPEED INDICATION AT ALL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357278September 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING IN CAR OVER A BRIDGE IN NEW YORK CITY. I HAD BEEN ROUTINELY DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC, MY FOOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE CAUSED THE SAME TO OCCUR. NEARLY MISSED A MAJOR REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND POSSIBLE INJURIES BY DROPPING THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE LOWEST GEAR AND SLAMMING ON THE PARKING BRAKE. DEALER SAYS MY ENTIRE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356726September 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS ARE BREAKING ON MY 2005 YUKON XL DENALI CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK, AS WELL AS ENGINE ERROR LIGHTS. GMC HAS DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF AN ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM SEEMS WIDE SPREAD. THE BOLTS NEED TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356761September 21, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY
THE RIGHT HINGE OF THE REAR LIFT GLASS ON 2003 GMC YUKON FAILED CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEREBY THE REAR GLASS COULD BLOW OUT, OR OTHERWISE FALL OFF THE CAR. I AM TOLD THE ENTIRE REAR LIFT GLASS MUST BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356228September 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR HANDLE - PASSENGER (FRONT) DRIVER (FRONT) INSIDE DOOR. CHROME IS PEELING CAUSING AN EXTREMELY SHARP EDGE. WERE REPLACED IN 2008 UNDER WARRANTY. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. CAUSES DEEP CUTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10356099September 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT COULD SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION HE COULD SEE GASOLINE SPRAYING OUT LIKE MIST FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO DRIP FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM TWO SMALL HOLES PIERCED THROUGH ONE OF THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355783September 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NO BRAKE PEDAL ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355845September 15, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE DOORS. WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE VEHICLE IT COULD BE REINSERTED, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE LATCH TO FUNCTION AS A MEANS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. PULLING ON THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE DOOR HANDLES WILL FIRST BEGIN TO SEPARATE FROM THE DOOR AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE HANDLE/LATCH FUNCTIONALITY IS LOST. I HAD TO PAY THE GMC DEALERSHIP $401.44 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLIES FOR BOTH OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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