GMC Yukon Complaints

6,462 consumer complaints on file.

#10254387January 9, 2009
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DESIGN DOES NOT PERMIT OPERABLE TOWING DUE TO THE NONFUNCTIONAL TAIL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE IN THE MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN. THERE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/24/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE WORK COULD NOT BE DONE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WERE WIRED THROUGH THE COMPUTER AND THEY COULD NOT WIRE THE UNIT TO HAVE TAILLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS OR BRAKE LIGHTS. WIRING TO ANY LIGHTS COULD OR WOULD BURN UP THE COMPUTER. UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253936January 6, 2009
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVE. DOES NOT HOLD / STOP VEHICLE. FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 70-90K MILES. NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN DATABASE. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253943January 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ERRATIC SPEED ODOMETER. SPEED GAUGE SLOW TO ZERO AND OR DOES NOT ZERO. SPEED INACCURATE DUE TO NON ZEROING PROPERLY. RESETTING THE LOGIC BY TURNING IGNTIION ON/OFF REPEATEDLY RESETS THE GAUGE. PROBLEM STARTED @ APPROX 100,000 MILES AND AS BECOME MORE PERSISTENT. I HAVE HEARD AND READ SIMILAR REPORTS. BEEN INFORMED THAT GMC HAS AGREED TO WARRANTY REPAIRS AT LESS THAN 70K MILES. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE I HAVE EXCEEDED 70K. THIS SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A REQUIRED SAFETY RECALL. CAUSES ERRATIC / DIFFICULT JUDGMENT IN HIGH TRAFFIC SENARIOS. THIS IS NOT A COMMON FAILURE IN VEHICLES AND IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, WHICH RESULTS IN A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE HEARD THAT GMC HAS REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, HOWEVER NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO INFORM OWNERS IF AN UPGRADE WAS MADE OR IS THIS A STANDARD PART, WHICH MAY FAIL AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254035January 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GIVING FALSE READINGS, SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 10 MPH EVEN WHEN TRAVELING ANYTHING OVER TEN MPH. GAS NEEDLE IS NO LONGER READING ACCURATELY UNDER 1/4 TANK , WHICH HAS CAUSED SOME EMBARRASSING MOMENTS RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD FUEL. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS AN AVALANCHE AND HER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DOING THE SAME THING, HER SPEEDOMETER AND TACH ARE NOW MALFUNCTIONING. HAS ANYONE MANAGED TO FIND OUT IF WE CAN GET THIS REPLACED VIA RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253806January 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2004 GMC YUKON, THE SPEEDOMETER HANGS UP INDICATING A HIGHER SPEED THAN ACTUALLY TRAVELING. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT INTERVALS GREATER THAN 6 MONTHS BUT SEEMS TO BE RECURRING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY - EVERY 2 WEEKS OR SO. UPON INITIAL PROBLEM BEING NOTICED, I FOUND THAT OTHER MODEL YEAR YUKONS HAD THIS ISSUE AND WERE REPAIRED, POSSIBLY UNDER RECALL BUT MY MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253561January 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR A LOWER SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT IS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BRIDGESTONE SHOP TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,000. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE GMC MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, EXCEPT FOR WISCONSIN BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SALT-BELTED CORROSION STATE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,241. UPDATED 02/05/09 *BF UPDATED 02/09/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253586January 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC YUKON. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKING ISSUES. THE ABS ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKING PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL DESPITE HIS EFFORTS TO UTILIZE THE BRAKES. HE ALSO HEARD A LOUD CHATTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PREVENT IT FROM CRASHING. UPDATED 01-26-09 *BF UPDATED 01/27/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253580January 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE ON 2002 YUKON DENALI IN MICHIGAN. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM OF THE RECALL. THOUGH MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE RECALL. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE GM COMPUTER SYSTEM AS REQUIRING THE RECALL. PLEASE GET GM TO PUT VEHICLE REQUIRED BY RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253366December 31, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FUEL PRESSURE PUMP AND ECM WERE DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL DELIVERY PUMP AND FUSES AT THE COST OF $850.26. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. HOWEVER, IF THE RECALL HAPPENS TO EXPAND TO INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES, THE CONTACT COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,374 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253236December 30, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ENGAGES AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL DISPLAYS 50 OR 90 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253310December 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT 250,000 KM. OEM FUEL ON 97 GMC YUKON QUITE. OCT 2007 PURCHASED A CARTER FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH GAVE UP JAN/2008 AT LESS THAN 5000 KM. OF SERVICE DURING COLD WEATHER. RETURNED FOR WARRANTY AND INSTALL NEW UNIT FEB 2008 WHICH GAVE MANY STARTING MISSES AND HESITATIONS AND FINALLY LEFT STRANDED DURING MINUS 30 CELSIUS WEATHER DEC 2008. CARTER FUEL PUMPS TESTED FIRST UNIT AND SAID PUMP RUNS FINE SO YOU WILL PAY FOR SECOND UNIT. NEITHER UNIT RUNS CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT BEING RAPPED ON A TIME OR TWO DURING A TRIP TO TOWN. YES I HAD TO MAKE A SPECIAL FLOOR ACCESS TO THE TANK AS THE TOWING FEES WOULD HAVE BEEN ASTRONOMICAL NOT TO MENTION THE REPAIR BILLS. THE SECOND UNIT LASTED 10,000 KM AS IT WAS WARM WEATHER. REMINDED PURCHASED OEMGMC UNIT WHICH PERFORMS FLAWLESSLY IN THIS MINUS 30 WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252541December 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE, WHICH HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO LOW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO DROP. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOT OF NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252534December 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE SERVICE MONITOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD ALSO NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252554December 22, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE AN 1999 GMC YUKON, THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 5-10 MPH. I CHECK ON THE INTERNET BEFORE SCHEDULING THE REPAIR AND FOUND A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN CALLING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 05V379000. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AND CALLED GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. I"M VERY CONFUSED ON HOW I HAVE THE EXACT ISSUE AS STATED IN THE RECALL BUT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ID NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE RECALL LIST I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY GMC FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252567December 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 YUKON 4WD WENT OUT. IT STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS NOT CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. THIS TIME IT WAS OUT FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE I FINALLY TOOK IT IN. ALTHOUGH NOTHING EXTREME HAPPENED, SINCE I WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT IF SOMEONE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE THEY COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE CONTROL OF THERE VEHICLE SINCE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS ALSO DISABLED IN THIS PROBLEM. REPLACED THE 4WD ACTUATOR TOTAL BILL 762.00 WAS ALSO TOLD IT COULD POTENTIALLY SHORT OUT THE BRAIN BOX FOR THE 4WD OPERATING SYSTEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD, NEVER HAD AN ISSUE ALL SUMMER UNTIL NOW, WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES THE FIRST TIME AND 52,000 THIS TIME. MY 1999 YUKON HAD 158,000 AND I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252245December 18, 2008
STEERING
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO THE STEERING GEAR MAY NOT MEET SPECIFICATION. THE BOLT MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING. THIS IS FROM A GMC SIERRA TRUCK, BUT I HAVE THIS WRONG WITH MY GMC YUKON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251911December 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. UNSAFE SITUATION. SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY REGISTERING ERRONEOUS READINGS. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM AND IS REPLACING SPEEDOMETERS IN VEHICLES WITH UNDER 70,000 MILES. MY 2004 GMC HAS 88,000 MILES AND IS NOT COVERED BY THEIR CURRENT CAMPAIGN. SPEEDOMETER INDICATES 60MPH WHILE IN PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251718December 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE CAR WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK WHEN THE CAR STOPPED PULLING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, ON A FEW OCCASIONS THE CAR HAD TO GET A JUMP FROM ANOTHER CAR TO START. LAST, THE LIGHTER DID NOT WORK. WHEN THE OWNER GOT OFF WORK IN THE MORNING HE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. LATER THAT DAY THE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THE PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE OWNER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT GET A RENTAL CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT HEADQUARTERS DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT HE COULD GET A RENTAL. LATER IN THE WEEK THE OWNER WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE RENTAL CAR BACK AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL. THE OWNER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3500.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTERWARDS, THE OWNER SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST $1500.00. THE OWNER DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND BELIEVES HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR IS NOT THREE YEARS OLD UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251571December 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALL 4-WHEEL DRIVE POWER WAS COMPLETELY LOST IN THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CASE SHIFT CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE 2004. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CASE SHIFT CONTROL MODULE EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT SHOULD NOT FAIL EVERY 12 MONTHS. SHE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,946 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250884December 5, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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