GMC Yukon Complaints

6,462 consumer complaints on file.

#10082548July 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON. IT NOW HAS 20,000 MILES. GM HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP TWICE SO FAR AND WILL HAVE TO EVERY TIME I RUN LOW ON GASOLINE. IT SEEMS THAT THE PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK AND THE PUMP DEPENDS ON THE TANK HAVING ENOUGH LIQUID TO KEEP THE ELECTRIC PUMP COOL. OTHERWISE IT OVERHEATS AND BURNS UP. I CAN'T BELIEVE SUCH DUMB ENGINEERING. I'M SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WHO HAS HAD THIS TROUBLE. THE SERVICE PEOPLE MAKE NO SECRET THAT YOU MUST KEEP AT LEAST A QUARTER TANK AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP THE PUMP FROM BURNING UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081329July 19, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE RIGHT WINDOW HINGE ON THE REAR "LIFT GATE" HAS BROKEN AFTER 68,000 MILES AND THREE AND HALF YEARS OF USAGE. THE HINGE HAS FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE FROM NORMAL, OCCASIONAL USE ON A WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE, IN MY OPINION AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, IS A FACTORY DESIGN DEFECT. THE SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS PROBLEM IS THAT AFTER HINGE BREAKS, THE GLASS NO LONGER SEALS PROPERLY AND HANGS AJAR ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO BE VACUUMED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES A $1400 GM OR A $600 DOLLAR AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS EVEN MORE DISHEARTENING KNOWING THAT IT WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL AGAIN IN THREE YEARS. THANKS FOR YOUR EAR AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080800July 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY NEW 04 YUKON DENALI HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE AFTER IT IS TURNED OFF. I HAD AN 03 DENALI PRIOR TO THIS AND IT DID NOT DO THIS. THIS HAS GONE ON SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080664July 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO WEAR OF EMERGENCY BRAKE. REQUIRED NEW ROTORS AND A BREAK KIT. I WAS SHOWN THE SCORED ROTORS AND SAID THAT THE PARKING BREAK DID NOT OPERATE.THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER AND THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WAS FOLLOWED TO THE THE LETTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080596July 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HIGH BEAM ON PASSENGER SIDE WASN'T OPERATING, CHECKED BULB, NOT BURNED OUT, FUSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FAILED, REPLACED FUSE HIGH BEAM SWITCHED ON, FUSE BLOWS AGAIN CONTINUES TO BLOW FUSES INSTANTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071671July 6, 2004
TIRES
WHILE CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE FOR THE TIRES OF A NEW PURCHASED VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PRESSURE WAS 44 POUNDS. THE STANDARD AIR PRESSURE SHOULD BE 32 POUNDS IN THE DOOR PANEL. ALSO, FIRESTONE RECOMMENDED 32 POUNDS. *AK GM SUGGESTED THAT A 17 INCH TIRE WOULD BE A TIGHT FIT IN THE SPARE CAVITY, WHICH WERE HE SIZE ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE WITH AN OFF SIZED TIRE AND IT WAS HARD TO HANDLE. (BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079072June 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT OUT ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENS ON ALOT OF THESE 5.7 LITER 350 ENGINES. REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 DOLLARS. CRAZY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079075June 30, 2004
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
MY 2001 GMC YUKON WITH 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO WORN OUT (NON-FUNCTIONING) EMERGENCY BRAKES. I HAVE ONLY USED THEM FOR PARKING ABOUT 10 TIMES & NEVER FOR EMERGENCY STOPPING. THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THEM, TOLD ME THAT DUE TO A CLIP DESIGN PROBLEM, THEY TYPICALLY WORE OUT WITHOUT USE, RIGHT AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED. THE LININGS WOULD NOT REMAIN STRAIGHT & WOULD WEAR PREMATURELY. THEY CHARGED ME FOR SOME OF THE REPAIR ($100) BUT IT SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED AS A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079080June 30, 2004
STEERING
IN MY 2004 YUKON DENALI THE STEERING WHEEL PUMP WENT UP. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 8, 2004 AND TO MY DISCOVERY THE FAILURE OCCURED ON JUNE 26, 2004. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A LOUD HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRUCK. IT WAS NOTICEABLE WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PETAL AND ALSO WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTACTED ONSTAR TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE VEHICLE IN HOPES THEY COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ONSTAR WAS ABLE TO ASSESS MY TRUCK AND INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING WAS MALFUNCTIONED ELECTRICALLY WHICH INDICATED A MANUAL DYSFUNCTION. FOR A MATTER OF THIS MAGNITUDE TO HAVE GONE WRONG IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME A LEMON OR DID NOT PERFORM A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO SELLING IT TO ME. ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, JUNE 28, 2004, I DROVE MY TRUCK INTO THE SERVICE CENTER, ANDERSON AUTOMOTIVE OF HUNT VALLEY MARYLAND FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. TO BEGIN WITH, WHEN I RESEARCHED AND CHOOSE THE SUV OF MY LIKING, I WENT TO ANDERSON AUTOMOTIVE OF HUNT VALLEY AND TEST DROVE THE TRUCK I WANTED. THE STOCK NUMBER OF THE TEST DRIVEN VEHICLE WAS 4J269973. THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WOULD NOT BE SOLD TO ANYONE AND WAS ON HOLD FOR ME. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE STOCK NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE SOLD TO ME WAS 4J195367 (A CLEAR MISMATCH FROM THE ONE I TEST DROVE). MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS DEALER INTENTIONALLY SWITCHED AND SOLD TO ME A FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT HAS RAISED RED FLAGS IN MY TRUST WITH THIS DEALERSHIP AND THEIR CONSUMER PRACTICES. I AM SO DISTURBED BY THIS EXPERIENCE AND HOW THE CLEAR DECEPTIVENESS IN SWITCHED VEHICLES OCCURRED, THAT IF NECESSARY, MY NEXT STEP WILL BE TO CONTACT THE DMVA (DEALER COMPLIANCE) AS WELL AS THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079713June 23, 2004
SEAT BELTS, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
VEHICLE HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH SEATBELTS. *MR THE FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT OR RETURN TO POSITION, TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THE REAR SEAT BELT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY POST AND THE MATERIAL ON THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS WEARING OUT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079353June 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078306June 16, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
REAR SEAT BELTS IN 2000 GMC YUKONS FAIL TO RETRACT, PROVIDING NO SAFETY FOR CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT WHEN SEATED IN CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS THAT ARE NOT SEMI-PERMANENTLY MOUNTED IN THE REAR WITH THE SEAT BELT THREADED THROUGH THEM. CHILD SEATS THAT USE THE SEAT BELT AS THE PRIMARY RESTRAINING DEVICE ARE USELESS WHEN THE BELTS DO NOT TIGHTEN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO GMC AND THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND/OR REPLACED THE SEAT BELT ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. THE DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO NOT PULL THE BELT OUT ALL THE WAY BECAUSE IT MAY NOT RETRACT - SOMETIMES HARD TO ENFORCE WITH CHILDREN. THE SOLUTION IS FAIRLY SIMPLE - THE AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE A REDESIGNED SEAT BELT MECHANISM PROVIDED TO VEHICLE OWNERS, EITHER BY RECALL OR ON REQUEST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072195June 14, 2004
SUSPENSION, STEERING
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A LOST OF MOTION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER INTO ONCOMING LANES AND OR IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075212June 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED VERY HARD TO GET DECELERATION TO OCCUR. WHEN I HAD TO STOP QUICKLY AFTER GOING 65 MPH I ALMOST HIT THE ARK HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DUE TO THE LACK OF CONTROL OF STOPPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076049June 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN PUMPING GAS IN THE GAS TANK, THE GAS WOULD LEAKS FROM THE FILLER PIPE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAS MELTED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075170June 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE EBCM WENT OUT ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON ABS SYSTEM CAUSING THE ABS PUMP TO RUN CONTINUALLY EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY ON. PULLING THE FUSE STOPPED THE PUMP FROM RUNNING, BUT I DON'T HAVE ABS, WHICH TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS MODULE FOR SAFETY REASONS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A LONG LIST OF VEHICALS WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS PART DUE TO THE $1000 PRICE FROM THE DEALER, NOR DO I INTEND TO UNTIL GM ISSUES A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART. FOR THE MONEY THAT I GAVE GM FOR THIS VEHICAL, I EXPECT MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THIS, I HAVE GIVEN THEM ENOUGH MONEY FOR THEM TO JUST BRUSH MY SAFETY (AND OTHERS' SAFETY AS WELL) ASIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075077June 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
ODOMETER READING AND HOUR METER READING DISPLAYING ALTERNATELY EVERY 5 SECONDS WHILE VEHICLE WAS GARAGE PARKED AND OFF, NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, NO OTHER LIGHTS ON. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, BUT RE-SECURED GROUND CONNECTION. ALSO AT VARIOUS TIMES HVAC & RADIO FACE PANEL TO HOT TO TOUCH EVEN WITH A/C ON. DEALER RE-PROGRAMED SOMETHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075989June 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A CARBON BUILD UP ON THE PISTON CAUSED THE KNOCKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075906June 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING THROUGHOUT TRAVEL AT ALL TIMES. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071747June 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH DRIVERS SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT COLLASPED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A SIGN POLE HEAD ON. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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