GMC Yukon Complaints

6,462 consumer complaints on file.

#10065944April 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS FLASH WHEN TURNING AT SPEEDS OVER APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED ROAD RAGE WITH OTHER DRIVERS. APPARENTLY, OTHER DRIVERS FEEL I'M FLASHING MY BRIGHT LIGHTS AT THEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063580April 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN THE EARLY MORNING ALL LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD LAST ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND REPLACED THE SWITCH SENSOR TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066733April 7, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS A TWITCHING FEELING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065422April 1, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061235April 1, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059869April 1, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND PARKED THE VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND SMELLED A GAS ODOR. THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE THE SMELL, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING FAILED, CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. *AK A SMALL LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAKING AT A RATE OF A QUART PER 5 MINUTES AND APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE MECHANIC FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM AROUND THE CONNECTOR WHICH HOUSED WIRES FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059166April 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AWAY FROM THE CONSUMER WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE (EVO) EXHAUST VALVE OPENING. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064193March 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR SEAT POWER WINDOWS QUITE WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE A DANGER IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON 2000 YUKONS. THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO USE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO UNSTICK IT. THIS CAUSES YOU TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AS YOU START OFF OR ARE IN A BUSY PARKING LOT. COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PEDESTERIAN OR SMALL CHILD. I HAVE ALSO SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM FILED ON 2000 YUKONS. PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENS AS YOU RIDE TO THE POINT OF CAUSING PAIN, YOU MUST DISENGAGE SEAT BELT AND RENGAGE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO IS A DANGER AS YOU COULD BE UNBELTED WHEN AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. I ALSO HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN SERVICE BULLENTINS ON THESE PROBLEMS, BUT GM REFUSES TO PAY THE REPAIR COST ON OUR VEHICLE. THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THESE VEHICLES WERE IN WARRANTY. I PURCHASED A 1996 YUKON NEW AND HAD IT UNTIL TRADING FOR THIS 2000 YUKON, I NEVER HAD A COMPLAINT. THEIR QUALITY ASSURANCE HAS SURE GONE DOWN HILL SINCE 1996.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065146March 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THEN, VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046051March 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING IN WHICH THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD GONE TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE TO THE CARGO DOOR BUT THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO MOVE FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK THE ENTIRE TIME. *AK *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062153March 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
I OWN A 1994 GMC YUKON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL START WORKING ON THEIR OWN, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TUG ON THEM TO GET THEM TO START UP AGAIN. THE RECALL SAYS 1994 TO 1997 BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER. GM SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A JOKE, THERE IS DEFINATELY A DEFECT AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I DRIVE 68 MILES A DAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061805March 10, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THEY WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. CONSUMER HAS TO EXIST THE TRUCK AND PLAY WITH THE WIPER FOR THEM TO RESTART. THIS RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY AND ALMOST CAUSES ACCIDENTS. THERE'S A RECALL 03V159000 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE MODEL AND YEAR IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061286March 3, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER DROVE ACROSS A RAIL ROAD CROSSING. AFTER CROSSING THE TRACK CONSUMER FELT THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE NEAR THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. DEALER CONFIRMED THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST THE CONSUMER IN FIXING THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061105March 2, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING COLUMN LOCKED IN PLACE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN, AND HE DETERMINED THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AS THE CAUSE. STEERING COLUMN SHAFT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059897February 27, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER SEEN THAT FRONT/REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE REAR TIRES ONLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM , BUT DID NOT RESOLVE. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX#LT245R16 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058812February 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST TIME MY ENGINE STALLED WAS BACK IN 2001 ON THE MIDDLE OF THE 101 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT HAD TO DO WITH A CHIP. THEY REPLACED THE CHIP AND I HAVEN'T HAD A STALLING PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. MY CAR HAS STALLED TWICE IN THE PARKING LOT AND ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. I AM VERY UPSET THAT SOMETHING SO SERIOUS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN I HAVE THE HEATER OR AC ON AND IF I COME TO A STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058907February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON SUV WITH A 5300 ENGINE. THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH. THE DEALER SAYS "ITS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST". I ALSO HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON XL, WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND IT DOES NOT DO THIS. ARE THEY SHIRKING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058606February 20, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
RECENTLY, MY DAUGHTER, TRACYE, A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER FOR THE DAWSON COUNTY GEORGIA SCHOOL SYSTEM, CALLED ME FOR HELP WITH HER 1998 YUKON. AT DAYS END, SHE PROCEEDED TO HER VEHICLE TO GO HOME. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AT THE TIME. HER WINDSHIED WIPERS WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED ME, AND I HAD HER CHECK THE FUSE WHICH WAS OK. I THEN LEFT MY HOME TO DRIVE THE 80 MILES TO HER SCHOOL. WHILE I WAS ENROUTE, SHE CALLED AND SAID THE RAIN WAS REDUCING, AND SHE THEN DROVE THE 20 MILES TO HER HOME WITHOUT WIPERS. I CONTINUED ON TO HER HOME, SOME 90 MILES FROM MY HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, IT WAS NOT RAINING, SO I TOLD HER TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO SCHOOL, AND I WOULD DRIVE HER VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. I WENT TO NAPA AUTO PARTS WITH THE PROBLEM. NAPA WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM; STATING THAT GM CARS HAD A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SOLDER CONNECTIONS BREAKING ON THE ELECTRONIC BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE WIPERS. UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD TO ORDER THE BOARD WHICH WAS GOING TO BE DELIVERED THE NEXT MORNING. I LEFT NAPA AND WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID THE REPAIR COVERED BY GM WENT FROM 94 THROUGH 97 MODELS. THE NEXT MORNING, I GOT THE PART FROM NAPA AND WENT TO A NAPA REPAIR SHOP. THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS RECURRING PROBLEM ON GM CARS. SINCE I WAS WAITING, THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS THE PROBLEM. I DROPPED MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE AT HER SCHOOL AND RETURNED HOME. I FEEL THAT THIS WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ITEM IN THAT OCCURRENCE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN LIKELY WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM AND THE COST OF THE BOARD AND THE LABOR SHOULD BE BORNE BY GM. OWNERS SHOULD BE COVERED ALSO FOR REPAIRS/PARTS COMPLETED AT OTHER SHOPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059441February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT GMC MANUFACTURED A LARGE NUMBER OF 5.3 LITER ENGINES WITH EITHER UNDER SIZED PISTONS OR OVER SIZED COMBUSTION CYLINDERS WHICH RESULTED IN PISTON SLAP. THE NOISE IS VERY LOUD WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD BUT AFTER A PERIOD OF 10-15 MINUTES THE NOISE GOES AWAY. *LA THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CONSUMER'S WHO CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THE ENGINE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058481February 19, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2004 GMC YUKON, 2WD. MILES ON IT WAS 188. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I DROVE IT HOME WHICH IS ABOUT 10-15 MILES AWAY. AS I GET CLOSE TO HOME, THE BELL IN THE CAR STARTS TO CHIME, THE ROOF LIGHTS TURN ON, AND ACROSS THE ODEMETER READER, IT READS "PASSENGER DOOR AJAR". I PARKED MY CAR AND HAD HIM SHUT THE DOOR AGAIN. AS I DROVE OFF, THE BELL CHIMES, THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON, AND IT STILL READS "PASSENGER DOOR AJAR". SO I GET OUT AND OPEN AND CLOSE ALL THE DOORS INCLUDING THE TRUNK. SAME PROBLEM. THIS GOES ON EVEN AFTER I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. TOLD THE SALES MANAGER THE PROBLEM. HE SAW IT FOR HIMSELF AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO THE MECHANICS. WENT TO THE MECHANICS AND THREE OF THEM SAW THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THEM RECOGNIZED IT AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A WIRE LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. HE CALLED IT AN "AUSCHUWAITER" (SP?). HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE DOOR APART. THE MANGER CALLED IT A "SIMPLE SITUATION" AND THIS IS WHAT I REPLIED, "IT'S NOT "SIMPLE" WHAT IF I HAD DECIDED TO TAKE THAT DRIVE WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS. AND IN THE EXCITEMENT, WHILE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, SHE UN-BUCKLES HER SEATBELT AND OPENS THE DOOR, FALLS OUT INTO THE FREEWAY, I PANIC AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. WE CAUSE THIS HUGE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WITH FATALITIES, MY DAUGHTER COUNTED." MANAGER TOLD ME, IT'S A BIG CAR WITH 100,000 PARTS. NOT ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE PERFECT. 1/5000 WAS HIS ESTIMATE, PROBLEMATIC WISE. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS MANY TIMES ON A GMC, BUT I DID NOT SEE ANY COMPLAINTS FILED SO HERE'S MINE. IT'S JUST BEEN A DAY AFTER I GOT IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE'LL SEE HOW IT HANDLES NOW. HAD I KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM, I WOULDN'T HAVE SIGNED MY BLOOD FOR IT. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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