GMC Yukon Complaints

6,462 consumer complaints on file.

#844209August 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS) QUICKLY, WHICH FAILED TO WORK. VEHICLE THEN DOVE INTO CONCRETE COVER. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT JERKED HARD ON DRIVER, CAUSING BRUISES. GMC FILE NUMBER 99-153-17801. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#844013August 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THE BRAKES GET HARD TO PUSH THAT DRIVER IS BARELY ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709400July 29, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SNOW FURRY I THE SNOW PACKED UP ON THE HIGH-BEAM HEAD LAMPS THAT WERE NOT IN USE IN THE HEAVY PART OF THE SNOW STORM. THESE LAMP'S COLLECTED THE WET SNOW AND IT PACKED OVER THE LAMP SO MUCH SO WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED "NO LIGHT' OF WHICH, WOULD BE OF USE, ON WET ROADS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAME ON THE HIGH-BEAM WAS OF NO USE AT ALL !!! THE PROBLEM; WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE HIGH-BEAM THE HEADLAMP PROGRAM IS FOR THE "L0W-BEAM' TO GO OUT **** THIS LEAVES YOU THE DRIVER WITH-OUT ANY HEAD-LIGHTS AT ALL AND IN THIS CASE I MEAN NO LIGHT AT ALL . I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 ON A 2 LANE ROAD IN NEVADA, IN A SLOW LEFTHAND CURVE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THANKFULLY I NOW THE ROAD VERY WILL AND I DRIVE CLASS A TRUCKS FOR A LIVING FOR THE PASSED 18 YEARS SO " I' DIDN'T FREEZE-UP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SOMETIME SOON IF NOT CORRECTED (GMC CAN DO A SIMPLE WIRE RE-CONFIGUREATION AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM TOMARROW ) SOMONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED OR INJURED. I HAVE 1.75 "MILLION MILES' OF SAFE DRIVING UNDER MY BELT AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER FELT SO STRONG ON A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WRITTEN ANYONE. I WROTE GMC AND THE LETTER I GOT BACK DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL THEY WILL ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. PER VEH THIS IS SUCH A LOW COST CORRECTION. BUT IF LEFT UN-CORRECTED THE COST CAN BE SO HIGH, NOT JUST IN MONEY BUT IN LIVES. THANK YOU FRANK B. RUSTAD CC ABC, NBC, CBS, L. A. TIMES, SALT LAKE TRIBUINE, SAN FRANCISCO-CRONICLE, .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843394July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL BECAME HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#709213July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ALL FOUR FRONT BRAKE PADS WAS COMPLETELY WORN AND DAMAGED. THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT GMC INSIST THAT BRAKES WERE NOT PART OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE INTO GMC DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION GMC DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FACT AT GMC THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKES ON THE YUKON ONLY LASTED 10,000 TO 17,000 MILES. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT KNOWN TO THE CONSUMER EVEN THOUGH IT IS WIDELY DOCUMENTED WITHIN GMC. THIS IS A KNOWN HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE DISCLOSED AND FIXED VIA A VEHICLE RECALL BY GMC. INSTEAD GMC PUTS THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR ON THE CONSUMER WHO IS UNFAIRLY, AND UNREASONABLE CAUGHT OFF GUARDS PAYING UPWARDS OF $35K FOR A NEW 1999 VEHICLE UNAWARE THAT THEY WILL NEED TO SPEND ADDITIONAL MONIES TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 10,000-17,000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE SQUEAKING OF MY BRAKES IS THE ONLY WARNING SIGN THE VEHICLE GIVES THE UNSUSPECTING OWNER THAT THE BRAKES HAVE DETERIORATED. THIS CONDITION IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WILL ENDANGER LIVES AND GMC SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE BRAKE REPAIRS NOT THE UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER WHO BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH AND IS NOW "STIFFED WITH A BILL" FOR COSTLY REPAIRS ON A NEW VEHICLE 1999 THAT HAS BY ALL STANDARDS HAS LOW MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709204July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709116July 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
YOU HAVE A REPORT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FOR 1992 GMC SUBURBANS. THIS TRUCK USES THE SAME SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843139July 23, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND HARD TO TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547460July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCKED UP DUE TO FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708955July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE SEEN THE RECALLS FOR THE LIGHT DUTY SUV AND THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SUBURBANS AND I THINK MY YUKON HAS SIMILAR PROBLEMS. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. I DON'T WANT TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT TO PROVE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547414July 20, 1999
STEERING
STEERING IS NOT ADEQUATE, FEELS LOOSE AND CONTROL IS DIFFICULT, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547316July 16, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE WHILE DRIVING IN A SMALL SNOW STORM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842481July 16, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE SEVERLEY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708625July 14, 1999
SUSPENSION
VEHICLES IS UNEVEN. LEFT SIDE IS LOWER. DEALER CLAIMS THAT SUSPENSION IS LEVEL, BUT BODY IS NOT. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR WAHT TO DO ABOUT IT. THEY CLAIM IT WILL NOT HURT VEHICLE OR CAUSE A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842003July 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRONT TIRE TURNED AT AN ANGLE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THE BRACE FROM THE A-FRAME BROKE. DEALER SAID THAT A FRAME NEEDS TO BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841918July 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER /MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS EHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA RECALL 98V-150.001. DUE TO VIN. *ADJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708186July 2, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A ROAD CURVE TO THE RIGHT(ONLY) AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY RELEASES OR GIVES WAY, RESULTING IN OVER STEERING , AND VEERING TO THE RIGHT. PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF ONLY IN RIGHT TURNS ABOVE 35 MPH, AND ONLY WHEN STEERING WHEEL EXCEEDS A ROTATION OF 35-40 DEGREES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707872June 24, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
PROBLEM 1, BRAKES: THE ABS SYSTEM STATES IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ABS FAILURE THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL REVERT BACK TO A NON ABS MODE. IN MY CASE THE ABS PUMP IS STUCK IN THE "DUMP" MODE WHICK FESULTS IN ALL PRESSURE BEING LOST TO THE REAF BRAKES. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE LOCAL GMC DEALER, RIVERSIDE MOTORS, INDICATED THAT THERE IS PRESSURE TO THE REAR BRAKES AND THAT THE ABS IS JUST DISSABLED. WITH NEW REAR SHOES PROPERLY INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED THE REAR WHELLS WILL SPIN FREELY WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS LIT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THIER IS A LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM THUS CAUSING AN IMBALANCE. A NEW MASTER CYLINDER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE FLUID IS BY-PASSING INSIDE THE ABS PUMP/VALVE ASSY. IR THIS OCCURRED IN A PANIC SITUATION MY BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY INCREASE. PROBLEM 2, STEERING, THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE OFF AT THE TOP RIGHT WHERE THE TILT ADAPTER MOUNTED TO THE COLUMN. THE COLUMN HAS SEVERAL LOCATING NOTCHES CUT IN IT WITH SHARP CORNERS. IT LOOKED LIKE A CRACK STARTED AT A SHARP EDGE AND WORKED ITS WAY AROUND. THE COLOUM WAS LOSE FOR AWHILE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BOLTS WOULD NEED TIGHTENING BUT BEFORE I COULD GET THEM TIGHTENED THE COLOUM BROKE. NOTE I AM A BIG MAN,475 LBS I AM SURE THIS ACCELAERATED THE FAILURE BUT THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT TO YOU ANYWAY. THANKS FOR THIS SITE IT WAS VERY HELPFULL AND USER FRIENDLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#707416June 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
DEALER STATED MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE - MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707205June 4, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE DRIVER'S BUCKET SEATS BROKE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT SUPPORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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