GMC Yukon Complaints (2000)

184 consumer complaints on file.

#10098415November 7, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
THE DESIGN OF MY 2000 GMC YUKON'S EMERGENCY BRAKE IS FAULTY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED ON MY CAR TWICE. IN APRIL OF 2002, MY CAR FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT WORKING. I HAD TO PAY $550 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND REPLACE A REAR ROTOR THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD DAMAGED BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS HAD WORN DOWN AND THE BASE OF THE BRAKE DAMAGED THE ROTOR. THE CAR PASSED INSPECTION BUT THE BRAKE DID NOT SEEM TO WORK WELL. SO IN 2004, INSPECTION TIME ROLLS AROUND AND MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AGAIN FAILS. I WAS TOLD GM HAD PLACED A RECALL TO FIX THEIR FAULTY DESIGN BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS TRUE OR NOT. EITHER WAY, THE DESIGN ON THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE. THE ONLY TIME THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS EVER USED IS WHEN THE STATE INSPECTION SERVICE TESTS IT TO SEE IF IT WORKS. GMC SHOULD FIX THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHERE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOULD NOT BE A $400 PROBLEM EVERY TWO YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091395September 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY ABS SYSTEM STARTED TO ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE. IN ONE INSTANCE MY WIFE WAS PARKING AND THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE YUKON RAN INTO THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STOP. THE ABS USUALLY ENGAGES IN THE LAST 5 TO 20 FOOT OF BRAKING AND AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMEDIATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER AND PRIVATE SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093955September 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
VACUUM PLATE BEHIND THE BRAKES RUSTED AND RUBBED AGAINST THE ROTORS. DEALERSHIP DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PLATES TO RUST. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090472September 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
1) 4WD FAULTY ENCODER MOTOR FAILURE--SWITCH TO ENGAGE 4WD FAILED; OCCURRED AT 75,841 MILES ON 12/31/03 2) COULD NOT PUT VEHICLE INTO 4WD WHEN ON WINDING, NARROW, SNOWY ROAD; FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT. *JB 3) 4WD FAULTY ENCODER MOTOR REPLACED ON 1/3/04, BUT WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT & 4WD RENTAL CAR; $938.46 & 180.15, RESPECTIVELY NOTE: I AM NOW REPORTING THIS BECAUSE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL AND I HAVE JUST HEARD THAT OTHER 4WD SAME SUV'S, YUKONS AND CHEVY TAHOES, HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO RECALL THIS COMPONENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074331August 30, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. *MR ALL THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. THIS SAME PART WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACE AT GM BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074377August 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD NOT LOCK. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088780August 29, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE AT SPEED LIMIT,TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, FLEW INTO WHEEL WELL. CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL, AND OFF COURSE TIRE DAMAGE. UNKNOWN PARTS REPAIRED/REPLACED...WILL TAKE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW MORNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082814July 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WITHIN A 4 MONTH TIME I HAVE LOST MY DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW, FRONT-PASSENGER, AND REAR DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW ALL TO FAILED WINDOW REGULATOR OR MOTORS. MOREOVER, MORE RECENTLY I HAVE HAD THE RANDOM WINDOW BLOW-OUT IN MY CARGO AREA. NOT TO MENTION THE THROTTLE STICKING. THIS IS UNREAL, WHAT A NIGHTMARE, CUTE TO DRIVE HORRIBLE TO OWN!*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
#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
#10074330May 27, 2004
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073045May 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
MY 2000 YUKON HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING DURING BRAKING AND TURNS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2001 WITH 10,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. THE PROBLEM IS NOW SEVERE AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH MORE TIMES THAN YOU AND I HAVE FINGERS AND TOES. I CANNOT TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM NOR CAN I FIND A MECHANIC OR DEALERSHIP (HA HA ) THAT CAN FIND OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MOTOR OR THE INTAKE GASKET NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT DIAGNOSTICS CANNOT BACK THESE THEORIES UP. TODAY I NEARLY HIT A TELEPHONE POLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DIED AND LOST POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068385May 6, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE ISSUE. I OCCASIONALLY NOTICED A SCRAPING NOISE COMING SOMEWHERE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE SERVICING DEALER PULLED THE REAR BREAK ROTOR OFF TO INSPECT THE PARKING BRAKE. THEY FOUND THAT THE PAD HAD WORN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE METAL AND THAT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS THE REMENANTS OF THE SHOE, THE LINER, SCRAPING AGAINST THE DRUM. THE DEALER MAINTAINED THAT I MUST BE DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. I MAINTAINED THAT WAS NOT TRUE, THAT THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH SOME OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS CAUSING THE UNINTENDED ENGAGING OF THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE AND THE DRUM. I CONTACTED GMC DIRECTLY A SPOKE WITH A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO MAINTAINED THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT WANT TO SIMPLY REPLACE ALL THE PARKING BRAKE AND DRUM AS I FELT THERE WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT MY ISSUE WOULD BE RECURRING. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE BRAKE SHOE LINER COULD EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT THE DRUM AND POSSIBLE CAUSE A CRASH. HOWEVER, I AM NOT ABLE TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER RESEARCHING THE NHTSA SITE, I FOUND GMC'S SERVICE BULLETIN, NHTSA # 10000172 DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM AND THE RECOMMENDED FIX, WHICH WAS REPLACING A PART WITH A "NEWLY DESIGNED PART ( A TENSION SPRING)! THE SERVICE BULLETIN DID NOT STATE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY DRIVERS DRIVING THEIR CARS WITH THEIR PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. I BELIEVE THAT ENOUGH OWNERS COMPLAINED AND GMC REALIZED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE BULLENTIN COVERS SERVAL GM MODELS. AGAIN, THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE NOISE CAUSED BY THE SCRAPING, BUT THE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE BRAKE SHOE LINER EVENTUALLY WEARING THRU THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM POSSIBLE CAUSING THE ROTOR TO SEPERATE. THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A LOSS OF CONTROL OR SUDDEN STOP PROBABLY WOULD TAKE PLACE. I THINK THAT COULD BE VERY SERIOUS AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
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
#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
#10059198February 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AT TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070377January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY CONCERN IS THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE IT WAS NEW WITH COMPLAINTS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. "ADJUSTMENTS" HELPED ONLY TEMPORARILY. I AM NOW INFORMED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, OF COURSE AT MY EXPENSE. I WAS ALSO TOLD I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM, AS I HAD TO BE DRIVING WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I LOOKED AT THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OTHER OWNERS OF GMC YUKONS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. VERY FEW OWNERS CHECK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ROUTINELY, IN MY OPINION, AND IT IS LIKELY THE PROBLEM MAY BE A COMMON ONE, AND THUS A SAFETY ISSUE. BASICALLY FOR THE 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED MY VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD INADEQUATE OR NON-FUNCTIONING EMERGENCY BRAKES, WHICH I FEEL HAS JEOPARDIZED MY SAFETY. MY VEHICLE HAS 46000 MILES, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED BY A NON-GM FACILITY, WITH GOOD RESULTS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE BRAKES WERE SERIOUSLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, AND HAD WEAR PATTERNS WHICH WOULD INDICATE A CAUSE OTHER THAN MY DRIVING WITH THE BRAKE ON. I PLAN TO MEET WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR MY DEALER AND DISCUSS THIS MATTER FURTHER. MY EXPENSE FOR REPAIR WAS APPROX $250, DONE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND DECLINED TO REPAIR. I FELT I HAD BEEN GIVEN MISLEADING INFORMATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. EARLY IN THE HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. NAIVELY I ACCEPTED THIS EXPLANATION, UNTIL MY LAST VISIT WITH THE DEALER. I SUGGEST A SURVEY OF 1000 OWNERS BE DONE, WITH SELF CHECK OF EMERGENCY BRAKE FUNCTION, TO DETERMINE IF THIS PROBLEM IS A COMMON ONE. THANK YOU. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN BE OF ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. JERRY R. CREWS, M.D.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051249December 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN WITH IGNITION SWITCH OFF. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE TO ABS SYSTEM TO STOP THE PUMP. NOW, CANNOT DETERMINE IF BRAKE SYSTEM HAS A FAILURE BECAUSE THE BRAKE INDICATOR STAYS LIT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE THE ABS FUSE IS REMOVED. BRAKE SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM SHOULD BE SEPARATE ENTITIES SO THAT A FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051640December 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
TANK ASSEMBLY FILLER NECK LEAKED FUEL. AS A RESULT, A STRONG ODOR SEEPED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050490December 9, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. *MR CODES WERE FOUND FOR THE LEFT FRONT SIDE AIR BAG AND A RECALL WAS FOUND REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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