GMC Yukon Complaints (2003)

308 consumer complaints on file.

#10641315October 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED IN THIS COLLISION. AFTER INSPECTION, I NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND AT THE REAR LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE REAR), AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHERE THE FLUID MAY BE COMING FROM. I SAW THAT THERE WAS FLUID COATING A LARGE AREA OF THE UNDERBODY, AND ALSO SEE THE BRAKE LINE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AS WET AND RUSTED. I HAVE PICTURES SAVED AS A REFERENCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639148September 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE BUT THEY WILL NOT DISENGAGED AND MY BRAKES ARE BURINGING AND SMELLING LIKE BURNT RUBBER. BRAKES ARE ALSO STICKING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEEPS BLINKING ON AND OFF. REPLACE FUSE BUT STILL NOT WORKING. NOT DISPLAYING THE CORRECT SPEED ON DASH BOARD I'M GOING SLOWER THAN THE SPEED SAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629980September 2, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622670August 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2003 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INTERMITTENT ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WARNING BELLS STARTED TO SOUND AND THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT, ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND FOUND IT WAS OK. THE NEXT DAY, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PADS AND CHECKED THE SYSTEM. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, WHICH VERIFIED THE ABS HAD COME ON, BUT RESET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RE-STARED. THE BRAKE SHOP RECOMMENDED THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, IN THEIR OPINION THE ABS MODULE AND ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER, WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WOULD COST $125, JUST TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTIC AND IF THE MODULE AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WOULD COST $ 2,200. THE ABS LIGHT STAYED OUT FOR WEEKS. HOWEVER, IN MARCH 2014, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618756August 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I OWN A 2003 YOUKON XL WENT TO STOP HARD TRUCK TOOK TO LONG TO STOP. WENT TO SMITHTOWN CHEV SAYS BRAKE LINES RUSTY AND THERE IS SEEPAGE AT ALL FITTINGS. TRUCK LAID UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618220August 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ENTIRELY RUSTED OUT AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616072July 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE PROBLEM: BRAKES FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. AFTER A HARD BRAKE AT A STOPLIGHT AND DRIVING BRIEFLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BARELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY MUSHY TO NON-EXISTENT AT TIMES. REPAIR WORK: LOCAL GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR CLOSE TO $1,600. PER THE INVOICE REPAIRS INCLUDED: BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIR/LABOR, BRAKE FLUSH KIT, PIPE KIT AND FLUID. (WHEN ASKED ABOUT BRAKE LINE ISSUES LATER, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS REGARDING THEM WITH GMCS.) HOW IT HAPPENED: WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO BREAK HARD WHEN I CAME AROUND A BEND TO A RED STOPLIGHT. THOUGH THE BRAKES WORKED, THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE GIVING JUST A LITTLE AFTER I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. WE PRECEDED ANOTHER 15-MILES WITH NO INCIDENT AND PULLED INTO RESTAURANT DRIVE-THRU. WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVE-THRU LANE WITH THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FOOT WENT TO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD. THANKFULLY THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SO THAT I DIDN' HIT THEM. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED IT OUT OF GEAR TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON INDICATING TO CHECK BRAKES AND THAT THE ABS WAS OFF. I TESTED THE VEHICLE IN A NEARBY EMPTY PARKING LOT TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE AND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO HAVE ONLY A LITTLE BIT OF 'STOPPAGE' THOUGH THE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. I REALIZED IT TOOK 50-100 YARDS TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FULLY PRESSED AND NO GAS WHEN WE WERE GOING 20-25 M/H. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615663July 23, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES TO REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY, PEDAL SWITCH, AND WIRING HARNESS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ UPDATED 3/9/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615862July 23, 2014
ENGINE
VEHICLE LOSES POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615397July 22, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 91,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. UPDATED 2/11/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610381July 14, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED INDICATORS ILLUMIANTED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR A SPAN OF THREE YEARS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608831July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILURE FROM ABS TO MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO CORROSION. UPON INSPECTION BOTH LINES NEEDED REPLACEMENT WITH CORROSION PRESENT ON THE OTHER LINES, TOO. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607160June 30, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER CAR HIT ME FROM THE SIDE AND HIT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND RUINED MY SIDE FENDER AND. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594306May 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUMP AND THE MODULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,389. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594335May 27, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AS I WAS DRIVING ON 95N OF COLLEGE PARK, MD, MY VEHICLE POWER SEEM TO SHUTDOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE "REDUCE POWER ENGINE" MESSAGE APPEARED IN MY INSTRUMENTATION PANEL. FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO THE EMERGENCY PULL OFF OF THE LEFT LANE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE MESSAGE WENT A WAY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WITH MY JOURNEY. HOWEVER, JUST RECENTLY, IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN, THIS TIME MY SPEED WAS AROUND 35MPH. ONCE AGAIN, I TURNED IT OFF, THAN ON AND THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND I HAD POWER IN MY ACCELERATION AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'M TAKING IT BACK IN TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592223May 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE TRAVELING HOME THIS MORNING FROM A BALL GAME ON NC BACK ROADS WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN, MY WIFE [XXX] SAID THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BUZZER SOUNDED. UNABLE TO STOP, THEY ROLLED THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND PULLED INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION, BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE JUST INSIDE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE CHARLOTTE, NC AREA MOST OF ITS SERVICE LIFE. ANNUAL TRIPS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN WITH PROPER POST TRIP WASHINGS SHOULD NOT HAVE CREATED THIS AMOUNT OF RUST AND CORROSION ON KEY COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE BRAKE LINES. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM MUST RELATE TO THE INFERIOR QUALITY OF METAL OF GM ALLOWED THE SUPPLIER TO USE. THE NUMEROUS FAILURES I'VE READ ABOUT HAVE NOT BEEN LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN CLIMATES AND CONSEQUENTLY WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS DEATHS AS THESE VEHICLES AGE FURTHER. ANSWERING THE PROBLEM LAST FALL WITH PRE MADE REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINES FOR CUSTOMERS TO BUY AND HAVE INSTALLED FALLS SHORT OF MEETING GM'S OBLIGATION TO DELIVER SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED PROACTIVELY BY GM ASAP. SEVERAL YEARS AGO SUBARU PROMPTLY RECALLED THEIR CORRODED BRAKE LINES; WHY HAS GM BEEN GIVEN A PASS? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577383April 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,000. PM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567966March 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE LINE OPENED UP CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL AND EMPTY MASTER CYLINDER. FRONT BRAKES BARELY WORK. ESTIMATED COST FROM LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER TO BE ABOUT 600.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567596March 6, 2014
ENGINE
WE HAVE A 2003 YUKON THAT WILL SHUTS DOWN ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME, THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" "STABILITY TRACTION LOSS" APPEARED ON DISPLAY - I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTART IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE CORRECTLY AND A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT WAS A SNOWY MESS OUT SIDE WHICH MADE THE SITUATION WORSE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I GET SCARED BECAUSE THERE COULD BE A SEMI BEHIND US AND IT WILL JUST PLOW INTO US BECAUSE WE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RESTART. VERY SCARY. WE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS IS A LONG STANDING ISSUE, GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. GM SEEMS TO BE HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE NOT DEALING WITH. SHAME ON GM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565688February 24, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE LEAKING OIL REAR CRANK SEAL AND PLATE. GMC SAID SEAL WILL NOT BE ENOUGH, NEED TO REPLACE PLATE. DEFECTIVE. MY MECHANIC CHARGED ME $710.41. GMC SHOULD BE REIMBURSING ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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