GMC Yukon Complaints (2007)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#10362070October 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FIRST, THE BATTERY DIES IF THE RADIO IS TURNED ON FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE CAR NEEDED A JUMP-START. THIS HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. SECOND, THERE IS A DELAY WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY STATING "THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE." LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, SAME THING STARTS AGAIN. SO I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AGAIN. IRONICALLY, THIS TIME THE BATTERY ACTUALLY DIED AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW HOURS, THE DEALER STATES THAT THE BATTERY IS "DEFECTIVE" AGAIN!! AND NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE OLD DEFECTIVE BATTERY THAT THEY REPLACED. MY 2007 YUKON DENALI XL WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND WENT THROUGH THREE NEW BATTERIES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS ARE STRANDED AGAIN??? THIS IS NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM GM IS TRYING DESPERATELY TO COVER UP. PLEASE HELP. GETTING VERY AGGRAVATED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS ISSUE. IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE BUT THIS PROBLEM DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361274October 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A BROKEN WHEEL BEARING AND HUB CAP CAUSED THE NOISE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING AND THE HUB CAP. THE MECHANIC DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL BEARING TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361028October 18, 2010
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2007 GMC YUKON. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. CHROME PLATING HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TOP WHERE HANDLE IS GRABBED. HANDLES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND CARE IS NEEDED WHEN OPENING DOOR OTHERWISE INJURY CAN AND HAS OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10361044October 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CHROME PLATING ON INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES PEELS OFF CREATING SHARP EDGES THAT CUT OCCUPANTS FINGERS WHILE TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE. THIS IS OCCURRING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357153September 23, 2010
AIR BAGS
2007 GMC DENALI YUKON XL SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING DISPLAYED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER ABOUT 40K, AFTER ABOUT 75K CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER REPLACED A DRIVER SEAT SENSOR, COSTING $ 400. HE MENTIONED SEAT CONNECTOR ON HARNESS TO SEAT WAS BROKEN AND USUALLY HAPPENS AT A CAR WASH OR SOMETHING ELSE GETS UNDER THE SEAT. ALSO MENTIONED WHILE THE WARNING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED, AIRBAGS WILL OR MAY NOT DEPLOY AND WOULD BE A DANGER TO SHORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SEAT FULLY FORWARD. IT SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THIS DEALER KNOWS ABOUT. ALL GM CARS THAT HAVE THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED WITH A RELIABLE CONNECTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356228September 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR HANDLE - PASSENGER (FRONT) DRIVER (FRONT) INSIDE DOOR. CHROME IS PEELING CAUSING AN EXTREMELY SHARP EDGE. WERE REPLACED IN 2008 UNDER WARRANTY. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. CAUSES DEEP CUTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10355845September 15, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE DOORS. WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE VEHICLE IT COULD BE REINSERTED, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE LATCH TO FUNCTION AS A MEANS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. PULLING ON THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE DOOR HANDLES WILL FIRST BEGIN TO SEPARATE FROM THE DOOR AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE HANDLE/LATCH FUNCTIONALITY IS LOST. I HAD TO PAY THE GMC DEALERSHIP $401.44 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLIES FOR BOTH OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354809September 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT
EA10004 - MY WIFE CUT HER HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE OF OUR 2007 YUKON DENALI XL. THE PLASTIC ON THE HANDLE CAME OFF AND CREATED A SHARP SURFACE ON THE DOOR HANDLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10352764August 30, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN AND WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ALL OVER THEIR HANDS. THE DOOR HANDLE ALSO CUT THE PASSENGERS HAND WHEN THEY ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE AT HER EXPENSE FOR THE LABOR COST OF $139. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND SHE WAS NOT GETTING A FAVORABLE ANSWER FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT SHE SPOKE WITH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,473.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10352578August 29, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CHROME IS PEELING OFF THE INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. TWO DIFFERENT PASSENGERS HAVE HAD THEIR FINGERS SLICED OPEN. ALSO, THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HUNG THE FRONT DOOR WHEN IT WAS BEING OPENED AND BENT FRONT DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10352584August 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, HEARD A CLICKING/CRACKING/POPPING NOISE, SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX AREA. AT THE SAME TIME THE WIDOWS, MIRROR, AND ELECTRIC LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. I STARTED LOOKING DOWN UNDER THE GLOVE BOX AREA AND COULD STILL SMELL A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THAT AREA. ALSO THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THE SAME BURNING SMELL CONDITIONS AND REMOVED THE WIRE BOX UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX PASSENGER DOOR AREA. HE OBSERVED THAT ALL THE WIRES WERE BURNT, TO INCLUDE THE METAL PLATE THAT WAS BURNT AND CHARRED FROM AN APPARENT ELECTRICAL FIRE. (PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE AREA TO INCLUDE THE BURNT WIRES AND CHARRED METAL) THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE WHOLE CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE AND BURN UP. HE SHOWED ME THE DAMAGE AND STATED THAT WHERE THE WIRES RUN THROUGH A SMALL HOLE IN A METAL PLATE APPEARED TO RUB THROUGH THE WIRES CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT AND ACTUALLY BURN THE WIRES AND METAL PLATE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT A RUBBER WASHER OR USING RUBBER INSTEAD OF METAL MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED THE BURNING/FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350490August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
LOUD RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVE ASSEMBLY UPON A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. DEALER STATED IT WAS WITHIN LIMITS. I AM AFRAID A COMPONENT IS GOING TO FAIL AND CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347851August 6, 2010
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MIRROR WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN SIX MONTHS WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MIRROR A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR A SECOND OPINION WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED INTERNALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347092August 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SAME EXACT ISSUE AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED OCCURS WITH MY 2007 GMC YUKON SLT. RPMS INCREASE AND VEHICLE LUNGES AS I AM PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND ALSO SLOWING DOWN AT STOP SIGNS GOING NO MORE THAN A FEW MPHS TO TRY TO COME TO A STOP. I NEED TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP/SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346684August 1, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY 2007 GMC YUKON'S CHROME INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE PEELING. A CO-WORKER OF MINE AND GIRLFRIEND WERE CUT BY THE PEELING PLASTIC. BOTH CUTS WERE DEEPER THAN YOUR AVERAGE PAPER CUT AND WAS VERY PAINFUL. THIS WAS ON THE PASSENGER DOOR, THEN I WAS CUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WEEKS LATER. GMC WOULD NOT REPLACE AS MY MILEAGE IS OUT OF WARRANT AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE $340 TO REPLACE!! EXTREMELY COSTLY AND FRUSTRATING FOR A DANGEROUS NON-REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10340704June 29, 2010
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WE OWN A 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI. MY 8 YEAR OLD SON'S THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAD WAS TRAPPED IN THE HINGE ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR, AS HE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. WHILE HE WAS EXITING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AS MY OTHER CHILDREN OPENED OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HIS THUMB WAS NEARLY COMPLETELY SEVERED BY THE HINGE. THE HINGE IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED, THERE IS NO SAFETY MECHANISM, COVER, OR PREVENTIVE FEATURE. THE HINGE COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR, MOVES THE HINGE OPENING FROM ROUGHLY AND INCH OPENING TO A ZERO CLEARANCE AREA. THE HINGES CROSS OVER TOP OF EACH OTHER WITH THE TWO EDGE PLANES OF EACH PART ACTING SIMILAR TO A BOLT CUTTER OR TREE LIMB CUTTER. ONE OF THE EDGE PLANES HAS A RELIEF CUT WHICH ACTS AS A TRAP AS VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THE DOOR ELIMINATES THE OPTION OF PULLING BACK A FINGER OR SMALL HAND. IF YOU WERE TO SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, OPEN DOOR AND EXIT AS ONE NORMALLY WOULD, SIMPLY DROPPING YOUR ARM STRAIGHT DOWN PUTS YOUR HAND(FINGERS) AT RISK. THE ONLY REASON HIS THUMB WAS NOT SEVERED IS BECAUSE THE CHILDREN EXITING THE CAR STOPPED OPENING THE DOOR AND CLOSED IT SO HE COULD TAKE HIS THUMB OUT. HAD THE DOOR OPENED ALL THE WAY HIS THUMB WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST. AS IT REMAINS WE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM, HE HAD TO HAVE 4 STITCHES AND AN XRAY. BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE JOINT NO BONES WHERE BROKEN. A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT THAT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10340441June 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
2007 GMS YUKON XL HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH AIR VENTING SYSTEM BECOMING STUCK IN DEFROST MODE. 8/30/07 SERVICE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. AGAIN ON 7/01/08 I HAD THE ACTUATOR REPLACED. 2/20/09 ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN SAME ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED FOR 3RD TIME ALONG WITH NEW PROGRAMMING FOR HVAC CONTROL HEAD. NOW 6/28/10 I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. DANGER OF THIS ISSUE IS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS FOGGING OF THE EXTERNAL WINDSHIELD HAPPERS VISION AND AUTOMATE WIPER WILL NOT KICK ON DUE TO MOISTURE NOT REACHING SENOR AT TOP OF WINDSHIELD. HOWEVER, VISION BECOMES IMPAIRED AND VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING. APPEARS TO BE A KNOW WIDESPREAD ISSUE BASED ON MECHANICS NOTE OF NUMEROUS BULLETINS BEING ISSUED ON CONCERN. NO FIX HAS WORKED TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336657June 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE A 2007 GMC YUKON AND BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES (FRONT AND PASSENGER) HAVE SPLIT AT THE UPPER SEAM OF HANDLE. THIS CAUSED ME TO CUT MY HAND ON ONE OCCASION DUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE HANDLE. I HAVE SINCE PLACED DUCT TAPE OVER BOTH HANDLES WHERE THE SEAMS HAVE SPLIT, SO THAT NOBODY WILL GET CUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335991June 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2007 GMC YUKON BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE I.E. AIR TO THE FLOOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334931June 7, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
2007 DENALI WITH 22,000 MILES HAD A LIFTGATE FAILURE. AFTER A $78.00 DIAGNOSIS AT LOCAL DEALER THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS $450.00. ACCORDING TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL THE REPAIR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND FURTHER MORE BECAUSE WE PURCHASED IT USED IT WON'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE FROM GM EITHER. WHILE EVALUATING PROBLEM I NOTICED THERE IS NO EGRESS POSSIBLE FROM INSIDE WHILE PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE AN EMERGENCY THAT DISABLES TYPICAL EGRESS THROUGH DOORS WOULD LEAVE THE REAR LIFTGATE AS ONLY CHOICE TO ESCAPE FROM FIRE OR WATER FOR INSTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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