GMC Yukon Complaints (2000)

184 consumer complaints on file.

#750779August 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FIRST FAILURE AS NOTED IN FORM, SECOND FAILURE OF SAME COMPONANT ON 08/03/01 @ 65 MPH PULLING 5000LB BOAT, 20503 MILES. THIRD FAILURE 08/17/01 SAME COMPONANT, SITTING STILL IN A PARKING LOT. 20700 MILES. THIS ELECTRONIC FAILURE IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS AS THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO HANDLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749577August 1, 2001
TIRES
BLOWOUT OF RIGHT, REAR TIRE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY SPEED (WITH 3 KIDS IN CAR)IN LOS ANGELES. CRASH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, BECAUSE WE VEERED INTO LANE TO THE RIGHT, BUT DRIVER(MY HUSBAND) HANDLED TRUCK PROFESSIONALLY (NO BRAKING) AND WE DRIFTED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: NA TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748462July 14, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
INITIA FUNCTION OF PASSSENGER SEAT BELT INOPERTIVE. ONCE SEAT BELT IS LATCHED THE PASSENGER IS RESTRAINED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. INORDEER TO MOVE ABOUT IN THE COMPATMENT MUST RELEASE BELT 9 UNLATACH. SAFTY ISSUE MAY RESULT IF PERSON UNLATCHES AT A TIME WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. ATTEMPTED ON SIMILAR VEHICLE ( PASSENGAER SIDE) WITH SAME RESULTS (MALFUNCTION.) DEALER HAS ALL BUT GIVEN UP. I CANNOT ACCEPT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO RIGHT THE PROBLEM THANK YOU R. B. LICCARDO.TED SAME FUNCTION ON NEW SIMILARVEHICLE SIMILAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748471July 14, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER STICKSWHEN MAKING HARD LEFT TURN AND RIGHT TURN HAS BEEN IN SHOP I WAS TOLD IT DID THAT AND THE NEW 2001 WILL NOT DO THAT IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWO OR THREE TIMES I FEEL THAT SOME ONE WILL GET HURT IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748383July 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO INERTIA RELEASE: EXPLANATION FOLLOWS: WHEN ATACHING SEAT BELT NO FUTHER MOVEMENT IS ALLOWED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE INERTIA RELEASE MALFUNCTIONS LOCKING THE PASSENGER IN ONE POSITION ANY FURTHER MOVEMENT RSTRAINS THE PASSENGER INTO LOCKED POSITION REQUIRENG TO RELAEQSE THE BELT ENTIRELY TO MOVE ABOUT THE COMPARTMENT. ASAFTY ISSUE IF RELEASING TO PERFORM SOME DUTY A THE SAME TIMEAND ACCIDENT OCCURS CAN BE SERIOUS.OSITIONK MODE REQUIREING THE ENTIRE RELEASE OF THE BELT TO MOVE ABOUT IN THE NTTHER RTHER MOVEMENT WILL LOCK THE PASSENGERRSE FUNCTION OF THE LOCKING ACTION OF THE BELTT LOCKS INPLACE THEREBY TO MOVE ABOUT IN THE VEHICLE REQUIRS THAT DISENGAGE THE BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747220June 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES AND POPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BLURRING ANY IMAGES. DEALER HAS TIGHTENED MIRROR ONCE, AND REPLACED TWICE, AND PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. DEALER REFUSES TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890189June 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR DURING HARD BRAKING WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE. ALSO, DURING LIGHT BRAKING, BRAKES ENGAGE AT FIRST. THEN , BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS NO NEED FOR CORRECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561512June 8, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES, P265/70R16, WERE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, HOWEVER TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES THAT CAUSED TREMBLING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH, DEALER STATED TIRES WERE FINE, CONSUMER FEELS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE THE BRAND OF REPLACEMENT TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889081May 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH VEHICLE PASSED UNDER POWER LINES COMING FROM A TOWER WHICH CAUSED RADIO/ GUAGES, AND ENGINE TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY AND THEN STOP FUNCTIONING. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHEN PASSING UNDERNEATH THESE POWER LINES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888883May 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH TIRE SHREDDED. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH 21,000 MILES MOUNTED ON A 2000, GMC, YUKON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WANTED TO PRORATE THE TIRE.*AK CONSUMER STATES FIRESTONE IS COMPLETELY NEGLIGENT HAD REPORTED UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR TO FIRESTONE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561263May 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES HE TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE RECALLED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE (P265/70R16) TIRES, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS ONE OF THE RECALLED TIRES AND ALL 5 TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED, CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO COME BACK TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN THE DEALERSHIP TOOK VEHICLE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT ONLY ONE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742449March 14, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUALLY RETRACTS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION PINNING THE PASSENGER TO THE SEAT. TO RELEAVE PRESSURE PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE AND REPOSITION BUCKLE. TO COMPENSATE DEALER INSTALLED AN EXTENSION BUT STILL DIDN'T CORRECT PROBLEM AND CREATED A NEW ONE FOR PASSENGERS UNDER 200LB. WITH EXTENSION BUCKLE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF OCCUPANTS ABDOMIN ALONG WITH THE SHOULDER BELT. LEAVING ONLY THE LAP BELT TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879677February 2, 2001
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE ON FIRESTONE IS 16 INCH TIRE,. IN OWNERS MANUEL TIRES SUPPOSE TO BE SAME SIZE. THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740291February 1, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD MORE THAN THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE ON MORE THAN AN ELEVEN PERCENT GRADE. THE YUKON XL IS ADVERTISED BY GMC TO BE A VEHICLE CAPBABLE OF TOWING A 7800 LB TRAILER. WITH A BOAT TRAILER OR HORSE TRAILER YOU CAN NOT SAFELY PARK ON ANYTHING BUT LEVEL GROUND WITHOUT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAILER BEING HELD BY THE TRANMISSION PARK. THIS NOT A SAFELY DESIGNED SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879396January 30, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION AND IN REARVIEW MIRROR COULD SEE TREAD FLAPPING, THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRE HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE SIZE P265/70R16, DOT # V672WL11800. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879257January 29, 2001
SEATS
PASSENGER'S SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPAIRED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739094January 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS FAILED IN UP POSITION. DRIVERS SEATBELT WOULD LOCK IN RETRACTED POSITION IF REMOVED WHILE DRIVING AND COULD NOT BE PULLED BACK OUT UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739098January 9, 2001
SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFES VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD WHERE SHE TRIED TO CORRECT AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER,KILLING HER AS SHE WAS BY HERSELF. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS A COMPLETE DISASTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#738956January 7, 2001
TIRES
I DID NOT SAVE EITHER OF THE FAILED TIRES BUT THEY WERE BOTH REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW 13 MONTHS AGO.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738791January 4, 2001
TIRES
TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 26570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 26570R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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