GMC Yukon Complaints (2004)

317 consumer complaints on file.

#10471873August 22, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
DROVE VEHICLE TO MY DESTINATION FOR SHOPPING, NO SIGNS OR WARNING WHAT TO FOLLOW. CAME OUT OF FACILITY, STARTED VEHICLE,BACKED UP VEHICLE,STEPPED ON BRAKE, PEDAL TO FLOOR, SAID THIS CAN'T BE , PULLED A LITTLE FORWARD SAME THING NO BRAKES, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE FOUND RIVER OF BRAKE FLUID. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE ALERTED ME THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED OUT. ALL LINES NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500.00 WITH NON-CORROSIVE LINES. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND I HAVE CALLED GM TO COMPLAIN WHO SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469365August 6, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT-GATE WINDOW DETACHED AFTER THE LIFT-GATE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469189August 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BACKING UP APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, STOPPED LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE SEEN BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINES. TOWED VEHICLE HOME, LOOKING UNDER VEHICLE FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED FOR VEHICLE WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461356June 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING GAS FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. IT ALSO CAUSED HARD STARTING. THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN WITH THE TOP BEING CONSTRUCTED OF ALUMINUM AND BRASS AND NOT STEEL TO PREVENT RUSTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457783May 8, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 18-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH THE EVENING OF MAY 1ST WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. SHE WAS IN A RELATIVELY "ROUTINE" ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD-ON IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF COLORADO SPRINGS. A GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED HER FROM THE VEHICLE SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO A MASSIVE FIREBALL THAT COMPLETELY GUTTED THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM ENORMOUSLY TROUBLED BY THE FIREBALL -- NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. I AM REMINDED OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD PINTO AND FORD EXPLORER AND WORRY THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE THAT MAY COST OTHERS THEIR LIVES. I PURCHASED AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING BIG, HEAVY AND SAFE TO PROTECT MY FAMILY, NEVER ANTICIPATING THIS HORRIFIC SCENARIO. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT? I HAVE MOST OF MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS, THE POLICE REPORT, PHOTOGRAPHS, NEWS ACCOUNTS, YOUTUBE VIDE, ETC. USAA IS MY INSURER. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS BUT I HAVE ASKED USAA TO HOLD THE VEHICLE SO THAT YOU OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY CAN CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10456854April 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE RELEASE VALVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO EMITTED A LOUD NOISE WHEN IT WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE RELEASE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.. UPDATED 05/17/12 *BF UPDATED 05/23/12.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446729February 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION, SUDDEN ONSET, DRIVER SIDE TO REAR BRAKE. HAD PREVIOUS EPISODE FRONT PASSENGER LINE 3 MOS PRIOR. WILL BE REPLACING ALL LINES AT PERSONAL COST W STAINLESS TUBING, PENDING RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439813December 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SEATS, POWER TRAIN
FUEL INDICATOR GIVES FAULTY FUEL LEVELS, ELECTRIC SEATS FAIL TO ADJUST,TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AT 92000 MILES-SUPPOSEDLY GEARED TO PULL 10,000#. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438918December 7, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CRASH. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE FAILED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437609November 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN PARKED AFTER TOWING A 29 FOOT LONG TRAVEL TRAILER. IT HAD SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS SINCE WE LAST USED IT. DURING THE 2011 30 OCTOBER SNOW STORM IN PA, I WENT TO PICK IT UP TO USE IT. I STARTED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. ALL OF THE ANTILOCK AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND BACK IT BACK THE DRIVEWAY AND PARK IT. WE LATER CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND LET US KNOW THAT THEY HAD FOUND A BRAKE LINE THAT BURST DUE TO CORROSION. THIS BRAKE LINE IS ALMOST DIRECTLY UNDER THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IS SOMEWHAT HIDDEN FROM VIEW. IT LIES ATOP THE FRAME IN THIS AREA AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER HAD CORRODED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THEY HAD TO FABRICATE A REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINE AND WERE ABLE TO REPLACE IT. THEY FURTHER INDICATED THEY LOOKED AT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND DID NOT SEE ANY FURTHER INDICATION OF CORROSION. I HAVE DRIVEN THE GMC FOR ABOUT TEN MILES SINCE THE REPAIR AND THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. LET ME ADD THIS, I HAVE OWNED 15 DIFFERENT VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND NOT ONE HAS HAD TO HAVE A STEEL BRAKE LINE REPLACED. THIS IS THE FIRST. JUST LIKE THE OTHER GM OWNERS, WHEN THESE LINES FAIL THE BRAKING ABILITY TO STOP THIS TWO TON VEHICLE IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT I AM VERY THANKFUL THIS LINE DID NOT FAIL WHILE TOWING THE 29 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434948November 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND'S 2004 YUKON DENALI CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HOME. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS BEFORE IT SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED. I CALLED 911 WHILE MY HUSBAND TOOK THE HOSE AND SPRAYED WATER ON THE FIRE, WHICH WAS IN THE DASHBOARD OF THE SUV. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE VEHICLE IGNITED AND WAS ON FIRE. I CONTACTED GMC VIA ONLINE CHAT, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE 2004 YUKON DENALI. AFTER SOME PRELIMINARY SEARCHES ONLINE, I FOUND NUMEROUS CLAIMS OF THE SAME THING OCCURRING TO OTHER OWNERS OF YUKON AND TAHOE SUVS IN THE U.S.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432949October 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED AND WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AFTER INSPECTING, SHE DISCOVERED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,937.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428200October 2, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE ERODED AWAY ON A VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. NEARLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING OVER SPEED BUMP AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING! MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ONLY WAY II AVOIDED COLLISION WAS PUTTING THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND STOMPING ON THE PARKING BREAK. FOR A VEHICLE THAT NEW COSTS OVER 50000 DOLLARS TO FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO A DECADE OLD IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS VEHICLE RARELY SEEMS INCLEMENT WEATHER AND IS COVERED WITH A NEARLY 500 DOLLAR CALIFORNIA CAR COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421108August 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON. SINCE WE'VE HAD IT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER HAS BECOME A CONSTANT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY, YESTERDAY, MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE WITH HUGE TIRES ON THE BACK ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND US, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, SERIOUSLY INJURED, MAYBE EVEN DEAD WITH SOME OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE HAD ON THE INTERSTATE. TODAY IS AUGUST 23, 2011. WE HAD THIS VEHICLE FIXED ON JULY 28, 2011, PAYING ALMOST $600 FOR IT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. IT SAYS ON THE TICKET THAT WE TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH I BELIEVE INCLUDED THE APP SENSOR, AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY OF EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP. AFTER SPENDING $500-600, I WANT TO KNOW WHY WE ARE STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH SO MANY OTHERS I HAVE SEEN COMPLAIN ABOUT IT ONLINE? GMC HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411248July 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LATE THIS AFTERNOON ON JULY 05, 2011 ON RT 589 IN PASCO COUNTY FL, I WAS COMING OFF THE EXIT TO A RED LIGHT AND I COULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND HOLD IT THERE IN ORDER TO STOP JUST SHORT OF THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE RIGHT LANE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME. I PULLED OVER AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND NOTICED FLUID SQUIRTING OUT ABOVE THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE AREA. AFTER I MADE IT HOME I PULLED THE TIRE OFF AND LOOKED AROUND AND NOTICE TWO HEAVILY CORRODED LINES WHERE THE FLUID WAS COMING OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408757June 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR WITHIN CITY, THE TRUCK DISPLAYS A WARNING "STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED, REDUCED ENGINE POWER". THE TRUCK WHILE IN MOTION LOWERS POWER AND BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD, UNABLE TO DRIVE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. FORCED TO PULL OVER AND IN ONE INSTANCE THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED WARNING. TO DATE THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED HOWEVER THE CONDITION RETURNED 1 WEEK LATER, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AT THIS TIME A SOLUTION TO THE CONDITION HAS NOT PRESENTED ITSELF AND THE TRUCK IS QUITE DANGEROUS AS IT MAY SHUT DOWN OR REDUCE ITS ENGINE POWER DUE TO THIS DEFECT THAT GM IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405721June 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND TRYING TO MAKE A TURN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED; THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) DEALING WITH THE HYDRO-BOOST MODULE, BUT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399826May 10, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT RADIO FUNCTION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CONSOLE WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LIGHT BULBS THAT WERE REMOVED WERE BLACK AND APPEARED MELTED ON THE BOTTOM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RADIO FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399139May 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS READING INACCURATELY. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST OR SLOW HE WAS TRAVELING. THE GASOLINE GAUGE FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HE COULD POTENTIALLY BE DRIVING ON AN EMPTY FUEL TANK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSUME THE REPAIR COST IF THE VEHICLE HAD 80,000 MILES OR LESS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,775 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397048April 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR MECHANISM WAS DESIGNED TO FAIL OVER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS OFFERING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON VEHICLE WITHIN 70,000 MILES OR LESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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