GMC Yukon XL Complaints (2001)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#10018482May 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING
I PURCHASED A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 06/15/01. IN THE EARLY 40K MILE PERIOD ON MY 2001 I STARTED HEARING A ROAD NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS MY NEW TIRES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MARLOW-WERNER PONTIAC GMC IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA ON 3/06/03 AT 44,792 MILES AND TOLD THEM I HAD SOME SORT OF TIRE NOISE IF THEY COULD CHECK OUT. THEY REPORTED NO PROBLEM. THE NOISE KEPT GETTING LOUDER DURING A 6 HOUR TRIP. UPON RETURNING TO TOWN WE TOOK IT INTO TUFFY AUTO SERVICE CENTER IN PORT CHARLOTTE. WE TOLD THEM WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BEARING NOISE AND TO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. THEY HAD THE KNOWLEDGE TO PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND PUT IN GEAR AND REALIZED IT WAS THE REAR END. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MARLOW-WERNER AND TOLD THEM WHAT TUFFY HAD SAID. THEY CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD US THE COMPLETE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REDONE. THE BEARINGS WERE SCORED AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS, PINION, AND SIDE BEARINGS. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER EVERY 3K MILES AS PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A NEW VEHICLE WITH 40K MILES HAVE THE REAR END GO OUT THIS WAY. I FEEL THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED IT AT NO COST TO ME. THEY CHARGED ME 50% OF THE REPAIR COST UNDER THE GOODWILL WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO FURTHER AND SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED WITH THE LOW MILEAGE AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I CALLED GMC ON 4/2/03 AND SPOKE WITH DARREN CHRISTENSEN WHICH IS A CONSUMER RELATIONS MANAGER. THE FILE NUMBER IS #1-867-42264. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW I DROVE MY VEHICLE AND IF I HADN'T DROVE ON IT FOR SO LONG THE REPAIR WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO EXTENSIVE. I WAS FURIOUS. I TOLD HIM THAT I USE MY VEHICLE TO TAKE MY TWO KIDS TO SCHOOL AND ON VACATIONS AND WAS NOT A HARD DRIVER. HE TOLD ME HE COULDN'T HELP ME ANY FURTHER AND THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE 50%. I JUST WANT THIS NOTED IN CASE THERE ARE OTHER CONSUMERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR PINION/BEARINGS. *JB
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#10016976May 3, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON XL WITH FIRESTONE 245-75-16 TIRES. I WAS ON A TRIP, WHEN THE TIRES STARTED TO SEPARATE, CAUSING THE YUKON TO VIBRATE. *JB
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#10014213April 9, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OUR 2001 GMC YUKON XL HAS NO "DOOR AJAR" WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATOR OF ANY KIND OTHER THAN THE DOME LIGHT COMING ON IF A DOOR IS OPEN. IS THIS WITHIN YOUR REGULATION FOR SAFE VEHICLES. *JB
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#10010865March 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 YUKON XL BURNS, DRIPS APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES. *JB
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#10010577March 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY YUKON XL K2500 WITH THE 8.2 LITER ENGINE - 495 CI - BURNS OIL AND AT FIRST THE DEALER SAID IT SHOULD NOT BURN MORE THAN 1 QUART EVERY 1800 MILES WHICH MINE DOES AND THE DEALER/GM TRIED A NEW PVC VALVE THEN A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND NOTHING HELPED. NOW GM SAYS A QUART EVERY 100 GALLONS OF GAS IS THE CUT OFF! *NLM
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#770077November 24, 2002
TIRES
NO SUMMARY. DT
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#567178August 21, 2002
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, VEHICLE HAS FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION TWICE. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEALER ADJUSTED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS, AND NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE DONE.*JB ....*AK
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#897722October 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK AND VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, CONSUMER'S CHILD MOVED TRANSMISSION FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS "C" POSITION, THE VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THERE IS NO DOOR AJAR SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER DOORS. *YH
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0
Deaths:
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#879987February 7, 2001
TIRES
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF BRAND NEW VEHICLE, CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER DUE TO A VIBRATION AND RUMBLING SOUND THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES, SIZE P265/70R16, DOT 8X72WL2, SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES UNLESS THERE IS A MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE TIRES. *SLC
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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