GMC Yukon Complaints (2005)

168 consumer complaints on file.

#10532210July 28, 2013
WHEELS, STRUCTURE, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED UNDER VEHICLE AND LOWERED FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE BY A CRANKING A CABLE. IT ALSO HAS A SECONDARY LATCH TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING ON ROAD IF THAT CABLE SHOULD FAIL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LATCH IS DESIGNED VERY POORLY AND QUITE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUSTING FROM ROAD SALT. THIS PREVENTS IT FROM RELEASING THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REASON THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE SPARE TIRE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE WITHOUT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ON EXACTLY HOW TO RELEASE A FROZEN SAFETY LATCH. IT IS VERY UNLIKELY ANYONE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SO WHILE STRANDED ROADSIDE WITH A FLAT TIRE. IT WOULD AT LEAST GREATLY EXTEND THE AMOUNT OF TIME PERSON WOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR VEHICLE ALONG THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524579July 12, 2013
SEAT BELTS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
REAR LEFT SIDE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON VERY HARD TO UNLOCK CAN CAUSE A PASSENGER IN AN EMERGENCY TO BE TRAPPED. DEALER STATES GM HAS NO SAFETY WARRANTY ON ANY SEAT BELT PRODUCTS. TPS SENSOR INDICATOR HAS SHOWN UP INTERMITTENTLY ON THE CLUSTER HAD TAKE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS WAS READING ONLINE POSSIBLE CLUSTER ISSUE DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. POWER TRAIN MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR LIGHT COMPLETELY OUT THERE IS A RECALL ID #41359 AS OF FEB 14 2005 FOR VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT GEAR VEHICLE IS IN AND COULD CAUSE INJURY. DEALER IS SUPPOSE TO REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. TAKEN TO DEALER WAS TOLD THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT JUST CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY AND RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520173June 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CYLINDER, THE POWER STEERING HOSES, THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504105March 22, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRACTION ACTIVATION ENGAGES FOR NO REASON USUALLY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND VEHICLE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE GAS PEDAL LOCKS UP BRIEFLY AND ENGINE APPEARS TO WANT TO DIE, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE ACTIVATION LIGHT GOES BACK OUT AND TRUCK IF FINE. IF I DRIVE AN HOUR THIS PROBLEM OCCURS 3 TIMES. MY MECHANIC ADVISED NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM FROM GMC. THE CAR WAS CHECKED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, BUT WHEN TESTED WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING EQUIPMENT I WAS ADVISED IT'S A CENSOR PROBLEM, BUT THE DENALI HAS 4 CENSORS AND THE TESTS CAN'T DETECT WHICH CENSOR IS BAD UNTIL IT GOES OUT COMPLETELY. I WILL CONTACT MY LOCAL GMC DEALER BUT, FROM CHECKING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM PERSONS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE. NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE I'M WAITING FOR THIS CENSOR TO TOTALLY GO OUT. GMC KNOWS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH TRACTION CENSORS AND SHOULD DO THE HONORABLE THING BY RECALLING THESE VEHICLES BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. THE AVERAGE CITIZEN WHO PURCHASES A VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS AND OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHILE MECHANICS KEEP CHARGING YOU FOR TESTS THAT AREN'T SOLVING THE PROBLEM. GMC SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE CENSORS SINCE THEIR TESTS CAN'T DETECT WHICH ONE IS BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501929March 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND IS NOW PINNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT (OVER MAX). THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS +/- 120MPH, EVEN IN PARK. I HAVE NO WAY TO DETERMINE MY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501931March 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF. SAME WITH 2 OUT OF 3 BRAKE LIGHTS. DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE REPLACE THE BULBS, WE KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS GMC GOING TO PAY MY TICKET WHEN I GET PULLED OVER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496614February 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, WORKED OKAY, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. STICKS ON 60 MPH WHEN GOING 0MPH. SHOWS 120 MPH WHEN GOING 50 MPH. MECHANIC QUOTE TO REPLACE IS $640. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496626February 6, 2013
ENGINE
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE SNAPPED OFF FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND IT WAS ONLY BEING HELD ON BY 2 OF THE ORIGINAL BOLTS. THIS COULD HAVE FULLY BROKEN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND JAMMED INTO MY STEERING SHAFT! AFTER A VERY SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ABOUT GM 6.0 ENGINE EXHAUST BOLTS SNAPPING OFF, I DISCOVERED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF ENGINES OF THE 4.8, 5.3, AND 6.0 SIZE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496627February 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A SNAPPED OFF PARKING BRAKE COMPONENT BENEATH MY DASH RENDERING THE PARKING BRAKE INOPERATIVE. I HAVE ALREADY PAID CLASSIC CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE TWO YEARS AGO AND IT HAS JUST SNAPPED AGAIN IN THE SAME WAY UNDER THE DASH USING ALL NEW CORRECT PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482017October 23, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT, AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I RAN INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WHILE GOING BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP SAID MY BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND IT SNAPPED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476281September 12, 2012
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD, WHICH RESULTED IN HER HITTING THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED SOME BRUISING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10471507August 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HE SMELLED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 09/21/12*LJ THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET METAL PIPE RUSTED THROUGH AND GAS LEAKED OUT. UPDATED 09/26/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470837August 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLE DISPLAY INDICATES "SERVICE STABILITY" AND THE VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM BEGINS TO GRAB INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND LOSE SPEED DRASTICALLY. ONCE PULLED OFF THE ROAD IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED IT WILL OPERATE PROPERLY AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY ONCE IN JUNE, TWICE IN JULY, AND SEVERAL TIMES NOW IN AUGUST. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS FLUKE ISSUE THAT COULD BE EXPLAINED BY WEATHER AS WE HAD EXCEPTIONALLY HOT SUMMER THUS FAR. HOWEVER IT IS TO THE POINT NOW WHERE I HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO A REPAIR SHOP TO AVOID HAVING MY WIFE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466515July 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WIFE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. CORRODED METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH FOR REAR BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459928May 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE AS TO WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/16/12 *CN UPDATED 07/18/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455324April 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LOSES POWER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453915April 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. FOR WEEKS, IT WOULD GET STUCK AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, THEN BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS, IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. LATER, OTHER GAUGES SUCH AS OIL PRESSURE AND WATER TEMPERATURE ALSO STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE SPEEDOMETER IS A BASIC SAFETY NECESSITY, AND I WOULD NOT EXPECT TO HAVE TO REPAIR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451477March 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE FRONT END AIR BAG SENSOR #2 (B0104) GAVE OUT ALONG WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR (C0760-LR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450232March 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAD DRIVEN MY YUKON FOR ROUGHLY A YEAR WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR GLASS HINGE BROKE. IT CAUSED A LEAK AND I HAVE BEEN IN FEAR OF THE BACK GLASS COMING LOOSE OR BREAKING DURING DRIVING. MY RESEARCH HAS LED ME TO SEVERAL STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM LEAVING GLASS ON ROADS, CARWASHES, AND EVEN ON FOLLOWING VEHICLES, CAUSING DAMAGE. GM EXPECTS ME TO PAY OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE GLASS. A REDESIGNED GLASS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO HELP FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444536January 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST OR SLOW SHE WAS TRAVELING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD ACCRUED MORE THAN 85,000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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