GMC Yukon Complaints (2001)

232 consumer complaints on file.

#10167406September 5, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE DISABLED BECAUSE OF ABS PUMP RUNNING WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. BECAUSE PUMP WAS RUNNING IT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL MY MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE PUMP. I WAS TOLD THIS PART WOULD COST 1200.00 TO REPLACE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162090July 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON SLT, AND I HAVE HAD AN ABS ISSUE. I HEARD A CONSTANT RUNNING SOUND, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE ABS, AND HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP IT. NOW MY BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERS WILL NOT FIX IT, JUST REPLACE THEM. WHICH IS AROUND A GRAND TO DO. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL OUTSIDE THE "SALT BELT" STATES THEY WON'T HELP US. I'VE FOUND SOMEONE IN THE AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I RESEARCH IT ONLINE, AND SEE IT APPEARS TO BE AN COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL OUT, BUT DOES NOT APPLY HERE IN FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA. IN WHICH WERE ARE ON THE COAST AN SUBJECT TO SALT WATERS OF THE GULF COAST. I'VE NOTICED IT ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V379000. IT AFFECTS "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODA ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.... PLEASE EXTEND RECALL AREA FOR OTHER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MAYBE COASTAL AREAS, ETC. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160734June 26, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
UPON MOVING TO HOUSTON, I HAD AN INSPECTION PERFORMED ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BECOME ENGAGED, EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT EVEN USE IT, AND DESTROYED MY REAR LEFT ROTOR, BRAKE PADS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS. IN ADDITION TO REPLACING THE ROTOR AND ALL BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR LEFT, I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS ON THE RIGHT REAR REPLACED AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME WITH NO REAR BRAKE PADS OR EMERGENCY BRAKE. IN OTHER WORDS, HAD I PARKED MY CAR ON AN INCLINE AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE, IT WOULD NOT HOLD MY CAR. I ALSO HAD NO REAR BRAKES IF MY FRONT BRAKES HAD FAILED. I HAVE READ FORUMS ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2001 YUKON OWNERS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001 AND HAVE HAD NO NEED FOR MY PARKING BRAKE. THE TOTAL DAMAGES WERE OVER $500 AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AS THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN AND IF THE PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES ITSELF. THE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS FULLY DISENGAGED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160031June 16, 2006
SEAT BELTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEATBELT FOR THE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RETRACTOR WAS BROKEN AND THE SEATBELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156135April 26, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS 35000 MILES. BRAKE HAS BEEN USED ONLY ABOUT 10 TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATES THE BRAKE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155797April 20, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED BRAKES ON SLIGHT ICEY DRIVEWAY, EBCM WENT OUT FOR GOOD. WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL WAS JUST REPAIRED JUST BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. $1250 TO REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154574April 5, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE. FAILURE LEADS TO CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF ACTUATOR EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. FLOOR PAN HEATS UP. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. BRAKING IS AFFECTED. MULTIPLE SIMILAR FAILURES ARE NOTED ON WEB SEARCHES AND BLOGS FOR A RANGE OF YUKON MODEL YEARS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT COST ABOUT $1080. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153170March 20, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING SHARPLY AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING NOISE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED GREASING THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. THEREFORE, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY PERMANENT SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150853March 20, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2001 YUKON TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILED BECAUSE OF ROUGH SHIFTING, SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT SQUEAKS. VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL CONSUMER HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME WHILE FIRE DEPT CLEANED UP SPILL. *TS A SEAL FAILED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT. THE RADIATOR SEAL FAILED. THE HEAD LIGHT LENS WAS LOOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152005March 6, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL OR HALF FULL INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151069February 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
2001 GMC YUKON EBCM FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THREE YEARS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS JUST OVER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY PERIOD AND GMC PAID FOR THE PART AND I PAID FOR THE LABOR ONLY AFTER A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS TO GMC. THE MODULE HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS CHOOSING TO PUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AT RISK AND NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149531February 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS OPERATED AT DECREASED SPEEDS AND THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT ACTIVATE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE REPLACEMENT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148408January 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS AND THERE IS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A RECALL, NHTSA #05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147470January 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145463December 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. HE WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE. *AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145361December 7, 2005
STEERING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), UNKNOWN OR OTHER, PARKING BRAKE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VARIOUS STEERING, SUSPENSION AND TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS WITH HER 2001 GMC YUKON. *NM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS HANGING OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOUSING AND ELEMENT. THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED. TEFLON GREASE WAS INSTALLED ON DRIVESHAFT TO ALLEVIATE THE BUMPINESS IN THE REAR. LICENSE PLATE LIGHT FOGGED UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LAMP. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE YOKE AT THE REAR U-JOINT. THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CHAIN HAD STRETCHED. THE DEALER R AND R THE TRANSFER CASE AND REPLACED THE CHAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144143December 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ACCORDING TO GM, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #05068 FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE MOST CERTAINLY DID HAVE THIS DEFECT, WHICH CAME CLOSE TO CAUSING ME 2 REAR-END COLLISIONS. I HAD THE REPAIRS MADE AT A GM DEALER AND AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD I CAN'T BE BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME NOTIFY GM THAT THEY NEED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND SEND ME THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142190November 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND THE ABS LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT CAME ON. HE INCREASED HIS STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE DEALER STATED IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC BOX. THERE WAS NO FREE REMEDY TO FIX THE BOX. THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED IN THE BUCKLE, OTHER TIMES IT WILL COME LOOSE WHILE IN THE SEAT BELT. ALSO WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT ONE COULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140277October 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 YUKON XL SUV WITH 81182 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION MADE A POPPING SOUND (NO FORWARD GEARS, BUT REVERSE GEARS). SUV HAS UPGRADED TRANSMISSION THAT HAD A SUPPOSEDLY BETTER MODEL "FRONT PLANET" PART PER GMC TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THAT SUPPOSEDLY SUPERIOR "FRONT PLANET" SPLIT INTO (2) PARTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION ALTHOUGH IT IS ONE MOLDED PIECE. RESULTING EXPLOSION OF METAL CAUSED A $2703.52 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. I HAVE THE DIGITAL PHOTOS AND THE ACTUAL FAILED PARTS!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139784October 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY HARD TO PUSH OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW WEEKS. FINALLY, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS PUMP RAN CONTINUALLY, HEATING THE FLOOR PAN OF THE VEHICLE. I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO STOP THE PUMP. THIS IN TURN HAS DISABLED THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT SEEMS THE REPAIR FROM GM IS VERY EXPENSIVE ($1100) AND USES THE SAME VERSION OF A COMMONLY FAILING PART THAT MIGHT ONLY LAST ANOTHER 40-50K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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