GMC Yukon Complaints (2004)

317 consumer complaints on file.

#10608974July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON APPLYING BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, THE RIGHT REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. FORTUNATELY,Y I HAD SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE NEXT CAR THAT I COULD AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STILL HAD SOME BRAKING POWER TO ALLOW ME TO DRIVE IT TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WHERE IT CONTINUED TO LOSE BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED ALL THE STEEL LINES WITH COPPER/NICKEL LINES AT A COST OF $1,606.00. I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEEL LINES ARE RUSTING OUT AS A RESULT OF THE DE-ICING CHEMICALS BEING USED ON THE ROADS DURING THE WINTER. I HAVE HAD VEHICLES UP TO 15 YEARS OLD IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD SUCH AN EXPERIENCE AS THIS. I QUESTION THE QUALITY OF THE STEEL LINES. IF GM IS OF THE OPINION THAT THEIR STEEL LINES CAN'T WITHSTAND THE DE-ICING CHEMICALS THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED COPPER/NICKEL LINES AT THE FACTORY. THANK YOU. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607635July 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I STARTED MY CAR AND WHILE I WAS IN PARK THE SPEEDOMETER SAID 70MPH. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD REGISTER OVER 120MPH. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I WAS TRULY GOING. THIS IS A SCARY FEELING ESPECIALLY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I TRIED TURNING OFF THE CAR PUTTING IT IN DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK THINKING PERHAPS IT WAS STUCK, BUT NOTHING WORKS. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM...HELP?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604705June 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS PARKED ON A HILL, WHEN PULLING AWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT PROVIDED ALMOST NO BREAKING POWER. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, MULTIPLE BEEPS OCCURRED WITH MESSAGES APPEARING ON DASH DISPLAY (AFTER THE FAILURE), ABOUT BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS CHECKED OR SERVICED, AND STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED. TO CATCH THE LEAKING FLUID, I PLACED THE PAN UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AREA. LINES LOOKED TOTALLY RUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596618June 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE NOTED BY WARNING LIGHT. INSPECTED BY GMC DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. RECOMMENDED COMPLETE CONTROL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT >$1000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592913May 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592227May 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WILL JUST GO TO ZERO AS YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY MAY COME BACK ON IN A FEW MINUTES OR AFTER YOU SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. ALL FUSES ARE GOOD. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS WORK I.E. TURN SIGNALS, HIGH BEAM, & HAZ. DURING RESTART THEY FLASH AS THEY WOULD NORMALLY BUT THE GAUGES MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK ON LINE. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576281April 1, 2014
STEERING
THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (5-55 MPH) THE STEERING GOES OUT AND YOU CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS TO CORRECT THIS. THE MECHANICS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND SINCE THIS IS NOT A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, THEY ARE UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE IT. IT'S A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU ARE ON THE BELTWAY AND NEED TO TAKE AN EXIT, OR FOLLOW THE BELTWAY BEARING RIGHT OR LEFT AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING. MORE FRIGHTENING IS WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD ONE MINOR INCIDENT/ACCIDENT WHILE BACKING UP TO PARK MY TRUCK AT A CAMPGROUND. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND WAS DRIFTING. THERE WAS A TREE BEHIND ME, WHICH I NEEDED TO PARK NEXT TO, AND THE STEERING WENT OUT AND MY LEFT BUMPER EDGE CAUGHT THE TREE, WHICH PUSHED THE BUMPER IN SLIGHTLY. THIS CAUSED THE RUBBER TRACK ON THE TOP OF THE BUMPER TO POP UP AND IT CANNOT BE REATTACHED. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE NASTY SCRATCHES ON THE BUMPERS EDGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575831March 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I EXITED AND STOPED AT A DRIVE UP WINDOW. AS I PULLED UP TO THE WINDOW MY BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. AFTER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT A LINE WITHIN THE CLUSTER OF FOUR HAD FAILED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. ALL THE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575177March 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN WE TURN LEFT, THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF ,LOSES POWER STEERING, BRAKES, GAUGES LIGHT UP, THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING LEFT BETWEEN 3-5 MILES HOUR, THE GARAGE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND THE STABILITY CONTROL IS ON TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575019March 26, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND ERRONEOUSLY OPENED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567756March 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2004 GMC YUCON- THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN HE TRIED TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A NEARBY DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,271. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566333February 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE LINES AND IF I HAD DRIVEN FOR EVEN ANOTHER HOUR, I WOULD HAVE HAD NO BRAKES. I HAD THE LINES REPLACED, WHICH HAD TO BE CUSTOM BUILT. THE REPAIR COST ME $1188. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565476February 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. ON MY NEXT BRAKE APPLICATION MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON. WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE UNDERRATE DRIVERS DOOR. ALL LINES ARE RUSTED SEVERELY AS WELL AS MOST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES SIMILAR TO MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556882December 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.WHEN THEY WENT TO EXIT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.AFTER I GOT IT HOME I FOLLOWED THE BRAKE FLUID TRAIL INTO MY GARAGE.HAD IT INSPECTED BY MY MECHANIC AND TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE OTHERS WERE ON THERE WAY TO FAILURE ALSO.TOO BIG OF A JOB FOR HIM SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER FOR NEXT WEEK AT A PRICE OF AROUND $1300 AS QUOTED.THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE IS A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS BECAUSE OF SO MANY CASES OF PREMATURE RUST FAILURE BUT GM WILL NOT INCUR ANY OF THE COSTS OR ADMIT A SAFETY ISSUE.THE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF THE FIX IS ONE THING BUT THE SAFETY OF MANY IS TOTALLY ANOTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553591November 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
NO PROBLEM YET, BUT IS SURE TO HAPPEN. BRAKE LINES RUSTED. HAD SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI XL WHERE THE METAL LINES RUSTED AND BLEW OUT. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552557November 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
HARD BRAKE LINES ON FRAME UNDER DRIVERS DOOR RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER DRIVERS DOOR AND SAW THAT THE HARD BRAKE LINES ON THE FRAME WERE RUSTED THREW. I HAD LOTS OF OLDER VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THE HARD BRAKE LINES RUSTED THREW ESPECIALLY IN A 9 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548036October 15, 2013
ENGINE
SINCE GETTING THIS CAR IN 2005, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED REDUCED ENGINE POWER. WHETHER GOING 40MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD OR 70 ON THE INTERSTATE, THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE "FIXED" TWICE, SPENT ABOUT $1000 ON 2 SEPARATE "REPAIRS," YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW SCARY IT IS TO BE GOING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THEN HAVE YOUR ENGINE POWER REDUCED. TO BE GOING 70 AND THEN FORCED BELOW 70 IS DANGEROUS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT AND KILLED TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND PASS SOMEONE. THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. I KNOW NUMEROUS GM OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ACROSS NUMEROUS VEHICLES. WHY HAVEN'T YOU FORCED THEM TO FIX IT? IS IT BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT BAILED THEM OUT, AND IT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE ECONOMY? SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ON ROADWAYS SHOULD BE IMPORTANT, TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547837October 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND BEGAN STEADILY DECREASING UNTIL IT REACHED 0. LUCKILY I HAD MY GPS TO GO BY FOR MY VEHICLE SPEED, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE HAD KNOW CLUE OF HOW FAST OR SLOW I WAS GOING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541718September 3, 2013
ENGINE
MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A BUILD UP OF SLUGS AND BEGAN LOOSING OIL PRESSURE AND COOLANT AND NEEDED OIL ADDED AND COOLANT FREQUENTLY. OIL PRESSURE FLAT-LINED IN JANUARY OF 2012 AND IT WAS TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC. THE SLUGS WERE CLEANED AND A NEW OIL PUMP WAS PLACED BECAUSE OF THE BUILD UP OF SLUGS. I WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE OIL FREQUENTLY TO CLEAN THE SLUG OUT BUT IT CONTINUED TO BUILD UP AND THE MYSTERY OF LOOSING COOLANT OIL PRESSURE HAS BOTTOMED OUT TWO MORE TIMES AND I FOUND A ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET THAT A NUMBER OF GMC VEHICLES INCLUDING MINE WERE BUILT WITH DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS DUE TO CRACKS OVER TIME WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE AND MIX WITH THE OIL WHICH BUILDS UP SLUG. I WANT TO KNOW WHY A RECALL DOES NOT EXIST. THIS HAS COST ME SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS....I NEED GMC TO MAN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535243August 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
CAR HAS LOW MILES FOR AGE AND TODAY THE BRAKE LINE BEGAN TO LEAK UNDER DRIVER SIDE SEAT BECAUSE OF RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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