GMC Yukon Complaints (1999)

231 consumer complaints on file.

#10125273June 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 1999 YUKON GMC, WHEN PUTTING BRAKES ON IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THEM TO CATCH. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID BRAKES WERE OPERATING THE WAY THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BE. I SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124534June 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
EVENTS LEADING UP TO INCIDENT UNKNOWN. I HAVE A 1999 YUKON, PURCHASED USED IN 2001. AT 160,000 MILES THE RIF=GHT REAR SPRING BROKE AT THE REAR SHACKLE. AT 166,000 MILES THE LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE AT THE SAME LOCATION IN THE SAME FASHION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120655June 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER HAS HIT A FENCE AND ALMOST HIT A PERSON. HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THEN HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON THE NEWS. *NM THE FRONT ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121345May 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES: GOING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES TEND TO GIVE WAY,. HEARD A NOISE, THE BRAKES JUST FAILED, NO MATTER OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120670May 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKES. HAVING TAKEN TO GMC DEALER TO REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO SOLUTION. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME MORE WHEN IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SERVICE WARRANTY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED INITIALLY. WHENEVER I STEP ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR WOULD SKID WHICH SERVICE DEALER ADVISED BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM BUT NO RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120193May 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, TIRES
I HAVE A 1999 GMC YUKON WITH ABS BRAKES AND FOR SOME REASON AT HIGH SPEED IT VERY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP MY VEHICAL EVEN AT 20 MILE PER HOUR.I HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED AROUND 4 TIMES RANGING FROM FACTORY TO TOP OF THE LINE BRAKES AND ROTORS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119880May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ANTILOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM. AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKING IS UNEVEN; MEANING IT IS NOT SMOOTH, BUT JERKY. THIS SITUATION DOES NOT OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. AFTER THIS SITUATION THE ANTILOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND I DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116621April 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED, REPLACED JUN 2001 AT 10,000 MILES, AND AGAIN ON APR 2005, AT 56,000, USED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108976January 26, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD TO BE REATTACHED BY A CONVERSION KIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105365January 26, 2005
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RELEASE AND MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106231January 12, 2005
STEERING
(1) STEERING WILL BIND RANDOMLY. (2) WHEN YOU TURN PAST THE BINDING POINT THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES UNRESTRICTED TOO FAR INTO A TURN, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. (3) DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103648December 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH RMPS REVVED UP, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE BALL VALVE. ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND THIS PART HAS BEEN UP GRADED IN LATER MODEL YEARS TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100835December 1, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
STARTING TRUCK FOR WORK IN MORNING. TRUCK WOULDN'T START. NO FUEL TO ENGINE. SENT TO GEORGIAN PONTIAC IN BARRIE ONTARIO. DIAOGNOSTIC FAULTY FUEL PUMP. REPLACED. SECOND TIME SAME THING, TIRED TO VISIT MY UNCLE WHO LIVES 10 MINUTES AWAY TRUCK WAS RUNNING IN DRIVEWAY AND DIED. FUEL NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE. PUMP UNDER 1 YEAR WARRANTY. REPLACED, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. 3RD TIME JUST HAPPENED 1 DEC 04. WAITING IN DRIVE THROUGH FOR A COFFEE TRUCK DIED. NO FUEL TO ENGINE (FULL TANK, FILLED NIGHT BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100105November 17, 2004
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM DEALER AND STEERING WAS NEVER FIXED. THEN PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY ,AND IT WAS NEVER HONORED! I EXIT THE WARRANTY ,AND WAS NOT SEND MONEY BACK. THE COMPANY MADE EXCUSES, AND DIDN'T RESPOND AFTER REPEATED REQUEST AND LETTERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10096452October 26, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
I HAVE A 1999 YUKON GMC THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. SPEEDS VARY ANY WHERE FROM 10 MPH TO 60. IF THERE IS A RECALL PLEASE ADVISE. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS, I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095785October 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER'S MALFUNCTION AND WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND A RECALL FOR MANY CHEVROLET'S AND GM'S. FOR WHATEVER REASON, 1999 GMC'S ARE NOT INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF THREE OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1991. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP SINCE VIN IS NOT ON LIST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082533July 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
GM HAS AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE CALLED A PASSLOCK. THE SYSTEMS SEEMS TO BE FAULTY ON A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF THEIR VEHICLES. IT MAKES THE AUTO NOT START AND MAYBE EVEN SOMETIMES DIE WHILE RUNNING. I'M QUITE CONCERNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ENGINE FAILING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $400 - $500 TO FIX IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071867April 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GMC DENALI TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE 302 MILES AFTER BEING REPAIRED BY A GM GOODWRENCH MECHANIC IN JULY 2002. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS ON A FAMILY VACATION WHEN THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10066733April 7, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS A TWITCHING FEELING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059166April 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AWAY FROM THE CONSUMER WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE (EVO) EXHAUST VALVE OPENING. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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