GMC Yukon Complaints (2001)

232 consumer complaints on file.

#10037182September 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO WARNINGS WERE GIVEN THIS CONTINUED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUALLY SAYING THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM UNTIL I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE BRAKES (ALL FOUR) COMPLETELY LOCKED UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027104September 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
THE CONSUMER STATED THE FOG LIGHTS VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVING, GREATLY REDUCING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. DEALER ADVISED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE FOG LIGHT MOUNT. *AK OTHER DRIVERS WERE DISTRACTED BY THE SHAKING LIGHT IN THEIR REAR VIEW MIRROR. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032956August 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED AND I LOST ALL ANTILOCK CAPABILITY. WHEN IT FAILS, IT MAKES THE SOUND OF A SMALL FAN MOTOR. IT QUIT WHEN I PARKED AND TURNED THE YUKON OFF. THIS MODULE COST ME $800 TO REPLACE. INCREDIBLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH 45,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032695August 12, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 30 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P265/70R16 REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON MY '01 GMC YUKON WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION, AND THE RADIALS BREAKING. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE TIRE WITH OUR SPARE THAT IS THE SAME MAKE/MODEL. APPROX. 10 MINUTES LATER ON A PAVED ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH, THE SPARE BLEW OUT WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. OUR VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY BELIEVE THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON OUR VEHICLE AND KEPT THE FIRESTONE FOR EVALUTION AND ANALYSIS PURPOSES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024363June 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL DOWN, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021498June 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEN THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED IT MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE AND AFTER ALL THAT, IT STILL MAKES THE NOISE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021284June 9, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING
SOME GM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING MY 2001 GMC YUKON, DO NOT COME WITH A DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM. GM HAS WRITTEN, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A "STANDARD" DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM WHEN THERE IS NOT. GM HAS MADE AN APPARENT MISREPRESENTATION, FOOLING CUSTOMERS INTO BELIEVING THAT THE COURTESY DOME LIGHT SYSTEM (WHICH TURNS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN) IS A DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM. I HAVE SEEN OTHER INTERNET COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SYSTEM IN GM PRODUCTS. IT POSES A GRAVE DANGER TO OCCUPANTS. IS THERE LEGISLATION REGARDING A DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM AND CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT GM? BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT CAN OR HAS OCCURRED. A DRIVER ENTERS A YUKON ALONG WITH THREE PASSENGERS. THE DOME LIGHT WILL TURN ON NO MATTER WHAT AT THIS JUNCTURE BECAUSE THE DOORS WERE OPENED, SO THERE WOULD NOT BE CAUSE FOR ALARM AS DOORS CLOSE. ONE OF THE THREE PASSENGERS DOES NOT CLOSE HIS/HER DOOR COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER PUTS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTS THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT TURNS OFF. NO DOOR AJAR WARNING. ANOTHER EXAMPLE: I OPENED A REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY YUKON AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DOME LIGHT TURNED ON, BECAUSE IT IS APPARENTLY A STANDARD FEATURE FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON WHEN A DOOR IS OPENED FOR PEOPLE TO GET IN AND OUT. I THEN PUSHED THE PASSENGER DOOR TOWARDS IT'S HOUSING JUST ENOUGH FOR METAL TO TOUCH METAL (OR THE APPARENT SENSOR), BUT STILL "OPEN" IN THAT, WITHOUT ENGAGING THE DOOR OPENING MECHANISM, I COULD STILL PULL IT OPEN. I THEN ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND CLOSED IT (ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR). I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE DOME LIGHT TURNED OF. ANYONE COULD HAVE PUSHED OR PULLED THE PASSENGER DOOR OPEN. EXAMPLE: I BEGAN BACKING OUT OF MY HOUSE ONE DAY WHEN ONE OF THE DOORS BEGAN TO OPEN. NO DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ON. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON THE OPEN ROAD, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED. THE DOORS ON THIS SUV ARE ALREADY HEAVY, AND IT IS VERY EASY TO HAVE A DOOR AJAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022683June 9, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH REMAINED ON A IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR. *AK PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020392May 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, TIRES
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE BAD AND THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDED TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020428May 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON APRIL 9, 2003 THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 28 MPH WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SEVERAL OBJECTS BEFORE IT STOPPED. GMC SENT AN ENGINEER TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM WHICH COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016591April 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011283April 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE CAUSED BY AN ABERRANT VOLTAGE ON STOP LAMP CIRCUIT. ALSO THE PCM, STARTER AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009333February 26, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION AFTER BEING USED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007070February 11, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THERE WAS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT, WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED, IT LOCKED PERMANENTLY, AND DID NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO MOVE FOWARD. *JB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022637November 13, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TAILGATE WINDOW FELL OF ON A SIDE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769524November 10, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OFF ON LOW BEAM WILL WORK ONLY ON HIGH BEAM. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND THEN AT OTHER TIMES THEY GO OFF. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN BRANDON MISSISSIPPI, COULD NOT REPRODUCE, HOWEVER GOT STRANDED WOULDN'T CRANK AT 23900 MILES, BOOSTED, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, GAUGES WERE CLICKING AND JUMPING BATTERY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I AM AFRAID THIS IS NOT THE END OF THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THREE GMC'S WITH PREVIOUS BATTERY PROBLEMS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769505November 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS THE DIM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WOULD WORK WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THEN THE TRUCK STALLED AT 23500 MILES AND IT WAS TAKEN IN AND A NEW BATTERY WAS PUT IN UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS THE THIRD GMC VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD WITH BATTERY PROBLEMS. WE ALSO HAVE A 1999 SUBURBAN THAT HAS HAD THREE BATTERIES INSTALLED. WE DO NOT KNOW AT THIS POINT IF THE NEW BATTERY WILL CORRECT THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM BUT WILL CERTAINLY RETURN TO DEALER IF NOT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME ELECTRICAL/SHORTAGE PROBLEMS? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022170November 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
WHILE DRIVING THE WIRES FROM THE VEHCILE SENDING UNIT TO THE FUEL TANK, BURNT OUT. WHICH RESULTED IN THE FUEL TANK BEING INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022053November 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THEIR WAS A NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHCILE TO THE DEALERSHIP AN D THEY INDICATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD CAME APART. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT,AT TIME OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD CAME APART, WHEN INSPECTNG THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD BELT REPLACED 5 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL ACCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022055November 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAR SENOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED HIM THAT AIR BAG ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS FAULITY. HAD PART REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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