1997 GMC Yukon Denali

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AT 250,000 KM. OEM FUEL ON 97 GMC YUKON QUITE. OCT 2007 PURCHASED A CARTER FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH GAVE UP JAN/2008 AT LESS THAN 5000 KM. OF SERVICE DURING COLD WEATHER. RETURNED FOR WARRANTY AND INSTALL NEW UNIT FEB 2008 WHICH GAVE MANY STARTING MISSES AND HESITATIONS AND FINALLY LEFT STRANDED DURING MINUS 30 CELSIUS WEATHER DEC 2008. CARTER FUEL PUMPS TESTED FIRST UNIT AND SAID PUMP RUNS FINE SO YOU WILL PAY FOR SECOND UNIT. NEITHER UNIT RUNS CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT BEING RAPPED ON A TIME OR TWO DURING A TRIP TO TOWN. YES I HAD TO MAKE A SPECIAL FLOOR ACCESS TO THE TANK AS THE TOWING FEES WOULD HAVE BEEN ASTRONOMICAL NOT TO MENTION THE REPAIR BILLS. THE SECOND UNIT LASTED 10,000 KM AS IT WAS WARM WEATHER. REMINDED PURCHASED OEMGMC UNIT WHICH PERFORMS FLAWLESSLY IN THIS MINUS 30 WEATHER. *TR

• 12/26/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ERRATIC POWER STEENING CONTROL WHILE IN TURNS AND HIGHWAY DRIVING, NOT ALWAYS PRESENT, BUT ABLE TO REPRODUCE WITH PATIENTS OF DEALER ON TEST DRIVE. SINCE NEW DEALER HAS SAID IT WAS TIRE BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT WHICH THEY ATTEMPED TO CORRECT SEVERAL TIME. AFTER ONE OF THESE CORRECTION IN AUG 99, PROBLEM BECAME MORE APPARENT . WIFE IS DRIVER AND I ALWAYS TOOK THEIR WORD FOR CORRECTION UNTIL I INSISTED THERE IS OTHER PROBLEM AND FIND IT. SO FAR THEY HAVE REPLACED STEERING BOX, PUT ON 4 NEW TIRES AND WHEELS AMONG A HOST OF BALANCING/ALIGNMENTS ETC , NO CORRECTIONS AS OF YET. STEERING WHEEL PULLS ERADICTLY/SHUDDERS FEELS GONE AT TIMES. IS INTERM AT TIMES BUT MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED OF LATE. BRAKES; THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OCCASIONS WHERE THE BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED HEAVILY, I LEARNED THIS BY ASKING WIFE AND DUPLICATED IT ON NURMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH ERRATIC REACTION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

• 12/24/2003· STEERING

  STEERING FAILS ERRATICALLY AND AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. "PLAY" IN STEERING BECOMES SO LARGE THAT THE WHEEL CAN BE TURNED WITH NO DEFLECTION OF THE TIRES. *AK

• 12/24/2000· STEERING

  PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ! IT'S VERY DANGEROUS!! MAKE GMC DO SOMETHING !! MY DEALER MADE ME BUY THE NEW EVO STEERING SENSOR FOR $40. *AK

• 12/19/1999· POWER TRAIN

  RE: TRANSMISSION. REPLACED WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED, I WAS TOLD, AS THE DIRECT RESULT OF TOWING A 7,300 POUND RV ON FLAT TERRAIN IN OVERDRIVE. MY OWNER'S MANUAL STATES I MAY TOW IN OVERDRIVE. I PAID. *AK

• 12/16/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD WANDER AT 55 & MORE MPH. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED,REPAIRED ON EIGHT OCCASIONS AND CONDITION STILL OCCURS. MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/13/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH AND OVER , THE STEERING RELEASES FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE VEHICLES WANDER ALL OVER THE PLACE . ALSO THE STEERING FEEL LOOSE AT ALL TIMES. ALSO WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES SOMETIMES THE TRUCK DOESN'T STOP , I ALSO DON'T THINK THE ABS IS WORKING PROPERLY. I TRIED IT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND I NEVER FELT THE PEDAL SHAKE . I HAD A 1995 YUKON BEFORE AND IT WORKED FINE. 8AK

• 12/12/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONTINOUS ENGINE RAP AND AND NOISES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE FIRST OIL CHANGE. NOW AFTER PROMISES IN WRITTING FROM GMC, GMC SAYS THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THE WARRANTY AND NEVER FIXED CORRECTLY. I FEEL THAT AFTER THIS INCIDENT GMC DOES NOT STAND BEHIND NOT ONLY THEIR PRODUCT BUT THEIR WORD. GMC'S FINAL WORD IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS NEVER CORRECTED DURING WARRANTY THEY HAVE GOT ME PAST THE WARRANTY AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK

• 12/07/2001· STEERING

  POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY LEAKED. CERTIFIED MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED ASSEMBLY 4 TIMES NOW. IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE SEAL AREA BETWEEN THE PUMP ASSEMBLY AND FLUID RESEVOIR WAS WARPED. RESEVOIR REPLACE THIS LAST VISIT. AM REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THIS PROBLME HAS BEEN COMMON TO YUKONS.*AK

• 12/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  VEHICLE LOST ENTIRE BRAKING WHILE TRYING TO STOP. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER ON ITS ROOF, NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP. INFORMED THAT BOTH ABS SENSORS FAILED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/28/2000· STEERING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/26/1999· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY STEERING WAS SO SENSITIVE THAT THE CAR WOULD SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/17/1998· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE HAS A BAD HANDLING PROBLEM. VEHICLE BEGINS WANDERING ALL OVER THE ROAD ONCE REACHING 50MPH, AND IS HARD TO MANAGE AT THESE SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/15/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I AM A METICULOUS DRIVER. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 2 SETS OF FRONT ROTORS, 4 SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS, AND THE REAR BRAKES STILL LOOK LIKE NEW. THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER BENDIX; MANY ACQUAINTENANCES OF MINE HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BBB AUTO LINE MANY TIMES AND GMC MANY TIMES; I AM NOW IGNORED AND GMC HAS WARRANTIED NONE OF THESE REPAIRS. THE BRAKING DISTANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DOING APPROX 90 PERCENT OF THE STOPPING; PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE HOT. P.S. I ENTERED THE VIN CORRECTLY BUT THIS PAGE WOULD NOT TAKE IT; I DOUBLE CHECKED. ????

• 11/14/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THREE YEARS AGO SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE SECOND TIME THE PUMP WAS REPLACED THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE WIRES WERE REPLACED. GM TOLD HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP, BUT NOT THE LABOR.*AK

• 11/13/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DRIVING AT APPROX 42 MPH BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE SLIPPING. DID NOT STOP IN TRAFFIC. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,BRAKES FADED OUT. VEHICLE WENT ABOUT 84 FEET STILL DID NOT STOP. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER SAID REAR BRAKE WAS OUT OF AJUSTMENT. *AK

• 11/09/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CONSISTANT WITH RECALL. NUMBER CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V159000 ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER MISSED THIS RECALL BY A YEAR THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME. ABS BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS FEEL SPONGY AND OFTEN GOES CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. *TC

• 11/07/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  O-RINGS LEAKING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *LA

• 11/05/1999· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-55MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A LOT OF PLAY IN IT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLEABLE AT TIMES. HAS NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP, BUT WILL CALL SOON. *AK

• 11/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE COOLANT IS CAUSING A DETERIORATION IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE GASKET BECOMES POROUS, AND CAUSES COOLANT TO LEAK. THE COOLANT IS CALLED "DEX-COOL".*AK

• 11/02/1999· STEERING

  EOV SENSOR FAILED CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING--SCARY STUFF

• 10/30/2000· STEERING

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE ERRATIC STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR MORE. HARD TO STEER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. BUT DEALER WAS CONTACTD VIA PHONE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 10/30/2000· STEERING

  STEERING GIVES WAY WHEN TURNING RIGHT CORNERS. ALSO THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY WHEN DRIVING 30-40 MPH IN THE STEERING. *AK

• 10/27/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIRD TIME IN SIX MONTHS FOR FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS BARELY RUNS

• 10/25/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  IF THERE IS LESS THAN TWO GALLONS OF GAS WHEN COMING TO A STOP FUEL SPLASHES AROUND, AND SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN . GMC HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE DRIVER TO HAVE MORE THAN TWO GALLONS GAS IN THE TANK ALWAYS. *YH

• 10/23/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE PARTS AT LOW MILEAGE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

• 10/18/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT TO NHTSA. I WAS DRIVING A 25 FOOT GMC PENSKE TRUCK FROM FLORIDA TO VIRGINIA ON AUG 16TH, 2000 WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY AND BURNED EVERY MATERIAL ITEM THAT I OWNED, INCLUDING MY 2000 TOYOTA CELICA THAT WAS BEING TOWED ON A CARRIER. I WAS LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITH SINGED LEG HAIR, AND SMOKE INHALATION AS I LITERALLY HAD TO BAIL OUT OF THE CAB AND RUN FOR MY LIFE. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL WAS ON THE SCENE AS I95 WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED DOWN. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PENSKE'S INSURANCE COMPANY GHALLAGER AND BASSETT, TOLD ME THAT SUCH ENGINE FIRES HAD OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ALSO I KNOW OF A COUPLE WHO WAS IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT, DRIVING A PENSKE RENTAL TRUCK FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO FLORIDA WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR OF MY ACCIDENT FROM PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN FLORIDA, DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND GMC HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THE YEAR OF THE TRUCK WAS 1993 BY A FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER BASED ON THE VIN, BUT GMC CLAIMS IT WAS A 1997 VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE IF THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE PAST, AND TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT OTHER PEOPLES LIVES AND BELONGINGS ARE NOT IN DANGER. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

• 10/16/1997· TIRES

  FRONT TIRES RUB AGAINST SUSPENSION DURING A FULL LEFT/RIGHT TURN, CAUSING THE INNER SIDEWALLS TO BE DAMAGED DUE TO THE RUBBING. *AK

• 10/15/2007· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE KEEPS PULLING TO EITHER SIDE OF TURN ON SPEEDS ABOVE 25MHP, WAS TOLD IS THE STEERING SENSOR BUT HAVE NOT REPLACE IT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE ABOUT 128K. BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY EVEN AFTER NEEDED ADJUSTMENTS WERE PERFORMED. *TR

• 10/15/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. RIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WE HEARD A ROAR IN THE REAR END. THE REAR END WAS REPLACE UNDER THE 3YR/36000MILE WARRANTY. SOON AFTER THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. JUST RECENTLY WE TOOK A TRIP AND TOWED OUR 18FT. SKI BOAT WITH US. WHEN WE RETURNED MY WIFE NOTICED A PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY. WE HAD NO REVERSE AND THAT PROVED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. WE CONTACED THE CLOSEST DEALRER TO US: MIKE MORGAN SHREVEPORT, LA. THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WERE SO BACKED UP WITH TRANMISSION PROBLEMS THAT IT WOULD BE AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE THEY COULD PICK UP THE TRUCK TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. THEN THEY WOULD TELL ME WHAT THEY THOUGHT. WELL, I PAID $25,000 FOR A VEHICLE TO SIT WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION AND THEY THINK I WILL LET IT SIT WHILE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WALK!!! I DON'T THINK SO! DURING THE LAST OF JULY, MY BROTHER AND LAW AND I REPLACE THE STARTER ON THIS SAME TRUCK TO THE TUNE OF $250.00 YESTERDAY I FOUND A WATER PUMP LEAK AND WAS TOLD THAT WOULD COST ME AROUND $200.00 TO REPAIR. OH YES, THE TRANSMISSION COST ME $1,400.00 TO REPAIR. AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM HAVING A TON OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. GM HAS THUMBED THEIR NOSE AT ME AND MORE OR LESS SAID "TOUGH LUCK"! WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT IS FAIR. THE TRANSMISSION IS WHAT REALLY UPSET ME. I PAID EXTRA TO HAVE TOWING PACKAGE ON THIS TRUCK AND WE PULLED A BOAT 1 TIME AND THIS HAPPENS. I CAN'T BELEIVE THAT THIS TRUCK CAN'T GET AT LEAST 100,000 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. I ALSO HAVE A BOSS THAT OWNS A 1999 SUBURBAN THAT HAD THE TRANMISSION FAIL ON HIM THIS LAST FRIDAY. HIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 54,000 MILES. WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, I THINK GM HAS A PROBLEM!!! PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO!

• 10/14/2005· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS KICKING IN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2003. HAD TAKEN IT VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND THE ABS SENSORS. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2005. HE IS TAKING IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS IN OCTOBER. IT IS A CONSTANT AND AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND A RECALL BULLETIN NUMBER 05068 FOR SEPTEMBER O 2005. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GM REFUSED TO COVER THE VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THAT GM CLAIMED THAT IF HE WANTED THE VEHICLE TO BE SAFE HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK

• 10/14/2000· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE STEERING WOULD JERK THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE IN A TURN CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED BEFORE. FINALLY THE EVO SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ABS ALSO HAVE NEVER WORKED FELT GOOD, THE PEDAL GOES TO LOW BEFORE THE BRAKES SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. THE RETAILER SEEMS NOT VERY CONCERNED WITH MY COMPLAINTS. ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT I AM AN AUTOMOBILE TECHNICIAN THEY FEEL I WILL LET THE PROBLEM GO. THEIR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN UNSATISFACTORY FROM THE BEGINNING. I HAVE HAD TO COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEMS MANY TIMES BEFORE, FINALLY THE PROBLEMS ARE FIXED. WITH THE STEERING PROBLEM I HAD TO CONTACT ANOTHER DEALER TECH I KNEW AND ASK HIM THE PROBLEM WHICH HE KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE ALL THESE TRUCKS WITH THIS STEERING AND BRAKE PROBLEM. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****734335

• 10/14/2000· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE STEERING WOULD JERK THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE IN A TURN CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED BEFORE FINALLY THE EVO SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ABS BRAKES ALSO HAVE NEVER FELT GOOD. THE PEDAL GOES TO LOW BEFORE THE BRAKES SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT SENCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. THE RETAILER SEEMS NOT VERY CONCERNED WITH MY COMPLAINTS. ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT I AM AN AUTOMOBILE TECHNICIAN THEY FEEL I WILL LET THE PROBLEM GO THEIR REPAIRS HAVED BEEN UNSATISFACTORY FROM THE BEGINING. I HAVE HAD TO COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEMS MANY TIMES BEFORE FINALLY THE PREBLEMS ARE FIXED. WITH THE STEERING PROBLEM I HAAD TO CONTACT ANOTHER DEALER TECH I KNEW AND ASK HIM THE PROBLEM WHICH HE KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG IMEDIATELY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE ALL THESE TRUCKS WITH THIS STEERING AND BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/09/2004· STEERING

  AT SPEED, 20+MPH, THE STEERING WILL GO OUT FOR A SECOND OR 2 AS IF IT IS ON ICE. I HAVE NOTICED A RECALL ON 98 GMC YUKONS,(#97V142000), BUT NOT ON 97'S. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE MY STEERING BOX. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION. STEERING WILL BE LOST IF STEERING BOX FAILS COMPLETELY, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES ACCIDENTS. *NM

• 10/09/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AFTER DRIVING 30-35 MILES, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND PROBLEM BEGINS, MECHANICS SAID THIS IS A FAULTY VALVE AND WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*ET

• 10/05/1999· STEERING

  POWER VARIABLE ASSIST STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DUE TO STEERING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. MJS

• 10/04/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH OR MORE AND PASSING OTHER VEHICLES VEHICLE WILL JUMP ERRATICALLY TO RIGHT WHEN PULLING BACK INTO RIGHT LANE. TCONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES AND FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED - FAILING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (REFERENCE: EA99011) PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

• 10/02/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATION FROM STOP SIGN ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4K AND ACCELERATED, GAS PEDAL DROPED LIKE IN CRUSE,STEPPING ON BRAKE DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEN, HAD TO TURN ENG. OFF AND RESTART 3 TIMES BEFORE RAN NORMALY. ALL SYSTEMS WERE IN OFF POSITION. *AK

• 09/29/1999· STEERING

  STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCATIONED WHILE MAKING A TURN. STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE, IT FELT LIKE DRIVING 'ON ICE" WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUS EOF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 09/29/1999· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SEATS,EQUIPMENT

  ENGINE: A SPARK KNOCK HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED EVENTUALLY GETTING TO THE POINT THAT IS WAS VERY NOTICEABLE EVEN AT 60 MPH ON LEVEL GROUND, CONTINUALLY. DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPUTER COMPONENTS AND EVENTUALLY SERVICE THE HEADS AND INTAKE BY REMOVING AND CLEANING CARBON. 3,000 MILES LATER THE PROBLEM IS BEGINNING AGAIN. GAS MILEAGE HAS SUFFERED TO 3 MPG LESS THAN WHEN ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. THE DRIVERS SEAT BASE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LOOSNESS. A/C IDLER BELT TENSIONER REPLACED. POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED. POSER STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE LOST IN RIGHT TURNS AND VALVING HAD TO BE REPLACED. A/C DOES NOT COOL ADEQUATELY AFTER ENGINE WAS LAST SERVICED BY REMOVING HEADS AND INTAKE, REPORTED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.

• 09/26/2003· POWER TRAINCrash

  I PUT MY 1 YEAR OLD IN HIS CAR SEAT AND WENT AROUND THE OTHER SIDE TO CONTINUE FASTENING IN MY OTHER TWO TODDLERS, BROOKE, 4, AND MASON, 3, INTO THEIR SEATS AS WELL. ONCE I GOT INSIDE THE DRIVERS SEAT, BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE, I HAD REALIZED THAT I HAD BETTER GET ANOTHER BOTTLE OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR. WHILE I WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE, MY 3 YEAR OLD, MASON, CLIMBED OUT OF HIS SEAT AND JUMPED INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT AND BEGAN PLAYING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. HE HAD TURNED THE KEY SWITCH A FOURTH OF AN INCH, NOT EVEN TO THE FIRST CLICK (ON POSITION), AND SUCCESSFULLY PULLED DOWN THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL (OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT APPLYING HIS FOOT TO THE BRAKE). AS I WAS COMING BACK OUT OF THE HOUSE, I SEE MY CAR AND THREE CHILDREN GOING BACKWARDS DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WITH MASON BEHIND THE WHEEL, ON HIS KNEES YELLING "UH OH, UH OH!". I RAN, SCREAMING OUT MY CHILDS NAME, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SO HE COULDN'T FALL OUT BUT DIDNT MAKE IT IN TIME. THEY WENT STRAIGHT UP A BANK AND INTO THE WOODS PLOWING THROUGH THREE TREES. SOUNDS OF GLASS SHATTERING AND CHILDRENS CRY SURROUNDED MY HEAD. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. IT SAYS ON THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE YOU MUST APPLY BRAKE IN ORDER TO PULL OUT OF PARK. THE SERVICE MANAGERS DIAGNOSIS OF MY VEHICLE BEING OF NORMAL OPERATION IS IN FACT A CONTRADICTION TO WHAT ALL MANUALS STATE. THIS DEFECT ALMOST TOOK THE LIVES OF MY THREE VERY YOUNG CHILDREN. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE SOME PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE AND CONCERN IN THIS MATTER. PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS MALFUNCTION TO AVOID FUTURE ACCIDENTS. MY STORY CONTINUES AND IS IN MUCH FURTHUR DETAIL BUT YOUR EMAIL PAGE WON'T ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!

• 09/26/2002· VISIBILITY

  THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINSHIELD WIPERS. *SCC

• 09/25/1999· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE TRANSMISSION STILL CLUNKS EVERYTIME I START DRIVING THE CAR FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM.

• 09/23/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED, INDICATING ENGINE MISFIRING. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS BEING CAUSED BY FUEL INJECTORS CLOGGED UP CAUSED BY GASOLINE FORMULA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. *AK

• 09/23/1998· SEATS,EQUIPMENT

  SEAST TRACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS LOOSE AND POPS OUT. ALSO, THE A/C DAMPER ACTUATOR ARM HITS BOTTOM OF FLOOR PAN WHEN A/C IS FIRST TURNED ON.

• 09/22/2003· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE JERKS IN EITHER DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING THE DRIVING TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DRIVER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT.*AK

• 09/22/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHENEVER TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, IT WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. WOULD ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. HAD HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

• 09/22/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 09/18/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY LEAK AT SIDEMOUNT POSITIVE TERMINAL CORRODING CABLE CONNECTION AND BRAKE LINE METAL TO RUBBER LINE CONNECTION. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL BUT NO WARRANTY APPLIES EXCEPT ON BATTERY. BATTERY STORE SAYS THIS IS COMMON WITH DELCO SIDEMOUNT TERMINAL BATTERIES. CORROSSION THROUGH BRAKE LINE CONNECTION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKING. CORROSION IN CABLE COULD DISABLE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT MODEL HAVING REINFORCED CASE AT THE TERMINAL. CORROSION ON OTHER COMPONENTS NEUTRALIZED WITH ANTI CORROSIVE SOLUTION, AND BRAKE LINE TESTED FOR LEAKS. BATTERY CABLE REPLACED.

• 09/18/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES BIND, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, POORLY FITTING PADS/BROKEN CALIPERS, CAUSING INTERMITTENT GRINDING. GMC VEHICLE BUILT IN US AND IMPORTED INTO GREAT BRITAIN UNDER VAUXHALL BRAND NAME. *AK