2001 GMC Yukon

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

• 12/31/2001· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/30/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  GM MECHANIC EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE FAILURE OF REAR LINE DURING A STATE INSPECTION, AFTER REAR LINE WAS REPAIRED, FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED ON THE GM MECHANIC DURING A TEST DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE DETERMINED IN IMMEDIATE NEED OF REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS FRONT CALIBERS.. *TR

• 12/28/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,000.

• 12/28/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  GMC YUKON XL 2500, 8.1L ENGINE... PURCHASED TRUCK (2ND OWNER) 8/2005 FROM GMC DEALER. NOTICED FIRST OCCASION OF STALLING APP. 10/05 OR 11/05. DEALER SAID "COULDN'T REPRODUCE COMPLAINT" AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE. TRUCK DROVE OK FOR AWHILE AND BEGAN STALLING AGAIN, THIS TIME GM DEALER SAID "FUEL PUMP" ($900+). TRUCK CONTINUED TO STALL ON AND OFF FOR YEARS, EACH TIME NO ONE COULD FIND PROBLEM.. RECENTLY, SUMMER OF 09, IT HAS BECOME WORSE (MORE FREQUENT AND LONGER TIME TO RE-START) AND AFTER TWO INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BY TWO SEPARATE CERTIFIED MECHANICS, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR. I HAD ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT SINCE MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (EVEN THOUGH ITS THE SAME YEAR, MODEL AND ENGINE) I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.. I CANT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER BECAUSE IT STALLS MUCH MORE OFTEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING MEANING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ETC AND RISK OF CRASH. I HAVE CALLED GM AS RECENT AS TODAY (12/09) AND THEY ARE STILL SINGING THE SAME TUNE.."YOUR VEHICLE VIN# ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL". NEXT STOP MEDIA OUTLETS!! *TR

• 12/27/2007· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  RIGHT GLASS LIFT GATE HINGE FAILED AND BROKE AWAY FROM GLASS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. LIFT GATE WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE BUT STAYED SHUT. AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES THE ENTIRE LIFT GATE BROKE AWAY AND FELL ONTO THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. A REPLACEMENT LIFT GATE GLASS HAD TO BE PURCHASED FROM A JUNK YARD FOR $500. INSTALLATION WAS PERFORMED BY MYSELF. *TR

• 12/26/2001· TIRESCrash

  BRAKING TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, RENDERING VEHICLE UNSTEERABLE, OUT OF CONTROL. SPUN IN CIRCLES AND WENT INTO DITCH IN MEDIAN OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72 TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)

• 12/24/2015· ENGINE

  WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING / STALLED. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES HAD TO BE CAREFULLY STOPPED . THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! AFTER LOOKING AT AN ON-LINE FORUM, THE VEHICLE WITH THE 8.1 LITER ENGIN HAD SOME VEHICLES RECALLED WITH A CAM LOBE SENSOR FAULT WHICH CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACE THE SAME PART WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 3-5 MONTHS OLD. I QUESTIONED THEM AS TO THE REPLACEMENT PART AS THE FIRST PART ONLY CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOT COMPLETELY DISABLING THE ENGINE. IT MAY BE THEY REPLACE THE FACTORY ORIGINAL PART WITH A PART WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE AND COVERED BY THE RECALL. IN EATHER CASE, A ENGINE ON HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE WHICH QUITS AND DISABLES THE NORMAL BRAKES AND STEERING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

• 12/24/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE ON A HILL HOLDING THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES ACTIVATED, A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE FLUID WAS CLEAR AND DRIPPING ON THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR DROPPED WITH SUCCESSIVE BRAKE APPLICATIONS. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MULTIPLE FIXED METAL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODING AND ONE HAD ENOUGH TO CORROSION TO CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE METAL CAUSING A LEAKING BREAK LINE. ALL FIXED METAL BRAKE LIES WERE REPLACE AT A VERY HIGH EXPENSE DUE TO THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE NEW LINES. PART WERE ONLY A FRACTION OF THE LABOR TO INSTALL NEW BRAKE LINES ALONG THE BODY FRAMING. IRONICALLY, THE REPAIR SHOP OWNER HAD A 2500 SERIES GM PICKUP TRUCK WHICH EXPERIENCE THE SAME BRAKE LINE FAILURES JUST MONTHS BEFORE. IN ALL MY YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF A FIXED METAL BRAKE LINE. THEY ARE USUALLY MAKE OF MATERIALS WHICH PREVENT CORROSION OF THE METAL AND THEREFORE REMAIN USEFUL FOR STOPPING THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE USEFUL LIFE.

• 12/24/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S HOOD FLEW OPEN DUE TO THE HOOD LATCH BREAKING.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S HOOD LATCH FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE'S OIL CHANGED (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

• 12/21/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE STOPS OR WILL NOT START. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STOP AND ALL POWER IS LOST. AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL NOT START, AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MOMENTS THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM IN MORE THAN A YEAR AND MORE THAN SIX VISITS. *AK

• 12/18/2007· TIRES

  WAS DRIVING ON I-10 BACK TO PHOENIX HAD PAST MARANA OUTSIDE OF TUCSON WHEN MY SUV STARTED TO TREMBLE A LITTLE BIT WONDERING WHAT THAT WAS BUT BEFORE I CAN PULL OVER THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND LOST CONTROL FOR A SECOND BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND GET PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE FREEWAY. WHEN I GOT OFF TO CHECK THERE WAS NOT MUCH TIRE AND IT HAD MADE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUV NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE INSURANCE TO ESTIMATE THE DAMAGES AND COST TO REPAIR IT. *TR

• 12/16/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH A CAR. CAR GOT TOWED TO MECHANICS. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. *TR

• 12/16/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/16/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WE OWN A 2001 GMC YUKON XL WHICH IS UNDER RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR ORIGINALLY CAME FROM MICHIGAN; HOWEVER, WE LIVE IN TN. THE CAR DOES NOT STOP WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS INSTANCES WHERE OUR CAR HASN'T STOPPED AND WE HAVE TRAVELED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, WE HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING ANOTHER VEHICLE YET. WHEN DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, WE HAD ICE ON OUR ROADS AND IT WAS EVEN MORE IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP...I WORRY THAT WITH WINTER CONDITIONS, AND THE NEED TO DRIVE SLOWER, THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE WILL INCREASE. I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL MONTHS AGO ON THE LOCAL NEWS AND WAS WORRIED WHY WE HADN'T RECEIVED OUR NOTICE. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE CALLED GMC DEALERSHIPS IN TN REPEATEDLY, BUT NO ONE WOULD HELP US UNTIL WE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GMC. WHEN I RETURNED HOME THIS MORNING, ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, I CALLED THE GMC RECALL INFORMATION LINE AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE THERE. I WAS FIRST INFORMED THAT MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS HIGH MILEAGE AND IS NOT PRESENTLY IN A NORTHERN STATE. THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GMC MAINTENANCE RECORD ON FILE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE. I FELT THAT THE MILEAGE AND THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT IN A NORTHERN STATE NOW SHOULDN'T AFFECT WHETHER THE CAR QUALIFIES, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T THOSE FACTORS AFTER ALL, AND THAT THE VIN NUMBER ON OUR VEHICLE IS TRACED AND THEY FELT NO DEFECTIVE PART HAD BEEN PLACED IN OUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE ORIGINALLY. I WAS INFORMED THAT ANY HELP FROM GMC FOR REPAIRS WOULD BE ON A GOODWILL BASIS ONLY AND THAT I WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER OFF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A CHEAPER, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED CAR REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE MYSELF. I FEEL GMC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS. I FEEL IF WE LIVED IN MICHIGAN, OUR CAR WOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND THAT GMC IS USING THAT FACT TO GET OUT OF FUNDING THE WORK. *JB

• 12/16/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2001 YUKON DENALI HAS A KNOCKING ENGINE NOISE EVERYTIME YOU START THE THE ENGINE.*AK

• 12/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2001 GMC YUKON ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEEDS. CREATING DANGEROUS NORMAL DRIVING STOPPING DISTANCES, NUMEROUS NEAR COLLISIONS. GM WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS IN THE STATE OF WI. *JB

• 12/14/2004· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT WAS 3 INCHES TALLER THAN SAFETY REQUIREMENT. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. CONSUMER WAS PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TOO TALL. VEHICLE WAS FINALLY IMPOUNDED BY HIGHWAY PATROL DUE TO SAFETY STANDARDS. *AK

• 12/13/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  SECOND INCIDENT WITH FAULTY ABS MODULE. THE DEALER CHARGED OVER $2000 TO FIX IN 2005 AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATES THE PART IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY GM IS PUTTING DEFECTIVE PARTS IN CARS CONTINUOUSLY AND OVERCHARGING CUSTOMERS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

• 12/12/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALL 4-WHEEL DRIVE POWER WAS COMPLETELY LOST IN THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CASE SHIFT CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE 2004. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CASE SHIFT CONTROL MODULE EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT SHOULD NOT FAIL EVERY 12 MONTHS. SHE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,946 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

• 12/12/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE OPERATING AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AND APP SENSOR ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AND APP SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. AFTERWARDS THE SECOND REPAIR, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PERSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/10/2004· STEERING

  THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHENEVER MAKING A TURN, AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE. VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. MANUFACTURE OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE.*AK......STEERING SHAFT FAILED. *AK

• 12/10/2004· PARKING BRAKE

  PARKING BRAKE FAILURE: RESULTS FROM ONE TIME DRIVING OFF WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON OR SIMPLY TOWING A TRAILER AND PARKING IT ON A HILL AND SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE PARKING BRAKE ON THESE 1999-2002 GMC TRUCKS AND SUVS ARE A DANGEROUS. THEY GIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE PARKING BRAKE IS WORKING BECAUSE THE PEDAL FEELS THE SAME, NO RESISTANCE, WHEN WORKING AND WHEN NOT. OUR FRIENDS OWN A 2002 DENALI AND WE WERE AT A BOAT RAMP, HE BACKED THE DENALI WITH THE BOAT ON THE TRAILER ON THE BOAT RAMP, PARKED IT AND LOADED THE BOAT. CLIMBED BACK IN TO LAUNCH IT AND THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION HAD TORQUE LOCKED BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. WE HAD TO GET OUR CAR TO TOW HIM SLIGHTLY FORWARD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO RELEASE. IF THE PARKING PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO OVER EXERSION FROM LACK OF A FUNCTION PARKING BRAKE, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. WHEN WE TRIED TO FIX OUR PARKING BRAKE IN OUR DENALI, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE HUB AS WELL BECAUSE THE PADS HAD DESTROYED THE INSIDE OF THE HUB TO THE POINT THAT IT WOULD NOT WORK EVEN IF THE PADS WERE REPLACED. THIS IS THE CASE IN EVERYONE THAT WE KNOW WHO OWNS A GM TRUCK.*AK

• 12/09/2011· STRUCTURE,TIRES

  THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK. IS HELD ON BY A HOIST AND CABLE SYSTEM. THE CABLE BROKE ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND NOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL FOR MY FAMILY OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD! SO FAR I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC. THEY WANT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW DO NOT WANT TO COVER THE PART BECAUSE ITS MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIS PART FAILED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND OR OTHERS. INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS MORNING ON 12/9/11. *TR

• 12/08/2004· SEATS

  THE METAL PIECE HOLDING THE 3RD ROW SEAT OF MY 2001 YUKON SNAPPED. IT IS AN ALUMINUM PIECE WITH A HARD COAT OF PLASTIC ON IT. I DO HAVE THE PIECE. WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALER TALKING TO THEM, THEY MENTIONED SOMEONE ELSE HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE WAS IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT THEIR SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHLY COMPROMISED. THE THIRD ROW SEATS ARE HARDLY USED, SO WEAR AND TEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. *JB

• 12/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES WHEN VEHICLE WARMED UP THERE WAS NO NOISE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF NOISE WAS COMMON TO ANY VEHICLE BEING STARTED EARLY IN THE MORNING.*AK 2001 GMC YUKON XL DENALI EXPERIENCES KNOCKING DURING COLD START UP OF THE ENGINE. THE KNOCKING LAST FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL ENGINE IS WARMED UP.*MR

• 12/07/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  GMC ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ELECTRONIC MODULE HAS FAILED TWICE FOR A 2001 VEHICLE. THIS PART IS CRITICAL FOR USE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. FIRST FAILURE NOVEMBER 2004; PART WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AND I PAID LABOR. SECOND FAILURE NOVEMBER 2006; DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST IN REPLACEMENT OF SAME PART. VEHICLE REQUIRES PART TO BE REPLACED FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO FUNCTION. *NM

• 12/07/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION,PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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

• 12/07/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HIT VERY HARD. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS NEEDED REPAIR. *YH

• 12/05/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  GOT IN MY VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS( DAYTIME RUNNINGS) DID NOT COME ON BUT THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD NOR WOULD THEY COME ONE MANUALLY. I DROVE FOR AWHILE THEN THEY CAME ON. I WOULD DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND THEY WILL FLICKER.THEY DO SCOME ONE EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *AK

• 12/05/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL / ROLLOVER COLLISION AT 65 MPH IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 12/03/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE MOTOR ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN DENALI WHEN THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY FOR IT TO STOP RUNNING

• 12/03/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 DENALI XL MY BRAKES FAILED AND WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC. ONCE I CREPT HOME I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND THERE WERE LARGE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON ALL THE EQUIPMENT. CAR IS STILL LAID UP UNTIL I CAN AFFORD REPAIRED. *TR

• 12/03/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 2500. THE CRANK CASE POSITION SENSOR SHUTS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL AND IT MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO NHTSA#07V521000 AND GM RECALL# 06083, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. A DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS $800 AND IF THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSION ADDITIONAL FEES WOULD BE INCLUDED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AT FOR LESS THAN $800. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HER VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,315 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 12/02/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON XL. RECENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SENSORS WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO PUMP RAPIDLY AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO THE SEALS OF THE BEARINGS GOING BAD AND ALLOWING DIRT AND ROAD SALT TO GET TO THE SENSORS. WELL IN EARLY JULY I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. SOMETIME IN LATE JULY I STARTED GETTING THE PULSING OF THE BRAKES. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL, AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE ABS DISABLED BY LOOSENING ONE OF THE SENSORS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN, THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH SENSORS IN THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS, BUT THEN STATED THE BEARINGS HAD GONE BAD AND I NEEDED A NEW WHEEL HUB. NOW THE CAR STILL HAS NO ABS, AND HAS A FUNNY FEEL FROM THAT WHEEL HUB. THE TRUCK HAS APPROX 53,000MILES ON IT. HOW CAN THE RECALL SAY IT IS BASED ONA FAULTY SEAL OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS GOING BAD, AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE THE SEAL OR THE BEARINGS IF THEY GO BAD DUE TO THEIR DEFECT? I HAVE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND ALL THEY SAY IS "THE RECALL COVERS THE SENSORS ONLY, THE WHEEL HUB IS A WEAR AND TEAR PART" AND DO NOT SHOW HOW THEIR DEFECT IS NOT THE CAUSE. *NM

• 12/01/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/28/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED MY 2001 YUKON DENALI XL ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006 AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT DIED AT A RED LIGHT. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. THE VERY NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE DIED DURING ACCELERATION WHEN I WAS AT ABOUT 20 MPH. I HAD A HARD TIME RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. IT SPIT AND SPUTTERED. WHEN I DID GET IT STARTED I TRIED TO DRIVE AND WHEN I USED THE BRAKES IT WANTED TO DIE OR IT WOULD IDLE UP AND MAKE BRAKING DIFFICULT. I COULD NOT MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED AND THE ENGINE KEPT DYING. THERE IS NO WAY I COULD DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT CRASHING IT. AT THIS POINT I DECIDED THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ITS OBVIOUS THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS INTERMITTENT. IT IS NOW SITTING AT A DIFFERENT MECHANICS SHOP TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE BEEN BROKEN DOWN INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES LIKE YUKON, YUKON XL, YUKON DENALI, YUKON DENALI XL, OR JUST DENALI. THE COMPLAINTS ARE ALSO LISTED IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF "COMPLAINT TYPE". NOBODY KNOWS WHAT "COMPLAINT TYPE" TO LIST IT UNDER BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS CAUSING IT. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH UNKNOWN ORIGIN AND RESOLUTION. AND WITH THE COMPLAINTS BEING BROKEN DOWN INTO DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND TYPE CATEGORIES, MAYBE IT ISN'T REALIZED THESE VEHICLES ARE ALL BUILT ON THE SAME PLATFORM AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY NEW VEHICLE. *JB

• 11/26/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO CORRODED THERE ARE HOLES IN THEM AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE GOT INJURED. *TR

• 11/24/2002· TIRES

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 11/23/2012· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DROVE 3 MILES TO A MEETING. WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF THE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT I COULD HEAR A HUM. UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF HUM. SPENT 5 HOURS IN MEETING AND HUM WAS STILL PRESENT. CAR STARTED OK BUT ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. LATE IN DAY SO I TOOK TO LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE ABS PUMP. IT WAS SO HOT IT BLISTERED MY FINGER WHEN I TOUCHED IT. TAPPED ON PUMP HOUSING TO GET IT TO GO OFF BUT NO SUCCESS. ONLY WAY TO STOP PUMP WAS TO REMOVE FUSE FROM FUSEBLOCK UNDER HOOD. I AM GLAD I DISCOVERED THIS. IF IT HAD BEEN MY WIFE THE CAR MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT BACK IN OUR GARAGE WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE HUM. MAY HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. ARE THERE ANY EXAMPLES OF THIS MODEL, OR OTHER MODELS HAVING SAME OR SIMILAR ABS PUMP AND ABS COMPUTER, CATCHING FIRE? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CIRCUIT LOGIC. IT SHOULD "FAIL SAFE", I.E. DETECT THIS MALFUNCTION AND DISCONNECT POWER. THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED; IT HAS JUST BEEN DISABLED BY REMOVING FUSE. *TR

• 11/22/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK MAKES A POPPING NOISE WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF TURNING ENGINE OFF. FUEL TANK CAP REPLACED. *TR

• 11/21/2000· SEATS

  POWER ADJUSTING SEAT MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING DRIVER TO MOVE FORWARD, AND SEATBACK MOVED FORWARD, WHICH CRUSHED OCCUPANT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. UNABLE TO STOP THE PROCESS. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER'S POWER ADJUSTING SEAT. *AK

• 11/18/2025· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,ENGINE

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• 11/18/2007· VISIBILITY

  DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP AND DOWN. THE MECHANISM BROKE AND THE WINDOW SLOWLY OPENS AS I AM DRIVING. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO TWO OTHER OWNERS OF A GMC YUKON XL THAT I KNOW. *TR

• 11/17/2004· PARKING BRAKE

  CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. AK

• 11/17/2003· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, CONSUMER INTENDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND AND WENT STRAIGHT FORWARD. DEALER REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE GEAR BOX TWICE/STEERING PUMP, AND THE SUSPENSION. BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

• 11/16/2014· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  BRAKES WERE WEAK, ALMOST TO FLOOR SO THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME. WHILE SLOWLY BACKING THE CAR INTO DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. STEPPED ON EMERGENCY BRAKE AND INTERMEDIATE CABLE BROKE. THE E-BRAKE CABLE FAILED BECAUSE OF RUST AND THE BRAKE LINES TO THE EBCM WHERE THEY GO OVER FRAME ALL FAILED. THE ONLY PART ON THIS CAR THAT HAS RUSTED BEYOND ANYTHING NORMAL ARE THE BRAKE LINES. UNBELIEVABLY RUSTED! WHEN THE BRAKES (E-BRAKE AND BOTH LINES) ALL FAILED THE CAR ROLLED OUT OF CONTROLLED INTO A TREE. THE REAR HATCH GLASS SHATTERED AND I HAD A SORE NECK FOR 5-DAYS. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS CAR WHERE SALT IS USED. THE BRAKES STARTED TO GO WEAK (1-LINE MUST HAVE FAILED) AS MY WIFE APPROACHED A TOLL BOOTH, ONLY LUCK PREVENTED A CATASTROPHIC EVENT FROM HAPPENING. I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OR THE CAR WAS NOT RECALLED! GM AND THE NHTSA SHAME ON YOU. YOU KNEW OF A SAFETY PROBLEM AND HAVE DONE NOTHING. GM STATING THAT YOU WILL STILL HAVE BRAKES IF THE LINE FAILS IS A WEAK ARGUMENT, YOU HAVE TO PRESS MUCH HARDER AFTER THE FIRST LINE GOES AND THE OTHER LINE IS READY TO FAIL. GUESS WHAT HAPPENS, NO BRAKES. PLEASE HAVE A GM EXECUTIVE DRIVE ONE OF THESE DEATH TRAPS AND HIT THE BRAKES HARD. THE LAST THING THAT SHOULD RUST ARE THE BRAKE LINES. A LITTLE COMMON SENSE GOES A LONG WAY. *TR

• 11/16/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  IN AUG 2005, THE ABS LIGHT ON OUR 2001 GMC YUKON WITH 51K MILES CAME ON AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE (THE PUMP) UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH REMAINS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE ABS FUSE MUST BE REMOVED TO SHUT OFF THE PUMP. OUR LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT FOR $1100 ($870 FOR THE ABS MODULE). IN SEP 2009, THE ABS FAILED AGAIN AT 91K MILES. OUR GMC DEALERSHIP HELPED COVER THE COST OF REPAIR BY COVERING THE COST OF THE MODULE. WE HAD TO WAIT 2 MONTHS (NOV 2009) BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MODULE WAS BEING REDESIGNED TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. IN OCT 2014, THE ABS FAILED AGAIN AT 138K MILES. OUR GMC DEALERSHIP PUT US IN CONTACT WITH GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH THE HOPE THAT GMC COULD ASSIST IN COVERING THE COST OF REPAIR. AFTER SEVERAL FRUSTRATING PHONE CALLS WITH SUPERVISORS, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND THEREFORE GMC WOULD NOT ASSIST. DURING THESE PHONE CALLS GMC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE IN "SALT-BELT" STATES BUT NOT CALIFORNIA. OBVIOUSLY THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AS A RELATIVE WITH A SIMILAR VEHICLE (CHEVY TAHOE) HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE ABS MODULE. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, WE FOUND A COMPANY THAT STATES THAT THEY CAN REPAIR THE MODULE FOR UNDER $100 AND GUARANTEES THE REPAIR FOR LIFE. IF THEY CAN DO THIS, WHY CAN'T GM MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE ABS MODULE AND GIVE CUSTOMERS THE PEACE OF MIND THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE SAFE. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA WILL USE THIS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND FORCE GM TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE ABS MODULE. *TR

• 11/16/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE

  2001 GMC YUKON. ABS MODULE FAILED CAUSING PUMP TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY. RATHER THAN PAY $1,000 FOR REPAIR, OPTED TO HAVE FUSE PULLED (SUGGESTED BY GMC SERVICE MANAGER). ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYS LIT CONSTANTLY NOW. SO DOES THE BRAKE LIGHT. PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED FOR THREE YEARS NOW. TWO WEEKS AGO THE TRACTION ASSIST OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW IT STAYS LIT UP TOO. FROM WHAT I READ IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, THIS PROBLEM MAY POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE ABS. AFTER MUCH INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT PROBLEMS REFERENCED ABOVE ARE QUITE COMMON WITH GMC VEHICLES. SINCE THE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I WILL LOSE APPROXIMATELY $1500-$2000 VALUE WHEN I TRY TO SELL THIS VEHICLE. *NM

• 11/15/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  IN JUNE OF 2010 MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND FIXED 700.00. THEN IN JULY OF 2011 THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN, SAME THING HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND FIXED AT THE SAME SHOP ANOTHER 700.00. THEN AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2012, TOWED TO SAME SHOP AND SAME PRICE. NOW HERE WE ARE 2014 AND MY FUEL PUMP JUST WENT OUT FOR THE FOURTH TIME. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MY HUB BEARING REPLACED AND MY WHEEL ALMOST FELL OFF. JUST THIS PAST FEBRUARY I HAD A GAS LEAK FROM THE LINE AND A WHOLE TANK OF GAS WAS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I'M GLAD I JUST FOUND OUT DUE TO LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT ALL THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. NOW MY QUESTION IS WHO'S GOING TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP THIS TIME AND MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM ANYMORE. *TR

• 11/15/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE

  I LOST BRAKING ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON 4 WD TWICE DURING THE LAST MONTH, FIRST TIME I HAD 3 BRAKE LINES REPLACED THAT HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSTON, THEN A WEEK LATER ANOTHER BRAKE LINE FAILED WHILE I WAS TOWING A BOAT. I HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO PREVENT A CRASH. I HAVE SPEND OVER $1500 REPLACING ABS SENSORS, BRAKE LINES, ROTORS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PARTS, ALL FAILED FROM CORRISION. NOTHING BUT BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS YUKON WITH ONLY 36K MILES .IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW.