25 of the 407 complaints filed about the GMC Yukon XL 1500 are about the transmission — 6% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2003.
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Complaints
6%
Share of all complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
POWER TRAIN
ON 11/5/17 MY 2004 GMC YUKON XL WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE COLLISION WHERE MY TRUCK HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BOTH VEHICLES WERE DOING 55+ MPH. MY FRONT END TOOK ALL MY DAMAGE. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF IN MY TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #11043700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
SEVERE VIBRATION ISSUE. STARTED AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND LET OFF ABOUT 74. AT IT'S PEAK, ABOUT SAME AS HOLDING A JACK HAMMER INSTEAD OF A STEERING WHEEL.. DEALERS ARE BLAMING TIRES, ONE IDIOT TOLD ME VIBRATION WAS NORMAL. IT IS NOT. THE SOUND SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM PASSENGER REAR QUARTER AREA. THREE DEALERS CANNOT DIAGNOSE. IT WAS A FAILING U-JOINT ON THE REAR OF THE MAIN DRIVESHAFT. MINE FAILED I LOST THE YOKE ASSEMBLY AND THE DRIVESHAFT, AND IF GOING QUICKER - WOULD HAVE LIKELY PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK. LIKELY RESULTING IN A FIREBALL.
NHTSA complaint #10899835 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 YUKON XL WILL, AT RANDOM, SHIFT ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL LO. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND AT SPEEDS OF 30+ MPH. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE PUSH-BUTTON 4WD CONTROL MODULE WILL LIGHT UP OR FLASH. NO AMOUNT OF BUTTON-PUSHING WILL DISENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I THE CAR WILL SLAM TO A 5 MPH CRAWL WHEN IT DOES THIS. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DEACTIVATES AT THE SAME TIME. HAS HAPPENED OVER 40 TIMES NOW.
NHTSA complaint #10839179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE ON HWY AT 70 MPH
NHTSA complaint #10818211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT DISPLAYS ON THE DASH FOR MYSELF AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO OWN GMC/CHEVY TRUCKS WITH THESE MOTORS. THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WITH THE TRUCK WHERE IT SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I'VE FOUND 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS THAT SOMEWHAT ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT MANY PEOPLE TAKE THEIR TRUCKS TO MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED AND SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND TROUBLESHOOTING TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED, TO NO AVAIL. THE 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS THAT I FOUND WERE #PIP3089B (DATED 10/31/2006) AND #PIP3042A (DATED 8/30/2004). I'VE SEEN ON MANY MANY FORUM POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND POSSIBLE FIXES, WHICH WHEN I READ DEEPER INTO THEM, SEEM TO NOT BE TRUE FIXES.
NHTSA complaint #10775355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE IN SEPTEMBER 2014. "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON SIGNALS APPEAR ON VEHICLE PANEL CAUSING ENGINE POWER TO BE REDUCED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. HAS HAPPENED TO ME GOING 10MPH, 55MPH, AND 70MPH ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING A NEAR REAR COLLISION BECAUSE I LOST POWER SO QUICKLY. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED 6 OR 7 TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014 AND THIS ISSUE IS NOT GETTING RESOLVED. THROTTLE BODY SENSOR REPLACED TWICE, THROTTLE BODY HARNESS REPLACED, ALL WIRES, AND SENSORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND THOROUGHLY INSPECTED. REDUCED ENGINE POWER OCCURS WEEKLY EVEN AFTER BEING SERVICED.
NHTSA complaint #10690082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN ITHACA, (MAQUIRE CHEVY-CADILLAC) NEAR ITHACA MALL. THE VEHICLE ENGINE SOUND LIKE IF SOMEONE WAS HITTING THE ENGINE WITH A HARD OBJECT, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM,LATER THAT NIGHT I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAME NOISE CAME BACK ON. DROVE BACK AND COMPLAIN OF THE PROBLEM THAT BEING FIX AND WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP. THAT A LIFTER HAD WENT ON THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. 1,600.00 TO FIX THAT PROBLEM BUT WHEN NOT GUARANTEE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A OUTSIDE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED UP HIS SCREEN AND ADVISED ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS ON IT. I PAID $4,774.84 FOR A NEW ENGINE, BUT GMC DID NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. ALL I WANT FOR LABOR IS $600.00 AND 203.00 FOR THE RENTAL CAR. I HAVE RECEIPTS TO SHOW WHAT WAS PAID AND THE BREAK OF WHAT NEEDED TO DONE TO ENGINE. I CONTACTED GMC 1-800 NUMBER WHICH WAS A JOKE, THEY LISTEN BUT REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I NEEDED THE VEHICLE TO BE FIX, WHICH WAS AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10557083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THIS BASIC INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES. THE 4WD CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONS AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE MESSAGE CENTER WILL DISPLAY "SERVICE 4WD," AND A CLICKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD AS THE LIGHTS ON THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL PANEL SWITCH ON AND OFF, SWITCHING THE VEHICLE IN AND OUT OF GEAR. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO 4LO AT MODERATE SPEED. ONCE, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION WITH THE ABRUPT SHIFT. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC ISSUE WITH GM 4WD TRUCKS, BUT IT IS IN NO WAY BEING ADDRESSED. IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHEN A 5400 LB. VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTS INTO LOW RANGE OR NEUTRAL WITHOUT ADVANCE WARNING. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS. THE ONLY REMEDY SEEMS TO BE REMOVING THE RELAY TO CUT POWER TO THE MODULE, THUS RENDERING THIS "MIGHTY" 4X4 A 2WD SLED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD OF THE HIGHEST ORDER! I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE IN PARTICULAR AND THE BUILD QUALITY IN GENERAL. IT DESTROYS TIRES, IT IS A PLEASANT SURPRISE WHEN SOMETHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE "HEAVY DUTY" TRANSMISSION AT 120K WHEN THE POWER BANDS CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. FOR SHAME, GENERAL MOTORS! I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE ANOTHER OF YOUR SHODDY VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10511690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND RECALLED AND THAT WAS FIXED BY GM. THE BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES OVER HEAT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE SADDLES ON THEM. I DO NOT EVEN KNOW THEY GO OUT BUT I HAVE PEOPLE HONKING AT ME THAT I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE REAR. NOW WITH MY WARRANTY OUT AND HAVE 86.000 MILES ON IT THE FUEL PUMP IS OUT ON THE VEHICLE AT A 700 DOLLAR COST. THE DOOR KNOB FELL OFF, I HAVE OIL PRESSURE ISSUES ALL OF THE TIME. LAST NOVEMBER THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD TO PICK IT UP OFF OF THE INTERSTATE WHICH SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT. BRAKE ISSUES. WHEN YOU SPEND 48,000 DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE IT MAKES YOU SAD THAT GM DOES NOTHING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT HELP THEM ANYMORE. TODAY THEY WANTED ME TO TAKE IT TO GM AND PAY 200 DOLLARS FOR A DIAGNOSIS. JUST MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKET. I WANT TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR ADVISE. THIS CAR IS DEFINITELY A DISAPPOINTMENT ND LEMON.
NHTSA complaint #10471146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODE (4X4, 4X2, AWD) SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND CHANGING FROM SELECTION BY ITSELF; RECURRING IN NATURE; VEHICLE DRAGGING; ABRUPT JERKING - MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AND MULTIPLE REPAIRS; ONLY CONSTANT IS THAT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY; ONLY SERVICE PROVIDER TO HAVE WORKED ON THIS ISSUE IS SWOPE GMC IN LOUISVILLE, KY. .
NHTSA complaint #10457328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED FROM 2 WD TO 4 WD LOW. DRIVER DID NOT ENGAGE 4WD LOW SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRES TO 1ST PLACE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THEN SELECT 4 WD LOW BUTTON. DRIVER MOMENTARY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE (STEERING) BUT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS WERE JOINTED FORWARD WITH IMPACT OF ENGAGEMENT OF LOW GEARS AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED.
NHTSA complaint #10441280 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
2011 2-WD YUKON XL 1500 ENGINE STALL. TOOK DELIVERY 7/1/2011. ON 7/5/2011, WHILE DRIVING AT CITY SPEEDS, ENGINE STALLED (SHUT OFF), WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THIS HAPPENED TWICE CONSECUTIVELY. DID NOT EXPERIENCE AGAIN UNTIL 7/14/2011. THIS TIME WAS DRIVING IN CENTER LANE, 5 LANE FREEWAY, DURING RUSH HOUR AT POSTED 65 MPH SPEED. AGAIN, ENGINE STALLED (SHUT DOWN). DURING 3 CYCLES OF STALL/SHUT DOWN/RESTART, WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY TO RIGHT LANE, DRIVE/COAST TO EXIT RAMP, EXIT FREEWAY AND ENTER A RETAIL PARKING LOT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. DURING PROCESS, HEARD A POP/CLICK TO MY LEFT IN THE DASHBOARD. TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONER, RESTARTED TRUCK AND MADE MY WAY HOME. DURING THIS DRIVE HOME, THE ALTERNATOR/VOLTAGE GAUGE NEEDLE BOUNCED TO EXTREME RIGHT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THEN SETTLED BACK CLOSER TO CENTER. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, I HAD NOTICED SAME NEEDLE OCCASIONALLY/ODDLY SLIGHT TO THE LEFT. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO SELLING DEALERSHIP THAT EVENING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RAN FULL DIAGNOSTICS AND REPORTED "NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE/OPERATING NORMALLY". THERE ARE NO "CODES" OR ANY "HISTORY CODES" SHOWING ANYTHING ABNORMAL OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE. 7/18/2011 OPENED CASE FILE WITH GM, BUT LITTLE ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN OFFERED BY THEM OTHER THAN "WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP". TRUCK HAS BEEN HOUSED AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW FOR 11 DAYS. WE ARE AT A STALEMATE. OUR POSITION IS THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP/GM'S POSITION IS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED WE PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN THEN AGAIN HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. OUR RESPONSE IS: IF WE AGREE TO DO THAT, AND ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO AGAIN "SURVIVE" THE OCCURRENCE WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHY DO THEY/WE BELIEVE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM? WE ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE/ANYONE TO INVOLVE THE FACTORY FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10414968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP, SUDDEN LOSS OF 3RD AND 4TH GEARS IN TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, TOWING A TRAILER WHEN THIS OCCURRED. (THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY TOW PACKAGE.) IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I WAS SURPRISED THAT GM HAS OPENED A COUPLE OF TSB'S RELATING TO IT.
NHTSA complaint #10345158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN DOWNSHIFTING.
NHTSA complaint #10317109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
LOOSE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED NOISE AND INDICATION BY SERVICE TECH THAT IT COULD EVENTUALLY HAVE RESULTED IN WHEEL SEPARATION. MY RECENT RESEARCH REVEALED A BULLETIN WHICH NOTES A RECALL; # 47678 DEC 17, 2007. EVEN THOUGH I PAID OUR OF POCKET ON 08/07/2007 TO REPLACE THE BEARING, MY RECENT VISIT TO A GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER ON 11/06/2009 REVEALED THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10293795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED THE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE COMES ON AND VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 THAT HAVE BEEN WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I FEAR WE WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS POWER TRAIN FAILURE. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM OR ERROR CODES.
NHTSA complaint #10267509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
MAKING 3-POINT TURN ON DIRT ROAD, POWER STEERING FAILED. UPON INSPECTION AT REPAIR SHOP, FOUND THAT SHAFT ON POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FRACTURED. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS CORRESPONDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V005000 AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA04012, ALTHOUGH GMC HAS TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. IT SHOULD BE.
NHTSA complaint #10259936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 70 MPH, WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE YUKON STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING AROUND, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD,THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF CAUSING NO STEERING. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. IT WAS AN HOUR LATER BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT, SHIFTING GEARS EXTREMELY HARD.
NHTSA complaint #10254413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
GMC YUKON XL DENALI -TRACTION STABILITY PROBLEM REGISTERS ON DASH AND CAR BOGS DOWN AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE IF YOU LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL SEEM TO IMPROVE - TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HAD WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED DID NOT IMPROVE TILL RUST BUILD UP WAS REMOVED FROM ON THE SPLINED HUB IT HAS SINCE RETURNED - WENT ON LINE AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT DID NOT FIND ANY ANSWERS OF DEALERS BEING ABLE TO CORRECT - COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE REAR END COLLISIONS IF SOMEONE IS FOLLOWING TO CLOSE IN THE REAR SINCE THE VEHICLE NEARLY COMES TO A STOP.
NHTSA complaint #10247995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILS ON AWD VERSIONS OF YUKON/DENALI MODELS. UNUSUAL FRONT DRIVELINE NOISE IS EXPERIENCED ESPECIALLY DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION OR LOAD. NOISE IS A WHINE TYPE OF LOAD. THIS ONE FAILED @ 54,000 CAUSING DEALER TO REBUILD FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WITH NEW BEARINGS AND SEALS. OLD BEARINGS WERE BADLY SCORED AND ONE OF THEM BROKEN TO MANY PIECES. I ASKED FOR PARTS AND WAS GIVEN WHAT COULD BE PULLED OUT. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES MANY OWNERS WITH AWD SYSTEMS WHICH WERE ALSO AVAILABLE ON YUKON AS WELL AS DENALI MODELS HAVE HAD SIMILAR FAILURES. COST TO REPAIR AS WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 40,000 MILES WAS APPROX. $1000.
NHTSA complaint #10241397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.