40 of the 581 complaints about the 2007 GMC Yukon are about the electrical system — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 69,500 miles.
40
Complaints
1
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The heated seats in my 2007 GMC Yukon Denali caught fire to my car .The fur department came and the fire marshal came out and wrote a report stating it was from the heated seats what caused the fire when I need to I will abtain the report for the fire marshal I'm so glad my son and I were not in the car
NHTSA complaint #11725427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dash cluster lights that show how many miles are on the vehicle and PRND do not light up.
NHTSA complaint #11692921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owned a 2007 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that after his son parked the vehicle outside near the sidewalk, and turning the off the vehicle, the contact's son exited the vehicle. Approximately 5-10 minutes later, his son’s mother informed him that there was smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact’s son was then informed by his mother that the vehicle was on fire. The vehicle then became engulfed in flames. The Fire Department was called to the scene and extinguished the fire. During the fire, the vehicle was destroyed and later towed away from the scene. A Fire report was filed, and the contact was informed that the fire was probably an electrical fire. The contact stated that the fire had started on the driver’s side front of the vehicle however, the cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
NHTSA complaint #11528154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOCKS ALL DOORS AND PREVENTS THE WINDOWS FROM OPENING DASH STOPS WORKING CANT TELL HOW FAST YOUR GOING AND WHEN YOU STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF NONE OF THE ELECTRIC LOCKS WORK OR THE FOB YOU HAVE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE MANUALLY TO GET OUT.
NHTSA complaint #11407520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE REAR ACCESS WINDOW OPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING OR IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKING AND NO RUNNING THE REAR ACCESS POP UP AND GET OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #11399296 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE
NHTSA complaint #11351335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NO ONE WILL GET THE PARTS IN TO REPAIR MY AIRBAGS AND IT'S BEEN YEARS. ITS AS IF THEY WANT ME TO GET RID OF MY TRUCK BUT I DON'T WANT TO. THERE'S ALSO A RECALL ON SOMETHING SMOKING AND THE YEAR STARTS AT 2007 YET MY TRUCK ISN'T INCLUDED WHICH IS VERY STRANGE SOME I JUST HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME ON 2/9 AND HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED AND REPAIRED AT AMERICAN PETROLEUM ON QUARTERFIELD RD.
NHTSA complaint #11309505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN OPENING THE HATCH OR BACK OF THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP. YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR 5 MINUTES SOMETIMES LONGER FOR THE ENGINE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WILL BE IN STATIONARY, I HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IF I AM GOING TO OPEN THE BACK IF I DON'T IT MESSES UP ALL THE GAGES IN FRONT AND WILL NOT OPERATE.
NHTSA complaint #11306729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GM RECALLED THE TAKATA AIRBAGS ALMOST 4 YEARS AGO WITH NO FIX FOR MY VEHICLE YET. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD BUT NO CODES ARE STORED. BAD GROUND.
NHTSA complaint #11297139 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING, IF ADJUSTING STEERING WHEEL POSITION IP OR DOWN, ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RE START ENGINE WITHOUT ISSUES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I MOVE THE COLUMN
NHTSA complaint #11279077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PLASTIC DASH BOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING OVER THE YEARS. IT IS NOW BREAKING INTO JAGGED PIECES THAT ARE FREE TO FLY AROUND THE PASSENGER CABIN. CRACKED PIECES AROUND THE AIR BAG POSE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM TO THE EYES AND FACE OF PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE ALSO EXPOSED TO UV LIGHT CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR WITH NO OTHER MAJOR FAILURES TO SPEAK OF. I BELIEVE THAT THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DASH SITUATION HAS BEEN CAUSED BY SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS USED IN MANUFACTURING.
NHTSA complaint #11278392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR DRIVER TAIL LIGHT WIRING DOES NOT WORK. PUT NEW BULBS IN AND ONLY THING THAT WORKS ARE THE BRAKE AND REVERSE LIGHT. THERE IS NO RUNNING LIGHT THAT COMES ON
NHTSA complaint #11231665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL GM RECALL#49151 I HAVE BEEN IN 1 CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL WHEN THE IMPACT WAS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH FOR THEM TO INFLATE.
NHTSA complaint #11062526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL. RECALL ISSUED IN 2016 BUT AS OF 12/04/2017 THERE IS STILL NOT A SOLUTION. I HAVE AN AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CURRENTLY ON AND AM AFRAID THAT AIRBAG WILL NOT INFLATE WHEN NEEDED OR MIGHT INFLATE WHEN NOT NEEDED. ALSO, IN UNRELATED ISSUE THE ENTIRE DISPLAY ON THE DASH HAS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE SEARCHED WEB AND I DO SEE INDICATIONS THAT THERE ARE ACTIVE RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL HOWEVER MY DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NOT ANY ELECTRICAL RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #11052227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TAIL GATE CAME DOWN AND ALMOST CLINCH DOWN ON MY HEAD THE TAIL GATE IS MALFUNCTIONING
NHTSA complaint #10983784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKES ON MY07 YUKON WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AT SPEEDS OF 15MPH TO 20 MPH BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS.
NHTSA complaint #10899080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
NHTSA complaint #10780277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS, THE YELLOW ABS WARNING CAME ON, "STABILITRACK" LIGHT CAME ON. THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED DINGING, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED BETWEEN GEARS, THE LIGHTS CAME AND WENT AND THE DOOR LOCKS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY. LOST POWER ALSO, PULLED OFF AND SHOT OFF ENGINE. TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART AS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEAD. SAME THING HAPPENED 10K MILES EARLIER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2TIMES AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES. REPAIRS TOOK OVER 10 DAYS AS THE ENGINE WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE CAR. REPLACED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA complaint #10779576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING THROUGH TOWN WHEN THE CAR STARTED SLAMMING INTO GEAR. RIGHT BEFORE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DASH SAID "STABILITRACK DISENGAGED". CAR STARTED BEEPING AND LOST POWER. WHEN I WAS ABLE, PULLED OVER AND SHUT DOWN CAR. IT WOULD NOT START. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING. ULTIMATELY REPLACE IP JUNCTION BOX AND FP GATEWAY. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN 10,000 MILES LATER.
NHTSA complaint #10779579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE AND I HAD JUST PURCHASED A USED 2007 GMC YUKON. LITTLE DID WE KNOW ABOUT THE MAJOR ISSUE THE TRUCK HAS WITH THE REDUCED POWER READING THAT COMES UP. I REALLY THINK THAT GMC NEEDS TO PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES. MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM A WORK MEETING AND DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH HER SISTER AND MY WIFE'S AND MY DAUGHTER IN THE GMC YUKON AND SHE WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. SHE CALLED ME AND SHE WAS IN A PANIC. SHE HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN SHE DID THE VEHICLE HAD DIED IT TURNED OFF AND SHE HAD OUR 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WITH OUT A/C AND IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER. THIS ISSUE PUTS THE PEOPLE'S FAMILIES AT RISK THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES AND ALSO OTHER DRIVERS FAMILIES AT RISK YOU CAN NOT REPLACE A PERSONS LIFE IF ITS TAKEN AWAY AND THE HARDSHIP IT CAUSES BUT YOU CAN REPLACE A VEHICLE SO WHY NOT COME UP WITH SOLUTION SO THE ROAD MAY BECOME A LITTLE BIT OF A SAFER PLACE. WHEN MY WIFE HAD THIS HAPPEN OTHER DRIVERS WERE NOT COURTEOUS OR UNDERSTANDING WHEN SOMEONE PUTS THEIR HAZARD LIGHTS ON THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, THEY JUST KEPT FLYING PAST HER. NOW WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME GM MAKE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED. I HAVE LOOKED UP AND SAW CHEVY DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE AND CHEVY IS THE SAME COMPANY. IF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ASSOCIATION COULD CREATE THIS RECALL AND THEY COULD USE THE SAME PART FROM CHEVY THEN SURELY THIS ISSUE WOULD BE FIXED AND IT WOULD BE A SAFER VEHICLE. IF YOU WERE A COMPANY OWNER WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO STAND BY YOUR COMPANIES PRODUCTION AND CREATE SOLUTIONS IF THERE WERE THESE COMMON ISSUES? WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO HELP MAKE THE ROAD A SAFER PLACE BY ONE LITTLE FIX? IT WOULDN'T
NHTSA complaint #10765024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY TRUCK WILL JUST LOSE POWER. I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT GOES NO WHERE. I HAVE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN I CAN STOP AND TURN IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN START IT BACK UP WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE CHANGED THE TPS 2 TIMES, THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY, AND THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND IT'S STILL DOING IT.
NHTSA complaint #10716971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY ENGINE SPEED REDUCED ABRUPTLY WHILE TRAVELING SPEED OF 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. A REDUCED ENGINE SPEED, SERVICE STABILIZATION TRACK AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SIGNS COME ON. IF I PULL OVER AND WAIT 1 MINUTE IT STARTS AND DOESN'T DO AGAIN FOR 15 MINUTES. SOMETIMES THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR A WEEK. I READ FORUMS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, AND ONLY WITH GM VEHICLES, BUT GM FAILS TO REQUEST A RECALL. SOME HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE, AND IT STILL DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10704798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GMC CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY NOT START OR DEACTIVATE THE STABILITRACK, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE DISABLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE ALL ON. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.
NHTSA complaint #10640956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE IGNITION RANDOMLY DOESN'T START AND/OR VEHICLE DRIVE STRANGE WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND OR TRANSMISSION ACTING WEIRD. AFTER 5-10 MIN, I TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART AND IT OPERATES NORMALLY AGAIN. DEALER HAS SEEN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND CAN NOT EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10638010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GIVES ME DIFFERENT READINGS ALL THE TIME. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAVE.
NHTSA complaint #10588538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR HATCH/LIFT GATE HAS NO MANUAL HANDLE TO OPEN. WHEN UNLOCKING POWER LOCKS REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN LIFT GATE FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. IF AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAPPEN THERE WOULD BE NO WAY OUT OF REAR OF VEHICLE. REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL, IT IS ALL ELECTRONIC AND WILL NOT OPEN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL GM SUV'S. HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO ABOUT ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10534661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WITH THE RADIO ACTIVATED, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR, AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING OFF AND ON. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE LATER STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. SHE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,030.
NHTSA complaint #10395845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.
NHTSA complaint #10381130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, HEARD A CLICKING/CRACKING/POPPING NOISE, SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX AREA. AT THE SAME TIME THE WIDOWS, MIRROR, AND ELECTRIC LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. I STARTED LOOKING DOWN UNDER THE GLOVE BOX AREA AND COULD STILL SMELL A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THAT AREA. ALSO THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THE SAME BURNING SMELL CONDITIONS AND REMOVED THE WIRE BOX UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX PASSENGER DOOR AREA. HE OBSERVED THAT ALL THE WIRES WERE BURNT, TO INCLUDE THE METAL PLATE THAT WAS BURNT AND CHARRED FROM AN APPARENT ELECTRICAL FIRE. (PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE AREA TO INCLUDE THE BURNT WIRES AND CHARRED METAL) THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE WHOLE CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE AND BURN UP. HE SHOWED ME THE DAMAGE AND STATED THAT WHERE THE WIRES RUN THROUGH A SMALL HOLE IN A METAL PLATE APPEARED TO RUB THROUGH THE WIRES CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT AND ACTUALLY BURN THE WIRES AND METAL PLATE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT A RUBBER WASHER OR USING RUBBER INSTEAD OF METAL MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED THE BURNING/FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10352584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CHECK ENGINE/SERVICE STABILITRAK/ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY YET THE GMC DEALER CANNOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. POTENTIALLY A CONNECTION TO RECALL OF CARS EQUIPPED WITH HEATED WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID FEATURE. DID DETECT A SLIGHT ODOR SHORTLY AFTER USING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID AND THE INDICATOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY ON THE HIGHWAY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THUS FAR NOTHING HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM; WE ARE HOPING TO GET THE CAR BACK TO OUR HOME STATE SO THE DEALER CAN WORK ON RESOLVING THIS HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #10297835 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.