2001 GMC Yukon XL complaints

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR (2) RECALLS DURING WHICH TIME AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES REQUIRED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF FOUR (4) ROTORS AND LININGS. BRAKE LINING HAS LESS THAN 25% WEAR EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINING WAS DESTROYED, MAKING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NON-FUNCTIONAL. DEALER STATED THAT EXCESSIVE CORROSION CAUSE DAMAGE TO EMERGENCY BRAKE AND UNSAFE CONDITION OF ALL FOUR ROTORS. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE LININGS AT COST OF $900.00. CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT SAFETY ISSUE AND FILE CLAIM. REIMBURSEMENT DENIED. *NM

AFTER EXPERIENCING ABS PROBLEMS AND IMMEDIATELY REPAIRING OUR 2001 GMC YUKON XL REGARDING THE CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR LAST YEAR (THE HUBS AND SENSORS WERE CLEANED AND LUBED, NOT REPLACED), OUR ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR. WE ALSO BEGAN HEARING A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN DRIVING. WE NOTIFIED BOB SELLERS ABOUT THIS, AND THEY RESET THE ABS LIGHT. ON THE WAY HOME, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN WE TOOK THE YUKON IN TO BOB SELLERS TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER, THEY DID A COMPUTER SCAN CHECK WITH THE CODES INDICATING "PUMP MOTOR CK OPEN" AND PUMP MOTOR K SHORTED." THEY ALSO TYPED "CLEAR CODES ROAD TEST OVER 15 MILES, ABS DID NOT RESET CODES." BOB SELLERS NOW QUOTES US OVER $1,000.00 TO REPAIR THE MOTOR, SOMETHING WE CANNOT AFFORD. WE ARE VERY SUSPICIOUS HOW THIS OCCURRED IN TANDEM WITH THE REPAIR AND ARE ASKING FOR NHTSA TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. WHEN WE NEEDED OUR ABS TO ENGAGE DURING THE WINTER SEASON, THEY FAILED. OUR YUKON WAS RECENTLY TAKEN IN AGAIN WHEN THE RECALL REGARDING THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEM WAS ISSUED, AND ONCE AGAIN, ALL BOB SELLERS DID WAS CLEAN AND LUBE THE SENSORS, NOT REPLACE THEM. PLEASE ADVISE, SO MY FAMILY AND I ARE NOT AT RISK WITH THIS HORRIBLE BRAKE SITUATION AS THE WINTER SEASON APPROACHES. THANK YOU. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TWICE. FIRST, IT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2002. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BANDS ,AND TURNED THE DRUMS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE WHY IT WENT OUT THAT EARLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM AGAIN. THEY SAID THERE WAS A CLIP IN THE BRAKES THAT MAY HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED GM, AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005. *NM

NON-WORKING PARKING BRAKE. IF THE VEHICLE IS LEFT IN NEUTRAL (AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL) WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL. SEE 05V161000. THIS IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT CAUSES THE PARKING BRAKE TO NOT FULLY DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING WEAR ON THE PARKING BRAKE COMPONENTS. THESE VEHICLES HAVE SEPARATE BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR NORMAL AND PARKING BRAKES. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD NEVER WEAR OUT. APPLIES TO ALL 1999 - 2005 GM & GMC FULL SIZE PICKUPS AND FULL SIZE SUV VEHICLES. *JB

WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND SHE EVENTUALLY MADE IT HOME. I CHECKED THE STEERING AND IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HEARD THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST AND WE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER GMC AND THEY STATED OUR VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNLESS WE PAID FOR THE VEHICLE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THEY HAD RECALLED THIS IN THE PAST IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED WITH THE VEHICLES SOLD AFTER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 YUKON XL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO GM, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REPAIR. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAILING FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION, AND THAT WAS HOW HE FIGURED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS SIMILAR TO NHSTA RECALL 05V161000.*AK

DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP FUSE KEPT BLOWING OUT, AND THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005. A LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD TO KEEP AN EXTRA FUSE ON HAND. RECALL 05V1555000 WAS ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE REAR LIFTGATE HINGES, THAT ARE GLUED TO THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS, HAS COME FREE FROM THE GLASS. NEITHER THE GLASS LIFTGATE OR HINGES ARE DAMAGED, THE ATTACHING COMPOUND (I.E. GLUE?) HAS FAILED. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER A FACTORY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT GMC CANNOT REPAIR THE DEFECT. THEY MUST REPLACE UNDAMAGED ITEMS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FAILED ADHESIVE.*JB

WHEN I BRAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS IN MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES A CHATTERING AND YOU HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THIS TO STOP AND THEN THE BRAKES START TO WORK AND YOU CAN SLOW DOWN AND STOP. HOWEVER, SOMETIMES, I THINK THE CAR JUST ISN'T GOING TO STOP. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS COMPUTER PUMP. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMEONE WAS BEATING ON THE FENDER OF THE TRUCK ,AND IT WAS PROBABLY MAKING THIS NOISE BECAUSE OF THE PUMP CONTINUING TO RUN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE FUSE OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SHUT THE PUMP OFF. CURRENTLY, HE DOES NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ALMOST $1400 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ,THEY WHERE GOING TO REPLACE THE PUMP. THIS PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN ON JANUARY OF 2005.*AK

2001 GMC YUKON XL DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE FUEL SENDER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE KIT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER DOESN'T FELL SAFE. *NM

2001 YUKON XL, TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE GOING ABOUT 4 MPH PUT ON THE BRAKES, ABS STARTED PUMPING AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. HIT THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME.

2001 YUKON XL 1)ABS BRAKES RESIST BETWEEN 1 AND 10 MPH; USUALLY AT OR AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH; CONSISTENTLY AND ONLY AT THESE LOW RATES OF SPEED 2)USUALLY CAUSES STOPPING TO BE AT GREATER DISTANCE THAN DRIVER EXPECTS; ALTHOUGH IT DID CAUSE US TO ROLL INTO AN INTERSECTION THE OTHER DAY BY RESISTING TO STOP. 3)MY MECHANIC CAN FIND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, ROTERS, ETC... SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO SENSOR.

ABS BREAKS ON AT LOW SPEEDS

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL. HE STATES THERE WAS A RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE ON THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 01V159000. THE RECALL STATES THAT THERE COULD BE A NO LOCK CONDITION BUT THE CONSUMER REPORTED AN INCIDENT WHERE THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT COME UNLOCKED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS. THE INCIDENT ALSO HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. THE BUCKLE WAS FREE OF DIRT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WERE GLAD HIS DAUGHTER WAS OKAY. IN APRIL 2005 HIS DAUGHTER GOT STUCK IN THE SEAT BELT AND THEY HAD TO CUT IT TO GET HER OUT. THE SEAT BELT WAS OUTBOARD LEFT SIDE SECOND ROW OF SEATING. *NM

COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTOR CORPORATION. *BF THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE WITH A DEFECT IN THE VOLTAGE TO BULB CONFIGURATION THAT CAUSED THE BULBS TO BURN OUT. *TC THE CRUISE CONTROL BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AT 45000 MILES. THE TIRES LOSE AIR PERIODICALLY (SECOND SET). THE RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS FAILED. *NM

MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL HAS SUFFERED FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM MADE THE SUBJECT OF THE RECENT RECALL BY GM. THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED THREE TIMES AND LEFT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN STRANDED ON INTERSTATE 45 AND IN GALVESTON, TX. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TWICE TO GM DEALERSHIPS WITH ONE DEALERSHIP KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK WITHOUT DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY SOLUTION THESE "CERTIFIED" MECHANICS COULD THINK TO DO WAS REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, WHILE I KNEW ALL ALONG THERE HAD TO BE SOME KIND OF SHORT IN THE FUEL SENDING SYSTEM. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,000.00 IN REPAIRS AND TOWING CHARGES AND I STILL DON'T BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY YUKON IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAY IT DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT VIN NUMBER. WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED FROM THE VERY PROBLEM MADE THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL ON AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS, HOW COULD GM EXCLUDE IT FROM THE RECALL BECAUSE OF A VIN NUMBER. OBVIOUSLY GM HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY NOTIFY THE NHTSA OF ALL OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM PROBLEM, PROBABLY IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE COSTS. HOWEVER, IT IS THE CONSUMERS LIKE ME THAT ARE AT RISK WHEN GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. MY GMC YUKON XL NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND GM'S RECALL LIST NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED CARS, NOT JUST THE ONES THEY PICK AND CHOOSE. MY WIFE AND KIDS SAFE

ANTILOCK BRAKES CONSISTENTLY ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS

LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE OF CAR

ABS BRAKE FAILURE ON MY GMC 2001 YUKON01. 1ST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 18000 MILES. DEALER WOULD ONLY FIX IF I SPEND $600 ON ALL NEW ROTORS & PADS(ALL 4 WHEELS). ASK TO CHECK ALL OTHER SENSORS AT THE TIME. THEY SAID THE WHERE OK. 2 ND FAILURE 1800 MILES LATER. WOULD FIX FOR $495

HEARD SLIGHT GRINDING NOISES WHILE MAKING TURNS. SHORT TIME LATER I DISCOVERD THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHILE IN NEUTRAL WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING. VEHICLE BEGIN ROLLING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER AND DISCOVERED PARKING BRAKE DRUMS AND SHOES WERE WORN OUT. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CONSIDERING THE WORK INVOLVED, I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RATHER EXPENSIVE. I HOPE THE DEALER USED THE NEW STYLE SPRING CLIP.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL EXPERIENCES THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION # PE05020 AS IT RELATES TO ABS BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. I'M HOPING THAT THIS WILL BE RECALLED SOON SO THAT IT CAN BE REPAIRED SOON.

ABS AND REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

MY 2001 YUKON XL HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. UPON STARTUP THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE PUMP MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PULL THE ABS FUSE WHICH TURNS ON THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE BUT ONLY WITH NORMAL BRAKING AND NO SAFETY OF THE ABS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS FAILURE AND FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE RECEIVED ESTIMATES ON THE REPAIRS BUT HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEM AS OF YET. IN STATES WHICH THERE ARE VEHICLE INSPECTIONS THIS PROBLEM WOULD CAUSE THE FAILURE OF INSPECTION WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH. *JB

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, OCCURING WHILE TURNIG. *AK

LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. SHAFT IN PUMP SNAPPED OFF INSIDE HOUSING. TOWED TO GM GARAGE AND NEW PUMP INSTALLED. HAPPENED WHEN BACKING AND TURNING SHARPLY OVER ROUGH GROUND. NIGHT. 70 DEGREES. RETURNED TO CAMPGROUND USING TWO HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL AND PARKING BRAKE. ON 4000 MILE TRIP PULLING 3 TON TRAILER. WAITED 4 DAYS FOR REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. *NM

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

2001 YUKON/XL PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. FAILED INSPECTION TWICE, FIRST REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT ~15K MILES, SECOND FOR $225 AT ~65K MILES. NEVER HAS HELD. LAST TIME WAS ADJUSTED TO HOLD, DRAGS BRAKE WHEN RELEASED AS TOO TIGHT. OBVIOUS POOR DESIGN AND SAFETY HAZARD. CAN NEVER ASSUME PARKING BRAKE WILL HOLD. *JB

I OWN A 2001 YUKON XL AND HAVE A PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED, IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. IN THE FIRST 3,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL, BUT HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED OTHERWISE. I NOW HAVE 46,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I JUST PAID $125.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY ANOTHER DEALER WHO TOLD ME OF THE DESIGN DEFECT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES AND CORRECT THE DESIGN FLAW.*JB

INTERIOR ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN A HUMMING NOISE HEARD UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE COMPARTMENT. GMC DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE UNIT. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD BE $1200.00 DOLLARS($800.00 PARTS AND $400.00 LABOR COST) TO REPAIR. THIS BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 74,000 MILES. I'M PRESENTLY OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON JUST THE MAIN BRAKE SYSTEM, AFTER HAVING DISCONNECTED THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A CHEAPER AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE UNIT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ON YOUR WEB SITE ABOUT THIS TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL RESULT IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN.*AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RESULTING IN DEATH OF 4 YEAR OLD CHILD. PLEASE SIGN MY PETITION IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WWW.STARINTI.COM. *JB

INCONSISTENT TIRE WEAR ON 2001 YUKON XL, THE FRONT TIRE WEAR ALONG THE INNER SIDES (2 INCHES) FASTER THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE TIRE. TIRES ARE STOCK FIRESTONE 265R16 SIZE. THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS CHECK SEVERAL TIME BY GM DEAL AND BY THIRD PARTY. EVERY TIME THE ALIGNMENT WAS WITH IN SPECS. THE TIRE HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 10,000 MILES TO INCREASE USABILITY. TIRES FAILED AT 62000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND YUKON I HAVE OWNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE PARKING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL FRONTWARDS AS WELL. *SC

THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES CONSISTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. THEY PLACE THE BLAME ON RUST AFFECTING THE SENSORS BUT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM I HAVE HAD, NOR HAVE I EVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM RESULTS FROM THE SYSTEM'S DESIGN AND BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I STOPPED DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FIRST OCCURENCES WERE STARTLING AND I NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SITUATION DID NOT CALL FOR A PANIC STOP BUT I WAS STARTLED WHEN IT ACTIVATED AND CONFUSED BY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PEDESTRIAN AND CAUSED INJURY EVEN AT LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN FOR REPAIR, WHICH WILL COST A MINIMUM OF $200 PLUS REPLACEMENT OF ANY SENSORS WHICH MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE CLEANED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THE LIABILITY IS THE MANUFACTURER'S AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE MODIFIED OR CORRECTED TO PERFORM SAFELY IN ALL CLIMATES IN WHICH THEY MARKET VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE MARKETED WITH 4-WHEEL AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PERFORMANCE AS A SELLING POINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.*AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES ON 2001 GMC YUKON XL, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR WHEN IDLING AT RED LIGHTS, ETC. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINT. WE WERE TOLD IT NEEDED THE FUEL INJECTION SERVICE. WE HAD THIS DONE AT A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE NEXT TIME WE REFUELED THE VEHICLE, WE SMELLED GAS AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL. NOW ANY TIME WE COMPLETELY FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, IT LEAKS AND YOU CAN SMELL GAS FOR A FEW DAYS. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS COMPLAINT, THE CAR WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $250 JUST TO LOOK AT THE GAS TANK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. WE DENIED THAT SERVICE. WE WERE MADE AWARE OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM THROUGH AN ARTICLE IN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION ON 9/14/04.*AK

PARKING BRAKE PREMATURELY WORN OUT. *AK

MY 2001 YUKON XL HAS EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE IN 2000. AT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 11500 I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO COMPLAIN THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE TRIED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND THAT IT DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED BY A NON GMC SHOP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT A "SWISHING/RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 73 K MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE PARKING BRAKE PADS RUBBING ON THE ROTOR AND THAT THIS WAS A GMC DESIGN FLAW THAT GMC WAS WELL AWARE OF. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GMC SHOP, COURY GMC IN MESA, AZ, WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I AGAIN TOLD THEM OF THE NON FUNCTIONAL BRAKE AS I HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE AT THE 11.5K MILEAGE MARK. SERVICE PERSONNEL AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE WAS DESIGNED TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE REAR ROTOR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I SHOWED THEM THE PREVIOUS SERVICE ORDER FROM THE 11.5K MILEAGE MARK. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PARKING BRAKE AT THEIR EXPENCE BECAUSE TOO MANY MILES HAD ACCUMULATED BETWEEN COMPLAINTS. I LIVE IN THE ARIZONA DESERT AND CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT I HAVE APPLIED THEN RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AS IT DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. ACCORDIN

ABS AND TRACTION ASSIST WENT OUT..I HAVE 56000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ARE TRYING TO GET A RECALL OUT ON THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS..PRETTY SAD THAT GM CANNOT MAKE A LONGER LASTING AND MORE EFFICIENT VEHICLE.*AK

THE ABS CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED ON MY 2001 YUKON XL AT 42,000 MILES. IT FAILED AGAIN AT 88,000 MILES. GM SAID THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IT IS NOT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS IN THIS VEHICLE. *JB

WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL LEVEL AN EXSESIVE LICKAGE STARTS IN THE FRONT TOP OF THE FUEL TANK FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. NO DEATHS YET BUT ANY FIRE UNDER MY SUV DURING THE LICKAGE I'M SURE IT WILL BLOW UP!*AK

ON MAY 17, 2003 MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS KILLED IN OUR DRIVEWAY BY OUR 2001 GMC YUKON. WE WERE CLEANING THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THAT HE COULD HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE AND I AM ASKING FOR HELP IN PROVING THESE FAILURES. I FEEL THERE ARE TWO FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE ON ALL MODELS OF THESE VEHICLES FAILS TO HOLD THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE SEARCHED YOUR WEBSITES TO FIND 50 PLUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON GMC/CHEVROLET VEHICLES OF THIS KIND FAILING TO HOLD THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLES NOT PASSING SAFETY INSPECTIONS BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS EITHER A MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION OR THAT THERE ARE MECHANICAL OVERRIDES IN THIS VEHICLE AS IN THE 2003 GMC ENVOY RECALL CAMPAIGN #03V075 THAT CAN ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. I ALSO, I FOUND ODI ID NUMBER: 897722 WHICH SHOWS THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I BELIEVE A FULL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION OF THE GMC AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES. THIS IS THE LINK TO THE ACCIDENT. HTTP://WWW.SPRINGSGOV.COM/NEWSRESULTS.ASP?NEWSID=688 PLEASE HELP!!!!!!*JB

WHENEVER THERE IS RAIN VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS WATER ONTO THE FRONT FLOORBOARD, WHICH SHORTS OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIREWALL OR A SEAL. HEADLIGHTS SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TC

FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL AT, LT245/75R16, DOT VN11BAC4200. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AND BEGAN TRAMPING. TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THE TIRE STILL MAINTAINED ITS AIR PRESSURE. CONSUMER CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE AFTER THE OCCURRENCE, AND THE PRESSURE WAS 84 PSI. THE TIRE WAS NOT OVERLOADED, AND IT WAS NOT UNDER PRESSURE. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 YUKON XL WHICH HAS HAD THREE INSTANCES OF KNOWN DESIGN FAILURES IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM -- BOTH EMERGENCY FEATURES, BOTH WELL KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FIRST IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT IN THE RETAINING CLIP OF THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE MECHANSIM. AS A RESULT THE PARKING BRAKE WILL WEAR OUT WITHIN 20-30K MILES. THE SECOND IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE EBCM (BRAKING CONTROL MODULE) WHERE THE ABS MOTOR SHORTS INTO A ALWAYS ON POSITION. THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IS TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSE AND DO WITHOUT THE ABS FEATURE. NEITHER KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE HAS A RECALL ASSOCAITED WITH IT. *AK

1-AT LOW SPEED BRAKING (3-5MPH), THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES THE PEDDLE TO PULSATE AND GROON. SEVERAL TIMES THE SYSTEM JUST GAVE UP AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO INTERSECTIONS, BEFORE STOPPING. 2-NO CONSEQUENCES YET 3- TOOK 2001 YUKON XL TO LOCAL GMC DEALER, FOR SERVICE. DEALER REPORT WAS LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS HEAVILY CORRODED. FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE CUT, REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE CUT, ALSO REAR PADS NEED REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 26,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, FEELING THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE HUB ASSEMBY AND REPLACING OTHER PARTS ARE NOT TOTALLY NECESSARY. *AK

I OWN A 2001 GMC YUKON XL. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS... I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR ELEMENT. IT RANDOMLY FAILS...AND REGISTERS NO FUEL IN THE TANK...THEN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS....MINUTES..OR PERHAPS AN HOUR... THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR FULL AGAIN... ALTHOUGH AFTER EACH EVENT.. THE ACCURACY OF THE GAUGE MEASUREMENT SEEMS TO GET WORSE. IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE TANK IS AT OR BELOW "HALF FULL"... *JB

STARTED MY 2001 YUKON XL AND WENT TO WORK THIS MORNING, ON THE WAY TO WORK THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON. WHEN I GOT TO WORK AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THERE WAS A BUZZING SOUND FROM BENEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE, THAT WOULD NOT STOP. *MR

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAD 57,000 MILES ON THEM, AND THERE WERE NO OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. *AK THE TEMPERATURE WAS 15 DEGREES AND THERE WAS ICE ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SWERVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE TIRE HAD BEEN ROTATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 39,018. *SC *JB

2001 YUKON XL PARKING BRAKES INOPERATIVE. FAILED DEALER INSPECTION. HE SAID THEY JUST WEAR OUT. INTERESTING, MY VEHICLE HAS 60000, AND THE DISC BRAKES ARE STILL THE ORIGINAL. I HAVE RARELY USED THE PARKING BRAKE. MAYBE ON A HILL ONCE OR TWICE. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM OR A MODULE PROBLEM AND GMC IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ITS NOT COVERED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE ABS WENT OUT AT 40000, AND WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I'M PERPLEXED ABOUT GMC'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR ITS PRODUCTS AND SAFETY.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T HOLD. THIS VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK