2001 GMC Yukon XL complaints

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE  2001 YUKON XL. DEALER DETERMINED FAILURE TO BE A SHEARED SHAFT ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WHICH CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. DEALER AND GM CONCLUDE THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER . TEMPERATURE (ACCORDING TO LOG FROM LOCAL AIRPORT) WAS 21.2 DEGREES F AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF FAILURE (ABOUT 5:30 PM ON 2-5-2004). VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES AT THE TIME. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS IMMEDIATE  TURNED ONE DIRECTION, EVERYTHING WAS FINE, TURNED BACK AND HAD NO POWER ASSIST. ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THROUGH GM AND WAS FLATLY DENIED, ALTHOUGH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE ON VEHICLES OF THIS PLATFORM. I AM PERSONALLY AWARE OF ONE OTHER FAILURE ON SIMILAR VEHICLE (CHEVY PICKUP), WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE STANDARD 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. GM APPARENTLY DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON A 5500 POUND SUV A SAFETY ISSUE  I ON THE OTHER HAND AM JUST GLAD IT DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD.*AK

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

SIGNIFICANT CRACKS AND BELT SEPARATION ON ROAD WITH ONE TIRE. SIGNIFICANT CRACKS PRESENT ON ALL TIRES ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A YUKON SL 2500, 2000, EQIUPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S. *AK SIZE OF TIRE IS LT 245/75R16

MY 2001 YUKON XL FAILED INSPECTION ON 10/06/2003 DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. THE GMC DEALER WHICH PERFORMED INSPECTIONS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (THE PARKING BRAKE HANGING OPEN AND WEARING) TO BOTH THE DEALER AND TO GM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MY HUSBAND ADJUSTED THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE THE SAME EVENING AND THE SUV PASSED AT RE-INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING MORNING, HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE IS AGAIN HUNG OPEN AND WEARING (LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER BEING FIXED AND PASSING INSPECTION). *LA

IDENTICAL COMPLAINT AS FILED ON #10032993. REAR TAILGATE GLASS HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED ON OUR VEHICLE ALWAYS OPENED ENTIRE TAIL GATE WHEN OPENING. THE PASSENGER SIDE HINGE MOUNTED TO FIBER MATERIAL ADHERED TO GLASS HAS COMPLETLY BROKEN FREE OF GLASS MOUNTING BRACKET.

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT AT TIME OF VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED. CONSUMER PHONE NUMBER IS 491.6099170881.*AK

I CURRENTLY OWN (PURCHASED NEW) A 2001 YUKON XL WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A REAR TAILGATE HAVING A HINGED REAR WINDOW WHICH ALLOWS ACCESS TO THE REAR COMPARTMENT WITHOUT OPENING THE TAILGATE. *AK THE REAR TAILGATE GLASS IS SECURED TO THE TAILGATE VIA TWO HINGES WHICH ARE SECURED TO THE GLASS BY AN ADHESIVE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HINGE HAS DELAMINATED FROM THE TAILGATE GLASS RESULTING IN THE WINDOW BEING SECURED TO THE VEHICLE WITH ONE HINGE. THERE IS NO MECHANICAL SECUREMENT TO THE GLASS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE PROFESSIONALS (INSIDE AND OUT OF GM) THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS EXIST TO REPAIR THE HINGE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO WORK THIS ISSUE WITH THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM AND HAVE A CASE OPENED (1-122096729). I BELIEVE THAT OPENING THE DOOR WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE REMAINING HINGE. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE WINDOW COULD BREAK FREE FROM THE VEHICLE IF THE SECOND HINGE FAILS RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANY VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND OR ADJACENT TO THE VEHICLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL.

PROBLEMS WITH 2001 YUKON XL EMERGENCY BRAKE.*MR CONSUMER HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH. ALSO THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON XL AND TOOK IT IN FOR SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT ABOUT 30K MILES. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY (WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE). SINCE IT IS A WEAR ITEM IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES AS WELL AS MANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE WEARING OUT, LET ALONE PRIOR TO 30K MILES. THE ORIGINAL DEALER GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $800 TO FIX THE PARKING BRAKE. AT THIS TIME WE ARE WAITING A RESPONSE FROM GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.*AK

THE VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. *NLM

I PURCHASED A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 06/15/01. IN THE EARLY 40K MILE PERIOD ON MY 2001 I STARTED HEARING A ROAD NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS MY NEW TIRES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MARLOW-WERNER PONTIAC GMC IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA ON 3/06/03 AT 44,792 MILES AND TOLD THEM I HAD SOME SORT OF TIRE NOISE IF THEY COULD CHECK OUT. THEY REPORTED NO PROBLEM. THE NOISE KEPT GETTING LOUDER DURING A 6 HOUR TRIP. UPON RETURNING TO TOWN WE TOOK IT INTO TUFFY AUTO SERVICE CENTER IN PORT CHARLOTTE. WE TOLD THEM WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BEARING NOISE AND TO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. THEY HAD THE KNOWLEDGE TO PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND PUT IN GEAR AND REALIZED IT WAS THE REAR END. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MARLOW-WERNER AND TOLD THEM WHAT TUFFY HAD SAID. THEY CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD US THE COMPLETE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REDONE. THE BEARINGS WERE SCORED AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS, PINION, AND SIDE BEARINGS. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER EVERY 3K MILES AS PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A NEW VEHICLE WITH 40K MILES HAVE THE REAR END GO OUT THIS WAY. I FEEL THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED IT AT NO COST TO ME. THEY CHARGED ME 50% OF THE REPAIR COST UNDER THE GOODWILL WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO FURTHER AND SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED WITH THE LOW MILEAGE AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I CALLED GMC ON 4/2/03 AND SPOKE WITH DARREN CHRISTENSEN WHICH IS A CONSUMER RELATIONS MANAGER. THE FILE N

I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON XL WITH FIRESTONE 245-75-16 TIRES. I WAS ON A TRIP, WHEN THE TIRES STARTED TO SEPARATE, CAUSING THE YUKON TO VIBRATE. *JB

OUR 2001 GMC YUKON XL HAS NO "DOOR AJAR" WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATOR OF ANY KIND OTHER THAN THE DOME LIGHT COMING ON IF A DOOR IS OPEN. IS THIS WITHIN YOUR REGULATION FOR SAFE VEHICLES. *JB

2001 YUKON XL BURNS, DRIPS APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES. *JB

MY YUKON XL K2500 WITH THE 8.2 LITER ENGINE - 495 CI - BURNS OIL AND AT FIRST THE DEALER SAID IT SHOULD NOT BURN MORE THAN 1 QUART EVERY 1800 MILES WHICH MINE DOES AND THE DEALER/GM TRIED A NEW PVC VALVE THEN A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND NOTHING HELPED. NOW GM SAYS A QUART EVERY 100 GALLONS OF GAS IS THE CUT OFF! *NLM

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EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, VEHICLE HAS FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION TWICE. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEALER ADJUSTED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS, AND NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE DONE.*JB ....*AK

WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK AND VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, CONSUMER'S CHILD MOVED TRANSMISSION FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS "C" POSITION, THE VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THERE IS NO DOOR AJAR SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER DOORS. *YH

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF BRAND NEW VEHICLE, CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER DUE TO A VIBRATION AND RUMBLING SOUND THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES, SIZE P265/70R16, DOT 8X72WL2, SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES UNLESS THERE IS A MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE TIRES. *SLC