2007 GMC Yukon complaints

THE COOLING FAN IS VERY LOUD AND STAYS ON FOR AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK OR AT A STOP WHILE ON ONLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS OVER 85 DEGREES. THE FAN WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. SOMETIMES IT WON'T SHUT OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. HAD IT FOR REPAIR ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT GMC AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IS WAS NORMAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR LOWER, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD. THERE IS ALSO A HARSH POUNDING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER CHANGED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT CANNOT TELL WHEN THE GEAR IS IN NEUTRAL. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE SPEEDS AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE PLASTIC ON THE WINDOW FELL OFF AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE STICKS WHEN IT IS PULLED, AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN. THE CONTACT HEARS A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,229. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE LUG NUT CAPS WERE MISSING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE GAS CAP WAS NOT SEALING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS CAP. UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

2007 GMC YUKON HAS A BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN THEIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING NOISE WHICH WAS VERY LOUD AT TIMES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED AN EXPLOSION, WHICH BURNED DOWN AN ENTIRE HOME. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5 AM. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 04-08-08 *BF UPDATED 04/08/08 *TR

CHROME ON DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE HAS SHARP EDGES AND WILL CUT YOUR HAND. *TR

SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MESSAGE CAME UP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL(DIC). SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AMBER LIGHT KEPT FLASHING DENOTING TRANSFER SHIFT DID NOT OCCUR,HOWEVER SHIFT COULD BE FELT. MANUAL CLEARLY STATES DO NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR OR DAMAGE CAN OCCUR TO TRANNY. DEALER FIXED; GOT HOME & SAME PROBLEM . WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. AT DEALERS NOW FOR 2ND TIME -GAVE ME LOANER CAR .FOUND 2 SERVICE BULLETINS SAME PROBLEM ON NHTSA WEB SITE. *TR

2007 GMC YUKON DENALI ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AFTER COMPLETING A LANE CHANGE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. *KB THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. *JB

ON NOVEMBER 25, 2007, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-540, APPROX.65 MPH , A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE "ZIG-ZAGED", I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD ROLL OVER. ONSTAR CALLED - I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THAT I DIDN'T NEED ANY HELP. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER GOING APPROX 45 MPH. RAN OVER SOMETHING, DIDN'T SEEM AS BIG AS A POTHOLE - BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ONSTAR CALLED THINKING I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THAT I WAS 10 MINUTES FROM HOME AND THAT I COULD GET THERE WITHOUT CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (AUTOPARK BUICK, PONTIAC, GMC IN WENDELL, NC.(I THINK IT WAS TOWED ON 11/29/07). REPORTED TO GM, FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL TO ADVISE THAT IT WAS MY FAULT AND THAT GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, ON 12/26/07. REQUESTED A COPY OF THE REPORT IN WRITING, WHICH I FINALLY RECEIVED AFTER 2 REQUESTS ON 01/19/2008. THEIR REPORT STATES THAT THERE WAS ONLY 1 EVENT - 44 MPH - ROLLOVER SENSOR DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS. I CALLED TO ASK THAT THEY REVIEW THE INFORMATION AGAIN OR HAVE THE "RECORDER IN THE CAR" CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THE FILE WAS CLOSED. CONTACTED ONSTAR AND RECEIVED A LETTER CONFIRMING THE 2 EVENTS . CALLED GM BACK TO TELL THEM I HAD NEW INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTED THE FACT THAT THERE WERE 2 EVENTS, AND THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG ON GM'S END - EITHER THE RECORDER WAS BAD OR THE DATA COLLECTED WAS ACCIDENTALLY ENTERED INCORRECTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FILE WAS CLOSED AND WOULD NOT BE REOPENED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANC

ON THE DASHBOARD, THERE IS A BUTTON WITH A STICK FIGURE IN A SITTING POSITION AND AN ARROW AT THE FEET OF THE STICK FIGURE TO INDICATE AIR TO BE DISCHARGED AT THE FLOOR BY THE FAN. WHEN I PUSH THAT BUTTON FOR HEATING, UNFORTUNATELY, 80-90% OF THE AIR IS BEING DISCHARGED AT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD THROUGH A SMALL VENT ON THE FAR RIGHT AND LEFT OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO BLOW ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS TO DEFROST THEM. THERE IS ADDITIONAL LEAKAGE OF A SMALL VOLUME OF AIR AT THE DEFROST VENT FOR THE WINDSHIELD AND, WHATEVER'S LEFT, BLOWS ON THE FLOOR. THE NET RESULT IS THE VEHICLE IS PUMPING MOST OF THE HOT AIR TO THE CEILING (BECAUSE THE SMALL DASHBOARD VENTS POINT UP) WHERE HOT AIR NATURALLY WANTS TO BE AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET HOT AIR ON THE FLOOR WHERE, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE MAJORITY OF THE AIR SHOULD BE DIRECTED. THE COMPARTMENT, THEREFORE, TAKES FOREVER TO WARM UP AND YOUR FEET ACTUALLY GET COLD WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING THE CAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR HATCH LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THIS CAUSED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE, THE DOOR AJAR ALARM TO SOUND, AND DISABLED ALL OF THE BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE ACCESSED MANUALLY. FIRST, THE COMPUTER CODES WERE RESET, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS WIRING FAILURE AND REPLACED THE WIRING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. FINALLY, THE ENTIRE HATCH WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. ON NOVEMBER 6, 2007, THE STABLE TRACK WAS NOT DRIVING PROPERLY AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT MADE A CRUNCHING NOISE WHENEVER IT WAS MOVED. THE DEALER CLEARED THE ELECTRONIC CODES AGAIN AND DAMAGED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ON DECEMBER 26, 2007, THE HATCH AREA WAS LEAKING AND CREATED PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS REPLACED AND APOXIED. THE VEHICLE HAS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SEAL HAS LOOSENED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,380 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 459.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF DECEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

CAN NOT SEE SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES IN INSTRUMENT PANEL IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT DUE TO ANGLE AND DEPTH OF THE PANEL IN ITS HOUSING. *TR

THIS NEW VEHICLE HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES THE RPMS WILL REVERSE WHEN YOU STOMP ON THE GAS. IT DOESN'T RESPOND. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IF YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT GET THE ACCELERATION NEEDED TO AVOID IMPACT. THE TRANSMISSION GOES CRAZY. THE LOCAL GMC CERTIFIED REPAIR SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO TRY TO WORK ON THE SYSTEM. GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE NO SOLUTIONS. IT WILL ACTUALLY MISS AND LOOSE RPM'S WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IN MOUNTAIN TERRAINS. IT IS ONLY SOMEWHAT RELIABLE IN HIGHWAY TRAVEL THAT IS FLAT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED SOON IF NOT ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE TWO PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN SHE RAN OVER A POTHOLE. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,100. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE FIXED. UPDATED

I ACCELERATED ONTO THE FREEWAY TO CATCH UP WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC ON MY 2007 GMC YUKON. WHEN I HIT TOP SPEED IN THE 3RD LANE NOT EVEN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT 65-70MPH, THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK MAKING MY VEHICLE TRAVEL AT 80-90MPH ON ITS OWN. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE BUT MY VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I THEN PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TOOK THE NEXT CLOSEST EXIT. I WAS BLOCKING THE EXIT WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND LUCKILY A FEW GOOD SAMARITANS HELP ME PUSH MY VEHICLE TO SAFETY. I USED ONSTAR TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THUS BEING A SUNDAY, ALL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CLOSED. MONDAY MORNING 8/20/07 I NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND IT WASN'T UNTIL 8/21/07 TUESDAY I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE BACK. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COMPUTER AND AM VERY UPSET THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY MAIL OR BY PHONE CALL BY GMC. I AM VERY SHAKEN UP AND TRAUMATIZED ABOUT THE WHOLE ORDEAL AND VERY THANKFUL THAT THE WORST DIDN'T HAPPEN. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 YUKON AND THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CHANGED THE TIRES AT THE DEALER 14 TIMES AND I ALSO CHANGED THE RIMS WITH NO RESULTS. THE DEALER SERVICED THE CAR BUT THE VIBRATION REMAINS. *TR

II HAVE HAD MY 2007 YUKON SINCE SEPT 2006. APPROX 3 WEEKS AGO I BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE STARTED. WHEN TURNING THE KEY, IT HAD TO BE HELD FOR ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY CRANK UP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND IS CURRENTLY STILL THERE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD A VARIETY OF REASONS FOR THE WAY MY CAR STARTS THAT IT IS A NORMAL "EXTENDED START", THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PROGRAMMED THAT WAY. I KNOW THEY HAVE HEARD THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SERVICE MANAGER STOOD BY ME WHILE I CRANKED THE VEHICLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM! IF THE CAR HAD A NORMAL "EXTENDED START" OR WAS PROGRAMMED TO STRAT LIKE THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING IT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VECHILE IN SEPT 06 ON NOT JUST STARTING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM NOW IN JUNE 07.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED IN THE2007 GMC YUKON WITH 300 FAILURE MILEAGE. THE THIRD ROW REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED PROPERLY, BUT WHEN REMOVING THE CHILD FROM THE SEAT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED BRUISING TO THE ARM AND CHEST OF THE CHILD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE WITHIN SAFETY STANDARDS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500 . *AK

FRONT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PULLED TO OPEN DOOR)HAD THE PAINTED CHROME FINISH PEELING AT THE TOP SEAM OF THE HANDLE. THE PEELING FINISH CUT SEVERAL PASSENGERS WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. CUTS WERE SIMILAR TO A PAPER CUT BUT MORE SEVERE. *AK

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED RADIO CONTROLS ON SOME 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI TRUCKS WITH THE SIX DISC CD CHANGER. ONE OF THESE CONTROLS IS SUPPOSE TO ALLOW YOU TO CHANGE THE DISC THAT IS PLAYING TO ANOTHER ONE OF THE SIX THAT YOU HAVE LOADED INTO THE CHANGER. ON SOME OF THESE TRUCKS THE WRONG WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BUILT ALONG WITH THE WRONG SOFTWARE BEING LOADED INTO THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. THIS PREVENTS THIS CONTROL FROM FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. INSTEAD OF CHANGING THE DISC THAT IS PLAYING, IT SIMPLE GOES TO THE NEXT SONG ON THAT SAME CD. THERE IS ALREADY A CONTROL ON THE STEERING COLUMN TO DO THIS. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP HE SAID AT FIRST THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND THEN THAT THE RADIO WAS DEFECTIVE. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. HE THEN CHECKED SOME OF THE OTHER YUKON DENALIS THAT HE HAD IN STOCK AND TOLD ME THAT ON SOME OF THESE CARS THE CONTROLS WORKED PROPERLY AND ON SOME THEY DID NOT. HE THEN TOLD ME ABOUT THE WIRING HARNESS AND SOFTWARE PROBLEM. GM'S POSITION IS THAT THESE CARS ARE BUILT PROPERLY AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PAGE 336 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL CLEARLY SAYS THAT THIS BUTTON SHOULD CHANGE THE DISC THAT IS PLAYING. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE NOW WHEN YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE DISC YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD AND LOOK DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD AND LOCATE A SMALL 1/4" BY 1/2"

DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, EXCELLED TO GET PAST ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BASICALLY STOPPED, THREW US(KIDS, MYSELF) BACK, ALMOST IN A WHIPLASH TYPE MANNER. AS I TRIED TO EXCEL THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT INTO 3RD, BUT WHEN I MADE A STOP I HAD TO PUT INTO 2ND. STOPPED AGAIN, HAD TO GO TO FIRST, WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY OTHER GEAR AND BARELY IN FIRST. I WAS NEAR THE DEALER THANK GOODNESS AND PULLED IN THERE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING SUNNY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NOT VISIBLE DUE TO POOR ILLUMINATION. ALSO, THE PILLARS ON THE DRIVER SIDE CREATED BLIND SPOTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF THERE WAS RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

[XXX] GMC 2007..DRIVING AT HWY SPEED TRUCK STALLED /GAS LEAKING ALL OVER UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK.PLASTIC FUEL LINE FELL OFF AT STEEL FUEL LINE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. CAUSING STALL & MAJOR GAS LEAK. INSPECT & REFIT FUEL LINE & LOCK TAB. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOWS COME FORWARD SO THAT THERE IS A GAP IN THE BACK OF THE WINDOWS. WHERE ANY SMALL CHILD CAN PUT THEIR FINGERS IN THERE, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPEN TO MY DAUGHTER. SHE HAD HER FINGERS IN THE WINDOW AND IT WAS ROLLED UP AND THE WINDOW AMPUTATED HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF FROM BEHIND THE NAIL BED. HANGING ON ONLY BY A PIECE OF SKIN. SHE IS TWO, THEY TRIED TO STITCH IT BACK ON TO NO AVAIL BECAUSE IS HAD SEVERED THROUGH SO MUCH OF HER FINGER. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WILL SO MANY FEATURES MADE READILY AVAILABLE. *NM

DT*: AT TIME WHEN CRUISE AT CONSTANT SPEEDS, THEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S LIGHTING FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO SEE THE GAUGES AT NIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT TO THE LEFT. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHO AGREED BOTH PROBLEMS WERE VALID, BUT COULD NOT OFFER A SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION.*AK UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

ON JUNE 28, 2006 WHILE LOOKING AT A GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2007 YUKON, WITH A RETRACTABLE MIDDLE SEAT. I HAD THE PASSENGER'S REAR DOOR OPENED LOOKING INSIDE AT THE INTERIOR. THE SALESMAN, WITHOUT LOOKING WHERE I WAS, PUSHED THE TOP CONSOLE BUTTON ABOVE THE FRONT SEATS WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO QUICKLY AND VERY HARD TO RETRACT, STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY NECK, TEMPORALLY STUNNING ME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS OPTION THAT COULD SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST AND HARD THIS OCCURS. I ALSO DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY SAFETY FEATURE THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE A SMALL CHILD OR INFANT WAS IN THE SEAT AND SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE BUTTON. *JB

THE 2007 GMC YUKON (& CHEVROLET TAHOE) HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE / PROBLEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ IN DAYTIME (SUNNY) CONDITIONS. MOST OF THE TIME DURING DAYTIME/SUNNY CONDITIONS YOU CAN NOT JUST GLANCE AT THE INSTRUMENTS TO READ THEM. YOU HAVE TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FOR 2 OR MORE SECONDS TO READ EVEN THE SPEEDOMETER (WHICH IS THE EASIEST TO READ). ALL INSTRUMENTS HAVE BLACK FACES WITH WHITE MARKINGS WHICH ARE LEGIBLE DAY AND NIGHT. THE DAYTIME VISUAL RECOGNITION PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY TWO CONDITIONS. 1) RED POINTERS THAT DO NOT CONTRAST SUFFICIENTLY WITH THE BLACK FACE, AND 2) DASH COWLING SHADING/GLARE PROBLEMS. THE TOP LEFT (OIL PRESSURE) AND TOP RIGHT (VOLTMETER) GAUGES ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. THE BOTTOM RIGHT (COOLANT TEMP) IS VERY DIFFICULT TO READ. THE BOTTOM LEFT (FUEL) IS DIFFICULT TO VERY DIFFICULT TO READ. THE TWO LARGE CENTER GAUGES (TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER) ARE DIFFICULT TO READ. THE TIME / ATTENTION REQUIRED TO READ THESE GAUGES PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU ARE FORCED TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR FAR TO LONG (OR TO KEEP REPEATING LOOKS TO CHECK YOUR SPEED / FUEL STATUS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 GMC YUKON AND MADE A ROAD TRIP OF 3000 MILES. TWO DRIVERS HAD SIMILAR VISUAL RECOGNITION PROBLEMS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. I GAVE UP EVEN TRYING TO READ THE OTHER GAUGES. IF YOU WEAR SUNGLASSES YOU HAVE TO LIFT THEM TO TRY TO READ THE GAUGES. THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO (HAVE TO DO) TO LESSEN THE VISUAL R