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2010 GMC Yukon complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →

Air Bags
Filed Sep 17, 201344,500 milesGA

I HAVE A 2010' GMC YUKON SLT1 4WD. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES. PREVIOUS OWNER WAS TOLD BY GM IT WAS CAUSED BY IPHONES & COMPUTERS & NOT TO WORRY THE AIR BAGS WILL STILL DEPLOY. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (CLEAN CAR FAX) AIR BAG LIGHT STILL ON. MY DEALERSHIP SAID THE SAME THING BUT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SAID HECK NO IF THAT LIGHT IS ON THEY WILL NOT WORK. TWO DIFFERENT GMC DEALERS COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM & BLAMED IT ON PHONES! I HAVE 3 BABIES RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 30, 201346,663 milesTX

DASHBOARD CRACKED RIGHT AT CORNER OF AIRBAG AND CONCERNED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG PERFORMANCE

Engine
Filed Jan 3, 201330,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A SPECIAL ORDER REPAIR FOR THE THROTTLE BODY DUE TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STALLING ISSUE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ACCEPT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 6, 201269,873 milesNY

2010 GMC YUKON SLT, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. A DISPLAY MESSAGE CAME ACROSS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" . THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION, MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE ALMOST STALLING OUT IN THE SHOULDER LANE. LUCKILY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME . I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. ($602.00) . I WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TOMORROW HOPEFULLY IT IS FIXED. THIS IS SERIOUS MANUFACTURES DEFECT PLUS A COSTLY REPAIR. AS I RESEARCHED INFORMATION I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS GM PRODUCT THAT CAN LEAD TO DISASTROUS ENDING. HOPEFULLY, THE NHTSA WILL DO THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION ON THE THROTTLE BODY'S AND DISCOVER THAT THIS IS PART MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE FATALITIES OCCUR!!. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls1 injured
Filed Aug 8, 2011MI

THIRD PARTY POWER WINDOW INJURY. I PUT THE BACK SEAT WINDOW UP FROM THE FRONT SEAT AND CRUSHED MY 7 YEAR OLD CHILD'S FINGER IN THE WINDOW CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO HER FINGER. SHE REQUIRED 8 STITCHES TO REPAIR THE TIP OF HER FINGER WHICH HAD BASICALLY BLOWN OPEN. *TR

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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