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2017 GMC Yukon SUV RWD

3
Recalls
72
Complaints
Overall rating

Safety Ratings.

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Overall Front Star Rating

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Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side
Overall Side Star Rating

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Rollover Star Rating

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Rollover Risk: 22.9%

Complaints
Recalls

72 Complaints

for 2017 GMC YUKON
02/04/2022
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/02/2022
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks2bkc8hr******
Summary

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while using the remote start-up feature, he noticed that the rear passenger's side brake light and taillight were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the taillight assemblies needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,169.

02/01/2022
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/01/2022
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ1HR******
Summary

Air-Conditioning condenser failure (Special Coverage Adjustment 173326 Air Conditioning Condenser (Combi-Cooler) Refrigerant Leak) According to GM they say my VIN is not on the list...however, I'm having the exact same issue on my 2017 Yukon with 38k miles on it.

12/25/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/22/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks2akc4hr******
Summary

My tail light is faulty. It is working some, shorts out, stops working, I hit a bump, it starts working again. Almost caused a crash, the lady followed me to the store to tell me it was out. Took it to the mechanic and it was working again without any repair. Does this everyday.

11/26/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/26/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ2HR******
Summary

My car is not shifting right. I took it into GMC, and they said they corrected it. I have taken in two times for this issue already. Today I almost was in a car accident because the car would not shift properly and it shoved me forward like A car hit me from the back. The car is not shifting properly at all. And now it’s making a muffling sound and it’s like stuck in a gear. I pulled over and I parked and then I reversed and then I went to hit the gas again to try to go slowly and it jolted forward again. This is serious and needs repaie

11/11/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/11/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ8HR******
Summary

2017 GMC Yukon Denali 4WD. Rear passenger brake light intermittently fails while driving Confusing and causing motorists behind my vehicle to receive inconsistent intermittent brake warning lights to alarm other motorists I have stopped. Someone is going to end up slamming into me because of this. It’s a dangerous common failure that needs to be address ASAP. I’m not waiting but GM’s executive corporate office will get the entire bill plus time lost and another BBB review.

11/06/2021
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 10/31/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC7HR******
Summary

My husband and I were driving down the freeway with our three children when without any warning, we heard a loud explosion and what felt like something hit our vehicle. There were no other cars near by. When we pulled off the freeway into a gas station to look at the vehicle the sunroof had a huge hole in the center. The remaining class attached to the vehicle was all shattered. There was shattered class on the closed shade. We didn't know what happened. It was very traumatizing. We thought someone threw something at us or something had fallen on the vehicle. If the sun shade wasn't closed, glass would have entered the vehicle and could have caused injury to us or our children in the back seats.

10/25/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/28/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ4HR******
Summary

The driver's side brake light and tail light has failed completely and the passenger side brake light and tail light fails intermittently. This is a safety issue that should be recalled. The vehicle only has 50k miles on it and I should not have to pay $800 per tail light to fix it!

10/09/2021
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/09/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks1bkc4hr******
Summary

The steering wheel doesn’t always turn back straight like the electric power steering has a momentary lapse in working.

08/30/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 08/25/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ9HR******
Summary

Brake lights quit working

07/02/2021
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/28/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJXHR******
Summary

There is a known issue with the GMC strutts leaking. I contacted several GMC dealerships to purchase strutts so that a local mechanic could put fix my truck without the dealership pricing. GMC refuses to sell the parts to anyone other than a dealership. I was informed by several dealerships the part is a national back order for 6 months. The cost that GM is making for each person that purchased a 2017 Denali is between two to four thousand dollars!! While driving my truck myself and my daughter would come out of the seat! This should be a recall. I'm also reporting this to the consumer financial protection bureau. I phoned this in a month ago and have heard nothing.

04/19/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/17/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ6HR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. WILL COME ON SOMETIMES AND THEN GO OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STILL AND WHILE MOVING.

04/12/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/12/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC3HR******
Summary

LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKING LIGHTS SOME TIME DO NOT WORK WHEN BRAKING. ONLY THE REVERSE LIGHT WILL WORK WHILE THE BRAKING LIGHT WILL NOT. TO ADD, WHEN THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, SOME TIMES THE LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS (LIGHT THAT IS ON WHEN NOT BRAKING) AND BRAKING LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE PULL UP NEXT TO ME SAYING MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. HOWEVER, I HAVE OBSERVED WHEN THEY ARE WORKING IN THAT SAME TIME SPAN. THE LAST TWO DAYS, ONLY THE RIGHT TAIL/BRAKING LIGHT IS NOT WORK.

04/06/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/05/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2HR******
Summary

DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE. 46K MILES ON A 2017 GMC YUKON.

04/05/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/03/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC4HR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INCONSISTENTLY. CHANGING THE BULB DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE COMPONENTS HAVE TO BE REPAIRED BY A TECHNICIAN WHICH CAUSES HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, PER LIGHT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED!!!

03/26/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/07/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ1HR******
Summary

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS (10-20 MPH), I HAVE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCED "LUNGING" AND "JERKINESS" WITH MY TRANSMISSION FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW. DESPITE APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN SEPARATE EVALUATIONS AND/OR REPAIRS BY GM-CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. I AM TOLD THAT THE ISSUE IS NORMAL AND THAT I MUST LIVE WITH THE ISSUE AS BEING NORMAL. NOT ONLY AM I CONCERNED ABOUT THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE COST, BUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND PASSENGERS SHOULD THE VEHICLE STRIKE AN OBJECT OR PERSON ACCIDENTALLY. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS ONLINE SOURCES, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF GM OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES, AND EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT HAS BEEN FILED. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR MEANINGFUL RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS.

03/17/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 03/16/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKCXHR******
Summary

THE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AND A SINGLE TAIL LIGHT IS OVER 500$

03/11/2021
Components: SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/03/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ5HR******
Summary

MY 2017 GMC YUKON DENALI CONTINUES TO HAVE A VERY LOUD SHUDDER SOUND AS YOU ACCELERATE.

03/01/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ1HR******
Summary

BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THERE IS NO FUSE. ONLINE REPORTS SHOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VERY DANGEROUS, HUGE SAFETY ISSUE OF THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILING. THE CAR 3 YEARS 2 MONTHS OLD.

02/23/2021
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/02/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ0HR******
Summary

THE BRAKES STOP WORKING. BRAKE ASSIST COMES ON. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES YOU CAN FEEL THE PUMP IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THIS IS HAPPENING AT SLOW SPEEDS MOSTLY IN PARKING LOTS BUT IN FEAR OF IT HAPPENING WHEN GOING FASTER. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP- DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN AROUND IN A CAR WHERE THE BRAKES JUST STOP WORKING.

02/01/2021
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/17/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKCXHR******
Summary

MY CAR A/C HAS A LEAK AT THE CONDENSER, THIS IS A DEFECT KNOWN BY GMC, THEY ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UP TO 60,000 MILES AND 72,000 ON CADILLAC, MY YUKON ACTUALLY HAS 71,500. THE REPAIR FOR THE GMC DEFECTIVE VEHICLE A/C IS EXTREMELY COSTLY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND OVERPRICED LABOR.

01/11/2021
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 12/30/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0HR******
Summary

IRREGULARITIES WHEN BRAKE IS PUSHED AT LOW SPEEDS. CAN FEEL VARIOUS ISSUES SUCH AS VIBRATING BRAKE PEDAL, STUTTERING NOISE, LOSS IN PRESSURE OF BRAKES AND NEEDING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES NOW, ONCE IN A PARKING LOT, IN A DRIVE THRU AND WHEN PULLING OUT/IN THE GARAGE.

12/15/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 12/13/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC1HR******
Summary

TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKING

12/14/2020
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 09/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ7HR******
Summary

FRONT MAGNETIC SHOCKS QUICKLY FAILED, PART NO. SK3354. PART HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR OVER A MONTH, WHICH MEANS IT IS FAILING ON MANY VEHICLES. PART IS KNOWN BY REPAIR SHOPS TO BE DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY SAY THE REPLACEMENT PART LASTS LONGER. GM SHOULD PAY SOMETHING TOWARD REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE PART, WHICH IS ON MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. FAILURE OF THIS PART CAUSES VEHICLE TO BOUNCE EXCESSIVELY WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

12/13/2020
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 11/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC6HR******
Summary

DRIVER SIDE REAR TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN OPEN AND CLOSE REAR HATCH. PASSENGER SIDE REAR HAS SAME ISSUE WHICH WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED. TAP THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OR HIT A BUMP TAIL LIGHT WILL TURN OFF OR ON.

11/16/2020
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 11/04/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC5HR******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, MY A/C CLIMATE CONTROL HAS FAILED IN 2017 GMC YUKON (MILAGE 78,734). THIS HAS CAUSED A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP AND I COULDN'T SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH FROM THIS INCIDENT DRIVING ON I270 HERE IN MD. I AM BOTH SHOCKED AND APPALLED THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED AND THAT GM USED LEAKY AIR CONDITIONERS THAT BUCKLE UNDER PRESSURE IN MANY 2014-2017 TRUCKS AND SUVS. WHETHER IT'S BUSTED HOSES OR LEAKY CONDENSORS, THOUSANDS OF GM OWNERS LIKE ME ARE UPSET THAT A NATIONWIDE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IT'S SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT THERE'S A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. MANY OF THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE DISCONTINUED TO TO THE DEFECT. SEE TSB PIE0340. ALONG WITH THE ALLEGED PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPRESSOR TO CONDENSER LINES, A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SAYS THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSERS ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE CONDENSERS ARE DEFECTIVE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SHOP TO FIND OUT MY CONDENSER NEEDS REPLACING AND THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CONDENSER ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE . HE ALSO AGREED WITH ME THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $160 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM FIRST NOTED IN BULLETIN # PIE0340 DATE: JUL 2015. THEN THEY ESTIMATE REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BE $2000!! I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE # 9-6360482931 I ASKED WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE AND THEY DECLINED TO ANSWER. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE HAD I HAVE KNOWN OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU HAVE GM ISSUE A RECALL.

10/20/2020
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 10/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC8HR******
Summary

DEFECTIVE RADIATOR LEAKS R1234 FREON.

09/24/2020
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/07/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ3HR******
Summary

VEHICLE HAS HARD SHIFT FROM PARK. MOST OFTEN WHEN FIRST DRIVEN OF THE DAY BUT ALSO OCCURS WHEN STOPPING FOR REDLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS WHILE TRAVELING.

09/24/2020
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/24/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ8HR******
Summary

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKES SHUTTERED AND THEY WOULDN'T HARDLY WORK. ALMOST COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. A WARNING ON MY DASH SAID "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST." THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN CANADA BUT NON HERE FOR MY VEHICLE SO FAR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. GMC NEEDS TO ESTABLISH A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

08/21/2020
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/19/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ5HH******
Summary

AFTER SENDING MY SUV FOR THE BRAKE RECALL(THE BRAKES ACTUALLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING) LAST MONTH, MY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, ON WEDNESDAY 8/19 -ON MY WAY TO WORK.. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. BASICALLY HAVING TO HARD PUSH THE BRAKES ON CITY STREETS STOP LIGHTS ETC. SCARY. YESTERDAY, 8/20 THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS FIXED. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP 30 MIN AWAY, THEY TELL ME AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THAT BRAKE INDICATION CAME ON THE SCREEN AND THEY WILL NEED TO KEEP IT FOR MY SAFETY. AS OF NOW NO WORD ON IT BEING CORRECTED, AND QUITE HONESTLY NOT FEELING SAFE ABOUT DIVING THE CAR.

07/31/2020
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/14/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC6HR******
Summary

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHING, STABILITRACK LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY STALLED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN MY 2017 GMC YUKON. ONCE AT ~53K MILES, AGAIN AT ~64K MILES. ONE TIME IT STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME LATE AT NIGHT ON VACATION AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WE HAD TO STAY IN A HOTEL OUT OF TOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. THE 2ND TIME HAPPENED CLOSER TO HOME BUT HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP NO LONGER DOES LOANERS. THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH WHILE DRIVING, LOSES POWER, AND SEEMS TO LOSE CONTROL. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. HAPPENED IN OCT 2019 AND AGAIN JULY 2020. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN N182198000 SPECIAL COVERAGE MEMO (DCS5097) FROM JULY 26, 2019 BUT ISN'T COVERED IN MY STATE YET APPARENTLY.

06/21/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ7HR******
Summary

MY DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS RARELY COME ON. IF I HIT A BUMP THEY COME ON FOR A SECOND.

06/10/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 06/05/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKCXHR******
Summary

IN THE LAST YEAR, BOTH OF THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FAILED IN MY 2017 GMC YUKON. TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHTS IT COST +$750 PER TAIL LIGHT FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I WORK WITH LED LIGHTING AND ON AVERAGE, LED LIGHTS SHOULD LAST FOR 5000 HOURS OF USE. THERE IS NO WAY THAT IN THE LAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE UTILIZED 5000 HOURS OF DRIVE TIME TO WARRANT THAT THESE LED'S SHOULD BE BURNING OUT. I BELIEVE THAT THE LED'S THAT THEY ARE USING ARE DEFECTIVE AND A CASE NEEDS TO BE MADE TO SEE IF GMC IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHT LED'S, THE PARTS ARE WAY TOO EXPENSIVE TO BE FAILING AFTER A FEW YEARS OF INTERMITTENT USE. *TR

06/04/2020
Components: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/03/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ4HR******
Summary

VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH IDLE AT COLD START. ALSO MISFIRES AT STOPLIGHTS AND RANDOM TIMES. VEHICLE STALLED ONCE THIS MORNING COMPLETELY. TOLD BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FUEL INJECTORS FOR OVER $2,000. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH. THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE ON BACK-ORDER CURRENTLY SO I AM UNABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD ANOTHER VEHICLE LIKE MINE AT THAT SERVICE CENTER HAS BEEN WAITING ALREADY FOR 6 WEEKS FOR FUEL INJECTORS AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH. THIS MEANS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE WITH MY STATE AS IT WILL NOT PASS SMOG INSPECTION WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REGISTER IT DUE TO THE DMV CLOSURE FROM COVID-19. ITS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT CAN STALL AT ANY MOMENT AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX WITHOUT WAITING FOR PARTS. THESE PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY ON BACK-ORDER SO LONG BECAUSE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM NHTSA ( DCS5097 ) WHICH COVERS MY PROBLEM EXACTLY. BUT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY APPLIES TO 13 STATES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAN THOUGHT AND I BELIEVE MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND ME IS AT RISK IF I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE AND THOSE LIKE MINE SHOULD BE COVERED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE AS WELL. AND AT THE VERY LEAST THE PARTS TO FIX THIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE GIVEN THAT ITS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE NOW FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN BACK-ORDERED WAY BEFORE COVID-19 EVEN HIT, SO IT CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THAT. GM HAS AN OBLIGATION TO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES ON THE ROAD SAFE AND MAINTAINED TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY AND WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ISSUE THEY ARE FAILING TO DO SO. *TR

05/22/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/21/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC7HR******
Summary

INTERMITTENTLY DEFECTIVE TAIL / BRAKE LIGHT. LED CIRCUIT BREAKS. KNOWN ISSUE. DEALER WANTS $800 TO FIX.. *TR

05/06/2020
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/05/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0HR******
Summary

LEAK IN CONDENSER, SAME AS RECALL 17336 AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER REFRIGERANT LEAK FOR GMC YUKON MODEL YEAR 2015 TO 2017. MY VEHICLE VIN DOES NOT FIT RECALL. *TR

04/24/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/03/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKCXHR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TAIL LAMPS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MANDAL BUICK GMC (11290 MANDAL PKWY, D'IBERVILLE, MS 39540). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE DEALER QUOTED A COST OF $760 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

04/20/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/15/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC9HR******
Summary

WITHOUT WARNING, RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT STOPS WORKING. THIS IS FOR OPERATING AND STOPPING. APPARENTLY, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS...SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD FOR A KNOWN PART WITH PROBLEMS.

02/27/2020
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/03/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ8HR******
Summary

THE REAR TAIL-GATE HAS COME DOWN BY ITSELF WHEN PUTTING ITEMS INTO OR TAKING ITEMS OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES AND WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND IN PARKING LOTS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF AT THE TIME. THIS CAN HURT OR KILL AN ADULT OR CHILD. I'M GOING TO REPORT THIS TO THE DEALER AT THE NEXT SERVICE VISIT, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO REPORT IT HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE THE IN CHARGE OF THE PUBLICS SAFETY. THERE IS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU!

12/17/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 12/17/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC1HR******
Summary

BEGINNING AROUND 56,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LURCHING AND STUTTERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT IS WORSE WHEN COLD BUT NEVER QUITE GOES AWAY. DEALERSHIP KEPT IT FOR 3 DAYS AND FELT IT BUT SAID ALL WAS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. BEGINNING AROUND 65,000 IT STARTED STUTTERING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN MOTION, SUCH AS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRYING TO PASS. THIS IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CAN'T GET THE POWER YOU NEED WHEN NEEDED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION CAN'T DECIDE WHEN TO SHIFT.

12/02/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/19/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC1HR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THREE DIFFERENT LETTERS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE LETTER SENT IN APRIL OF 2019 STATED THAT THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE LETTER SENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019 MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE THIRD LETTER SENT IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 INDICATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT A RECALL AND THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WINEGARDNER GMC BUICK OF PRINCE FREDERICK (935 SOLOMONS ISLAND RD N, PRINCE FREDERICK, MD 20678, (443) 295-6182) WHERE THE EBCM MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED ONLY FOR THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE VACUUM PUMP SYSTEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT HAD NOT RESPONDED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S INQUIRIES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

11/27/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/18/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC9HR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A HIGH PITCHED HUMMING SOUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HILTON HEAD BUICK GMC CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 1090 FORDING ISLAND RD, BLUFFTON, SC 29910, 843-815-1500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GET CONFIRMATION AS TO WHEN THE PART WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,700.

11/20/2019
Components: STEERING,WHEELS
Incident Date: 11/05/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJXHR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOMPSON BUICK GMC (2600 WAKE FOREST RD, RALEIGH, NC 27609, (919) 809-6217) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED BULLETIN NUMBER: 00-03-10-006N. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5435571823. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

11/19/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/16/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC5HR******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT QUIT WORKING TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD FIXED IT AND HAD NOT. TOOK BACK TO THEM AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GET ONE IT'S ON BACK ORDER. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT MYSELF IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO FIX BUT PUT THE SAME LIGHTS BACK IN THAT WILL FAIL AGAIN. I'VE ASKED ABOUT AN UPDATED LIGHT THAT WOULDN'T FAIL AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE LIGHTS AT ALL. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THE THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.

11/18/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/23/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ1HR******
Summary

FROM TIME TO TIME THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN IM STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, CROSSWALK OR A STOP SIGN. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIPS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT GM ONLY WANTS TO PUT BANDAIDS ON THE ISSUE, GM HAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THEIR EIGHT SPEED TRANSMISSION, THEY ONLY HAVE INTERNAL BULLETINS TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS YOU TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY WILL DRIVE IT WITH THE CUSTOMER, BUT THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND DOESNT ALWAYS LUNGES, GM IS TRYING TO OUTLAST THE CUSTOMERS HOPING THEY WILL GET TIRED OF DEALING WITH THE ISSUE AND THEY WILL GO AWAY. GM CANNOT AFFORD A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM, SEVERAL DEATHS WILL OCCUR UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THE ISSUE HAPPENS ON THE ROADWAYS

10/22/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 10/18/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC9HR******
Summary

WAS IN SCHOOL CAR LINE, WENT TO MOVE FORWARD A LITTLE AND BRAKES DIDNT WORK PROPERLY. ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. GO STRAIGHT TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TELL ME ABOUT THE RECALL. SCHEDULE THE FIX, THIS MORNING WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP I DISCOVER THE RECALL DIDNT FIX MY ISSUE. LEARN THAT I NEED A VACCUUM PUMP REPLACEMENT. I AM UPSET THAT I AM SUPPOSE TO PAY $500 FOR A FAULTY VACCUUM PUMP AND RISK MY LIFE, THE KIDS LIVES AND PEOPLE'S LIVE AROUND ME UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THIS REPAIR WHEN IT IS FAULTY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

10/21/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 10/11/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLAKE FULENWIDER DODGE (LOCATED AT 1310 E MAIN ST, EASTLAND, TX 76448, (254) 488-429) WHERE IT WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) ON OCTOBER 18, 2019. AFTER THE CONTACT LEFT THE DEALER, AND WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

10/19/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 10/18/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2HR******
Summary

DRIVERS SIDE LED BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION. VEHICLE HAS 52,000 MILES. KNOWN DEFECT YET GMC DOES NOT OFFER REPAIR. REQUIRES $800 LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT.

10/07/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 10/02/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC2HR******
Summary

THE GMC YUKON MODELS IN ALL TRIMS, HAVE FAULTY LED STRIPS THAT CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL ON THE LEFT, AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE FRUSTRATING PART IS IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHEN IT'S OFF A SLIGHT TAP WILL MOMENTARILY BRING IT BACK ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE JOLT. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S FAULTY CONNECTION INSIDE THE SEALS BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ON OWNER FORUMS OF GMC YUKON'S . THIS IS KNOWN AS THE NEW YEAR MODELS 18-19 ARE NOT HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

09/26/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/13/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC4HR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 14 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE ASSIST AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A MODE FOR THE BRAKES WAS SWITCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,698.

09/21/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/20/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0HR******
Summary

DRIVERS SIDE LED BRAKE LIGHT STRIP INOP. DEALER SAYS ITS 650 PER SIDE PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE. GMC IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. THEY ALSO LIE AND SAY IT'S THE FIRST THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND CUSTOMER IS LIABLE FOR A TICKET THAT MAY RESULT FROM FAULTY GM PARTS.

09/16/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/18/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ8HR******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN WHILE LIGHTLY INCREASING SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE GRADUALLY COMING TO A STOP. OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY (PARKING LOTS) THE TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS TO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM THAT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP.

09/12/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/21/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ0HR******
Summary

I PURCHASED MY 2017 YUKON DENALI IN 2017. SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH APPEARS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. I WILL BE AT A STOP THEN I ACCELERATE AND THE CAR HAS A HARD SHIFT FORWARD. IT TENDS TO PULL FORWARD ALL OF A SUDDEN BUT VERY VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IN MY YUKON TO THE TWO GMC DELERSHIPS IN MY AREA SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE SERVICED IT AND EVEN PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT STILL THE PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS CONTINUED. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS YUKON PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS NOW. ITS SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

08/31/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/03/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ2HR******
Summary

I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME FOR INSPECTION. THE FIRST TIME INVOLVED A REPEATED VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. THE RESOLUTION WAS TO CHANGE OR FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GET RID OF ANY METAL SHAVINGS. SINCE THEN I'VE TAKEN IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH REPORTS OF JERKING, A DELAYED START WHEN ACCELERATING, AND MOST RECENTLY A LURCHING WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE. EACH TIME THEY HAVE SAID THIS IS NORMAL.

08/03/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/05/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ9HR******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT FAILURE. TAIL LIGHT FAILS PREMATURELY WITHOUT ANY MEANS TO WARN DRIVER SHORT OF DIRECT OBSERVATION. PROBLEM KNOWN TO GMC GIVEN HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES AND COMPLAINTS OF PREMATURE FAILURES. TAIL LIGHT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE.

07/01/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/05/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2HR******
Summary

TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. DEALER CLAIMS FULL TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REQUIRED TO FIX (AT ~$850) AND NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF SIMILAR PROBLEM. SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS POST FIXES TO SOLUTION BY MELTING PLASTIC HOUSING AND CONNECTING METAL PIECES ON CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY THAT BREAK (THIS IS JUST A THIN METAL PLATE THAT WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND CRACKS AT A SIMILAR POINT FREQUENTLY. I THINK THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN THAT EXPOSES MANY CUSTOMER ERA TO GREAT RISK AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. CAR IS IN MOTION, STATIONARY OR TURNING WHEN HAPPENS. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE LIGHT THAT IS IMPACTED.

06/15/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/14/2018
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ4HR******
Summary

WHEN DRIVING OCCASIONALLY YOU HAVE TO PUSH REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. 9/10 TIMES BRAKES WORK NORMAL BUT ONCE IN A WHILE YOU HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD TO STOP. WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A VERY LOW SPEED BRAKES WERE HARD TO PRESS AND RAN INTO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND STILL NOT FIXED.

06/08/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/05/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0HR******
Summary

THE REAR PASSENGER LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. NO LIGHTS WITHIN THE HOUSING ARE CURRENTLY WORKING. THE UNSAFE CONDITION EXISTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AS IT HAS NO RUNNING LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR YUKON'S OF THIS YEAR, WHICH ARE STILL FAIRLY NEW.

05/14/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/14/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0HR******
Summary

DRIVING FROM PRESCOTT, AZ TO PHOENIX, AZ WITH MY HUSBAND AND 3 YEAR OLD SON. WE WERE HEADING EAST ON SR-69 WHEN WE WERE PULLED OVER. WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NON-OPERATIONAL. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED BUT NOT BREAK. A REPAIR ORDER WAS ISSUED. WE TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE WHOLE TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING, WIRE, AND POTENTIALLY THE FUSE NEEDED REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD COST $700. WE WERE ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT A THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL GMC YUKON OWNERS COME IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS A PART MALFUNCTION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE COVERED BY OUT WARRANTY.

04/30/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/28/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2GKCXHR******
Summary

LOW SPEED BREAK FAILURE. IN MY DRIVEWAY, IN PARKINGLOTS, USUALLY AFTER HAVING FOOT ON BREAK TO "ROLL" AND THEN STOP AGAIN, NO BREAKS, OR HAVE TO PUT TWO FEET DOWN TO STOP. I HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME TWO DAYS AGO AFTER WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, STARTING TO ROLL BECAUSE THEY ROLLED, THEN THEY STOPPED, AND I HIT THE BREAK AND NOTHING HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES TO BE LOOKED AT FOR THE BREAKS NOT WORKING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS.

02/22/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0HR******
Summary

2017 YUKON (ONLY BEEN IN USE FOR 19 MONTHS) DS BRAKELIGHT ASSEMBLY (RED LED OUTTER RING) STOPPED WORKING.

01/15/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/03/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC8HR******
Summary

HAVE NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEED DUE TO FAULTY VACUUM PUMP

12/21/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 12/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC8HR******
Summary

PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR MALFUNCTIONING LHR BRAKE LIGHT. ENTIRE REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED SINCE IT IS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LED LAMPS. $700 PLUS INSTALLATION. SEVERAL VICTIMS ON-LINE DISCUSSION FORUMS.

12/01/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/12/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 16KS2CKJ4HR******
Summary

THE TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER ARE SHUDDERING HOW DO WE FIX, HOW DO I PROTECT FAMILY, WILL THE TRANSMISSION FALL OUT ON HIGHWAY CAN I KEEP DRIVING AND BE SAFETY WITH FAMILY?

11/21/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 11/20/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC6HR******
Summary

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN HE NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN AND NOTICED THE BRAKES ON THE YUKON WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION THE FIRST 3-4 TIMES WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED OR TAPPED, BUT THEREAFTER THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME HARD AND HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS HE COULD BUT WITH LITTLE TO NO STOPPING ABILITY. THE 'BRAKE ASSIST' LIGHT CAME ON. HAD WE BEEN IN ANY TRAFFIC OR ON A SHORTER ROAD, WE WOULD HAVE SURELY CRASHED INTO SOMEONE AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC CONSIDERING WE LIVE IN DALLAS WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THIS DAY WE WERE VERY LUCKY! GM HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN #PIT5361B WHICH AFFECTED MULTIPLE YEARS AND CLASSES OF VEHICLES TO INCLUDE THE 2015 YUKON. GM ACKNOWLEDGED THAT 'A CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT ON A HARD BRAKE PEDAL OR THAT INCREASED EFFORT IS NEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL.' AS EVIDENCE OF THE DEFECT, GM NOTIFIED ITS DEALERS, 'WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS, FLUID MAY BE FOUND IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND/OR THE BOOSTER VACUUM LINE.' HOWEVER, WE CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS WITHIN THE DFW AREA AND THEY ALL DENIED KNOWING ANY ISSUE WITH GM BRAKES FAILING OR THE VACUUM PUMP. INTERESTINGLY, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS VERY ISSUE AND GM ALSO ISSUED A SERIES OF SERVICE BULLETINS TO ITS DEALERS REGARDING THE BRAKE DEFECT, WITH THE LATEST BULLETIN DATED MARCH 15, 2017, TO INCLUDE THE 2015-2016 YUKON. OURS IS JUST A 2017, 1 YEAR OUTSIDE OF THAT. WHO IS TO SAY THIS YEAR ISN'T AFFECTED CONSIDERING PAST HISTORY OF THE BULLETINS. IT WAS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND NO DEALERSHIP COULD EVEN GET TO IT BESIDES NOT KNOWING OF ANY 'ISSUE', EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

09/26/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/25/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC7HR******
Summary

WHILE COMING TO TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO MAKE A STOP THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL BEGINS TO GET HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS WHILE LOSING THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHILE ENTERING PARKING SPACES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GET EXTREMELY HARD AND LOSE ALMOST ALL STOPPING POWER. THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN ONE DAY RESULTING IN A NEAR REAR-ENDING OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AS WELL AS HITTING A CURB WHICH STOPPED US FROM ENTERING THE FRONT WINDOW OF A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.

09/08/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/31/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2GKC1HR******
Summary

I HAVE 47,078 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS A RANDOM MISFIRE THAT IS BEING BLAMED ON BAD FUEL INJECTORS. TO REPLACE ALL OF MY FUEL INJECTORS WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $1783.00 AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS MY VEHICLE IS 10,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACING FUEL INJECTORS ON A 1 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. IT RUNS ON LIMITED POWER MODE WHEN I START IT. I HAVE TO START IT AND THEN SHUT IT OFF AGAIN FOR IT TO RUN IN NORMAL OPERATION BUT IT STILL SHOWS A MISFIRE CODE.

08/12/2018
Components: WHEELS,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/03/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1HKJXHR******
Summary

THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO OCCASIONALLY STALL/SPUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING/PROCEEDING FROM A STOP POSITION AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. EVEN THOUGH ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, THE RIGHT WHEEL SEEMS TO VIBRATE. THE ENGINE STALL IS THE SAME INSTANCE WHICH OCCURRED IN THE 2015 VEHICLE THAT I TRADED BECAUSE IT LEFT ME STRANDED. THE WHEEL SHAKING IS NOT A CONTINUOUS EVENT. THE STALLING OCCURS FREQUENTLY. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY 8/13 FOR A DEALER INSPECTION OF MY COMPLAINT. VEHICLE WILL BE LEFT OVER AND A LOANER PROVIDED.

06/14/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ7HR******
Summary

MAY 17, 2018 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP SAID INJECTOR #3 WAS BAD. REPLACED SAME DAY. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON 6/13/18. DEALERSHIP SAID INJECTOR #6 IS BAD. IN PROGRESS OF REPLACING IT. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP SEP 30TH, 2017. TWO BAD INJECTORS IN 9 MONTHS WITH THE OCCURRENCES HAPPENING WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER? SOMETHING HAS TO BE CAUSING THE INJECTORS TO GO BAD.

05/15/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/07/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ1HR******
Summary

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE VERY ROUGH IN SLOW TRAFFIC WITH AS MUCH AS ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAYS IN SHIFTING INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD THUMP. IT IS SO ROUGH THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE MAY HAVE RAN INTO THE YOUR BACK BUMPER. IT IS ALSO BAD ENOUGH THAT IT STARTLES THE DRIVER AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. GM IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS EIGHT SPEED TRANSMISSION. IF MY CAR, THE ONE I'M DRIVING NOW, HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM I WOULD DEFINITELY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 2017 DENALI WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT. ONLINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND IT SEEMS THAT GM IS TRYING TO WAIT THE PUBLIC OUT NOW THAT THE NEW VEHICLES HAVE A NEW TEN SPEED TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND WE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. AGAIN, THIS TO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

03/15/2018
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/09/2018
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0HR******
Summary

VEHICLE FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED POINT OF ORIGIN WAS IN LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS STATION, HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED IN ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. FIRE DESTROYED VEHICLE AND EXTENDED TO RESIDENCE. THIS REPORT IS BEING MADE BY THE COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL. VEHICLE OWNER INFO IS JOSEPH C. LAVECCHIA, 10 LONG HILL ROAD, NEWTON NJ 07860

01/02/2018
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 11/05/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKCXHR******
Summary

HANDS FREE REAR CARGO DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY THE MOVING DOOR, WITHOUT AN INTENTIONAL MOTION OF THE FOOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DOOR HAS CLOSED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES WHILE LOADING/UNLOADING CARGO. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT THEY SAY GMC HAS NOT RELEASED PART NUMBER OF A SOFTWARE UPDATE.

06/23/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/05/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC5HR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE "SAFETY ASSIST SYSTEM SERVICE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TOM KELLEY BUICK/GMC, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR FAILED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900.

3 Recalls

for 2017 GMC YUKON
08/09/2016
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V651000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Campaign Number: 16V651000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

06/09/2019
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
As the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 19V645000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

24/10/2019
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 19V761000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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