2002 GMC YUKON Complaints

VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT REASON. OFTEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER USED PLASTIC INTAKE THAT FAILED DUE TO HEAT. $1050.00 TO REPLACE PART WITH SAME TYPE. WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. PART COULD FAIL AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE. *JB

I OWN A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI AND LITTLE BY LITTLE THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS HAVE BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER SAID THE ONLY REPLACEMENT WOULD BE FOR THE ENTIRE UNITS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. COMPONENTS WORK FINE BUT CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT WHICH MAKES DRIVING AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE INSTRUMENTS ARE DIFFICULT.*JB

2002 YUKON HAD VERY REDUCED BRAKING UNDER NORMAL SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED NEARLY TO THE FLOOR WITH ONLY ABOUT 30% OF NORMAL BRAKE CAPACITY. AS IF THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT HELPING. THE BIG ISSUE IS THAT THE RECALL SERVICE BY GM RECALL # 05068 HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS TRUCK LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO ON 8-23-2006. THE RECALL PROCEDURE DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT CORRECTLY ADDRESSING. *NM

COULDN'T GET CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE OF A WORN OUT EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT WE NEVER USE. *JB

2002 YUKON W/ABS LIGHT ON AND SOME KIND OF MOTOR RUNNING EVEN IF MY VEHICLE IS OFF. THE NEXT MORNING MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW ABS MODULE/PUMP AND IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $950 TO $1,200 TO FIX. THEY DISCONNECTED THE MOTOR TO KEEP FROM RUNNING AND DRAINING MY BATTERY. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES, THEY ARE FINE. BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND PASSED INSPECTION. CALLED GMC RECALL LINE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR 2002 YUKONS IN TEXAS. *JB

ABS LIGHT CAME ON; DROVE A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES PER HOUR, I TRIED TO STOP FOR A LIGHT AND NEARLY HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BRAKES RUMBLED TO A HALT, FORTUNATELY. TOOK CAR TO BRAKE CHECK, HAD TO HAVE BOLTS ON HUB BEARING REPLACED. CONTACTED GMC TO HELP SHARE IN COST OF REPAIR, AS THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL (2002 GMC YUKON RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 05V379000 ) IN CERTAIN "SALT BELT STATES", DUE TO CORROSION. THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE 1) CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY (I HAVE 82,000 MILES ON IT), 2) I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER, AND 3) THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ISSUED SPECIFICALLY FOR MY CAR! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 11/9/2006 - THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY AND ANOTHER TIME ABOUT 16 MONTHS AGO. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH A COMPUTER RING IN THE KEY SWITCH ASSEMBLY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

WHILE PARKING THE TRUCK THE PARKING BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT HOLD THE TRUCK FROM MOVING , EVEN AFTER PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND MAY NEED TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS DEPENDING ON SEVERITY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM AS NOTED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS. DON'T HAVE LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO CORRECT WITH NEW PART COSTS. *JB

REF - PE06016 - VEHICLE STALLS WHILE AT SPEED. HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. MECHANIC FINDS NO PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE, COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, BUT FINDS A DIAGNOSTIC CODE OF A CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. IN EACH CASE, VEHICLE STALL RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BUT BASED ON OTHER REPORTS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. *NM