2003 GMC YUKON Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. THEY CAME ON AND WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNING A CORNER HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COUDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT GMC WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

VEHICLE KEEPS SHIFTING TO 4 LOW ON ITS OWN. DEALER REPLACED SOME PARTS, BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHICH PARTS. *AK 2003 GMC YUKON SHIFTING TO FOUR LOW ON ITS OWN. PROBLEM STARTED AT 3,000 MILES AND HAS EVEN OCCURED AFTER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED.*MR

THERE WAS EXPOSED METAL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE SEATS. WHEN THE OWNER REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP HER CELL PHONE, SHE RECEIVED A DEEP CUT ON HER FINGER AND THUMB. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALER STATED, NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE, THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED, AND CONSUMER MUST GET USED TO IT. *AK

EXCESSIVE "PLAY" IN STEERING COLUMN OF 2003 GMC YUKON, AFTER 26,000 MILES AND 8 MONTHS OF DRIVING WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY OR MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT. DEALER INDICATED THAT REPAIR INVOLVED A LUBE KIT FOR "INTERIM STEERING SHAFT". DEALER ADVISED THAT GMC ISSUED A MAINTENANCE CIRCULAR REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT OR MISTAKE BY FACTORY. OWNER CONTACTED GMC CONSUMER AFFAIRS. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DETROIT STATED THAT NO GOVERNMENT RECALL ISSUED ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE/VIN#, BUT THAT PERHAPS GMC HAD ISSUED A "SPECIAL POLICY" TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. GMC POLICY ON "SPECIAL POLICY" PROBLEMS IS TO WAIT FOR MAINTENANCE PROBLEM TO MANIFEST ITSELF AND BE IDENRTIFIED BY OWNER, INSTEAD OF INFORMING OWNER AND/OR TAKING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. *AK

ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT 65 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY LOSE OF STEERING, DIFFICULTY WITH BRAKES WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET TO SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. SLIGHT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PASSENGERS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUFFERED RIB CONTUSIONS EVEN THOUGH SEAT BELTS WERE WORN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A CITATION BY THE POLICE THAT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.*AK

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL A LEAK HAS DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HEADLAMPS OR PARK LAMPS WERE TURNED ON, THE ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *PH THE CONSUMER FELT THAT GM SHOULD COVER THE EXPENSES. *SCC. THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT YEAR MODEL BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE DIFFERENT AND A NEW WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE PURCHASED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT CALIFORNIA FREEWAY AT 55MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK