2002 GMC YUKON Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRE HAD ABOUT 26,600 MILES AND WAS IN GOOD CONDITION UNTIL THIS TIME. TIRE HAD ABOUT 35 PSI. *NLM

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO SHUT OFF AFTER THE DOME OVER RIDE BUTTON IS PUSHED FOUR (4) TIMES WITHIN SIX (6) SECONDS PER THE MANUAL BUT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SHUTTING OFF AFTER SOMETIMES 1 HIT OR 2 OR 3 AND SOMETIMES 4. DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT ON A BUSY DENVER INTERSTATE WE I HIT THE BUTTON ONCE AND ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WENT OFF. VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AS THERE ARE NO MANUFACTURERS NOTICES AND THE COMPUTER SAYS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. *NLM

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO LEAN FORWARD, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED INTO PLACE. *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE HINGES, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE BRAKE LINE (A METAL ROD, NOT HOSE) BROKE OFF, ON AN ICE MOUNTAIN ROAD ON DECEMBER 23, 2002. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 9800 MILES ON IT AND THERE MY THREE CHILDREN AGES 3, 3, AND 5 WERE IN THE CAR. WE WERE TOWED DOWN THE MOUNTAIN FOR 60 MILES. GENERAL MOTORS FIXED THE BRAKE LINE AND TOOK OVER TWO MONTHS TO GET BACK TO ME WITH A $55.00 REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CAR RENTAL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR MY FAMILY. THE CAR COULD NOT STOP AT ALL. *NLM

WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOT FOWARD. *JB

MY 2002 GMC YUKON XL DOES NOT HAVE AN ALARM FOR *OPEN* DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR (IT ONLY HAS A REAR "CARGO DOOR OPEN" INDICATOR). YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE WITH THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SLIGHTLY AJAR (YOU HEAR WIND) OR OPENED, *WITHOUT* ANY NOTIFICATION OR ALARM. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE (800 #) & FREMONT GMC POSITION THAT THIS IS BY DESIGN. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY FLAW THAT REQUIRES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION TO CORRECT. A SAFETY RECALL IS WARRANTED. *NLM

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MAKES GRINDING NOISE DURING TURNS. MANUFACTURER ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL.

2002 YUKON - BRIEF ENGINE KNOCK WHEN VEHILCE IS STARTED. ALSO, HAS AN EXHAUST NOISE/RATTLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40-42 MPH, 1000=1300 RPMS. NOISES STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES.

I BELIEVE THE DESIGN OF THE GMC YUKON POSSES A GREAT RISK OF COSTLY REPAIRS AND THE POSSIBLITY OF A FATAL ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE RADIO WENT OUT. I ASSUMED THAT MAYBE A FUSE HAD WENT OUT. BUT WHEN ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPLACE THE BLOWN FUSE, THOSE FUSES BLEW ALSO. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT A SHORTING OF THE WIRING OCCURRED BECAUSE SODA WAS SPILLED IN THE REAR CUP HOLDER. THIS CAUSED THE RADIO, SPEEDOMETER, HEAT, ETC... TO GO OUT ON THE FRONT DASH PANEL IN ADDITION TO MAKING SOMETHINGS COME ON WHEN THEY WERE IN THE OFF POSITION. BECAUSE OF THE SPILLAGE CLAIM FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS I WAS TOLD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. MY PROBLEM IS THIS, IF A LEAKAGE FROM A CUP-HOLDER CAN CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE, SHOULD THOSE WIRES BE SO EASILY EXPOSED? SHOULDN'T THERE BE SOME TYPE OF SAFETY MECHINISM IN PLACE TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. THIS VEHICLE IS PROMOTED AS A FAMILY CAR, BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SAFE FOR A FAMILY. IF THE WIRES ARE SO CLOSE TO THE SURFACE UNPROTECTED THAT SODA COULD GO INTO IT FROM A CUP HOLDER, WHAT ABOUT A LITTLE CHILD HAND. I HAVE A TWENTY MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHO RIDES IN A CAR SEAT IN THE REAR, SHE OFTEN DRINKS FROM A SIP-IT-CUP WHILE BACK THERE. SIP-IT-CUP RARELY LEAK, SO HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT AN AMOUNT GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS MUCH DAMAGE COULD OCCUR? SOME SORT OF SAFETY MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE INSTALL TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THESE WIRES. THESE WIRES CAUSE QUITE A BIT OF SYSTEMS TO FAIL ON THE VEHICLE. WHAT'S NEXT ? I HATE TO IMAGINE THAT IF THIS OCCURS AGAIN THAT MAYBE IT WON'T BE THE RADIO THAT GOES OUT MAYBE IT WILL BE A FIRE THAT STARTS OR MAYBE THE ENTIRE CAR MIGHT EXPLODE. A SAFETY RECALL IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER.