2007 GMC YUKON DENALI XL Complaints

BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES OF MY YUKON DENALI ARE LOOSE FROM THE DOOR. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FALL OFF AND MY KIDS ARE STUCK IN THE BACK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND HE HAS FIXED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. HOWEVER SINCE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE THERE IS NOT A BULLETIN. I THINK HAVING EASY AND SAFE ACCESS TO OUR KIDS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT, BUT SINCE THE DOOR WERE SO POORLY MADE AND ENGINEERED THAT IS NOT THE TRUE ISSUE. I HAVE GONE ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS A YOU TUBE VIDEO ON HOW TO FIX THIS COMMON ISSUE AND THERE ARE BLOGS AND BULLETINS THAT THIS IS COMMON. IF THIS IS TRULY COMMON AND DEFECTIVE, HOW COME GM IS NOT MANDATED TO ADDRESS AND FIX THIS MATTER? THIS IS UNFAIR THAT I NEED TO TAKE MONEY OUT FROM MY POCKET TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS DESIGNED POORLY. I HAVE HAD PLENTY OF VEHICLES AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE AND LET ME REMIND YOU THIS IS NOW MY 2ND DOOR IN A MATTER OF WEEKS! PLEASE HELP! *TR

VEHICLE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB NON FUNCTIONAL DESPITE NEW EQUIPMENT AND MULTIPLE REPROGRAMMING. COUPLED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY DENALI IN THE CITY THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE TRUCK DROPPED IN SPEED AND LOST POWER. I NOTICED THAT THE CLUSTER OF LIGHTS IN MY DASH WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. A LITTLE BIT DOWN THE ROAD I PULLED OVER. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT TO DO. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC THAT WAS CLOSE BECAUSE I HAD NO HELP AVAILABLE. IT STRUGGLED TO MOVE SO I PULLED OVER AGAIN. I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO SO I TURNED IT OFF. AFTER SITTING FOR 10-15 MINUTES I STARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT THE DASH WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I BEGAN TO DRIVE IT TO SEE IF WAS OK. IT SEEMED TO BE AT THE MOMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A HOT TRANSMISSION ACCORDING TO THE WARNING LIGHTS. THIS WAS THE 1ST OF MANY TIMES THIS WOULD HAPPEN. SOMETIMES IN THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHERE I COULDN'T PULL OVER AND SOMETIMES GOING 70MPH ON THE TOLL ROAD. EACH TIME THERE WAS A TERRIBLE DRAG IN THE ENGINE AND I WOULD LOOSE POWER. OFTEN IT WOULD JERK THE WHOLE VEHICLE AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THIS IS DANGEROUS FRUSTRATING AND SCARY. I LIVE IN A CLIMATE WITH LOTS OF SNOW & ICE THEREFORE THIS IS EVEN MORE OF AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAUSES ME TO LOOSE CONTROL SOMETIMES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS!!!!! *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD MOUNTING BOLTS FAIL. MANIFOLD SEPARATES FROM CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK . *TR

1. RIMS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION,FLAKING AND BLISTERING OF THE CHROME ON THE ALUMINUM RIMS. 2. VEHICLE HAS NEW BATTERY INSTALLED AND IS BEING DRAINED SOME HOW WHILE THE NAVIGATION AND RADIO SEEM TO BE OPERATING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OFF. THIS PROBLEM RESULTS INTO A DEAD BATTERY AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR A SEVERAL MINUTES. *NOTE: NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME HAS FIXED THE PROBLEMS LISTED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE AND A QUICK RESPONSE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

CHROME PEELING OF ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES THAT CREATES SHARP EDGES THAT CUT FINGERS. REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IN ORDER TO NOT CUT FINGERS WHEN EXITING AUTO. *TR

FIRST, THE BATTERY DIES IF THE RADIO IS TURNED ON FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE CAR NEEDED A JUMP-START. THIS HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. SECOND, THERE IS A DELAY WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY STATING "THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE." LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, SAME THING STARTS AGAIN. SO I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AGAIN. IRONICALLY, THIS TIME THE BATTERY ACTUALLY DIED AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW HOURS, THE DEALER STATES THAT THE BATTERY IS "DEFECTIVE" AGAIN!! AND NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE OLD DEFECTIVE BATTERY THAT THEY REPLACED. MY 2007 YUKON DENALI XL WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND WENT THROUGH THREE NEW BATTERIES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS ARE STRANDED AGAIN??? THIS IS NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM GM IS TRYING DESPERATELY TO COVER UP. PLEASE HELP. GETTING VERY AGGRAVATED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS ISSUE. IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE BUT THIS PROBLEM DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME ONE. *TR

CHROME PLATING ON INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES PEELS OFF CREATING SHARP EDGES THAT CUT OCCUPANTS FINGERS WHILE TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE. THIS IS OCCURRING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. *TR

2007 GMC DENALI YUKON XL SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING DISPLAYED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER ABOUT 40K, AFTER ABOUT 75K CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER REPLACED A DRIVER SEAT SENSOR, COSTING $ 400. HE MENTIONED SEAT CONNECTOR ON HARNESS TO SEAT WAS BROKEN AND USUALLY HAPPENS AT A CAR WASH OR SOMETHING ELSE GETS UNDER THE SEAT. ALSO MENTIONED WHILE THE WARNING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED, AIRBAGS WILL OR MAY NOT DEPLOY AND WOULD BE A DANGER TO SHORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SEAT FULLY FORWARD. IT SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THIS DEALER KNOWS ABOUT. ALL GM CARS THAT HAVE THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED WITH A RELIABLE CONNECTOR. *TR

DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE DOORS. WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE VEHICLE IT COULD BE REINSERTED, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE LATCH TO FUNCTION AS A MEANS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. PULLING ON THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE DOOR HANDLES WILL FIRST BEGIN TO SEPARATE FROM THE DOOR AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE HANDLE/LATCH FUNCTIONALITY IS LOST. I HAD TO PAY THE GMC DEALERSHIP $401.44 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLIES FOR BOTH OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS. *TR