2007 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 GMC YUKON XL, THE STABILTRAK OFF LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CAR LOSES POWER. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT AND BRAKING IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND MOST RECENTLY GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

STAB, ABS LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHTS EITHER GOING ON ONE AT A TIME OR SIMULTANEOUSLY. CAR WOULDN'T START & WHEN IT DID ALL OF THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WERE AT "ZERO" CAR SEEMED OFF BUT DRIVE-ABLE--GAS, MPH, RPM, GAS/OIL GAUGES REMAINED AT ZERO WHILE DRIVING. LATER THAT DAY WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED-THE GAUGES WERE AT NORMAL READINGS. STABILTRACK LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON & OFF. ELECTRICAL DOESN'T WORK WELL, ALMOST EVERY POWER DOOR HAS FAILED & ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, REAR BACK HATCH DOOR WILL NOT OPEN & WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO OUR CARGO/TRUNK AREA. KEYLESS ENTRY WORKS OCCASIONALLY. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CHROME HANDLES HAVE SHARP EDGES.

DRIVER SIDE FRONT ROTOR OUTER SURFACE HAS FULL METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH ZERO BRAKE PAD MATERIAL AND HAD TO BE PRIED OUT. DRIVER SIDE FRONT ROTOR INNER HAS UNEVEN PARTIAL SURFACE CONTACT WITH ROTOR AND IS JAMMED IN THE CARRIER (UNABLE TO REMOVE BY HAND, HAD TO BE HAMMERED OUT OF THE CARRIER). PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE ROTOR OUTER HAS PERFECT SURFACE BUT BRAKE PAD LOOKED BRAND NEW... NO WEAR ON IT AND IS JAMMED IN THE CARRIER. PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE ROTOR INNER SURFACE HAS PARTIAL CONTACT WITH BRAKE PAD... HEAVY THICK RUSTY RIDGE FORMED AND BRAKE PAD SHOWED RIDGE IMPRESSION ON IT. CUSTOMER SAID THE BRAKE WAS DONE BY DEALER TWO YEARS AGO. THE MAIN CULPRIT IS THE BRAKE PADS ARE JAMMED IN THE CARRIER BECAUSE THE BRAKE PAD BACKING PLATE IS TOO LONG TO INSERT OR TO MOVE FREELY. THERE IS SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW/SPECIFICATION PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE REQUIRED MUCH MORE SHORTENING OF THE NEW BRAKE PAD BACKING PLATE THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. BRAKE PAD TAB WIDTH WAS PERFECT AND MOVES EASILY WITH NO PLAY. IT IS ONLY THE LENGTH OF THE BRAKE PAD TABS ARE THE ISSUES. I AM NOT SURE IF THE BRAKE PAD/CALIPER CARRIER IS AT FAULT... POSSIBILITY OF BENDING OR TWISTING THAT MAY CAUSE THE ISSUE OF BRAKE PAD BEING JAMMED, OR TOO LONG TO INSERT. IT IS SUCH A STRONG METAL THAT THERE IS NO WAY ANY HUMAN CAN PHYSICALLY BEND IT NOR SIMPLY DROPPING IT. IT WOULD TAKE A SEVERE FORCE TO ACTUALLY BEND THE CARRIER SUCH AS THE VEHICLE ITSELF UNDER REPEATED BRAKING. I THINK THIS IS THE MOST PLAUSIBLE REASON FOR THIS SITUATION. NEW BRAKE PADS HAS SAME PROBLEM... THE LENGTH OF THE BACKING PLATE TABS ARE TOO LONG TO INSERT INTO CARRIER ON DRIVER SIDE AND THEY DO FIT TOO TIGHT IN PASSENGER SIDE CARRIER. WE HAD TO SHORTEN THE BRAKE PAD TABS TO ALLOW THE PADS TO MOVE SMOOTHLY IN THE CARRIER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500 EQUIPPED WITH DEFINITY DAKOTA H/T TIRES, SIZE: P265/70R17. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A WET ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

WHILE DRIVING TODAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH IN SOMEWHAT HEAVY TRAFFIC MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRACK INDICATOR CAME ON AS WELL AS A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAYING THE SAME. AT WHICH TIME MY VEHICLE CAME TO SLOW DOWN AND I LOST POWER. I PULLED OVER AND AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND UPON RESTART NOTICED THAT NOT ONLY DID WHITE SMOKE COME FROM MY EXHAUST BUT THE CAR HAD A ROUGH IDLE THE SAME INDICATORS WERE STILL ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOW COME ON AS WELL AND WAS FLASHING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITH A ROUGH LIMP HOWEVER WHEN I CAME TO A STOP FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS HESITANT TO KEEP RUNNING OR TAKE OFF. WHEN APPLYING GAS THERE WAS A THUMP FROM THE REAR WHEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SURE HOW TO ENGAGE.

CHROME IS COMING OFF THE WHEELS CAUSING TIRES TO LEAK AIR. ALL FOUR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF DUE TO A WEAK PLASTIC DESIGN.

DASH BOARD CRACKED AROUND AIR BAG 3/2/15 THE A WEEK LATER A MAJOR CRACK OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. GM SAY'S PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. CALL DEALERSHIP DID THAT DEALERSHIP CANT GET PART FROM GM BECAUSE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WITHOUT WARNING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED POWER AND STABILITY SYSTEM SHUT DOWN DASH BOARD ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. HAD ENGINE CODE SCANNED (P2138, P0102) STILL PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. DEALER WAS NO HELP JUST WANTED TO SELL PARTS THAT MAY FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS HOT WHENEVER IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FINGER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.