2001 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TWICE. FIRST, IT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2002. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BANDS ,AND TURNED THE DRUMS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE WHY IT WENT OUT THAT EARLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM AGAIN. THEY SAID THERE WAS A CLIP IN THE BRAKES THAT MAY HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED GM, AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005. *NM

AFTER EXPERIENCING ABS PROBLEMS AND IMMEDIATELY REPAIRING OUR 2001 GMC YUKON XL REGARDING THE CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR LAST YEAR (THE HUBS AND SENSORS WERE CLEANED AND LUBED, NOT REPLACED), OUR ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR. WE ALSO BEGAN HEARING A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN DRIVING. WE NOTIFIED BOB SELLERS ABOUT THIS, AND THEY RESET THE ABS LIGHT. ON THE WAY HOME, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN WE TOOK THE YUKON IN TO BOB SELLERS TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER, THEY DID A COMPUTER SCAN CHECK WITH THE CODES INDICATING "PUMP MOTOR CK OPEN" AND PUMP MOTOR K SHORTED." THEY ALSO TYPED "CLEAR CODES ROAD TEST OVER 15 MILES, ABS DID NOT RESET CODES." BOB SELLERS NOW QUOTES US OVER $1,000.00 TO REPAIR THE MOTOR, SOMETHING WE CANNOT AFFORD. WE ARE VERY SUSPICIOUS HOW THIS OCCURRED IN TANDEM WITH THE REPAIR AND ARE ASKING FOR NHTSA TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. WHEN WE NEEDED OUR ABS TO ENGAGE DURING THE WINTER SEASON, THEY FAILED. OUR YUKON WAS RECENTLY TAKEN IN AGAIN WHEN THE RECALL REGARDING THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEM WAS ISSUED, AND ONCE AGAIN, ALL BOB SELLERS DID WAS CLEAN AND LUBE THE SENSORS, NOT REPLACE THEM. PLEASE ADVISE, SO MY FAMILY AND I ARE NOT AT RISK WITH THIS HORRIBLE BRAKE SITUATION AS THE WINTER SEASON APPROACHES. THANK YOU. *JB

NON-WORKING PARKING BRAKE. IF THE VEHICLE IS LEFT IN NEUTRAL (AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL) WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL. SEE 05V161000. THIS IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT CAUSES THE PARKING BRAKE TO NOT FULLY DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING WEAR ON THE PARKING BRAKE COMPONENTS. THESE VEHICLES HAVE SEPARATE BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR NORMAL AND PARKING BRAKES. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD NEVER WEAR OUT. APPLIES TO ALL 1999 - 2005 GM & GMC FULL SIZE PICKUPS AND FULL SIZE SUV VEHICLES. *JB

WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND SHE EVENTUALLY MADE IT HOME. I CHECKED THE STEERING AND IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HEARD THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST AND WE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER GMC AND THEY STATED OUR VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNLESS WE PAID FOR THE VEHICLE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THEY HAD RECALLED THIS IN THE PAST IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED WITH THE VEHICLES SOLD AFTER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 YUKON XL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO GM, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REPAIR. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAILING FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION, AND THAT WAS HOW HE FIGURED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS SIMILAR TO NHSTA RECALL 05V161000.*AK

DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP FUSE KEPT BLOWING OUT, AND THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005. A LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD TO KEEP AN EXTRA FUSE ON HAND. RECALL 05V1555000 WAS ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE REAR LIFTGATE HINGES, THAT ARE GLUED TO THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS, HAS COME FREE FROM THE GLASS. NEITHER THE GLASS LIFTGATE OR HINGES ARE DAMAGED, THE ATTACHING COMPOUND (I.E. GLUE?) HAS FAILED. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER A FACTORY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT GMC CANNOT REPAIR THE DEFECT. THEY MUST REPLACE UNDAMAGED ITEMS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FAILED ADHESIVE.*JB

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THEY HAD RECALLS ON SAME SUV BUT OF DIFFERENT YEARS, BUT FAILED TO INCLUDE THE 2001 YUKON XL DENALI. STEERING WHEEL COMES LOOSE!!!*JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS COMPUTER PUMP. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMEONE WAS BEATING ON THE FENDER OF THE TRUCK ,AND IT WAS PROBABLY MAKING THIS NOISE BECAUSE OF THE PUMP CONTINUING TO RUN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE FUSE OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SHUT THE PUMP OFF. CURRENTLY, HE DOES NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ALMOST $1400 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ,THEY WHERE GOING TO REPLACE THE PUMP. THIS PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN ON JANUARY OF 2005.*AK

WHEN I BRAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS IN MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES A CHATTERING AND YOU HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THIS TO STOP AND THEN THE BRAKES START TO WORK AND YOU CAN SLOW DOWN AND STOP. HOWEVER, SOMETIMES, I THINK THE CAR JUST ISN'T GOING TO STOP. *NM