2007 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

TWO WEEKS AGO A WARNING LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING "SERVICE AIR BAG". TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE TODAY AND SUMMARY FROM TECH WAS "PERFORMED TECH TWO DIAGNOSTIC SCAN. FOUND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B0087 SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT CIRCUIT. FURTHER DIAGNOSIS IS NEEDED." DECIDED TO EXPLORE VIA INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE: NHTSA #10023755. IF THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS, THEY DID NOT STATE ANYTHING. SUGGESTION FROM DEALER WAS THAT THEY REPLACE THE SENSOR AND IF THAT DID NOT WORK THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE "SENSOR COMPUTER". *TR

THE BACK UP CAMERA WENT FUZZY AND THEN QUIT WORKING, THE DVD PLAYER, STEREO AND TURN SIGNALS ALL QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF BEFORE IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. ON THE WAY HOME EVERYTHING QUIT WORKING AGAIN, IT WAS SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE IT WOULD WORK. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE DRIVERS SEAT ALL OF THE SUDDEN WENT ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT WENT STRAIGHT UP, SO THAT MY HUSBANDS FACE WAS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIS LEGS WERE JAMMED UP UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OK. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON,THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND USING ALOT OF GAS( 9 MILES TO THE GALLON) 3RD ROW SEAT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE( LOCK TO THE FLOOR) AUTO GARAGE DOOR OPENER IN CAR WILL NOT WORK. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE GAUGES WENT OUT, THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT, THE BRAKES STARTED PULSATING AND STOPPED THE CAR ALL BY IT SELF. THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT I DESCRIBED IN COMPLAINT (ODI) # [XXX]. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 70 MPH, WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE YUKON STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING AROUND, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD,THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF CAUSING NO STEERING. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. IT WAS AN HOUR LATER BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT, SHIFTING GEARS EXTREMELY HARD. *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 GMC YUKONS FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSES AS THEY BECOME FRACTURED AND CAN CAUSE FIRE. I HAVE A 2007 YUKON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, THEY INDICATED THAT MY YUKON IS STARTING TO SHOW THE SAME FRACTURES IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE. HOPEFULLY THIS CAN GET FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AS GMC DID NOT BOTHER TO FIX THE KNOWN ISSUE WHEN PRODUCING FUTURE VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE LOST TOTAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE ENGINE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH DOCUMENTATION ON THE ACTUAL REPAIR. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THE DEALER JUST REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO PERSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

2007- GMC YUKON XL DENALI PURCHASED ON 11/09/2007. 1 WEEK AFTER PICKING UP THIS NEW VEHICLE WE NOTICED DISTORTED IMAGES WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT TIME. THE WINDSHIELD HAS NUMEROUS WAVES THROUGHOUT, CAUSING THE IMAGES TO BE DISTORTED. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE YOU GET A FEELING YOU ARE ON A BOAT, MAKES YOU DIZZY AND GIVES YOU A HEADACHE. THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO GMC. GMC'S DONNA MOWET (866-790-5600 XT 12023 SERVICE REQUEST #71-622065992) REPORTED TO ME VIA PHONE YESTERDAY (05/20/08) AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, "...THE TECHNICIANS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY GMC OR THE DEALERSHIP, HENCE IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY.....". I REQUESTED I BE ALLOWED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO WHICH SHE STATED "IT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR A BUY BACK". PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT NO TECHNICIAN EVER LOOKED AT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME OF THAT AND HANDED ME A SERVICE BULLETIN, EXPLAINING THAT I WILL HAVE TO CONTACT GMC. IN ADDITION, I WILL LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUES ON FEB. 2008 AFTER THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BUILT AND SOLD, NOT BEFORE THEY WERE RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS AVAILABLE WHEN I MADE MY PURCHASE AND THERE WAS NO WARNING ADVISING ME AS A CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FLAWS THAT MAY CAUSE DISTORTION WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA PLEASE LOOK AT THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY SO NO DEATHS OR INJURIES OCCUR AND HAVE GMC COMPLY WITH THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY OR HAVE THEN BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO STATE THAT OUR PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL DENALI AND THAT WE WERE HAPPY AND HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES NOR WAS THE WIND SHIELD WARPED FOR OVER 1000,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER AT THE SAME SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED ON THIS OCCASION BECAUSE THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY ATTEMPTED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER. THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THIRD TIME, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO RECUR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENSURES THAT DRIVER'S VISION WILL BE OBSCURED DURING MODERATE AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL. *TR