2001 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

SIGNIFICANT CRACKS AND BELT SEPARATION ON ROAD WITH ONE TIRE. SIGNIFICANT CRACKS PRESENT ON ALL TIRES ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A YUKON SL 2500, 2000, EQIUPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S. *AK SIZE OF TIRE IS LT 245/75R16

MY 2001 YUKON XL FAILED INSPECTION ON 10/06/2003 DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. THE GMC DEALER WHICH PERFORMED INSPECTIONS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (THE PARKING BRAKE HANGING OPEN AND WEARING) TO BOTH THE DEALER AND TO GM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MY HUSBAND ADJUSTED THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE THE SAME EVENING AND THE SUV PASSED AT RE-INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING MORNING, HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE IS AGAIN HUNG OPEN AND WEARING (LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER BEING FIXED AND PASSING INSPECTION). *LA

IDENTICAL COMPLAINT AS FILED ON #10032993. REAR TAILGATE GLASS HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED ON OUR VEHICLE ALWAYS OPENED ENTIRE TAIL GATE WHEN OPENING. THE PASSENGER SIDE HINGE MOUNTED TO FIBER MATERIAL ADHERED TO GLASS HAS COMPLETLY BROKEN FREE OF GLASS MOUNTING BRACKET.

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT AT TIME OF VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED. CONSUMER PHONE NUMBER IS 491.6099170881.*AK

I CURRENTLY OWN (PURCHASED NEW) A 2001 YUKON XL WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A REAR TAILGATE HAVING A HINGED REAR WINDOW WHICH ALLOWS ACCESS TO THE REAR COMPARTMENT WITHOUT OPENING THE TAILGATE. *AK THE REAR TAILGATE GLASS IS SECURED TO THE TAILGATE VIA TWO HINGES WHICH ARE SECURED TO THE GLASS BY AN ADHESIVE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HINGE HAS DELAMINATED FROM THE TAILGATE GLASS RESULTING IN THE WINDOW BEING SECURED TO THE VEHICLE WITH ONE HINGE. THERE IS NO MECHANICAL SECUREMENT TO THE GLASS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE PROFESSIONALS (INSIDE AND OUT OF GM) THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS EXIST TO REPAIR THE HINGE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO WORK THIS ISSUE WITH THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM AND HAVE A CASE OPENED (1-122096729). I BELIEVE THAT OPENING THE DOOR WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE REMAINING HINGE. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE WINDOW COULD BREAK FREE FROM THE VEHICLE IF THE SECOND HINGE FAILS RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANY VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND OR ADJACENT TO THE VEHICLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL.

PROBLEMS WITH 2001 YUKON XL EMERGENCY BRAKE.*MR CONSUMER HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH. ALSO THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON XL AND TOOK IT IN FOR SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT ABOUT 30K MILES. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY (WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE). SINCE IT IS A WEAR ITEM IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES AS WELL AS MANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE WEARING OUT, LET ALONE PRIOR TO 30K MILES. THE ORIGINAL DEALER GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $800 TO FIX THE PARKING BRAKE. AT THIS TIME WE ARE WAITING A RESPONSE FROM GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 06/15/01. IN THE EARLY 40K MILE PERIOD ON MY 2001 I STARTED HEARING A ROAD NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS MY NEW TIRES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MARLOW-WERNER PONTIAC GMC IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA ON 3/06/03 AT 44,792 MILES AND TOLD THEM I HAD SOME SORT OF TIRE NOISE IF THEY COULD CHECK OUT. THEY REPORTED NO PROBLEM. THE NOISE KEPT GETTING LOUDER DURING A 6 HOUR TRIP. UPON RETURNING TO TOWN WE TOOK IT INTO TUFFY AUTO SERVICE CENTER IN PORT CHARLOTTE. WE TOLD THEM WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BEARING NOISE AND TO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. THEY HAD THE KNOWLEDGE TO PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND PUT IN GEAR AND REALIZED IT WAS THE REAR END. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MARLOW-WERNER AND TOLD THEM WHAT TUFFY HAD SAID. THEY CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD US THE COMPLETE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REDONE. THE BEARINGS WERE SCORED AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS, PINION, AND SIDE BEARINGS. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER EVERY 3K MILES AS PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A NEW VEHICLE WITH 40K MILES HAVE THE REAR END GO OUT THIS WAY. I FEEL THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED IT AT NO COST TO ME. THEY CHARGED ME 50% OF THE REPAIR COST UNDER THE GOODWILL WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO FURTHER AND SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED WITH THE LOW MILEAGE AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I CALLED GMC ON 4/2/03 AND SPOKE WITH DARREN CHRISTENSEN WHICH IS A CONSUMER RELATIONS MANAGER. THE FILE NUMBER IS #1-867-42264. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW I DROVE MY VEHICLE AND IF I HADN'T DROVE ON IT FOR SO LONG THE REPAIR WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO EXTENSIVE. I WAS FURIOUS. I TOLD HIM THAT I USE MY VEHICLE TO TAKE MY TWO KIDS TO SCHOOL AND ON VACATIONS AND WAS NOT A HARD DRIVER. HE TOLD ME HE COULDN'T HELP ME ANY FURTHER AND THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE 50%. I JUST WANT THIS NOTED IN CASE THERE ARE OTHER CONSUMERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR PINION/BEARINGS. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON XL WITH FIRESTONE 245-75-16 TIRES. I WAS ON A TRIP, WHEN THE TIRES STARTED TO SEPARATE, CAUSING THE YUKON TO VIBRATE. *JB

OUR 2001 GMC YUKON XL HAS NO "DOOR AJAR" WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATOR OF ANY KIND OTHER THAN THE DOME LIGHT COMING ON IF A DOOR IS OPEN. IS THIS WITHIN YOUR REGULATION FOR SAFE VEHICLES. *JB