2008 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

SEVERE VIBRATION ISSUE. STARTED AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND LET OFF ABOUT 74. AT IT'S PEAK, ABOUT SAME AS HOLDING A JACK HAMMER INSTEAD OF A STEERING WHEEL.. DEALERS ARE BLAMING TIRES, ONE IDIOT TOLD ME VIBRATION WAS NORMAL. IT IS NOT. THE SOUND SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM PASSENGER REAR QUARTER AREA. THREE DEALERS CANNOT DIAGNOSE. IT WAS A FAILING U-JOINT ON THE REAR OF THE MAIN DRIVESHAFT. MINE FAILED I LOST THE YOKE ASSEMBLY AND THE DRIVESHAFT, AND IF GOING QUICKER - WOULD HAVE LIKELY PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK. LIKELY RESULTING IN A FIREBALL.

I HAVE A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD THAT IS LOCATED RIGHT AT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK.....

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES - CHROME PLATING IS PEELING AWAY FROM PLASTIC UNDERNEATH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER HANDLE. THIS PEELING CHROME CUTS FLESH. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 'SOME' 2007 MODELS, HOWEVER, SINCE THIS IS CAUSING INJURY I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED/REPLACED ON ALL MODELS WITH CHROME PLATED HANDLES THAT INCUR THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER THE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFECT ACROSS THE BOARD. *TR

NOVEMBER 13, I WENT OUT TO START MY 2008 YUKON AND THE LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, AND CD PLAYER BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE GAUGES ALSO BEGAN TO FLICKER ERRATICALLY, THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, MY HUSBAND AND I PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEN THE YUKON WENT OVER THE LIP OF THE GARAGE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE BUMP CAUSED ALL THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AND BACK DLOOR LATCH TO COME ON OR BEGIN WORKING. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES OVER SEVERAL WEEKS AND INCLUDED THE REAR DOOR NOT WORKING OR THE POWERLOCKS NOT WORKING WITH THE REMOTE. WE TOOK IT TO DRIVER'S AUTOMOTIVE IN THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, AND HAD THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE. THE AUTO REPAIRMAN CHECKED THE BATTERY AND CABLES AND SAID NOTHING SHOWS UP IN THE DIAGNOSTIC BUT EVENTUALLY THEY DID REPLACE THE CBM. WE PAID $ 718.00 TO REPLACE THE CBM, TRUSTING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP FINE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THAT BUT SINCE DECEMBER 21, THE YUKON HAS DUPLICATED THE ERRATIC LIGHT FLICKERING, RADIO AND IGNITION NOT WORKING, THE REAR DOOR NOT OPENING (USING THE CAR REMOTE AS WELL AS THE POWER BUTTON ON FRONT CONSOLE INSIDE VEHICLE). IN ADDITION, THE DOORS WON'T LOCK AND THE GAUGES FLICKER UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE VEHICLE WON'T START. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED. A DIAGNOSTIC SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG BUT WITH THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, I AM FEARFUL OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. *TR

MY 2008 YUKON XL IS GIVING SEVERAL ERROR MESSAGES. TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER I'VE REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, COIL PACK, FULL TUNE UP NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE ISSUE AND I SEE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. ANY INSIGHT ON RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GLADLY APPRECIATED IT IS ALSO USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. *TR

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY YUKON 2008 DASHBOARD, IT IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED AS WELL AS TODAY A BIG CRACK APPEARED OVER THE DRIVER SIDE WHERE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HUMP IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE. I AM WORRIED THAT THE SAFETY DURING A COLLISION OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM SHARP PLASTIC EXPOSED DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE DASH CUTTING THE AIRBAG OR SHARDS OF PLASTIC BECOMING PROJECTILES POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. I KEEP MY YUKON VERY CLEAN AND WELL MAINTAINED AND IT IS ALWAYS STORED IN MY GARAGE AND KEPT IN METICULOUS CONDITION AND LOOKS AND SMELLS NEW AND USE RIGOROUSLY A WINDSHIELD SUN GUARD TO PROTECT MY STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD . I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BACK IN 2008 AND BELIEVE IT WAS USED BY THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT HAD MILES ON IT. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POSTS REGARDING THIS MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE POOR MANUFACTURING MATERIALS USED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT MAKES THEM ALL CRACK ON THE SAME EXACT AREA I AM SPEAKING AS TO HAVE HAPPENED ON MINE. THE COST TO REPLACE IS APPROXIMATELY 800.00 WHICH INCLUDES PARTS AND LABOR. THIS SHOULDN'T BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER BUT OF THE MANUFACTURER AS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE PAID SO MUCH FOR A SUPPOSED QUALITY VEHICLE AND I WAS NEVER EXPECTING THIS HAPPENING AND THINK THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE; AND SEEING BY SO MANY COMMENTS ON THE SAME ISSUE THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN IN THE SAME EXACT AREAS DUE TO THE SAFETY DURING A COLLISION CAUSING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM SHARP PLASTIC EXPOSED DUE TO THE CRACKS CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO PROJECT CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. *JS

2008 GMC YUKON XL - 5 DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURES. ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED AND NOW THE REAR PASSENGER LOCK ACTUATOR HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU EITHER HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR UNLOCKED OR IF LOCKED YOU RISK NOT BEING ABLE TO GET A CHILD OUT QUICKLY IF NECESSARY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFERRED THE ISSUE TO MY LOCAL REP WHO HAS DENIED COVERING THE PART, ACCORDING TO MY DEALER. MANY CASES OF THIS SAME FAILURE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AND IN MY CASE, 5 FAILURES OF THE SAME PART. I WOULD SAY THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM. WHY WON'T GM ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND OFFER TO FIX IT? WILL IT TAKES TRAGEDY LIKE A CHILD NOT BEING ABLE TO BE REMOVED IN AN EMERGENCY? *TR

DASH BOARD CRACK AT LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG, CAN RESULT IN SHRAPNEL OR IMPEDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ALSO A CRACK ON THE DASH BOARD AT THE LEFT CORNER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

I HAVE ISSUES WITH ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING, THE POWER SEATS WORK SOMETIMES, AND MY RADIO / NV SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED. NOW, THE OTHER 3 ACTUATORS ARE FAILING AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS AND DRIVER CAN HAVE THEIR DOORS REMAIN LOCKED. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE 2ND & 3RD ROW CAN BECOME TRAPPED WHEN THE ACTUATORS FAIL. THE DOOR LOCK KNOB IS WAY BACK IN THE REAR DOOR, MAKING IT NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM THE FRONT SEAT OR FRONT DOOR. THIS IS CLEARLY A QUALITY ISSUE. TO HAVE ONE FAIL MIGHT BE JUST BAD LUCK, TO HAVE ALL 4 FAIL IS CLEARLY A DESIGN & QUALITY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HOPE GMC DOES NOT WAIT UNTIL CHILDREN ARE HURT DUE TO LOCKED DOOR BEFORE THEY ADMIT IT IS AN ISSUE & JUST FIX IT. *JB