2001 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL DENALI. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY BRAKING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING, THE SPEED SENSOR WAS FAILING, AND THE SPEED CONNECTORS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE SPEED SENSOR AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. ONCE AT THE DEALER, THEY REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS BECAUSE HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BACK AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND STATED THAT NO REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

01 GMC YUKON DENALI XL - SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE AND SPARE TIRE FELL FROM VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOBODY WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN VERY SERIOUS. *TR

CORROSION BETWEEN FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IN GMC YUKON XL CAUSING UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 7 MPH DURING BRAKING. CAN LEAD TO CRASH. RECALL BULLETIN 05068 COVERS THIS ISSUE AND MY VIN IS IN THE BULLETIN FOR RECALL, BUT GM WILL NOT COVER EXPENSE FOR REPAIR. THEIR ELECTRONIC DATABASE DOESN'T HAVE MY VIN IN THE SYSTEM AND REFUSE SERVICE DESPITE ITS INCLUSION WITHIN THE RECALL. I LIVE IN OHIO AND BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN OHIO. THE RECALL COVERS OHIO VEHICLES AND OTHER HIGH CORROSION STATES IN THE U.S. *TR

AFTER TURNING OFF CAR NOTICE THE ABS PUMPS CONTINUES TO RUN. DEALER STATES ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR: 1ST TIME AT 45,000 MILES WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $1200 AND 2ND TIME AT 113,000 MILES WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $1325. THIS TYPE OF FAIL RATE SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY TO A SAFETY COMPONENT. THE FAILED PART IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 GMC / YUKON XL DENALI WHICH HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000/ NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020 THE BRAKES ARE EXHIBITING THIS ISSUE. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER, MY VIN DOES NOT "FALL" INTO RECALL. MY CONCERNS IS THAT MY VEHICLE CANNOT BAKE SAFELY AND SHOULD BE PART OF THIS RECALL. *TR

UPON APPLYING MY BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10MPH) ON MY 2001 YUKON XL, THERE IS SHUDDERING FROM THE FRONT AND AT TIMES THE BRAKES SEEM TO BECOME INEFFECTIVE. IT IS AS IF THE ABS IS PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT IT IS OCCURRING ON DRY PAVEMENT. I RECENTLY ((7/16/08) BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE ABS SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER BEING INFORMED OF THIS, I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL DUE TO POTENTIAL CORROSION OF THE ABS SENSORS BUT IT IS EFFECTIVE FOR ONLY SPECIFIC STATES. I LIVE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH THE AFFECTED STATES NUMEROUS OF TIMES DURING WINTER WHERE SALT, ETC. IS USED ON THE ROADS. IN THE NORTHERN VA AREA, SALT IS ALSO HEAVILY USED. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO THOSE STATE THAT BORDER THE "SALT BELT" STATES. THIS OCCURRENCE BEGAN AROUND APRIL 2008 AND THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS TODAY 7/16/08. *TR

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. INTERMITTENTLY. AND ENGINE WON'T RE-START WITHOUT NUMEROUS TRIES. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. STALLING 3 OR TIMES A DAY, WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. AFTER THE REPAIR, HE DISCOVERED THE RECALL FOR THE SAME DEFECT FOR THE YUKON, BUT NOT FOR THE YUKON XL, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD THE SAME MOTOR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO HEATED SEATS - I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PA ON 3/16/08 IN THE EARLY AM. MY 17 YR OLD SON WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND A FRIEND OF HIS, MIKE WAS ASLEEP ON THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS. HE HAD A BLANKET WRAPPED UP TO MAKE A PILLOW AND LAID IT ON THE SEAT. MY SON AND I BEGIN TO SMELL A FOUL ODOR AND ASSUMED IT WAS THE MANF. PLANTS THAT WE WERE PASSING BY. IT WASN'T UNTIL MIKE WAS AWAKENED BY THE HEAT ON HIS HAND, THAT WE REALIZED THE SEAT WAS SMOLDERING. MIKE DID RECEIVE MINOR BURNS ON HIS HAND/ARM. WHEN MIKE MOVED THE BLANKET, IT WAS BURNT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND RESEMBLED "SWISS CHEESE". THE SEAT HAS A BURN IN IT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. WE WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE SMOLDERING WITH WATER BOTTLES THAT WE HAD IN THE CAR. HAD THE BLANKET NOT BEEN FLAME RETARDANT, I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MIKE'S FACE AND HEAD! ALSO, THE THOUGHT OF A BABY OR SMALL CHILD SITTING IN THAT BACK SEAT, MAKES ME ILL. *TR

HEATED SEAT MODULE FAILED AND INSTEAD OF JUST NOT WORKING IT STAYED ON, RAN MY BATTERY DOWN, CAUSED MY SEAT TO GET REALLY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT CATCHING FIRE. IF A MODULE IS FAULTY IT SHOULD SHUT OFF NOT STAY ON AND CAUSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE AND RUN YOUR BATTERY DOWN. GM HAD TO DISCONNECT THE SEAT MODULE TO GET IT TO GO OFF. THEY WANT $481 TO FIX AND COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I PAID THEM $150 TO DISCONNECT AND THIS WAY I KNOW IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, MY YUKON COULD HAVE BURNED UP.....AFTER BUYING A NEW BATTERY (SINCE THIS CAUSED THE OTHER ONE TO GO BAD)I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO CARL BLACK TO DISCONNECT PERMANENTLY. *TR