2007 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND THEN TO SCHUMACHER BUICK GMC OF WEST PALM BEACH (3031 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409 AT (561) 935-4239) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS AND THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TAKATA RECALL. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GMC IN JULY 2016. THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS RECALL. HOW CAN THEY MAKE AN ENTIRE YEAR'S WORTH OF NEW CARS AND STILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE CURRENTLY OWNED CARS SAFE. THIS KIND OF DELAY IS UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT CAN LEAD TO DEATH.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FITZGERALD AUTO MALL WHEATON (10915 GEORGIA AVE, WHEATON-GLENMONT, MD 20902 (301) 933-7400) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE $500 COST. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. FITZGERALD WHEATON AND WINEGARDNER MOTOR COMPANY (22675 WASHINGTON ST, LEONARDTOWN, MD 20650 (301) 690-6259) WERE CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CASE WAS OPENED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECENTLY RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HIM THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL... I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE PARTS TO FIX THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED EWING BUICK GMC AT (214) 506-2199 (6425 DALLAS PKWY, PLANO, TX 75024) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL-IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO ME THAT A 2016 NOTICE REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS IS STILL LISTED AS "REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE." THIS HAS BEEN OVER ONE YEAR AND A RECALL NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE FOR MY SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN EVERYDAY AND EVERY DAY THERE IS WORRY AMONG OUR FAMILY THAT THERE MAY BE AN INJURY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IN OUR VEHICLE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ASAP. NO MORE "REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE" RESPONSE IS ACCEPTABLE. ACT NOW. ISSUE A RECALL WITH A REMEDY.

AFTER RECEIVING A TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE, I CONTACTED JACK WILSON GMC TWICE REQUESTING THAT ALL TAKATA INFLATORS BE REMOVED FROM MY VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSED. GMC SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THEY HAD REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT HAVE NOT. I TOLD THEM I DID NOT CARE IF NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE OR IF I HAD WORKING AIRBAGS, BUT I WANTED THE DANGEROUS INFLATORS OUT! THEY SAID NO.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) OVER A YEAR AGO. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BERG MOTOR COMPANY, 3205 W WALL ST, MIDLAND, TX 79701 (866) 505-4596) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY 2016 YET TO DATE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE LETTER STATES THE MANUFACTURE DEEMS THEM UNSAFE. WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN REPLACED. OTHER CAR COMPANIES HAVE COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAC LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET NEAR HOME. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOSS POWER AND I HAD TO LIMP BACK HOME. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, I'M TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAS A COLLAPSED LIFTER IN CYLINDER SEVEN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AN ENGINE CAN EXPERIENCE THAT TYPE OF FAILURE WITH ONLY 44.000 MILES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEIR STANCE IS REGARDLESS OF LOW MILEAGE, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTEE. THIS ISSUE PRESENTS A SERIOUS HAZARD, BECAUSE A FAILURE LIKE THIS, IF OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. NOT TO MENTION THE FINANCIAL BURDEN AS IT COST ME $3700 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPAIRED. IN CHECKING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE GM 5.3L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. WHEN TALKING WITH A GM CORPORATE REP I STATED, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW, OR DEFECT PART, BUT WAS BLOWN OFF BECAUSE I'M OUT OF WARRANTEE. WHAT HAPPENED TO STANDING BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT?