2002 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

ON 2/24/2008 I TRIED TO MOVE THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECT LEVER ON MY 2002 GMC YUKON XL TO THE PARK POSITION. THE GEAR SELECT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE INTO THE PARK POSITION. AS A RESULT, I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEYS OR STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHILE SITTING IN MY GARAGE. I COULD PLACE IT IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT PARK. AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE BASE OF THE SHIFT LEVER, I NOTICED A PART OF A BROKEN SPRING STUCK IN THE PIVOT POINT OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. I REMOVED THE BROKEN SPRING PARTS AND THE SHIFT LEVER WILL NOW MOVE TO PARK. AS A RESULT OF THE RETURN SPRING BEING BROKEN THE LEVER NOW MOVES FREELY AND WE HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE IT TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEYS. WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING, AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER MOVED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TURN OFF, AT THIS POINT IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVORLET DEALER ON 2/25/08 AND THEY SAID THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO EVEN GET DIAGNOSIS OR ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD EVER HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER TWO PREVIOUS "REPAIRS" (ONE A RECALL), OUR GMC ABS BRAKES ARE NOW MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, RESULTING IN A LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, COLLISIONS HAVE NARROWLY BEEN AVOIDED AS THE ABS BRAKE PEDAL "CHATTERING" PREVENTS NORMAL BRAKING AT CRUCIAL TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE ENGINE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESTART, BUT OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED THE MOST DURING DECELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ONCE AND THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,409 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,523. UPDATED 04/29/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE AT SPEED. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANIC FINDS NO PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE, COOLING SYSTEM, OR FUEL SYSTEM. IN EACH CASE, VEHICLE STALL RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

MY GMC YUKON 2500 WITH THE 8.1L STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS UNEXPLAINABLE AND UNREPEATABLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED PROBABLY 6 OR 7 TIMES AND IS A REAL DANGER AS YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I BELIEVE IT IS THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE TO HAVE FIXED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS FAILING AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKING PUMP CONTINUOUSLY RUNS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE PAD-CIRCUIT BOARD WAS FAILING AND CAUSED THE PUMP TO RUN AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS COULD LEAD TO OVERHEAT AND A POSSIBLE FIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, IT MADE A HIGH PITCHED MOTOR NOISE. HE SEARCHED AND DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN STATES AND HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 11/06/07 *TR

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: 2002 YUKON 73,000 MILES. NO PREVIOUS EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM. FAILURE/CONSEQUENCES: 2002 YUKON: I STARTED MY CAR AND ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. WHILE DRIVING, I COULD FEEL AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION THROUGHOUT MY CAR. (WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN, WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. I CUT OFF MY CAR (REMOVED KEY OUT OF IGNITION) AND THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS STILL ON. CORRECT THE PROBLEM: I CALLED MY GMC DEALER IN AUSTIN TEXAS WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN MANY INCIDENTS SUCH AS THIS. HE INDICATED THAT IF I LEFT THE ABS MOTOR RUNNING, THAT MY BATTERY WOULD DIE AND/OR THE MOTOR WOULD RUIN. SO, HE INSTRUCTED ME TO RAISE THE HOOD AND REMOVE THE 60AMP ABS FUSE. BY DOING SO, THE VIBRATION/MOTOR STOPPED. HE SAID TO BRING IT INTO THE GARAGE FOR SERVICE. HIS INITIAL GUESS WAS THAT IT WAS THE ABS MODULE OR EBCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY, HE ESTIMATED THAT IT COULD COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1100.00-1900.00 DOLLARS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY 1999-2004 GM SUVS AND TRUCKS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING THAT A RECALL BE PLACED FOR THESE MODULES. *TR

ON 8-26-07 WHILE DRIVING HOME THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED VEHICLE MANUAL. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE WE COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A MOTOR OR FAN NOISE RUNNING. THINKING IT WAS PROBABLY THE AC FAN WE WENT IN THE HOUSE FOR THE EVENING. THE NEXT MORNING WE COULD STILL HEAR THE NOISE AND FOUND OUT MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. JUMP STARTED VEHICLE AND TOOK IT IN TO MECHANIC TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC SEARCH AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL MODULE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOUND OUT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THIS, BUT NOT WITH MY VIN #. HAVE CALLED GM CORP TO REPORT THIS AND AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS, THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE ABS WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE IT ONLY COVERED CLEANING THE SENSORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,807 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED11/27/07. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 93,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *AK