2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500 Complaints

THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 GMC YUKONS FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSES AS THEY BECOME FRACTURED AND CAN CAUSE FIRE. I HAVE A 2007 YUKON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, THEY INDICATED THAT MY YUKON IS STARTING TO SHOW THE SAME FRACTURES IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE. HOPEFULLY THIS CAN GET FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AS GMC DID NOT BOTHER TO FIX THE KNOWN ISSUE WHEN PRODUCING FUTURE VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE LOST TOTAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE ENGINE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH DOCUMENTATION ON THE ACTUAL REPAIR. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THE DEALER JUST REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO PERSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

2007- GMC YUKON XL DENALI PURCHASED ON 11/09/2007. 1 WEEK AFTER PICKING UP THIS NEW VEHICLE WE NOTICED DISTORTED IMAGES WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT TIME. THE WINDSHIELD HAS NUMEROUS WAVES THROUGHOUT, CAUSING THE IMAGES TO BE DISTORTED. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE YOU GET A FEELING YOU ARE ON A BOAT, MAKES YOU DIZZY AND GIVES YOU A HEADACHE. THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO GMC. GMC'S DONNA MOWET (866-790-5600 XT 12023 SERVICE REQUEST #71-622065992) REPORTED TO ME VIA PHONE YESTERDAY (05/20/08) AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, "...THE TECHNICIANS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY GMC OR THE DEALERSHIP, HENCE IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY.....". I REQUESTED I BE ALLOWED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO WHICH SHE STATED "IT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR A BUY BACK". PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT NO TECHNICIAN EVER LOOKED AT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME OF THAT AND HANDED ME A SERVICE BULLETIN, EXPLAINING THAT I WILL HAVE TO CONTACT GMC. IN ADDITION, I WILL LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUES ON FEB. 2008 AFTER THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BUILT AND SOLD, NOT BEFORE THEY WERE RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS AVAILABLE WHEN I MADE MY PURCHASE AND THERE WAS NO WARNING ADVISING ME AS A CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FLAWS THAT MAY CAUSE DISTORTION WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA PLEASE LOOK AT THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY SO NO DEATHS OR INJURIES OCCUR AND HAVE GMC COMPLY WITH THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY OR HAVE THEN BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO STATE THAT OUR PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL DENALI AND THAT WE WERE HAPPY AND HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES NOR WAS THE WIND SHIELD WARPED FOR OVER 1000,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER AT THE SAME SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED ON THIS OCCASION BECAUSE THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY ATTEMPTED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER. THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THIRD TIME, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO RECUR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENSURES THAT DRIVER'S VISION WILL BE OBSCURED DURING MODERATE AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL. *TR

THERE IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH SUV I BOUGHT THE DENALI BECAUSE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE BEST BUT IT HAS BEEN FAR FROM IT... MY NAV SCREEN DOSE NOT WORK IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL DOSE NOT WORK.. MY POWER RUNNING BOARDS DO NOT WORK AND THE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. MY BACK-UP CAMERA DOSE NOT WORK BECAUSE THE MONITOR IS THE NAVE SCREEN. THE BACK UP SENSORS DO NOT WORK,THE POWER FLIP DOWN SEATS DO NOT WORK AND THE POWER TAIL GATE DOSE NOT OPEN ... IT IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE DENALI FOR $60,000.00 AND GMC'S PROMISE IS WE ARE PROFESSIONAL GRADE AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE HERE.... *TR

MY 2007 YUKON DENALI WITH THE NEW 6.2 LITRE ENGINE STARTED LEAKING RAW FUEL ONTO MY GARAGE FLOOR DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR AFTER DRIVING 2 MILES HOME FROM WORK. I NOTICED THE SMELL AS I EXITED THE TRUCK IN MY GARAGE. I IMMEDIATELY COASTED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE REALIZING I HAD AN OPEN FLAME 10 FEET AWAY FROM A GAS WATER HEATER AND A GAS FURNACE. THE SAME DAY I SAW A BLURB ON THE LOCAL NEWS OF A COUPLE OF HOUSE FIRES INVOLVING 2007 YUKONS. I'M CONVINCED THIS WAS PROBABLY THE SAME SCENARIO BUT I RECOGNIZED THE DANGER INSTEAD OF CLOSING THE GARAGE DOOR AND GOING INTO THE HOUSE. PLEASE LOOK MORE INTO THIS ISSUE. MY PROFESSION IS FIREFIGHTING AND I KNOW THIS COULD HAVE REALLY GOTTEN UGLY IF I HAD NOT NOTICED IT. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTING IS CONTROLLED BY THE AUTO "LIGHT SENSOR". WHEN DRIVING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SUN, THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS ARE UNREADABLE ESPECIALLY IF THE DRIVER IS WEARING SUNGLASSES TO SHADE THE EYES. I TRIED TO ASK THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT MAKING A SERVICE CHANGE THAT WOULD HAVE THESE INSTRUMENTS ALWAYS LIGHTED. THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE COMPLAINT BUT HAVE NO PLANS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WOULD ONLY WORK DURING MID-LEVEL ROAD ELEVATIONS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED TWO NEAR CRASHES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND IT WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT OR CONCERN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 02-19-2008 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS GO INTO LOCK MODE AND DO NOT PROVIDE ANY SLACK WHEN THEY ARE PULLED COMPLETELY OUT. THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN CHOKING OF A SMALL CHILD OR A FATALITY SHOULD THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RELEASE BUTTON; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND GMC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ACCESSIBLE RELEASE BUTTON FOR THE SEAT BELTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BELTS LOCKS THE PERSON IN UNLESS RETRACTED COMPLETELY AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS AN ACCESSIBLE RELEASE BUTTON. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR