BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHT. PUSHED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND SEEMED TO PICK UP SPEED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOTALED THE OTHER CAR. WENT RIGHT UP ON TOP OF HIS BACK END. IT COST ME 200.00 TO FIX MY YUKON. HAD ALREADY REPLACE ABS SYSTEM ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO.THE BACK WINDSHEILD SHATTER…
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BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHT. PUSHED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND SEEMED TO PICK UP SPEED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOTALED THE OTHER CAR. WENT RIGHT UP ON TOP OF HIS BACK END. IT COST ME 200.00 TO FIX MY YUKON. HAD ALREADY REPLACE ABS SYSTEM ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO.THE BACK WINDSHEILD SHATTERED ONE DAY WHEN I GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT.THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM.REPLACED THE COMPUTER PART TWICE. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10181501
127,900 miles · Nov 9, 2004
Service Brakes, AirVisibility
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE F…
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WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CONSISTANT WITH RECALL. NUMBER CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V159000 ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER MISSED THIS RECALL BY A YEAR THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME. ABS BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS FEEL SPONGY AND OFTEN GOES CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. *TC
NHTSA ODI #10096784
110,000 miles · Jul 24, 2004
Visibility
BROKEN WIPER MOTOR, WILL NOT BE COVERED BY GMC OR DEALER DUE TO ITS A 1997 AND HAS 110K MILES. IT HAPPEND DURING A RAIN STORM AND I WAS STRANDED BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR AN HOUR. NOW I CANT DRIVE IN THE RAIN, AND THEY WANT 200 BUCKS TO FIX IT. WHY IS IT NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL? I CALLED GMC AND HAVE RECORD NUMBER 1-2…
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BROKEN WIPER MOTOR, WILL NOT BE COVERED BY GMC OR DEALER DUE TO ITS A 1997 AND HAS 110K MILES. IT HAPPEND DURING A RAIN STORM AND I WAS STRANDED BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR AN HOUR. NOW I CANT DRIVE IN THE RAIN, AND THEY WANT 200 BUCKS TO FIX IT. WHY IS IT NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL? I CALLED GMC AND HAVE RECORD NUMBER 1-239-630035. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10082574
105,000 miles · Apr 14, 2004
Visibility
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL. SAME PART GMC USES IN 1997 C/K SERIES AND 1997 SURBURBANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED UNDER GM RECALL NUMBER 03023. 1997 YUKONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE PART IS THE SAME.
NHTSA ODI #10066142
Mileage unknown · Sep 26, 2002
Visibility
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINSHIELD WIPERS. *SCC
NHTSA ODI #567635
Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 2002
Visibility
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. SWITCH IS OPERATIVE AS IS MOTOR. ELECTRICAL SHOP WANTS TO "SEARCH DOWN A POTENTIAL SHORT" THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL YUKONS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND 1996 YUKONS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #764568
Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 2002
Visibility
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK OCCASIONALLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY. I AM AFRAID OF SOME DAY I WILL BE CAUGHT IN THE RAIN, WITH THEM NOT WORKING. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO FIX THEM MYSELF AT A COST OF $120, BECAUSE MY YUKON IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #764380
Mileage unknown · May 9, 2001
SteeringVisibility
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT TIHS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GMDC VEHICLES. STEERING CENTERING DEVICE MAKE VEHICLE STEERING ERRATIC .THIS IS ALSO AN ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ODI #745098
Mileage unknown · Sep 9, 1997
SeatsService Brakes, HydraulicStructure
DRIVER SEAT POWER RISER FAILED.
NHTSA ODI #603723
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
5
EA01018 · Seat Belt Anchorage Separation
Opened Dec 20, 2001 · Closed Dec 9, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
No summary supplied.
PE01023 · Seat Belt Anchorage Separation
Opened Jul 17, 2001 · Closed Dec 20, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
ODI HAS RECEIVED ONE (1) COMPLAINT ALLEGING THAT THE 2ND ROW PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUCKLE ANCHOR DETACHED FROM SEAT FRAME DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH.DURING THE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT WAS THROWN FROM HIS SEAT, PARTIALLY EJECTED THROUGH THE REAR QUARTER WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE.OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURY.GM HAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED SEAT BELT ANCHORING DESIGN IN MY 2000. ODI HAS COMPLETED A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND HAS DETERMINED THAT FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS.
EA00013 · Battery Leaks Acid
Opened May 2, 2000 · Closed Jun 28, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available
PE99073 · Battery Leaks Acid
Opened Dec 3, 1999 · Closed May 2, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
ODI HAS RECEIVED 21 COMPLAINTS WHERE OWNERS ALLEGE THAT THE STANDARD GM FACTORY SUPPLIED AC DELCO BATTERY CASE FAILED, RESULTING IN THE LEAKAGE OF SULFURIC ACID.OF THE 21 COMPLAINT VEHICLES, SIX SUBURBAN, THREE TAHOES, AND ONE YUKON OWNER(S) COMPLAINED ABOUT A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM DETERIORATION OF THE RIGHT FRONTBRAKE LINE AS A RESULT OF SULFURIC ACID CONTAMINATION.THE REMAINING 11 COMPLAINTS PERTAIN PRIMARILY TO SULFURIC ACID LEAKAGE FROM THE BATTERY CASE.AT LEAST ONE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY ALSO FAILED.SEVERAL OF THE COMPLAINANTS NOTE THAT THE LEAKING ACID HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH A WIRE HARNESS AT THE FRAME IN THE VICINITY OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE.A FIELD INSPECTION BY ODI INDICATES THAT THE DESCRIBED HARNESS IS THE ABS CONNECTION TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.PRIOR TO THE BATTERY CASE FAILURE, THERE IS USUALLY NO WARNING (SHORT OF AN UNDERHOOD INSPECTION), AND THE ENSURING DAMAGE (SULFURIC ACID CONTAMINATION) IS PROGRESSIVE.OF THE KNOWN BATTERY FAILURES, THERE MAY BE A TEMPERATURE CORRELATION, AS 60% OF THE OWNER COMPLAINTS CAME FROM FOUR STATES; CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND TEXAS.THERE IS ALSO A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND ENGINEERING CHANGE NOTICE TO ADD 1% SILVER TO THE BATTERY'S POSITIVE SIDE TERMINALL, WITH THE EARLIEST IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR THIS BEING FEB 2, 1998.THE EFFECT OF THIS DESIGN CHANGE IS AS YET UNKNOWN; FURTHER REVIEW IS WARRANTED.AN EA IS BEING OPENED TO GATHER FURTHER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION, CLARIFY ANY DEFECT TRENDS, AND TO ASSESS THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS AND RISKS CONCERNING THESE FAILURES.
EA99011 · Erratic Power Steering Assist While Driv
Opened May 12, 1999 · Closed Feb 27, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS INVESTIGATED ALLEGATIONS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.FOR DETAILS AND A BASIS FOR THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS, PLEASE SEE THE CLOSING REPORT IN THE EA99-011 PUBLIC FILE.ODI HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLE POPULATION.FUTHER EXPENDITURE OF AGENCY RESOURCES ON THIS SUBJECT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AT THIS TIME.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.THE ENGINEERING IS CLOSED.
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