2001 GMC Yukon XL
No clear pattern 1.4% of complaints about the 2001 GMC Yukon XL arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2001 vehicle, but with only 141 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (33 complaints), typically at 4.8 yr or about 55,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 141
- Median age at failure
- 4.8 yr
- Median mileage
- 65,000 n=103
- Crash / fire / tow
- 11.3% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 5
07E106000 2007-12-17
Wheels:hub
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO MAINTAIN HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY CAN LOOSEN RESULTING IN AN ABS LIGHT INDICATION, NOISE, AND/OR WHEEL SEPARATION.
WHEEL SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
05V379000 2005-08-29
Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.
THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
05V155000 2005-04-14
Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN FUEL PUMP WIRES CONNECTORS MAY OVERHEAT UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.
IF THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WIRE IS EXPOSED, THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WILL BLOW, DISABLING THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSING AN ENGINE STALL OR NO-START CONDITION. IF SUFFICIENT HEAT IS CONDUCTED TO THE PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR, A HOLE IN THE CONNECTOR MAY RESULT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED DURING THE EMISSION SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC ROUTINE. FUEL VAPOR AND IN SOME CASES LIQUID FUEL
01V159000 2001-05-17
Seat belts:front:retractor
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW OF SEATS THAT COULD BE CRACKED. WITH REPEATED ACTUATION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM, THE CRACK COULD SPREAD TO THE POINT SUCH THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER LOCK.
IN A CRASH, INCREASED OCCUPANT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM THE NO-LOCK CONDITION.
00V343000 2000-10-25
Structure:body
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE OR MISSING REAR WHEELHOUSE PLUGS. UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, EXHAUST GASES CAN FLOW FORWARD AND ACCUMULATE IN THE REAR WHEELHOUSE.
THESE GASES COULD FLOW INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF THE PLUG IS MISSING OR LOOSE AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE ILLNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH.
Parking brake 32,000 mi 2.7 yr in service
I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON XL AND TOOK IT IN FOR SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT ABOUT 30K MILES. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY (WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE). SINCE IT IS A WEAR ITEM IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES AS WELL AS MANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE WEARING OUT, LET ALONE PRIOR TO 30K MILES. THE ORIGINAL DEALER GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $800 TO FIX THE PARKING BRAKE. AT THIS TIME WE ARE WAITING A RESPONSE FROM GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.*AK
Parking brake 37,800 mi 1.1 yr in service
MY 2001 YUKON XL FAILED INSPECTION ON 10/06/2003 DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. THE GMC DEALER WHICH PERFORMED INSPECTIONS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (THE PARKING BRAKE HANGING OPEN AND WEARING) TO BOTH THE DEALER AND TO GM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MY HUSBAND ADJUSTED THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE THE SAME EVENING AND THE SUV PASSED AT RE-INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING MORNING, HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE IS AGAIN HUNG OPEN AND WEARING (LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER BEING FIXED AND PASSING INSPECTION). *LA
Parking brake 60,000 mi 3.5 yr in service
2001 YUKON XL PARKING BRAKES INOPERATIVE. FAILED DEALER INSPECTION. HE SAID THEY JUST WEAR OUT. INTERESTING, MY VEHICLE HAS 60000, AND THE DISC BRAKES ARE STILL THE ORIGINAL. I HAVE RARELY USED THE PARKING BRAKE. MAYBE ON A HILL ONCE OR TWICE. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM OR A MODULE PROBLEM AND GMC IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ITS NOT COVERED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE ABS WENT OUT AT 40000, AND WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I'M PERPLEXED ABOUT GMC'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR ITS PRODUCTS AND SAFETY.*AK
Service brakes, hydraulic 88,000 mi 3.8 yr in service
THE ABS CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED ON MY 2001 YUKON XL AT 42,000 MILES. IT FAILED AGAIN AT 88,000 MILES. GM SAID THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IT IS NOT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS IN THIS VEHICLE. *JB