1999 GMC Yukon

Typical pattern

16.7% of complaints about the 1999 GMC Yukon came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 1999 vehicle — around the middle of the 201 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.4 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (96 complaints), typically at 6.9 yr or about 90,000 miles.

Complaints: 227
Median age at failure: 5.4 yr
Median mileage: 90,000 n=100
Crash / fire / tow: 8.8% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

06E043000 2006-05-19

Fuel system

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

00V122000 2000-04-27

Seat belts:front:webbing

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS MAY NOT MEET THE NECK EXTENSION REQUIREMENTS.

In owners’ own words

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 3 mo in service

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED ALL THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES TO COMPLETELY FAIL.

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 9 mo in service crash / fire / tow

VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS) QUICKLY, WHICH FAILED TO WORK. VEHICLE THEN DOVE INTO CONCRETE COVER. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT JERKED HARD ON DRIVER, CAUSING BRUISES. GMC FILE NUMBER 99-153-17801. *AK

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 0 mo in service

THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD OVERHEAT & BECOME SLUGGISH. ALSO, VEHICLE'S WOULD STALL OUT AFTER BEING IDLED OR STOPPED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

Tires mileage not reported 1 mo in service

WAS DRIVING WHEN A SMALL ROCK PUNCTURED TIRES. THEY DEFLATED. HAD TIRES REPLACED & THEN SMALL PIECES OF GLASS PUNCTURED SIDES OF TIRES. EACH TIME THE TIRES WOULD DEFLATE. CALLED MANUFACTURER. VERY UNRESPONSIVE & NO HELP OFFERED. MICHELEIN UNIROYAL TIGER PAW P235/75R-15. *AK

Other Yukon model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1999 GMC Yukon

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Yukon model years

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