GMC YUKON · model year

1999 GMC YUKON

262 NHTSA complaints, 23 crash reports for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1999GMCYUKON carries 262 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 23 crashes, 0 fires, 14 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1999 YUKON is service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip with 74 filings, followed by tires (10) and service brakes (10). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 1999 YUKON. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page, a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

262
Complaints
23
Crashes
0
Fires
14
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

262 filings

Crashes Reported

23 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

Above median complaint volume, review patterns below.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP74
TIRES10
SERVICE BRAKES10
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC9
STEERING7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM6
TIRES:TREAD/BELT6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
SUSPENSION5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP5
SUSPENSION:FRONT4

Recent Complaints

20161002SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE HAS ONLY 21,650 M ON IT, USED MOSTLY ON WEEKENDS AND IN THE SNOW IN WINTER. IT WAS DOING FINE UNTIL 9/18/16 WHEN SUDDENLY I NOTICED MY BRAKE WAS NOT RESPONDING AS USUAL. I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR REPEATEDLY TO STOP, BARELY MISSED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ON ONE OF MY CITY STREETS GETTING BACK HOME AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING. DROVE HOME SLOWLY AND VERY CAREFULLY. HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY GM DEALER. HE SAYS MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES AND SOME HOSES HAVE RUSTED, NEED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WOULD BE 15-16 HOURS LABOR AND WILL COST ME $ 2000.00. IT SNOWS HERE QUITE A BIT AND AFTER THE SEASON, I ALWAYS WASH MY VEHICLES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE UNDERSIDE TO REMOVE THE SALT AND CHEMICALS. BESIDES, ON THIS VEHICLE I HAD TO REPAINT THE HOOD TWICE, ROOF ONCE AND REPLACE THE REAR BUMPER SO FAR- ALL DUE TO RUST. NOW MY FRONT BUMPER IS SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST. WHAT'S THE MATTER - WITH ALL THIS EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE MY OTHER SUV PARKED RIGHT BESIDE THIS AT

Mileage: 21,650

20160217SERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLES FRONT END WOULD RATTLE AND SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

20160209SERVICE BRAKES

ANYTIME I APPLY THE BRAKES AND REACH A SPEED BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS GREATLY INCREASED.

Mileage: 150,000

20140818SERVICE BRAKES

ABS FAILURE. UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. REMOVED ABS MODULE FUSE TO SAFELY OPERATE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 145,661

20140510SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN TWO METAL LINES RUPTURED CAUSING A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN BOTH CIRCUITS DURING A HARD STOP. ABS HAD NOT ACTIVATED. THE BRAKING TOOK PLACE AT LOW SPEED WHEN A CAR AHEAD STOPPED SUDDENLY PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CABLE-ACTIVATED PARKING BRAKE WAS THEN USED TO AVOID A COLLISION AND GET THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

Mileage: 156,830

20131103SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE ROTOR AND PAD KIT PURCHASED FROM ROCK AUTO WAS THE WRONG DIMENSION AND THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE IMPROPER FIT, THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE FROM ROCK AUTO: :[XXX] I HAVE RECEIVED A REPLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMING THAT PART NUMBER KOE 1970, THE ROTORS YOU RECEIVED, ARE THE CORRECT ROTORS FOR A 1999 GMC YUKON 5.7L V8 WITH 4WD AND 6 LUG WHEELS. THE PART NUMBER FOR THESE ROTORS SHOULD BE AR8609XPR. IF THIS IS NOT THE NUMBER STAMPED ON THE ROTOR YOU RECEIVED, YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED A MIS-BOXED PART. IF THAT IS THE CASE, PLEASE RESPOND WITH THE NUMBER THAT IS STAMPED ON THE ROTOR YOU RECEIVED. IF THIS NUMBER MATCHES THE ROTORS YOU RECEIVED, YOU CAN SIMPLY FOLLOW THE RETURN INSTRUCTIONS I HAVE EMAILED TO YOU. IN THIS CASE WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO REFUND YOU THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING, BUT WE WILL COVER THE RETURN SHIPPING IN THE FORM OF A SHIPPING LABEL. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THE FIT IS CORRECT AND THE CUSTOMER SAYS IT IS NOT, IT IS OUR POLICY TO SPLIT THE SHIPPING ON THE ORD

20131002ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SAME THING AS ALREADY LISTED. MY RADIO, WIPERS AND WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE RADIO WILL RANDOMLY COME ON BUT IF YOU TRY TO USE THE WIPERS OR ROLL DOWN A WINDOW IT SHUTS ALL 3 DOWN. FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND REQUIRES THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

20130802SERVICE BRAKES

HAD TO STOP IN A HURRY ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND HIT THE BRAKES, I BELIEVE THE ABS LOCKED UP AND I FISHTAILED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE LEFT AGAIN. ENGINE SHUTOFF AUTOMATICALLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A MULTI CAR COLLISION WITH A POSSIBLE BRIDGE FLY AWAY AS WE WERE ON A BRIDGE AT THE TIME. LUCKILY THROUGH DEFENSIVE DRIVING WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE, HOWEVER NOW WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS A SQUEAK AT EVERY ROTATION WHEN GOING SLOW. ALSO THE VEHICLE SLOWLY HESITATES COMING TO A STOP AND ABS WILL SOMETIMES START ENGAGING CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. *TR

Mileage: 183,690

20130802STEERING

HAD TO STOP IN A HURRY ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND HIT THE BRAKES, I BELIEVE THE ABS LOCKED UP AND I FISHTAILED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE LEFT AGAIN. ENGINE SHUTOFF AUTOMATICALLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A MULTI CAR COLLISION WITH A POSSIBLE BRIDGE FLY AWAY AS WE WERE ON A BRIDGE AT THE TIME. LUCKILY THROUGH DEFENSIVE DRIVING WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE, HOWEVER NOW WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS A SQUEAK AT EVERY ROTATION WHEN GOING SLOW. ALSO THE VEHICLE SLOWLY HESITATES COMING TO A STOP AND ABS WILL SOMETIMES START ENGAGING CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. *TR

Mileage: 183,690

20130524SERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODING. IMMINENT BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

20121215SERVICE BRAKES

WHILE SLOWLY APPROACHING STOP SIGN ON THE FIRST TRIP OF THE DAY, BRAKES WERE SLOW TO RESPOND AND PEDAL DEPRESSION WAS MORE THAN USUAL. STOPPED ON SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD YUKON TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE FOUND RUSTED THROUGH. CORROSION FOUND ON OTHER THREE LINES,BUT NOT AS SEVERE AS RIGHT FRONT. REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES. NINE YEARS OF VEHICLE MILEAGE ACCUMULATED IN CONNECTICUT, AND FIVE IN DELAWARE. *TR

Mileage: 163,224

20121119SERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH BUT DID NOT COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HIM THAT BASED ON THE INFORMATION GIVEN THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE BRAKE SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

20121108SERVICE BRAKES

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY WORK, ONTO A PUBLIC ROAD, I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. I HAD BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND, THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS SO I BECAME A LITTLE NERVOUS. THE TRUCK DID STOP IN TIME THOUGH. I KNEW I HAD BLOWN A BRAKE LINE RIGHT AWAY. I WENT BACK TO WORK AND INSPECTED THE LINES AND THE REAR LINE HAD BLOWN APART. THIS IS MY SECOND GM VEHICLE THAT BLEW A BRAKE LINE IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON THE VEHICLE. I RECENTLY MOVED TO FLORIDA, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN OHIO VEHICLE ALL IT LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 147,265

20121103SERVICE BRAKES

PRESS BRAKE PEDAL ,SUV DID NOT STOP NOTED LEAK UNDER REAR DRIVER SIDE ABOVE TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 201,000

20110613SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

I WENT TO PULL MY HORSE TRAILER FORWARD TO LOAD HORSES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE UPHILL TO GET IT TO STOP. A NEIGHBOR TOOK THE PROTECTIVE PANEL OFF OF THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TUBING. THE TRUCK IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE REPAIR SHOP TOMORROW TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 203,000

20101218SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

(REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURE) MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PEDAL BECAME REAL SOFT AS IF THE VEHICLE WASN'T GOING TO STOP. AFTER RETURNING HOME, UPON INVESTIGATION THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALMOST EMPTY. I FOUND BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT OF A BADLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE JUST BEHIND THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS ON THIS VEHICLE, PURCHASED IN 2001. WE HAVE ALWAYS KEPT IT MAINTAINED AND CLEAN, INCLUDING CAR WASHES AFTER SNOW STORMS TO REMOVE ROAD SALT AND SAND. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON AN 11 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, THANKFULLY THIS DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL LINES HAVE CORROSION AT EVER MOUNTING LOCATION. SO, I GUESS THESE ARE GOING TO FAIL AS WELL SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

20100909SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE LINES,ON MY 1999 GMC YUKON 1500 FURTHER INSPECTION THE ENTIRE UNDERSECTION BADLY CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

20100317FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED TO HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE. INITIALLY, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. ALL OTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Mileage: 60,000

20091110SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CONSUMER'S 1999 GMC YUKON IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM RELATED TO CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET GMC TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS SINCE THE ACTUAL RECALL DID NOT LIST THE CONSUMERS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR ON THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *JB

20090813TIRES

I PURCHASED A SET OF BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN TIRES FOR MY 1999 GMC YUKON. THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT AFTER I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 12 MILES SINCE THE NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED AT THE DISCOUNT TIRE DEALERSHIP IN BURIEN WASHINGTON. THE TIRE WAS A C LOAD RATED TIRE, SIZE 265 16 R75. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BLOW OUT WITH THIS CHARACTERISTIC. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS EVENT AND IT OCCURRED ON A BAND NEW TIRE. THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THERE ARE LIKELY OTHER TIRES WITH THIS SAME DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 145,010

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1999 GMC YUKON have?
The 1999 GMC YUKON has 262 NHTSA complaints, 23 crashes, 0 fires, 14 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1999 GMC YUKON?
The most-complained component for the 1999 GMC YUKON is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP with 74 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include TIRES and SERVICE BRAKES.
Is the 1999 GMC YUKON safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.