Total Complaints
24 filings
GMC YUKON XL · model year
24 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report, and 3 active recalls for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2006GMCYUKON XL carries 24 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 0 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 2006 YUKON XL is electronic stability control (esc) with 7 filings, followed by service brakes (5) and vehicle speed control (3). 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. This model year has 3 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle, the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 2006 YUKON XL. 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.
Total Complaints
24 filings
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| ENGINE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
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 M
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABELS LISTING AN INACCCURATE VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 (RPO L8-VIN G) ENGINE HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN INADEQUATE RETENTION OF THE DAMPER.
My GMC YukonXL Denali has faulty fuel gauges therefore there is no way I can determine if I'm are out of gas or not. Sometimes it displays that my tank is on empty and sometimes it display that I am full. I found online that over time, the contacts in the fuel-level sensor could wear and cause an incorrect reading on the gas gauge. In 2011 GM said that they would pay to repair.
MY STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGES IN DRY WEATHER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, ADDITIONALLY, THE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT MODERATE SPEEDS WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE IN DRY WEATHER AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. THESE SITUATIONS HAVE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS
Mileage: 80,000
DRIVER SEAT NOT MOVING FORWARD I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ALSO THE GAS GAUGE ISN'T WORK NOR IS THE SPEEDOMETER WE REPLACED STEPPING MOTORS STILL NOT WORKING THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD KNOWING HOW FAST I'M GOING..
CODES P1516, P2135, AND P0120 HAVE RETURNED FOR A THIRD TIME. I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR WENT INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. LUCKILY, I WAS JUST A MILE AWAY FROM HOME AND LIMPED MY CAR HOME. I'VE SINCE CLEANED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. I'VE CHANGED OUT THE TPS AND ACCELERATION SENSOR. I'VE CHECKED ALL MY GROUNDS AND THESE CODES KEEP COMING BACK. I'VE NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUES WHICH IS WHY I DID THE STEPS LISTED ABOVE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT I DID EVERY STEP THEY'VE WOULD HAVE DONE TO TROUBLESHOOT THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE FROM GM NEEDS TO THIS ISSUE, AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS IS OCCURRING TO.
Mileage: 180,000
FULL BRAKE FAILURE IN 7/19 AND AGAIN IN 10/19. WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLE AS LITTLE TRAFFIC. HAD THEM COMPLETELY REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. 1/20 BRAKES FAILED AGAIN CAUSING US TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES BY JUMPING A CURB AND HITTING A MILE MARKER SIGN A PARKWAY. THAT IS 3 BRAKES FAILURES IN 7 MONTHS. VEHICLE IS NOW TOTALED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE! NO INJURIES, THANK GOD!
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EVENTUALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED AN ON-SCREEN DRIVING TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (JOHN PAUL'S GMC, GREENFIELD, WI, 414-482-6246) AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT DUPLICATED BECAUSE THE DEALER USED THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AS THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.
Mileage: 180,000
FROM THE STOPPED POSITION GAS PEDAL GOES DEAD AT ACCELLERATION. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS WHEN MOVING ONTO A TRAFFIC SITUATION. THE VECHICLE STALL AND A GRINGDING SOUND APPEARS. THIS HAPPEN I NTERMITENTLY. GMC RECALLED OUTH GMC YUKONS TO CORRECT THIS DEFFECT BUT NOT MINE. PLEASE HELP
Mileage: 114,000
BRAKE LINES VERY RUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID BOTH FRONT TO REAR LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD TO ALSO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS & ROTORS THEY WERE PITTED AND GROOVED. NEEDED TO PERFORM BRAKE FLUID FLUSH , BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING & REAR COVER GASKET SEAL LEAKING ON PARKING BRAKE SHOES ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HEARD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH OLDER MODLE SUV'S AND HAD MINE LOOKED AT AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE UNTIL THESE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. I HAVE ALL REPAIR INVOICES TO VEHICLE.
WHILE DRIVING MY SUV ON THE FREEWAY, THE ABS ,TRACTION CONTROLL,BRAKE LITE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED FLASHING AND CHIMING. SERVICE STABILITY WAS FLASHING ON THE DIC. THE DEALER SAID THE ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A LOSS OF HVAC CONTROLL ,NO AC AND VENTILLATION OR HEATING,LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE ADVICE.
Mileage: 119,860
WHILE DRIVING MY SUV ON THE FREEWAY, THE ABS ,TRACTION CONTROLL,BRAKE LITE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED FLASHING AND CHIMING. SERVICE STABILITY WAS FLASHING ON THE DIC. THE DEALER SAID THE ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A LOSS OF HVAC CONTROLL ,NO AC AND VENTILLATION OR HEATING,LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE ADVICE.
Mileage: 119,860
WHILE DRIVING MY SUV ON THE FREEWAY, THE ABS ,TRACTION CONTROLL,BRAKE LITE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED FLASHING AND CHIMING. SERVICE STABILITY WAS FLASHING ON THE DIC. THE DEALER SAID THE ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A LOSS OF HVAC CONTROLL ,NO AC AND VENTILLATION OR HEATING,LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE ADVICE.
Mileage: 119,860
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATES RANDOMLY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR AT STOP LIGHTS CAR BEHIND EXPECTS YOU TO MOVE AND YOU CANT. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON OR PUT IN NETURAL TO TRY AND GET YOUR CAR TO GO THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT LEAVES YOU FEELING HELPLESS AND NO CONTROL OF YOUR VECHICAL I PRAY THAT THIS IS LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO GMC
Mileage: 100,000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATES RANDOMLY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR AT STOP LIGHTS CAR BEHIND EXPECTS YOU TO MOVE AND YOU CANT. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON OR PUT IN NETURAL TO TRY AND GET YOUR CAR TO GO THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT LEAVES YOU FEELING HELPLESS AND NO CONTROL OF YOUR VECHICAL I PRAY THAT THIS IS LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO GMC
Mileage: 100,000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATES RANDOMLY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR AT STOP LIGHTS CAR BEHIND EXPECTS YOU TO MOVE AND YOU CANT. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON OR PUT IN NETURAL TO TRY AND GET YOUR CAR TO GO THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT LEAVES YOU FEELING HELPLESS AND NO CONTROL OF YOUR VECHICAL I PRAY THAT THIS IS LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO GMC
Mileage: 100,000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATES AND DEACTIVATES RANDOMLY. UNSURE AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS RANDOM ACTIONS, BUT IT DOES EFFECT THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL FOR NO REASON STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE DISPLAY FLASHES TRACTION ACTIVE EVEN THOUGH THE PAVEMENT IS DRY AND FREE OF LOOSE DEBRIS. YOU HAVE TO LET THE ACCELERATOR GO AND RE-ACCELERATE TO DEACTIVATE THE TRACTION CONTROL, LEAVING YOU STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. GM HAD A RECALL FOR LARGE SUVS AND PICK-UPS WITH A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE DISPLAY FLASHED AN ABS FAULT BUT THE REPAIR FOR THAT RECALL WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS FOR THE TRACTION ACTIVE FAULT. ABS IS PART OF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SO JUST BECAUSE GM FOUND A WAY TO THROW A DIFFERENT CODE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT LEAVES YOU IN NO CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE MOVING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR DEAD FROM GETTING T-
Mileage: 5,600
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL FOR NO REASON STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE DISPLAY FLASHES TRACTION ACTIVE EVEN THOUGH THE PAVEMENT IS DRY AND FREE OF LOOSE DEBRIS. YOU HAVE TO LET THE ACCELERATOR GO AND RE-ACCELERATE TO DEACTIVATE THE TRACTION CONTROL, LEAVING YOU STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. GM HAD A RECALL FOR LARGE SUVS AND PICK-UPS WITH A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE DISPLAY FLASHED AN ABS FAULT BUT THE REPAIR FOR THAT RECALL WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS FOR THE TRACTION ACTIVE FAULT. ABS IS PART OF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SO JUST BECAUSE GM FOUND A WAY TO THROW A DIFFERENT CODE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT LEAVES YOU IN NO CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE MOVING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR DEAD FROM GETTING T-
Mileage: 5,600
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL FOR NO REASON STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE DISPLAY FLASHES TRACTION ACTIVE EVEN THOUGH THE PAVEMENT IS DRY AND FREE OF LOOSE DEBRIS. YOU HAVE TO LET THE ACCELERATOR GO AND RE-ACCELERATE TO DEACTIVATE THE TRACTION CONTROL, LEAVING YOU STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. GM HAD A RECALL FOR LARGE SUVS AND PICK-UPS WITH A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE DISPLAY FLASHED AN ABS FAULT BUT THE REPAIR FOR THAT RECALL WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS FOR THE TRACTION ACTIVE FAULT. ABS IS PART OF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SO JUST BECAUSE GM FOUND A WAY TO THROW A DIFFERENT CODE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT LEAVES YOU IN NO CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE MOVING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR DEAD FROM GETTING T-
Mileage: 5,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS IN THE ENGINE POWER FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
STEEL BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR
Mileage: 107,768
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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.