https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the GMC Yukon XL 2500. en-us Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:50:08 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1564917 Thu, 09 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT THE POWER IN THE DASH IS GONE SO YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEED THE TEMP GAGE OR THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE. https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1564918 Thu, 09 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT THE POWER IN THE DASH IS GONE SO YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEED THE TEMP GAGE OR THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE. https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1564919 Thu, 09 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT THE POWER IN THE DASH IS GONE SO YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEED THE TEMP GAGE OR THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE. https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1417592 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL-IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO ME THAT A 2016 NOTICE REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS IS STILL LISTED AS "REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE." THIS HAS BEEN OVER ONE YEAR AND A RECALL NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE FOR MY SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN EVERYDAY AND EVERY DAY THERE IS WORRY AMONG OUR FAMILY THAT THERE MAY BE AN INJURY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IN OUR VEHICLE. S https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1383151 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT BRAKE LINE RUSTED, CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AT 30 MPH. BREAKS WERE SERVICED LAST YEAR. https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1356964 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PIECES HAVE NOW BROKEN OFF THAT COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1356965 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PIECES HAVE NOW BROKEN OFF THAT COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1353880 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT ACCELERATED RIGID BRAKE LINE CORROSION RESULTED IN BRAKE LINE FAILURE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE STOPPING ABILITY. BRAKE LINES ARE INSPECTED REGULARLY AND DID NOT APPEAR RUSTED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN OPERATOR STEPPED ON BRAKE TO SLOW AND STOP VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND THEN PRESSED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY BRAKING ACTION. OPERATOR USED EME https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1325122 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT RUSTY BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THANKFULLY THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME, SO NO ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1316167 Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT THE DASH IS CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IT CRACKED AGAIN ON THE PART THAT IS OVER THE GAUGE CLUSTER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE SECOND CRACK IS ABOUT 5 INCHES LONG, CAUSING THE WHOLE DASH TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING. I EPOXY'D THE CRACK SO IT WOULDN'T CONTINUE TO SPREAD, CAUSING THE DASH TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE. https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1247644 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING / STALLED. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES HAD TO BE CAREFULLY STOPPED . THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! AFTER LOOKING AT AN ON-LINE FORUM, THE VEHICLE WITH THE 8.1 LITER ENGIN HAD SOME VEHICLES RECALLED WITH A CAM LOBE SENSOR https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1247645 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE ON A HILL HOLDING THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES ACTIVATED, A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE FLUID WAS CLEAR AND DRIPPING ON THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR DROPPED WITH SUCCESSIVE BRAKE APPLICATIONS. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MULTIPLE FIXED METAL BRAKE https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1245837 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT ON APRIL 2 2015 I EXPERIENCED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WHILE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO URGENT CARE. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD OVER $2000 WORK WITH MANY DIFFERENT REPAIRMEN INVOLVED. GM ADVISED THEY WERE SORRY BUT NO RECALLS - NOTHING THEY WOULD DO TO HELP. NUMEROUS TIMES, WE HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT OCCURS. WE WILL BE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, HEAR A BING AND SEE REDUCED https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1245838 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT ON APRIL 2 2015 I EXPERIENCED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WHILE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO URGENT CARE. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD OVER $2000 WORK WITH MANY DIFFERENT REPAIRMEN INVOLVED. GM ADVISED THEY WERE SORRY BUT NO RECALLS - NOTHING THEY WOULD DO TO HELP. NUMEROUS TIMES, WE HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT OCCURS. WE WILL BE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, HEAR A BING AND SEE REDUCED https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1241505 Sat, 28 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A RUSTED BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT SAFELY BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK AND IS SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DEALER. https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1192706 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT I KNOW THE INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED ON RUSTED BRAKE LINES BUT ID LIKE FOR IT TO BE REOPEN. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE NHTSA IS NOT FINDING GMC LIABLE FOR THIS NEGLIGENCE. BRAKE LINES RUST FROM TIME TO TIME. WE GOT IT. BUT MY 2006 DENALI IS DRIVEN APPROX. 4,000 MILES PER YEAR, GARAGED WHEN NOT DRIVEN. I LIVE IN AN AREA THAT SOME YEARS IT DOESN'T EVEN SNOW. SO I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ITS THE WEATHER. I WAS S https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1190886 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE SITTING IDLE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. 5 MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED LIKE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE REP WARNING WOULD SHOW UP AND MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. I WAS CROSSING THE ROAD DURING ONE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN I WOULD SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE CHECK E https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1190887 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE SITTING IDLE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. 5 MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED LIKE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE REP WARNING WOULD SHOW UP AND MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. I WAS CROSSING THE ROAD DURING ONE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN I WOULD SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE CHECK E https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1190888 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE SITTING IDLE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. 5 MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED LIKE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE REP WARNING WOULD SHOW UP AND MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. I WAS CROSSING THE ROAD DURING ONE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN I WOULD SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE CHECK E https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1189144 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL TIRE FAILURE WHEREAS THE MIDDLE 4 INCHES OF THE TREAD/BELT AREA OF MY BF GOODRICH LT245/75 R 16 LRE M+S COMMERCIAL T/A ALL SEASON BF11 JD11 4011 TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE'S CORE, RESULTING IN THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE'S TREAD/BELT TO CONTINUE STRIPPING AWAY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WHEEL WELL, REAR QUARTER PANEL, GAS TU https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1189145 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL TIRE FAILURE WHEREAS THE MIDDLE 4 INCHES OF THE TREAD/BELT AREA OF MY BF GOODRICH LT245/75 R 16 LRE M+S COMMERCIAL T/A ALL SEASON BF11 JD11 4011 TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE'S CORE, RESULTING IN THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE'S TREAD/BELT TO CONTINUE STRIPPING AWAY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WHEEL WELL, REAR QUARTER PANEL, GAS TU https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1189146 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL TIRE FAILURE WHEREAS THE MIDDLE 4 INCHES OF THE TREAD/BELT AREA OF MY BF GOODRICH LT245/75 R 16 LRE M+S COMMERCIAL T/A ALL SEASON BF11 JD11 4011 TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE'S CORE, RESULTING IN THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE'S TREAD/BELT TO CONTINUE STRIPPING AWAY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WHEEL WELL, REAR QUARTER PANEL, GAS TU https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1177821 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND RUPTURED LINE ON REAR AXLE. DATE OF FIRST INCIDENT 2/5 20011 MOST RECENT 4/26/2015...RUPTURED LINE UNDER VEHICLE ( DRIVERS SEAT LOCATION) ALL LINES REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1151083 Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT IN DECEMBER 2013 MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2003 GMC YUKON XL 2500 4X4 OUTSIDE OF COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ROUTE 26 COMING DOWN THE HILL TOWARDS ROUTE 28. IT WAS SNOWING AND ABOUT 11:30 AT NIGHT. WE SLID SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HILL AND ACROSS ROUTE 28. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED US FROM ROLLING OVER AN EMBANKMENT WAS THE NEW METAL GUARDRAIL THAT WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED ALONG ROUT https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1094936 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED A https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1094937 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED A https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1081250 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT ONE OF THE TWO STEEL BRAKE LINES BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS MODULE FAILED UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING A SEVERE BRAKE FLUID LEAK NEAR THE ABS MODULE, LOW BRAKE PEDAL EFFICACY, LOW BRAKE PEDAL RETURN PRESSURE AND SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AS I MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOPPING LOCATION. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1075726 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRETCH OF STRAIGHT ROAD IN WARRENTON, VIRGINIA WHEN I WENT TO PRESS THE BUTTON THAT CHANGES THE DISPLAY NEAR THE ODOMETER FROM "ODOMETER," "TRIP 1" MILES, AND "TRIP 2" MILES. WHEN I REACHED MY HAND BUMPED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED TO COMPLETE STOP DOW https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1075067 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BRAKE FLUID WOULD SPEW OUT FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500 https://plaincars.com/make/gmc-yukon-xl-2500#complaint-1075068 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BRAKE FLUID WOULD SPEW OUT FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.