Chevrolet Yukon problems
The Chevrolet Tahoe, and its badge-engineered GMC Yukon counterpart, are full-size SUVs and other trucks from General Motors, offered since 1994 and 1991, respectively. Since 1982, Chevrolet and GMC sold two different-sized SUVs under their "Blazer" and "Jimmy" nameplates, by introducing the smaller S-10 Blazer and GMC S-15 Jimmy for the 1983 model year, below the full-size Blazer and Jimmy models. This situation lasted into the early 1990s. GMC first rebadged the full-size Jimmy as the "Yukon" in 1991. Chevrolet however waited until 1994, when they rebadged the redesigned mid-size S-10 Blazer the "new Blazer," while renaming the full-size Blazer as the "Tahoe." The name Tahoe refers to the rugged and scenic area surrounding Lake Tahoe in the western United States, and was originally used as a trim level on S-10 models. The name Yukon refers to the Yukon territory of northern Canada.
For the 1995 model year, the Tahoe and Yukon gained a new, longer four-door model, slotting in size between the two-door models and the longer-wheelbase Chevrolet/GMC Suburbans.
The Tahoe is sold in North America, parts of Asia such as the Philippines, and the Middle East, plus other countries including Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Angola as a left-hand-drive vehicle. The Yukon is only sold in North America and the Middle East.
The Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon are part of General Motors' full-size SUV family and are differentiated from the similar Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL primarily by the length of the passenger and cargo area behind the C-pillar. An upscale trim GMC Denali sub-model joined the Yukon lineup as the top-of-the-line trim for the 1999 model year; the Cadillac Escalade is a closely related upscale version sharing the same platform. The Denali is available on both standard and XL versions.
The Tahoe has regularly been the best-selling full-size SUV in the United States, frequently outselling its competition by two to one.
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Common Chevrolet Yukon problems
The Chevrolet Yukon, a popular full-size SUV, has been known to have several common problems based on complaints from owners. One of the most frequently reported issues is with the lights, particularly the tail lights. Tail lights are prone to failure, especially in the 2015 model year, at an average mileage of 60,000 miles. This problem can manifest as moisture on the lens or the light not working at all, requiring the replacement of the entire tail light assembly. Other vehicle lights, such as headlights, brake lights, and turn signal lights, can also develop problems.
Another common issue with the Chevrolet Yukon is related to its accessories and interior parts. The dashboard and climate control panels are often criticized for being flimsy and prone to loud noises due to loose cables, wires, and other parts.
Transmission troubles are less common but still present in the Chevrolet Yukon. Issues with the transmission can affect the SUV's road performance and increase the risk of accidents by making it difficult or impossible to switch gears.
Engine problems have also been reported in the Chevrolet Yukon, particularly in the 2019 model year. Intake valve springs can break and destroy the cylinder and engine, requiring replacement under warranty, with no prior warnings or symptoms.
Steering problems have been noted in the Chevrolet Yukon, with the steering gear box becoming disassembled and causing the steering wheel to turn to the twelve o'clock position.
Lastly, excessive oil consumption has been reported in the Chevrolet Yukon, especially in the GMC Yukon years to avoid.
In summary, the Chevrolet Yukon has several common problems, including issues with lights, accessories and interior parts, transmission, engine, and steering. While these problems can be frustrating for owners, staying informed about potential issues can help ensure proper maintenance and timely repairs.
What are the most common problems for GMC Yukon?
GMC Yukon Reliability and Common Problems
- When it comes to reliability, the GMC Yukon is considered above average for a full-sized SUV. ...
- The most common GMC Yukon issues include A/C condenser issues, faulty tail lights, flimsy dashboard and climate control panels, and transmission issues.
Is the Chevy Yukon reliable?
Quality and Reliability 80.0/100
The 2024 GMC Yukon has a predicted reliability score of 80 out of 100.
What year is the most reliable GMC Yukon?
Buy: 2012 GMC Yukon
For the 3rd generation, this is the most reliable year of GMC Yukon. As per CarComplaints, the 2012 Yukon received only 83 complaints and three recalls.
What is the life expectancy of a Yukon?
A GMC Yukon will last around 250,000 miles. Based on this number, the high mileage for the Yukon is 200,000 miles or more. At this point, the machine is far closer to breaking down and running into a need for extreme repairs than before. That doesn't mean you need to dismiss every single GMC Yukon with high mileage.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Chevrolet Yukon years
We have researched Chevrolet problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Chevrolet Yukon cars and compiled the top 5 most problematic Chevrolet Yukon model years:
- Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Chevrolet Yukon 2000
- Chevrolet Yukon 1999
- Chevrolet Yukon 2001
- Chevrolet Yukon 2002
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Chevrolet Yukon model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Chevrolet Yukon years
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Chevrolet Yukon car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Chevrolet Yukon , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Service brakes problems
- Electrical system problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Engine and engine cooling problems
- Steering problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Chevrolet Yukon vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by Yukon model years
A total of 6 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with injuries by Yukon model years
There were a total of 5 complaints that resulted in a injuries. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with deaths by Yukon model years
There were a total of 1 complaints that resulted in a death. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 45 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Chevrolet Yukon . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Chevrolet Yukon vehicles.
Latest 25 complaints
Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2021-10-01
- Date Complaint: 2021-10-18
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Yukon equip with Michelin X Radial LT2 tires sized 265/75R16 DOT M34N00CX. The contact stated that while driving in the rain the turning corners the vehicle would become unstable and slide and on 2 separate occasions while driving approximately 20 mph and making a turn the vehicle spun out. The contact indicated that the failure was due to a loss of tire air pressure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was unknown.
Chevrolet Yukon 2002
- Date Of Incident: 2018-05-02
- Date Complaint: 2018-05-28
- VIN: 1GKEK63U62J
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE LINE RUBBED THROUGH AND LEAKED OUT. SHE WAS GOING 70 M.P.H. THE BRAKE LINES ON DRIVERS SIDE AT REAR WHEEL WERE RUBBING AND RUBBED THROUGH. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED HER. IT IS A FAULTY DESIGN, AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RUST.
Chevrolet Yukon 1999
- Date Of Incident: 2016-04-28
- Date Complaint: 2016-10-17
- Number Of Injuries: 5
- Number Of Deaths: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1GKEK13R9VJ
- Components: AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE
- Summary: *TAKATA RECALL * MY BROTHER DIED AS A RESULT OF A MVA APRIL 2016. HE WAS DRIVING HIS GREEN CHEVY YUKON ON HWY 5 IN LANCASTER,SC HEADED TOWARD ROCK HILL SC WHEN THE CAR TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND DROVE STRAIGHT INTO MY BROTHERS' PATH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN HIS VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER FLIPPING END OVER END MULTIPLE TIMES. PLEASE CONTACT ME CONCERNING THIS RECALL AT [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX]. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Chevrolet Yukon 2001
- Date Of Incident: 2015-11-18
- Date Complaint: 2016-04-15
- VIN: 1GKEK13T11J
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.
Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2014-11-11
- Date Complaint: 2014-11-13
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS GAUGE FAILED AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY ACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2011-01-01
- Date Complaint: 2014-05-22
- VIN: 3GKEC16T13G
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 08/25/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A EXPIRED RECALL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL. UPDATED 09/5/2014 *JS
Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2013-02-28
- Date Complaint: 2013-02-28
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STABILITY DISABLED REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Chevrolet Yukon 1998
- Date Of Incident: 2012-09-07
- Date Complaint: 2012-10-18
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE RUPTURE CAUSING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
Chevrolet Yukon 2002
- Date Of Incident: 2010-07-28
- Date Complaint: 2011-07-29
- VIN: 1GKFK16Z02J
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THEY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND ALL OF THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED TWICE. UPDATED 09/09/11.*JB
Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2009-01-01
- Date Complaint: 2010-02-11
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DEFECT. *TR
Chevrolet Yukon 2000
- Date Of Incident: 2008-10-16
- Date Complaint: 2009-01-15
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: I TOO HAVE A 2000 MONTE CARLO THAT NEEDS A MANIFOLD GASKET DO TO THE FACT THAT THE OIL AND COOLANT ARE LEAKING THIS CAR WOULD ALWAYS SHOW LOW OIL AND WE FOUND THAT OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT AREA THIS CAR IS THE WORSE I HAVE EVER OWNED IT HAS MULTI PROBLEMS THAT CONSUMERS COMPLAIN ABOUT(THE BIG ONE BEING BRAKES LOCKING UP )EVERY YEAR I NEED NEW BRAKES AND NO I DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES BUT NO RECALLS ARE EVER DONE. *TR
Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2008-04-16
- Date Complaint: 2008-04-24
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: WE HAD A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER READING GOING WHAT SEEMED TO BE 85MPH DOWN THE 395 WHILE OUR SPEEDOMETER READ 30MPH. WHEN THE PIN FINALLY READ 0 MPH FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES (ACTUAL RATE OF SPEED WAS APPROX. 30MPH) IT RESET AND WAS BACK TO NORMAL. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE PART. NOT SURE IF GMC WILL COVER THE REPAIR. *TR
Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2007-12-27
- Date Complaint: 2007-12-27
- VIN: 1GNEK13Z53J
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: (2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE) SPEEDOMETER STICKS AROUND 70 OR STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES 2 OR MORE HIGHWAY HOURS AWAY. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ALLOWS THE SPEEDOMETER TO RESUME ITS NORMAL FUNCTION JUST TO DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER DETAILING THE ABOVE STATED PROBLEM FROM CHEVROLET THAT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT HONOR BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OVER THE MILEAGE STATED IN THE LETTER WHEN MY FIRST COMPLAINTS OVER A YEAR AGO WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE MILEAGE STIPULATION. I TRAVEL FOR WORK A LOT IN MY PERSONAL VEHICLE AND HAVE PUT ON MORE THAN 100K SINCE MY PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE IN 10/03 WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN 3 MILES ON IT. *TR
Chevrolet Yukon 1998
- Date Of Incident: 2007-09-09
- Date Complaint: 2007-09-11
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: SET OF 4 COOPER DISCOVERER LT 32 X 11.5 ALL TERRAIN TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2002, AFTER ABOUT 35,000 MILES ONE HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ANOTHER SWELLED OVER OUTSIDE 1/2 OF TREAD AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. BOTH TIRES WERE ON THE REAR OF A 98 TAHOE TRAVELING AT 65-70 MPH ON INTERSTATE. THE DAY BEFORE THESE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED AT A COOPER DEALER WHO "BLESSED" THE TIRES FOR ANOTHER 5,000 MILES BEFORE THE NEXT ROTATION AND BALANCE. THE SOUND OF THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR SLAPPING THE FENDER CAUSED ME TO SLOW TO A STOP JUST AS THE TIRE BEGAN TO SEEP AIR. AFTER MOUNTING THE SPARE AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BEGAN BOUNCING AND UPON INSPECTION I FOUND IT SWELLED. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT ON TO A SECONDARY ROAD AND ROLL AT LESS THAN 20 MPH TO A TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE IS STILL INFLATED AFTER 2 DAYS AND IS SO BADLY DISTORTED THAT IT WILL NOT STAND UP ON THE TREAD. I HAVE PICTURES AND PLAN TO RETAIN THE TIRES AFTER THEY ARE REMOVED FROM MY RIMS. *TR
Chevrolet Yukon 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2004-06-08
- Date Complaint: 2007-08-22
- VIN: 1GKEK63U83J
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET YUKON. WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF AND DIM. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, HOWEVER; THEY REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE CHARGING SYSTEM TO THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD TO THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,670. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,128.
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