U.S. public vehicle records

2007 Gmc YUKON XL 1500 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

60 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

41,673 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 43 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 14 of 60 complaints (23.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	10	16.7%
Braking behavior	9	15.0%
Transmission and shifting	3	5.0%
Electrical and battery issues	3	5.0%
Fuel system concerns	2	3.3%
Engine operation	1	1.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags

Electrical System

Engine

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Unknown Or Other

Power Train

Structure

Structure:Body

Air Bags: 14; Electrical System: 10; Engine: 8; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 4; Unknown Or Other: 4; Power Train: 3; Structure: 3; Structure:Body: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 16; 25,000 to 49,999: 7; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 5; 100,000 to 149,999: 9; 150,000 and above: 4

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (16). 17 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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2015

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2019

2006: 5; 2007: 3; 2008: 10; 2009: 6; 2010: 5; 2011: 1; 2012: 2; 2013: 2; 2014: 3; 2015: 7; 2016: 4; 2017: 10; 2018: 1; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 10 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 9 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10169655 · 2006-09-30 (September 30, 2006)

2007 GMC DENALI ROLLED BACKWARD AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED AND VEHICLE IN "PARK". CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AS IT ROLLED ABOUT 100 YARDS IN LENGTH DOWN APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. CONSUMER COULD HAVE RECEIVED MAJOR INJURIES AS VEHICLE WENT OVER A 4 FOOT WALL DURING INCIDENT AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET IN TO ATTEMPT TO STOP, BUT HAD TO HANG ON STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO NOT GET RUN OVER. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 1,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169655 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10225228 · 2008-04-21 (April 21, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER AT THE SAME SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED ON THIS OCCASION BECAUSE THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10225228 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10182014 · 2007-02-08 (February 8, 2007)

THE BRAKES MAKE VERY LOUD NOISE. THERE IS UNEVEN PAD WEAR AND BRAKE SCORING. THE VEHICLE HAS 3500 MILES AND IS BRAND NEW CONDITION. THE DEALER SAID SUCH NOISE, PAD WEAR AND SCORING IS NORMAL.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10182014 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10215633 · 2008-01-22 (January 22, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON XL 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS GO INTO LOCK MODE AND DO NOT PROVIDE ANY SLACK WHEN THEY ARE PULLED COMPLETELY OUT. THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN CHOKING OF A SMALL CHILD OR A FATALITY SHOULD THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RELEASE BUTTON; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND GMC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ACCESSIBLE RELEASE BUTTON FOR THE SEAT BELTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE CONSU…

Owner-reported narrative. 29,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10215633 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10254413 · 2009-01-09 (January 9, 2009)

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 70 MPH, WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE YUKON STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING AROUND, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD,THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF CAUSING NO STEERING. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. IT WAS AN HOUR LATER BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT, SHIFTING GEARS EXTREMELY HARD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 24,394 miles reported. Look up ODI 10254413 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10471146 · 2012-08-16 (August 16, 2012)

THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND RECALLED AND THAT WAS FIXED BY GM. THE BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES OVER HEAT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE SADDLES ON THEM. I DO NOT EVEN KNOW THEY GO OUT BUT I HAVE PEOPLE HONKING AT ME THAT I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE REAR. NOW WITH MY WARRANTY OUT AND HAVE 86.000 MILES ON IT THE FUEL PUMP IS OUT ON THE VEHICLE AT A 700 DOLLAR COST. THE DOOR KNOB FELL OFF, I HAVE OIL PRESSURE ISSUES ALL OF THE TIME. LAST NOVEMBER THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD TO PICK IT UP OFF OF THE INTERSTATE WHICH SOMEON…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10471146 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10222090 · 2008-03-23 (March 23, 2008)

THERE IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH SUV I BOUGHT THE DENALI BECAUSE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE BEST BUT IT HAS BEEN FAR FROM IT... MY NAV SCREEN DOSE NOT WORK IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL DOSE NOT WORK.. MY POWER RUNNING BOARDS DO NOT WORK AND THE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. MY BACK-UP CAMERA DOSE NOT WORK BECAUSE THE MONITOR IS THE NAVE SCREEN. THE BACK UP SENSORS DO NOT WORK,THE POWER FLIP DOWN SEATS DO NOT WORK AND THE POWER TAIL GATE DOSE NOT OPEN ... IT IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE DENALI FOR $60,000.00 AND GMC'S…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10222090 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10542623 · 2013-09-09 (September 9, 2013)

MY WIFE'S 2007 YUKON XL HAD A MESSAGE THAT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS OFF AND A REDUCTION IN POWER MESSAGE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR. WHEN THIS MESSAGE CAME ON THE YUKON CAME TO A VERY DANGEROUS REDUCTION IN SPEED AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REARENDED BY THE VEHICLES BEHIND HER. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE MESSAGE RESET BUT CAME BACK ON SOON AFTER SHE GOT BACK UP TO SPEED AND THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE REPLAC…

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10542623 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10218066 · 2008-02-14 (February 14, 2008)

MY 2007 YUKON DENALI WITH THE NEW 6.2 LITRE ENGINE STARTED LEAKING RAW FUEL ONTO MY GARAGE FLOOR DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR AFTER DRIVING 2 MILES HOME FROM WORK. I NOTICED THE SMELL AS I EXITED THE TRUCK IN MY GARAGE. I IMMEDIATELY COASTED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE REALIZING I HAD AN OPEN FLAME 10 FEET AWAY FROM A GAS WATER HEATER AND A GAS FURNACE. THE SAME DAY I SAW A BLURB ON THE LOCAL NEWS OF A COUPLE OF HOUSE FIRES INVOLVING 2007 YUKONS. I'M CONVINCED THIS WAS PROBABLY THE SAME SCENARIO BUT I RECOGNIZED THE DANGER INSTEAD OF CLOSIN…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,777 miles reported. Look up ODI 10218066 at NHTSA ↗