Gmc YUKON XL 1500 transmission problems
15 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
309 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
86,175 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 248 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
15 of 309 complaints match this topic (4.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10630927 · 2014-09-05 (September 5, 2014)
AFTER GETTING CUT OFF AND HAVING TO MAKE A PANIC STOP THE BRAKE LINES IN MY TRUCK BURST CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE GROUND AND OFFER NO BRAKING POWER. I THEN TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH ALSO DIDN'T WORK DUE TO THE BURST LINES. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STEER INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO A LOWER GEAR TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE PUTTING IT INTO PARK AT 25 MPH AND SKIDDING TO A STOP. AFTER GETTING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH AND LEARNED OF YOUR INVESTIGATION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS I ALMOST DIED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 145,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10630927 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10219165 · 2008-02-26 (February 26, 2008)
ON 2/24/2008 I TRIED TO MOVE THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECT LEVER ON MY 2002 GMC YUKON XL TO THE PARK POSITION. THE GEAR SELECT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE INTO THE PARK POSITION. AS A RESULT, I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEYS OR STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHILE SITTING IN MY GARAGE. I COULD PLACE IT IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT PARK. AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE BASE OF THE SHIFT LEVER, I NOTICED A PART OF A BROKEN SPRING STUCK IN THE PIVOT POINT OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. I REMOVED THE BROKEN SPRING PARTS AND THE SHIFT LEVER WILL NOW MOVE TO PARK. AS A RESULT OF THE RETURN…
Owner-reported narrative. 116,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10219165 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10357467 · 2010-09-25 (September 25, 2010)
I PURCHASED A 2002 GMC YUKON XL 2 DAYS AGO, SOLD "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPEEDOMETER ARE THE LIGHTS THAT INDICATE THE POSITION OF THE SHIFTER (PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, OVERDRIVE, AND GEARS 3,2 AND 1) AND ALSO THE ODOMETER READING. THESE INDICATOR LIGHTS WORKED FINE DURING THE TEST DRIVE BUT BECAME INTERMITTENT ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN. YOU LOSE ALL INDICATION OF WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN AND OF THE ODOMETER READING. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A DRIVER SHIFTING GEARS IMPROPE…
Owner-reported narrative. 85,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10357467 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10441280 · 2011-12-27 (December 27, 2011)
VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED FROM 2 WD TO 4 WD LOW. DRIVER DID NOT ENGAGE 4WD LOW SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRES TO 1ST PLACE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THEN SELECT 4 WD LOW BUTTON. DRIVER MOMENTARY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE (STEERING) BUT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS WERE JOINTED FORWARD WITH IMPACT OF ENGAGEMENT OF LOW GEARS AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 115,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10441280 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10627784 · 2014-08-23 (August 23, 2014)
COMING DOWN AN ONRAMP ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I BRAKE TO YIELD ONLY TO HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL DROP NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND AS I WAS FORCED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC I ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKE AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE IT DROP FURTHER. SO I ATTEMPTED TO GRADUALLY APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT ALSO ENDED UP FULLY EXTENDED AND HAVING NO EFFECT. WITH MAIN BRAKING POWER ALMOST GONE, I USED A LOWER TRANSMISSION GEAR TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND EXIT THE HIGHWAY INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE I DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE BRAKE FLUID LOSS COMING FROM THE D…
Owner-reported narrative. 149,125 miles reported. Look up ODI 10627784 at NHTSA ↗