Gmc YUKON transmission problems
358 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
4,726 owner complaints analyzed
75 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1987 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,260 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
358 of 4,726 complaints match this topic (7.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10010776 · 2003-03-20 (March 20, 2003)
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 140,000 MILES, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT CLUTCHES OR BANDS, BUT A "HARDENED" PART IN THE TAIL SHAFT, SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT UP SHIFT, AND I AM NOT SURE I CAN TRUST THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM LIKE IT SHOULD, I THINK GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, IF WE HAVE PARTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOREVER BREAKING, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY HAVE A RELIABILITY PROBLEM!! I THINK THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT! *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010776 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10021508 · 2003-06-12 (June 12, 2003)
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY 1997 GMC YUKON TOWED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING, THEN JUST DIED. NO STEERING, NOTHING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AGAIN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION RECHECKED. GOT THE YUKON BACK AFTER A MONTH, DROVE IT HOME (ABOUT 90 MILES)...IT WAS FINE. THEN THE SECOND DAY AFTER GETTING IT BACK, IT AGAIN STARTED JERKING, MISSING, AND THEN DIED. I WAS ON …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10021508 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10148343 · 2006-01-23 (January 23, 2006)
I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. AFTER PUSHING THE TRUCK HOME AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASING WAS CRACKED. THE COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE WAS APPROXIMATELY $2200.00 , NOT INCLUDIND LABOR. THE CRACKED TRANSMISSION IS STILL AVAILABLE.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 145,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148343 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 718922 · 2000-02-18 (February 18, 2000)
ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP IN MCDONOUGH, GA THAT FIXED THIS TRUCK THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AT ALL THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION - EST COST $2000.00 TO FIX. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 718922 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 725417 · 2000-07-14 (July 14, 2000)
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES. AAMCO MECHANIC INDICATES IT WAS A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH GMC AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES AT 35K TO 90K MILES. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH FOUR PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TROUBLE. GMC DENIES TROUBLE WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. IS THERE A LARGE NUMBER OF FAILURES OCCURRING.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 725417 at NHTSA ↗