2006 Gmc YUKON XL: complaints, problems and recalls

PERIODIC "TRACTION ACTIVE" INDICATOR LIGHT ALONG WITH GAS PEDAL INOPERABLE. BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND DURING LONG ROAD TRIP FOR WORK, ALMOST GOT INTO 3 ACCIDENTS. ONLY OCCURS WHEN STARTING OUT OR DURING ACCELERATION WHILE GOING SLOW. TWICE AT STOP SIGN WHILE CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTIONS, VEHICLE DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WHEN PULLING OUT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. CAUSED TRAFFIC TO STOP AND ALMOST HAD COLLISION. ONCE HAPPENED WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN AT INTERSECTION. SAME RESULTS. SAW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS ABOUT GMC YUKON. USUALLY HAPPE…

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10232330 at NHTSA ↗

ON JUNE 12, 2008 HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY FRONT PINION SEALS WERE LEAKING ON MY 2006 YUKON. ON JUNE 13, 2008 I HAD THEM SERVICE AT MY LOCAL MIDAS DEALER. ON JUNE 18, 2008 I BLEW MY FRONT AXLE OUT PUSHING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT TAKING 4TH GEAR OUT OF MY TRANSMISSION. GMC HAS MY YUKON NOW REPAIRING @ $4,000.00 CLAIMING MIDAS IS AT FAULT AND MIDAS IS CLAIMING GMC IS AT FAULT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10233504 at NHTSA ↗

I NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM MY FUEL TANK AREA, I IMMEDIATELY HAD A MECHANIC INSPECT THE ISSUE AS I WAS FEARING A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. UPON INSPECTION HE FOUND THE FUEL LINES TO THE FUEL PUMP TO HAVE DISINTEGRATED AND SPEWING FUEL . THE FUMES AND FUEL WERE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND I FEAR THAT I JUST NARROWLY AVERTED DISASTER. FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO ABOUT TO RUST THROUGH AND THE EFFECT OF THAT WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC IN A HIGHWAY OR ANY HARD BRAKING SITUATION …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10548031 at NHTSA ↗

STEEL BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 107,768 miles reported. Look up ODI 10578098 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS IN THE ENGINE POWER FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10606171 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL FOR NO REASON STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE DISPLAY FLASHES TRACTION ACTIVE EVEN THOUGH THE PAVEMENT IS DRY AND FREE OF LOOSE DEBRIS. YOU HAVE TO LET THE ACCELERATOR GO AND RE-ACCELERATE TO DEACTIVATE THE TRACTION CONTROL, LEAVING YOU STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. GM HAD A RECALL FOR LARGE SUVS AND PICK-UPS WITH A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE DISPLAY FLASHED AN ABS FAULT BUT THE REPAIR FOR THAT RECALL WAS EXACT…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10607659 at NHTSA ↗

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATES AND DEACTIVATES RANDOMLY. UNSURE AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS RANDOM ACTIONS, BUT IT DOES EFFECT THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10691233 at NHTSA ↗

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATES RANDOMLY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE GOES INTO TRACTION CONTROL OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR AT STOP LIGHTS CAR BEHIND EXPECTS YOU TO MOVE AND YOU CANT. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON OR PUT IN NETURAL TO TRY AND GET YOUR CAR TO GO THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT LEAVES YOU FEELING HELPLESS AND NO CONTROL OF YOUR VECHICAL I PRAY THAT THIS IS LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO GMC

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10749740 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2005-12-07 (December 7, 2005)

CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABELS LISTING AN INACCCURATE VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT.

Consequence: A MISPRINTED LABEL COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS OR TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH CORRECTED LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. AT THE CUSTOMER'S OPTION, A DEALER CAN INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.

Reported: 2006-08-03 (August 3, 2006)

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 (RPO L8-VIN G) ENGINE HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN INADEQUATE RETENTION OF THE DAMPER.

Consequence: IF THE DAMPER COMES LOOSE, A FUEL LEAK MAY RESULT. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC TRUCKS AT 1-866-996-9463.