2007 Gmc YUKON: complaints, problems and recalls

THE 2007 GMC YUKON (& CHEVROLET TAHOE) HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE / PROBLEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ IN DAYTIME (SUNNY) CONDITIONS. MOST OF THE TIME DURING DAYTIME/SUNNY CONDITIONS YOU CAN NOT JUST GLANCE AT THE INSTRUMENTS TO READ THEM. YOU HAVE TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FOR 2 OR MORE SECONDS TO READ EVEN THE SPEEDOMETER (WHICH IS THE EASIEST TO READ). ALL INSTRUMENTS HAVE BLACK FACES WITH WHITE MARKINGS WHICH ARE LEGIBLE DAY AND NIGHT. THE DAYTIME VISUAL RECOGNITION PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY TWO CONDITIONS. 1…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10155320 at NHTSA ↗

ON JUNE 28, 2006 WHILE LOOKING AT A GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2007 YUKON, WITH A RETRACTABLE MIDDLE SEAT. I HAD THE PASSENGER'S REAR DOOR OPENED LOOKING INSIDE AT THE INTERIOR. THE SALESMAN, WITHOUT LOOKING WHERE I WAS, PUSHED THE TOP CONSOLE BUTTON ABOVE THE FRONT SEATS WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO QUICKLY AND VERY HARD TO RETRACT, STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY NECK, TEMPORALLY STUNNING ME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS OPTION THAT COULD SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST AND HARD THIS OCCURS. I ALSO DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY SAFETY F…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10161076 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S LIGHTING FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO SEE THE GAUGES AT NIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT TO THE LEFT. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHO AGREED BOTH PROBLEMS WERE VALID, BUT COULD NOT OFFER A SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION.*AK UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 23 miles reported. Look up ODI 10164092 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: AT TIME WHEN CRUISE AT CONSTANT SPEEDS, THEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169402 at NHTSA ↗

THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOWS COME FORWARD SO THAT THERE IS A GAP IN THE BACK OF THE WINDOWS. WHERE ANY SMALL CHILD CAN PUT THEIR FINGERS IN THERE, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPEN TO MY DAUGHTER. SHE HAD HER FINGERS IN THE WINDOW AND IT WAS ROLLED UP AND THE WINDOW AMPUTATED HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF FROM BEHIND THE NAIL BED. HANGING ON ONLY BY A PIECE OF SKIN. SHE IS TWO, THEY TRIED TO STITCH IT BACK ON TO NO AVAIL BECAUSE IS HAD SEVERED THROUGH SO MUCH OF HER FINGER. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WILL SO MANY FEATURES MADE READILY AVAILABLE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10171051 at NHTSA ↗

[XXX] GMC 2007..DRIVING AT HWY SPEED TRUCK STALLED /GAS LEAKING ALL OVER UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK.PLASTIC FUEL LINE FELL OFF AT STEEL FUEL LINE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. CAUSING STALL & MAJOR GAS LEAK. INSPECT & REFIT FUEL LINE & LOCK TAB. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Owner-reported narrative. 770 miles reported. Look up ODI 10171571 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING SUNNY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NOT VISIBLE DUE TO POOR ILLUMINATION. ALSO, THE PILLARS ON THE DRIVER SIDE CREATED BLIND SPOTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF THERE WAS RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

Owner-reported narrative. 155 miles reported. Look up ODI 10174598 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, EXCELLED TO GET PAST ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BASICALLY STOPPED, THREW US(KIDS, MYSELF) BACK, ALMOST IN A WHIPLASH TYPE MANNER. AS I TRIED TO EXCEL THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT INTO 3RD, BUT WHEN I MADE A STOP I HAD TO PUT INTO 2ND. STOPPED AGAIN, HAD TO GO TO FIRST, WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY OTHER GEAR AND BARELY IN FIRST. I WAS NEAR THE DEALER THANK GOODNESS AND PULLED IN THERE. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10184678 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2008-08-28 (August 28, 2008)

GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.

Consequence: THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM, GMC AT 1-866-996-9436; OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493; OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .

Reported: 2010-06-04 (June 4, 2010)

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REPORTS OF THERMAL INCIDENTS ON HWFS MODULES AFTER THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS INSTALLED. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED FROM A NEW FAILURE MODE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE'S THERMAL PROTECTION FEATURE. THE SIGNIFICANCE VARIES FROM MINOR DISTORTION TO CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HWFS FLUID CHAMBER.

Consequence: IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

Reported: 2021-02-05 (February 5, 2021)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.

Reported: 2021-02-05 (February 5, 2021)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328780.