Six problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 1997 GMC Yukon. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
Any recourse available with manufacter? no safety defect listed.
Our research indicates this is a common problem. Why no recall? no safety defect listed.
This vehicle has been a problem since we bought it. Right after we bought it we heard a roar in the rear end. The rear end was replace under the 3yr/36000mile warranty. Soon after that the alternator was replaced under warranty. Just recently we took a trip and towed our 18ft. Ski boat with us. When we returned my wife noticed a problem the next day. We had no reverse and that proved to be the transmission. We contaced the closest dealrer to mike morgan shreveport, la. They told us that they were so backed up with tranmission problems that it would be at least a week before they could pick up the truck to even look at it. Then they would tell me what they thought. Well, I paid $25,000 for a vehicle to sit with a bad transmission and they think I will let it sit while my wife and children walk!!! I don't think so! during the last of July, my brother and law and I replace the starter on this same truck to the tune of $250. 00 yesterday I found a water pump leak and was told that would cost me around $200. 00 to repair. Oh yes, the transmission cost me $1,400. 00 to repair. As you can see, I am having a ton of problems with this vehicle. Gm has thumbed their nose at me and more or less said "tough luck"! well, I don't think that is fair. The transmission is what really upset me. I paid extra to have towing package on this truck and we pulled a boat 1 time and this happens. I can't beleive that this truck can't get at least 100,000 miles on the original transmission. I also have a boss that owns a 1999 suburban that had the tranmission fail on him this last Friday. His truck has only 54,000 miles. Well, as you can see, I think gm has a problem!!! please let me know what I can do!.
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.
The transmission still clunks everytime I start driving the car from a complete stop. The dealer does not know what is the problem.