Six problems related to side/rear glass have been reported for the 2003 GMC Yukon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 GMC Yukon based on all problems reported for the 2003 Yukon.
I have a 2003 GMC Yukon. Several days ago I was going to put some items in the back end. After raising the rear hatch glass, I heard a popping noise. I couldn't tell where it came from at first, but when I tried to shut the rear glass, the right side of the glass just popped up. After looking at it closely I could see that the glass was separated from the right hinge. I had to pull the glass down by hand and align it while trying to shut the glass. My vehicle is a 2003 model with 55,000 miles. It is a second vehicle and stays garaged most of the time. I have a 1996 tahoe I use for hauling and odd jobs. I have probably opened the rear glass on the 2003 Yukon no more than a dozen times in the years that I have had it I usually open the entire hatch. Gm states that this problem is not a defect and is not covered under any warranty. Upon checking on line apparently hundreds of people have had the same problem. Gm refuses to do anything about it. The repair costs approximately $1000. 00. If this glass blows out or falls off while driving in traffic, someone could be seriously injured not only from the weight of the glass but from flying glass and debris. / this is definitely a manufacturing defect that again gm is ignoring until someone is injured and they are sued.
The right hinge of the rear lift glass on my 2003 GMC Yukon failed causing a dangerous condition whereby the rear glass could blow out, or otherwise fall off the car while driving. The dealer told me the entire rear lift glass module must be replaced.
The right hinge of the rear lift glass on 2003 GMC Yukon failed causing a dangerous condition whereby the rear glass could blow out, or otherwise fall off the car. I am told the entire rear lift glass must be replaced.
2003 Yukon back hatch glass exploded driving down the road. The glass was every where and cut my daughter in the back seat.
When the top right hinge broke away from the glass on the rear door of my 2003 Yukon denali (~50,000 mi. ), and after discussing it with my dealer, I thought it was an isolated case. The resulting twisting of the misaligned window has caused the left hinge bond to partially crack and separate as well. My vehicle is garaged 90+% of the time and I seldom used the rear window. Currently, the only thing holding this window to the vehicle is the door lock and one partial (left) hinge. It is a disaster waiting to happen. My dealer would not do anything, other than replace the entire back door at $1,000. My insurance company wouldn't either saying there was no broken glass. I feel the above defect, along with over 100 forum exact same descriptions are just a small portion of this total problem with both the chevy and GMC vehicles of this era.
Hinge on glass in trunk door broke.