Three problems related to car stall have been reported for the 2006 GMC Yukon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 GMC Yukon based on all problems reported for the 2006 Yukon.
When taking off from a stop or at a slow speed the car stalls like its running out of gas, when that happens on the diagnostic center on the car reads "traction active", and then car behind me blows their horn telling me to move, then the car takes off. Its really scary when I'm in the middle of traffic in the intersection or trying to make a left turn and trying to go and it stalls. Sooner or later someone is going to run into the back of me or when I'm in the intersection I will be t-bone and someone is going to get killed or seriously injured. I took it to the gm repair center at art moran 9/10/2015 and they tell me there's nothing wrong. The service advisor reggie garrett ask if their was a certain time it would act like this and I told him it seems like when its hot outside is when I notice it. Then, the very next morning about a half mile into the drive it did the same thing. So I called reggie up and told him it doesn't make a difference if its hot outside or cool it does the same thing, and this is all while I'm on my way over to their repair shop it did this 7 time all at dead stops or slow speeds. Once I made it to the shop I ask reggie to get his tech. To drive it with his scanner plugged in, but he suggested I drive it but when it did it the scanner didn't record it. I going back there this week and on the way I'm going to record it on camera in an effort to document what going on.
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.
In December 2010 the camshaft in the 5. 3l gm engine reportedly delaminated causing one or more lifters to gall and fail requiring a new engine. I purchased a factory 5. 3l engine from a gm dealer and had that installed by a certified mechanic with the assurance of a 3 year 100,000 mile warranty. 28 August my wife told me the engine was noisy. On starting the engine it was obvious that oil was not pumping through the lifters. I took the truck to the dealer on the 29th for diagnosis. On 30 August they concluded that the engine needed to be replaced. Subsequent investigation confirmed that the engine was shipped with faulty castech heads that caused coolant to seep into the oil. The engine was replaced under warranty. I would like, if it is the job of the NHTSA, to have the 5. 3l engine recalled.