Hatchback/liftgate problems of the 2007 GMC Yukon

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Yukon xl 1500. The contact stated that the liftgate failed to open. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

2007 denali with 22,000 miles had a liftgate failure. After a $78. 00 diagnosis at local dealer the repair estimate was $450. 00. According to gm customer service personnel the repair is not under warranty, and further more because we purchased it used it won't be eligible for any assistance from gm either. While evaluating problem I noticed there is no egress possible from inside while problem exists. This seems like a very dangerous condition because an emergency that disables typical egress through doors would leave the rear liftgate as only choice to escape from fire or water for instance.

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Yukon. Within the first week of purchasing the vehicle, the rear hatch light began illuminating. This caused the emergency lights to illuminate, the door ajar alarm to sound, and disabled all of the buttons on the remote and instrument panel. The vehicle had to be accessed manually. First, the computer codes were reset, but this did not correct the failure. The dealer stated that there was wiring failure and replaced the wiring; however, the failure continued. Finally, the entire hatch was replaced and there had been no further occurrences. On November 6, 2007, the stable track was not driving properly and the driver's seat made a crunching noise whenever it was moved. The dealer cleared the electronic codes again and damaged the interior of the vehicle. On December 26, 2007, the hatch area was leaking and created puddles of water in the rear of the vehicle. The dealer stated that the seal was leaking and it was replaced and apoxied. The vehicle has to go back to the dealer because the seal has loosened. The current mileage was 13,380 and failure mileage was 459.