general problems of the 2008 GMC Yukon - part 2

Door lock mechanism multiple fails and have found this is widespread among these vehicles. Find it dangerous as you cannot access the interior in case of emergency especially with children.

Some doors don't lock or unlock, I have had this into the dealership once to get it fixed. And now it has happened again, and thank goodness for car seats because my 3 year old daughter opened her door while I was turning a corner and almost his another car beside me. I am taking my Yukon in to get fixed again. The dealership said it was something to do with the electrical in the doors.

2008 GMC Yukon back-up sensors failed to activate.

The vehicle has had multiple failures of door locking mechanisms. Most recent failure has affected the rear passenger doors which are not keyed from the outside, so only way to unlock is to crawl over seats to unlock. This is a significant safety concern since we have had small children in the rear of the vehicle that can not exit their seats on their own. This could increase the change of bodily injury in an accident and result in extra time needed to extricate people from the vehicle. This appears to be a common problem with this model vehicle and other gm vehicles with the same body style. The dealership has fixed one of the actuators and indicated that they have seen multiple failures, which means gm is well aware of the problem and should issue a recall to fix these clearly defective door locking mechanisms.

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Yukon denali xl. When starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the computer was reset. Approximately one week later, the check engine light re-illuminated and the dealer informed the contact to continue driving the vehicle and the light would shut off. Approximately 30 miles later, the check engine light shut off. Three months later when starting the vehicle, the traction control, abs, brake and check engine warning lights illuminated on the dashboard. Within minutes, the abs, traction control and brake warning lights shut off and the vehicle would not shift out of first gear. The contact shut off the engine and when restarting, the vehicle resumed normal operation but the check engine light was still illuminating. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and was not serviced. The failure continued to recur intermittently. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately eight times with no resolution. The failure mileage was 14,000 and the current mileage was 59,778.

On all 4 occasions, the 2008 Yukon hybrid, lunges forward at low speeds, looses brakes, power steering and all power. Every time it has to be towed to the dealer. This has happened 4 times since August 2008. The first time there was a fire in the fuse box, then while the dealer had the vehicle, it caught on fire again. The dealer keeps telling me that it is fixed and safe to drive. The Yukon is back at the dealer and I am not taking it back. This vehicle is very dangerous and the government needs to look into this right away. I now have an attorney and we are contacting gm as well.

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Yukon. When reversing the vehicle, the back-up sensor did not alert until the vehicle was 4 to 5 inches away from an object. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 1,200.

I have had multiple problems with my 2008 GMC Yukon. It first started with my radio cutting on and off. I have been to the dealer 3 times and they can't reproduce the problem. I have had the warning light come on alerting me that I have an open hood, unloosen fuel cap,and the engine light has come on and remained on for several days. Lately the alarm has been going off 5 times to date. I have notified the dealer but I don't feel that it is getting me anywhere. I have delivered it to them three times and have had them check it out twice. Today was the third time and they told me they didn't have a loaner car and to return on wed. 8. 27. 08 . They did not write up that I was there today. I don't know what to expect the next time a dummy light goes off I only hope that it isn't something serious since all the issues seem to be a "boy crying wolf".