Two problems related to owners/service manual have been reported for the 2008 GMC Yukon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 GMC Yukon based on all problems reported for the 2008 Yukon.
Doors locked with remote. 2nd row passenger door behind drivers door failed to actuate with remote or with door locks. Was able to work with the manual lock on the door from the inside to free the door. Once freed, the door failed to return to the closed position and remained stuck until the key fob was pushed. Repeated the lock with the key fob, door still will not actuate to the open position. Child can unlock as this bypasses the child locks on that door. Child could also get trapped in the car-could not be unlocked without manual agitation of the internal locks. Internet is full of his same issue on the same model vehicle. This is a serious hazzard.
Door lock actuators. Three of four door actuators are broken and locks must be controlled manually. GMC wanted 655. 00 to fix the two I knew were broken. GMC is well aware of the thousands of complaints of this defective part. I was not aware the third lock had failed until my son opened a back door and stepped into traffic. I was under the impression his door was locked. All I could do was scream at the top of my lungs in an attempt to keep him from getting hit by traffic. Does it take a death or several deaths before GMC recalls this defective part?!!! this is a serious safety issue when you have a child in the car and should be looked at before an injury of death occur.