Complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon peaked in 2007, with 24 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
SUV, flex fuel, 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Feb 19, 2004 to Sep 23, 2026.
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
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| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07E-106 | Dec 17, 2007 | Certain federal-mogul replacement wheel hub assemblies with the brand names: national, carquest p/nos. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054,… | Wheels | 130,000 | Part replacement |
| 06E-043 | May 19, 2006 | Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or… | Fuel system | 88,303 | Part replacement |
| 05V-163 | Apr 22, 2005 | On certain crew cab pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, the 2nd row center occupant seat belt routing may make it difficult to position the… | Seat belts | 1,359,824 | Repair or modification |
| 04V-045 | Feb 4, 2004 | Certain sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and passenger vans fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard… | Brakes | 68,875 | Part replacement |
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
159 complaints on file, page 1 of 8.
The contact owns a Diono Child Safety Seat, Model Type: Radian 3R, Model Number: 50620-us-01, Manufactured Date: April 22, 2023. The contact stated that while unbuckling the child from the child seat, the buckle housing plastic part snapped. The failure occurred outside of a crash. The consumer was concerned about the structural integrity and that the fractured plastic piece compromised the restraint system, and the car seat would not perform as needed in a crash. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to purchase a replacement buckle.
NHTSA complaint 11766458275 55r20 Sidewalls are separating like dryrotted. Bad and severe problems and have been reported to Bridgestone warranty and recall department with no actio taken at this time.
NHTSA complaint 11706749Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2004 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while attempting to trade the vehicle in, the dealer discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy, per the Carfax report. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 165,563. The actual mileage could not be determined because the Carfax report displayed that the mileage had drastically fluctuated over the years. No other agency was contacted.
NHTSA complaint 11706534My vehicle is supposed to have a sensor wire for a break master cylinder and it doesn’t
NHTSA complaint 11674854The contact owns a 2004 GMC Yukon. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The check engine warning light and another unknown warning light were illuminated, and a message was displayed that the gas port was reducing power. On a separate occasion, the vehicle started to lose motive power and then the vehicle started to shake. The vehicle was losing power and shaking until the vehicle was turned off. The vehicle was restarted and drove normally for six months without failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with throttle body failure; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted three more times with different diagnoses. The vehicle was taken to other independent mechanics however, the cause for the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.
NHTSA complaint 11646587It is just like the the service bulletin out for the 2006 and later gmc sierra except it’s for a 2004 gmc Yukon slt 4x4 4.8L. It is going into reduced engine power mode and it has to do with the throttle actuator control module. Throws code P2108
NHTSA complaint 11561610My kids and I was on the interstate and all of sudden my yukon reduce engine power.Dropping to 30 in a speed zone of 70.I was very afraid for our safety and appreciate there concerns for reducing engine power to save the truck,but that's very dangerous. So I paid to replace the throttle body and gas pedal cause that was the codes for the problem. But it's still doing the same thing and I don't have money to keep buying parts.Plus it a gm problem and I really need some help with the fixture..
NHTSA complaint 11419417GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL: GMC REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE ON BOTH MY SUV'S. I CAN'T BE PART OF THE CLASS ACTION UNTIL THESE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, WHAT A SCAM. I OWN 2 GMC YUKON'S SLT AND BOTH QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF FROM GMC. NEITHER CAR EVER GOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE AND LOCAL DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIRS AT NO COST. THIS IS AFTER I PAID THESE [XXX] OVER $1000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON ONE OF MY SUV'S MANY YEARS AGO WHICH DID NOT GET FIXED BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY SUV'S BUT THEY KNEW ALL ALONG. I WANT GM TO HONOR THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND FIX MY SUV'S FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM. I ONLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECAL FROM THE CLASS ACTION ATTORNEYS. GM NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF ANY RECALLS EVER!! PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint 11386256THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT INDICATING WHAT GEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS IN IS OUT AND THEREFORE DRIVER CANNOT TELL WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN, AND EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint 11331310TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEARS (3655 SW 22ND ST, CORAL GABLES, FL 33145. MIAMI, FLORIDA) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint 11307318TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. KING O'ROUKE GMC (756 SMITHTOWN BYPASS, SMITHTOWN, NY) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint 11287068TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING, THE DRUMS NEEDED TO BE ROTATED, AND NEW BRAKE LINES WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS, WHEN THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO EXCEL CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1765 US HIGHWAY 59 S, JEFFERSON, TX 75657), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
NHTSA complaint 11270387TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING AT A MODERATE RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD BURST AND THAT ANOTHER BRAKE LINE WAS ON THE VERGE OF BURSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FOUR SEASONS FORD (601 DUNCAN HILL RD, HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792, (828) 693-4281) WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE HIM HALF THE MONEY HE PUT DOWN FOR THE VEHICLE OR PROVIDE HIM WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME VALUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint 11270040RUSTED BRAKE LINES (BOTH) RUSTED AND FAILED AT A CRITICAL TIME PUTTING MOTORIST IN DANGEROUS SITUATION AT TIME OF FAILURE. EXITING HIGHWAY AT POSTED SPEED WITH FEW OPTIONS ON HOW TO STOP VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint 11254858I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I ENDED UP GETTING JUST A FEW RAIN DROPS SO I CLICK MY WIPER SWITCH ONE TIME, IT DIDN'T COME ON. ( PUZZLED ) SO I REPEATED TO GET TO WATER OFF WINDOW ,1 CLICK AT A TIME THE WIPERS DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL I WAS AT HIGH. OF COURSE , NOW THEY ARE ON HIGH AND RAIN IS GONE, NOW I CAN'T GET THE BLADES TO STOP IN THE OFF POSITION. WELL, I HAD TO PULL OVER I COULDN'T CONCENTRATE ON WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO MY WIPERS? AS WELL AS DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 10, 2019. I'VE CALLED GMC A COUPLE TIMES, 1ST TIME THEY JUST CLOSED NEXT TIME I DIDNT TRANSFER TO SERVICE DEPT . I JUST THINK , THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING TO NOTIFY YOU , I JUST HAPPENED TO GET HOME BEFORE THE STORM HIT. I WAS ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NHTSA complaint 11232971TRYING TO STOP SLOWLY AND ABS SYSTEM MOVE MY YUKON TO A POINT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO STOP UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR. ALSO 2WD DRIVE DROPS TO 4WD ON HIGHWAY AND LOSE POWER. THIS IS DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY.
NHTSA complaint 11162614WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ROUNDING A BLIND CURVE THE TRAFFIC AHEAD HAD STOPPED DUE TO A CRASH. I HAD TO BRAKE HARDER THAN NORMAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST KEPT DEPRESSING FURTHER AND FURTHER UNTIL IT WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WASN'T STOPPING NEAR FAST ENOUGH AND HAD TO VEER TO THE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID MAKING CONTACT WITH ANYONE ELSE. IT WAS RAINING AND AS I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK TO LOOK FOR WHY MY BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING AT THAT TIME. I CHOSE TO TRY TO DRIVE HOME NOT SURE WHY I HAD THE PROBLEM STOPPING. THE NEXT DAY WAS DRY AND I HAD MY BROTHER PUMP THE BRAKES WHILE I LOOK UNDERNEATH AND FOUND NUMEROUS PLACES WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTING AT AN ALARMING RATE AND ONE LOCATION WHERE THE RUSTED LINE FAILED. I REPAIRED THE LEAK I HAD FOUND AND WHEN I TRIED TO BLEED THE BRAKES FROM THAT REPAIR I WOULD BEGIN AN UNENDING RUN OF LEAKS UP AND DOWN THE METAL BRAKE LINES FOR BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR. THIS YUKON HAS AROUND 260K MILES BUT THOSE BRAKE LINES SHOULDN'T BE RUSTING THROUGH LIKE THEY ARE. I HAVE HAD MORE THAN 15 TAHOES, YUKONS, YUKON XLS, SUBURBANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS FROM GM AND NEVER HAVE I HAD SUCH A RUN OF BRAKE FAILURES AS THIS 2004 MODEL YUKON WAS NOW GOING THROUGH. GM SAYS THIS IS NORMAL MAINTENANCE BUT HOW CAN ONE EVEN SEE IF A FAILURE IS OCCURRING AS MANY OF THESE LINES ARE CONCEALED BY THE FRAME, CHASSIS, AND BODY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES, BE IT PICKUPS OR TAHOE'S OR SUBURBANS OF THE 2000 TO 2006 MODEL YEARS AND NEARLY ALL HAVE COMPLAINED OF CHRONIC BODY RUST ISSUES BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY BRAKE FAILURES FROM BRAKE LINES RUSTING AND THEN BLOWING OUT WITHOUT WARNING. MANY ALSO CITED THAT OF THE LINES THAT ARE VISIBLE TO INSPECT THEY WOULD APPEAR TO BE OK BUT JUST OUT OF VIEW ONE WOULD HAVE A SUDDEN BLOW OUT WITH NO WAY TO SEE OR KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM SINCE THE LINES ARE CONCEALED.
NHTSA complaint 11098376ACTUATORS STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY TO CONTROL A/C AND HEAT IN VEHICLE WHEN TURNED ON. IF A/C IS TURNED ON, IT MAY RUN FOR AWHILE THEN TURN TO HEATING CYCLE ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR THE OTHER. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT. IF HEAT IS CALLED FOR IN WINTER, I.E. TO DEFROST WINDOWS, THE HEAT MAY OR MAY NOT RUN OR IF RUNNING MAY TURN TO A/C. MANY TIMES IN WINTER THE HEAT TURNS TO A/C AND THERE IS NO HEAT ENTERING THE VEHICLE. NOTED THERE WERE NUMEROUS GMC VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS LATE AS 2015 WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET.
NHTSA complaint 11063006TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE BRAKE BOOSTER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROWN AUTOMOTIVE CENTER (2520 VETERANS BLVD, DEL RIO, TX) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED AND ANY MORE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME KIND OF BRAKING ASSEMBLY AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE ISSUE AND THE CASE WAS ESCALATED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 247,118. *TT CONSUMER STATED GM CHARGED TO REPAIR UPDATED 8/14/18*JB
NHTSA complaint 11053512SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND REGISTERS AT LEAST 20 MPH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED AND NEEDLE FLUCTUATES SO YOU CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE. BOTH ARE SAFETY CONCERNS. AT 120,000 MILES I AM BEYOND GM'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED.
NHTSA complaint 11043006Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall; the 60 most recent are listed.