There are 4 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2010 GMC Yukon in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED, MY DAUGHTER TOOK MY 2010 YUKON TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FINDLAY) ON MAY 12, 2016, SHE WAS TOLD ACCIDENT DIDN'T CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND WOULD NEED THE TIRE SENSOR CHECKED AT A COST OF $500.00. YESTERDAY (JUNE 8, 2016) COMING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS TURNING OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET (RIVERVIEW) AS I MADE THE TURN THE CARS ABS BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF AND SO DID THE LIGHT AS THOUGH I ON WAS ON ICE, BUT I WAS ON A PAVED ROAD AND SPEED WAS LOW MAYBE 10 MPH, IT WENT OFF ALMOST AS QUICKLY AS IT CAME ON. SO I PROCEEDED, STOP AT A 4 WAY STOP SIGN (RIVERVIEW AND LAKESIDE), WHEN I PROCEEDED ON ALL THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED GOING OFF AND THE POWER AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE THE CAR ENGAGED AND STARTED RUNNING. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IF SO ARE THERE ANY RESOLUTIONS AND IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IN A WEEK I NEED TO TRAVEL 200 MILES TO A DOCTOR AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS MAJOR.
WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE SEPT. 2013. ON MORE THAN 15 OCCASIONS IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN IT MISSES THE NEXT GEAR WHILE DRIVING THE RPMS SHOOT WAY UP, NOSE OF THE CAR DIPS, WE DECELERATE OR COAST, AND OCCUPANTS GET JERKED AND THRUSTED FORWARD TRIGGERING THE SEATBELT TO HARNESS YOU IN PLACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MOST OF THE OCCASIONS. AT TIMES WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. NORMALLY WHEN VEHICLES ARE PUT INTO GEAR YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR IT, NOT ON THESE INSTANCES. I WOULD SHIFT THE CAR IN GEAR BUT NOT FEEL IT ACTUALLY GET INTO GEAR, PRESS THE PEDAL AND WATCH/FEEL THE RPMS INCREASE, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOTHING - STAYS IN THE SAME PLACE. ACCELERATING ON A GREEN-LIGHT IS ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS MISSED THE NEXT GEAR. SIMILAR TO THE DRIVING DESCRIPTION ABOVE, ONLY THIS IS FROM A DEAD STOP. THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD THEN TRY TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND MISS. AGAIN THE NOSE DIVES, RPM'S SHOOT WAY UP, WE ARE JOLTED INTO OUR SEATBELTS. I GUESS THAT IT'S THE TRANSMISSION BUT I AM NOT A CAR GUY AT ALL, SUPPOSEDLY THE 2 DEALERSHIPS (EVEN LONGER STORY) THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REBUILT IT (TWICE) UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR LONG PERIODS, WEEKS EACH TIME, DUE TO WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS. EACH TIME THEY SAY THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ARE SORRY THAT THEY DIDN'T FIX IT THE PREVIOUS TIME. IT HAD BEEN A MONTHS SINCE IT HAPPENED LAST, UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK DOING ABOUT 10MPH EXITING A ROUND-A-BOUT. I ONLY HEARD ABOUT THIS SITE TODAY (3/19/15) ON THE NEWS SO I AM REPORTING AS SOON AS I HEARD. I DID GET VIDEO OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS AND SHOWED IT THE DEALERS (UNIMPRESSED), ONLY PROBLEM IS THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MISS GEARS, JERK, JOLT, OR NOSE DIVE WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION TO EXPERIENCE IT HAPPEN. *TR
2010 GMC YUKON SLT, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. A DISPLAY MESSAGE CAME ACROSS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" . THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION, MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE ALMOST STALLING OUT IN THE SHOULDER LANE. LUCKILY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME . I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. ($602.00) . I WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TOMORROW HOPEFULLY IT IS FIXED. THIS IS SERIOUS MANUFACTURES DEFECT PLUS A COSTLY REPAIR. AS I RESEARCHED INFORMATION I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS GM PRODUCT THAT CAN LEAD TO DISASTROUS ENDING. HOPEFULLY, THE NHTSA WILL DO THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION ON THE THROTTLE BODY'S AND DISCOVER THAT THIS IS PART MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE FATALITIES OCCUR!!. *TR
THROTTLE STUCK. *TR
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