AT 250,000 KM. OEM FUEL ON 97 GMC YUKON QUITE. OCT 2007 PURCHASED A CARTER FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH GAVE UP JAN/2008 AT LESS THAN 5000 KM. OF SERVICE DURING COLD WEATHER. RETURNED FOR WARRANTY AND INSTALL NEW UNIT FEB 2008 WHICH GAVE MANY STARTING MISSES AND HESITATIONS AND FINALLY LEFT STRANDED DURING MINUS 30 CELSIUS WEATHER …
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AT 250,000 KM. OEM FUEL ON 97 GMC YUKON QUITE. OCT 2007 PURCHASED A CARTER FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH GAVE UP JAN/2008 AT LESS THAN 5000 KM. OF SERVICE DURING COLD WEATHER. RETURNED FOR WARRANTY AND INSTALL NEW UNIT FEB 2008 WHICH GAVE MANY STARTING MISSES AND HESITATIONS AND FINALLY LEFT STRANDED DURING MINUS 30 CELSIUS WEATHER DEC 2008. CARTER FUEL PUMPS TESTED FIRST UNIT AND SAID PUMP RUNS FINE SO YOU WILL PAY FOR SECOND UNIT. NEITHER UNIT RUNS CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT BEING RAPPED ON A TIME OR TWO DURING A TRIP TO TOWN. YES I HAD TO MAKE A SPECIAL FLOOR ACCESS TO THE TANK AS THE TOWING FEES WOULD HAVE BEEN ASTRONOMICAL NOT TO MENTION THE REPAIR BILLS. THE SECOND UNIT LASTED 10,000 KM AS IT WAS WARM WEATHER. REMINDED PURCHASED OEMGMC UNIT WHICH PERFORMS FLAWLESSLY IN THIS MINUS 30 WEATHER. *TR
BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHT. PUSHED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND SEEMED TO PICK UP SPEED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOTALED THE OTHER CAR. WENT RIGHT UP ON TOP OF HIS BACK END. IT COST ME 200.00 TO FIX MY YUKON. HAD ALREADY REPLACE ABS SYSTEM ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO.THE BACK WINDSHEILD SHATTER…
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BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHT. PUSHED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND SEEMED TO PICK UP SPEED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOTALED THE OTHER CAR. WENT RIGHT UP ON TOP OF HIS BACK END. IT COST ME 200.00 TO FIX MY YUKON. HAD ALREADY REPLACE ABS SYSTEM ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO.THE BACK WINDSHEILD SHATTERED ONE DAY WHEN I GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT.THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM.REPLACED THE COMPUTER PART TWICE. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10181501
Mileage unknown · Nov 14, 2005
Fuel System, Gasoline
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THREE YEARS AGO SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE SECOND TIME THE PUMP WAS REPLACED THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE WIRES WERE REPLACED. GM TOLD HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP, BUT NOT …
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DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THREE YEARS AGO SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE SECOND TIME THE PUMP WAS REPLACED THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE WIRES WERE REPLACED. GM TOLD HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP, BUT NOT THE LABOR.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10142626
Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 2000
Fuel System, Gasoline
IF THERE IS LESS THAN TWO GALLONS OF GAS WHEN COMING TO A STOP FUEL SPLASHES AROUND, AND SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN . GMC HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE DRIVER TO HAVE MORE THAN TWO GALLONS GAS IN THE TANK ALWAYS. *YH
NHTSA ODI #873839
Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 2000
Fuel System, Gasoline
ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP IS GETTING HOT AND OVERHEATING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. DEALER'S SOLUTION IS TO KEEP VEHICLE FULL OF GAS, OR REPLACE FUEL PUMP WITH THE SAME DESIGN PUMP. DEFECT CAN RESULT IN FIRE OR ACCIDENT. *AK *ML
NHTSA ODI #860602
Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline
THIRD TIME IN SIX MONTHS FOR FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS BARELY RUNS
NHTSA ODI #713963
Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED, INDICATING ENGINE MISFIRING. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS BEING CAUSED BY FUEL INJECTORS CLOGGED UP CAUSED BY GASOLINE FORMULA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. *AK
NHTSA ODI #848541
Mileage unknown · Jun 20, 1997
Fuel System, GasolineFire
GAS TANK CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY SHUT, FORCING RAW FUEL INTO ROLLOVER VENTS AND THAT SENSORS WERE SHUTTING FUEL DOWN AND RAW FUEL WAS ESCAPING/LEAKING, RESULLTIN GIN A FIRE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #517843
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NHTSA investigations
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EA01018 · Seat Belt Anchorage Separation
Opened Dec 20, 2001 · Closed Dec 9, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
No summary supplied.
PE01023 · Seat Belt Anchorage Separation
Opened Jul 17, 2001 · Closed Dec 20, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
ODI HAS RECEIVED ONE (1) COMPLAINT ALLEGING THAT THE 2ND ROW PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUCKLE ANCHOR DETACHED FROM SEAT FRAME DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH.DURING THE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT WAS THROWN FROM HIS SEAT, PARTIALLY EJECTED THROUGH THE REAR QUARTER WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE.OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURY.GM HAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED SEAT BELT ANCHORING DESIGN IN MY 2000. ODI HAS COMPLETED A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND HAS DETERMINED THAT FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS.
EA00013 · Battery Leaks Acid
Opened May 2, 2000 · Closed Jun 28, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available
PE99073 · Battery Leaks Acid
Opened Dec 3, 1999 · Closed May 2, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
ODI HAS RECEIVED 21 COMPLAINTS WHERE OWNERS ALLEGE THAT THE STANDARD GM FACTORY SUPPLIED AC DELCO BATTERY CASE FAILED, RESULTING IN THE LEAKAGE OF SULFURIC ACID.OF THE 21 COMPLAINT VEHICLES, SIX SUBURBAN, THREE TAHOES, AND ONE YUKON OWNER(S) COMPLAINED ABOUT A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM DETERIORATION OF THE RIGHT FRONTBRAKE LINE AS A RESULT OF SULFURIC ACID CONTAMINATION.THE REMAINING 11 COMPLAINTS PERTAIN PRIMARILY TO SULFURIC ACID LEAKAGE FROM THE BATTERY CASE.AT LEAST ONE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY ALSO FAILED.SEVERAL OF THE COMPLAINANTS NOTE THAT THE LEAKING ACID HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH A WIRE HARNESS AT THE FRAME IN THE VICINITY OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE.A FIELD INSPECTION BY ODI INDICATES THAT THE DESCRIBED HARNESS IS THE ABS CONNECTION TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.PRIOR TO THE BATTERY CASE FAILURE, THERE IS USUALLY NO WARNING (SHORT OF AN UNDERHOOD INSPECTION), AND THE ENSURING DAMAGE (SULFURIC ACID CONTAMINATION) IS PROGRESSIVE.OF THE KNOWN BATTERY FAILURES, THERE MAY BE A TEMPERATURE CORRELATION, AS 60% OF THE OWNER COMPLAINTS CAME FROM FOUR STATES; CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND TEXAS.THERE IS ALSO A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND ENGINEERING CHANGE NOTICE TO ADD 1% SILVER TO THE BATTERY'S POSITIVE SIDE TERMINALL, WITH THE EARLIEST IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR THIS BEING FEB 2, 1998.THE EFFECT OF THIS DESIGN CHANGE IS AS YET UNKNOWN; FURTHER REVIEW IS WARRANTED.AN EA IS BEING OPENED TO GATHER FURTHER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION, CLARIFY ANY DEFECT TRENDS, AND TO ASSESS THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS AND RISKS CONCERNING THESE FAILURES.
EA99011 · Erratic Power Steering Assist While Driv
Opened May 12, 1999 · Closed Feb 27, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS INVESTIGATED ALLEGATIONS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.FOR DETAILS AND A BASIS FOR THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS, PLEASE SEE THE CLOSING REPORT IN THE EA99-011 PUBLIC FILE.ODI HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLE POPULATION.FUTHER EXPENDITURE OF AGENCY RESOURCES ON THIS SUBJECT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AT THIS TIME.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.THE ENGINEERING IS CLOSED.
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