Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 GMC Yukon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | ON MY 1997 YUKON THE FRONT WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY USUALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY… |
| 2008-12-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2007-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE KEEPS PULLING TO EITHER SIDE OF TURN ON SPEEDS ABOVE 25MHP, WAS TOLD IS THE STEERING SENSOR BUT HAVE NOT REPLAC… |
| 2006-09-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | 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… |
| 2005-12-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. AFTER PUSHING THE TRUCK HOME AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTI… |
| 2004-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT … |
| 2004-07-24 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | BROKEN WIPER MOTOR, WILL NOT BE COVERED BY GMC OR DEALER DUE TO ITS A 1997 AND HAS 110K MILES. IT HAPPEND DURING A RAI… |
| 2004-07-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES: WHEN DRIVING IN A HEAVY WIND STORM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE LEFT. WHEN STRAIGHT… |
| 2004-06-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. … |
| 2004-05-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT SPEED, 20+MPH, THE STEERING WILL GO OUT FOR A SECOND OR 2 AS IF IT IS ON ICE. I HAVE NOTICED A RECALL ON 98 GMC YUKO… |
| 2004-04-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL. SAME PART GMC USES IN 1997 C/K SERIES AND 1997 SURBURBANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED UNDER GM RECALL NU… |
| 2004-01-01 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTEN DROP IN STEERING TO THE RIGHT, MOSTLY DURING CORNERS. ABOUT A QUARTER TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WAS TOLD … |
| 2003-11-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE COOLANT IS CAUSING A DETERIORATION IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE GASKET BECOMES POROUS, AND CAUSES COOLANT TO… |
| 2003-10-20 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERINGI IN MY 1997 GMC YUKON WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE… |
| 2003-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS KICKING IN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SINCE SEP… |
| 2003-08-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | Yes | 0 | I PUT MY 1 YEAR OLD IN HIS CAR SEAT AND WENT AROUND THE OTHER SIDE TO CONTINUE FASTENING IN MY OTHER TWO TODDLERS, BROO… |
| 2003-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL AND CAR SHAKE VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 20 MPH- 55 MPH. PROBLEM STARTED AT 100,000 MILES. HAS BEEN LOOKED AT B… |
| 2003-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | O-RINGS LEAKING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *LA |
| 2003-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS. PRESSURE WILL DUMP, PEDAL DROPS OR SHUDDERS, AND VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL FOR 30 FEET BE… |
| 2003-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WILL SUDDENLY JERK SLIGHTLY TO LEFT OR RIGHT AFTER TURNING OFF HIGHWAY EXIT. STEERING WILL ALSO BECOMES HARD … |
| 2003-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY 1997 GMC YUKON TOWED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. AT FI… |
| 2003-05-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | AIR BAG FAILURE 1997 YUKON. *MR *JB |
| 2003-04-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING GOES "SOFT" AND MAKES CONTROL OF VEHICLE DIFFICULT FOR A BRIEF TIME. *JB |
| 2003-03-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 140,000 MILES, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT CLUTCHES OR BANDS, BUT A "HARDENED" PART IN THE TAIL SHAFT… |
| 2002-11-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB |
| 2002-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THREE YEARS AGO SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES … |
| 2002-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. SWITCH IS OPERATIVE AS IS MOTOR. ELECTRICAL SHOP WANTS TO "SEARCH DOWN A POTENT… |
| 2001-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATION FROM STOP SIGN ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4K AND ACCELERATED, GAS PEDAL DROPED LIKE IN CRUSE,STEPPING ON BRAKE DI… |
| 2001-05-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ANY RECOURSE AVAILABLE WITH MANUFACTER? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK |
| 2001-04-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY NO RECALL? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK |
| 2001-04-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT TIHS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GMDC VEHICLES. STEERING CENTERING DEVICE MAKE VEHICLE STEERING E… |
| 2001-01-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | A LADY SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I PUT ON MY BRAKES THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKES … |
| 2000-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. RIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WE HEARD A ROAR IN THE REAR END. THE RE… |
| 2000-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE LOST ENTIRE BRAKING WHILE TRYING TO STOP. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER ON ITS ROOF, NO INJURY WAS REPORTED… |
| 2000-10-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ! IT'S VERY DANGEROUS!! MAKE GMC DO SOMETHING !! … |
| 2000-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY LEAK AT SIDEMOUNT POSITIVE TERMINAL CORRODING CABLE CONNECTION AND BRAKE LINE METAL TO RUBBER LINE CONNECTION. … |
| 2000-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AFTER DRIVING 30-35 MILES, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND PROBLEM … |
| 2000-08-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE ERRATIC STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR MORE. HARD TO STEER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHEN TRAV… |
| 2000-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES. AAMCO MECHANIC INDICATES IT WAS A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THEY H… |
| 2000-07-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK MOMENTARILY WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITENT. *AK |
| 2000-06-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER ASSIST CAUSES STEERING TO BECOME EXTREMELY LOOSE. COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 2000-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE PARTS AT LOW MILEAGE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK |
| 2000-06-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WOULD LOSE CONTROL WHEN TURNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE A… |
| 2000-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHILE DRIVING 30-65 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL … |
| 2000-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. PARKED & LEFT THE VEHICLE & IT CAUGHT FIRE NEAR THE F… |
| 2000-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP IS GETTING HOT AND OVERHEATING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. DEALER'S SOLUTION IS TO KEEP VEHI… |
| 2000-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | EA0013, BATTERY LEAKS ACID; WHILE DRIVING WOULD LOSE POWER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD CUT OFF. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A… |
| 2000-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP IN MCDONOUGH, GA THAT FIXED THIS TRUCK THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AT ALL THERE SEEMS … |
| 1999-11-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | EOV SENSOR FAILED CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING--SCARY STUFF |