2000 Chevrolet Yukon Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 Chevrolet Yukon, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes450.0%
- Airbags112.5%
- Driver assistance112.5%
- Engine112.5%
- Transmission112.5%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
I AM THE OWNER OF A CHEVY TAHOE MODEL YEAR 2000 VIN# [XXX] , ON 11/08/05 ABOUT 6:30 PM I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON ROUTE 4 NJ. MY BRAKES FAILED AND I HIT THE BUMPER OF THE CAR BEFORE ME, I HAD MY CAR TOWED IN TO MY MECHANIC AND UPON INSPECTION HE SHOWED ME THAT BOTH BRAKE ROTORS WHICH HAD THE INNER RING WELDED TO THE OUTER RING HAD THE WELD BROKEN AWAY , SO THAT THE INNER RING WAS JUST SPINNING INSIDE THE OUTER ROTOR STRUCTURE, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I SHOULD BUY A ROTOR WHICH IS ONE PIECE THEREFORE THE INNER PRINT CANT EVER BREAK AWAY FROM THE OUTER, MY ISSUE WITH GM IS WHY DO THEY HAVE TOTAL DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE AND WOULD USE A COMPOSITE ROTOR PUTTING PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY WITH TOTAL DISREGARD OF HUMAN LIFE, WHEN I PAID ABOUT $ 34,000 FOR MY SUV AND THEY TRY TO SAVE 10-20 DOLLARS, I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SEPARATED ROTORS ( IF NEEDED FOR INSPECTION) TO SUM IT UP IT IS A DIRE DANGER TO DRIVE AROUND WITH COMPOSITE ROTORS, GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY LOSS AND FOR THE FUTURE LOSSES OF FILE AND PROPERTY DUE TO THIS INFERIOR MATERIAL, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BEFORE SOME PEOPLE GET KILLED. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
VEHICLE MADE NOISE WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR, AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, AND THE HARDWARE KITS. ALSO, REAR AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED. A WEEK LATER ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING, AND THE ABS MOTOR KEPT ON RUNNING, EVEN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND THE ABS MOTOR. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.* ALSO, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/CALIPERS. *AK...ALSO REPLACED REAR AXLE SEAL. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
ON OCTOBER 14, 2003, WHILE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A DUMP TRUCK ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
I TOO HAVE A 2000 MONTE CARLO THAT NEEDS A MANIFOLD GASKET DO TO THE FACT THAT THE OIL AND COOLANT ARE LEAKING THIS CAR WOULD ALWAYS SHOW LOW OIL AND WE FOUND THAT OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT AREA THIS CAR IS THE WORSE I HAVE EVER OWNED IT HAS MULTI PROBLEMS THAT CONSUMERS COMPLAIN ABOUT(THE BIG ONE BEING BRAKES LOCKING UP )EVERY YEAR I NEED NEW BRAKES AND NO I DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES BUT NO RECALLS ARE EVER DONE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .