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2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 17, 2019
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 32 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid, most frequently naming the airbags, engine and electrical categories. 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 242 manufacturer communications are on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Airbags921.4%
  • Engine716.7%
  • Electrical511.9%
  • Driver assistance511.9%
  • Brakes49.5%
  • Powertrain (other)49.5%
  • Steering37.1%
  • Interior & seats37.1%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.

DP22005ClosedDefect Petition

Pedestrian alert sounds

Opened Jan 27, 2023
Closed Aug 7, 2023

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEMLed to recall 22V063000

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Airbags
Filed Apr 17, 2019

TAKATA CORPORATION ('TAKATA') HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2007-2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO 1500, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, GMC SIERRA 1500, YUKON, YUKON XL, AND 2009-2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500/3500 AND GMC SIERRA 2500/3500 VEHICLES. THIS IS BASED UPON TAKATA'S DECISION THAT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS IT SUPPLIED TO GM ARE DEFECTIVE. GM HAS SUBMITTED TO NHTSA A PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY AND NHTSA HAS GRANTED GM UNTIL AUGUST 2017 TO COMPLETE ITS INVESTIGATION AND TO SUBMIT ALL DATA SUPPORTING THE PETITION. IF THE PETITION IS DENIED, GM WILL CONDUCT A RECALL OF THE AIRBAG INFLATORS COVERED BY TAKATA'S DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV AND SEARCH FOR DOCKET NO. NHTSA-2016-0124.

NHTSA ID
11196923
Incident
Apr 1, 2019
Mileage
111,000 mi
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 18, 2019

MY YUKON WHINES WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE AND 1ST GEAR. WILL HARDLY LIVE AT ALL UNLESS YOU PUT THE TRUCK IN M2

NHTSA ID
11181007
Incident
Jan 2, 2019
Mileage
125,000 mi
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Nov 18, 2018

WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT STOPPING ON THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AND WON'T WAN TO TURN ON AND IF IT DOES IT TURN RIGHT OF DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE MORE RECENTLY THE MESSAGE SAY SERVICE STABILIZED BAR POWER STEERING AND SOME OTHER ONES WE DID LOOK UP ON GOOGLE TO SEE IF MORE PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS THEIR BEEN SEVERAL THAT STILL TILL DATE DEALER CAN'T HELP THEM BUT IT IS VERY INSANE AND SCARY SINCE 2 TIME I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT HAS NOT HAPPEN IN HIGHWAY BUT YES DRIVING

NHTSA ID
11152249
Incident
Nov 15, 2018
Mileage
19,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 20, 2018

TAKATA RECALL. I WANT TO PAY FOR THE RECALL AND COMPLETE THE REPAIR AT A GMC DEALER. I CANNOT. NOBODY CAN GET PARTS. I WANT TO PAY FOR THE PART AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WHILE THE RECALL IS IN LIMBO, I WANT TO DRIVE A SAFE VEHICLE. PLEASE ORDER GM TO HAVE USER-PARTS AVAILABLE FOR USER-PAY RECALL REPAIRS - PLEASE!. I CANNOT BE HELD HOSTAGE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO REPAIR. I WILL SIGN A WAIVER TO NOT CLAIM THE REPAIR PRICE AFTER THE RECALL IS OFFICIAL.

NHTSA ID
11141577
Incident
Oct 20, 2018
Mileage
142,000 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Oct 16, 2018

VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY STOP WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM ZERO UP TO ABOUT 10 MPH. ALL ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL FLASH INCLUDING AUDIBLE WARNINGS OF MALFUNCTION. I MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN PROCEED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. A REAR END COLLISION IS INEVITABLE.

NHTSA ID
11140618
Incident
Oct 16, 2018
Mileage
120,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 2, 2018

TAKATA RECALL : THIS RECALL IS STILL OUTSTANDING AFTER MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

NHTSA ID
11124057
Incident
May 27, 2016
Mileage
30,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 29, 2018

TAKATA RECALL. DEALER WON'T FIX IT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FAMILY SAFETY.

NHTSA ID
11081948
Incident
Mar 20, 2017
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 4, 2017

I ALREADY HAVE COMPLAINT NUMBER #11025458. I WANTED TO CONTINUE ADDING. SINCE I FILED THE COMPLAINT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST AND MORE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON THEN WITHIN A DAY OR TWO TURNS OFF. STAYS OFF FOR A FEW DAYS THEN AGAIN ON AND OFF. IT'S NOT THE OIL CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY. THAT'S THE ONLY MESSAGE WE GET WHEN WE TAKE IT TO GMC TO HAVE THE LIGHT CHECKED. THE EXCELLARATING STILL CONTINUES WHEN I'M AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR HAS TURNED OFF ON ME 2 TIMES NOW WHILE WANTING TO DRIVE (EXCELLARATTING TO DRIVE) THE CAR HAS NOT WANTED TO TURN ON FOR 1HR. IT'S NOT THE BATTERY WE HAD IT CHECKED. MY TIME ON THE TRUCK KEEPS RESETTING. AFTER I SET IT THEN GO BACK IN THE TRUCK TO DRIVE IT'S RESET AGAIN, SO IT'S TURNING OFF THE BATTERY THEN TURNING IT BACK ON. I STILL GET ALOT OF THE HESSITATION TO DRIVE IT MAKES THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKE I'M FORCING IT TO DRIVE. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO SOMEONE HITTING ME DUE TO THE HESSITATION OF IT NOT MOVING EVEN THOUGH I'M PUSHING THE GAS. I HAVE NOT HEARD NOTHING FROM YOU GUYS. THE DEALER CAN'T FIND NOTHING BUT SAID IT MIGHT BE THE BREAK SENSER THAT I PAID $180.00 TO HAVE CHANGED WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS STILL HAPPENING. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER OF A PART FOR MY TRUCK TOOK IT TO GMC THEY SAID I SHOULD BE GETTING ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE SAME COMPANY WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE. IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR STILL NOTHING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. DO I NEED A LAWYER? THE PROBLEMS ACCURE WEATHER IT'S IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, ON THE CITY ST OR HIGHWAY TURNING OR NOT IT DOES NOT MATTER IT HAPPENS WITH EVERYTHING. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID
11052304
Incident
Oct 25, 2015

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

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New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH

PIC5650M

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, B3935, C0750, C0755, C0760, C0765, and/or C0775.

PIP5601C

This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.

PIT5074R

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.

PIT5074R

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.

PIT5074R

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

GMC Yukon Hybrid by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2013001
2012201
2011501
2010201
2009140131.8
2008Viewing320131.8

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.