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2000 GMC Yukon Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints 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.
12
Latest Mar 24, 2009
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 166 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 GMC Yukon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Mar 24, 2009

GMC YUKON 2000 THIRD FUEL PUMP SINCE PURCHASED CAR NEW. GM REFUSE TO RECALL MINE. WHAT CAN WE DO? *TR

NHTSA ID
10262945
Incident
Mar 24, 2009
Fuel system
Filed Feb 11, 2009

FUEL CUT OFF TO ENGINE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10258353
Incident
Dec 17, 2008
Mileage
158,705 mi
ElectricalFuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Aug 29, 2008

MY 2000 YUKON'S FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING OUR FAMILY ON HWY 94 EAST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE STATION WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE APPROX. 20 FAILED FUEL PUMP MODULES AND ASSURED ME THAT THEY WILL INSTALL THE UPGRADED PUMP THAT DOES NOT "BURN" WHEN THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITH LOW FUEL LEVEL!!! I GOOGLED THE FAILURE AND CAME TO YOUR RECALL 05V155000 AND THE GM 05027 BUT GMC DOES NOT HONOR IT FOR MY VIN NUMBER??? WHAT IS SURPRISING IS THAT WHEN WE BOUGHT THE NEW PUMP FROM THE DEALER THEY HAD THE "UPGRADED" ACDELCO ONE ON THE SELF BUT OTHER THAN THAT I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM ACCORDING TO OUR VIN NUMBER!!! SO I THOUGHT THAT IF EVERY GMC OWNER REPORTS HERE MAYBE THEY WILL GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER THERE IN GM AND INSTALL SOMETHING OF A BETTER QUALITY FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IN THEIR $40K VEHICLES!!! A VERY UPSET BUT LOYAL GM OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10240211
Incident
Aug 25, 2008
Mileage
120,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 16, 2006

MY 2000 GMC YUKON STARTED LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL PUMP INTO THE ELECTRICAL OF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS COULD BE SERIOUS AND COULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO EXPLODE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE DEATH OCCURS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10152853
Incident
Mar 5, 2006
Mileage
94,800 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 7, 2005

- INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS EVERYTIME THE GAS TANK IS FULL - ANYTIME THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN OR IN PARK IT SHOWS THE EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER A BUMP OR SOMETHING. - I LOOKED ON LINE AND I NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN ALREADY A SERVICE RECALL ISSUED BUT NOT FOR THE YUKON, ITS FOR THE YUKON XL HOWEVER I CONTACTED GMC AND I EXPLAINED THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE XL, THERE RESPONSE WAS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THE YUKON. WITH IN MIND THAT BOTH OF THESE VEHICLE LINES USE OR SHARE MOST OF THEIR PARTS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10141914
Incident
Aug 11, 2005
Mileage
78,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 30, 2004

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. *MR ALL THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. THIS SAME PART WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACE AT GM BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10074331
Incident
Aug 1, 2004
Mileage
76,200 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 17, 2003

TANK ASSEMBLY FILLER NECK LEAKED FUEL. AS A RESULT, A STRONG ODOR SEEPED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10051640
Incident
Dec 1, 2003
Mileage
72,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Oct 8, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THIS WAS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE, WHICH COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID
10042542
Mileage
30,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Sep 20, 2002

I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED GAS FUMES IN THE CAB. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE SUV AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE DRIPPING OFF THE ENGINE ONTO THE GROUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (WHICH COULDN'T FIX IT ON A SATURDAY SO WE HAD TO STAY IN TOWN TWO EXTRA DAYS UNTIL MONDAY AND RENT A CAR, BUT THEY WERE FAST ON MONDAY) . I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NOT A COVERED REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD , BUT MORE CONCERNING WAS THAT THEY COULD OFFER NO EXPLAINATION AS TO WHAT HAD CAUSED THE LEAK. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND INJURED OR KILLED ME OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY. I HAVE EMAILED GMC ON THEIR WEB SITE TODAY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS IT COULD BE LIFE THREATNING.*AK

NHTSA ID
767487
Incident
Sep 7, 2002
Fuel system
Filed May 3, 2002

ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK WHEN IT STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER, FUEL PUMP INTAKE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID
8009094
Incident
Apr 26, 2002
Fuel systemVisibility
Filed Dec 13, 2001

BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS FAILED. I HAVE TWO YUKONS AND THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH TRUCKS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ON ONE OF THE TRUCKS AND THE SECOND TRUCK IS ACTING UP INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THEIR TRUCKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
755592
Incident
Nov 21, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Nov 6, 2000

THIS IS THE SECOND GAS TANK THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE IN THREE MONTHS. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED AT THE NECK OF THE TANK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND.*AK

NHTSA ID
735825
Incident
Nov 4, 2000

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