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2001 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.
9
Latest Aug 23, 2014
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.
5%
of 197 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 2001 GMC Yukon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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

BrakesFuel systemVisibility
Filed Aug 23, 2014

WHEN EXITING MY DRIVEWAY I WENT DOWN THE STREET TO THE STOP SIGN , WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. IT WAS GOOD THAT I WASN'T GOING FASTER. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK ( YOUKON ) TO THE REPAIR SHOP I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE TO THE REPAIR MAN. I GOT HOME AND HE CALLED ME BACK AND ASKED ME TO RETURN TO THE SHOP TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRUCKS PROBLEMS. WHEN RETURNING TO THE SHOP THE TRUCK WAS LIFTED UP AND HE SHOWED ME THE BRAKE LINES AND THE GAS LINES THAT WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . HE ALSO EXPLAINED THE TIME AND LABOR INVOLVED. I WAS SURPRISED OF HOW MUCH LABOR AND TIME WAS INVOLVED TO REPAIR THESE ISSUES . HE SAID THE COST INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR WILL BE ABOUT 2,500. TO 3,000. DOLLARS, THAT IS IF HE DIDN'T COME ACROSS ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10627699
Incident
Aug 14, 2014
Mileage
86,600 mi
EngineFuel systemExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Mar 20, 2006

2001 YUKON TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILED BECAUSE OF ROUGH SHIFTING, SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT SQUEAKS. VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL CONSUMER HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME WHILE FIRE DEPT CLEANED UP SPILL. *TS A SEAL FAILED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT. THE RADIATOR SEAL FAILED. THE HEAD LIGHT LENS WAS LOOSE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10150853
Incident
Mar 1, 2006
Fuel system
Filed Sep 30, 2005

DT: THE CALLER SAID FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. SHE SAID THERE WAS RECALL 05V155000 ON ANOTHER YEAR, BUT NOT THIS MODEL YEAR. DEALER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE CALLER BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID
10138234
Incident
Sep 16, 2005
Mileage
76,600 mi
Fuel system
Filed Sep 27, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED IN MAY 2005 FUEL PUMP FAILED ON 2001 GMC YUKON XL 1500. HE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. WHEN HE PULLED THE OLD ONE OUT HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER. HE CALLED GM, AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD ISSUE A RECALL IN NOVEMBER. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE THAT WAS SIX MONTHS AWAY. *AK

NHTSA ID
10137872
Incident
May 9, 2005
Mileage
77,126 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 8, 2005

DT: 2001, GMC YUKON, VEHICLE HAD GASOLINE LEAKAGE, CONSUMER COULD SMELL LEAK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, AND DEALER RAN TEST T AND HE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER THE TEST. DEALER RESET BUTTON. THIS DID NOT FIX GASOLINE SMELL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER A THIRD TIME, AND DEALER FOUND LEAK IN THE GAS TANK WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED AT CONSUMER' S EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10124585
Incident
Apr 1, 2005
Mileage
69,999 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 10, 2004

WHEN PUMPING GAS IN THE GAS TANK, THE GAS WOULD LEAKS FROM THE FILLER PIPE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAS MELTED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

NHTSA ID
10076049
Incident
Jun 4, 2004
Fuel system
Filed Apr 1, 2004

WHEN DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND PARKED THE VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND SMELLED A GAS ODOR. THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE THE SMELL, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING FAILED, CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. *AK A SMALL LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAKING AT A RATE OF A QUART PER 5 MINUTES AND APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE MECHANIC FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM AROUND THE CONNECTOR WHICH HOUSED WIRES FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10059869
Incident
Feb 24, 2004
Mileage
54,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Sep 12, 2002

VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM TOP OF TANK ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
8018583
Incident
Sep 1, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Jan 5, 2002

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FULE PUMP HAS FAILED. IT'S A BRAN NEW VEHICLE!!!. *AK

NHTSA ID
756450
Incident
Jan 4, 2002

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.

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