Interior & seats
Filed Dec 8, 2004
THE METAL PIECE HOLDING THE 3RD ROW SEAT OF MY 2001 YUKON SNAPPED. IT IS AN ALUMINUM PIECE WITH A HARD COAT OF PLASTIC ON IT. I DO HAVE THE PIECE. WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALER TALKING TO THEM, THEY MENTIONED SOMEONE ELSE HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE WAS IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT THEIR SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHLY COMPROMISED. THE THIRD ROW SEATS ARE HARDLY USED, SO WEAR AND TEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10102373
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2004
ElectricalInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jun 23, 2004
VEHICLE HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH SEATBELTS. *MR THE FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT OR RETURN TO POSITION, TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THE REAR SEAT BELT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY POST AND THE MATERIAL ON THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS WEARING OUT. *SC *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10079713
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 24, 2003
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S HOOD FLEW OPEN DUE TO THE HOOD LATCH BREAKING.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S HOOD LATCH FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE'S OIL CHANGED (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10052210
- Incident
- Aug 17, 2003
Interior & seatsExterior lightingSteering
Filed Oct 13, 2003
HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON SOMETIMES IF STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED, IT WILL HAVE TO MOVE TILT ON STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME ON IN A CERTAIN POSITION ON THE WHEEL AND THE INTERIOR DIAL WILL NOT MAKE THEM COME ON, IF THEY ARE ON AND HIGH BEAMED OR USED IT WILL MAKE THE LIGHTS GO OUT ALL TOGETHER, WILL NOT COME ON UNTIL TILT IS READJUSTED. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10041722
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2003
- Mileage
- 39,000 mi
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Jun 9, 2003
SOME GM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING MY 2001 GMC YUKON, DO NOT COME WITH A DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM. GM HAS WRITTEN, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A "STANDARD" DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM WHEN THERE IS NOT. GM HAS MADE AN APPARENT MISREPRESENTATION, FOOLING CUSTOMERS INTO BELIEVING THAT THE COURTESY DOME LIGHT SYSTEM (WHICH TURNS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN) IS A DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM. I HAVE SEEN OTHER INTERNET COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SYSTEM IN GM PRODUCTS. IT POSES A GRAVE DANGER TO OCCUPANTS. IS THERE LEGISLATION REGARDING A DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM AND CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT GM? BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT CAN OR HAS OCCURRED. A DRIVER ENTERS A YUKON ALONG WITH THREE PASSENGERS. THE DOME LIGHT WILL TURN ON NO MATTER WHAT AT THIS JUNCTURE BECAUSE THE DOORS WERE OPENED, SO THERE WOULD NOT BE CAUSE FOR ALARM AS DOORS CLOSE. ONE OF THE THREE PASSENGERS DOES NOT CLOSE HIS/HER DOOR COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER PUTS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTS THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT TURNS OFF. NO DOOR AJAR WARNING. ANOTHER EXAMPLE: I OPENED A REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY YUKON AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DOME LIGHT TURNED ON, BECAUSE IT IS APPARENTLY A STANDARD FEATURE FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON WHEN A DOOR IS OPENED FOR PEOPLE TO GET IN AND OUT. I THEN PUSHED THE PASSENGER DOOR TOWARDS IT'S HOUSING JUST ENOUGH FOR METAL TO TOUCH METAL (OR THE APPARENT SENSOR), BUT STILL "OPEN" IN THAT, WITHOUT ENGAGING THE DOOR OPENING MECHANISM, I COULD STILL PULL IT OPEN. I THEN ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND CLOSED IT (ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR). I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE DOME LIGHT TURNED OF. ANYONE COULD HAVE PUSHED OR PULLED THE PASSENGER DOOR OPEN. EXAMPLE: I BEGAN BACKING OUT OF MY HOUSE ONE DAY WHEN ONE OF THE DOORS BEGAN TO OPEN. NO DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ON. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON THE OPEN ROAD, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED. THE DOORS ON THIS SUV ARE ALREADY HEAVY, AND IT IS VERY EASY TO HAVE A DOOR AJAR.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10021284
- Incident
- May 30, 2003
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Mar 1, 2002
INTERMITTENTLY DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY BECAUSE IT WILL NOT ALIGN UP TO THE STRICKER PLATE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY SEVERAL DEALERS. MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS, THE DEALER CAUSED THE DOOR TO WARP AND ALSO BEND, THIS IS WHY THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 8004814
- Incident
- Feb 21, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 3, 2001
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS BENT AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACK PUSHES THE DRIVER'S LOWER BACK FORWARD AND APLIES PRESSURE TO HIS LOWER BACK AND KIDNEYS, THE SEAT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE BUT IT STILL APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE LOWER BACK AND WAS IMPROPERLY ALIGNED, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 562366
- Incident
- Jul 14, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 2, 2001
BACK OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOBBLES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT DEFECT CANNOT BE FIXED. DEALER HAD REPLACED TRACKING. IT CORRECTED DEFECT FOR ONE MONTH. PROBLEM HAVE REOCCURED AGAIN. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 891783
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 21, 2000
POWER ADJUSTING SEAT MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING DRIVER TO MOVE FORWARD, AND SEATBACK MOVED FORWARD, WHICH CRUSHED OCCUPANT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. UNABLE TO STOP THE PROCESS. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER'S POWER ADJUSTING SEAT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 875310
- Incident
- Nov 13, 2000
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