RoadVitals

2004 GMC Yukon Visibility Problems

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

Data refreshed

Visibility 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.
8
Latest Jan 16, 2018
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 158 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 windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 GMC Yukon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 visibility

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

Visibility
Filed Jan 16, 2018

ACTUATORS STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY TO CONTROL A/C AND HEAT IN VEHICLE WHEN TURNED ON. IF A/C IS TURNED ON, IT MAY RUN FOR AWHILE THEN TURN TO HEATING CYCLE ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR THE OTHER. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT. IF HEAT IS CALLED FOR IN WINTER, I.E. TO DEFROST WINDOWS, THE HEAT MAY OR MAY NOT RUN OR IF RUNNING MAY TURN TO A/C. MANY TIMES IN WINTER THE HEAT TURNS TO A/C AND THERE IS NO HEAT ENTERING THE VEHICLE. NOTED THERE WERE NUMEROUS GMC VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS LATE AS 2015 WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET.

NHTSA ID
11063006
Incident
Jul 6, 2016
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Aug 22, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, WATER ENTERED THE HVAC SYSTEM AND CAUSED THE BLOWER RESISTER MODULE TO CORRODE. AS A RESULT, THE WIRING HARNESS HEATED UP, WHICH COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA ID
10897590
Incident
Jul 22, 2016
Mileage
145,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 4, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE WINDOW FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID
10630740
Incident
Sep 13, 2010
Mileage
60,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Aug 6, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT-GATE WINDOW DETACHED AFTER THE LIFT-GATE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

NHTSA ID
10469365
Incident
Aug 5, 2012
Mileage
102,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 29, 2007

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 AT 45 MPH CONDENSATION BEGAN TO BUILD UP ON THE WINDOW, THE CONTACT TURNED THE DEFROSTER ON, BUT IT DID NOT OPERATE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC , WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE HEATER CONTROL NOT DIRECTING THE HEAT UP TO THE WINDOW. *AK

NHTSA ID
10181003
Incident
Nov 24, 2006
Mileage
18,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 8, 2007

THE CONTACTS STATES THAT IT WAS 32 DEGREES TODAY AS SHE LEFT OUT FOR WORK. SHE STATES THAT WHILL DRIVING ALONG SHE ENGAGED HER REAR DEFROST. WHILE DRIVING ALONG DOING 55MPH SHE SAYS THAT WHOLE BACK WINDOW BUSTED OUT.

NHTSA ID
10178109
Incident
Jan 8, 2007
Visibility
Filed Dec 13, 2004

WHILE PARKED THE REAR GLASS WINDOW EXPLODED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10103609
Incident
Nov 21, 2004
Mileage
17,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Nov 22, 2004

WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB......THIS YUKON WAS A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE IN COLLIERVILLE, TN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10101473
Incident
Nov 21, 2004
Mileage
17,000 mi

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .