2000 GMC Yukon XL problems
The 2000 GMC Yukon XL has 77 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (42%) concerns brakes. After that come fuel system (14%) and tires (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 77 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 51 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 69,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 69,000 miles (25 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the GMC Yukon XL with enough data (57 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My GMC yukon xl has braking and fuel system problems, I have had 1 accident because of the yukons brakes deactivating while hitting a small bump on the street while trying to avoid the accident. I have contacted GMC and all they said is they would offer me a 1,000 rebate on the next purchase of another vehicle, although they advertised this defective product on ("cnn") along with the other defects. There has been other hidden recalls on this vehicle and the manufacturer did not properly tell or notify me.
Attorney is writing on behalf of clients, while driving 40MPH in rainy and foggy weather, vehicle ran off the road hitting an embankment with the front of the vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. Driver's face struck steering wheel sustaining facial injuries. Inspection of vehicle found that a coil in the steering column was not connected which was the cause of the airbag not deploying. Photos attached.
The vehicle would stall without warning. Typically, the stall would occur while the vehicle was cold, or during turns at intersections-going from one roadway to another. Dealers response has been a "dirty throttle body," code j5485
On my 2000 GMC yukon xl, a computer module for the antilock brake system is defective and goes out causing a small electric motor to stay on running the battery down. The fuse for the anti-lock braking system must be removed, thus disabling the anti-lock braking system to keep the battery from dying. This has already happened twice on my vehicle and also to many others with 1999-2002 yukons. GMC knows of the problem but refuses to correct it.