2002 GMC Yukon XL problems
The 2002 GMC Yukon XL has 114 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (33%) concerns brakes. After that come steering (11%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 114 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 97 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 97 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 62,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (32 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the GMC Yukon XL with enough data (81 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
I swerved to miss a deer and I hit a tree running 47 MPH and my air bags didn't deploy and no one can tell me why. My husband and I were very lucky but why didn't the air bags deploy? My husband was out of work for 5 months due to torn ligaments in his shoulders and still has to have surgery.
Firestone tire exploded while driving speed limit too lake havasu, az, may 28, causing erratic control of vehicle. Appears sidewall dislodged from tire and and tread dislodged from base tire framing. Tire info: firestone wilderness le - p265/70r16 111s m/s; tubeless; other number on side of tire: dd726g g09r (e4) 027680 DOT 8 x 72 wl2 .damaged area shows a number ?4601? (? = denotes unknown numbers if anyin these places) damage to undercarrage of vehicle as well to the wheel well.
Promblems started at 16,471 steering started rattling,and felt loose,dealer looked at & lubricated intermediate shaft along with downshifting on its own ?? 12/05/02. At 20226 02/20/03 still having promblems with transmisson clunking between shifting points r/r and greased splines at transmission,along with harmonic noise comming from running boards,tighten up running boards,transmissinon was also slipping & they reset transmission adaptives, 09/04/03 still having promblems with transmission clunking at shift…
2002 GMC yukon xl fuel pump failure. Ecmb fuse was blown which runs the fuel pump. Fuel pressure was found at 24 psi. This engine requires 55-62 psi. Current draw on the pump is at 9 amps. This is way too high. Truck was started after replacing fuse, but runs badly and stalls out. Truck is not under warranty, because the dealership filled out wrong paperwork at the time of purchase. The contract was denied because of this error. Cost for replacing fuel pump is $950.00. Truck is still not fixed. Jb