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1995 GMC Yukon problems

The 1995 GMC Yukon has 117 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (25%) concerns brakes. Next are seats (23%) and electrical system (9%).

At a glance

Complaints
117 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Brakes 25% of complaints
Crashes and fires
6 and 4
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

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%.

  • Brakes 25%
  • Seats 23%
  • Electrical system 9%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 9%
  • Fuel system 5%
  • Seat belts 3%
  • Engine 3%
  • Lighting 3%
  • Body & structure 3%
  • Suspension 3%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 33 model years of the GMC Yukon with enough data (79 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.

When attempting to manuever to avoid collision from vehicle crossing line, driver lost control hitting tree @ 50 MPH. No air bag deployment. Tt

April 1995 CrashInjury

While driving vehicle turned left, would not turn back to right, put on brakes and ABS brakes failed to catch, vehicle hit telephone pole, air bag did not deploy.

November 1996 CrashInjury

Adjusted power mirrors and the electrical wiring shorted out and caused a fire which destroyed the door, the dash, and part of the seat. If my wife hadn't gotten out of the car, she would have been burned, if not killed

Reported at 92,465 miles, June 2002 Fire

Experiencing a rather high pitched rubbing noise in the passenger compartment when turning the steering wheel. Particularly bad when backing up.

Reported at 74,000 miles, August 2003

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