1999 GMC Yukon problems
The 1999 GMC Yukon has 262 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (47%) concerns brakes. Next are steering (8%) and fuel system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 262 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 100 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 | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 28 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 100 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (61 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 23 complaints mention a crash; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 33 model years of the GMC Yukon with enough data (131 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.
Vehicle was traveling at posted speed, when tire belt separated. Belt caught up in fender well and locked both rear wheels, causing vehicle to swerve left and roll several times. My wife and I are fortunate to be alive. Bf goodrich claims no responsibility, due to their inspection of the tire they noted a puncture. I wonder how many thousand of tires out there have a nail or foriegn object in them right now, that will cause the b.f.goodrich tire to fail and cause serious injury or death.
We contacted GMC customer service (victor johnson) and requested an investigation. GMC has now told us that since no one was fatally injured there will be no investigation. How can they do this? My wife has been injured - probably permanently- and we want to know why they did not deploy - as this was a direct frontal impact. I believe that the manufacturer has an obligation to us and is merely playing a game at this point. Is it in our best interest to hire an attorney on the matter or what should we do?
Vehicle was cut off by another vehicle. Had to apply brakes (ABS) quickly, which failed to work. Vehicle then dove into concrete cover. Upon impact, the dual air bags failed to deploy. The seat belt jerked hard on driver, causing bruises. GMC file number 99-153-17801.
When stopping the antilock brake system activates at slow speed greatly increasing stopping distance. Specially when towing my boat. I had a slight fender bender with no injuries. This condition happens daily. My wheel speed sensors were replaced by a dealer. I was told that there was a recall for yukons 2000 and up. Our yukon is a 1999 with the same issue. See NHTSA action number pe05020 and NHTSA campaign id number 05v379000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 GMC yukon. While driving approximately 25 MPH on normal road conditions, the antilock system activated unexpectedly when the brake pedal was slightly depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was related to the brakes. The vehicle was repaired. On ten separate occasions, the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for identical failures.