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2022 GMC Yukon problems

The 2022 GMC Yukon has 269 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (46%) concerns engine. Next are electrical system (12%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
269 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Engine 47% of complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 43 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

Complaints by mileage, 2022 GMC Yukon Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 43 complaints that include mileage. 74% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles12
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 43 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 44,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 46,000 miles (23 complaints with mileage).

Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2022 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 33 model years of the GMC Yukon with enough data (269 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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 engine catastrophically failed and caught on fire. This was the second engine that was related to the recall that was replaced once at 21,000 miles

September 2026 Fire

The contact owns a 2022 GMC Yukon. The contact stated when she used the remote start function and entered the vehicle to complete the start sequence, she depressed the start button and the vehicle turned off. The contact stated that she attempted to use the start button and the vehicle would not start. The contact attempted to use the remote start feature and later tried her cell phone start app, the vehicle would not start.

Reported at 6,000 miles, October 2022

The contact owns a 2022 GMC Yukon. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was a clicking sound coming from the vehicle and the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was jumpstarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for routine maintenance; however, the contact asked for the vehicle to be diagnosed. The dealer stated that the failure was not yet determined. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with starter failure.

Reported at 38,000 miles, January 2024

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