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GMC Yukon XL 2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 61 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the GMC Yukon XL 2500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints61Top: Service brakesSafety recalls02000–2011 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

GMC Yukon XL 2500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Yukon XL 2500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2007Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls2006Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/10018 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common GMC Yukon XL 2500 problems

All model years combined: 61 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes131
Electrical system111
Engine and engine cooling100
Service brakes, hydraulic61
Engine50
Power train51
Fuel system, gasoline40
Structure30
Air bags20
11 other systems161
0 recalls

GMC Yukon XL 2500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

6 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Yukon XL 2500

  1. Interior Door Handle Laceration RiskEA10004 · 2007 · closed Jul 18, 2011
    No recall
  2. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · 2007–2008 · closed Sep 8, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-441
  3. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE08010 · 2007–2008 · closed Jun 12, 2008
    No recall
  4. TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILUREEA07013 · 2002 · closed Sep 12, 2008
    No recall
  5. TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILUREPE07025 · 2002 · closed Sep 14, 2007
    No recall
  6. CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALLEA06016 · 2001 · closed Nov 9, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-521