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2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500 Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500 right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 1 owner complaint is on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500.

2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500 owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500, describing incidents dated January 14, 2011.

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Power Train 1 complaint

The complaint on file reports 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10378307 · Filed January 23, 2011
THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BY GM. MY UNCLE HAS A 2008 GMC YUKON XL 4WD. WHEN IT IS PUT IN PARK IT WILL ROLL AWAY ON ITS OWN. WE FIRST NOTICED IT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, BUT THOUGHT IT HAD TO BEEN THAT IT WAS ON ICE OR SOMETHING AND IT ROLLED ABOUT 40-50 FEET BACK. WELL LAST SATURDAY I WAS HELPING TO…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500 in 2 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Engineering Analysis EA08-010: NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
Closed September 8, 2008
- Recall 08V-441
Preliminary Evaluation PE08-010: NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
Closed June 12, 2008

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500 right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 GMC Yukon XL 2500.

Power Train

ODI #10378307

1 injury

Incident: January 14, 2011 · Filed: January 23, 2011

THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BY GM. MY UNCLE HAS A 2008 GMC YUKON XL 4WD. WHEN IT IS PUT IN PARK IT WILL ROLL AWAY ON ITS OWN. WE FIRST NOTICED IT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, BUT THOUGHT IT HAD TO BEEN THAT IT WAS ON ICE OR SOMETHING AND IT ROLLED ABOUT 40-50 FEET BACK. WELL LAST SATURDAY I WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD GROCERIES OUT OF IT WITH MY MOM AND UNCLE. JUST AS I PULLED THE LAST BAG OUT IT ROLLED BACK. I SEEN THE TIRES ROLLING. IT ALMOST RAN ME OVER, BUT I MOVED JUST IN TIME TO HAVE IT KNOCK ME ON TO MY KNEES. WELL THE DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN AND IT CAUGHT ME AND DRAGGED ME ABOUT 40-50 FEET. WELL THE TAIL GATE HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD THEN THE DOOR GOT MY ARM PRETTY GOOD. I AM NOW GOING TO THE DOCTOR FOR THIS. TODAY, WE MOVED IT TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO AND SURE ENOUGH IT DID IT RIGHT AWAY AS TO WHERE BEFORE IT WOULD TAKE 15-20 MIN. IT WAS JUST PARKED, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT ROLLED AWAY AGAIN. WHEN IT DRUG ME BEFORE, I GOT IN IT AFTERWARDS AND IT WAS IN PARK. NOT A DRIVER ERROR AT ALL. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE 2 OTHER STORIES SIMILAR TO THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS ISSUE IF IT IS NOT DEALT WITH. IF IT WOULD OF RUN OVER ME, I WOULD OF DIED AND IT CAME [XXX] CLOSE. WE ARE GOING TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT MONDAY TO TAKE IT IN. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, LIKE WHERE WHEN AND SO ON? IT LEFT ME IN PRETTY WELL CONSTANT PAIN FROM PUTTING MY BACK AND NECK OUT OF PLACE AND MY ARM HURTS ALL THE TIME. SO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *LN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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