1999 GMC Yukon SLE review from North America
"My lawn mower is more reliable"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The head gasket went at about 13,000 miles.
The transfer case needed rebuild at 21,511 miles.
I needed three (3) transmissions in the truck, they seemed to last 10,000 miles on average.
Two fuel pumps failed on the truck, the first went bad at 17,000 miles and the other soon after that due to the improper installation of the first pump.
The radiator sprung a leak at 20,000 miles.
General comments?
I know what your thinking, three transmissions? That guy must have beat that truck to death! But each time the transmission failed, it was for something different, unrelated to the previous failure. I found out that GM uses the "good" transmission parts from the other broken transmissions to make one "new rebuilt" transmission. So that was probably the problem, and the transfer case failure might have been caused by one of the transmission failures, but no one was sure. The Yukon left me stranded four times-once in the middle of nowhere in Arizona. Not a fun vehicle to own and make payments on.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.7 liter Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 35900 miles |
| Previous car | GMC Pickup |
| Date of Entry | 15th March, 2003 |