At 13,000 miles, both front shocks fell off. At 17,000 and 65,000 (and now at 101,000) total transmission failure. This will be the fourth transmission in this truck which has never towed anything or been loaded with more than 1 or 2 people and few pieces of luggage.
Have replaced alternator three times.
It's a great truck to drive. Good power and comfortable. It has been a nightmare to own, however...not knowing when or where the transmission will quit.
So the front shocks just unbolted themselves and fell off, impressive. The transmission used in this truck is the 4l60E, which is also used in the Corvette, Camaro, and Trans Am. To destroy three of these transmissions you have to be either pulling mobile homes or slamming the truck into park while it is in motion.
I had a 1996 Yukon, the transmission failed at ~60,000 miles. The car was a 4X4 and had never towed anything. I work with two guys whose wives' 1996 Suburbans transmissions failed at around 60-80k miles. My 96 Yukon was delivered to me with 15 miles on it and it was a pile of junk the whole time I owned it. I have a 2000 Tahoe now and it has been on of the best vehicles I have ever owned. I will never buy another GMC product mainly because of the dealer I would have to use for service.
You have a 96' Yukon eh? well like he said, you have to either pull mobile homes or slam it in park while you're moving fot that kind of transmission to fail. Know you own a 00' Tahoe? Same darn thing as a Yukon and made by general motors! just slapped that bow-tie ion it instead of GMC. You've already bought a Yukon, only different label.
If any of you yukon haters have one with a decent body on it, I need one for a project $$??
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