2007 GMC Yukon Electrical Problems

Which parts fail

• Instrument cluster/panel
  4
• Wiring › Interior/under dash
  2
• Software
  2
• Ignition › Switch
  1

Components named in complaints (battery, alternator, wiring, ignition, instrument cluster, infotainment).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  817%
• 25k–50k
  510%
• 50k–75k
  715%
• 75k–100k
  1021%
• 100k–150k
  1429%
• 150k+
  48%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2007 GMC Yukon owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The contact owned a 2007 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that after his son parked the vehicle outside near the sidewalk, and turning the off the vehicle, the contact's son exited the vehicle. Approximately 5-10 minutes later, his son's mother informed him that there was smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact's son was then informed by his mother that the vehicle was on fire. The vehicle then became engulfed in flames. The Fire Department was called to the scene and extinguished the fire. During the fire, the vehicle was destroyed and later towed away from the scene. A Fire report was filed, and the contact was informed that the fire was probably an electrical fire. The contact stated that the fire had started on the driver's side front of the vehicle however, the cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. …

The heated seats in my 2007 GMC Yukon Denali caught fire to my car .The fur department came and the fire marshal came out and wrote a report stating it was from the heated seats what caused the fire when I need to I will abtain the report for the fire marshal I'm so glad my son and I were not in the car

While driving the vehicle, heard a clicking/cracking/popping noise, smelled a strong odor of smoke and burning smell from the front passenger side underneath the glove box area. At the same time the widows, mirror, and electric locks on the passenger side of the vehicle would not operate. I stopped the vehicle and turned it off. I started looking down under the glove box area and could still smell a very strong burning smell coming from that area. Also the vehicle would not restart. The vehicle was towed to my local auto repair shop. The mechanic observed the same burning smell conditions and removed the wire box underneath the glove box passenger door area. He observed that all the wires were burnt, to include the metal plate that was burnt and charred from an apparent electrical fire. …

My driver's side electric control panel stopped working abruptly. One morning, I got into my car and immediately noticed a burning smell. I turned the car on and tried to open the window. I was unable to open either the driver's side window or the passenger's side window. Additionally, I was unable to lower the back passenger window and the power door opener was not working on the driver's side. I called my local GMC dealer and they examined the car. They told me that water got into the casing in the electrical switch control panel causing an electrical short. They also stated that this was a problem with Nissan suvs and Isuzu suvs and was the subject of a re-call. However, since my SUV is a Yukon denali, it is not eligible to be fixed under the re-call. …

While driving on surface streets, the yellow ABS warning came on, "stabilitrack" light came on. The warning lights started dinging, the transmission slammed between gears, the lights came and went and the door locks were going up and down continuously. Lost power also, pulled off and shot off engine. Truck would not restart as electrical system was dead. Same thing happened 10K miles earlier. This has happened 2times and the car only has 53,000 miles. Repairs took over 10 days as the engine was not communicating with the car. Replaced engine control module

My engine speed reduced abruptly while traveling speed of 65mph on the freeway. This has almost caused an accident several times. A reduced engine speed, service stabilization track and service traction control signs come on. If I pull over and wait 1 minute it starts and doesn't do again for 15 minutes. Sometimes this doesn't happen for a week. I read forums and it appears to be a faulty throttle body, and only with GM vehicles, but GM fails to request a recall. Some have spent hundreds of dollars to replace, and it still does not fix the problem.

When we purchased the vehicle approx. 3.5 years ago, it had a small crack in the dashboard. Last December, it was noticed that the crack had gotten much bigger, and now a second crack has been noted. This is becoming a major safety concern, as the dash May shatter in a front-end collision with airbag deployment. Upon doing research on;ine, I found that I am not alone. There are thousands of reports of similar issues among similar years and models. Please help me keep my family safe by requiring GM to provide a fix or replacement. Thank you!

Tl contact owns a 2007 GMC Yukon denali. When the contact activated the air conditioning, he smelled a strange odor. He turned off the air conditioning and the engine and exited the vehicle. Five minutes later, the vehicle was in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. There were no injuries. The insurance company has not yet investigated the cause of the fire. The fire department stated that it could have been an electrical fire. The failure mileage was 28,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 GMC Yukon. While driving approximately 75 MPH, the instrument panel gauges became inoperable and the vehicle shut off. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Driving through town when the car started slamming into gear. Right before, the ABS warning light came on and the dash said "stabilitrack disengaged". Car started beeping and lost power. When I was able, pulled over and shut down car. It would not start. Towed it to the dealer and they had difficulty diagnosing. Ultimately replace ip junction box and fp gateway. Same thing happened again 10,000 miles later.

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NHTSA investigations

Electrical complaints in other Yukon years