NHTSA Complaint #10360025 — 2008 GMC YUKON

FIRST OWNER OF A 2009 GMC YUKON HAS HAD 3 DOOR LOCK FAILURES, WHICH NOT ONLY QUALIFIES UNDER THE LEMON LAW, BUT ALSO POSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE FIRST DOOR LOCK FAILED. GMC DOES NOT CONSIDER DOOR LOCKS AS A WARRANTY ITEM OR SAFETY ITEM SO I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE NEXT WEEK, ANOTHER DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE DEALER DID NOT CHARGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. NOW, A THIRD DOOR LOCK FAILED ONLY 10 DAYS AFTER THE LAST REPAIR. WHY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN? MY CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE ALL DOORS WERE LOCKED. DUE TO E FAILURE, THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED UNKNOWINGLY. MY CHILD AND ANY CHILD OR PERSON RISKS FALLING OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. SECONDLY, SHOULD A CAR ACCIDENT OCCUR, UNLOCKED DOORS COULD RESULT IN A DOOR OPENING AND EJECTING THE PASSENGER LEADING TO DEATH. THERE IS A FLOOD OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FOR THIS ISSUE. GMC HAS NOT OWNED UP TO IT, BUT DUE TO THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES, THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND FAULTY ACTUATORS AND THE KNOWN PATTERN FAILURE IN WIRING HARNESS CAUSING THE FAILURES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. *TR