NHTSA Complaint #11539004 — 2018 GMC YUKON XL POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11539004
Vehicle	2018 GMC YUKON XL
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	April 27, 2023
Date Filed	August 16, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Had transmission issues (slipping, jerking and jumping ), while driving on highway. it will not accelerate when pressing the gas and would accelerate randomly / jumping fast Uphill it wont move forward on drive grar, instead it rolls back, which can hit rear vehicle. very dangerous and not derivable with bad trans as it can lead to accidents. its very common and reoccurring issue with GMC Yukon 2018 (SLT, SLE, Denali, Yukon XL..etc models )

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