NHTSA Complaint #11578813 — 2018 GMC YUKON XL POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11578813
Vehicle	2018 GMC YUKON XL
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	April 23, 2023
Date Filed	March 22, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Vehicle started accelerating and loosing power randomly on highway traffic in [XXX] . Sudden jerking behavior was very dangerous and unpredictable and non controllable upon investigation at the shop, mechanic found it was transmission issue, clutch was slipping and engaging randomly, had to pay over $5500 out of pocket to rebuild the Transmission As GMC had recall for same issue for different year Yukon but not for 2018. This should be part of recall as it can be very dangerous and life threatening situation specially on highway speed. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.

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