2013 Gmc Yukon problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (20) · Structure:body (16) · Power Train (5)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
73 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (4)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V053000 · 692,526 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. G
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V054000 · 1,778,128 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-8
Electrical System 2014-10-01 · campaign 14V614000 · 106,307 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.
Risk: If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GMs number for this recall is 14515.
Power Train:automatic Transmission 2013-01-02 · campaign 13V001000 · 54,686 vehicles
Defect: General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles, manufactured between November 7, 2012, through December 18, 2012, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braki
Risk: As a result, the vehicle may shift from Park with the ignition key removed or the ignition key in the OFF position. The vehicle may also shift out of Park without application of the brake pedal while the key is off. Either of these scenarios may cause the vehicle to roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible vehicle crash and/or injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2013. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463.
Service bulletins (1,729)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-16 · PIT6400A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communications information on an alternative product dealers can use to perform 19-na-255: wax coating on frame peeling, metal shows corrosion/rusting due to issue with getting product from current supplier listed in the bulletin.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,729 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-07-09 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 172,000 mi“odometer fraud. the contact purchased a 2013 gmc yukon. it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. the vehicle was an independent dealer sale. at the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 92,000; however, a diagnostic report at o'reilly's listed mileage as 172,000.…”
2026-02-20 · Power Train · 60,000 mi“the contact owns a 2013 gmc yukon. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the rear tailgate opened independently. the failure had occurred on several occasions. the battery warning light was illuminated. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the vehicle lost automotive power. the contact pulled over to …”
2025-10-11 · Unknown Or Other“steering wheel will not lock when in park and the vehicle is turned off. this is referring to the steering/shifter recall (13v-001).…”
2025-10-02 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 273,000 mi“odometer fraud. the contact owned a 2013 gmc yukon. the contact sold a vehicle to an independent company, pedal.com; however, was advised that the vehicle was sold to an individual and the odometer appeared to be altered. the contact stated that another individual discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. the vehicle was a…”
2025-07-03 · Power Train“vehicle equipped with 6.2l v8 engine. have been experiencing hesitation upon acceleration, decrease in power/reduced performance, trouble starting, abnormal shifting (particularly from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th gear) for about two months. on two separate occassions(once about 1yr ago and the second time about a week ago) during normal use of the ve…”
2024-07-29 · Air Bags“i received a safety recall notice for my vehicle and scheduled an appointment for repair, #n212328790. upon arriving, the dealer advised me there was a very small crack in the dash and if the dash cracked during the removal or installation, gm would not reimburse for any damage to the dash. the default was with the manufacturer and if they didn'…”
2023-11-15 · Air Bags“the issue is that we have to sign off on liability for the dealer to install the new safety airbag to state that we are accepting a cracked dashboard. this is ridiculous and the manufacturer (gmc) should have to replace the dashbboard along with the air bag. …”
2023-07-14 · Unknown Or Other“traction control warning light indicate stabilitrac needs service and is not on. obd code reads bad steering sensor. according to other gm owners online this is a constant problem with these vehicles. many show the repair instructions on line. the warning light has been off and on for some time when car is cool its off when it sets in the sun i…”
2023-06-04 · Unknown Or Other“unknown. truck would not move out of gear as the gear shift was just moving up and down and not catching any gears…”
2023-01-30 · Power Train“stopped at a light and went to pull off when the light turned green and the car would not move at the speed of gas i was giving it coasted into the intersection. i had to turn the car off in the middle of an intersection, restart it and shift back into drive as i got down the road it did the same thing i’ll be in drive and go to apply gas and seem…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.