2019 Gmc Yukon problems and recalls

52% of owner complaints on the 2019 Gmc Yukon related to the Engine (28 of 54).

54
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
2
Injuries
53.9
Severity index

Severity index 53.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 53.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 61 of 123 by severity index among 2019 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 50% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2019 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 28 complaints (51.9%)28 52%Power TrainPower Train: 12 complaints (22.2%)12 22%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 9 complaints (16.7%)9 17%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 5 complaints (9.3%)5 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (7.4%)4 7%SteeringSteering: 4 complaints (7.4%)4 7%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (1.9%)1 2%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 1 complaints (1.9%)1 2%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE2851.9%
POWER TRAIN1222.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM916.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER59.3%
SERVICE BRAKES47.4%
STEERING47.4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE11.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM11.9%

Complaints filed per year

09182019: 42020: 32021: 12022: 42023: 42024: 52025: 182026: 15 (partial year)192021222324251826
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20194
20203
20211
20224
20234
20245
202518
2026 (year to date)15
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 3.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (27 against 8).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V76100024/10/2019SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RINGGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, whil
26V28900007/05/2026POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, and GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with four-wheel (4WD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), and certain 2015-2020 Suburban, Escalade, Escala

Other Gmc Yukon model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-03. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.