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2001 GMC Yukon XL 2500 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
11%of 18 total for the year
Median mileage
96,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2001 GMC Yukon XL 2500, 11% of the 18 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Was driving down a stretch of straight road in warrenton, virginia when I went to press the button that changes the display near the odometer from odometer, trip 1 miles, and trip 2 miles. When I reached my hand bumped the ignition switch and everything in the vehicle shut off including the engine, power steering, and brakes. I had no control of the vehicle and it rolled to complete stop down the road we were driving on. Once it came to a complete stop, I restarted the vehicle and everything seemed alright so continued driving, had it looked at, and was told everything was fine. …”

NHTSA complaint #10598507, filed 2014-06, 160,000 miles

“My 2001 xl 2500 has had periodic problems starting and stalling at different times. The starting problem happens about 2 times as often as the stalling problem. They do not happen at the same time. Usually, if it doesn't fire right up you have to wait about twenty seconds and try again. It usually starts the second or third time. The stalling problem is less detectable. It has happened about 4 times total. Each time I was fortunate to be going under 30 miles per hour and able to compensate for the loss of power. …”

NHTSA complaint #10168720, filed 2006-09, 32,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2003556%
2002114%
2001211%

Other parts of the 2001 GMC Yukon XL 2500

Engine cooling
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 GMC Yukon XL 2500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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