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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2007 GMC Yukon XL Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
5%of 97 total for the year
Median mileage
75,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2007 GMC Yukon XL, 5% of the 97 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 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.

“Accelerating to pass a slow vehicle 40mpr in a 60mpr zone, while accelerating the powertrain failed no power in drive. While coasting on the shoulder I tried shifting to other gears - received power on second gear however rubbing noise and hardly any power. Luckily my dealer was within a mile of where this failure occurred and limped to the dealer in second gear at 25mpr.”

NHTSA complaint #10506062, filed 2013-04, 100,000 miles

“While picking up my children from school the engine started backfiring,pulled the car over and put into park idle completely unstable, traction control service light came on engine light came on. Hard shift on transmission. Totally disappointed. Took it to the dealership for a diagnosis they say the lifters are bad and are no longer covered under warranty. Quoted me 2700.00 to replace 2 lifters so not acceptable this car does not even require a tune up until 100000 miles. Explained that to the service rep and he came back with a different quote telling me they would be willing to cover half. …”

NHTSA complaint #10568651, filed 2014-03, 52,000 miles

“I went to the mall yesterday and my car stared shaking the mall is 4 miles away from my house. I was driving through this intersection on the way home and I heard a horrible pop and saw something fly in the air and fall off of my car. It was the driver shaft and that part was laying in the road about 4 feet long and if someone would have ran over it I believe it could have caused injury to someone. This car has had so many issues. From tail lights going out at one time, the door knob falling off, the arm of the seat broke and now the head light just went out. …”

NHTSA complaint #10437306, filed 2011-11, 75,000 miles

“In June 2021 at approximately 168,000 miles the engine suffered catastrophic engine failure while driving. I was forced to replace the engine at my cost as it was out of the original warranty. I was told the cause of the engine failure was due to low oil pressure over an extended prior of time from worn engine bearings which resulted in a dropped value in cylinder #7 and #8.”

NHTSA complaint #11639088, filed 2025-01

“In these vehicles between two thousand and five and two thousand and seven are constantly, such as my vehicle, low oil pressure and lower rod bearing failure constant is which what I have and due to wiring cruise control becomes no good because of computer failure. I cannot afford to fix the lower rod bearings and notice that you have already a recall for trucks, twenty twenty one and up.But this problem has been ongoing from gm since twenty twenty five or more. I also took my vehicle in for an airbag recall.And after that, I still have an airbag light on after they fix the airbag recall.0”

NHTSA complaint #11705569, filed 2025-12

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202625%
202527%
20241216%
20233917%
20223319%
20214921%
20201328%
20191522%
2018916%
20173624%
20163316%
20153511%
201218%
201149%
200914%
200823%
200755%
200616%
200537%
200445%
200333%
200299%
200143%
200023%

Other parts of the 2007 GMC Yukon XL

Air bags
58 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Engine
10 complaints
Body and structure
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints
Electronic stability control
5 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
4 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 GMC Yukon XL

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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