2023 GMC Yukon XL Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 4%of 226 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 22,025miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2023 GMC Yukon XL, 4% of the 226 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 22,025 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I recently purchased my vehicle and after already transporting my family of 5, including my newborn child for several days, I noticed that my parking sensors were not working and I began receiving a message of my dash that parking assist, rear braking and auto park assist were unavailable. I reached out to GM around 4/4 informing them of the issue and they said they didn't have any recalls or retrofits for my vehicle and advised me to take it to a dealer's service deparment to be reviewed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11518181, filed 2023-04“The onstar module of my 2023 GMC Yukon has failed. This is a wide spread issue with recent model GMC's. There are thousands of reports of the same thing happenings. When an onstar module fails, the vehicle loses its safety features. No lane departure, no collision detection or pre-collision braking, no critical system checks. Even the gas and mileage components stop working correctly.”
NHTSA complaint #11728073, filed 2026-03“The contact owns a 2023 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine seized. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was informed that the repair was covered under an unknown recall repair. The vehicle was released back to the owner; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the vehicle was idling roughly and jerking abnormally. …”
NHTSA complaint #11750659, filed 2026-07, 44,000 miles“While driving in a gravel driveway, the window curtain airbags and the middle console airbags deployed, with no collision what so ever causing injury to the driver and should you have a child this could have been very damaging as the airbags came out in all the way back through the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #11508711, filed 2023-02“The contact owns a 2023 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated that immediately after purchasing the vehicle, the battery failed and was replaced on two separate occasions. Additionally, while driving or reversing, the braking system erroneously activated, causing the vehicle to abruptly stop. During the failure, there were no other vehicles or large objects nearby to cause the Forward Collision Avoidance system to activate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on several occasions, but no failures were found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not yet been contacted. …”
NHTSA complaint #11657153, filed 2025-04, 50 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11023051May 8, 2025This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification sheet to facilitate the questions needing to be answered by the customer…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 5% |
| 2025 | 6 | 21% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 9 | 4% |
| 2022 | 3 | 2% |
| 2021 | 7 | 3% |
| 2019 | 5 | 7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 4 | 1% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2023 GMC Yukon XL
154 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
39 complaintsElectrical system
36 complaintsFuel system
21 complaintsOther or unknown
20 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 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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