2008 GMC Yukon XL: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Apr 14, 2015 · Body · 82,766 miles · AZ · 1 injury

Interior door handles - chrome plating is peeling away from plastic underneath on the front passenger handle. This peeling chrome cuts flesh. It has been recalled on 'some' 2007 models, however, since this is causing injury I believe it should be recalled/replaced on all models with chrome plated handles that incur this problem. It should not matter the year/make/model of the vehicle. This is a defect across the board.

Filed Feb 17, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 97,425 miles · TX

November 13, I went out to start my 2008 yukon and the lights, door locks, and cd player began to flicker and then shut off. The gauges also began to flicker erratically, then the car would not start. Later in the afternoon, my husband and I pushed the car out of the garage and when the yukon went over the lip of the garage into the driveway, the bump caused all the lights, radio, and back dloor latch to come on or begin working. This occurred several other times over several weeks and included the rear door not working or the powerlocks not working with the remote. We took it to driver's automotive in the woodlands, texas, and had them run a diagnostic on the vehicle. The auto repairman checked the battery and cables and said nothing shows up in the diagnostic but eventually they did replace the cbm. We paid $ 718.00 to replace the cbm, trusting that was the problem. The vehicle started up fine for several weeks after that but since december 21, the yukon has duplicated the erratic light flickering, radio and ignition not working, the rear door not opening (using the car remote as well as the power button on front console inside vehicle). In addition, the doors won't lock and the gauges flicker uncontrollably and the vehicle won't start. We are very concerned. A diagnostic says nothing is wrong but with the electrical issues, I am fearful of what could happen.

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Electrical, Locks · WI

2008 gmc yukon xl - 5 door lock actuator failures. All four door locks have failed and now the rear passenger lock actuator has failed for the second time. This is a serious safety issue as you either have to drive with the door unlocked or if locked you risk not being able to get a child out quickly if necessary. I have contacted gm and they referred the issue to my local rep who has denied covering the part, according to my dealer. Many cases of this same failure can be found online and in my case, 5 failures of the same part. I would say this indicates a problem. Why won't gm acknowledge this and offer to fix it? Will it takes tragedy like a child not being able to be removed in an emergency?

Filed Sep 11, 2013 · Electrical · 26,000 miles · AR

I have issues with all four door locks not working, the power seats work sometimes, and my radio / nv system goes on and off.

Filed Jul 27, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · 14,000 miles · NY

Door lock mechanism multiple fails and have found this is widespread among these vehicles. Find it dangerous as you cannot access the interior in case of emergency especially with children.

Filed Dec 26, 2012 · Body, Electrical · 50,000 miles · CA

Driver door will not lock or unlock with the key fob or the door lock/unlock button on the door. This creates a safety concern.

Filed Sep 21, 2012 · Electrical, Locks · WI

We have owned this vehicle since brand new. Three of the door lock actuators from three different doors were defective and had to be replaced at different times during the years of ownership. First the front driver's door, then the front passenger door and finally and recently the rear passenger side door. With the front doors, they didn't always open or lock with the remote control or using the electronic controls causing safety and security problems. The rear passenger door is the same where our younger daughter sits and didn't always lock or unlock causing obvious safety and security concerns. The only way to ensure it locks was to manually lockmor unlock the doors. I am extremely disappointed that I have replaced three of four door lock actuators in the four years we have owned this vehicle. Never before have I owned a vehicle with such an obvious defect that hasn't been covered beyond the warranty when it is a safety problem. My last repair bill was over $160.00. I believe the others occurred during the warranty so those were covered. I am anticipating the last door lock actuator will fail some day, so,far it is working.

Filed Oct 8, 2011 · Body, Electrical · 30,016 miles · FL

The vehicle has had multiple failures of door locking mechanisms. Most recent failure has affected the rear passenger doors which are not keyed from the outside, so only way to unlock is to crawl over seats to unlock. This is a significant safety concern since we have had small children in the rear of the vehicle that can not exit their seats on their own. This could increase the change of bodily injury in an accident and result in extra time needed to extricate people from the vehicle. This appears to be a common problem with this model vehicle and other gm vehicles with the same body style. The dealership has fixed one of the actuators and indicated that they have seen multiple failures, which means gm is well aware of the problem and should issue a recall to fix these clearly defective door locking mechanisms.

Filed Mar 22, 2011 · Locks · SC

2008 yukon xl power door locks breaking. Drivers door went out and was replaced under warranty, now a 58,000 driver side passenger door goes out. It is almost impossible to unlock this door without going around the vehicle and crawling in the passenger side rear door to reach across, the manual lock is at the rear of the door and the doors are so large you cannot reach them. They should have been towards the front of the rear doors. Obviously from all the post here and out on other forums this is a major issue that gm has chosen to ignore. Why not at $300 per fix.

Filed Jan 3, 2011 · Locks · 38,000 miles · LA

I have a 2008 gmc yukon xl - I have had the drivers door and the back door on the drivers side's lock fixed while under warranty, now the passenger side front and back door locks are not working. The only way to unlock these doors is to crawl into the vehicle and manually lock and unlock them.