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

Filed Oct 2, 2019 · Electrical · AL

My 2008 yukon has had an electrical mystery for awhile now. When you open the doors the "chime" will be very faint and then the next time it's very loud. The clock resets like the battery has been disconnected after shutting the car off. The door locks will lock and unlock by themselves will I'm driving. I can turn the car off after driving it and it will be completely dead. It wont do anything. You can't lock the doors, turn on the radio, start the car or anything. Almost like it doesnt have a battery at all. Wait 10 minutes or so and slam a few doors and it starts right up. We've replaced batteries, alternators, fuses and taken it to mechanics with no luck. After replacing the battery it will work for several months and then it will do it again. There has to be a short somewhere and after googling it there are 1000 of people having the same problems. We had problems since we purchased the car in 2017 and I'm positive the owner before me had the same issues.

Filed Jun 18, 2015 · Body · 50,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc yukon. While the vehicle was parked, the exterior driver side door handle detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred with the rear driver side and front passenger side exterior handles. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 09/03/15*lj updated 10/25/2017

Filed Apr 22, 2015 · Electrical, Locks · 89,042 miles · LA

Doors locked with remote. 2nd row passenger door behind drivers door failed to actuate with remote or with door locks. Was able to work with the manual lock on the door from the inside to free the door. Once freed, the door failed to return to the closed position and remained stuck until the key fob was pushed. Repeated the lock with the key fob, door still will not actuate to the open position. Child can unlock as this bypasses the child locks on that door. Child could also get trapped in the car-could not be unlocked without manual agitation of the internal locks. Internet is full of his same issue on the same model vehicle. This is a serious hazard.

Filed Oct 8, 2014 · Body · 55,000 miles · SC

The door handles have separated from the vehicle.

Filed Sep 24, 2014 · Locks · 63,073 miles · CA

Door lock actuators. Three of four door actuators are broken and locks must be controlled manually. Gmc wanted 655.00 to fix the two I knew were broken. Gmc is well aware of the thousands of complaints of this defective part. I was not aware the third lock had failed until my son opened a back door and stepped into traffic. I was under the impression his door was locked. All I could do was scream at the top of my lungs in an attempt to keep him from getting hit by traffic. Does it take a death or several deaths before gmc recalls this defective part?!!! This is a serious safety issue when you have a child in the car and should be looked at before an injury of death occur.

Filed May 30, 2014 · Electrical, Locks · CA

Front passenger and rear passenger door locks / latch will not open unless you do it manually. Car had less than 80,000 miles when this took place. This is a dangerous situation specially when an emergency takes place and you need to exit car fast. There should be a recall.

Filed Jan 13, 2014 · Electrical, Locks · 40,000 miles · TX

Door lock failure, driver and rear passenger.

Filed Nov 14, 2013 · Body · 48,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc yukon. The contact stated that the automatic door lock failed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the front, rear driver's side and the rear passenger's side door actuators would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

Filed Jul 17, 2013 · Body · 103,000 miles · WA · 1 injury

Finger was cut by flaking chrome plating on drivers side interior door handle.

Filed Feb 17, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · MO

The passenger door and right side rear door locks have failed. The doors have to be manually locked and unlock. I believe it to be the door lock actuators, as their are numerous complaints about this all over the internet. This is a huge safety issue. I cannot believe this has not been recalled. I have two small children and to not be able to get to them as fast as possible in an emergency is very scary. These automatic door locks are there for a reason gm knows it. I was told the cost would be around $300 per door and many of these people have had to have them replaced multiple times. This needs to be fixed free of charge with quality parts that will not fail!

Filed Dec 23, 2012 · Electrical · 32,524 miles · LA

The problem began when the drivers side door locks began to fail. They will not lock or unlock other than by doing it manually. Over the last several months, both of the rear passenger doors have failed. This situation is very dangerous in the event of an accident. I found this site after discovering several blogs where many gm owners are having the same problem.

Filed Aug 24, 2012 · Body, Locks · TN

Problems with power door locks. Had it with our 2000 yukon, my 1999 sierra, and now our 2008. The 12 volt motor which drives the locks up and down via a screwjack fails. No logical way to just change the motor. The entire assy. Must be replaced @ $153 my nearest dealer. 2nd door to fail on the 2008. Assy is stamped "made in china". This is a recurring problem and should be on a recall.