2018 GMC Yukon: engine failure

Filed Oct 13, 2026 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · AR

Odometer Fraud. The contact owns a 2018 GMC Yukon. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 72,499. After three months, the vehicle experienced an engine failure, and a worker at a third-party automotive parts distributor and recycling center discovered that the original engine's mileage was 160,000.

Filed Oct 28, 2025 · Engine · MI

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Engine failure due to lifter failure and bent push rod and needed cam replaced. It is available for inspection. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Could have been catastrophic if I didn't bring in for repair if the engine failed completely while driving. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? YES Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Yes, May 10th.

Filed Oct 5, 2025 · Engine · TN

I was driving on I75 North, just North of Chattanooga. I was in the Center Lane. I lost all power to the vehicle. The engine stopped. I had no power steering, no power brakes, and was in heavy traffic. I managed to shift lanes and get it to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was towed in. Diaganostics were completed by a certified mechanic. The engine had seized. GM has several recalls on this issue. 2018 is not included. However, this is the exact same issue that is happening with 2019 and up. That were recalled. I urge you to order an extended recall to include 2018 vehicles as well before someone gets killed.

Filed Sep 22, 2025 · Engine · OK

My 2018 GMC Yukon blew an engine with only 81,000 miles. Had four shops including (2 GM dealerships) look at the vehicle, pictures, and findings and concluded the engine had blown. The vehicle had began running very rough while driving down the road at 45mph. The CEL showed a misfire in cylinder one. The spark plug was pulled and soaked in oil. A borescope was put down the hole and found oil pooled on top of the piston. The engine has blow by the piston rings and the cylinder wall was scorn. Four shops. Four results. New engine needed. A quick google search of the engine (L83) showed multiple open class action lawsuits for this exact situation. The cause of the problem is the active fuel management system that GM created. When I contacted GM for assistance at the recommendation of the dealerships (which they have seen an increase in these engine blowing with low miles) I was informed by GM/GMC that they would look into it and could not guarantee assistance. Fast forward a couple of days I was contacted and made perfectly aware that I was 991 days outside and 21,000 miles out of warranty but they would offer “assistance” in the amount of 10% of the total cost. Four shops, four quotes for an engine replacement ranging from $14,750-$17,000 and GM was only offering $1,475-$1,700. Absolutely terrible. With multiple open class action lawsuits, stop sales, and well documented issues. I expressed disappointment and requested assistance to prevent having to seek litigation. I was told “if that’s what you want to do, you will need to talk to our legal department” and told there’s nothing they can do. Will not buy nor recommend anyone buy a GM product. They don’t respect or care for their customers.

Filed Aug 18, 2025 · Engine · CT

Vehicle (engine) shut off while driving on highway. Would not restart. Had vehicle towed from highway to repair shop. No check engine light ever came on. The engine was replaced and old one had to be returned in order to avoid paying a $5,000 core charge. I found out after replacing the engine that GM issued a recall but I read it starts with 2019 models and only reimbursement for original owners. I purchased this vehicle from a GM dealership in CT (Scranton of Vernon) in 2022 with approx 52,000 miles.

Filed May 12, 2025 · Engine · MI

While stopped and isling, the engine shut off and would not restart. had I been moving, steering, braking, etc would have been compromised. Repair facility identified catastrophic engine failure at 48k miles on the vehicle.

Filed May 2, 2025 · Engine · IL

Abrupt engine failure associate with connecting rod - very similar to current t recall on 2021-2024 Yukons.

Filed Apr 16, 2025 · Engine · KY

For about a week my engine seemed to be bogging down. I thought maybe it was bad gas purchased that week . I was traveling on [XXX] in Ky a day later as I do everyday . My state speed limit is 70 mph, suddenly my car was bucking and felt like the engine was going to stall and speed immediately went from 70mph to 20 and a huge plume of white smoke came out of the tailpipe and check engine light came on . I was terrified I could have been killed or killed somebody else. I was able to get the car to my mechanic who diagnosed it as cylinder 4 complete fail this vehichle has AFM ( active fuel management ) lifters get stuck , loss of power and engine failure. It cost me 11k for a new engine. And car rental for 1k . After doing research, I was able to find that some vehicles from 2014 to 21 including mine Cadillac GMC Chevrolet among many other vehicles with AFM active fuel management had issues GM knew about this failure and that they engines were defective during production and sold the vehicles anyways upon further investigation because GM was aware of this They were offering to replace the vehicle if it was under warranty or the engine several states Atlanta in California have lemon laws for this. Unfortunately my state does not when I call GM to request a refund since they were aware that the engines should not have been sold while they were defective. They told me because I took it to my mechanic it was out of their hands. There was nothing they can do. . This is not acceptable. They have put consumers lives at risk knowing these engines were defective and decided to sell them anyways I want to know why there was not a lemon law at the beginning and how do I go about getting my money back for the cost of this engine.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Mar 20, 2025 · Engine · CA

My car was taken in for service in early January 2025 after just being serviced in November. The engine was making a ticking noise. The check engine light was not on, and appeared to be running fine otherwise so we drove it in for service. We were told upon inspection that the cam and lifters needed replacement, but we pushed for further inspection which found the car needs an entirely new engine, at the advice of multiple inspectors and the service department of two dealerships. Initially, the extended warranty company told us they would replace the entire engine instead of just the cam and lifters. Then they came back and said since we drove it in for repair rather than having it towed, they would not cover it. At the advice of multiple parties, it has been found this engine has so much metal in it, they've never seen anything this bad before. It is impossible it was due to driving it the 5 miles to be serviced. We have requested pictures and documentation about their findings and they are refusing to provide us with them. We have filed a dispute with the insurance company and they are not helping us.

Filed Mar 1, 2025 · Engine · GA

As we were driving, without warning, the engine started to rumble and clank. We had to pull off the road in a neighborhood and have it towed to the dealership. Thankfully, we were driving on side/neighborhood roads at the time. If this would have happened on the highway it could have been very dangerous. They'll dealership said it was unsolvable and we needed to purchase an entirely new engine.

Filed Jan 17, 2025 · Engine · TX

Without any warning while driving on the interstate the vehicle became disabled and released smoke. After being towed to dealership for diagnostics we were informed of engine failure. No warning on that day at time of the very dangerous event or prior warning of any engine related issue. All maintenance and service records are on file with GMC dealership. We requested our service advisor with Ewing Buick GMC to contact GM regarding this matter. We were told they reached out but that GM offered no assistance. After some research it does appear there are several issue reported concerning no warning engine failure with the GMC Yukon. This was a significant safety risk since the vehicle displayed no warning signs of any engine problem. It goes without saying the financial impact related to the very unexpected engine failure in a 2018 vehicle. Thanks in advance for your review and consideration regarding this safety matter.

Filed Jun 29, 2024 · Engine · SD

Possible cam shaft or lifter failure. The engines power greatly reduced speed and sputtered which significantly slowed the vehicle down and could have caused and accident. It has been inspected by a certified GMC service shop. There was a check engine light on and it was supposed to be all fuel injectors, that didn't solve the problem the shop kept on digging and digging and said that they don't know if it is the cam or lifter. It is my understanding that this is a very common issue amongst these vehicles and puts alot of people upside down and out of a vehicle due to this issues. The service shop said that a new engine would cost up to $20k and it could take 4 weeks to 4 months to get the new engine in. They are back ordered because so many people are going through this issue. The service shop also said that they didn't know exactly when the engine would come in.