Yukon Engine Failure - Buyback?

[KMeloney]

Dealership is about 15 miles from my house. I picked it up Saturday and drove it home. I just turned it on this morning and only made it 3 blocks before the new engine died. At least this time it put itself in Neutral?

This could be the first failure [that I've heard of] that occurred at low speeds. What exactly happened when it failed this time around?

 

[CMoore711]

Years ago we used to talk about these trucks going 200, 300k+

Now apparently 15.025 miles is a stretch. We are going in the wrong direction.

Truly sorry for your ordeal. If it was me i probably would have pushed it into the ocean already, assuming i was not still paying on it.

Agreed. 100%

They’re also every bit of 50%+ to purchase.

Incredible but not surprising. Maybe just a problem during setup

And this sums it up…

The fact that this occurrence isn’t “surprising” is truly quite sad…

 

[Bkihum]

Agreed. 100%

They’re also every bit of 50%+ to purchase.


And this sums it up…

The fact that this occurrence isn’t “surprising” is truly quite sad…

So I had a 2022 Yukon Denali and the engine seized at 21000, 2 months at the dealer and 2nd engine seized during initial start up. That’s why I say it’s not surprising TO ME

 

[CMoore711]

I know I quoted your post @Bkihum, but I’m confident you’re not the only one surprised. Unfortunately

 

[DunzoDenali]

First failure the dash flashed “shift to Neutral” then when I attempted to do so it said “conditions not right for shift”.

Second failure it just stopped, put itself in Neutral, and dash said “Press Start Again”. tried to start it but it just sputtered and clanged.

 

[KMeloney]

First failure the dash flashed “shift to Neutral” then when I attempted to do so it said “conditions not right for shift”.

Second failure it just stopped, put itself in Neutral, and dash said “Press Start Again”. tried to start it but it just sputtered and clanged.

Thanks. How fast were you going when it stopped the second time? (I've only heard of the failure happening at highway speeds.)

 

[blanchard7684]

Was the clanging you heard similar to the first failure?

 

[0x_2a]

My 2023 failed at 18K miles. Two failed lifters. Motor replaced. Then 7 more service visits after due to head gasket leak, valve cover leaks, and exhuast leaks. Opened lemon law case in Ohio (purchase state). 4 months later they responded, offered me $5K cash, argued, they came up to $6.5K cash, I still said no. The replacement block has a loud lifter tick now and I've been to 3 dealerships in the area. The techs hear it and want to fix it, but GM won't approve. Last visit I overhead the call to "GM Internal Tech Level 2", and GM said "it has to throw a code for warranty authorized repair". Ok no code, but a very loud "whack whack whack whack whack". Last time it waited until it threw a rod to throw a code. As of now my lawyer is investigating if we should sue for breach of warranty.

Here's the sound that haunts me to this day (not mine, but exact same) --

 

[jfoj]

@0x_2a

Was the $5k and $6.5k a buyback figure for a 2023? Or was this some form of refund/compensation?

I am sure you can get creative if you had to to get a "Code" to trigger, not that hard, but at the same time, if the engine engine noise is more than fuel injectors or the high pressure fuel pump, this should be enough to investigate and repair. Especially since the engine has already had a fair amount of work by a dealership.

How many miles on the vehicle now?

 

[blanchard7684]

My 2023 failed at 18K miles. Two failed lifters. Motor replaced. Then 7 more service visits after due to head gasket leak, valve cover leaks, and exhuast leaks. Opened lemon law case in Ohio (purchase state). 4 months later they responded, offered me $5K cash, argued, they came up to $6.5K cash, I still said no. The replacement block has a loud lifter tick now and I've been to 3 dealerships in the area. The techs hear it and want to fix it, but GM won't approve. Last visit I overhead the call to "GM Internal Tech Level 2", and GM said "it has to throw a code for warranty authorized repair". Ok no code, but a very loud "whack whack whack whack whack". Last time it waited until it threw a rod to throw a code. As of now my lawyer is investigating if we should sue for breach of warranty.

Here's the sound that haunts me to this day (not mine, but exact same) --

Is that on start up or constant?