2019 GMC Yukon engine problems
71 of the 126 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 GMC Yukon name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 544 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 71 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 38 · 2026: 24
Half of the 25 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 65,000 and 117,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
126 complaints in all about the 2019 GMC Yukon, 24 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: GMC Yukon engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Engine lights and all other warning lights came on, and lost total power in engine while driving. Engine knocked bad and had to limp to a repair center to check out engine problem. Service department says total engine failure at 72k miles, no warning.
Driving home from work, with no signs my oil pressure guage dropped to zero and RPMs went to zero and I had to pull over in full on traffic going 70mph with my boat hooked to my 2019 gmc yukon denal almost causing me to wreck. Towed vehicle and boat to closest towing service and then took vehicle to mechanic and the engine was seized up
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal banging sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with catastrophic engine failure. The dealer determined that the engine needed to be replaced.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, her husband noticed an abnormal tapping sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, who determined that the drive belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred.
Vehicle began idling rough then check engine came on. Acceleration would then vary while driving. Took to GM dealership and they said lifters, head gaskets and cam shaft are bad. The charge to repair is $7,736. Saw GM just did a “voluntary “ recall for this same issue on year models starting 2021-2024.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications544 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0300 B3055 B3060 B3935 P0308 P0442 P0455 P050D
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 GMC Yukon names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2019 GMC Yukon?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 71 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (56% of everything owners filed about it), and 544 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2019 GMC Yukon?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 3 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2019 GMC Yukon?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 104,389 miles; half of them between 65,000 and 117,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.