New Hybrid owner

[jimmystartup]

Hi folks,

I'm new to the forum and to GMC ownership. We just picked up a 2008 Yukon Hybrid over the weekend and hope to enjoy it for years to come. At first glance I'm pretty impressed with the quality of the vehicle. We traded in our 2006 Jaguar XJ8 and the Yukon has nearly as nice of a ride on the highway. With a growing family and an RV to tow the other vehicle wasn't cutting the mustard.

I've been perusing the forum and will try to keep the dumb questions to a minimum. One thing I'm wondering is if there is a source where I can look up my VIN to see if all factory recalls and major TSB's have been addressed?

I also noticed a sound from behind the Radio/Nav system when the vehicle was turned off and sitting quietly in the garage. After googling around it might be the Navigation cd running when I open the door but was hoping someone could verify that for me.

Looking forward to digging into the forum more. There seems to be a lot of well informed members here.

Cheers,
Peter

 

[zach2011]

The noise you hear is the navigation system reading the disc. It does this whenever you do basically anything to the vehicle.

 

[jimmystartup]

The noise you hear is the navigation system reading the disc. It does this whenever you do basically anything to the vehicle.

Thanks. I was a bit unnerved by it but after some searching it sounds like it is completely normal.

 

[stevek]

Yep, just the nav disc, nothing to worry about! Enjoy your hoe! If you head to the dealer, they should be able to run your vin and check the TSB and recalls. If there is a recall (voluntary and required) I believe they're required to follow it before they sell

 

[mike1944]

Congrats and welcome.

 

[jimmystartup]

Called the dealer, gave 'em my VIN and everything came back A-OK. The guy I spoke with made a point of letting me know I had a five year, 100,000 powertrain warranty. Not sure why, I thought that was standard?

 

[Bam]

Welcome to the site....Let's see some pics of the Yukon.

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

Welcome!

 

[jimmystartup]

Finally got around to taking some pictures. Just removed the HYBRID stickers today. I think the next step is an HID conversion

OK - let's try Photobucket

 

[zach2011]

Use tinypic.com or photobucket.

 

[Ed Blown Vert]

White actually looks pretty good. Now for some new wheels.

 

[regisphilbin]

I didn't mean to hijack the thread but I've put a deposit down on a used 2008 yukon hybrid as well and wanted to get feedback from those who own them what they thought.

 

[phileaglesfan]

Called the dealer, gave 'em my VIN and everything came back A-OK. The guy I spoke with made a point of letting me know I had a five year, 100,000 powertrain warranty. Not sure why, I thought that was standard?

I think the hybrid parts are 8 years/100k also. Congrats and welcome!

 

[nvedamuthu]

VIN Checks

I work for GM and I know of a site where you can check the VINS. Just ordered a 2011 Yukon Denali Hybrid brand new and checked the VIN. I found out that there were some software errors for the parking sensors and 4wd that got fixed. Should be useful for anyone ordering a vehicle. I'll post the site once I figure out whether you need an employee ID for it.

 

[eanmizell]

Welcome fellow white hybrid owner! Mine is also a 2008, but it is a tahoe. Definitely need to get some new wheels on that baby though. Congrats and enjoy the forum!