Any concern with buying this first year redesign of the Yukon?

[Serpico6969LC]

Hey All I am in the market for a full-size SUV and obviously love the look at new Tech and space of the Yukon.

I would definitely wait for the a AT4 for off-road version.

I have to be honest I am nervous as you know the old adage of never buying a first year model redesign.

I have always been a Toyota guy and love the durability and reliability. That being said I am open to getting a Yukon.

I am close to buying a Land Cruiser but still entertaining perhaps picking up this rig later this year.

A question to the group, If you were going to keep this car for 200,000 miles would you have any concerns buying the first year?

Any concern with the air suspension that it will last for many years.

How reliable do you think this new version will be?

Thanks for the feedback
Eric

 

[cardude2000]

Hey All I am in the market for a full-size SUV and obviously love the look at new Tech and space of the Yukon.

I would definitely wait for the a AT4 for off-road version.

I have to be honest I am nervous as you know the old adage of never buying a first year model redesign.

I have always been a Toyota guy and love the durability and reliability. That being said I am open to getting a Yukon.

I am close to buying a Land Cruiser but still entertaining perhaps picking up this rig later this year.

A question to the group, If you were going to keep this car for 200,000 miles would you have any concerns buying the first year?

Any concern with the air suspension that it will last for many years.

How reliable do you think this new version will be?

Thanks for the feedback
Eric

I would be concerned to buy the first year of ANY model vehicle. If anyone believes differently just look at recalls for vehicles. 80% of recalls occur during the first two model years.

And despite what some here will tell you, the last gen had pervasive issues (it wasn’t “just a sprinkling”) with buffetting, vibrations and booming that took years to iron out.

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.


We recommend that you put all your rig(s) info in your signature so we all don’t have to guess at year, make, model, engine size, trans, rear axle locker…….etc. While you may have posted pertinent info in your first post, you may forget to do it again and the info is needed by us anyway. Makes it way easier on all members that attempt to help, to have that info right up front. It is also recommended that you take a pic of your RPO codes, on the inside cover of the glove box, and post that image in your signature. All this info will greatly help those that will try to help with a problem.


If there is any other info, like upgrades, mods or recent mechanical/maintenance work done, that would be helpful in any post as well. Too many times a question is asked by the poster and after about 10 responses we find out that the poster has done recent work to attempt to fix the problem or work that was done that SEEMS not related to the problem.

 

[drakon543]

i like hunting down used vehicles that have low mileage and well maintained. generally past all recall problems and other typical issues are well documented and easy to find so i can just deal with it myself. ofcourse im a bit wierd and untrusting of anyone outside my friends circle.

 

[drakon543]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.


We recommend that you put all your rig(s) info in your signature so we all don’t have to guess at year, make, model, engine size, trans, rear axle locker…….etc. While you may have posted pertinent info in your first post, you may forget to do it again and the info is needed by us anyway. Makes it way easier on all members that attempt to help, to have that info right up front. It is also recommended that you take a pic of your RPO codes, on the inside cover of the glove box, and post that image in your signature. All this info will greatly help those that will try to help with a problem.


If there is any other info, like upgrades, mods or recent mechanical/maintenance work done, that would be helpful in any post as well. Too many times a question is asked by the poster and after about 10 responses we find out that the poster has done recent work to attempt to fix the problem or work that was done that SEEMS not related to the problem.

you like tagging that one @PNW VietVet. hes asking about buying a yukon and doesn't seem to have owned a gm so i dont think he actually has any vehicle info to tag yet.

 

[OR VietVet]

you like tagging that one @PNW VietVet. hes asking about buying a yukon and doesn't seem to have owned a gm so i dont think he actually has any vehicle info to tag yet.

I know, but since he is a member and is likely buying one then he has been asked to do that ahead of time.

Hell, we had a member here in another thread that asked about a blower motor speed problem. He said Silverado and was in the 2000-2006 section. His sig stated 01 Z71. I looked up the resistor for the blower motor and deferred to a Tahoe because he asked in the 2000-2006 section and not the "Other Vehicles" section. I told him they may be the same for a Silverado and a Tahoe but could not guarantee because RA also asked about rear a/c. He then volunteered that the 01 Z71 was the Silverado but he did not supply that info in the signature. I get real tired of trying to help a member when we are expected to be mind readers for what rig they are talking about. Any person asking for info should know to supply rig info when asking for help. If they don't know that, then they are beyond help. If I can't get pertinent rig info, unless I have to ask for it, then I am wasting my time with that person. I am just talking about year, make and model and what engine if the question is related to the engine and the same thing about the transmission and so on.


Hell, I am 67 and don't have time to search all over "Hell's Half Acre" for answers to low info questions.

 

[swathdiver]

My Daddy taught me to never buy the first model year but boy oh boy, that new Corvette and the new Yukons and Tahoes and Suburbans would surely put that to the test if I was in the market for a brand new vehicle or two!

One thing of note for you, the engine and transmission are carryovers (5.3 and 6.2 and 10-speed), they are not brand new designs so you can be assured of their reliability and whatever their quirks and faults are, they are well known by now.

 

[OR VietVet]

@drakon543, please be aware that I am not mad at you or even mad at the post you posted. I am just frustrated with lack of common sense with some who ask for help.

I mean "Very Common Sense".

I mean, there is just so many times I want to hear "my bad" from the poster asking for help.

That drives me as nuts as being called, "DUDE". Don't anyone ever do that to my face.

 

[drakon543]

@drakon543, please be aware that I am not mad at you or even mad at the post you posted. I am just frustrated with lack of common sense with some who ask for help.

I mean "Very Common Sense".

I mean, there is just so many times I want to hear "my bad" from the poster asking for help.

That drives me as nuts as being called, "DUDE". Don't anyone ever do that to my face.

haha climbing close to 40 myself and im a aged enough to not get butt hurt over little stuff. i was just pointing out if he does get one we aren't sure what particular version he gets yet.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

haha climbing close to 40 myself and im a aged enough to not get butt hurt over little stuff. i was just pointing out if he does get one we aren't sure what particular version he gets yet.

Getting close to 40??

You're just a pup. Hell you probably still have most of your brain cells and original bones and joints.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

Just list your truck's details in your Signature line, and you'll be fine.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

Pics, please.

 

[OR VietVet]

Getting close to 40??

You're just a pup. Hell you probably still have most of your brain cells and original bones and joints.

Yea, wait till you hit 67 at 6'4" tall and 305 pounds and get up and down from concrete working on a rig that is up on 4 jack stands and trying to help a friend with a repair and they promise to be your "Go Fer" to get tools while you are under the rig and they don't know an open end wrench from a ******' ratchet or a pry bar. Then I have to get up and down to get my own tools out and he wants to talk about inane shit and thinks he's funny. No longer friends and glad of it. My body can't handle that shit no more. I am as good as anyone when I have my tools and am focused on the task at hand but it is hard to put up with stupid when I tell him the exact drawer and the location in the drawer and what it looks like.


"KNOW WHAT I MEAN VERN!"

 

[drakon543]

Getting close to 40??

You're just a pup. Hell you probably still have most of your brain cells and original bones and joints.

my right knee and back would argue that subject lol. older guy i used to work with used to always say its not the age its the mileage. i won't argue i still see myself as younger and more to learn but the mileage has me getting along better with those older than me.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

my right knee and back would argue that subject lol. older guy i used to work with used to always say its not the age its the mileage. i won't argue i still see myself as younger and more to learn but the mileage has me getting along better with those older than me.

LOL

True story, in that you are at the age where things start to 'hurt'. And, yes, its a double whammy when age and mileage are both high numbers at the same time. And, that does not even start to address the voluntary 'unnecessary physical abuse' of the body factor, because of our perceived strength of Hercules and immortality.

@PNW VietVet and I are the same age, and 1 inch and 10 lbs apart, and we are both high mileage. And, I suspect that we are also in the 'unnecessary physical abuse' of the body factor, due to our misguided perceptions of our own immortality.

These days, my metal shoulder and other foreign object implanted into my body remind me daily that I am mortal.

Not complaining, though, just saying.


Sorry @Serpico6969LC . I did not mean to hijack the conversation.

More folks here will chime in, but from my reading the posts in this Forum, I do see a lot of folks who are wary of purchasing a new generation model year truck. If the truck is used, and is at least 3 years old, chances are that new-generation-related problems have been identified, and can be found online.

 

[GreyStone]

My Daddy taught me to never buy the first model year but boy oh boy, that new Corvette and the new Yukons and Tahoes and Suburbans would surely put that to the test if I was in the market for a brand new vehicle or two!

One thing of note for you, the engine and transmission are carryovers (5.3 and 6.2 and 10-speed), they are not brand new designs so you can be assured of their reliability and whatever their quirks and faults are, they are well known by now.

The only thing that worries me about the "new" engines is the switch from AFM to DFM - I sure hope they have that mess sorted.

 

[drakon543]

LOL

True story, in that you are at the age where things start to 'hurt'. And, yes, its a double whammy when age and mileage are both high numbers at the same time. And, that does not even start to address the voluntary 'unnecessary physical abuse' of the body factor, because of our perceived strength of Hercules and immortality.

@PNW VietVet and I are the same age, and 1 inch and 10 lbs apart, and we are both high mileage. And, I suspect that we are also in the 'unnecessary physical abuse' of the body factor, due to our misguided perceptions of our own immortality.

like doing things on ladders you shouldn't do that causes you to fall and twist your knee and land on it hard enough where you damage or rip everything in your knee off. or when i actually thought i was indestructible and tearing the muscles off my spine and ignoring it to my current age so now i have a crooked spine. if i feel this terrible most days when i get to you guys age im going to really be crippled. the ladder was hopefully my last hard lesson but probably wont be.

 

[OR VietVet]

Two steps up on a ladder is it for me. I am afraid of heights and that 3rd step causes me to freeze. I am happy with that. Never been on a roof. When I was in the Navy on that aircraft carrier, I never ever ever looked over the side.

 

[drakon543]

Two steps up on a ladder is it for me. I am afraid of heights and that 3rd step causes me to freeze. I am happy with that. Never been on a roof. When I was in the Navy on that aircraft carrier, I never ever ever looked over the side.

dunno about looking over an aircraft carrier but going up as high as a jlg 2 man lift will go to work on the overhead cranes at work is well beyond my comfort zone.

 

[OR VietVet]

The only way you get me that high is give me knock out pills and get me there when I am passed out but I tell you what, your ass is mine when I get down.

 

[drakon543]

he only way you get me that high is give me knock out pills and get me there when I am passed out but I tell you what, your ass is mine when I get down.

ha fkers thought it would be funny to trap me up on the crane the one day. got up there on the catwalk and the brought the lift back down. they told me to climb down a beam jokes on them they didn't know we had a secondary disconnect up there for the electrical buss rails. i shut all the cranes down and made them come get me.