2001 GMC YUKON Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED BECAUSE OF RUST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DROVE 3 MILES TO A MEETING. WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF THE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT I COULD HEAR A HUM. UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF HUM. SPENT 5 HOURS IN MEETING AND HUM WAS STILL PRESENT. CAR STARTED OK BUT ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. LATE IN DAY SO I TOOK TO LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE ABS PUMP. IT WAS SO HOT IT BLISTERED MY FINGER WHEN I TOUCHED IT. TAPPED ON PUMP HOUSING TO GET IT TO GO OFF BUT NO SUCCESS. ONLY WAY TO STOP PUMP WAS TO REMOVE FUSE FROM FUSEBLOCK UNDER HOOD. I AM GLAD I DISCOVERED THIS. IF IT HAD BEEN MY WIFE THE CAR MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT BACK IN OUR GARAGE WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE HUM. MAY HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. ARE THERE ANY EXAMPLES OF THIS MODEL, OR OTHER MODELS HAVING SAME OR SIMILAR ABS PUMP AND ABS COMPUTER, CATCHING FIRE? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CIRCUIT LOGIC. IT SHOULD "FAIL SAFE", I.E. DETECT THIS MALFUNCTION AND DISCONNECT POWER. THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED; IT HAS JUST BEEN DISABLED BY REMOVING FUSE. *TR

Mileage: 128,300

THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO CORRODED THERE ARE HOLES IN THEM AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE GOT INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND FELT A POP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR EACH TIME. I LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR. I FELT AROUND THE FRAME WHERE THE LEAK WAS AND FELT A VERY CORRODED BRAKE LINE. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY GM TRUCK OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF GM IS GOING TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 137,493

SLOW SPEED STOP APPROACHING A LOCKED GATE. BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED TWICE WITH THE FINAL APPLICATION LOCKING ONE REAR WHEEL. THE ABOVE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHIN 2 FEET OF STRIKING A METAL SECURITY GATE. BRAKE FLUID WAS OBSERVED DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE COMPARTMENT ON TO THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON ALL METAL BRAKE TUBING. ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS PUMP COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AND BRAKE FAILURE. ALL METAL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. BEFORE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT WERE ACTIVATED ON THE DASH. *TT

Mileage: 58,243

I OWN A 2001 GMC YUKON AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED ON IT. AFTER IT FAILS, THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT HAVE ABS, BUT THE MOTOR HEATS UP. IF YOU DON'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY, IT WILL DRAIN YOUR BATTERY, LEAVE YOU STRANDED, OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TOTAL FAILURE OF STEEL BRAKE LINE (FRONT TO REAR) WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AFTER A DOCTOR VISIT I WAS SHOCKED TO FEEL MY BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR, LUCKILY THE SPLIT SYSTEM ALLOWED ME TO STOP BEFORE ENTERING A BUSY HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR THE OWNER SAYS THIS HAPPENS ALOT AFTER PAYING A 250.00 BILL I WAS ON MY WAY CONSIDERING RISKS ENVOLVED I FEEL MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE MADE TO BY LAW TO USE STAINLESS MATERIAL FOR ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS. THEY MUST NOW BE USING A LOW GRADE STEEL (NO DOUBT TO CUT MANUFACTURING COSTS). *TR

Mileage: 97,000

RECURRENCE OF ANTILOCK-BRAKE PROBLEM WHICH WAS CAUSE OF AN EARLIER GM RECALL OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. EARLIER RECALL RESULTED IN A 1.5 HOUR TASK TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND RE-INSTALL ABS SENSOR WITH A RUST-PREVENTATIVE APPLIED. THE SAME PROBLEM IS RECURRING NOW AND GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT REFUSES TO RE-ADDRESS THE PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE. BACKGROUND: IN APRIL 2005, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OPENED AN INVESTIGATION OF MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION GM PICKUPS AND SUVS IN 20 STATES BECAUSE OF QUESTIONS OVER THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. IN 2005, GM SPOKESMAN ALAN ADLER SAID ROAD GRIME CAN WEDGE ITS WAY INTO A PLASTIC PIECE THAT COVERS THE ABS SENSOR NEAR THE WHEEL HUB, RESULTING IN SALT CORROSION. THE CORROSION LEADS THE SENSORS TO ACTIVATE THE ABS SYSTEM AT SPEEDS OF 3.7 MILES PER HOUR TO 10 MPH, REQUIRING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. GM SAID THERE HAVE BEEN 228 CRASHES REPORTED THROUGH THE END OF MAY 2005, INCLUDING 10 MINOR INJURIES. THE COMPANY RECALLED ABOUT 150,000 PICKUPS IN EASTERN CANADA IN NOVEMBER 2004 FROM THE SAME MODEL YEARS BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. ADLER SAID THE COMPANY DECIDED TO ISSUE THE 2005 RECALL IN 14 STATES BASED UPON INCIDENT RATES. GM AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN 700 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 120,000

WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON OUR YUKON AND THE DEALER INSISTS THAT IT IS AN ISOLATED CASE BUT I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BRAKE WITH MUCH RELIANCE ON THE ABS SYSTEM. BY THIS I MEAN THAT THE 2001 GMC YUKON DOES NOT HAVE A BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE THAT WILL REDIRECT BRAKING FORCE TOWARDS THE FRONT BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE MASS SHIFTS FORWARD UNDER BRAKING LOADS. THIS IN TURN CAUSES THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP PREMATURELY UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED OUR SUV TO ROLL-OVER ON ONE OCCASION AND FRANKLY, WE'RE AFRAID TO SIMPLY SELL IT AND PASS THE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM ONTO SOMEONE ELSE. I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED WITH GMC FOR NOT ADDRESSING THIS DEADLY PROBLEM IN THE WESTERN STATES AND ONLY CLAIMING THAT "SNOW BELT" STATE VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. PLEASE HELP US AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE RINGER WITH MULTIPLE GMC DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTERS THAT REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A GLARING PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I LOST BRAKING ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON 4 WD TWICE DURING THE LAST MONTH, FIRST TIME I HAD 3 BRAKE LINES REPLACED THAT HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSTON, THEN A WEEK LATER ANOTHER BRAKE LINE FAILED WHILE I WAS TOWING A BOAT. I HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO PREVENT A CRASH. I HAVE SPEND OVER $1500 REPLACING ABS SENSORS, BRAKE LINES, ROTORS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PARTS, ALL FAILED FROM CORRISION. NOTHING BUT BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS YUKON WITH ONLY 36K MILES .IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW.

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER PRODUCING THE BRAKE LINES. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES CUSTOMIZED FOR HIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL YET THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON 4WD 5.3 LTR, I OBSERVED SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES AT BOTH FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE. CORROSION IS SO SEVERE THAT PERFORATION IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ANY TIME, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 139,102

RECALLED' ANTI LOCK BRAKES 2001 GMC YUKON *CN

Mileage: 92,000

CHECKING FOR ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. REPLACED ELECTRONIC BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON SUV. THE ABS CONTROLLER MODULE WENT OUT AT 22,K MILES AND COST $1900 TO REPLACE. AT A GMC DEALER AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL IN WARRANTY. THIS WEEK AT ~45K MILES IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND COST $1750 AT A LOCAL GARAGE. SOME THING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WHEN TWO SUCH MODULES FAIL IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. THERE IS A VERY DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE HERE. I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE SAFE DRIVER BUT HAVE LEARNED ON THE INTERNET THAT SUCH FAILURES ARE COMMON. A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUIRED OF GENERAL MOTORS! *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES ON MY SUV. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, THE BREAKS FELT A LITTLE SOFT UPON BRAKING. TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP FOR EVALUATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE ABS TO THE REAR BREAKS HAD RUPTURED. THIS OCCURRED AT 54,444 MILES ON AUG 16, 2007. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES FELT SPONGY. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE ABS TO THE FRONT BRAKES HAD RUPTURED THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED ON 3/28/08 AND 58,921 MILES. ALL LINES WERE FABRICATED AND REPLACED. I HAVE HAD NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 54,444

2001 GMC YUKON WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS DAD WAS DRIVING AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DUE TO A RECALL NOTIFICATION THAT WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE RECALL WAS ABOUT A BRAKE SENSOR THAT COULD CORRODE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. *JB

2001 GMC YUKON WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO STOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL ONLY COVERED NORTHERN STATES AND THE STATE WHERE HE LIVED WAS NOT CONSIDERED NORTHERN. *JB

ABS MODULE FAILURE AT AROUND 39,000 MILES. REMOVED ABS FUSE TO GET MOTOR TO STOP RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, AS IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. CALLED DEALERSHIP ABOUT REPAIRING THE MOTOR, BUT THEY DO NOT REPAIR THE MODULES, ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE MODULE FOR $1000 (WITH THE EXACT SAME MODULE). SENT MODULE TO A COMPANY THAT REPLACED THE FAULTY PARTS FOR $100, WITH PARTS THAT WELL EXCEED SHODDY OEM STANDARDS, WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE PARTS AS WELL. *JB

Mileage: 39,000

WAS DRIVING TRUCK AND NOTICED LOUD MOTOR NOISE IN ADDITION TO ENGINE RUNNING. TURNED TRUCK OFF IN GARAGE AND A MOTOR NOISE WAS STILL RUNNING WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF. ABS LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. UNLOADED CHILD, SELF AND GROCERIES FROM TRUCK. 30 MINUTES LATER, (TRYING TO FIGURE OUT NEXT STEP TO CORRECT PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS A SUNDAY), MOTOR NOISE IS STILL RUNNING AND ENGINE IS OFF. DROVE TRUCK TO FIRESTONE GARAGE. TURNED ENGINE OFF, MOTOR NOISE STILL RUNNING. GARAGE HOOKED TRUCK UP TO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN ABS SYSTEM. THEY DISCONNECTED ABS SYSTEM AND MOTOR NOISE STOPPED. SAID THAT THE PART WAS DANGEROUSLY HOT AND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM SITS RIGHT UNDER/OVER THE GAS TANK. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AND HOUSE IF IT CAUSED A FIRE IN MY GARAGE? WHAT IF I COULDN'T HAVE FOUND A GARAGE THAT WAS OPEN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON? THERE AREN'T MANY, BELIEVE ME. I HAVE RECEIVED A QUOTE TO HAVE PART REPLACED, BUT HAVE NOT FIXED YET. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT FOR ME TO LEAVE MY TRUCK AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME THIS IS GOING TO TAKE TO BE DIAGNOSED AGAIN (AND OF COURSE THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY THE $99 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AGAIN AFTER I HAVE ALREADY PAID THIS ONCE TO FIRESTONE). I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE ABS SYSTEM SHOULD FAIL ON A TRUCK THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

ABS AND PARK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESULT WAS EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE) BAD WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER COULD CAUSE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. REPAIRS COST $959.00 AND ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS IS VERY COMMON AROUND 80,000 MILES. MINE IS AT 83,000! *JB

ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE DISABLED BECAUSE OF ABS PUMP RUNNING WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. BECAUSE PUMP WAS RUNNING IT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL MY MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE PUMP. I WAS TOLD THIS PART WOULD COST 1200.00 TO REPLACE. *NM

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON SLT, AND I HAVE HAD AN ABS ISSUE. I HEARD A CONSTANT RUNNING SOUND, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE ABS, AND HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP IT. NOW MY BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERS WILL NOT FIX IT, JUST REPLACE THEM. WHICH IS AROUND A GRAND TO DO. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL OUTSIDE THE "SALT BELT" STATES THEY WON'T HELP US. I'VE FOUND SOMEONE IN THE AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I RESEARCH IT ONLINE, AND SEE IT APPEARS TO BE AN COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL OUT, BUT DOES NOT APPLY HERE IN FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA. IN WHICH WERE ARE ON THE COAST AN SUBJECT TO SALT WATERS OF THE GULF COAST. I'VE NOTICED IT ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V379000. IT AFFECTS "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODA ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.... PLEASE EXTEND RECALL AREA FOR OTHER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MAYBE COASTAL AREAS, ETC. *NM

Mileage: 80,000

APPLIED BRAKES ON SLIGHT ICEY DRIVEWAY, EBCM WENT OUT FOR GOOD. WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL WAS JUST REPAIRED JUST BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. $1250 TO REPAIR. *NM

Mileage: 121,300

FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE. FAILURE LEADS TO CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF ACTUATOR EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. FLOOR PAN HEATS UP. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. BRAKING IS AFFECTED. MULTIPLE SIMILAR FAILURES ARE NOTED ON WEB SEARCHES AND BLOGS FOR A RANGE OF YUKON MODEL YEARS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT COST ABOUT $1080. *NM

Mileage: 67,000

2001 GMC YUKON EBCM FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THREE YEARS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS JUST OVER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY PERIOD AND GMC PAID FOR THE PART AND I PAID FOR THE LABOR ONLY AFTER A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS TO GMC. THE MODULE HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS CHOOSING TO PUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AT RISK AND NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 112,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS AND THERE IS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A RECALL, NHTSA #05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 19,100

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK

Mileage: 50,311

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. HE WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE. *AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NM

Mileage: 120,000

ACCORDING TO GM, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #05068 FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE MOST CERTAINLY DID HAVE THIS DEFECT, WHICH CAME CLOSE TO CAUSING ME 2 REAR-END COLLISIONS. I HAD THE REPAIRS MADE AT A GM DEALER AND AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD I CAN'T BE BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME NOTIFY GM THAT THEY NEED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND SEND ME THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM

Mileage: 46,683

DT: THE CONTACT WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND THE ABS LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT CAME ON. HE INCREASED HIS STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE DEALER STATED IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC BOX. THERE WAS NO FREE REMEDY TO FIX THE BOX. THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED IN THE BUCKLE, OTHER TIMES IT WILL COME LOOSE WHILE IN THE SEAT BELT. ALSO WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT ONE COULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY HARD TO PUSH OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW WEEKS. FINALLY, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS PUMP RAN CONTINUALLY, HEATING THE FLOOR PAN OF THE VEHICLE. I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO STOP THE PUMP. THIS IN TURN HAS DISABLED THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT SEEMS THE REPAIR FROM GM IS VERY EXPENSIVE ($1100) AND USES THE SAME VERSION OF A COMMONLY FAILING PART THAT MIGHT ONLY LAST ANOTHER 40-50K MILES. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS, 25 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE MONTHS. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE EXAMINED, BUT DID NOT THINK HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO HIS MECHANIC. BUT, DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 GMC YUKON.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE OWNER SAW THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THIS OCCURRED IN JULY 2005. THE OWNER RETURNED HOME FROM A TRIP. THE OWNER HEARD A NOISE AND THOUGHT IT WAS A REFRIGERATOR IN THE GARAGE. THE NOISE CONTINUED ALL NIGHT. THEN THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND UPON INSPECTION, HE NOTED ABS MOTOR KEPT RUNNING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC UNHOOKED THE ABS MOTOR. THE NOISE QUIT, BUT THE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE OWNER KNEW ABOUT THE ABS UNIT MODULE RECALL , AND WONDERED IF THIS IT RELATED TO THE MOTOR HAVING TO BE REPLACED. SHE DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ACTIVATING. THIS RECALL 05V379000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ACCORDING TO HER DEALERSHIP.*AK *NM

Mileage: 72,000

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN BRAKING. *NM

Mileage: 20,000

ABS LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 I CALLED GMC AS MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF ABS SENSOR FAILURE. THEY SAID IT WILL BE JAN 2006 BEFORE RECALL BEGINS, MAY BE 11/2006 BEFORE LETTERS GO. THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE DEALER TO LOOK AT VEHICLE OR MAKE REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR SHOW UP IN CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT BUT THEY SAID THAT DOESN'T MEAN GMC HAS BEGUN A RECALL. *JB

GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL OF ITS SUVS AND PICKUPS DUE TO A BAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DESIGN. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN CANADA AND 14 US STATES OF WHICH MINNESOTA IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS PAST FALL I WAS HAVING THE DESCRIBED PROBLEMS OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COMING ON WHENEVER I WAS BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS USUALLY OCCURRED AT STOP SIGNS. I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE WITH THE BRAKES AND THE IMPENDING WINTER AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO GET FIXED. THEY REPLACED A SENSOR SAYING IT WAS BAD AND I PAID ~$230 FOR THE FIX. PRIOR TO GETTING IT FIXED I HAD ONSTAR RUN DIAGNOSTICS TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED AND HEARING OF THE RECALL IN CANADA I SPOKE WITH GM WHO SAID THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. NOW WITH THESE 14 OTHER STATES I AM FURIOUS. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY SHOULD BE COVERING THE COSTS OF MY REPAIRS SINCE I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. TO PICK AND CHOOSE THE STATES WHILE COMPROMISING SAFETY IS ABSURD. ANY INFORMATION OR RECOURSE YOU COULD SHARE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *NM

Mileage: 42,000

DT: THERE WAS RECALL FOR THE BRAKES, BUT THE CONSUMERS STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT STILL STOPS AND DOESN'T MAKE ANY TYPE OF FUNNY NOISE. THE ABS LIGHT AND EMERGENCY LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS STARTED AROUND AUGUST 15, 2005. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER.*JB

Mileage: 104,000

GMC YUKON 2001 ABS BRAKE ENGAGEMENT AT LOW SPEED (SEE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020). NO ACCIDENT YET BUT IT WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT REPAIRS. VEHICLE NOT USED MUCH IN SUMMER TIME. *NM

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE TRAVELING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY TO NOT HIT A CAR THAT QUICKLY STOPPED IN FONT OF ME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. AS I BRAKED OVER THE TRACKS THE ABS KICKED IN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE RIGHT FRONT QUARTER CAUSING $3500 IN DAMAGE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 32,000

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED AND WENT OUT. REPLACED ABS. WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A LOT OF THESE SYSTEMS RECENTLY. PARKING BRAKE WENT OUT. USED, MAYBE 5 TIMES. HAVE NOT REPLACED YET. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THIS SYSTEM TO GO OUT WITHOUT USE.

GMC YUKON ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS. ACTIVATION DURING SLOW SPEED STOPS.

Mileage: 30,000

DT: CONTACT STATES THE ABS COMES ON WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, CAUSING THE MANUAL BRAKES TO PUMP AT LOW SPEED, LEADING TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB AND THE SENSOR. THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS.*AK

DT: THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, THE NUMBER IS PE05020. *NM

Mileage: 37,000

I READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE BRAKES ON GM'S SUV'S. I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON AND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, JUST BEFORE IT STOPS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STARTS PULSING AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES FORWARD 3 TO 10 FEET. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW GETTING THE OIL CHANGED AND I AM GETTING A QUOTE ON THE BRAKES. I CALLED GM'S WARRANTY DIVISION AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT A RECALL YET. MY FILE # IS1-332799234.

Mileage: 23,000

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL [XXX] ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN CORNERING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS IS ANNOYING AND DISCONCERTING. I FEEL THAT MY STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED AND PEDAL EFFORT IS ALSO INCREASED. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE ADVICE OF THE DEALER AS TO NOT CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE EBCM INTERNAL RELAY SHORTED OUT CAUSING ABS PUMP TO CONSTANTLY RUN. THE PART WAS REPLACED COSTING OVER $1200. THIS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BATTERY SO IT WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 43,739

THE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND WITHOUT WARNING, ANOTHER DRIVER CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER VEHILCE. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE OTHER VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ON THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

MULTIPLE FAILURES; A/C ODORS, DOOR LOCK, SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT AND BRAKES. *BF THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING: WEATHER STRIP WAS LOOSE, THE A/C BLEW WARM, THE BELTS SQUEAKED, THERE WAS A MILDEW ODORS, THE WINDOW REGULATOR, THE FRONT SEAT BELT SQUEAKED, THE DOOR PANEL, THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLED, DRIVE SHAFT, ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE WIPERS WERE NOISY, THE HINGE PIN ON THE RADIO WAS LOOSE, ENGINE NOISES, A/C DRAIN WOULD NOT DRAIN AT TIMES UNTIL THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED/WATER LEAD AND CAUSED BY THE LEFT FRONT FLOORBOARD. RECALL#01V159000, 02V253000, 03V094000. *SC

WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD. THE DRIVER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING,THE BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR AM INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACEMED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE EBCM WENT OUT ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON ABS SYSTEM CAUSING THE ABS PUMP TO RUN CONTINUALLY EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY ON. PULLING THE FUSE STOPPED THE PUMP FROM RUNNING, BUT I DON'T HAVE ABS, WHICH TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS MODULE FOR SAFETY REASONS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A LONG LIST OF VEHICALS WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS PART DUE TO THE $1000 PRICE FROM THE DEALER, NOR DO I INTEND TO UNTIL GM ISSUES A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART. FOR THE MONEY THAT I GAVE GM FOR THIS VEHICAL, I EXPECT MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THIS, I HAVE GIVEN THEM ENOUGH MONEY FOR THEM TO JUST BRUSH MY SAFETY (AND OTHERS' SAFETY AS WELL) ASIDE. *AK

Mileage: 44,996

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING THROUGHOUT TRAVEL AT ALL TIMES. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES, INTERMITTENTLY AT EVERY 600 MILES AVERAGE, THE ABS SYSTEM NEED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSES. DEALER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED TO CLEAN THE SENSOR AND THE BEARING,. ALSO, THEY STATED THAT GMC AND NHTSA HAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUES. *AK

BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO WARNINGS WERE GIVEN THIS CONTINUED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUALLY SAYING THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM UNTIL I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE BRAKES (ALL FOUR) COMPLETELY LOCKED UP.*AK

Mileage: 40,900

WHILE BRAKING ON A ROUGH SURFACE AT CONSTRUCTION ZONE ABS ACTIVATED, CAUSING NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY.*AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER LOANED A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER, HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE AUGUST 6TH, AFTER VEHICLE STALLS IT WILL START BACK UP WITHOUT A PROBLEM. ABS EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OPERATION. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE BRAKING ON A ROUGH ROAD, ABS CAME ON WITHOUT CAUSE AND CREATED A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY.*AK