2003 GMC Yukon Denali XL: brake failure

Filed Aug 15, 2015 · Brakes · 136,500 miles · NJ

I was driving with my 14month old baby in the car and all of a sudden I had no brakes at all. My parking brake couldn't stop me either so I put the car in neutral and then forced it into park so I didn't crash. The brake lines are completely corroded and I didn't have any notice or idea until the brakes were already gone.

Filed Mar 25, 2015 · Brakes · 163,975 miles · IL

A dog ran out in front of me I applied my brakes and the pedal went to the floor had it checked at bale chevrolet in little rock ark. Wanted to charge me 6800.00 to repair had it towed back to il. Where I live that cost was 500.00 besides 200 miles that was covered by aaa I,m a 62 yr old woman had my grandchildren with me in little rock ark this experience was the scariest time in my lifetime no warning just all of a sudden no brakes in the worst traffic ever. The money spent on this trip was very expensive not to mention the stress.

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Brakes · 104,726 miles · FL

The problem: brakes failed while vehicle was running. After a hard brake at a stoplight and driving briefly, the brake pedal went straight to the floor barely stopping the vehicle. Brakes were extremely mushy to non-existent at times. Repair work: local gmc service department indicated the brake line had rusted out and they replaced it for close to $1,600. Per the invoice repairs included: brake system repair/labor, brake flush kit, pipe kit and fluid. (when asked about brake line issues later, the dealership stated they have never heard of any problems regarding them with gmcs.) how it happened: while driving with my wife and children in the vehicle, I had to break hard when I came around a bend to a red stoplight. Though the brakes worked, they felt like they were giving just a little after I finally came to a stop. We preceded another 15-miles with no incident and pulled into restaurant drive-thru. While sitting in the drive-thru lane with the vehicle in gear and my foot on the brake, all of a sudden my foot went to straight to the floor and the vehicle jumped forward. Thankfully there was enough space between my vehicle and the vehicle in front of me so that I didn' hit them. I immediately shifted it out of gear to stop the vehicle from moving forward. At this time I noticed a warning light had come on indicating to check brakes and that the ABS was off. I tested the vehicle in a nearby empty parking lot to see if it was still drivable and the brakes appeared to have only a little bit of 'stoppage' though the pedal was to the floor. I realized it took 50-100 yards to stop the vehicle with brake fully pressed and no gas when we were going 20-25 m/h.

Filed Jan 14, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 150,000 miles · PA

I was driving down the road to work and I hit the brakes and the brake pedal was not firm. I hit the brake pedal again and the brake pedal went to the floor. I had a hard time stopping the big SUV and would have hit another car had this happened at a stop light or anywhere where I have to rely on my brakes as the stopping distance was easily quadrupled if not more.

Filed Dec 8, 2012 · Brakes · 120,000 miles · MA

Brakes failed while stopping at cross walk. Cause of failure was rotted brake lines.

Filed Nov 27, 2011 · Brakes · 47,452 miles · LA

When attempting to brake to a normal stop at an intersection after exiting I-10 east at pascagoula, ms, the brake pedal went almost to the floor, the brake failure and ABS brake failure alarms came on both audibly and visually. Upon releasing and reapplying the brakes, I found I had sufficient brake function to stop from the relatively low speed in a longer than normal but reasonable distance. I then pulled into the nearest parking lot and started searching the yellow pages for the nearest gmc or chevrolet dealer as I was 160 mi from home and needed immediate repair. The dealership found that the brake lines were all severely corroded and that one or both of the lines going to the master cylinder had started leaking. They replaced the lines and attempted to bleed the brakes but they were not totally successful due to a combination of the sophistocation of the ABS system and the inexperience of the mechanic on duty at the time. After I returned home, I was able to find a more competent repair facility at 47,780 miles. They confirmed the severe corrosion of the entire brake line system, including the brake hoses and calipers. They replaced an additional left front brake hose and properly bled the brakes to restore total function. This held until a couple of months ago when I noticed fluid loss from the brake reservoir starting to accelerate. It took two months to find a shop that would do the work, but I now have an appointment this week to have an independent shop in baton rouge to replace all brake lines, hoses, etc as needed. When I had searched the web for recalls, etc, I noticed that the federal safety agency was studying this same issue, so that is why I'm filing this claim. This vehicle was sold and operated in new jersey for 36,000 miles until april 08 and has been in louisiana since then with approximately 85000 total miles. Let me know if you need any further information.

Filed Sep 23, 2010 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · CT

Complete brake failure while traveling in car over a bridge in new york city. I had been routinely driving the car for about 15 minutes prior to the incident. When I went to apply the brakes in traffic, my foot depressed the brake pedal and it traveled to the floor. Repeated attempts to brake caused the same to occur. Nearly missed a major rear end collision with the car in front of me and possible injuries by dropping the transmission into the lowest gear and slamming on the parking brake. Dealer says my entire brake lines are corroded and need to be replaced.