Brake failure due to rusted through line. Upon diagnosis all lines rusted and require replacement. Had to push pedal all the way to floor hard to come to soft stop.
2003 GMC Yukon XL brakes complaints
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On 1/4/14 my wife was sitting in the drive thru lane and when she went to put the truck in drive the pedal went all the way to the floor. Had it towed and found a rusted and leaking brake line. Second incident on 2/1/14 while driving and approaching a red light I applied the brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. I pumped the brakes enough to where I got the vehicle stopped after going through the intersection without being hit. I got it off the road and had it towed once again. Another brake line had burst and fluid leaked out. The mechanic states that all of the brakes lines are rusted, some more than others so I am having all of the lines replaced. Some type of recall needs to be done as I am reading on line of other owners having problems with premature rusting.two lines leaking within one month is unacceptable.
My wife was driving our kids in the neighborhood for halloween. There were lots of people and small children walking from house to house. She went to put the brakes on an the truck would not stop. She was able to blow the horn and avoid hitting anyone and came to a stop after rolling through a stop sign. I inspected the brake lines. The brake line that goes above the rear driver side tire is completely rusted and failed. After further inspection all of the brake lines will need to be replaced to avoid this from happening again. This should be recalled. You can bet if someone was injured this would be a much bigger problem. Why do we have to wait for someone to be killed from poor design and poor materials?
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc yukon xl. The contact stated that the braking system alarm engaged as the warning lamp illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the brake control module was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 55,000.
Brake line popped causing my 2003 yukon xl to rear end a car stopped at a light at 30 MPH glad I am not seriously injured scariest thing that ever happened in my life not being able to stop and had plenty of room. Time for a class action suit if not one already in place. This is lives people!
I started my truck. I applied the brakes and shifted into drive. I began to roll forward, then applied my brakes prior to exiting my driveway. The brake pedal went to the floor, the brake service light came on and the truck continued forward. I had to pump the brakes to come to a stop. I pulled the truck over and observed brake fluid all over the street. I crawled under the truck and saw that the brake line was rusted and that it burst somewhere in the middle of the truck on the driver's side.
Brake lines under drivers seat are completely rusted through. Vehicle is garage kept and seems to be experiencing excessive rust on brake lines. While driving vehicle brake pedal went to the floor almost causing me to have an accident. My family and I own and have owned numerous gm products and we're very disappointed with this safety hazard not being addressed by gm. Maybe it's time to shop elsewhere...
Rear brake line failure. Line was rusted through and leaking brake fluid. Now (feb 2012) another line is leaking brake fluid, this time in the front portion of the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc yukon xl. The contact stated that while exiting a parking space with the brakes slightly depressed, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard abnormally. The brake warning light was also illuminated. The vehicle was then driven to the dealer and as he parked, all of the braking fluid leaked. The dealer inspected the brake line and noticed corrosion. The dealer replaced the brake line at the owners expense. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 55,000.
It was raining, I exited i95 on to rt 321 in south carolina, decelerating speed about 40 MPH on exit ramp to the right, when car in front abruptly applied brakes, I did same, and vehicle went in to skid. Kept foot on brakes, no alb engagement. Vehicle slide off road, and tires hit grave and vehicle spun 180 degrees comin to rest on precipice of cliff. We were nearly killed. The alb did not engage. The dealer said he "tested"... And siad they were fine?? How did he test on dry pavement that day? I have gotten nothing but lip service from the dealer and gm customer service. There is a serious design flaw in the alb of this vehicle, or an intermittent flaw.. Who knows how many people have died not living to tell the story about this design flaw. Gm is denying any problem and is of no help. This in my opinion is a major issue, possibly with all these alb systems. I need some help on getting my car recalled and fixed. I read your "salt state" recall, but it it much larger than that. It is a flaw with all these vehicles. The vehicle I have is a 2003 yukon xl
Poor braking. 2)poor steering/ride control. 3)vehicle shifts-jumps intermittently/momentary loss of control twice. 4)vehicle spun out of control on ramp to rt 25 bourne ma, outcome details :
Very poor brakes on this 2003 gmc yukon xl. Brakes feel very spongy and soft, takes much effort to stop vehicle. Vehicle currently has 7989 miles on the odometer and this condition was not present when it was first purchased. Extremely unhappy with the stopping ability of this vehicle.
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