I was traveling at approximately 35 MPH when the car in front braked suddenly. I pressed the brake pedal quickly and firmly to slow the vehicle, and the brakes worked normally. A half mile or so later, at an intersection, when I applied the brakes gradually, the pedal was soft and went all the way to the floor, only barely stopping the vehicle before it entered the intersection. I drove the vehicle home (about a mile) slowly and cautiously and inspected the brakes and found brake fluid coating the underside of the vehicle and what appeared to be rust or corrosion on the brake lines where they crossed the frame near the driver's side wheel axle.
2001 GMC Yukon brakes complaints
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Parking brake will apply itself and will stay engaged until it decides to release, or until the pads and metal shoe is worn out or catches fire from the extreme heat , if you apply it , it may stay engaged and you won't know it , until it is to late to do anything about it, ,there are thousands of complaints online that has been reported to dealerships , and to gm but they have done nothing.
Pulling into the driveway under normal, dry conditions, the brake pedal went down to the floor, and the brake light on the dash illuminated. We came a few feet from crashing through the garage door. This was a result of the driver's rear brake line springing a leak with no warning whatsoever. The affected part is the formed metal line that is attached to the top of the axle. It appears that the brake line just rusted completely through. It is likely that all other brake lines could be affected in the exact same manner.
While applying the brakes to stop at an intersection, the brake pedal went to the floor on my 2001 yukon. A severely corroded brake line leading to passenger side front brake failed. Point of failure was at the center of the vehicle under the radiator. During removal of the failed line from it's mounting clip on the vehicle frame the brake line leading to the driver's side front brake was bumped causing it to break as well. On closer inspection it was determined that all brake lines were severely corroded to the point they were ready to fail and all lines required replacement.
I was driving my yukon in rush hour traffic when I found it necessary to attempt a panic stop. I pressed on the brake pedal and felt somthing give way and the pedal went to the floor. I attempted applying the brakes again and again the brake pedal went to the floor. I nursed the vehicle to a parking lot and looked underneath and found brake fluid dripping from the frame on the drivers side just before the rear wheel. I inspected the brake lines and found them to be very corroded and the one line leading to the rear brakes was split open. I have since replaced the brake line from the ABS unit under the drivers seat to the junction near the spare wheel. I have inspected the other brake lines and found they are corroded also.
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.
Stepped on brakes in a panic stop. Blew out rusted brake line near front of car. One by one, all of the steel brake lines are failing due to rust. I just blew the steel brake line at the rear of the car near the differential. *tr the ABS sensors have been replaced twice due to corrosion and they ABS pump has been rebuilt. The parking brakes on this car have been replace 4 times and have never worked correctly.
Abs system activates during braking, making the vehicle almost unable to completely stop. When calling gmc, I was told that it was not covered under any recalls.
Brake lines failed due to rust while driving on a back road. Lucky for me I was not on the highway yet and was able to use the emergency brake to stop. After looking into the problem, it was discovered that all of the lines were at the point where they need to be replaced.
Driving vehicle at approx 45mph, came to stop at red light and brake pedal went completely to the floor. Pumped the brake pedal again and nothing. Down shifted transmission to slow down and pressed the emergency brake to come to a stop. Pulled over to the side of the road, lifted the hood no brake fluid in rear section of master cylinder. Noticed brake fluid dripping under the front of the drivers door on the ground. Had the vehicle towed home and looked under the vehicle and the brake line was dripping fluid. The brake lines are completely rusted and the frame is really rusted. Just got the vehicle out of the gmc shop for routine service. Can't figure why they didn't notice or at least tell me that I might have a problem.I called them and advise what issue I was having. They advised that gm would not cove the issue and 1300.00 would maybe cover the line replacement plus. I am not happy. Worked hard to buy this vehicle and now that I am retired from the military I really do not have the funds to replace the lines and do something about the rusty frame.
Brake system failed while driving. Brake pedal immediately went to the floor while driving at about 35 MPH. Pumped brakes to get slowed down and eventually stopped. Exited vehicle on drivers side door and found fluid puddle under the drivers side of the vehicle. Upon pumping the brakes while stopped, I noticed brake fluid squirting out under the drivers side door. After towing the vehicle home, I have confirmed a severely corroded metal brake line has rusted through and broken open.
Gm mechanic experienced brake line failure of rear line during a state inspection, after rear line was repaired, front brake lines failed on the gm mechanic during a test drive at highway speed. All brake lines were determined in immediate need of replacement as well as front calibers..
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.
Brake line just started leaking while in the drive way. The pedal went to the floor.
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.
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 the federal safety agency investigation and engineering analysis. I'd like to know if gm is going to recall these trucks for this issue.
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.
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.
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).
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 federal safety agency 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Recalled' anti lock brakes 2001 gmc yukon
Checking for ABS and brake light on. Replaced electronic brake traction control module.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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