The brakes recently failed on our 2002 gmc yukon xl 1500 4wd suv. while descending a moderately steep hill on our street, my wife depressed the brake pedal to slow the vehicle, and the pedal went all of the way to the floor. thankfully, she was able to coast the vehicle up the next hill and bring it to a stop. inspection revealed brake fluid had leaked from a highly corroded brake line on the underside of the vehicle, below the driver's seat. three other adjacent brake lines were also similarly corroded. upon contacting the nearest gm dealer (tom gill chevrolet, florence, ky), the service agent informed me "that's not uncommon in a 9-year old vehicle." four almost completely rusted brake lines, in just 8 years? that ridiculous! i have a 16-year-old toyota in the driveway that doesn't have this problem, and i shouldn't expect to have it with my much more expensive and far newer american made suv. tom gill service refused to give me an estimate of repair, stating i would have to have it towed the 17 miles to the dealership, with a "we're competitive--we'll give you a competitive price." comforting. a few more calls to local shops revealed an estimate of between $850-1,100 for removal and replacement of all four lines. i ended-up spending 22 hours pulling-out the old lines and bending/flaring/installing entirely new front lines myself. last week i learned i'm not alone--a wcpo news report revealed this is problematic with gm trucks/suvs, with gm deflecting blame to "salt brine." after all of these years, american manufacturers are still taking shortcuts and canning ethics...toyota will continue to win market share as long as this crap continues. i'm angry because it's putting our families at risk. no one got hurt this time, at least not in my family, but the potential is certainly there. i think gm should be held accountable, and i am holding onto the corroded brake lines as evidence in the event of a future recall. i'd also like those 22 hours back. *tr
The brakes on my 2002 gmc yukon xl seem to fail at low speed. you press on the brake pedal and it goes to the floor and does not stop. we have had the speed senor replaced, recalled part replaced in 2005. the description sounds exactly like what is happening with my truck. gmc says it will not replace this part for free,since it has been replaced once before. this part is a very serious safety part, i feel gmc should replace it. safety first. *tr
After three previous "repairs" including one recall, our 2002 gmc yukon xl abs brakes are malfunctioning for the fourth time, exhibiting the exact same condition that was the subject of a 2005 recall. the abs brake system activates on dry pavement when brakes are applied at low speeds, resulting in a longer than normal stopping distance. on several occasions collisions have narrowly been avoided as the abs brake pedal "chattering" interferes with normal braking at crucial times. *tr
The left front wheel nearly fell off our 2002 yukon 1500 slt. we had just stopped to pay a toll on the maine turnpike. as we drove out of the toll booth, my husband had difficulty controlling the vehicle. a terrible grinding noise came from the left front end of our car. the abs light flashed on. gripping the wobbly steering wheel, my husband guided the vehicle across several lanes of traffic into the narrow breakdown lane. the left front wheel was almost completely off the vehicle. cars and trucks whizzed by dangerously close as my husband tried to reposition the wheel and tighten the bolts that had loosened. two hundred miles from home, and a few miles from our destination, we hobbled on. my husband stopped repeatedly to retighten the bolts. we got off the turnpike and inched along slowly on back roads. still, this final leg of our journey was treacherous. steering was all but impossible. we nearly went off the road. when finally safely stopped, the tire and metal wheel parts were so hot, they had to be hosed down. smoke came from the wheel. the metal was scorched. the caliper holding the wheel was severely bent, the brakes destroyed, and the inside of the wheel scored and charred. parts had disintegrated. the bearings were gone. it is incredible we were able to drive even 10 miles. if i had been behind the wheel, instead of my husband, i would have lost control of the car. if the problem had manifested itself as we hurtled down the highway instead of exiting a toll booth, the wheel surely would have flown off the car into traffic. i shudder to think of the consequences. our two young sons were in the back seat. we were very lucky, but are now minus a vehicle we need. it sits where we left it, 200 miles away. we need to bring it home, but the tow charge will be prohibitively expensive, not to mention the repairs. this should not have happened. we never received any notice of known problems related to an issue with this yukon's wheels. why not? *tr