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2003 GMC Yukon Denali Xl Owner Complaints

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Our database holds 32 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 GMC Yukon Denali Xl. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jan 25, 2018

THE CLUSTER FROM ALL THE DASHBOARD HAS STOP WORKING THE SPEEDOMETER THE GAUGES EVERYTHING

NHTSA ID
11064850
Incident
Jan 8, 2018
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Sep 30, 2017

THERE IS NO WARNING CODE FOR THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER WHEN IT STARTS TO GO BAD THAT SHOWS UP ON THE ABS/ODB SCANNER. YOU WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN YOUR STEERING GETS STIFF, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD TO PRESS AND YOU CAN'T STOP AS GOOD AS YOUR USED TO IN THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF SOMEONE STOPS SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF YOU.

NHTSA ID
11030616
Incident
Sep 1, 2017
Mileage
260,545 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jul 26, 2016

THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK, AS YOU HAVE TO PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS. I HAVE HAD BRAKE LINES REPAIRS AND THE PROBLEM STILL IS THERE. WE CANNOT USE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. OUR MECHANIC ADVISED US TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS AN ACTIVE ISSUE WITH GMC DENALI YUKON'S FOR YEARS. WE NEED ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED TO USE OUR VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
10888746
Incident
Jul 26, 2016
Mileage
90,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 12, 2015

I LET MY FREIND TAKE VEHICLE AND SHE SAID WHEN SHE BRAKED THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.SHE WAS HALF MILE AWAY AND MADE IT BACK .I LOOKED AT LEVEL IN MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD TO PUT FLUID IN.NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE UNDERCARRIGE WHICH LED ME TO RUSTED BRAKE LINE UP FRONT.

NHTSA ID
10781424
Incident
Oct 11, 2015
Mileage
89,875 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 15, 2015

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.

NHTSA ID
10748915
Incident
Aug 7, 2015
Mileage
136,500 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jul 23, 2015

JUST BOUGHT CAR ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR A WHILE NOW (30 DAYS) AND NOW DASH HAS GONE OUT SUNROOF WONT OPEN PR CLOSE AND DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW DOESNT WORK AUTO STORE WONT FIX OR TAKE BACK CAR

NHTSA ID
10735912
Incident
Jul 22, 2015
Mileage
217,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Mar 25, 2015

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. *TR

NHTSA ID
10701647
Incident
Mar 21, 2015
Mileage
163,975 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 5, 2015

VEHICLE WENT INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND STABILTRAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. REDUCED SPEED FROM 60 TO 10MPH. NOW OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10681410
Incident
Jan 2, 2014
Mileage
200,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 22, 2015
Crash reported

BRAKE PIPE BLEW OUT FROM CORROSION... LIGHT FRONT DAMAGE TO GMC AND REAR END DAMAGE TO CAR IN FRONT FROM LACK OF BRAKING POWER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10678399
Incident
Jan 19, 2015
Mileage
95,500 mi
Driver assistanceEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Nov 23, 2014
Crash reported

VEHICLE POWERS DOWN WITHOUT ANY PATTERN, RHYME OR REASON. IT WILL DO IT AT 5 MPH, AND AT 55 MPH, WHEN DRIVEN A LOT, AND WHEN NOT. REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT TURNS ON, VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS TO 25 MPH MAX, STEERING BECOMES HARD, BRAKES TOO. THEN WILL TOTALLY SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND WIRING HARNESS TWICE. FUSES, FUEL PUMP AND FILTERS, OIL, AND EVERYTHING ELSE AS RECOMMENDED. IT PUT ME IN THE DITCH. IT STRANDED ME IN THE CENTER OF A FREEWAY IN WINTER. WHEN IT SITS FOR A WHILE, IT RESETS, ONLY TO DO IT AGAIN. T/C LIGHT TURNS ON ALSO. I FOUND OUT THAT I CAN MANUALLY RESET THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER FOR A FEW MOMENTS (TO GET OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD) BY TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF VERY FAST. IT IS A EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD! I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN MONTHS DUE TO ABSOLUTE FEAR FOR MY LIFE. WHEN ITS IN REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE, I CAN'T GET IT TO GO ABOVE 25, AND GOING UP HILLS CAN'T GO ABOVE 5MPH. IF I AM PULLING A TRAILER, IT STARTS TO GO BACKWARDS. THIS THING IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE! PLEASE HELP *TR

NHTSA ID
10660403
Incident
Jul 1, 2013
Mileage
145,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 24, 2014

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. *TR

NHTSA ID
10616072
Incident
Jul 13, 2014
Mileage
104,726 mi
Steering
Filed Jul 22, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 91,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. UPDATED 2/11/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID
10615397
Incident
Feb 5, 2014
Mileage
90,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 4, 2014

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,000. PM

NHTSA ID
10577383
Incident
Mar 12, 2014
Mileage
176,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jan 14, 2014

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. *TR

NHTSA ID
10559845
Incident
Jan 13, 2014
Mileage
150,000 mi
Driver assistanceEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 7, 2014

INTERMITTENTLY AT HWY AND SIDE ROAD SPEEDS, TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURS. HAVE FOLLOWED ALL RECOMMENDED FIXES BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. ENGINE CODE 1516, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR OUT F RANGE +- .05 VOLTS. SCARY PROBLEM, AS THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NO GMC RECOMMENDED FIXES OR ASSISTANCE. REFUSE TO TAKE THIS TO A DEALER AND LET THEM POKE AROUND AT $95 / HOUR AND OR TO THROW PARTS AT TRUCK IN HOPES OF CORRECTING. GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10558879
Incident
Jan 7, 2014
Mileage
195,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Sep 11, 2013

DRIVING TO WORK AND "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" CAME ON. ENGINE STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. I WAS IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPEN AND MY VEHICLE CAUSE A INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ENGINE REDUCED ALL SPEED. GMC SHOULD DO SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND INFORM THE PUBLIC OF ALL THE DANGERS THESE VEHICLES ARE CAUSING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS LUDICROUS THAT GMC DOES NOT HAVE THESE VEHICLE OFF HE STREETS AND DESTROYED KNOWING THAT THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE LIVES IN DANGER. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A GMC VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10543184
Incident
Sep 9, 2013
Mileage
181,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 16, 2013

THE BRAKE LINES ON THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED AFTER THE REAR LINES BURST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FROM 25 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ID
10520031
Incident
May 26, 2013
Mileage
145,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 28, 2013

HAVE A 2003 YUKON DENALI AND WHEN IT HIT THE 131000 MILES MARK THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ME TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT USING THE AUTOMATIC COMPUTER TELLING YOU HOW MANY MILES TO EMPTY. NEXT THE OIL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. MY SPEEDOMETER QUITE WORKING LEAVING ME TO NOT KNOWING THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING THIS QUITE WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE MY RPMS ARE STARTING TO GO GOOFY WHICH MEANS THAT TO IS GOING TO STOP WORKING AS WELL. I WAS TOLD THAT HAVING MY DASH TAKEN OFF AND FIXED COULD RUN ANYWHERE BETWEEN 700$ NOT INCLUDING LABOR FEES. WHICH IS CRAZY THAT GMC DOESN'T STAND BEHIND ITS WORK. PEOPLE CANT AFFORD TO BE PAYING FOR THIS TO GET FIXED LET ALONE SPEEDING TICKETS. I BELIEVE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AFTER READING ABOUT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ALL HAVING THE SAME YEAR YUKON DENALI.. YOU PAY ALL THIS MONEY FOR A VEHICLE AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS!!! *TR

NHTSA ID
10504819
Incident
Mar 1, 2013
Mileage
130,000 mi
Steering
Filed Dec 11, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

NHTSA ID
10488017
Incident
Nov 12, 2012
Mileage
66,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 8, 2012

BRAKES FAILED WHILE STOPPING AT CROSS WALK. CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS ROTTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10487744
Incident
Dec 8, 2012
Mileage
120,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 12, 2012

PURCHASED 2003 YUKON XL FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF BROKEN MANIFOLD EXHAUST BOLTS CAUSED LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKET. EMISSION AND POSSIBLE FIRE POTENTIAL DUE TO LEAKING MANIFOLD. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED IN ACCESS OF $1,700. *TR

NHTSA ID
10461361
Incident
Jun 4, 2012
Mileage
155,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteering
Filed May 31, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20-25 MPH WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

NHTSA ID
10460118
Incident
Apr 15, 2012
Mileage
90,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine
Filed Dec 30, 2011
Crash reported

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR) OR STARTING FROM A STOP, THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES, A TOTAL LOSS OF INPUT TO THE ENGINE RESULTS AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE (IT ESSENTIALLY STALLS). I WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT IN EARLY DECEMBER OF 2011. I WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT, I GAVE THE GAS PEDAL SOME INPUT, THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED, AND MY VEHICLE STOPPED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ENGINE INPUT AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ON-COMING CAR. LUCKILY, THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE AND I KNEW TO EITHER FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL OR TO LET OFF THE GAS ENTIRELY AND THEN FLOOR IT AGAIN TO GET THE TRACTION CONTROL TO DISENGAGE AND GET POWER TO THE ENGINE. ANOTHER RELATED ISSUE IS THE ABS ENGAGING FOR NO REASON. THIS ALSO HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 10 MPH). WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES, THE VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL ANOTHER TWO TO THREE FEET PRIOR TO STOPPING. THE ABS ISSUE RESULTED IN MY HITTING A POLE IN A PARKING LOT. IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS TO FINALLY DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND IT TURNS OUT IT WAS A RESULT OF FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION AND AN INCREASED AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE RELUCTOR RING DUE TO RUST AND DEBRIS BUILT UP ON THE SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE. GM ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WITH A SAFETY RECALL (#05068C: PRODUCT SAFETY) FOR SOME VEHICLE MODEL YEARS 1999-2002. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND GM FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT VEHICLES LIKE MINE (A 2003) AND EVEN LATER MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT IS EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ." I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE NHSTA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *KB

NHTSA ID
10441727
Incident
Oct 1, 2007
Mileage
68,650 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 27, 2011

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 NHTSA 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.

NHTSA ID
10438248
Incident
Oct 10, 2008
Mileage
47,452 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Oct 25, 2011

I WAS DRIVING MY YUKON 2003 DENALI AND THE ERROR MESSAGE SHOWED UP "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE SPEED UP TO 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD SOMEONE COME PICK ME UP. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE NO LONGER APPEARED AND IT FUNCTIONED AT NORMAL SPEEDS. I AM NERVOUS ABOUT TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID
10432820
Incident
Oct 25, 2011
Mileage
175,981 mi

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