2002 GMC Yukon Denali Problems

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN AN APPROXIMATE 12 MONTH PERIOD, I HAD TO REPLACE A BRAKE LINE FAILURE. UNTIL NOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT GM HAS A "REPLACEMENT REBUILD KIT". HOWEVER, THE FIRST TIME MY SISTER WAS DRIVING AND HAD A BRAKE FAILURE WITH A CAR LOAD OF FAMILY ABOARD, IN JACKSONVILLE FL. A NATIONALLY KNOWN COMPANY REPLACED THE PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUPTURED, BUT THEY DID WARN ME THAT RUST WAS RAMPART BECAUSE OF THE SALT. YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON I495, D.C. BELTWAY AT 50 MPH, WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TRAVEL DAILY AND I HAD ANOTHER CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE AT 50 MPH. THAT SCENARIO, JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AGAIN, SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH AND I JUST FIXED THE SAME THING LAST YEAR FOR 600.00+ AND UNEXPECTEDLY IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD, NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED OR HAD SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. WHAT I FOUND OUT LATER AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM, AND THE SAME COMPANY WHO REPLACED THE FIRST BRAKE LINE SAID IT WOULD BE 1500.00 TO FIX A PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN BY GM AND HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED FOR 5 YEARS AND GM DID NOT DO A RECALL BECAUSE MOST WARRANTIES HAVE EXPIRED. HOWEVER, WITH THE SNOW-BELTS STATES SALTING THE ROADS HAVE DAMAGED MANY GM AND OTHER VEHICLES. FROM 1999 TO 2007 GM TRUCKS AND SUVS WERE USING NON-PV COATED BRAKE LINES. BY THESE BRAKE LINES NOT BEING COATED WITH PROTECTANT, CORROSION RUNS RAMPART ON YOUR BRAKE LINE SYSTEM, THIS IS PROBABLE IN ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLES. I THINK THAT EVERY DEALER SHOULD DO THIS REPLACEMENT FOR THE GM RECOMMEND PRICE. I TALKED TO MY SERVICE MANAGER AT CHEVY/GM TODAY AND HE SAID GM DOESN'T OWN THIS DEALERSHIP AND THE RECOMMENDED TIME TO INSTALL (4.5 HOURS) @ 100.00 PER HOUR IS NOT REALISTIC. I SAID YOU SALE AND SERVICE THESE VEHICLES, YET NO ONE WANTS TO STEP UP TO FIX THEM UNTIL SOME GETS KILLED, THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REMOVED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE FUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE IGNITION SWITCH INTO THE START POSITION. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,809.

I OWN A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI AND LITTLE BY LITTLE THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS HAVE BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER SAID THE ONLY REPLACEMENT WOULD BE FOR THE ENTIRE UNITS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. COMPONENTS WORK FINE BUT CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT WHICH MAKES DRIVING AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE INSTRUMENTS ARE DIFFICULT.*JB

ADD ME TO THE CHECK YOUR AIRBAG LAWSUIT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 50 MPH. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED. INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGEMENT. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

CONSUMER STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION WHILE COMING TO HER VEHICLE, SHE FOUND HER FIVE YEAR OLD SON DANGLING FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT BACK SEAT DOOR. THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS UNATTACHED. THE SEAT BELT WAS RETRACTED AND LOCKED IN PLACE WITH THE BELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST, HE WAS INJURED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. *SLC *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH HE SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD BREAK FREE TO TURN AND THEN RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 04-15-10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH GM AND THE DEALER A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ORDERED. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 13TH. UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB

CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND CHANGED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. NOISE STOPPED FOR A WHILE, BUT RETURNED. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE FAILED TO SECURE THE DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 65,000. UPDATED 11/03/11*LJ UPDATED 11/23/11

CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND CHANGED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. NOISE STOPPED FOR A WHILE, BUT RETURNED. *AK