2003 GMC Yukon Xl Brakes Problems

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO LEAK FROM RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SEAT AREA AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.

NHTSA ID

11267078

Incident

Oct 6, 2019

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO NEARLY STRIKE A NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT A CROSSWALK. AFTER EXAMINATION BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND BURST UNDER PRESSURE. I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTICE OF THIS POTENTIAL FAILURE FROM GMC EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. SHOULDN'T THE MANUFACTURER HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO REPAIR THIS POTENTIALLY LETHAL PROBLEM? AT A MINIMUM I FEEL THAT GMC AND/OR THE NHTSA HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES THAT THEY ARE DRIVING A POTENTIALLY DEADLY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10911365

Incident

Sep 28, 2016

Mileage

498,000 mi

BRAKE FAILED WHEN APPLIED.MECHANIC SAID LINE IS RUSTED CAUSING LEAK. *JS

NHTSA ID

10661626

Incident

Nov 29, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, NO BRAKES. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH ON FRAME RAIL NEAR GAS TANK CAUSING FLUID CONTAINER TO EMPTY COMPLETELY. NO ADVANCED WARNING LAMP OR INDICATION OF FAILURE. TO REPLACE THE LINE, THE FUEL TANK MUST BE REMOVED. DEALER CHARGE $800.00 AND UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10655367

Incident

Nov 14, 2014

Mileage

143,000 mi

I HAD A PANIC STOP WHILE DRIVING MY SUV, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, OFFERING ALMOST NO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS CAUSED ME TO SHARPLY SWERVE AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, DRIVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND FIND A SAFE PLACE TO LAND. I HAD MY 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND 9 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10655223

Incident

Nov 14, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, HAD TO APPLY MAXIMUM BRAKING EFFORT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK GRADUALLY SLOWED. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE AND BRAKE WERE FUTILE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644927

Incident

Oct 13, 2014

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH... WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A CHIMING NOISE AND MY "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" ALERT CAME ON! I THEN ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND TO MY UNFORTUNATE DISCOVERY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. (SCARY) I LET THE VEHICLE COAST A BIT TO SLOW DOWN AND TRIED PUMPING MY BRAKES.. NOW PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. (SCARIER) I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY STOP AND PULL OVER. I DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING.. LONG STORY SHORT MY HUSBAND CAME AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME.. BUT BASICALLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD!!! I DID SOME RESEARCHING- CALLING A FEW DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE LOCATIONS AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE FROM $1,500 TO $600.00 TO HAVE THE LINES REPLACED,ECT. I AM FURIOUS THAT GM IS TRYING TO THROW THIS ON THE CONSUMER STATING THIS WAS A "MAINTENANCE ISSUE"... I HAVE READ NUMEROUS STORIES OF PEOPLE (REAL PEOPLE) HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT GM WANTS TO SAY THIS IS OUT FAULT!!?!?!? NO WAY... IS THERE ANY RECOURSE? THANK GOD WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *MY HUSBAND HAD A FRIEND OF HIS WHO WORKS ON VEHICLES TAKE A LOOK AND STATED THE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED!!* *TR

NHTSA ID

10639157

Incident

Sep 25, 2014

Mileage

90,550 mi

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 GMC YUKON XL HOME AND THE BRAKES WENT THE FLOOR, LET ME TELL YOU THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH A LARGE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS A BLOCK AWAY AND MADE IT HOME PUMPING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINES BROKE JUST ABOVE THE REAR AXLE. BOTH LINES COME OUT OF A CONNECTOR AND THEY WERE VERY SEVERELY RUSTY, IT IS TOUGH TO SEE UNLESS YOU REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SAME BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ACROSS THE REAR AXLE, THEY LOOK FINE. DON'T LET THAT FOOL YOU, THEY MAY BE VERY RUSTY UP FARTHER WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, BUT WE ALSO LOST OUR BRAKES WITH NO WARNING IN OUR 2002 GMC YUKON. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH 2/2 GMC FROM 2002 AND 2003 THERE MUST BE MANY OTHERS AND ACCIDENTS FROM THIS HAPPENING, ITS A VERY FAST LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID WITH NO WARNING. GM HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IF THEY WANT OUR BUSINESS AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629638

Incident

Mar 20, 2014

Mileage

133,000 mi

I WAS DRIVEN MY VEHICLE AND MY ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. I RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A FIELD MY PADS AND BRAKE FLUID IS GOOD. I CHECK ONLINE AND DISCOVERED RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE. THE RECALL # IS 75641 WHEEL CAP COVER HUB RECALL DATE DEC 17,2007. ALSO THE WAS RECALL ON SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC RECALL # 42659 RECALL DATE FEB 2004. I CONTACTED GMC 800# AND SPOKE WITH [XXX] HIS AGENT I.D # [XXX] HE HAD A SPECIALIST CONTACT ME AND HE GAVE ME REFERENCE# OF[XXX]. I WENT LOCAL GMC SPOKE WITH A[XXX] AND GMC SPECIALIST [XXX] DON'T REFUSE TO INSPECT WITHOUT A CHARGE. MY SUV DOING THE SAME AS RECALL STATED THEY SAID NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10622132

Incident

Aug 7, 2014

Mileage

102,000 mi

TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKES HELPED STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANT TO THE NEAREST DEALER. UPON THEIR INSPECTION, THEY STATED THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND TRAFFIC WAS NOT IN THE WAY AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594513

Incident

May 27, 2014

Mileage

200,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10567745

Incident

Mar 6, 2014

Mileage

178,465 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10562865

Incident

Jan 4, 2014

Mileage

96,000 mi

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? *TR

NHTSA ID

10550596

Incident

Oct 31, 2013

Mileage

118,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10536668

Incident

Aug 6, 2013

Mileage

55,000 mi

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! *TR

NHTSA ID

10536619

Incident

Aug 21, 2013

Mileage

157,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10483450

Incident

Nov 3, 2012

Mileage

139,335 mi

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... *TR

NHTSA ID

10455221

Incident

Apr 12, 2012

Mileage

54,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10446720

Incident

Aug 24, 2010

Mileage

65,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10425371

Incident

Aug 29, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10119542

Incident

Mar 13, 2005

Mileage

22,000 mi

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 : *AK

NHTSA ID

10104756

Incident

Nov 23, 2004

Mileage

5,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10073177

Incident

May 22, 2004

Mileage

7,600 mi