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2005 GMC Yukon Xl Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Sep 10, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
19%
of 42 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 GMC Yukon Xl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Brakes
Filed Sep 10, 2020
Crash reported

I HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM, THE DYNAMIC ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM TURNS ON AT TIMES DURING RUNNING AND THE RIM HEATS UP AND A STRONG SMELL OF BRAKES COMES OUT, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE REAR TIRES EXPLODED AND I CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW IN 2005, THE DEALER CHANGED THE BRAKES, ABS AND OTHER COMPONENTS, BUT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM, THEN IN 2010 AGAIN, I CHANGED ALL THE COMPONENTS RELATED TO THE BRAKES BUT IT REMAINS THE SAME. SOMETIMES THE DYNAMIC BRAKE IS ACTIVATED AND THE RINGS AND REAR RUBBERS ARE HEATED. I DO NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR LONG ROADS FOR SAFETY. I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 AND IT NOW HAS 73,100 MILES. I AM LOOKING FOR IF ANY DEALER OR OWNER IN THE USA HAS OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU..

NHTSA ID
11354131
Incident
Sep 10, 2005
BrakesEngineFuel system
Filed Nov 19, 2018

WHILE DRIVING I HEAR A WINDING SOUND COMING FROM WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING I SMELL FUEL THAT COMES AND GOES RECENTLY HAD FULL TUNE UP NOW CAR STARTS TO TICK AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING OR EVEN PRESSING ON GAS WHILE IN PARK IT STOPS WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLS AND INDICATES COIL IS BAD FROM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON I HAD CHANGED COILS AND CAR STILL STALLS

NHTSA ID
11152375
Incident
Nov 17, 2018
BrakesEngineFuel system
Filed Nov 19, 2018

AFTER GETTING FULL TUNE UP MY ENGINE STARTS TICKING WHEN I START MY MY CAR AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING THE TICKING STOPS CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE BLINKS ON AND OFF . ALREADY CHANGED COILS FROM INSTRUCTED READ STILL GET STALLING. BRAKE BOOSTER LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE A FUEL SMELL THAT COMES AND GOES WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID
11152374
Incident
Nov 17, 2018
Brakes
Filed Dec 21, 2014

DRIVING HOME, LEAVING OUR CURRENT LOCALITY THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. WERE ABLE TO PRESS BRAKE TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT HAVING THE VEHICLE STOP. INVESTIGATED THE NEXT DAY (AFTER HAVING TO BORROW A VEHICLE) AND BRAKE LINES ARE FLAKING AND LEAKING FLUID. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AFTER PUTTING ON "TEMPORARY" BREAK LINE (WHICH WE FOUND OUT WILL NOT WORK ON OUR VEHICLE). HAVING IT REPLACED BUT SHOP CALLED AND CAN NOT DO IT AND WE HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX SINCE THE BODY HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF AND BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10667532
Incident
Dec 7, 2014
Mileage
101,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 30, 2012

STEP ON BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKES. BRAKE LINE AND AC LINE RUSTED DRIVERS SIDE. REPLACED BRAKE LINE STILL HAVE NO AIR.$60,000 TRUCK AND THEY CAN'T USE S/S LINES? YA! AM PISSED, WON'T BUY GM AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10468340
Incident
Oct 11, 2011
Mileage
65,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 21, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THIS HAD NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE BRAKES HAD FAILED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
10174012
Incident
Sep 1, 2006
Mileage
33,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 5, 2006

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 05. SINCE THIS TIME WE HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE BRAKES ON OCCASION FAIL TO ENGAGE AND WE END UP SLIDING FORWARD A FEW FEET. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND THAT THEY MUST EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10154605
Incident
Apr 4, 2006
Brakes
Filed Jun 26, 2005

AT LOW SPEEDS 3-5 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE - WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL LONGER DISTANCES TO STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AFTER READING THE DETROIT NEWS ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN CANADA AND A NATIONAL RECALL TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GM HAS YET TO RECALL THIS SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE US...WHERE MOST OF THE VEHICLE ARE NOT SUBMITTED TO SALT CORROSION LIKE WE ARE IN DETROIT.

NHTSA ID
10126595
Incident
Jun 1, 2005
Mileage
59,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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