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1992 GMC Yukon Brakes Problems

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

Data refreshed

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.
12
Latest Jul 24, 1999
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.
63%
of 19 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.
1

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 1992 GMC Yukon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 Jul 24, 1999

YOU HAVE A REPORT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FOR 1992 GMC SUBURBANS. THIS TRUCK USES THE SAME SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID
709116
BrakesSteering
Filed Jun 24, 1999
1 death reported

PROBLEM 1, BRAKES: THE ABS SYSTEM STATES IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ABS FAILURE THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL REVERT BACK TO A NON ABS MODE. IN MY CASE THE ABS PUMP IS STUCK IN THE "DUMP" MODE WHICK FESULTS IN ALL PRESSURE BEING LOST TO THE REAF BRAKES. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE LOCAL GMC DEALER, RIVERSIDE MOTORS, INDICATED THAT THERE IS PRESSURE TO THE REAR BRAKES AND THAT THE ABS IS JUST DISSABLED. WITH NEW REAR SHOES PROPERLY INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED THE REAR WHELLS WILL SPIN FREELY WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS LIT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THIER IS A LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM THUS CAUSING AN IMBALANCE. A NEW MASTER CYLINDER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE FLUID IS BY-PASSING INSIDE THE ABS PUMP/VALVE ASSY. IR THIS OCCURRED IN A PANIC SITUATION MY BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY INCREASE. PROBLEM 2, STEERING, THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE OFF AT THE TOP RIGHT WHERE THE TILT ADAPTER MOUNTED TO THE COLUMN. THE COLUMN HAS SEVERAL LOCATING NOTCHES CUT IN IT WITH SHARP CORNERS. IT LOOKED LIKE A CRACK STARTED AT A SHARP EDGE AND WORKED ITS WAY AROUND. THE COLOUM WAS LOSE FOR AWHILE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BOLTS WOULD NEED TIGHTENING BUT BEFORE I COULD GET THEM TIGHTENED THE COLOUM BROKE. NOTE I AM A BIG MAN,475 LBS I AM SURE THIS ACCELAERATED THE FAILURE BUT THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT TO YOU ANYWAY. THANKS FOR THIS SITE IT WAS VERY HELPFULL AND USER FRIENDLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
707872
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Nov 13, 1998

FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM TO WORK CORRECTLY

NHTSA ID
700589
Incident
Sep 15, 1997
Brakes
Filed Feb 23, 1998

DURING WET WEATHER BRAKES FADED FURTHER THAN CONSUMER EXPECTED.

NHTSA ID
531032
Brakes
Filed Dec 11, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. YH

NHTSA ID
527268
Brakes
Filed Aug 11, 1997

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
520934
Brakes
Filed Apr 15, 1997

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
516032
Incident
Oct 26, 1995
Brakes
Filed Dec 16, 1996

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

NHTSA ID
512659
Brakes
Filed Nov 17, 1995

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 55 MPH, FRONT BRAKES LOCKUP, FAULTY CALIPERS AND ROTORS, AND WILL NOT RELEASE. TT

NHTSA ID
975124
Incident
Nov 9, 1995
Brakes
Filed Oct 26, 1995

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
487383
Incident
Oct 26, 1995
Brakes
Filed May 30, 1995

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT

NHTSA ID
966053
Incident
May 30, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 23, 1995
Crash reported

BRAKE FAILED TO STOP/PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP CONSUMER REAR ENDED A CAR IN FRONT. TT

NHTSA ID
959001
Incident
Dec 12, 1994

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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