TWO MINUTES AFTER EXITING THE PA TURNPIKE DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD. HAD TO STOP AT THE SIGN ON MY CORNER. APPLIED BRAKES BUT LINE BURST AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CAR WOULD NOT STOP BUT FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE TURN AND COAST TO MY HOME WHILE DOWNSHIFTING (AUTOMATIC) AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING A CAR AT THE INTERSECTION. THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. CONTACTED GMC CITING: HTTP://WWW.10NEWS.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/MORE-GM-OWNERS-REPORT-BRAKE-LINE-RUST08092013 AND LOOKING FOR THE ?GM SPOKESMAN ALAN ADLER NOW SAYS US A REPAIR KIT IS FINALLY AVAILABLE THROUGH DEALERS, THAT LOWERS REPLACEMENT COST FOR CUSTOMERS FROM ALMOST $2,000 TO JUST $500.? OPENED SERVICE REQUEST WITH GMC ON 11/1/13 NOW GMC INDICATES THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND REFERRED ME TO MY LOCAL DEALER. LOCAL DEALER (O?NEIL GMC) INDICATED THAT ALL LINES NEED TO BE FABRICATED, LABOR WAS QUOTED AT APPROX. 15 HRS @ $110/HR AND CALIPERS OFTEN HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL (THEY WON?T KNOW UNTIL THE JOB) ESTIMATED $2-3000 FOR THE REPAIR. 11/11/13 RECEIVED A VOICE MAIL FROM GMC INDICATING THAT THE CASE WILL BE ESCALATED. CAR STILL SITS AND NOW WITH EXPIRED PA INSPECTION. *TR
2000 Chevrolet Yukon XL
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery › fuel pump. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filings2000 GMC YUKON XL HAD GAS POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*MR AFTER THE CONSUMER FILLED UP HIS GAS TANK FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK ONTO THE GROUND AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK WIRING HAD BURNED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS THE VEHICLE'S SECOND FUEL PUMP FAILURE. IN MAY 2005 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP WIRING FAILURE. THE LETTER EXPLAINED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS WORKING WITH THE SUPPLIER TO DEVELOP AND OBTAIN A SERVICE KIT TO PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.