2001 GMC Yukon complaints

2001 GMC YUKON WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS DAD WAS DRIVING AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DUE TO A RECALL NOTIFICATION THAT WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE RECALL WAS ABOUT A BRAKE SENSOR THAT COULD CORRODE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. *JB

2001 GMC YUKON WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO STOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL ONLY COVERED NORTHERN STATES AND THE STATE WHERE HE LIVED WAS NOT CONSIDERED NORTHERN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. HE STATED THAT THE REAR LAP BELTS WOULD BIND UP NEAR THE SHOULDER PANEL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND WHICH CAUSED THEM TO REMAIN IN A LOCKED POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS BIND UP IN THE UPPER SHOULDER GUIDE CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO BE JAMMED. WHEN JAMMED, THE SEAT BELTS DO NO RETRACT OR EXTEND TO PROPERLY FIT A PASSENGER. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SEAT BELT GUIDE ARRANGEMENT. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. IN 2004, SHE PURCHASED FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT 50,000 MILES. WHEN THE TIRES REACHED 25,000 MILES, EACH OF THEM FAILED ONE BY ONE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES HAD A HOLE IN THEM AND THE RADIAL CORD SEPARATED IN ONE SPOT. SHE AGAIN PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES OF THE SAME BRAND AND ON JUNE 19, 2007, ONE OF THE TIRES FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL SPORT LT/SUV, P26/70R16. THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 110,000 MILES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH TOOK PLACE ON A DRY DAY. THE DRIVER BEGAN CHOKING AND PASSED OUT. THE VEHICLE THEN RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

ABS MODULE FAILURE AT AROUND 39,000 MILES. REMOVED ABS FUSE TO GET MOTOR TO STOP RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, AS IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. CALLED DEALERSHIP ABOUT REPAIRING THE MOTOR, BUT THEY DO NOT REPAIR THE MODULES, ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE MODULE FOR $1000 (WITH THE EXACT SAME MODULE). SENT MODULE TO A COMPANY THAT REPLACED THE FAULTY PARTS FOR $100, WITH PARTS THAT WELL EXCEED SHODDY OEM STANDARDS, WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE PARTS AS WELL. *JB

WAS DRIVING TRUCK AND NOTICED LOUD MOTOR NOISE IN ADDITION TO ENGINE RUNNING. TURNED TRUCK OFF IN GARAGE AND A MOTOR NOISE WAS STILL RUNNING WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF. ABS LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. UNLOADED CHILD, SELF AND GROCERIES FROM TRUCK. 30 MINUTES LATER, (TRYING TO FIGURE OUT NEXT STEP TO CORRECT PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS A SUNDAY), MOTOR NOISE IS STILL RUNNING AND ENGINE IS OFF. DROVE TRUCK TO FIRESTONE GARAGE. TURNED ENGINE OFF, MOTOR NOISE STILL RUNNING. GARAGE HOOKED TRUCK UP TO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN ABS SYSTEM. THEY DISCONNECTED ABS SYSTEM AND MOTOR NOISE STOPPED. SAID THAT THE PART WAS DANGEROUSLY HOT AND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM SITS RIGHT UNDER/OVER THE GAS TANK. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AND HOUSE IF IT CAUSED A FIRE IN MY GARAGE? WHAT IF I COULDN'T HAVE FOUND A GARAGE THAT WAS OPEN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON? THERE AREN'T MANY, BELIEVE ME. I HAVE RECEIVED A QUOTE TO HAVE PART REPLACED, BUT HAVE NOT FIXED YET. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT FOR ME TO LEAVE MY TRUCK AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME THIS IS GOING TO TAKE TO BE DIAGNOSED AGAIN (AND OF COURSE THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY THE $99 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AGAIN AFTER I HAVE ALREADY PAID THIS ONCE TO FIRESTONE). I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE ABS SYSTEM SHOULD FAIL ON A TRUCK THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. *JB

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. YUKON XL WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. HAVE REPLACED REAR ROTORS DUE TO PARKING BRAKE SHOE MALFUNCTION. REAR BRAKE SHOE DOES NOT DISENGAGE AND WEARS PREMATURELY CAUSING PARKING BRAKE FAILURE AND ROTOR DAMAGE EVERY YEAR THAT STATE INSPECTION IS REQUIRED. *JB

ABS AND PARK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESULT WAS EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE) BAD WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER COULD CAUSE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. REPAIRS COST $959.00 AND ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS IS VERY COMMON AROUND 80,000 MILES. MINE IS AT 83,000! *JB

ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE DISABLED BECAUSE OF ABS PUMP RUNNING WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. BECAUSE PUMP WAS RUNNING IT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL MY MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE PUMP. I WAS TOLD THIS PART WOULD COST 1200.00 TO REPLACE. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON SLT, AND I HAVE HAD AN ABS ISSUE. I HEARD A CONSTANT RUNNING SOUND, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE ABS, AND HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP IT. NOW MY BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERS WILL NOT FIX IT, JUST REPLACE THEM. WHICH IS AROUND A GRAND TO DO. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL OUTSIDE THE "SALT BELT" STATES THEY WON'T HELP US. I'VE FOUND SOMEONE IN THE AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I RESEARCH IT ONLINE, AND SEE IT APPEARS TO BE AN COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL OUT, BUT DOES NOT APPLY HERE IN FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA. IN WHICH WERE ARE ON THE COAST AN SUBJECT TO SALT WATERS OF THE GULF COAST. I'VE NOTICED IT ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V379000. IT AFFECTS "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODA ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.... PLEASE EXTEND RECALL AREA FOR OTHER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MAYBE COASTAL AREAS, ETC. *NM

UPON MOVING TO HOUSTON, I HAD AN INSPECTION PERFORMED ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BECOME ENGAGED, EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT EVEN USE IT, AND DESTROYED MY REAR LEFT ROTOR, BRAKE PADS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS. IN ADDITION TO REPLACING THE ROTOR AND ALL BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR LEFT, I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS ON THE RIGHT REAR REPLACED AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME WITH NO REAR BRAKE PADS OR EMERGENCY BRAKE. IN OTHER WORDS, HAD I PARKED MY CAR ON AN INCLINE AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE, IT WOULD NOT HOLD MY CAR. I ALSO HAD NO REAR BRAKES IF MY FRONT BRAKES HAD FAILED. I HAVE READ FORUMS ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2001 YUKON OWNERS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001 AND HAVE HAD NO NEED FOR MY PARKING BRAKE. THE TOTAL DAMAGES WERE OVER $500 AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AS THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN AND IF THE PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES ITSELF. THE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS FULLY DISENGAGED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEATBELT FOR THE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RETRACTOR WAS BROKEN AND THE SEATBELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS 35000 MILES. BRAKE HAS BEEN USED ONLY ABOUT 10 TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATES THE BRAKE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. *JB

APPLIED BRAKES ON SLIGHT ICEY DRIVEWAY, EBCM WENT OUT FOR GOOD. WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL WAS JUST REPAIRED JUST BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. $1250 TO REPAIR. *NM

FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE. FAILURE LEADS TO CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF ACTUATOR EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. FLOOR PAN HEATS UP. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. BRAKING IS AFFECTED. MULTIPLE SIMILAR FAILURES ARE NOTED ON WEB SEARCHES AND BLOGS FOR A RANGE OF YUKON MODEL YEARS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT COST ABOUT $1080. *NM

2001 YUKON TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILED BECAUSE OF ROUGH SHIFTING, SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT SQUEAKS. VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL CONSUMER HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME WHILE FIRE DEPT CLEANED UP SPILL. *TS A SEAL FAILED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT. THE RADIATOR SEAL FAILED. THE HEAD LIGHT LENS WAS LOOSE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING SHARPLY AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING NOISE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED GREASING THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. THEREFORE, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY PERMANENT SOLUTION. *AK

2001 GMC YUKON EBCM FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THREE YEARS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS JUST OVER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY PERIOD AND GMC PAID FOR THE PART AND I PAID FOR THE LABOR ONLY AFTER A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS TO GMC. THE MODULE HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS CHOOSING TO PUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AT RISK AND NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS AND THERE IS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A RECALL, NHTSA #05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. HE WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE. *AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NM

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VARIOUS STEERING, SUSPENSION AND TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS WITH HER 2001 GMC YUKON. *NM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS HANGING OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOUSING AND ELEMENT. THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED. TEFLON GREASE WAS INSTALLED ON DRIVESHAFT TO ALLEVIATE THE BUMPINESS IN THE REAR. LICENSE PLATE LIGHT FOGGED UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LAMP. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE YOKE AT THE REAR U-JOINT. THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CHAIN HAD STRETCHED. THE DEALER R AND R THE TRANSFER CASE AND REPLACED THE CHAIN. *NM

ACCORDING TO GM, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #05068 FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE MOST CERTAINLY DID HAVE THIS DEFECT, WHICH CAME CLOSE TO CAUSING ME 2 REAR-END COLLISIONS. I HAD THE REPAIRS MADE AT A GM DEALER AND AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD I CAN'T BE BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME NOTIFY GM THAT THEY NEED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND SEND ME THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND THE ABS LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT CAME ON. HE INCREASED HIS STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE DEALER STATED IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC BOX. THERE WAS NO FREE REMEDY TO FIX THE BOX. THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED IN THE BUCKLE, OTHER TIMES IT WILL COME LOOSE WHILE IN THE SEAT BELT. ALSO WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT ONE COULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

2001 YUKON XL SUV WITH 81182 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION MADE A POPPING SOUND (NO FORWARD GEARS, BUT REVERSE GEARS). SUV HAS UPGRADED TRANSMISSION THAT HAD A SUPPOSEDLY BETTER MODEL "FRONT PLANET" PART PER GMC TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THAT SUPPOSEDLY SUPERIOR "FRONT PLANET" SPLIT INTO (2) PARTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION ALTHOUGH IT IS ONE MOLDED PIECE. RESULTING EXPLOSION OF METAL CAUSED A $2703.52 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. I HAVE THE DIGITAL PHOTOS AND THE ACTUAL FAILED PARTS!*JB

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY HARD TO PUSH OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW WEEKS. FINALLY, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS PUMP RAN CONTINUALLY, HEATING THE FLOOR PAN OF THE VEHICLE. I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO STOP THE PUMP. THIS IN TURN HAS DISABLED THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT SEEMS THE REPAIR FROM GM IS VERY EXPENSIVE ($1100) AND USES THE SAME VERSION OF A COMMONLY FAILING PART THAT MIGHT ONLY LAST ANOTHER 40-50K MILES. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS, 25 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE MONTHS. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE EXAMINED, BUT DID NOT THINK HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO HIS MECHANIC. BUT, DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 GMC YUKON.*AK

DT: THE CALLER SAID FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. SHE SAID THERE WAS RECALL 05V155000 ON ANOTHER YEAR, BUT NOT THIS MODEL YEAR. DEALER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE CALLER BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE OWNER SAW THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THIS OCCURRED IN JULY 2005. THE OWNER RETURNED HOME FROM A TRIP. THE OWNER HEARD A NOISE AND THOUGHT IT WAS A REFRIGERATOR IN THE GARAGE. THE NOISE CONTINUED ALL NIGHT. THEN THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND UPON INSPECTION, HE NOTED ABS MOTOR KEPT RUNNING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC UNHOOKED THE ABS MOTOR. THE NOISE QUIT, BUT THE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE OWNER KNEW ABOUT THE ABS UNIT MODULE RECALL , AND WONDERED IF THIS IT RELATED TO THE MOTOR HAVING TO BE REPLACED. SHE DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ACTIVATING. THIS RECALL 05V379000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ACCORDING TO HER DEALERSHIP.*AK *NM

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN BRAKING. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED IN MAY 2005 FUEL PUMP FAILED ON 2001 GMC YUKON XL 1500. HE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. WHEN HE PULLED THE OLD ONE OUT HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER. HE CALLED GM, AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD ISSUE A RECALL IN NOVEMBER. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE THAT WAS SIX MONTHS AWAY. *AK

ABS LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 I CALLED GMC AS MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF ABS SENSOR FAILURE. THEY SAID IT WILL BE JAN 2006 BEFORE RECALL BEGINS, MAY BE 11/2006 BEFORE LETTERS GO. THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE DEALER TO LOOK AT VEHICLE OR MAKE REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR SHOW UP IN CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT BUT THEY SAID THAT DOESN'T MEAN GMC HAS BEGUN A RECALL. *JB

GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL OF ITS SUVS AND PICKUPS DUE TO A BAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DESIGN. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN CANADA AND 14 US STATES OF WHICH MINNESOTA IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS PAST FALL I WAS HAVING THE DESCRIBED PROBLEMS OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COMING ON WHENEVER I WAS BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS USUALLY OCCURRED AT STOP SIGNS. I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE WITH THE BRAKES AND THE IMPENDING WINTER AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO GET FIXED. THEY REPLACED A SENSOR SAYING IT WAS BAD AND I PAID ~$230 FOR THE FIX. PRIOR TO GETTING IT FIXED I HAD ONSTAR RUN DIAGNOSTICS TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED AND HEARING OF THE RECALL IN CANADA I SPOKE WITH GM WHO SAID THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. NOW WITH THESE 14 OTHER STATES I AM FURIOUS. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY SHOULD BE COVERING THE COSTS OF MY REPAIRS SINCE I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. TO PICK AND CHOOSE THE STATES WHILE COMPROMISING SAFETY IS ABSURD. ANY INFORMATION OR RECOURSE YOU COULD SHARE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *NM

DT: THERE WAS RECALL FOR THE BRAKES, BUT THE CONSUMERS STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT STILL STOPS AND DOESN'T MAKE ANY TYPE OF FUNNY NOISE. THE ABS LIGHT AND EMERGENCY LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS STARTED AROUND AUGUST 15, 2005. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER.*JB

DT: 2001 GMC YUKON. THERE WAS A RECALL #05042, FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID PERTAIN TO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY MAY 25, 2002. THE BRAKES DRAGGED AND EVENTUALLY WORE OUT BECAUSE OF A SPRING THAT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *JB UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

GMC YUKON 2001 ABS BRAKE ENGAGEMENT AT LOW SPEED (SEE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020). NO ACCIDENT YET BUT IT WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT REPAIRS. VEHICLE NOT USED MUCH IN SUMMER TIME. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY TO NOT HIT A CAR THAT QUICKLY STOPPED IN FONT OF ME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. AS I BRAKED OVER THE TRACKS THE ABS KICKED IN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE RIGHT FRONT QUARTER CAUSING $3500 IN DAMAGE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *NM

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED AND WENT OUT. REPLACED ABS. WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A LOT OF THESE SYSTEMS RECENTLY. PARKING BRAKE WENT OUT. USED, MAYBE 5 TIMES. HAVE NOT REPLACED YET. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THIS SYSTEM TO GO OUT WITHOUT USE.

THREE WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO DOWN. THE ELECTRIC MOTORS WERE BAD. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM OCCUR WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL A LOT AND WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR GMC DEALERS. THE ONLY WINDOW THAT DOES WORK IS WHERE THE MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *SC *JB

DT: 2001, GMC YUKON, VEHICLE HAD GASOLINE LEAKAGE, CONSUMER COULD SMELL LEAK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, AND DEALER RAN TEST T AND HE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER THE TEST. DEALER RESET BUTTON. THIS DID NOT FIX GASOLINE SMELL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER A THIRD TIME, AND DEALER FOUND LEAK IN THE GAS TANK WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED AT CONSUMER' S EXPENSE. *AK

GMC YUKON ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS. ACTIVATION DURING SLOW SPEED STOPS.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE ABS COMES ON WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, CAUSING THE MANUAL BRAKES TO PUMP AT LOW SPEED, LEADING TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB AND THE SENSOR. THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS.*AK

PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. 1 ROTOR WAS BAD AND PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE BAD. EVEN AFTER REPAIR, PARKING BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. I BELIEVE BRAKE SHOES WERE DEFECTIVE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THIS IS POOR ENGINEERING ON GM'S PART. I THINK I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FULLY FOR REPAIRS ON PARKING BRAKE. SINCE THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS, I THINK THE CUSTOMER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. WE HAD TO PAY $439.47 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THIS WAS ON 2001 GMC YUKON.

DT: THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, THE NUMBER IS PE05020. *NM

I READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE BRAKES ON GM'S SUV'S. I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON AND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, JUST BEFORE IT STOPS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STARTS PULSING AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES FORWARD 3 TO 10 FEET. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW GETTING THE OIL CHANGED AND I AM GETTING A QUOTE ON THE BRAKES. I CALLED GM'S WARRANTY DIVISION AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT A RECALL YET. MY FILE # IS1-332799234.

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL [XXX] ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN CORNERING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS IS ANNOYING AND DISCONCERTING. I FEEL THAT MY STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED AND PEDAL EFFORT IS ALSO INCREASED. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE ADVICE OF THE DEALER AS TO NOT CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE EBCM INTERNAL RELAY SHORTED OUT CAUSING ABS PUMP TO CONSTANTLY RUN. THE PART WAS REPLACED COSTING OVER $1200. THIS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BATTERY SO IT WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL THREE TIMES THE SAI (EMISSIONS) VALVES WERE RUSTED CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. THE DEALER TOLD ME SINCE THE VALVES ARE LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE EXHAUST THE CONDENSATION FALLS ONTO THE THEM CAUSING THEM TO RUST. THEY ALSO SAID THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS. *JB

I PURCHASED 4 NEW CONTINENTAL-MADE TIRES FOR OUR 2001 GMC YUKON. THESE TIRES CARRY THE "GENERAL" BRAND NAME, MODEL P265-70R16, GRABBER AW, DOT# A3723J82301. I PURCHASED THESE TIRES WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE WARRANTED AGAINST DEFECTS AND ANY DAMAGE OCCURRING AS A RESULT WOULD BE COVERED BY THE TIRE COMPANY. I HAVE PROPERLY MAINTAINED THESE TIRES THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THEM. AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, ONE OF THE TIRES UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY BLEW UP, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BARELY MISSING AN EMBANKMENT AND CONCRETE BRIDGE COLUMN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, I SAW THAT THE TREAD HAD COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF THE TOP OF THE TIRE. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE LOOSE TREAD WAS "SLAPPING" EVERY PART OF THE VEHICLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA CAUSING OVER $4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE, INCLUDING, BODY DAMAGE, TAILPIPE DAMAGE, ELECTRICAL WIRES CUT, A/C LINES CUT, TAIL LIGHT SEVERED, RUNNING BOARDS BROKEN AND MORE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, I CONTACTED CONTINENTAL AND FILED A CLAIM TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS DAMAGE. AFTER A LENGTHY WAIT, I WAS INFORMED ON JANUARY 26, 2005 THAT THEY WERE DENYING MY CLAIM DUE TO A SMALL TIRE PUNCTURE. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT A SMALL PUNCTURE SHOULD NOT CAUSE THE TIRE TO ABSOLUTELY EXPLODE THE WAY MINE DID. FURTHERMORE, CONTINENTAL CLAIMS THERE WERE OTHER DEFECTS IN THE TIRE, SUCH AS SIDEWALL DAMAGE, THAT WERE ALL CAUSED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. IT HAS SINCE BECOME CLEA