2002 GMC Yukon complaints

ON OCTOBER 9TH, 2012 I ENTERED MY YUKON AT APPROXIMATELY 9PM IN A PARKING LOT IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, OHIO. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND START MY VEHICLE. I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BEGAN BACKUP WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NEVER REGAINED ANY BRAKE PRESSURE. I DID MANAGE TO GET MY WIFE AND I HOME SAFELY. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA ALREADY HAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION PER FOLLOWING: "IN 2010, AFTER RECEIVING OWNER COMPLAINTS, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) INITIATED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF BRAKE FAILURE TRENDS AMONG SIX MILLION GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN 1999-2003, INCLUDING THE CHEVY AVALANCHE AND SILVERADO, THE GMC SIERRA AND SOME OF THE AUTOMAKER'S HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. INITIALLY, ABOUT 100 OWNERS REPORTED FAILURE OF CORRODED BRAKE LINES, RESULTING IN EITHER LENGTHY STOPPING DISTANCES OR CRASHES." "THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED, WITH MORE OWNERS REPORTING BRAKE LINE FAILURE, AND SO FAR GM HAS NOT KICKED-IN REPAIR DOLLARS. IN EARLY 2011, NHTSA UPGRADED THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS." FROM ABOUT.COM. WHILE MY WIFE AND I DID RETURN HOME SAFELY IT WAS RATHER TERRIFYING TO DRIVE 25 MILES WITH VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES. WHY DIDN'T GM INITIATE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IF NHTSA IS ALREADY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTOR AS WE FEEL THEY COULD HAVE PUT OUR LIVES IN DANGER IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN A WAY THAT I WASN'T AWARE AND HAD TO BRAK

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY RUSTED BRAKE LINES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS TAKEN TO A NEAR BY GARAGE AND SHOWN 4 SEPARATE LEAKS IN THE LINES. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS $1800-2000. IM LUCKY NO-ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. AFTER ASKING FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE SIMILAR GM FULLSIZE TRUCKS AND SUVS AROUND THE SAME YEAR 5 OF THEM REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS QUITE DISTURBING. ONE OF WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND HE SHIFTED INTO PARK HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE SHOCK MOUNTS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

ON 01/03/2012 I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL DRIVERS SIDE COLLISION,WHICH INVOLVED MY SUV AND ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING AROUND 45-50 MPH. THE IMPACT SMASHED IN THE DRIVER DOOR AND HOOD ALONG WITH OTHER DAMAGES. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS DELAYED WHICH RESULTED IN ME HITTING MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAVING EXTENSIVE DENTAL DAMAGE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NEEDED TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS BUT I DO BELIEVE MINE SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

I STARTED VEHICLE, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, I THEN PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WHEN I REALIZED THE VEHICLE WASN'T STOPPING AS USUAL. I THEN PUT THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE AND PARKED IT . I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ALOT OF FLUID (ON THE DRIVERS SIDE) ALL OVER THE GROUND. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT MOVED TO A MECHANICS LOCATION FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MAIN (CORRODED) BRAKE LINE BURST CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK EVERYWHERE AND CREATING A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING DRIVING HAZARD ( BRAKE FAILURE) HAD I NOT PARKED THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT ENDING....THIS NEEDS TO INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

UNLIKE MANY OTHERS MY CHEVROLET MECHANIC WARNED ME OF THE CORROSION PROBLEMS THEY FOUND ON MY BRAKE LINES ON MY GMC 2002 YUKON, AND THE NEED TO REPLACE THEM. THIS $1,700 REPAIR IS EXCESSIVE, BUT I COULD NOT CONSIDER RISKING FAILURE. WE TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS CLOSE TO 1,000 MILES PER MONTH AND OCCASIONALLY TOW A 5,000 POUND BOAT/TRAILER. I TYPICALLY BUY NEW CARS, MAINTAIN THEM WITH THE DEALER AND RUN THEM AS LONG AS I CAN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE FAILURE. HAVING ONLY BRIEFLY RESEARCHED THIS ON LINE AND EASILY FINDING HUNDREDS OF REPORTED FAILURES, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GMC HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. A FRIEND HAS REPORTED TO US THAT BOTH THEIR SIERRA AND YUKON EXPERIENCED ON ROAD FAILURES. I MAINTAIN MY CARS AS RESPONSIBLY AS I CAN, AT A COST, BUT NOT WANTING ANY HIGHWAY FAILURES. I HATE TO THINK ABOUT THE AGING GMC/CHEVY TRUCK POPULATION THAT IS NOW DRIVING NEXT TO ME. WHY HAS GMC NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

GMC 2002 YUKON SLE, 193,000 MILES, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LIGHTS REGARDING BRAKE LINE PRESSURE, FUNCTION OR ABS. THE LOSS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO EXTENSIVELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN A $3000 REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MONTH AGO THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIR CONDITIONER CAME ON FULL BLAST. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT INSTEAD OF THE AIR CONDITIONER IT WAS THE HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CORRODED WIRES UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD THE WIRES REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE HEAT VOLUNTARILY COMING ON. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184000.

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

DRIVING FROM TAMPA TO ORLANDO IN MY 2002 GMC YUKON WITH TRAILER IN TOW. BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHILE HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS TOW HOME BY AAA NO FLUID IN RESERVOIR FILLED IT UP. SAW FLUID LEAKING UNDER DRIVERS DOOR LOOK WITH FLASHLIGHT AND SAW CLUSTER OF LINES CORRODED LEAKING FROM A ROUND DEVICE AND RUNNING DOWN THE RAIL TOWARD BACK. ABOUT TWO FT. LONG. I THINK THEY ARE THE METAL BRAKE LINES AND THEIR FAILURE SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT IN MATERIAL AS I THINK THEY SHOULD BE MADE OF A HARDER OR MORE LASTING STAINLESS STEEL OR SOMETHING AS BRAKES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT DEVICE ON A VEHICLE. I NOW FEEL FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY GMC SAID IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. I THINK GMC SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAULTY DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR MAYBE THEY HAVE ALREADY. *TR

ABS ACTIVATES DURING SLOW STOPS, INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER PERFORMED RECALL 05V37900 AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. I BELIEVE PROBLEM IS CORROSION IN FRONT WHEEL HUBS ON TONE RING. RECALL DOES NOT ADDRESS THAT PART.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON WHICH HAS FOUR B.F. GOODRICH LT 235/75/R16 TIRES. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2008. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES THAT FORMED AROUND THE TREAD OF THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE TIRES PERTAINING TO THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE TIRE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 25,000. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

MY 2002 GMC YUKON HAS THE PROBLEM THAT WHEN STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUST BEFORE THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2005, THE SECOND TIME WAS IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 WHEN IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL, AND JUST RECENTLY WHEN I HAD TO AGAIN PAY FOR THE REPAIR. EACH TIME IT WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING AND CLEANING OR REPLACING THE SENSORS. OBVIOUSLY THE REPAIR DONE AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL IS TEMPORARY AT BEST AND THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD RETURNS. IN MY CASE IT APPEARS TO RETURN IN ABOUT 2 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2002. HE STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATING INAPPROPRIATELY AT LOW SPEEDS OF 8 MPH AND UNDER. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE PEDAL TO PULSE AND WOULD NOT STOP IN A NORMAL FASHION. THE VEHICLE WOULD BRAKE ON AND OFF AND CAUSED HIM TO FEEL AS IF HE WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000) HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR REPAIRS IN THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 87,944. UPDATED 12/22/09 *BF UPDATED 12/22/09. *JB

THERE IS A RECALL (05V379000) AND I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN 2007, NOW THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TWO YEARS LATER AND THEY WONT COVER IT. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR

A MAJOR FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY GMC YUKON 2002, I HAVE CONTACTED GM BUT THEY DENIED ANY PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS. I FOUND A NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V379000 IN RELATION WITH THIS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). ONE MONTH LATER, HE NOTICED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE ABS ACTIVATES UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,582 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. HIS VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MODERATE BODILY INJURIES. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATES AND PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT CALLED THEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT. HE HAS DONE MUCH RESEARCH AND FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS WITH THE SAME FAILURE AS HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 03/12/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A FLUTTERING NOISE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E106000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,880 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

2002 YUKON HAD VERY REDUCED BRAKING UNDER NORMAL SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED NEARLY TO THE FLOOR WITH ONLY ABOUT 30% OF NORMAL BRAKE CAPACITY. AS IF THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT HELPING. THE BIG ISSUE IS THAT THE RECALL SERVICE BY GM RECALL # 05068 HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS TRUCK LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO ON 8-23-2006. THE RECALL PROCEDURE DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT CORRECTLY ADDRESSING. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2004 AND NOW AGAIN THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM 2006. *JB

COULDN'T GET CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE OF A WORN OUT EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT WE NEVER USE. *JB

ABS PUMP RUNNING ALL THE TIME, SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I MUST FIND OUT IF SAFE TO DRIVE. THANKS. *JB

(1) SECURING CHILD IN REAR MIDDLE SEAT (2) BELT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN TENSION, SLIPPING (3) CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT 15 MPH, THE REAR DRIVELINE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE FOLLOWED BY A BANGING NOISE AS THOUGH IT WAS DRAGGING. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. WHILE THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVELINE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIRS. UPDATED 05/04/06.

WHILE MAKING A TIGHT LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. THE YUKON ONLY HAD 72000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER, GMC DENIED WARRANTY SERVICE DUE TO MILEAGE. I COMPLAINED THAT A POWER STEERING PUMP SHOULD NEVER FAIL IN SUCH A CATASTROPHIC WAY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN SO WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANOTHER FAILURE. HE SAID IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS FAILURE TO HAPPEN. THE SHAFT BROKE INSIDE THE PUMP. THE PULLEY WAS STILL INTACT. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING, SHE WOULD HAVE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING THE CAR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING THE RECALL #05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WORKED PROPERLY BEFORE THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ABS HUBS NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE DRIVE UNLESS PLACED INTO REVERSE. WHEN STUCK IN DRIVE, PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATING WILL CAUSE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY, UNTIL THEIR IS A LOUD VIOLENT SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AR WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE WILL ENGAGE DRIVE AND PROCEED IN A SLUGGISH FASHION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER WHO HAD INVESTIGATED AND FIXED THE PROBLEM SINCE NOVEMBER 2005 AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS TODAY (2-7-2006). THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT APPROXIMATELY 53000 MILES (THE SERVICE DEPT RECOMMENDED THE SERVICE). THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FAULTY EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE IS 2002 GMC YUKON, 2 WD.*JB

2002 GMC YUKON BRAKES PULSATE DURING NORMAL AND SLOW SPEED STOPS. VEHICLE MAKES A CRUNCHING OR CLUNKING NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FAR DOWN TOWARD THE FLOORBOARD. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE CORRODED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN GEORGIA. *JB

THE PARKING BRAKE ON OUR 2002 YUKON DOES NOT HOLD ONCE THE REAR BRAKES HAVE WARMED UP. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW HOURS AND THE BRAKES COOL, THE PARKING BRAKE HOLDS. SINCE NEW, THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST WHEN I TOOK IT FOR STATE INSPECTION, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MINOR ADJUSTMENT PROBLEM AND IT HAD BEEN FIXED. SINCE THE CAR WAS COLD WHEN I PICKED IT UP, THE PARKING BRAKE DID WORK FINE. I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL LAST SUMMER THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD ONCE THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY IS WARMED UP. CLEARLY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF PARKED ON A STEEP INCLINE. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE THEY SAY THE VEHICLE IS SAFE WHEN IN PARK. I DISAGREE. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING 2002 GMC NOT BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID AND GRIND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. *TS THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED FOR RECALL 05V379000. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT UNITIZED BEARING AND FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HUB ASSEMBLY. *NM

2002 GMC YUKON FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS COMPLETE THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY DUE TO CORROSION. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HUB WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAD EXPIRED. *NM

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF BRAKING SYSTEM, FRONT AND REAR ON GMC 2002 YUKON. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS NOISY ON STARTUP. SOP COMPRESSOR HAD INTERNAL PISTON FAILURE IN COMPRESSOR. . THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE DEALER HAD TO INSTALL A NEW SUNROOF FRAME. *NM

REAR SIDE MIRROR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE HAIRLINE CRACKS. THEY WERE REPLACED AND NOW THEY ARE BACK. THE HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE MIRROR DISTORTS VIEWS AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I BELIEVE THE MIRRORS ARE TOO THIN TO HANDLE THE DEFROST OPTIONS ON THE MIRRORS. THEY SEEN TO FAIL ON THEIR OWN. *NM

I AM WRITING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY RECURRING ISSUES WITH MY STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2002 YUKON XL. IN SHORT, IT RATTLES. ON THE ROAD, IT RATTLES AT A LOW THUD, THUD, THUD SOUND. TURNING CORNERS, IT RATTLES WITH THE SAME SOUND. INITIALLY, WHEN I TOOK IT TO BERGLUND CHEVROLET, IN ROANOKE, VA, THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WITH A LUBE KIT. WHEN THE PROBLEM SURFACED AGAIN, I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. 20,000 MILES LATER, I FACE THE PROBLEM FOR THE 3RD TIME. I DRIVE ON THE ROAD, NEVER OFF ROAD. I HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF VEHICLES, AND ALWAYS HOLD ON TO THEM UNTIL THEY EXCEED 150,000 MILES. NEVER HAVE I HAD TO REPLACE ONE STEERING COLUMN, IN ANY VEHICLE, AND I OBVIOUSLY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE REQUIRING MORE THAN ONE. I HAVE LEARNED FROM GMC THAT THERE WAS A FIRST GENERATION FIX AND A SECOND-GENERATION FIX. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHICH GENERATION I GOT, BUT I DO KNOW IT WAS NOT A FIX. AFTER SOME ARGUING, THE FIRST REPAIR WAS COVERED. THE SECOND WAS COVERED, AS WELL, BUT ONLY AFTER ARGUING ONCE MORE. IT SEEMS PERFECTLY CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED AGAIN, AT NO COST TO ME, BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SATISFACTORY REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM '' A PROBLEM ACKNOWLEDGED BY GMC AS NEEDING TO BE REMEDIED. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT GOT THE STEERING COLUMN SOLUTION THAT WORKS. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS. NO ONE SHOULD EXPECT TO REPLACE A STEERING COLUMN ON A VEHICLE EVERY 20,000 MILES. IT IS NOT A FILTER OR FLUID THAT NEEDS C

EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2002 YUKON. *BF THE ROTORS RUSTED PREMATURELY AND CAUSED THE SENSORS TO FAIL. *SC UPDATED *JB

DT: 2002 GMC YUKON. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE ABS SENSORS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT EFFECT THE CONSUMER'S STATE, WHICH WAS WISCONSIN. THIS COULD BE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP FOR THE AMOUNT OF $924. THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE SENSORS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES . MECHANIC TESTED THE SENSORS AND STATED THIS WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE.*AK THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING WERE CORRODED ALONG WITH THE SENSORS. THE LEFT REAR AXLE WAS WORN WHICH CAUSED A FLUID LEAK. *JB

THE FOG RUNNING LIGHT ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE HAS BEEN OUT SINCE 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF OUR VEHICLE. IRONICALLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SAME LIGHT IS OUT ON A GREAT NUMBER OF THE TAHOE'S & YUKON'S THAT I SEE ON THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY FLAW ON THIS MODEL YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. *JB

DT: ON JUNE 7, 2005 WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER CAR. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER THAT SLOWED DOWN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AS WELL. THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE BRAKES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND IT TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO STOP. THIS ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT THE OTHER CAR IN THE REAR END. THE CONSUMER WAS SHAKEN AND WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FINE. THE REAR BRAKES AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER. TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES . THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE BRAKES RUSTING. THE CONSUMER CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER DOID NOT KNOW EITHER. HAS NEVER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE OR AFTER THIS.*AK THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE MAIN ROAD AT 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE ROAD AND WENT INTO THE GRAVEL AND THEN INTO A DITCH AND HIT A MAILBOX . THE CONSUMER WENT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF AND THE FRONT BUMPER SMASHED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND NEVER HAD BEEN ON. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED, BUT WILL BE CONTACTED TODAY.THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

THE WEAR INDICATOR ON MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS SIGNALING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD COMPLETELY WORN ON ONE SIDE AND THE SHOES HAD TO BE REPLACED; IT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE ROTOR WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ATTACHMENT OF THE SHOES (THE OPPOSITE OF HOW IT IS ATTACHED ON THE OTHER SIDE). *NM

DT: THERE IS A AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION ON THE ISSUE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING ,NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE05020. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 5 MPH ABS ENGAGED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IMPROPERLY RESPONDED WITH PEDAL DEPRESSED AND A LOSS OF BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. SINCE THIS REPAIRS THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. CONSUMER DID CONTACT GM, WHO NOTED NO RECALL IN THE US. *AK

FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES SENSOR AT LOW SPEEDS. RESULTING IN MULTIPLE NEAR MISSES WITH STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES. HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY TEXACO WHICH DIAGNOSED THIS AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A TEXACO BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE. I GOOGLED AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY GM AND CAUSED A RECALL IN CANADA. REFERENCE DETROIT NEWS ARTICLE "AGENCY CHECKS BRAKE SENSORS ON 1.3 MILLION GM TRUCKS, ROAD SALT BUILDUP IN COLDER STATES MAY HAVE LED TO AN ANTILOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION." (HTTP://WWW.DETNEWS.COM/2005/AUTOSINSIDER/0505/03/C01-169774.HTM). I PHONED MY LOCAL GM WHICH OFFERED TO "TAKE A LOOK" BUT THAT "THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY SITUATION WITH THESE VEHICLES." TEXACO REPLACED THE FRONT SENSORS AT A COST OF $520.40. *NM

WANDERING ON ROAD EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM TIRES WEARING ON INSIDE. CUPPING OF TIRES CAUSED BY WORN IDLER AND PITMAN ARMS AT 42000 MILES. *JB

AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISE WITH ACCELARATION, THAN WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR. THE COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH WERE REPLACED AND WITHIN 1 WEEK THE PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. I KNOW 7 PEOPLE WITH GM VEHICLES AND THEY ALL ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR AC'S. IT SEEMS TO ONLY BE A PROBLEM WHEN THERE IS HIGH HUMIDITY. HOWEVER WHEN I WENT TO RETURN THE FAULTY COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH I HAD PURCHASED IT SEEMS THEY ARE ON NATION WIDE BACKORDER. IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE.

DT: 2002 GMC YUKON, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORRODED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 3.7 MPH, BUT LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE CORROSION CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATION. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHERE STOPPING DISTANCE IS LIMITED A CRASH MAY OCCUR. VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION PERMITTING CORROSION TO OCCUR BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB-BARRING ASSEMBLE IN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING WITH HIS VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO, THE SAME INFORMATION THAT IS INCLUDE IN A MANUFACTURES RECALL IN THE NATION OF CANADA. RECALL DATE JAN. 25, 2005 PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL I.D. 04094 AND THE DOCUMENT I.D. 1587153. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE HE PAID FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THEY DEALER ALSO TOLD THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE RECALL IN CANADA. THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE, WHICH TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE RECALL IS IN CANADA. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN IT TO THE FOLLOWING THREE DEALERSHIPS: DENOOYER CHEVEROLET 518-458-7700, DEPAULA CHEVEROLET 518-489-5551, GOLDSTEIN GMC 518-869-2291, ALL THREE ARE LOCATED IN ALBANY, NEW YORK. CONSUMER ALSO, FOUND A NHTSA ACTION NO. PE05020 THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO HIS COMPLAINT. *NM

(1) VEHICLE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION (2) EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NON-OPERABLE (3) ROTORS AND BRAKE SHOES REPLACED AT REPAIR SHOP