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Vehicle has only 21,650 M on it, used mostly on weekends and in the snow in winter. It was doing fine until 9/18/16 when suddenly I noticed my brake was not responding as usual. I had to push the pedal to the floor repeatedly to stop, barely missed hitting the car in front of me. I was on one of my city streets getting back home after grocery shopping. Drove home slowly and very carefully. Had it towed to a nearby GM dealer. He says most of the brake lines and some hoses have rusted, need to be replaced. That would be 15-16 hours labor and will cost me $ $2000. It snows here quite a bit and after the season, I always wash my vehicles with emphasis on the underside to remove the salt and chemicals. Besides, on this vehicle I had to repaint the hood twice, roof once and replace the rear bumper so far- all due to rust. Now my front bumper is showing signs of rust. What's the matter - with all this excessive rusting on this vehicle. I have my other SUV parked right beside this at home and use it in the winter time. It is much older than Yukon and there is no rust problem at all with it. Looks like there is some serious problem with the metal used in this vehicle or lack of quality control. GM did a bad job with this vehicle. They say there was no recall on this model. Would like to know if I can get compensated by GM for all this hardship. Do not know what else is in store with this vehicle in future. Have to get the brake job done right away but very pricey for my budget. Please check into this problem and let me know how to proceed. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 1999 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while braking at low speeds, the vehicles front end would rattle and shake. The contact stated that the brake pedal would travel to the floorboard when depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS module needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired, however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Had to stop in a hurry on the freeway and was going about 60 miles an hour and hit the brakes, I believe the ABS locked up and I fishtailed from the left to the right and back to the left again. Engine shutoff automatically and check engine light came on. This nearly caused a multi car collision with a possible bridge fly away as we were on a bridge at the time. Luckily through defensive driving was able to gain control of the vehicle and keep it from hitting anything or anyone, however now when turning right or left there is a squeak at every rotation when going slow. Also the vehicle slowly hesitates coming to a stop and ABS will sometimes start engaging causing near collisions.
- Watkins, CO, USA
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While slowly approaching stop sign on the first trip of the day, brakes were slow to respond and pedal depression was more than usual. Stopped on side of the road and had Yukon towed to repair shop. Right front brake line found rusted through. Corrosion found on other three lines, but not as severe as right front. Replaced all four brake lines. Nine years of vehicle mileage accumulated in Connecticut, and five in Delaware.
The contact owns a 1999 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while applying the brake the vehicle slowed to approximately 3 mph but did not come to a stop. The dealer was notified and informed him that based on the information given there was corrosion on the brake sensor that caused the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 120,000.
As I was pulling out of the parking lot of my work, onto a public road, I came to a stop sign. I had brake pedal pressure for about 1 second, then the pedal went to the floor. There was traffic coming from both directions so I became a little nervous. The truck did stop in time though. I knew I had blown a brake line right away. I went back to work and inspected the lines and the rear line had blown apart. This is my second GM vehicle that blew a brake line in the exact same spot on the vehicle. I recently moved to Florida, this vehicle has been an Ohio vehicle all it life.
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- Lynchburg, VA, USA