2002 GMC YUKON Complaints

VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, AFTER PULLING OVER THE DISABLED VEHICLE A QUICK INSPECTION REVEALED ROTTED BRAKE LINES RUNNING TO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WHICH HAD FAILED UNDER BRAKE PRESSURE CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKING WITH NO WARNING OR ANY MIL LIGHT STATUS PRIOR TO FAILURE. ALL THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY CORRODED AND ALL NEEDED REPLACING BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS USABLE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND WAS IN THE INTERSECTION BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPPED. THE BRAKING ISSUES PERSISTED AS THE VEHICLE WAS CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND A BATTERY INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

THE BRAKES RECENTLY FAILED ON OUR 2002 GMC YUKON XL 1500 4WD SUV. WHILE DESCENDING A MODERATELY STEEP HILL ON OUR STREET, MY WIFE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE UP THE NEXT HILL AND BRING IT TO A STOP. INSPECTION REVEALED BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM A HIGHLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BELOW THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THREE OTHER ADJACENT BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO SIMILARLY CORRODED. UPON CONTACTING THE NEAREST GM DEALER (TOM GILL CHEVROLET, FLORENCE, KY), THE SERVICE AGENT INFORMED ME "THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON IN A 9-YEAR OLD VEHICLE." FOUR ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES, IN JUST 8 YEARS? THAT RIDICULOUS! I HAVE A 16-YEAR-OLD TOYOTA IN THE DRIVEWAY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND I SHOULDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE IT WITH MY MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE AND FAR NEWER AMERICAN MADE SUV. TOM GILL SERVICE REFUSED TO GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR, STATING I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED THE 17 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP, WITH A "WE'RE COMPETITIVE--WE'LL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE PRICE." COMFORTING. A FEW MORE CALLS TO LOCAL SHOPS REVEALED AN ESTIMATE OF BETWEEN $850-1,100 FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR LINES. I ENDED-UP SPENDING 22 HOURS PULLING-OUT THE OLD LINES AND BENDING/FLARING/INSTALLING ENTIRELY NEW FRONT LINES MYSELF. LAST WEEK I LEARNED I'M NOT ALONE--A WCPO NEWS REPORT REVEALED THIS IS PROBLEMATIC WITH GM TRUCKS/SUVS, WITH GM DEFLECTING BLAME TO "SALT BRINE." AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS, AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ARE STILL TAKING SHORTCUTS AND CANNING ETHICS...TOYOTA WILL CONTINUE TO WIN MARKET SHARE AS LONG AS THIS CRAP CONTINUES. I'M ANGRY BECAUSE IT'S PUTTING OUR FAMILIES AT RISK. NO ONE GOT HURT THIS TIME, AT LEAST NOT IN MY FAMILY, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY THERE. I THINK GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, AND I AM HOLDING ONTO THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES AS EVIDENCE IN THE EVENT OF A FUTURE RECALL. I'D ALSO LIKE THOSE 22 HOURS BACK. *TR

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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

I PURCHASED A 2002 GMC YUKON XL 2 DAYS AGO, SOLD "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPEEDOMETER ARE THE LIGHTS THAT INDICATE THE POSITION OF THE SHIFTER (PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, OVERDRIVE, AND GEARS 3,2 AND 1) AND ALSO THE ODOMETER READING. THESE INDICATOR LIGHTS WORKED FINE DURING THE TEST DRIVE BUT BECAME INTERMITTENT ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN. YOU LOSE ALL INDICATION OF WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN AND OF THE ODOMETER READING. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A DRIVER SHIFTING GEARS IMPROPERLY AND UNSAFELY, SUCH AS SHIFTING INTO A FORWARD GEAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE REVERSE GEAR IS INTENDED OR SHIFTING INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING AND SEEKING OVERDRIVE AFTER BEING IN A LOWER GEAR. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD BY A FEW DEALERS THAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES ARE SOMEWHAT COMMON IN YUKON XLS AND ARE COSTING AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT $700 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHEN ONLY A SINGLE GAUGE IS HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SINCE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON AND CAN EFFECT SAFETY, AS IN THE EXAMPLES I GAVE ABOVE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF A RECALL/MANUFACTURER FIX IS WARRANTED. I JUST INVESTIGATED DRIVER COMPLAINTS AROUND THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT YUKON XL SPEEDOMETER FAILURE/INTERMITTENT, FOR INSTANCE. IF A DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SPEED HE IS TRAVELING AT HE IS A LESS SAFE DRIVER AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO OTHERS. EXCESSIVELY SLOW DRIVERS AND EXCESSIVELY FAST DRIVERS CAN BOTH CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC, AND IN RURAL AREAS THERE MAY BE FEWER, IF ANY, DRIVERS ALONGSIDE TO HELP GAUGE THE NORMAL SPEED THAT IS APPROPRIATE. ALSO A VEHICLE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL OR STALL IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, IF A DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF AN EXTREMELY LOW BATTERY OR LOW FUEL, ETC. INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR SAFETY IN MANY WAYS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT AND FAILURES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS USED IN 2002 GMC YUKON XLS. (MINE IS A 1500). *TR

2002 GMC YUKON XL REAR TAILGATE GLASS FAILED/BROKEN HINGE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS RESULTS IN THE REAR GLASS HELD ON BY ONE HINGE INSTEAD OF TWO. REAR GLASS DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND IS AT RISK TO DETACH FROM VEHICLE. MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE (AND SISTER VEHICLES TAHOE AND SUBURBAN) HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DEFECT. GM FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. *TR