2005 GMC YUKON Complaints

I WAS TRAVELING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN I WAS CAUSED TO SLOW DUE TO TRAFFIC. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. SCARED TO DEATH I ALMOST ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP IN TIME. MIND YOU I WAS TRAVELING WITH THREE CHILDREN AND MY SPOUSE IN THE VEHICLE ALL OF WHOSE LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED NOT TO MENTION MY OWN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY BRAKE SERVICE NEEDED UNTIL THIS OCCURRED AT THE POINT MY FOOT WAS LITERALLY ON THE FLOOR THE SERVICE BRAKE SIGNAL SHOWED AND DINGING OCCURRED. I ARRIVED HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT AN HOUR LATER BUT STILL NO PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EACH TIME IN ORDER TO STOP I HAD TO APPLY TONS OF PRESSURE SO THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TOUCH THE FLOOR. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS MUCH LOWER THAN WHEN WE STARTED OUR TRIP JUST A FEW HOURS PRIOR. I IMMEDIATELY ADDED FLUID. THE FOLLOWING DAY A LARGE SPOT IN THE DRIVEWAY WAS NOTICED AT THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. MY SPOUSE CHECKED THE LINE AND SURE ENOUGH THE LINE HAD RUSTED CAUSING A LEAK. I DO NOT RESIDE IN A HIGH SALT AREA NOR DID THE PREVIOUS OWNERS. NORTHERN VA FOR PRIOR OWNERS AND I RESIDE IN THE "CENTRAL" VA AREA. THIS IS NOT ONLY A MAJOR ISSUE BUT A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAD NOT REALIZED THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS WHAT I NOW HAVE. REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY A VEHICLE LESS THAN 10YRS OF AGE SHOULD NOT HAVE CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND FAIL TO WARN THE OWNER AND OPERATOR UNTIL IT IS IN FACT TOO LATE. LUCKILY I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BUT EASILY THERE COULD HAVE BEEN ONE. YET AGAIN ANOTHER GM VEHICLE HAS SUCCEEDED IN BEING NOTHING BUT A SAFETY ISSUE, DEATH TRAP AND EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE BRAKES INITIALLY WORKED BUT AT ABOUT 30 MPH THERE WAS A TOTAL FAILURE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL, SO TO SPEAK, TO GET THE 2005 YUKON TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THE TRAFFIC STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME AND UPON INSPECTION THE BREAK LINE HAD FAILED RIGHT BELOW THE RADIATOR WHERE IT CONNECTS TO A PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP. I WAS AMAZED AT THE FACT WITH ONLY 118,000 MILES I HAD TOTAL RUST THROUGH ON BRAKE LINES. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS ON A VEHICLE AND WOULD EXPECT THE LINES TO LAST LONGER. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN INDIANA ABOUT 40 MILES FOR CINCINNATI, OH. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!! SINCE I REPAIRED THIS FAILURE, THE TRANS LINE AND ANOTHER BRAKE LINE HAVE FAILED DUE TO RUST.!! I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS MY WHOLE LIFE AND HAD A 1998 YUKON WITH 235,000 MI. ON THE TRUCK AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH RUST THROUGH ON THE LINES. I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING GM WOULD DO TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WORRY EVERY TIME I USE THE TRUCK THAT ANOTHER LINE WOULD BREAK AND CAUSE A MASSIVE ACCIDENT. *TR

MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT CLICK INTO PLACE WITH OUT SHOVING IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT "LATCHES" (AFTER ALLOWING CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT THEN TRYING TO PUT SEAT BACK INTO PLACE). IF NOT CLICKED IN THE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. *TR

BACK WIPER NOT WORKING. ENGINE NOT MOVING THE WIPER. NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF BACK WINDOW WHEN IT RAINS. *TR

DRIVING HOME, LEAVING OUR CURRENT LOCALITY THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. WERE ABLE TO PRESS BRAKE TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT HAVING THE VEHICLE STOP. INVESTIGATED THE NEXT DAY (AFTER HAVING TO BORROW A VEHICLE) AND BRAKE LINES ARE FLAKING AND LEAKING FLUID. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AFTER PUTTING ON "TEMPORARY" BREAK LINE (WHICH WE FOUND OUT WILL NOT WORK ON OUR VEHICLE). HAVING IT REPLACED BUT SHOP CALLED AND CAN NOT DO IT AND WE HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX SINCE THE BODY HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF AND BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES HAVE RAPIDLY CORRODED, TO THE POINT THAT THEY MAY GIVE OUT ANY DAY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED (ALL SERVICE PERFORMED BY A GM DEALER) AND HAS RECEIVED REGULAR UNDERCARRIAGE WASHING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) HAS JUST FAILED; IF A BRAKE FLUID LEAK OCCURS, THERE WILL BE NO WARNING OR INDICATION PRESENTED BY THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. GM HAS STATED THAT ANY REPAIRS FOR THESE SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD CONDITIONS WOULD NEED TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET, WITH AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $2500. A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT SUCH EXHIBIT CORROSION TO THE POINT OF A SAFETY HAZARD. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE ONSTAR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

VEHICLE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY CAME TO A STOP BEFORE HITTING A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP JOYCE KOONS MANASSAS. DEALERSHIP CALLED BACK STATING BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND CONTAMINATED ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, FUEL PUMP, BACKING PLATES, RIGHT AND LEFT LEVEL SENSORS TO THE TUNE OF $3660. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET WE FOUND OUT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT GM REFUSES TO DO A RECALL ON. IF WE HAD BEEN ON I 95 WITH THE VEHICLE AT A HIGH SPEED, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY HEAVY AND WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO STOP AT HIGH SPEEDS. GM SAYS RUST DUE TO SALT BELT STATES. THE REASON YOU BUY A 4 WHEEL DRIVE OR ALL WHEEL DRIVE IS TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW. BUT THIS VEHICLE CAN'T TAKE THE SALT AND SAND PUT DOWN ON HIGHWAYS. BRAKES IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO HAVE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND HAVE GM RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 55 FREEWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ELECTRICAL GPS, RADIO, AND POWER TURNED OFF FOR APPROX. 5 SEC. AND THE DASH REBOOTED, AND RADIO REMAINED OFF, AND THE CAR WAS STILL CRUISING, BUT LOSING SPEED. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND HAD TO RESTART WHILE CRUISING. IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SPOKE TO GMC PARTS DEPT. ON THE PHONE, AND HE STATED THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 5 TIMES. I SHARED THAT INFORMATION TO THE PARTS DEPT. AND HE STATED THAT THEY COULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WOULD COST A PRETTY HI AMOUNT TO CHECK, AND IF NOTHING COME OUT OF IT I ASKED. THEN HE STATED NOTHING. *TR

WHEN I WENT TO PULL THE YUKON INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I BARELY MADE IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP. I WAS CALLED WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS AND TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD BURST AND HAD CORRUPTED ALL OF THE ROTORS AND THE COST WOULD BE OVER $3K TO REPAIR/REPLACE. NOTE: THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED SEP 2013 AND HAD LESS THAN 1K MILEAGE. I CALLED GM CORPORATE TO ASK FOR RELIEF ON 10/6/14 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL WITHIN 24 HOURS BY A SENIOR ADVISOR. AFTER NOT HEARING BACK, I CALLED ON 10/10/14 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I CITIED ALL THE CASES ON LINE ABOUT FAULTY BRAKE LINES AND NHTSA EA11001 AND THE LADY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ISSUES. SHE STATED IT WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEALERSHIP AND NOT GM. SHE STATED SHE WOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AND TURN IT OVER TO THEM. THERE WAS NOTHING GM WOULD DO TO ASSIST SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION? *TR