2003 GMC YUKON Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY COMING TO AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE LEFT HAND TRAFFIC SIGNAL ARROW WAS GREEN AS I APPROACH THE LIGHT, APPROX 300 FEET AWAY THE ARROW LIGHT TURN YELLOW, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO HIT THE BREAKS AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS STILL STOPPED WHEN I REALIZED I WAS NOT STOPPING AND HAD TO GO THROUGH THE RED ARROW LIGHT. I TRIED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AFTER MAKING THE TURN ON RED, THAT BRAKE ALSO WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT SEEM TO SLOW ME DOWN ENOUGH SO I COULD PULL INTO A MALL PARKING LOT AND HIT THE CURB SIDE TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. *TR

I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVEWAY. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS" HEAVY" RUST ON METAL BRAKE FLUID LINES ALONG FRAME. I FOUND LEAK IN METAL LINE ON LT REAR LINE MASTER CYL LEVEL WAS LOW . LEAK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS. . VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION . I WORK WITH ANOTHER YUKON OWNER [ 2000 YUKON XL] . HE HAD EXACT SAME PROBLEM . LUCKILY I FOUND IT BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND ROTTED OUT. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE LINES UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE FIREWALL. I AM INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE LINES ARE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE DUE TO THEIR LOCATION. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75 NORTH AT THE I-4 EXIT I BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WORKED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE QUICKLY LOOSING ALL PRESSURE AND GOING TO THE FLOOR. ALL BRAKING POWER WAS LOST IMMEDIATELY AND I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY SWERVING OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID THE STOPPED TRAFFIC IN MY LANE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE LINES ARE ALL HEAVILY CORRODED AND RUSTED, THEREBY BECOMING BRITTLE AND FAILING UNDER PRESSURE. *TR

AS A WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED MY BRAKES ONLY TO FEEL THEM DROP TO THE FLOOR. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTING MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT I FOUND THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER. I MANAGED TO LIMP THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHICH NOTIFIED ME THAT MY BRAKE LINES ALL WERE RUST AND BADLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THAT A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE IT IS NOT COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WHEN ENGAGED. THERE WERE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT BRAKING, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE SERVICE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT SOME POINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 100 MILES, STOPPED FOR LUNCH. AFTER STOPPING FOR LUNCH, DROVE 2003 GMC YUKON WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES ON IT FOR ANOTHER 20 MILES ON COUNTRY HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. STEPPED ON BRAKES TO SLOW-DOWN FOR SLOWER TRAFFIC, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE YUKON WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE SLOWER TRAFFIC. DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 50 MILES TO NEAREST CHEVROLET/GMC DEALER, NEEDING TO USE FULL BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL TO SLOW-DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON EVERYTIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE. THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE LEFT OVERNIGHT AT A DEALERSHIP 100 MILES FROM FINAL DESTINATION TO HAVE THE LINES REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY HELPFUL IN COMPLETING THE REPAIRS. ESTIMATED COST FROM THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $400 - $800. THE BRAKE LINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. *TR

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. RECALL WOULD ONLY BE COVERED IF INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED OR WITHIN 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL AT APPROX. 167,000 MILES. ONLY REASON WE KNOW IT FAILED WAS A SPEEDING TICKET WAS ISSUED FOR 58 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 45 MPH. CERTIFIED GMC SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY. COST TO REPAIR WAS $515.62 PLUS COST OF SPEEDING TICKET. I FEEL GMC SHOULD COVER COST OF REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO AN ABNORMAL READING OF 80 MPH BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,295.

WE CAME HOME FROM VACATION TO FIND OUR 2003 YUKON'S BATTERY DEAD. MY HUSBAND JUMPED IT AND TOOK IT FOR A RIDE. IT WOULDN'T RUN OVER 20 MPH. THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT IS ON. HE SHUT IT OFF AND IT'S RUNNING OK RIGHT NOW. I CHECK OUT A COUPLE OF FORUMS ON THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE ENDLESS NUMBERS OF CONSUMERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM COMING BACK EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME WITHOUT ANY NOTICE TO THE DRIVER AND HAS ALMOST CAUSE ACCIDENTS. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE CLAIM TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THEIR CAR SUDDENLY DROPS TO 20-30 MPH. GMC DOES NOT SEEM TO BE OVERLY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NO RECALLS ON IT. *TR