2001 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

MY 2001 YUKON XL HAS EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE IN 2000. AT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 11500 I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO COMPLAIN THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE TRIED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND THAT IT DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED BY A NON GMC SHOP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT A "SWISHING/RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 73 K MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE PARKING BRAKE PADS RUBBING ON THE ROTOR AND THAT THIS WAS A GMC DESIGN FLAW THAT GMC WAS WELL AWARE OF. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GMC SHOP, COURY GMC IN MESA, AZ, WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I AGAIN TOLD THEM OF THE NON FUNCTIONAL BRAKE AS I HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE AT THE 11.5K MILEAGE MARK. SERVICE PERSONNEL AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE WAS DESIGNED TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE REAR ROTOR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I SHOWED THEM THE PREVIOUS SERVICE ORDER FROM THE 11.5K MILEAGE MARK. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PARKING BRAKE AT THEIR EXPENCE BECAUSE TOO MANY MILES HAD ACCUMULATED BETWEEN COMPLAINTS. I LIVE IN THE ARIZONA DESERT AND CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT I HAVE APPLIED THEN RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AS IT DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT SHOP OWNERS THE PARKING BRAKE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND WEARS OUT EVEN IF IT IS NOT USED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY APPARENT IN MY CASE. NOT ONLY DOES THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED IT WEARS OUT WHEN NOT IN USE AND CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR, A DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS NOT SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE COVERING THIS VERY ISSUE.*AK

ABS AND TRACTION ASSIST WENT OUT..I HAVE 56000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ARE TRYING TO GET A RECALL OUT ON THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS..PRETTY SAD THAT GM CANNOT MAKE A LONGER LASTING AND MORE EFFICIENT VEHICLE.*AK

THE ABS CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED ON MY 2001 YUKON XL AT 42,000 MILES. IT FAILED AGAIN AT 88,000 MILES. GM SAID THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IT IS NOT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS IN THIS VEHICLE. *JB

WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL LEVEL AN EXSESIVE LICKAGE STARTS IN THE FRONT TOP OF THE FUEL TANK FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. NO DEATHS YET BUT ANY FIRE UNDER MY SUV DURING THE LICKAGE I'M SURE IT WILL BLOW UP!*AK

ON MAY 17, 2003 MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS KILLED IN OUR DRIVEWAY BY OUR 2001 GMC YUKON. WE WERE CLEANING THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THAT HE COULD HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE AND I AM ASKING FOR HELP IN PROVING THESE FAILURES. I FEEL THERE ARE TWO FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE ON ALL MODELS OF THESE VEHICLES FAILS TO HOLD THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE SEARCHED YOUR WEBSITES TO FIND 50 PLUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON GMC/CHEVROLET VEHICLES OF THIS KIND FAILING TO HOLD THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLES NOT PASSING SAFETY INSPECTIONS BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS EITHER A MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION OR THAT THERE ARE MECHANICAL OVERRIDES IN THIS VEHICLE AS IN THE 2003 GMC ENVOY RECALL CAMPAIGN #03V075 THAT CAN ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. I ALSO, I FOUND ODI ID NUMBER: 897722 WHICH SHOWS THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I BELIEVE A FULL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION OF THE GMC AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES. THIS IS THE LINK TO THE ACCIDENT. HTTP://WWW.SPRINGSGOV.COM/NEWSRESULTS.ASP?NEWSID=688 PLEASE HELP!!!!!!*JB

WHENEVER THERE IS RAIN VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS WATER ONTO THE FRONT FLOORBOARD, WHICH SHORTS OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FIREWALL OR A SEAL. HEADLIGHTS SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TC

FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL AT, LT245/75R16, DOT VN11BAC4200. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AND BEGAN TRAMPING. TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THE TIRE STILL MAINTAINED ITS AIR PRESSURE. CONSUMER CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE AFTER THE OCCURRENCE, AND THE PRESSURE WAS 84 PSI. THE TIRE WAS NOT OVERLOADED, AND IT WAS NOT UNDER PRESSURE. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 YUKON XL WHICH HAS HAD THREE INSTANCES OF KNOWN DESIGN FAILURES IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM -- BOTH EMERGENCY FEATURES, BOTH WELL KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FIRST IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT IN THE RETAINING CLIP OF THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE MECHANSIM. AS A RESULT THE PARKING BRAKE WILL WEAR OUT WITHIN 20-30K MILES. THE SECOND IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE EBCM (BRAKING CONTROL MODULE) WHERE THE ABS MOTOR SHORTS INTO A ALWAYS ON POSITION. THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IS TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSE AND DO WITHOUT THE ABS FEATURE. NEITHER KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE HAS A RECALL ASSOCAITED WITH IT. *AK

1-AT LOW SPEED BRAKING (3-5MPH), THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES THE PEDDLE TO PULSATE AND GROON. SEVERAL TIMES THE SYSTEM JUST GAVE UP AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO INTERSECTIONS, BEFORE STOPPING. 2-NO CONSEQUENCES YET 3- TOOK 2001 YUKON XL TO LOCAL GMC DEALER, FOR SERVICE. DEALER REPORT WAS LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS HEAVILY CORRODED. FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE CUT, REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE CUT, ALSO REAR PADS NEED REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 26,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, FEELING THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE HUB ASSEMBY AND REPLACING OTHER PARTS ARE NOT TOTALLY NECESSARY. *AK

I OWN A 2001 GMC YUKON XL. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS... I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR ELEMENT. IT RANDOMLY FAILS...AND REGISTERS NO FUEL IN THE TANK...THEN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS....MINUTES..OR PERHAPS AN HOUR... THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR FULL AGAIN... ALTHOUGH AFTER EACH EVENT.. THE ACCURACY OF THE GAUGE MEASUREMENT SEEMS TO GET WORSE. IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE TANK IS AT OR BELOW "HALF FULL"... *JB