Brake Sensor problems of the 2002 GMC Yukon

I was driving on 58 west in stuart va when we came around a curve and an 18 wheeler was broken down in the middle of our lane. Two vehicles were stopped behind the truck. I quickly applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I was able to maneuver between the stopped traffic and the oncoming vehicle in the opposing lane to avoid a crash. A brake line had blown causing the brake failure. I had already experienced brake failure in another gm model, and was questioning how it was possible that one person could have two separate brake line failures on two separate but similar vehicles. As I researched it became clear that this type of brake failure was common on these types of vehicles. I've lived in southwest virginia my entire life, and I have owned 30-40 vehicles of all makes and models, but I have only experienced near catastrophic vehicle failure on two of those vehicles, a 2001 Chevrolet suburban and a 2002 GMC Yukon. To say that these brake line failures could be avoided through routine maintenance is a brazen attempt to deflect culpability towards a consumer market neither designed nor equipped to diagnose pending failure without warning. These vehicles have innumerable sensors to indicate all types of of potential issues, even so far as to remind the driver when the oil needs to be changed. If the manufacturer feels the owner is so inept as to track oil changes every three thousand miles, how on earth do they expect those same people would be able to diagnose the degradation of brake lines, most of which are hidden? I've never been to a shop and been asked as part of the many services they offer, including state safety inspections, "would you like us to test your brake lines for potential failure?" cv axles, ball joints, brake pads, all are included in inspections. Not brake lines, because they are not maintenance parts. Gm is wholly responsible.

The antilock brake sensors are malfunctioning and causing extended stopping distances that could lead to an accident. The original recall was completed in 2006, according to GMC they only cleaned the parts and did not replace them. As a result there is severe corrosion on the antilock brake sensor causing increased stopping distances that could cause an accident.

My 2002 GMC Yukon has the problem that when stopping at slow speeds the abs brakes activate causing the car to lurch forward before coming to a complete stop. This is the third time I have experienced this with this vehicle. The first time was just before the recall for this problem in 2005, the second time was in the summer of 2007 when it was fixed under the recall, and just recently when I had to again pay for the repair. Each time it was repaired by removing and cleaning or replacing the sensors. Obviously the repair done as a result of the recall is temporary at best and the safety issue of the car lurching forward returns. In my case it appears to return in about 2 years.

The contact owns a 2002 GMC Yukon xl. The contact stated that the abs and emergency brake indicator lights illuminated intermittently. The dealer stated that the abs sensor needed to be replaced. The current mileage is 93,000, and failure mileage was 91,000.

Failure of antilock brakes sensor at low speeds. Resulting in multiple near misses with structures and vehicles. Happened about a dozen times in the last week. I brought my car to my texaco which diagnosed this and stated that there was a texaco bulletin on the issue. I googled and found that the problem is known by gm and caused a recall in canada. Reference detroit news article "agency checks brake sensors on 1. 3 million gm trucks, road salt buildup in colder states may have led to an antilock system malfunction. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2002 GMC Yukon xl. While driving 5 mph or less, the abs engaged without warning and caused the vehicle to jerk. The road conditions were clear. The abs was repaired under recall number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock), however, the failure continued to occur. The dealer stated that they would be unable to repair the vehicle as part of the recall because it only covered cleaning the sensors. The current mileage was 104,807 and failure mileage was 77,000. Updated11/27/07.

Experience problems with anti-lock braking system on 2002 Yukon. The rotors rusted prematurely and caused the sensors to fail. Updated.