general problems of the 2003 GMC Yukon

The right front drivers side hubs was about to come off and my entire braking system went out while driving on the highway.

There is no warning code for the hydraulic brake booster when it starts to go bad that shows up on the abs/odb scanner. You will be driving and all of the sudden your steering gets stiff, the brake pedal is hard to press and you can't stop as good as your used to in the vehicle. This issue can cause accidents if someone stops suddenly in front of you.

A dog ran out in front of me I applied my brakes and the pedal went to the floor had it checked at bale Chevrolet in little rock ark. Wanted to charge me 6800. 00 to repair had it towed back to IL. Where I live that cost was 500. 00 besides 200 miles that was covered by aaa I,m a 62 yr old woman had my grandchildren with me in little rock ark this experience was the scariest time in my lifetime no warning just all of a sudden no brakes in the worst traffic ever. The money spent on this trip was very exspensive not to mention the stress.

Brake pipe blew out from corrosion. . . Light front damage to GMC and rear end damage to car in front from lack of braking power.

While stopping from low speeds the abs system activates on dry surfaces. This causes increased stopping distances.

I had a panic stop while driving my SUV, and the brake pedal went to the floor, offering almost no braking ability. This caused me to sharply swerve around the car in front of me, drive through a red light at a busy intersection into oncoming traffic, and find a safe place to land. I had my 11 year old daughter and 9 year old son with me, this could have been deadly.

Car pulled in front of me, had to apply maximum braking effort. Pedal went to the floor and the truck gradually slowed. Further attempts to drive and brake were futile.

My brakes would engage but they will not disengaged and my brakes are buringing and smelling like burnt rubber. Breaks are also sticking. The electrical system keeps blinking on and off. Replace fuse but still not working. Not displaying the correct speed on dash board I'm going slower than the speed say.

Travelling on bqe 3 lane crowded highway in brooklyn when attempted to brake for exit and brake pedal went to floor - no brakes - I luckily was able to stop the vehicle on level road and avoided accident. I could have been killed. It was not my day to die but I thought it was. . . . . Then I saw the NHTSA investigation ea 11001 and read the internet posts on this gm problem and can't believe there has been no recall. . . . How many people need to die?.

Driving along when all of a sudden I needed to brake for curve and the brake pedal went down to the floor. I ran off into a grassey field to prevent a serious injury.

I was driving down the road to work and I hit the brakes and the brake pedal was not firm. I hit the brake pedal again and the brake pedal went to the floor. I had a hard time stopping the big SUV and would have hit another car had this happened at a stop light or anywhere where I have to rely on my brakes as the stopping distance was easily quadrupled if not more.

I have heard of several accidents because of reduced engine power. It slows the vehicle down and people behind them rearended them because it is a sudden drop in speed and there is no time to slam on the brakes please get this fixed before a child is injured or killed thank you.

While driving through town; brakes just completely gave out. I had to use the emergency brake to get to the shop.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Yukon xl. The contact stated that the braking system alarm engaged as the warning lamp illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the brake control module was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 55,000.

I stopped to fill the Yukon up with gas. When I turned the truck back on and pulled out of the gas station I had no brakes. They went completely to the floor. Unfortunately a log truck was coming down the road and I rolled out in front of him. Thank goodness he was able to swerve around me. He left me a few hand signs to let me know he was not happy with me. While there was no accident caused, I could've been killed due to this! I am not happy to get on line and read this has been an existing problem with the 2003 GMC's. There needs to be a recall in regards to this. My Yukon has always been serviced, inspected and well kept. There was no indication this was going to happen. I literally just had no brakes.

While driving posted speed on expressway vehicle suddenly shut off. Leaving no power steering no power brakes. I see many complaints on your website as well as online. Are you doing anything about this issue? it is the same issue that you are currently requiring gm to recall over 1 million vehicles for. Your current recall only goes back to the 2009 models. Why are you not requiring all gm vehicles recalled since 1996? they all have the same key lock system and same abs systems both of which seem to contribute to or cause the problem. If a vehicle is built with a safety hazard does the fact that it is older mean that it is no longer a manufacture's responsibility to repair it? since the government owns gm how are you affected in initiating a recall? the government does not allow other companies to police themselves, yet is that not what you are doing with gm?.

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.

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.

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2003 GMC Yukon denali xl had front break lines burts while driving in August 2010. In Feb 2011 the main breaklines to the rear bursted. All lines are metal and completely corroded thu.

I have a 2003 GMC Yukon and the electronic brake control module (ecbm) has failed. The ecbm is the feature that controls the anti-lock brake system (abs) on cars and trucks. Without the ecbm working, a car/truck will not have abs braking, which is a safety hazard for stopping and braking, especially since all new cars have this feature and most people do not know how to drive otherwise. I did some internet research and this appears to be a very common problem with GMC and all general motors trucks from 2000 to 2003 and other model years. There are thousands of people out there who have had this ebcm fail on them. I took my truck to the dealership and they informed me that there are no recalls for this part and further that the replacement part is $1,000, excluding labor. This exorbitant charge is cost prohibitive to most people and is dangerous because it is a critical safety feature. I feel like this part should be recalled at no cost to consumers. This is a critical safety issue and it seems like it is a common problem, which makes me believe it is a factory defect.

Vehicle spins out of control on ice rear wheel freezes when brake applied.