Brake Fluid Leak Problems of GMC Yukon - part 1

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 gm Yukon. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake light illuminated. The contact mentioned that more brake fluid was added to the vehicle and the light came back on but there was no fluid leaking from the vehicle. The contact mentioned that he was an independent mechanic and stated that the brake fluid was leaking into the vacuum canister for the power brake. The contact also mentioned that the failure could not be detected unless the vehicle was inspected. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The contact repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000. Dr.

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Brakes failed with no warning lights or and kind of indication . Fluid dripping out rear of vehicle. I was almost in a bad accident because of this ,also went into a panic attack. Had other people and my life in danger.

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Brake lines very rusted and leaking fluid both front to rear lines needed to be replaced. Had to also replace rear brake pads & rotors they were pitted and grooved. Needed to perform brake fluid flush , both rear axle seals leaking & rear cover gasket seal leaking on parking brake shoes all needed to be replaced. I heard there was a problem with older modle SUV's and had mine looked at and was advised not to drive until these repairs were completed. I have all repair invoices to vehicle.

While coming towards an intersection, the car in front of me hit her brakes suddenly. I reacted by hitting me brakes and while I was slowing down my brake petal suddenly went all the way down to the floor. I was traveling approx 5-10 mph when I hit the vehicle in front of me. After moving our vehicles from the road, I discovered brake fluid dripping from under my engine. I inspected the brake fluid reservoir and the master cylinder. . . Both looked normal. I got under the front of my truck and I could see brake fluid had been sprayed all over the lower front of the engine and front bumper. I could see that the brake lines were very rusty. Before the accident there wasn't any indication that I was having problems with my brakes. I seems as though the brake line just failed. I was traveling on a local road in a straight line approx 30-35 mph when the accident occurred.

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Brakes failed while driving on city street with no warning could not stop at red light. Immediately pulled over and noticed brake fluid leaking from left side of vehicle from a broken brake line.

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Brake lines extremely corroded and line to rear brakes completely failed leaking fluid. Vehicle failed while driving and attempting to stop. Vehicles stopping distance greatly increased.

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The contact owns a 2003 GMC Yukon. Without warning, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard and brake fluid was leaking. A mechanic replaced the rear brake lines; however, 1,000 miles later, the front brake lines also fractured. The mechanic replaced the front brake lines and indicated that there was extensive rust and corrosion. All of the brake lines needed to be replaced or the failure could recur. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v045000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2002 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph and towing a boat, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was able to come to a stop. Upon inspection, it was discovered that brake fluid had leaked from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was caused by rusted brake lines. The brake lines were replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000.

While coming to stop, brake pedal went to floor. Brake line erupted and brake fluid began pouring out. No pressure and brake light came on. Repair completed, but ase shop confirmed there is a safety notice about rusted lines. Awaiting recall.

I had a breaking problem March 2015, corrosion of the brake lines. I have a 2003 Yukon 2500 quadrasteer. I was driving my truck when the brakes went. There was no warning light!!!!! I pushed the brake pedal practically to the floor, I was able to roll into a parking lot. When I got out there was brake fluid pouring out from the brake lines towards the rear of the vehicle. Why gm runs the lines right along the front of the vehicle undercarriage is a mystery to me. It is just going to be exposed to salt! I live in michigan and we use a lot of salt in the winter months. Yes things do rust, but I always wash the undercarriage of my truck! it¿s a case of poor engineering and it leads to premature corrosion. I am a mother of 3 young children and thank god they were not in the vehicle at the time this happened.

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 deaerl to fix since the body has to be taken off and brake lines replaced.

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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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that the brake system failed to engage when the brake pedal was depressed. The driver was able to coast to safety and found that the brake fluid had leaked. The dealer performed an inspection which located the brake lines corroded and fractured due to defective metal causing the brake fluid to leak. The vehicle was repaired the brake lines were replaced. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Li.

Driving 45 mph hit brakes and could not stop. Brake failure light appeared on dashboard. Kept pumping brakes and put into first gear to slow down. Luckily was able to stop and no one was in front of my car. . Inspected car and rear brake line hose was blown and leaking hyd fluid.

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Stepped on brake pedal to slow down and brake pedal went to the floor. There was enough room in another lane to eventually slow down without a collision. Got under rear of vehicle and located leaking brake fluid line. Right rear passenger brake line.

One of the two steel brake lines between the master cylinder and the abs module failed upon application of the brakes while the vehicle was in motion, causing a severe brake fluid leak near the abs module, low brake pedal efficacy, low brake pedal return pressure and substantially increased stopping distance as I maneuvered the vehicle to a safe stopping location.

The contact owns a 2002 GMC Yukon xl 2500. The contact stated that brake fluid was leaking from the vehicle. The contact noticed that when the brakes were applied brake fluid would spew out from the brake lines. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

Was parked on a hill, when pulling away the brake pedal went to the floor but provided almost no breaking power. A few moments later, multiple beeps occurred with messages appearing on dash display (after the failure), about brake system needs checked or serviced, and stability system disabled. To catch the leaking fluid, I placed the pan under the driver's seat area. Lines looked totally rusted.

We were traveling north up the saw mill parkway from bronx NY. This parkway is two lanes with 3-4 lights depending where you get on, so I had 3 lights going north. At the first light I notice the brakes were week. Second light had the same no pressure brake peddle, and then the third light I had no pressure on the brake peddle couldn't stop at the red light and had seen the cars coming from the left into the intersection so that made me swerve hard to the right and finally came to a stop. The right front brake line blew and fluid was leaking all over. I had both of my daughters, brother in-law, and a friends son in the truck going to a family party in connecticut around 12pm. I had a couple things going for me other than being lucky, a good driver and knowing the highway very well. I made it to the mechanic shop and saw that all my brake lines are rusted up that the mechanic didn't want to touch the others cause they might be very brittle and will break very easy. This truck is not my main vehicle and is in very good shape till I looked underneath.

Travelling at 25 mph, the brakes were applied and the pedal went all of the way to the floor. Pumping the brakes helped stop the vehicle. The vehicle was driven a short distant to the nearest dealer. Upon their inspection, they stated the brake lines had corroded and the fluid had leaked out. Fortunately the vehicle was travelling at a low rate of speed and traffic was not in the way at the time of failure.

While traveling home this morning from a ball game on nc back roads with our two children, my wife (ltcol usaf) said the brakes failed and the warning light came on and the buzzer sounded. Unable to stop, they rolled through a stop sign and pulled into a church parking lot. Upon inspection, brake fluid was dripping from a rusted brake line just inside the left rear wheel. I purchased the vehicle new and it has been in the charlotte, nc area most of its service life. Annual trips to northern michigan with proper post trip washings should not have created this amount of rust and corrosion on key components such as the brake lines. This known problem must relate to the inferior quality of metal of gm allowed the supplier to use. The numerous failures I've read about have not been limited to the northern climates and consequently will result in numerous deaths as these vehicles age further. Answering the problem last fall with pre made replacement brake lines for customers to buy and have installed falls short of meeting gm's obligation to deliver safe and reliable vehicles. The affected vehicles should be inspected and repaired proactively by gm ASAP. Several years ago Subaru promptly recalled their corroded brake lines; why has gm been given a pass?.

After a morning of driving around town doing errands I returned home with groceries. While there I decided to swap out my reverse light bulbs before driving my son to baseball practice. While making this maintenance repair the brakes on my truck failed completely. The brakes sank all the way to the floor. Fortunately I was able to keep the truck from backing into the cars parked across the street behind me. . And that I had not gone right out to drive my son to baseball. When I got out to inspect the brake lines had completely imploded and brake fluid was leaking everywhere. After having it towed to a repair shop I was told my brakes had completely rusted out.

Was driving and a police car pulled out in front of me from a shopping center. I applied my brakes and a rear brake line burst. I stopped about 1 foot from the police cruiser. Had enough fluid left in system to get off the road. Had lines inspected within the last 6 months and there was no indication that they were bad. Had to replace both rear brake lines.

The brake light came on in my car and when I took it in to the mechanic, I was told the brake lines were corroded. Brake fluid was leaking through the lines and if I had driven for even another hour, I would have had no brakes. I had the lines replaced, which had to be custom built. The repair cost me $1188.

On 1/4/14 my wife was sitting in the drive thru lane and when she went to put the truck in drive the pedal went all the way to the floor. Had it towed and found a rusted and leaking brake line. Second incident on 2/1/14 while driving and approaching a red light I applied the brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. I pumped the brakes enough to where I got the vehicle stopped after going through the intersection without being hit. I got it off the road and had it towed once again. Another brake line had burst and fluid leaked out. The mechanic states that all of the brakes lines are rusted, some more than others so I am having all of the lines replaced. Some type of recall needs to be done as I am reading on line of other owners having problems with premature rusting. Two lines leaking within one month is unacceptable.

Brake pedal goes all the way to the floor with decreased stopping ability. Shop found corroded brake lines with fluid leaking. All lines heavily corroded and are currently being replaced.

In December 2013 my wife and I were driving our 2003 GMC Yukon xl 2500 4x4 outside of cooperstown, new york. The brakes failed on route 26 coming down the hill towards route 28.  it was snowing and about 11:30 at night. We slid sideways down the hill and across route 28.  the only thing that stopped us from rolling over an embankment was the new metal guardrail that was recently installed along route 28. Fortunately, we were not injured, and there was no one else on the road. I experienced immediate and complete brake failure. My brake pedal went completely to the floor. It was not a slow process. Our Yukon is well maintained and has only 89,000 miles on it. 1 - my local dealer, where I bought the vehicle brand new, and who inspected my vehicle brake line failure and quoted the repairs, denied a backup system in the event of a brake line failure. 2 - a different repair shop said that all five of my brake lines had failed and were leaking fluid during a test to locate the problem. 3 - I have had the vehicle inspected by four different repair shops, within one weeks time, and they all confirm failure of the brake fluid lines due to rust. I did not yet have the brakes repaired yet because the quotes were so high. Many new yorkers may have already experienced this brake line failure , or are still at risk of a serious, or fatal “accident” . My concern is that there may have already been serious injuries and possibly deaths around the country and this brake line failure may have been the cause. I strongly suggest that accident files be reviewed by vehicle year and model, as listed in the NHTSA investigation report, to see if there is a correlation. We often see fatalities listed as “speed to fast for road conditions” when in fact there may have been brake line failure.

Lost all brakes when coming to a stop sign, rolled out into intersection, on inspection brake fluid was leaking out from under drivers side floor area. All brake fluid leaked out from reservoir.

Coming to a stop to make a left hand turn, light coating of snow on the road made it slippery, abs braking cycled I held brake pedal down as the manuals say to do with abs system, truck slowed abs cycled again and then pedal went to the floor. My vehicle ended up sideways in road and thirty feet from my turn and nearly in a ditch, I then backed up to make my turn and brakes went to the floor again as I stopped to enter my road , fortunately my home was only about 500 yards from this spot. I had almost no brakes at all as I entered my driveway and parked. I then inspected fluid level in master cylinder which appeared full , from there I followed line down to the abs module to the braided brake line and still saw no leaks, then followed the braided brake line to the brake line tubing to the frame behind the wheel well where the line closest to the wheel well was leaking fluid and it had sprayed all over the line and under carriage and frame and wheel housing shroud. The line is rusted out and burst the truck has less than 80000 miles on it and is well maintained and I bought this truck new with 8 miles on it and paid $43000 for it. This is horrendous and incredibly dangerous there was no stopping power at all, had this happened on the highway or at a busy intersection there would have been a collision.

The contact owns a 2002 GMC Yukon xl denali. The contact stated that whenever the brakes were engaged, the vehicle made a loud grinding noise. The contact stated that the brake pads and rotors were replaced by an independent mechanic but the failure reoccured. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic. The technician stated that the vehicle was leaking brake fluid which caused the brake hub assembly to malfunction. As a result, the brake hub assembly, the brake assembly and the transfer case needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 165,000 and the current mileage was 220,000.

Hard brake lines on frame under drivers door rusted through causing brake failure. While driving stepped on brakes and brake pedal went all the way down to the floor and vehicle would not stop. Noticed brake fluid leaking from under drivers door and saw that the hard brake lines on the frame were rusted threw. I had lots of older vehicles and never had the hard brake lines rusted threw especially in a 9 year old vehicle. Could have been very serious accident if it had happened on a highway.

Brake lines severely rusted, braking fluid leaking, needed full replacement.

Brake fluid leaking - brakes went out. Found a premature leak in a brake line about 12 inches below the master cylinder. All lines are severely corroded and must be replaced.

While driving down a hill in orillia ontario canada, I had a sudden loss of brakes. I was able to swerve through 3 lanes of traffic and after nearly hitting another car in a service station parking lot I brought the vehicle to a stop. My brother checked the vehicle and found that all brake fluid had leaked out of a ruptured corroded brake line next to the abs sensor under the driver side of the vehicle. Please add my name to the list of over 110 other complaints regarding brake lines which are corroded.

I was traveling down a city street and went to stop at a red light. I applied the brakes and the pedal was very soft so I pushed a little harder and the pedal went to the floor. I had to swerve into a gas station parking lot to avoid an accident and apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. I crawled under the vehicle and saw that there was brake fluid dripping from the floor and the hard lines under the driver side floor. It is getting taken to the dealer tonight to have the issue fixed. Please make gm responsible for this issue and to pay us back as this is a very dangerous problem and very expensive to fix. If I would have hit the brake a couple seconds later I would have missed the entrance to the gas station and rear-end the vehicle in front of me.