Brake Sensor Problems of GMC Yukon

Engine work valve intake lifter and camshaft repairs / oil sensor has been going haywire / rear struts keep popping off and after struts repaired bought the truck 05/2024 and had to take to repair 12/2024 and once month ever since.

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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.

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Brake lines corroded resulting in loss of brakes and rear ending school bus. Replaced all brake lines at my cost as well as the damage to the front end of the truck. Now, the known abs brake sensor issue is activating the abs at low speeds.

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While traveling to work my vehicles check engine light came on and the reduced power warning came on at which time I had complete loss of acceleration, complete loss of braking, and complete loss of steering power. I then had to coast to a stop and attempted to restart the vehicle 6 times before I was able to get the reduced power warning to go off and was able to drive although the check engine light stayed on. This is the 2nd time this has happened to me in 2 days with the loss of power. I have had the reduced power warning on numerous occasions years past but never have I lost total / absolute power to control the vehicle, this is a total death trap for anyone who has had this experience, especially on the freeway or highways at high speeds. I have read numerous accounts of this same issue affecting other GMC owners and have seen no resolutions or any recalls from GMC. I have already replaced the throttle housing and harness components, acceleration pedal sensor and yet the issue continues, someone is going to ( die ) because of GMC's lack of concern and responsibility to owners of their products. I will never ever own another GMC associated product.

Vehicle brakes went to the floor and barely came to a stop before hitting a tree. Vehicle was towed into dealership joyce koons manassas. Dealership called back stating brake lines had rusted out and contaminated rotors, brake pads, fuel pump, backing plates, right and left level sensors to the tune of $3660. After researching the internet we found out this is a known issue that gm refuses to do a recall on. If we had been on I 95 with the vehicle at a high speed, it could have been a horrible accident and people could have been injured. This vehicle is very heavy and would be difficult to stop at high speeds. Gm says rust due to salt belt states. The reason you buy a 4 wheel drive or all wheel drive is to be able to drive in the snow. But this vehicle can't take the salt and sand put down on highways. Brakes is a major safety issue and needs to have attention to this matter and have gm recall these vehicles before someone is killed!.

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Winter 2014, connecticut - backing out of driveway peddle felt mushy and going down farther than normal. Drove son to school quarter mile to school and noted the lack of braking ability. Luckily rolling stops and keeping distance from other cars allowed me to get back home. Looked under car, dripping brake fluid from under middle of card. Had the sense to have it towed to the dealer; for the $2400 estimate, they also said that my transmission lines were leaking so estimate also included the labor/parts to replace both sets of lines to fix both line related issues. I've also had the miss pleasure of having to replace the transmission ($3500) this year as well. Slipping and eventually it was going to cause an accident so had to open the wallet for that. Another issue (electrical) - I shut the car off with the blower motor on (heater in the winter) and the blower motor stayed on even after the car was shut off, no keys. It continued to run and would have drained the battery had I not disconnected the battery. Pulling the fuse had no effect. ($600) I have also had to replace both the front airbag sensors in the front bumper. One went and two weeks later the other went. No impacts, they just died. ($1200 for both). I have also had to replace the rear air shocks ($2500) I bought this car used (supposedly gm certified)) from a chevy dealer not more than 3 years ago with 75k miles. I now have 99k miles. As I sit and type this all down for this submission, I realize just how much has gone wrong with this car & matches up with other owner statements on this website.

The contact owns a 1999 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while applying the brake the vehicle slowed to approximately 3 mph but did not come to a stop. The dealer was notified and informed him that based on the information given there was corrosion on the brake sensor that caused the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 120,000.

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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.

Excessive rust build up on brake lines, rotors and calipers. Rotors & pads previously replaced in sept. , 2008. Needed replacement again in oct. , 2012 after only driving 16,000 miles. Brake lines are severely corroded and are in need of replacement. Control arm linkage attached to height sensor actuator also broke at about the same time.

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Recurrence of antilock-brake problem which was cause of an earlier gm recall of this same vehicle. Earlier recall resulted in a 1. 5 hour task to remove, clean and re-install abs sensor with a rust-preventative applied. The same problem is recurring now and gm customer support refuses to re-address the problem on my vehicle. Background: in April 2005, the national highway traffic safety administration opened an investigation of more than 1. 2 million gm pickups and suvs in 20 states because of questions over the antilock brakes. In 2005, gm spokesman alan adler said road grime can wedge its way into a plastic piece that covers the abs sensor near the wheel hub, resulting in salt corrosion. The corrosion leads the sensors to activate the abs system at speeds of 3. 7 miles per hour to 10 mph, requiring a longer stopping distance. Gm said there have been 228 crashes reported through the end of may 2005, including 10 minor injuries. The company recalled about 150,000 pickups in eastern canada in November 2004 from the same model years because of the condition in the antilock brakes. Adler said the company decided to issue the 2005 recall in 14 states based upon incident rates. Gm and the government have received more than 700 complaints about the problem.

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I lost braking on my 2001 GMC Yukon 4 wd twice during the last month, first time I had 3 brake lines replaced that had failed due to corroston, then a week later another brake line failed while I was towing a boat. I had to down shift to prevent a crash. I have spend over $1500 replacing abs sensors, brake lines, rotors and emergency brake parts, all failed from corrision. Nothing but brake problems with this Yukon with only 36k miles . In the repair shop now.

Stepped on bakes in a panic stop. Blew out rusted brake line near front of car. One by one, all of the steel brake lines are failing due to rust. I just blew the steel brake line at the rear of the car near the differential. The abs sensors have been replaced twice due to corrosion and they abs pump has been rebuit. The parking brakes on this car have been replace 4 times and have never worked correctly.

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 1999 GMC Yukon. The contact is experiencing issues with the abs sensor on his brakes. While driving various speeds, the vehicle vibrates or the brake pedal extends to the floor when it is depressed. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not under recall; therefore, the contact would have to pay for the abs sensor repair. The failure mileage was 114,500. Updated 05/26/09 updated 05/28/09.

Upon applying my brakes at low speeds (under 10mph) on my 2001 Yukon xl, there is shuddering from the front and at times the brakes seem to become ineffective. It is as if the abs is pumping the brakes, but it is occurring on dry pavement. I recently ((7/16/08) brought the vehicle in for service and was informed that one of the abs sensors needed to be replaced. After being informed of this, I checked the internet and found out there is a recall due to potential corrosion of the abs sensors but it is effective for only specific states. I live in northern virginia and have driven through the affected states numerous of times during winter where salt, etc. Is used on the roads. In the northern va area, salt is also heavily used. I believe that the recall should be expanded to those state that border the "salt belt" states. This occurrence began around April 2008 and the latest incident was today 7/16/08.

2001 GMC Yukon with brake problems. Consumer states that his dad was driving and stated that the brakes weren't working properly which caused him to rear end the vehicle in front of him. No one was injured in this incident. The consumer stated the accident happened due to a recall notification that was not received. The recall was about a brake sensor that could corrode over a period of time.

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.

: the contact stated intermittently, while stopping the brakes would grab. This occurred at various speeds. The contact cleaned the sensors and there is no longer a problem. There is a NHTSA recall, # 05v379000, regarding the antilock brakes. The vehicle had the same problems as indicated in the recall; however, it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 2/20/2007 - rust had built up under the front abs sensor which caused sensor errors.

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I have a 2001 GMC Yukon xl. Recently there was a recall for a failure of the abs brake sensors which caused the brakes to pump rapidly at low speeds due to the seals of the bearings going bad and allowing dirt and road salt to get to the sensors. Well in early July I had no problems with my vehicle. Sometime in late July I started getting the pulsing of the brakes. I was told to wait for the recall, and was able to have the abs disabled by loosening one of the sensors. I brought the vehicle in, the dealer replaced both sensors in the front wheel hubs, but then stated the bearings had gone bad and I needed a new wheel hub. Now the car still has no abs, and has a funny feel from that wheel hub. The truck has approx 53,000miles on it. How can the recall say it is based ona faulty seal of the wheel bearings going bad, and they are not responsible to replace the seal or the bearings if they go bad due to their defect? I have contacted gm customer service a number of times and all they say is "the recall covers the sensors only, the wheel hub is a wear and tear part" and do not show how their defect is not the cause.

Ref present recall on 1999-2002 chevy & GMC silverado, Yukon light trucks. I notice that rust is the factor in the anti-lock sensor recall. I would like to further add that rust is also responsible for breakdown in entire braking system. I have a 2000 Yukon with 26000 miles that has extreme rust decay to rear axle backing plates and front rotors. The local dealer when questioned admitted its due to rust belt issues. I did notice that gm has admitted to having rust belt issues with its braking system. Why are you not requiring them to mitigate the entire system which is effected? are they not part & parcel of the braking system? why should the consumer be saddled with the expensive repair of replacing theses components which if they have not failed seriously impair the braking and handling of the vehicles in question. My mechanic advises that he has had many of the same vehicles come in for repairs with identical rust disintegration. The area of vehicle sale & use in this country should not be used as an excuse by the manufacturer.

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The contact stated at low speeds the abs system engages and he cannot stop the vehicle easily. The first time he noticed the problem was 4-04-2004. On 6-21-2004 he had the brake sensors cleaned and other repair work done. A couple of weeks ago he experienced the same problem with the brakes. He talked to the dealer and to gm ,and they informed him that this vehicle was not included in recall #05v379000 due to VIN.

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...

While stopping at slow speed, my anti-lock brakes activated on my 1998 GMC Yukon causing me to narrowly miss an accident. The system would do this at least once a day with no warning. I had the vehicle repaired - the corrosion was removed from under the brake sensors. Months later I saw gm issue a recall on this issue but vehicle years were from 1999-2003 not including 1998. I called gm and they refused to cover my 1998 under the recall even though the parts are identical in the braking system between a 1998 and 1999.

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.

Abs sensor went bad in front passenger side wheel bearing assembly. Abs would go off on dry roads just before vehicle stopped. Sometimes this caused our vehicle to take longer to stop. We had the whole wheel bearing assembly replaced by a non dealer garage to the tune of $382. 47. Now one year later the problem is back. I think gm has a big problem here and should recall all these. Our 2000 GMC Yukon xl only has 50,000 miles on it.

Contact states: abs on vehicle were coming on while being on dry pavement. This occurred also on slippery roads, resulting in extended stopping distance. Paid for repairs out of pocket, a new brake sensor was replaced on the vehicle. Afterwards no problems with the car.

Gm has recalled several of its suvs and pickups due to a bad anti-lock brake design. This has occurred in canada and 14 us states of which minnesota is not included. This past fall I was having the described problems of the anti-lock brakes coming on whenever I was braking at slow speeds. This usually occurred at stop signs. I didn't feel safe with the brakes and the impending winter and decided to take it in to get fixed. They replaced a sensor saying it was bad and I paid ~$230 for the fix. Prior to getting it fixed I had onstar run diagnostics to see if there was a problem. After getting it fixed and hearing of the recall in canada I spoke with gm who said that they wouldn't do anything for me. Now with these 14 other states I am furious. It seems like they should be covering the costs of my repairs since I had the exact same problems. To pick and choose the states while compromising safety is absurd. Any information or recourse you could share would be appreciated.

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

Consumer called and complained about brakes, intermittently at every 600 miles average, the abs system need to be replaced at consumer's expenses. Dealer indicated that consumer needed to clean the sensor and the bearing,. Also, they stated that GMC and NHTSA has a TSB on this issues.

The steering would jerk the wheel left or right while in a turn causing a momentary loss of control of the vehicle. Steering box was replaced before. Finally the evo sensor was replaced. Abs also have never worked felt good, the pedal goes to low before the brakes slow the vehicle down. This has been a complaint since the truck was new. The retailer seems not very concerned with my complaints. Especially knowing that I am an automobile technician they feel I will let the problem go. Their repairs have been unsatisfactory from the beginning. I have had to complain about problems many times before, finally the problems are fixed. With the steering problem I had to contact another dealer tech I knew and ask him the problem which he knew what was wrong immediately. Please do something before all these trucks with this steering and brake problem. ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****734335.

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The steering would jerk the wheel left or right while in a turn causing a momentary loss of control of the vehicle. Steering box was replaced before finally the evo sensor was replaced. Abs brakes also have never felt good. The pedal goes to low before the brakes slow the vehicle down. This has been a complaint sence the truck was new. The retailer seems not very concerned with my complaints. Especially knowing that I am an automobile technician they feel I will let the problem go their repairs haved been unsatisfactory from the begining. I have had to complain about problems many times before finally the preblems are fixed. With the steering problem I haad to contact another dealer tech I knew and ask him the problem which he knew what was wrong imediately. Please do something before all these trucks with this steering and brake problem.

Consumer's 1999 GMC Yukon is experiencing problem related to campaign number 05v379000. The consumer stated he has been experiencing problems with the abs for the past 10 years. The sensors were replaced twice. There were several attempts to get GMC to repair the problem, but with no success since the actual recall did not list the consumers make, model and year on the recall. The consumer stated there is an obvious defect.