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2003 Gmc YUKON Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1297405
Internal NHTSA #	10883677
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	YUKON
Model Year	2003
File date	07/07/16
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was towing a 17' boat and came to a stop sign. I pressed the brake pedal and it went to the floor. The yukon did not slow at all. Fortunately, no one was coming and i rolled through the stop sign, made a right turn, and went down a steeper hill. Pumping the brakes as i went had no effect. The dash showed a 'service brake' message. I applied the parking brake and down-shifted, which slowed it enough that i was able to swing wide into the opposing traffic lane and barely make the turn at the bottom of the hill. I pulled off to the side of the road with the right-wheels on a soft shoulder before the vehicle slowly came to a stop. I refilled the brake reservoir and had my wife press the brake pedal. It went to the floor as brake fluid shot onto the hot exhaust manifold, leaking from a rusted joint where the steel brake line joined a flexible, braided line under the hood. The brake lines were horribly rusted, unlike anything i had ever seen in my 35+ years of driving and owning vehicles (including 20 cars and light trucks). This yukon has spent its entire life registered in virginia and has less than 80k miles on it. I can't imagine what they are like in northern states. Looking online, i discovered that this was a known problem that the nhtsa had investigated. Why was i not warned? I could have been injured or killed, as could have another motorist or pedestrian! When i called my local gmc dealer (ourisman of alexandria, va), the service advisor claimed to be unaware of the problem, the gm service bulletins that had been issued on it, and the availability of the pre-bent lines as a discounted kit from gm. He estimated a four-figure labor bill to do the work, so i am doing as much of it as i can myself using nickel-copper brake line and a flaring tool. People are going to die from this if the nhtsa does not force gm to do a recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	75000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALEXANDRIA, VA
VIN pattern	1GKEK13Z63JXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	02/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Gmc YUKON Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Gmc YUKON Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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