NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Service Brakes complaints
15 reportsClear category filter240,000 miles · Feb 4, 2018
Service Brakes
WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT TIME OF FAILURE, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND AT 30 MPH RAN THROUGH THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AT A BUSY CITY INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. INVOICE STATED: "BRAKE LINE WORE THROUGH F…
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WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT TIME OF FAILURE, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND AT 30 MPH RAN THROUGH THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AT A BUSY CITY INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. INVOICE STATED: "BRAKE LINE WORE THROUGH FROM STEERING COLUMN RUBBING ON FLEXIBLE SECTION."
NHTSA ODI #11066904
82,700 miles · Sep 30, 2015
Service Brakes
STEEL BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING LEAKAGE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DURING APPLICATION. CALIPERS AND BLEEDER VALVES ALSO RUSTED, PREVENTING NEW BRAKE LINES FROM BEING RE-ATTACHED.
NHTSA ODI #10778609
178,700 miles · May 21, 2015
Service Brakes
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK AND I LOST BRAKES. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST DROVE INTO A GUARD RAIL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I OBSERVE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE WAS CORRODED CAUSING IT TO BREAK. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH GMC AN…
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WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK AND I LOST BRAKES. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST DROVE INTO A GUARD RAIL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I OBSERVE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE WAS CORRODED CAUSING IT TO BREAK. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH GMC AND THE COMPANY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. USING STAINLESS WOULD PREVENT INCIDENTS LIKE THESE AND POSSIBLE INJURIES OR DEATHS.
NHTSA ODI #10717680
40,000 miles · Apr 20, 2015
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DURING ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE TRACTION ACTIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE BG …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DURING ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE TRACTION ACTIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE BG FUEL INDUCTION SERVICED NEEDED TO BE DONE, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE NEEDED TO BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
NHTSA ODI #10706653
84,196 miles · Jan 2, 2015
Service BrakesCrash
DRIVING AT 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WITH NO INDICATION PRECEDING INCIDENT. VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH CURB BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DISCOVERED REAR BRAKE LINES HAD COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH AND VEHICLE WAS LOSING FLUID. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM REFUSES TO FIX. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10669535
115,000 miles · Sep 22, 2014
Service Brakes
HAD JUST BACKED OUR BAY BOAT INTO IT'S SPOT AFTER HAULING IT ON I95,THE BLUE ROUTE AND PA TURNPIKE .WHEN I RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE BOAT,THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED,AND IMMEDIATELY LOST MOST OF MY BRAKING POWER .I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED .IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ,…
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HAD JUST BACKED OUR BAY BOAT INTO IT'S SPOT AFTER HAULING IT ON I95,THE BLUE ROUTE AND PA TURNPIKE .WHEN I RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE BOAT,THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED,AND IMMEDIATELY LOST MOST OF MY BRAKING POWER .I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED .IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ,TOWING THE BOAT,IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW COMMON A PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN UNTIL I FOUND UNTOLD NUMBERS OF OTHER OWNERS ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10637985
168,000 miles · Sep 3, 2014
Service Brakes
THE BRAKE TUBING MOUNTED ALONG THE FRAME TOWARDS THE ABS AND AWAY FROM THE ABS ARE VERY RUSTED FLAKING ETC. THEY HAVE NOT BUSTED JET BUT COULD ANY MOMENT, I'M HAVING THEM CHANGED. AS MANY PEOPLE HAD BUSTED TUBING FOR ME IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I'M AN MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND I UNDERSTAND THE DEFECT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10630442
59,299 miles · Aug 7, 2014
Service Brakes
A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT BECAUSE A CAR WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HIM. I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WENT TO DRIVE A FEW FEET AND TRIED TO STOP WHEN I REALIZED I HAD NO BRAKES…
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A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT BECAUSE A CAR WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HIM. I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WENT TO DRIVE A FEW FEET AND TRIED TO STOP WHEN I REALIZED I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AND THE WHITE SMOKE WAS STILL COMING OUT. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP. THE BRAKES LINE FAILED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS SPRAYING ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CREATING THE WHITE SMOKE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10620783
80,000 miles · Aug 7, 2014
Service BrakesCrash
DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES, MY BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A CRASH. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10620694
103,388 miles · Jun 20, 2014
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes
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 PL…
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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. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10604705
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