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2002 GMC Yukon XL Denali service brakes, hydraulic problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2002 GMC Yukon XL Denali46% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
46%
share of all complaints
93,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While stopping for the stop sign down the block from my house the brake pedal went to the floor. I could not stop the truck, I had to use the emergency brake to stop the truck. I brought the truck back home and found out that the brake line had rusted through causing the brake fluid to leak out.

    filed Feb 10, 2013

  • Brake light came on coming down to florida. Check fluid and it was way down. Took to mech. And discovered some of the brake lines were rusted. One worst than the other. This is a safety hazard and should be recalled at no cost to the customer. The nhtsa should go after the manufacture for this…

    filed Nov 16, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Yukon XL Denali years

YearReportsShare
2003 Yukon XL Denali13%
2001 Yukon XL Denali627%
Yukon XL Denali service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.