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2002 GMC Yukon Denali Brakes Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
66%of 29 total for the year
Median mileage
104,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the brakes of the 2002 GMC Yukon Denali, 66% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 104,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Anti-lock brake failure on 2002 Yukon Denali in michigan. My vehicle is experiencing the problem of the recall. Though my vehicle falls under the recall. Gm is refusing to fix my vehicle because my particular vehicle does not show up in the GM computer system as requiring the recall. Please get GM to put vehicle required by recall in their system.”

NHTSA complaint #10253580, filed 2009-01, 60,000 miles

“I was exiting the freeway and started to brake and then the pedal went to the floor. I had the stand on it to slow down enough to keep from hitting the car in front of me. Upon examination of the vehicle I found a ruptured brake line. Further review found all 4 lines 8 inches below the master cylinder and lower seriously corroded. Fluid reservoir was still full of fluid. The line broke out under the carriage, front driver side, just behind the front wheel well. Pictures are available of the corroded lines.”

NHTSA complaint #10532280, filed 2013-07, 113,706 miles

“While driving our 2002yukon denali with 105,000 miles we had brake failure for the second time. We were towing our 21 foot gulf stream amerilite travel trailer and when the vehicle in front of us stepped on their brakes my husband attempted to begin slowing down. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor, we had no brakes. It is a miracle that we were not killed. This is the second brake line rupture within the past two years since we have owned this vehicle. The vehicle is extemely well maintained. We could have been killed. …”

NHTSA complaint #10627817, filed 2014-08, 105,000 miles

“For the second time in an approximate 12 month period, I had to replace a brake line failure. Until now, I didn't know that GM has a replacement rebuild kit . However, the first time my sister was driving and had a brake failure with a car load of family aboard, in jacksonville fl. A nationally known company replaced the portion of the brake line that ruptured, but they did warn me that rust was rampart because of the salt. Yesterday, I was driving to work on i495, d.c. Beltway at 50 MPH, where thousands of people travel daily and I had another catastrophic brake failure at 50 MPH. …”

NHTSA complaint #10885218, filed 2016-07, 128,000 miles

“While approaching a stop sign I attempted to apply the brakes. The brakes went to the floor. I pumped them repeatedly which did not help much at all. I was not able to slow down, much less stop at the stop sign. With no choice, I rounded the turn at a high rate of speed. Thankfully the approaching vehicle was able to avoid me. Had I arrived at the intersection a few seconds later the result would have likely been different. As this occurred late at night with almost no traffic, I was able to get the vehicle home at a slow rate of speed with heavy brake pumping. …”

NHTSA complaint #10632277, filed 2014-09, 89,740 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2017325%
201616%
201557%
201133%
201012%
200812%
200733%
2006210%
200548%
20041514%
20031825%
20021966%
20011646%
20001161%
19991244%

Other parts of the 2002 GMC Yukon Denali

Air bags
3 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 GMC Yukon Denali

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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