2001 GMC Yukon XL 2500 Brakes Problems

“While traveling on the expressway, brakes were applied to exit the expressway and the pedal went to the floor. Found ruptured line on rear axle. Date of first incident 2/5 20011 most recent 4/26/2015...ruptured line under vehicle ( drivers seat location) all lines require replacement.”

“While on a hill holding the vehicle with the brakes activated, a large amount of white smoke came billowing out of the engine compartment. I was able to determine that the fluid was clear and dripping on the hot exhaust manifold. The brake reservoir dropped with successive brake applications. After having the vehicle towed to a repair facility, it was determined that multiple fixed metal brake lines were corroding and one had enough to corrosion to cause a failure of the metal causing a leaking break line. …”

“2001 yukon xl ABS control module total failure at 49k miles. This is a common problem that is well known and documented. Total failure of the ABS system is a serious safety issue. Gm continues to charge approximately $2000 to temporarily fix this problem by replacing the ABS control module, only to have it fail again after another 20-40k miles. The problem has fostered a cottage industry providing ABS control modules with superior components for 1/10th GM price. …”

“The contact owns a 2001 Gmc yukon 2500. The contact stated while starting the vehicle after it had been sitting 4 days it became apparent that the brakes and power steering had failed. The vehicle was towed to dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure and current mileage was 62,000. The VIN was not available.”