U.S. public vehicle records

2002 Gmc YUKON XL DENALI problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

26 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

106,600 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 21 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 9 of 26 complaints (34.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	22	84.6%
Engine operation	1	3.8%
Electrical and battery issues	1	3.8%
Steering behavior	1	3.8%
Fuel system concerns	1	3.8%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Power Train

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Electrical System

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Service Brakes	9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	8
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	2
Power Train	2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	2
Electrical System	1
Engine And Engine Cooling	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	1

Service Brakes: 9; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 8; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 2; Power Train: 2; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 2; Electrical System: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 3; 75,000 to 99,999: 4; 100,000 to 149,999: 8; 150,000 and above: 4

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (8). 5 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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2018

2002: 1; 2003: 1; 2004: 2; 2008: 3; 2009: 2; 2010: 3; 2011: 3; 2012: 3; 2013: 3; 2014: 4; 2018: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 22 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10037962 · 2003-08-29 (August 29, 2003)

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE HESITATION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND HAD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. ALSO ABS LIGHT TURNED ON DASH, AS WELL AS THE GAUGES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ANDS STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10037962 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10090912 · 2004-09-13 (September 13, 2004)

BRAKE FAILURE. IT APPEARS THE MATERIAL THE ROTORS ARE MADE OF ARE NOT UP TO SPECIFICATIONS PROBABLY MADE IN CHINA. THE SURFACE OF THE BRAKE PAD AREA IS FLAKING OFF THUS DRASTICALLY, REDUCING THE BARKING POWER OF THE VEHICLE, 2002 GMC YUKON XL DENALI. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 38,868 miles reported. Look up ODI 10090912 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10222485 · 2008-03-27 (March 27, 2008)

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STALL. ONCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT LOST THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A CRASH. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FIXED THE THROTTLE BODY AND WATER PUMP. THE FAILURE CONTI…

Owner-reported narrative. 98,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10222485 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10240595 · 2008-09-02 (September 2, 2008)

VEHICLE LIGHTING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, FLICKERS CONSTANTLY, HAS BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW AN ANSWER. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10240595 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10471949 · 2012-08-22 (August 22, 2012)

BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 163,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

26 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

80.8%Usable mileage21 / 26 records

92.3%Valid incident date24 / 26 records

100.0%Valid filing date26 / 26 records

92.3%Ordered incident and filing dates24 / 26 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2001	2002	2003
Service Brakes	627.3% ODI 10471297 · 105,000 mi I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SEAR AUTO CENTER THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING IT. WHEN THEY LOOKED UNDER THE CAR THEY SAID THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THE YUKON SPARE TIRE CABLE TO RUST AND SNAP OFF. SO I LOST THE SPARE TIRE, SPARE WHEEL, AND CABLE SYSTEM TO HOLD THE SPARE UNDER THE VEHICLE. NOT SURE WHERE OR WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT SERVICE. HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS A NUMBER OF TIMES (AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT), AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE… Look up ODI 10471297 at NHTSA ↗	934.6% ODI 10469394 · 100,657 mi 2002 DENALI XL 100.000 MI SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE PEDAL TO FLOOR NO WARNINGS OF ANY KIND. NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED 8 MONTHS AGO UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE ALL HARD BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. *TR Look up ODI 10469394 at NHTSA ↗	26.3% ODI 10557441 · 177,880 mi I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD LOCATED IN OLDHAM COUNTY KENTUCKY AND UPON APPROACHING A CURVE, I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND PROVIDED NO BRAKING ACTION (SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES BURST AND RESULTED IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ). THE CURVE WAS FOLLOWED BY AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN IN MY LANE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AND NO OPPOSING TRAFFIC AT THAT MOMENT, WHICH ENABLED ME, THROUGH THE USE OF GEARS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPE… Look up ODI 10557441 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	522.7% ODI 10053946 · 34,000 mi PROBLEMS WITH 2001 DENALI XL/ SUV DIED AND THERE WAS LOSS OF BRAKES, STEERING AND ACCELERATION.*MR VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE WHEN IT DIED THE FIRST TIME. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT KNEW IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUSE. CONSUMER WAS GIVEN FUSES BUT THEY ALL FAILED WITHIN 50 MILES. VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE BRAKES, STEERING AND ACCELERATION FAILED. THE CONSUMERS ESCAPED… Look up ODI 10053946 at NHTSA ↗	830.8% ODI 10328143 · 59,990 mi WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY WENT TO FLOOR & BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, NOTIFIED DEALER OF BRAKE LINE FAILURE THAT NHTSA & GM ARE AWARE OF, AFTER THERE FOR 2 DAYS & DEALER NOT RETURNING OUR CALLS, WAS EVENTUALLY NOTIFIED 4 CORRODED BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACEMENT AT MY EXPENSE, STILL WAITING FOR ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COST GOING ON 3 DAYS. MY HUSBAND WAS A MECHANIC AT GM DEALERS FOR OVER 12 YEARS & NEVER SEEN 1 STATIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURE NEVERMIND 4 BECOME DEFECTIVE AT THE SAME TIME ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE VEHIC… Look up ODI 10328143 at NHTSA ↗	13.1% ODI 10277341 · 120,394 mi 2003 GMC YUKON XL DENALI BRAKE LINES RUSTY AND BURST WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING AND LOST BRAKES. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SEVERAL BRAKE LINES DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS DUE TO RUSTED BLEED VALVES. THEY ARE USING SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS AND MAKING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR PEOPLE THAT DRIVE GM VEHICLES. *TR Look up ODI 10277341 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	928.1% ODI 10173145 · 36,500 mi SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATIC, NOT READING CORRECTLY, OR AT ALL, ON MY 2003 GMC YUKON XL DENALI. READS SLOWER THAN ACTUALLY TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT SITS AT ZERO. *JB Look up ODI 10173145 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	14.5% ODI 10537466 · 164,486 mi I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST OIL SPILLED ON EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEN THE SMOKE GOT WORSE AND HAD A TERRIBLE ODOR. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE CENTER CONSOLE AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE EDGES AND THE ASH TRAY AREA. I STARTED LOOKING FOR A PULLOFF AS I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD. AS I FOUND ONE FIRE STARTED COMING UP THROUGH THE GAPS. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I HAD A FIRE THAT WAS GOING TO DESTROY THE VEHICLE. SO, ONCE I WAS STOPPED I LOOKED FOR MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT COUL… Look up ODI 10537466 at NHTSA ↗	13.8% ODI 10240595 VEHICLE LIGHTING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, FLICKERS CONSTANTLY, HAS BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW AN ANSWER. *TR Look up ODI 10240595 at NHTSA ↗	26.3% ODI 10471101 · 27,000 mi REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED Look up ODI 10471101 at NHTSA ↗
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	412.5% ODI 10471101 · 27,000 mi REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED Look up ODI 10471101 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	29.1% ODI 10862463 · 200,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON XL DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. Look up ODI 10862463 at NHTSA ↗	27.7% ODI 10256588 · 106,600 mi WHINING IN ENGINE-FOUND TO BE BAD BEARINGS AND METAL IN DIFFERENTIAL. WAS TOLD COULD HAVE MADE CAR LOCK UP AT ANYTIME (IMAGINE THAT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC). THIS IS SECOND CAR IN FAMILY WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM ALTHOUGH WAS TOLD IT WAS "RARE". *TR Look up ODI 10256588 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Tires	14.5% ODI 10164455 · 76,000 mi FIRST THERE WAS A TIRE BLOWOUT, TIRE SEPARATED WITH 11/32 THREAD LEFT. SECOND AT LEAST 1 SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. THIRD NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF. FOURTH THE ROOF CAVED IN LIKE A "V" SHAPE IN THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT, BY THE WINDSHIELD. *JB Look up ODI 10164455 at NHTSA ↗	13.8% ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗	26.3% ODI 10039167 · 3,850 mi FRONTAL IMPACT BETWEEN MY 2003 YUKON XL DENALI AND A 1992 HONDA PRELUDE. IMPACT TO MY VEHICLE IN FRONT LEFT CORNER # 40 MPH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF IMPACT. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, NOT THE IMPACT. *JB Look up ODI 10039167 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	14.5% ODI 10471297 · 105,000 mi I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SEAR AUTO CENTER THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING IT. WHEN THEY LOOKED UNDER THE CAR THEY SAID THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THE YUKON SPARE TIRE CABLE TO RUST AND SNAP OFF. SO I LOST THE SPARE TIRE, SPARE WHEEL, AND CABLE SYSTEM TO HOLD THE SPARE UNDER THE VEHICLE. NOT SURE WHERE OR WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT SERVICE. HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS A NUMBER OF TIMES (AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT), AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE… Look up ODI 10471297 at NHTSA ↗	13.8% ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗	13.1% ODI 10193319 2 INCIDENTS. 1) ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. 2) WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FAILED. SAME CORRECTIVE MEASURES TAKE, AND PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. INTERNET SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NOT TSB OR RECALL. WHY? *TR Look up ODI 10193319 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Service Brakes	97,974–163,875 mi	140,651 mi	8	ODI 10469394 · 100,657 mi 2002 DENALI XL 100.000 MI SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE PEDAL TO FLOOR NO WARNINGS OF ANY KIND. NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED 8 MONTHS AGO UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE ALL HARD BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. TR Look up ODI 10469394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10493678 · 146,247 mi WHILE UNDER VEHICLE TO REPLACE GAS FILTER IT HAD BECOME EVIDENT TO ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES WHERE THEY ENTER THE ABS UNIT WERE FAIRLY RUSTED. AS I INVESTIGATED FURTHER TO AREAS NOT EASILY VISIBLE I HAD DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND IMMINENT FAILURE IS EVIDENT. IN MENTIONING THIS TO A FRIEND HE SUGGEST I CHECK ON LINE AS HE HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ABSOLUTELY TAKEN ABACK TO SEE HOW COMMON THIS FAILURE IS ON THESE VEHICLES AND THAT GMC IS AWARE OF IT, YET THEY HAVE NEVER APPRISED ME OF THIS "POSSIB… Look up ODI 10493678 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	72,000–134,992 mi	109,000 mi	8	ODI 10328143 · 59,990 mi WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY WENT TO FLOOR & BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, NOTIFIED DEALER OF BRAKE LINE FAILURE THAT NHTSA & GM ARE AWARE OF, AFTER THERE FOR 2 DAYS & DEALER NOT RETURNING OUR CALLS, WAS EVENTUALLY NOTIFIED 4 CORRODED BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACEMENT AT MY EXPENSE, STILL WAITING FOR ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COST GOING ON 3 DAYS. MY HUSBAND WAS A MECHANIC AT GM DEALERS FOR OVER 12 YEARS & NEVER SEEN 1 STATIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURE NEVERMIND 4 BECOME DEFECTIVE AT THE SAME TIME ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE VEHIC… Look up ODI 10328143 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10346928 · 130,989 mi I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AFTER DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE TODAY. YESTERDAY, I REALIZED THAT TO STOP, I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE MY BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKING JUST FINE. TODAY I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT TO MY BOYFRIEND, WHO CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION AT THE BRAKE LINES AND UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT RAPIDLY AND WAS PUDDLING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HAD I NOT STOPPED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDEN… Look up ODI 10346928 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10356301 · 63,000 mi THE MAIN REAR METAL BRAKE LINE ON MY 2002 GMC YUKON XL HAS SPRUNG A LEAK DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE HAS 63,000 MILES. THERE WAS A SEVERE LOSS OF PEDAL PRESSURE,A LARGE INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCES AND LARGE PUDDLES OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE. *TR Look up ODI 10356301 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Too few reports for a range	98,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10222485 · 98,000 mi TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STALL. ONCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT LOST THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A CRASH. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FIXED THE THROTTLE BODY AND WATER PUMP. THE FAILURE CONTI… Look up ODI 10222485 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	Too few reports for a range	135,050 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10256588 · 106,600 mi WHINING IN ENGINE-FOUND TO BE BAD BEARINGS AND METAL IN DIFFERENTIAL. WAS TOLD COULD HAVE MADE CAR LOCK UP AT ANYTIME (IMAGINE THAT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC). THIS IS SECOND CAR IN FAMILY WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM ALTHOUGH WAS TOLD IT WAS "RARE". TR Look up ODI 10256588 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Too few reports for a range	80,150 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10215495 · 38,600 mi AFTER TWO PREVIOUS "REPAIRS" (ONE A RECALL), OUR GMC ABS BRAKES ARE NOW MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, RESULTING IN A LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, COLLISIONS HAVE NARROWLY BEEN AVOIDED AS THE ABS BRAKE PEDAL "CHATTERING" PREVENTS NORMAL BRAKING AT CRUCIAL TIMES. TR Look up ODI 10215495 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10284906 · 121,700 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A STOP THE ABS BEGINS TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRAG TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE OFFERED BUT HE WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILU… Look up ODI 10284906 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	Too few reports for a range	163,500 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2002: 4 complaints · 2003: 9 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2002	2	4	4
2003	5	8	9

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2002	24	2	0
2003	31	0	1

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Service Brakes	Service Brakes, Hydraulic	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Power Train	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Electrical System	Engine And Engine Cooling	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
Service Brakes	—	0	0	1 ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	1 ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Power Train	1 ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0	1 ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Electrical System	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling	1 ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	1 ODI 10471949 · 163,500 mi BROKEN/LEAKING BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE UNDERBODY CORROSION: FRAME,BRAKE AND GAS LINES, FRONT SUSPENSION, SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY, NUTS, BOLTS, EXHAUST PIPES, ETC. ALONG WITH THIS I REPLACED TWO TRANSMISSIONS, ONCE DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE, A FEW SETS OF REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS DONT WORK PROPERLY, THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL WITHIN 163,630 MILES. YEA I'M PIS@#$ OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10471949 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

3 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

9 mentions · 34.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 89,925 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10090912 · 38,868 mi

Look up ODI 10090912 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10215495 · 38,600 mi

AFTER TWO PREVIOUS "REPAIRS" (ONE A RECALL), OUR GMC ABS BRAKES ARE NOW MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, RESULTING IN A LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, COLLISIONS HAVE NARROWLY BEEN AVOIDED AS THE ABS BRAKE PEDAL "CHATTERING" PREVENTS NORMAL BRAKING AT CRUCIAL TIMES. *TR

Look up ODI 10215495 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10346928 · 130,989 mi

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AFTER DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE TODAY. YESTERDAY, I REALIZED THAT TO STOP, I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE MY BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKING JUST FINE. TODAY I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT TO MY BOYFRIEND, WHO CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION AT THE BRAKE LINES AND UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT RAPIDLY AND WAS PUDDLING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HAD I NOT STOPPED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDEN…

Look up ODI 10346928 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 3.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 98,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10222485 · 98,000 mi

Look up ODI 10222485 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 3.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 98,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10222485 · 98,000 mi

Look up ODI 10222485 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b