Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 GMC Yukon XL has 26 NHTSA brakes complaints and 2 brakes-related recalls.
26
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
05V103000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHROD RETAINER MAY BE MISSING. IF THE RETAINER IS MISSING, THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUSHROD COULD DISEN...
05V043000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CERTAIN TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND VANS EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH HYDRO-BOOST BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR MA...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AFTER GETTING FULL TUNE UP MY ENGINE STARTS TICKING WHEN I START MY MY CAR AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING ... |
| Nov 17, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING I HEAR A WINDING SOUND COMING FROM WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING I SMELL FUEL THAT COMES AN... |
| Mar 14, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR... |
| Sep 8, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK. AS I DO EVERY DAY. FOOT ON BRAKE AS USUAL, SHIFT TO DRIVE,... |
| Nov 20, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | LOST BRAKES COMPLETELY. THE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE CLUSTER OF BRAKE LINES IN FRONT OF AB... |
| Jul 20, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE 2005 YUKON BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, AND WHILE DRIVING OF ALL PLACES TO THE INSPECTION ST... |
| Jul 15, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY WIFE, WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX.... |
| Dec 20, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS TRAVELING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN I WAS CAUSED TO SLOW DUE TO TRAFFI... |
| Dec 7, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING HOME, LEAVING OUR CURRENT LOCALITY THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. WERE ABLE TO PRESS BRAKE TO T... |
| Oct 4, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY CAME TO A STOP BEFORE HITTING A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOWE... |
| Sep 17, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN I WENT TO PULL THE YUKON INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I BARELY MADE... |
| Jun 5, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOA... |
| May 14, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE BRAKES INI... |
| Feb 20, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE STOPPED JUST SHORT OF COLLIDING W... |
| Nov 8, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95 NEAR COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA: AUTO IN FRONT OF ME MADE A S... |
| Feb 6, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAVE A SNAPPED OFF PARKING BRAKE COMPONENT BENEATH MY DASH RENDERING THE PARKING BRAKE INOPERATIVE... |
| Oct 17, 2012 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT, AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I RAN INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WHIL... |
| Jul 17, 2012 | SERVICE BRAKES | WIFE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. CORRODED METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH FOR R... |
| Jun 1, 2012 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE VEHICLE DISPLAY INDICATES "SERVICE STABILITY" AND THE VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM BEGINS TO GRAB INTERMI... |
| Oct 11, 2011 | SERVICE BRAKES | STEP ON BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKES. BRAKE LINE AND AC LINE RUSTED DRIVERS SIDE. REPLACED BRAKE LI... |