What 839 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 GMC Yukon Xl 1500

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SPECIFICALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED RATE SUCH AS SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC OR PULLING IN OR BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. THE BRAKES BECOME HARD TO PUSH AND THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. YOU MUST PUSH THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP. WE TOOK TO THE GM SERVICE AT OUR DEALERSHIP AND A BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. THANKFULLY WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT AND WERE ABLE TO STOP AGAINST BUMPER STOP. WE CALLED THE GM SERVICE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARRANGED FOR A TOW. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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THERE IS A KNOWN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE YUKON TAIL LIGHTS. THE ENCLOSED LED RUNNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT THAT WILL ILLUMINATE AND NO RUNNING LIGHT. BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. DURING A RECORD CHECK I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YUKON'S. GMC HAS FAILED TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT WHILE BEING STOPPED AND DRIVING. SECONDLY THE BRAKING VACUUM SYSTEM WILL GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSES THE ASSISTED BRAKES TO FAIL CAUSING THE BRAKING SYSTEM NOT TO TAKE AFFECT AND STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY STOP YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WILL CAUSE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FILLED WHILE BEING STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND ALSO WHILE BEING MOBILE AND DRIVING.

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THE REAR TAILLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE HOUSING UNIT AT $1500. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GMC.

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INTERMITTENT FAILED PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT ON A 2015 YUKON, WORKS OCCASIONALLY. QUOTED 650$ TO REPAIR POORLY MANUFACTURED LED LIGHTS!

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WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 11.21.18 AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK. THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE BULBS WERE TESTED BY OUR MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE GMC YUKON OF THIS YEAR ARE KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING UNITS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL BOARD ASSOCIATED WITH IT HAS ISSUES THE MECHANIC STATED. I REVIEWED MANY POST ONLINE AND WONDER WHY THIS ISN'T A REQUIRED RECALL. TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS AND WIFE. I'D LIKE THIS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.

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AT SLOWER SPEED, BRAKES BECOME STIFF AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AS NORMAL AND INSTEAD STOPPED ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY AND WAS SOLID EVEN WHEN PRESSING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BUT SINCE I WAS AT SUCH A SLOW RATE OF SPEED I WAS ABLE TO ROLL A FEW FEET AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND START IT BACK UP AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE BUT THE NEXT TIME I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKES THEN AGAIN WERE VERY HARD TO PRESS. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 5 DAYS UNTIL THEY COULD GET TO IT - DISAPPOINTED IN THAT CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES SEIZED. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE BRAKES PERFORMED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND REV THE ENGINE FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEILVEIRA BUICK GMC (985 HEALDSBURG AVE, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, (866) 572-7256) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

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WHILE IN MOTION THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN JULY 2015. THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN 2018. BOTH TIMES I WAS CHARGED A DEDUCTIBLE. BOTH TIMES THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I CONTACTED GMC. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS THE OFFERED ME $2000 TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE. I WAS VERY UPSET WITH THEM AND THREATENED TO GET A LAWYER IF I WAS HURT IN THIS VEHICLE OR HURT OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND I FELT LIKE I DESERVED MORE. THEY WOULDN'T EVEN PAY FOR THE RENT A CAR I HAD TO USE ON MY VACATION WHILE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. I PAID $70,0000 FOR THIS CAR, BUT DON'T WANT TO FEAR LOOSING BRAKES EVER AGAIN!

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WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING A STOP THE BRAKING BECAME POOR AND I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY AND TOOK MORE DISTANCE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. THE BRAKE FELT "SOFT" AND NOT LIKE IT USUALLY DOES. INTERESTINGLY...THE BRAKE WOULD SEEM TO WORK AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT. I'VE HAD PROBABLY 3 OR 4 INCIDENTS, OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED. NONE OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED IN ANY TRAFFIC INCIDENTS, BUT ALL HAVE REQUIRED MORE STOPPING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE TYPICALLY OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 40 MPH).

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WHEN MOVING IN A PARKING SPOT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AS IF IT LOST POWER BRAKES, BUT THEN RETURNED. A FEW DAYS LATER ON THE FREEWAY TRAFFIC STOPPED IN FRONT OF US AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS CAUSED US TO NEED TO SWERVE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. AFTER SEVERAL MILES THE POWER BRAKES HAVE NOT RETURNED. THERE IS OIL IN THE VACUUM LINE AT THE BOOSTER AND GAS MILEAGE YA BEEN POOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS. IT ALL POINTS TO A FAULTY VACUUM PUMP. 121,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,200.

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I HAVE HAD AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING, ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL. I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL TURNING OFF, SUDDEN DROP IN ELECTRICAL POWER, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS VIOLENTLY YANKED OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND SOMETIME THE CAR COMPLETELY CUTS OFF. FORTUNATELY MOST HAVE BEEN AT SLOW SPEEDS OR ELSE THE CAR WOULD HAVE FLIPPED. IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I AM AFRAID OF THIS ISSUE KILLING ME OR MY LOVED ONES SHOULD IT HAPPEN AT SPEED OR LEAVE US STUCK IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER THIS IS AN ISSUE THE MANUFACTURE HAS KNOW ABOUT FOR A WHILE. *TR

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AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE YESTERDAY AFTER IT WAS RAINING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR LEAKED WATER. I WAS TOLD BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP THAT THE VISOR IS LEAKING DUE TO THE ANTENNA ON THE TOP OF MY VEHICLE. (I DO NOT HAVE A SUN ROOF) SO, MY HEADLINER IS WET AND THE ANTENNA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP (I WORK FOR THE FAMILY THAT OWNS THE DEALERSHIP) THAT THE ANTENNA IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT IN MY ANTENNA! THE MANUFACTURER THAT MADE MY VEHICLE SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ANTENNA NOT ME! IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I HAVE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. IT IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING! I WOULD LIKE FOR GM TO PLACE A RECALL FOR THE ANTENNA TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. AGAIN, I WORK WITH THE GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT! AGAIN, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ANTENNA OR FILE A CLAIM WITH MY WARRANTY COMPANY. THIS IS A DEFECT!

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THE SUNROOF OF MY 2015 GMC YUKON SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED WITH A FEW NORMAL SIZED VEHICLES AND NO OVERPASSES NEARBY.

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AIR CONDITIONER HAS FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 18 MONTHS WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. FIRST REPAIR 18 MONTHS AGO RESULTED IN "DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONING LINES" THAT WERE LEAKING, AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP (COVERED BY AFTERMARKET EXTENDED WARRANTY). SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED JUNE 2018, AND SAME DEALERSHIP STATED COMPRESSOR DEVELOPED CRACKS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED (FORTUNATELY STILL UNDER AFTERMARKET EXTENDED WARRANTY). NOW, BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2018, SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR A THIRD TIME AND IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS FROM THE LATEST "REPAIR", AND UNFORTUNATELY MY EXTENDED AFTERMARKET WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I CAN UNDERSTAND A SYSTEM FAILURE ONCE, HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME WITH A SECOND FAILURE OF THE SAME SYSTEM WITHIN 3 YEARS, BUT QUESTION THE DEALERSHIP'S ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX A PROBLEM AFTER A THIRD FAILURE IN AS MANY YEARS OF THE SAME SYSTEM. ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE VEHICLE ITSELF, BUT QUESTIONING GM'S RELIABILITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. I PURCHASED A NEW ESCALADE AND LOADED SILVERADO FROM THIS DEALERSHIP NEW AND HAD A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS WITH THOSE VEHICLES THAT THE DEALERSHIP FIXED. AFTER Y EARS OF OWNING THOSE, PURCHASED A NEWER MODEL ESCALADE AND HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT SEEMED UNUSUAL FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD MY CURRENT YUKON IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER FOUR TIMES IN THE 22 MONTHS I'VE OWNED IT, AND HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN THE APPARENT DOWNTURN IN GM RELIABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. IN ADDITION TO THE AC PROBLEM, HAVE ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY ENCOUNTERED A PASSENGER SIDE LED TAIL LIGHT FAILURE, WHICH AT AN APPROXIMATE $750 REPAIR MEANS THAT ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, I APPARENTLY NEED TO BUDGET $250 PER YEAR TO ENSURE MY TAIL LIGHTS WORK. AGAIN, LOVE THE RIDE AND HANDLING OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT SINCE RELIABILITY APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH GM, MAY HAVE TO BEGIN LOOKING AT ANOTHER BRAND OF VEHICLE THAT IS MORE RELIABLE.

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2015 YUKON PASSENGER LED TAIL LIGHT HAS FAILED. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, AND IN ADDITION TO THE TAIL LIGHT FAILURE, HAVE HAD 3 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILURES TO DATE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE AS THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATOR TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER OF A TAIL LIGHT PROBLEM. I ONLY DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WHILE FOLLOWING MY WIFE IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AS SHE WAS DRIVING THE YUKON. LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS LODGED ON BOTH ISSUES, I'M BEGINNING TO SERIOUSLY QUESTION GM'S RELIABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE AND PARTS. ALWAYS THOUGHT LEDS WERE MORE RELIABLE, BUT LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LODGED, MY ASSUMPTIONS ARE APPARENTLY WRONG. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ON YUKON TAIL LIGHT REPAIR ALSO SHOWS A COTTAGE INDUSTRY IN REPAIRING THESE LED TAIL LIGHTS HAS POPPED UP, WHICH INDICATES A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND RELIABILITY OF THESE TAIL LIGHTS. IF THESE BUSINESSES ADVERTISE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THEIR REPAIRS, WHY CAN'T GM MAKE THE NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR TAIL LIGHTS TO IMPROVE THEIR RELIABILITY. ANY REASONABLE SEARCH SHOWS THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS ISSUE, SO WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. WITH NO NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE OF A TAIL LIGHT ISSUE, THIS WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND OR INJURIES/FATALITIES FROM ONE OR BOTH TAIL LIGHT FAILURES. IF LEDS ARE LESS RELIABLE THAN THE OLDER INCANDESCENT BULBS, THEN GO BACK TO THE OLDER STYLE BULBS THAT A VEHICLE OWNER CAN REPLACE FOR A FEW DOLLARS INSTEAD OF FORCING OWNERS TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHTS EVERY FEW YEARS AT $600-$750 PER INSTANCE. VERY CONCERNING AND UNSAFE. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY.

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WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR CITY DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME HARD TO PUSH AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKING POWER. BRAKES ARE FINE AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS.

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HAD RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT REPLACED IN WARRANTY. THE LEFT REAR IS NOW OUT. THIS IS A DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE FM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

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REAR LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON BOTH SIDES.

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LED BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD. MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE TO THE POINT THAT MULTIPLE BUSINESSES ADVERTISE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC FIX. DEALERSHIP WANTS $1500 FOR REPAIR OF BOTH AND DESPITE ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS THEY DENY THIS IS A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WHATEVER THE CAUSE IT BYPASSES THE DASHBOARD ALARM. YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT VIA ACCIDENT, COLLISION, OR BY RECEIVING A TICKET.

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BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS BEFORE FINALLY GOING OUT. DEALERSHIP REFUSED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THE REPAIR WILL COST $1700

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REAR TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING, CAN CHANGE FROM FUNCTIONING TO NOT FUNCTIONING AND BACK WHILE IN MOTION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING) LAST WEEK FOR HER POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FROM A PARKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DON SHETLER BUICK CHEVROLET (19400 CROWLEY EUNICE HWY, CROWLEY, LA 70526 (337) 514-4309) WHO THOUGHT THEY WOULD DO THE RECALL REPAIR BUT THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DISCONNECTED. THEY DEALER CHARGED THE CONTACT FOR TWO HOURS OF LABOR SINCE THOSE REPAIRS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY LEAKS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL TANK PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (RYAN GMC BUICK CADILLAC, 1111 20TH AVE SW, MINOT, ND 58701, (701) 864-3009) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

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BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED. WHILE TOWING A BOAT AND BACKING UP MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT HARD WHEN I PUSHED DOWN AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF DANGER AND EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP.

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