2001 GMC Yukon Denali brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 17 complaints for the 2001 GMC Yukon Denali, 42% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 43% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 127,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 127,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
I have a yukon denali 2001. I had an accident. The antilock brakes activate at low speeds. I saw there is an investigation # peo5-020 underway since a recall was in effect in canada. The accident was minor and involved no injurty. It was due to increased stopping distance whern approaching my garage, I had the vehicle reaired and am bringing it in to GMC to fix the problem.
Brakes completely failed. Traveling 35 MPH, I had to brake suddenly and the pedal sunk to the floor. Had minor resistance, then just completely gave way. No brakes! Was able to avoid an incident by veering into the oncoming lane that was luckily vacant. Turned onto a side street to safely roll to a stop. Too scared to drive it the remaining 1.5 miles home, I have it towed to a shop. Advised that all brake lines need to be replaced, this is a common problem with GMC that he has seen a dozen times.