TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BECAUSE HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE ABS ACTIVATION ALSO MAKES STOPPING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DEFUSE THE FUSE WHERE THE ABS INDICATOR IS LOCATED IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,100. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INSTRUCTED THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT 50% OF THE COST; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING: I HAVE A YUKON XL 2002. OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. IT HAS OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED AND AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS REPRESENTS A MAJOR DANGER AS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN THE CAR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND MOVING OUT OF THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC HAS BEEN EACH TIME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ME AND TO OTHER DRIVERS. *TR