THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED UNDER VEHICLE AND LOWERED FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE BY A CRANKING A CABLE. IT ALSO HAS A SECONDARY LATCH TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING ON ROAD IF THAT CABLE SHOULD FAIL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LATCH IS DESIGNED VERY POORLY AND QUITE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUSTING FROM ROAD SALT. THIS PREVENTS IT FROM RELEASING THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REASON THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE SPARE TIRE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE WITHOUT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ON EXACTLY HOW TO RELEASE A FROZEN SAFETY LATCH. IT IS VERY UNLIKELY ANYONE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SO WHILE STRANDED ROADSIDE WITH A FLAT TIRE. IT WOULD AT LEAST GREATLY EXTEND THE AMOUNT OF TIME PERSON WOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR VEHICLE ALONG THE ROAD. *TR
1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
1999 GMC YUKON MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES RELATED TO THE RECALL OF LATER MODELS IN REGARDS TO UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION RECALL NUMBER 05V379000 THE PROBLEM REGULARLY OCCURRING DURING SLOWING DOWN (BRAKING) ON CLEAN DRY PAVEMENT INDICATIVE TO A FAULTY WHEEL SPEED SENSOR TIRES AND BRAKING SYSTEM ARE NEW AND IN OTHERWISE FINE WORKING ORDER AGAIN THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING IN OTHER MODELS: 2000 - 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2000 - 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE 1999 - 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2000 - 2002 GMC YUKON 1999 - 2002 GMC SIERRA 2000 - 2002 GMC YUKON XL A REUTERS ARTICLE STATES: DETROIT, DEC 23 (REUTERS) - GENERAL MOTORS CORP..SAID ON FRIDAY IT IS EXPANDING AN EARLIER RECALL OF SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS TO INCLUDE ANOTHER 553,000 VEHICLES BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. THE RECALL IS BEING EXPANDED TO INCLUDE DELAWARE, IOWA, MARYLAND, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL INCLUDE THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND SILVERADO PICKUPS AND THE CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND TAHOE SUVS. THE GMC SIERRA PICKUP AND YUKON AND YUKON XL SUVS ARE ALSO AFFECTED. ALL THE VEHICLES ARE FROM THE 1999-2002 MODEL YEARS. THIS IS THE ONLY INFO I CAN FIND ON THIS RECALL RICHARD CORMIER *TR