# 2018 GMC YUKON XL — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1649986` · 2020-02-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** YUKON XL
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 31,400
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND A CAR WAS COMING OVER ON ME SO I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD SO THAT WE WOULD NOT COLLIDE.  MY CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT DID NOT STOP.  I WAS ON THE BRAKES HARD, BUT MY CAR ONLY SLOWED, IT DID NOT STOP. THE OTHER CAR HIT ME. AFTER WE EXCHANGED INFORMATION I DROVE OFF AND I KEPT STOPPING TO SEE IF THE BRAKES WERE WORKING, BUT THEY WORKED EVERY TIME AFTER THAT.  I WAS TELLING MY SISTER WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE MENTIONED A FRIEND OF HERS HAD A GMC THAT WAS RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES.  SHE SUGGESTED I CHECK ON YOUR SITE.  I CHECK BUT IT SAID 0 RECALLS.  I WANTED TO BE SURE I LET SOMEONE KNOW BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN I REALLY NEEDED IT TO STOP.
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