GMC Yukon 2000–2006
Common on this vehicle:LeakSmoke or fireReduced brakingNoise
issueHydro-boost brake assist and power steering share one hydraulic supply (four campaigns)Remove
Possible causes
11 causes not drawn
- Engine knock on cold start (carbon on piston)4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L only0
- Fuel pressure regulator buzz / hum after replacement (check fuel pump feed voltage drop and connector crimps)4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L only0
- Engine compartment noise with A/C on and A/C inoperative (auxiliary rear A/C: suction hose and compressor)0
- HVAC actuator clicking / ticking noises (recalibrate the HVAC control module, do not replace actuators)0
- Rear HVAC ticking noise, no rear temperature or mode control, DTC B0434 / B3764 (revised auxiliary HVAC control module)0
- Tire recall (not the vehicle as built): Firestone Wilderness LE tread separation - recall 01T-0011500 only0
- Power steering pump whine between idle and 2000 rpm0
- Steering intermediate shaft clunk0
- Tire scrub noise on low speed turns (steering rod / centerlink installed backwards)0
- Aftermarket part (not the vehicle as built): Federal-Mogul National / Carquest replacement wheel hub assembly retention nut - recall 07E-1062WD only0
- Creak or squeak noise from the rear lower control arm bushings (do not replace the propshaft)0
The documents say what to doOnly records name itThe size of a node, the width of a link and the numbers are records matching this search, not likelihoods.
FaultCrate・GMC Yukon 2000–2006・Noise
Candidate cause (the documents say what to do)
Hydro-boost brake assist and power steering share one hydraulic supply (four campaigns)
Some vehicles were built with an out-of-specification hydro-boost housing relief valve bore.
The hydraulic brake booster pressure accumulator may crack and separate from the hydro-boost assembly during normal operating conditions.
What to do
- Perform the "Power Steering System Test" found in SI and make any necessary repairs based on system diagnosis.
- To tell whether a 670 gear box is fitted, inspect the mounting bolts that attach the stub shaft housing; a 670 gear box has only 3 mounting bolts.
- The PI document instructed technicians to diagnose the vehicle using the Power Steering Test Procedures if an owner complained about difficulty steering during "parking lot type maneuvers"; if the vehicle passed this test, no work was required, as GM viewed this as a normal phenomenon.
- Dealers replace the hydro-boost relief valve.
- Dealers test the hydro-boost assembly for functional operation and replace it if it fails.
- Dealers replace the hydraulic pump.
Caution: An inoperative pump raises steering and braking effort but does not completely remove the ability to steer or slow the vehicle.
What is needed
- Parts and materials
- Hydro-boost relief valve
- Hydro-boost assembly (if it fails the functional test)
- Hydraulic pump
- Power steering hoses (those with a suspect date code)
- Power Steering Gear 88965542, Union Fitting 26025709, Inlet O-ring Seal 26001594 (C/K 1500 series only)
- Replacement pressure control valve PN 26095470 (available, if the customer's situation warrants, to provide additional steering assist)
Part numbers printed in the document
88965542Gear, Steering (Remanufacture)Look up at RockAuto (aftermarket candidates) ↗Search the web ↗
Replaced by: 19330495as stated by GMPartsGiant (checked 2026-10-06) ↗Look up at RockAuto (aftermarket candidates) ↗Search the web ↗
26025709Fitting,P/S PumpLook up at RockAuto (aftermarket candidates) ↗Search the web ↗
No successor statedas stated by GMPartsGiant (checked 2026-10-06) ↗
26001594Seal,P/S Fluid Cooling Pipe(O Ring)Look up at RockAuto (aftermarket candidates) ↗Search the web ↗
No successor statedas stated by GMPartsGiant (checked 2026-10-06) ↗
26095470Look up at RockAuto (aftermarket candidates) ↗Search the web ↗
The numbers are as the document prints them. The name and the replacing number are what the pages of GMPartsGiant, a reseller of genuine parts and not GM, state. Aftermarket equivalents are not checked here (the links only search by number). Confirm the fit for the vehicle (VIN) before ordering.
- Labor time
- Not stated
- Special tools
- Not stated
- Scan tool
- Not stated
Only what the technical documents state. "Not stated" does not mean not needed.
In the records
- Hydro-Boost Relief Valve: replaced 1
See the evidence (2 technical documents, 1 records)
Passages of the technical documents
Some vehicles were built with an out-of-specification hydro-boost housing relief valve bore.
SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION BRAKE HYDRO-BOOST HOUSING RELIEF VALVE BORE.
NHTSA (recall summary text as published by NHTSA)
The valve O-ring seal may fracture, and steering effort may be slightly higher while braking or parking.
CONSEQUENTLY, THE VALVE O-RING SEAL MAY FRACTURE. STEERING EFFORTS MAY BE SLIGHTLY INCREASED WHILE BRAKING OR PARKING.
NHTSA (recall summary text as published by NHTSA)
Dealers replace the hydro-boost relief valve.
DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE HYDRO-BOOST RELIEF VALVE.
NHTSA (recall summary text as published by NHTSA)
The hydraulic brake booster pressure accumulator may crack and separate from the hydro-boost assembly during normal operating conditions.
THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR MAY CRACK AND SEPARATE FROM THE HYDRO-BOOST ASSEMBLY DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.
NHTSA (recall summary text as published by NHTSA)
Manufacturer’s documents
- Brake Hydro-Boost Housing Relief Valve Bore Recall 04004 2004-04-02
A cause or a result a complaint states is the owner’s view or what a dealer told them, not an established fact.
Put together by FaultCrate from public records and technical documents. The cause and the repair are for the workshop to decide with the vehicle in front of it. Counts are records, not failure rates.

