2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE, THE CONSUMER ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP IT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE, AND THE MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE, THE TEST CAME OUT NEGATIVE. THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS UP, BUT IT FAILS TO COME ON WHEN THE ABS BRAKES FAIL. THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH, IT WAS VERY LITTLE SNOW ON THE GROUND AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED THROUGH A GATE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A REGULAR INSPECTION AND THE REPAIR SHOP NOTICED A VERY UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN FOR THE REAR BRAKES. AN INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED. *JB *SC

2001 TO 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA WITH 6.6L DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTORS ON THESE ENGINES WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR BODY CRACKS OR BALL SEAT EROSION. *MR GM MAINTAINS THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *SC *JB

LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM FOR NO REASON. HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM YET.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL KICKS UP AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS AT LEAST DOUBLED. I FOUND THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SPEED SENSOR QUIT WORKING WITH 37000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I UNPLUGGED THE SENSOR AND THE BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE (WITHOUT ANTI LOCK BRAKES).

PRIOR TO THE CRASH I'LL DESCRIBE, I NOTICED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY TRUCK WOULD ENGAGE RANDOMLY AT LOW SPEEDS, EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD WAS CLEAR AND DRY. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION FROM INDICATOR LIGHTS OR THE TRUCK'S STATUS DISPLAY THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN PROGRESS. UNTIL THE INCIDENT BELOW, BRAKING CONTROL ALWAYS RETURNED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AND SEEMED TO POSE NO SAFETY THREAT. ON THIS PARTICULAR EVENING, THEY HAD PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT ALL THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO MY GARAGE. UPON ENTERING THE GARAGE PROPER, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE GARAGE FLOORS (AND DRIVEWAY) WERE BOTH CLEAR OF ANY SNOW, ICE, OR LIQUIDS. WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES TOOK CONTROL, IT RELEASED THE BRAKES AND LOCKED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN SUCH A WAY THAT I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL. THIS TIME, I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. MY VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY STUCK THE WORKBENCH ALONG THE BACK WALL OF MY GARAGE. THE IMPACT PUSHED THE ENTIRE GARAGE WALL OUT ALMOST 12 INCHES, INCLUDING THE CEMENT BLOCK FOUNDATION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE REMAINS. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, A MECHANIC AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE ANTILOCK BRAKE FUNCTIONS, ESSENTIALLY DISABLING THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM. DUE TO THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF THE ANTILOCK SENSORS (IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS), REPAIRS ARE NOT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME. THE TRUCK'S BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY WITH THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM DISABLED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COMPLAINT DIRECTLY RELATES TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020.

DT: THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THERE WERE NO SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. CONSUMER CAN HEAR THE ABS WHEN IT COMES ON. IT RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THERE WAS A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

DT:THE COSUMER OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS. WHEN GETTING DOWN TO 2-3 MPH THE ABS COMES ON, AND WILL ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020. PARTS IN THE ABS HAVE REPLACED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS FAILED. THE ABS KICKED IN WHEN IT WAS NOT NEEDED AT LOW SPEEDS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER YET. THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK