2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

UNWANTED ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION ALMOST CAUSED 4 ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO. AFTER THE DEALER TOLD ME I COULDN'T REPLACE JUST THE SENSOR AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE A PART THAT WAS FINE JUST TO REPLACE THE SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT INTO THAT PART AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ALMOST $600 I JUST PULLED THE FUSE ON THE ABS. NOW I HAVE NO ABS AND HAVE TO LOOK AT TWO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ALL THE TIME. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD AROUND 39000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPEND. ALSO THE PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T WORK AND AFTER ADJUSTING, IT STILL BAIRLY WORKS.

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE CABLE FROM WHICH MY SPARE WAS ATTACHED BROKE LOOSE, AND THE TIRE LANDED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. SPEED WAS ONLY 35 MPH AT THE TIME, THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. DEALER REFERRED TO NHSTA. *AK

CONSUMER STATED: BRAKES LOCKED UP, DOES SO AT SLOW SPEEDS AT 10-15MPH. PUSHED BRAKES TO FLOOR AND THEN LET OFF AND HAVE TO PUSH AGAIN. *AK

DT: WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES (LIGHTLY), THEY FELT LIKE THEY DIDN'T HAVE POWER BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP THE WAY THAT IT NORMALLY DID. THE CONSUMER PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE AND ACTIVATED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. *NM

DT: THE ABS ACTIVATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHILE. THE DEALER REPALCED THE R AND L SENSOR, THE BRAKES, THE CALIPERS AND STILL THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN. *NM

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO. I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO GM PICKUP TRUCK ANTILOCK BRAKES. IT DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SINCE JAN OF 2005. AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY IN PARKING LOTS, MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE COMPLETELY DRY. THE RESULT IS THAT MY VEHICLE REQUIRES 2-5 FEET MORE DISTANCE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TOOK MY BRAKES APART TO INSPECT THEM AND CLEAN THEM. I FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF BRAKE PAD LEFT. THE ROTORS LOOKED FINE ALSO. CLEANING THE BRAKES DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED 100+ TIMES SINCE JANUARY. IT IS ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE JUST FINE. NONE OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM. A FEW MONTHS BACK I DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH A FEW COWORKERS AND FOUND THAT 2 OF THEM WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE GUY HAS A 1999 CHEVY PICKUP AND THE OTHER GUY HAS A CHEVY PICKUP BUT I AM UNSURE OF THE MODEL YEAR OF HIS. HOPE THIS HELPS.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND BRAKES FAIL IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NO WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE. OCCURS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. 4 WHEEL ANTI LOCK. BRAKE FAILURE IS PROGRESSIVE. VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED, AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS CONDUCTED 12/01/04. *AK

ABS INITATES ON DRY PAVEMENT AS I DECELERATE FROM ABOUT 6 MPH TO ABOUT 3MPH. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF EVERY STOP. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS, AS I AM THE ONLY DRIVER, AND ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE. AFTER TALKING WITH 4 CO-WORKERS WHO HAVE/HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND HAVE NOT COMPLETED A REPAIR YET. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PROVIDER CLAIMS IT IS A SERVICE CLAIM, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SAYS IT'S RUST BUILD UP UNDER THE SPEED SENSOR, AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED & RESEATED. I READ ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION ON MY COMPANY WEBSITE, AND DECIDED TO REGISTER MY PROBLEM TO HELP THE RESEARCH.

2 MO. AFTER INSPECTION OF 2002 SILVERDO TRUCK(2-05) BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. EXCESSIVE BUILD-UP OF RUST ON ROTORS-CHECKED BRAKE SHOES AND ALL WERE IN GOOD SHAPE-CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED DOWN AT MY EXPENSE EVEN AFTER BUYING EXTENDED WARRENTY. MY FATHER JUST HAD HIS BRAKES REPAIRED 2 MO. AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 2001 SILVERDO TRUCK AND A 2 PEOPLE I WORK WITH HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS

CONTACT STATED: TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER YESTERDAY. REAR BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TOTALLY RUSTED AND FELL APART. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS GONE. ROTORS FELL APART/RUSTED. HAD NO REAR BRAKES. 1 YEAR AGO HE HAD THE CAR INSPECTED AND NOTHING WAS WRONG THEN.*AK