2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO EXTREME RUSTING, ALL LINES HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE. NOT ONLY THE BRAKE LINES HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST BUT THE GAS LINES, ROCKER PANELS AND COMPLETE UNDERSIDE SHOW THE SAME. MANY OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUES, I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED ABOVE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKE LIGHT WITH (!) (P) RED CAME ON DASHBOARD WITH IN 10 MIN NO BRAKES BRAKE LINE BROKE. *TR

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED. BUMPED INTO SMALL RETAINING WALL. A TRAIL OF FLUID LED TO AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, ONE OF WHICH RUPTURED. ALL OTHERS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED AND LOOKED READY TO BREAK AT ANY TIME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS TYPE OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DOES NOT LEAD TO A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO PICK UP OUR CHRISTMAS TREE AND MY BRAKE LINE BURST AND RAN INTO A DITCH. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND SINCE I'VE RESEARCHED IT ONLINE IT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM HASN'T ISSUED ANY RECALLS OR INTENDS TO STAND BY THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES CAUSED A LEAK LEADING TO ABS PROBLEMS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DOING APPROX 45 MPH TRAFFIC WAS STARTING AND STOPPING FREQUENTLY WHEN THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP I PUT ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WTH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER AND I STRUCK THE REAR OF ONE VEHICLE , AND THAT DRIVER HAD INJURIES WHICH I DO NOT KNOW THE FULL EXTENT OF. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP WHICH I HAD $3,252 OF DAMAGE THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED HOWEVER IN THE PROCESS OF THIS THEY NOTICED I STILL DO NOT HAVE BRAKES AND AFTER THE MECHANIC INVESTIGATED IT IT WAS NOTICED A BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH CAUSING MY BRAKE FAILURE AND ALL MY BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF A MINIMUM OF $1600.00 BUT PROBABLY CLOSERT TO $2000.00 I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM NEW AND FIND IT HARD TO FATHOM THAT GM DOES NOTHING FOR SAFETY WITH AN ISSUE AS THIS. THIS VEHICLE HAS 128,000 MILES ON IT AND BEEN MAINTAINED WITH CARE AND HARDLY DRIVEN IN WINTER MONTHS SINCE I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES FOR MY WORK FOR THE LAST 9 YEARS SO ROAD SALTS MAY EFFECT IT BUT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT SEE DAILY USE FOR YEARS. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH A LONG TIME AGO. I QUESS IT WILL TAKE INCIDENTS LIKE MINE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE, I AM JUST THANKFUL NO ONE WAS KILLED, WHICH EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW WITH NO BRAKES SOME ONE IS BOUND TO IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED. *TR

HI THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF THE FUEL INJECTOR ON THIS DIESEL ENGINE,I TALK TO THE DIFFERENT MECHANIC ON DEALERS AN PRIVET SHOPS AND ASK WHAT IS THIS PROBLEM AND SAY IS BECAUSE THE FUEL,THE USED,HOW YOU DRIVE,ETC BUT NO BODY SAY WHAT IS THE REASON, MY PROBLEM IS THIS INJECTOR SET IS NOT LIKE REPLACE LIKE A SET THE SPARK PLUGS ON GAS ENGINE IS MUCH MONEY $5600, AND I NOT THE ONLY PERSON, I CHECK ONLINE MANY TRUCKS OF THIS GET THIS PROBLEMS, PLEASE HELP AS, THE COMPANY MAKE THIS TRUCK WHIT THIS PROBLEMS AND PEOPLE LIKE ME USED FOR WORK AND IS NOT FEAR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LINKED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/31/13*LJ

MY 2002 SILVERADO HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS KEPT VERY SPOTLESS AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTED THEY ARE ABOUT TO BURST. HAVING TO REPLACE THEM WHEN THE MILES ARE THIS LOW , GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THIS POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. MY BROTHER JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS 2003 SILVERADO. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM GM. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

I HAD JUST DRIVEN 15 MILES TO ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I STOPPED AT A STORE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE TRUCK, I DIDN'T SEE THE FLUID UNDER IT, BUT GOT IN AND STARTED THE TRUCK. AT THAT TIME I WAS ACCELERATING SLOWLY TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. ABOUT THAT TIME A PEDESTRIAN STEPPED OFF THE CURB IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BREAK AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR! I MISSED THE PEDESTRIAN AND COASTED TO THE END OF THE PARKING LOT WHERE I TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BREAK, THAT ALSO FAILED! A CONCRETE CURB ALLOWED ME TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO 2 GARAGES BEFORE I COULD FIND ONE TO REPAIR IT AT A COST OF JUST UNDER $900.00. *TR