2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

I WAS REPLACING LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER AND STARTED TO BLEED THE BRAKES WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE KEPT GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. I FOUND OUT IT WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINES THAT GO TO THE ABS CONTROLLER. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATING BRAKE LINES THEY ARE ALL RUSTED BAD,I HAVE OWN THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW CANT BELIEVE I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON IT NOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET IN PHILADELPHIA, WHEN A COUPLE OF CHILDREN STARTED TO CROSS THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CHILDREN AND NARROWLY MISSED THEM AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY INDICATED THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD DETERIORATED AND RUSTED THRU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE DRIVER WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERD THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD.THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

ON MY WAY HOME FROM VACATION THANKFULLY I STOPPED TO USE THE RESTROOM. WHEN I LEFT THE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY STOPPED. SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD SAW A BURST BRAKELINE ABOVE THE LEFT WHEEL. I WAS OUT OF STATE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. NOTICED ALL THE BRAKE LINES BADLY RUSTED AND OPTED TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM AT A COST OF $1100. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I HAD JUST EXITED AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT TWO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD BE DAMAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED BECAUSE THE BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF THE FIRST INCIDENT. CAN REPORT IF NECESSARY. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2012, AFTER A STOP AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PROCEEDED ACROSS THE STREET AND STOPPED AGAIN AT MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY TO PICK UP THEIR MAIL. UPON CLIMBING THE HILL OF THEIR DRIVEWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP IN FRONT OF THEIR GARAGE WHEN MY BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AND I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK BEFORE HITTING THE GARAGE DOOR. I HAD MY MECHANIC TOW THE TRUCK TO HIS SHOP AND HE SAID IT WOULD COST A "COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS" BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO LIFT THE CAB OFF THE FRAME TO REPLACE THE LINES. LAST YEAR, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE CALIPER, ROTORS, PADS, PARKING BRAKE PADS AND BACKING PLATE AND ALL OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES WHICH WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. I HAVE LESS THAN 33000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. THE TOTAL COST OF THOSE REPAIRS WAS 2800. ADD THE 2000 OR SO FOR THIS REPAIR AND IT COMES TO ALMOST 5000. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE SOME RELIEF FROM GM DUE TO THE UNUSUAL WEAR AND CORROSION AND THE LOW MILEAGE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY NECESSARY STEPS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

SLOWING DOWN TO PARK, PUSHED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BARELY STOPPED BEFORE PINNING SOMEONE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER TRUCK. REAR BRAKE LINE BURST BELOW DRIVER SEAT, BRAKE FLUID PUDDLE UNDER TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, ALL 4 BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME TOTALLY RUSTED, ABOUT TO BURST. NEED TO REPLACE ALL LINES ON WHOLE TRUCK. ON THE FLATBED TOWTRUCK, NOTICED THE DRIVER REAR LEAF SPRING WHERE IT WRAPS AROUND THE BUSHING WAS MISSING THE TOP HALF. THIS IS WHERE FORCE IS TRANSMITTED FROM AXLE TO FRAME (BACK IS A HANGER / PIVOT). THE WHOLE REAR AXLE COULD HAVE TORN OFF. NOTICED WHERE IT HAD CRACKED AND HAD RUSTED 1/2 THROUGH BEFORE FALLING OFF, LIKELY SOMETIME RECENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WIGGLED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

BOTH BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVE SIDE RUPTURED/LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR