2002 GMC SIERRA Complaints

RUSTED ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT HUBCAPS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER WILL NEED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SB THE FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT AND DAMAGE ON ROTOR. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RIGHT ROTOR WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKES WORE OUT. THE REAR PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. *NM

2002 GMC SIERRA ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP. *MR ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLES HUB ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEEDED REPLACED. THERE WAS NO LIGHT INDICATION. RUST WOULD GET UNDER THE SENSORS AND LIFT THEM. *SC

HASN'T FAILED YET, BUT THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE STEERING COLUM WHICH DEALER STATES IS NORMAL, SURE DOESN'T FEEL NORMAL TO ME. HAPPENS ANY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. "WHILE DRIVING"

DT: AT STATE INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. HAD SINCE THEN REPLACED THE BRAKES. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPHTHE ANTILOCK BRAKES (ABS) MALFUNCTIONED AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS FLAW WITH THE ABS. *AK *NM

CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVING SLOW THE ABS KICKED IN. IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE NO BRAKES. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ABS KICK IN AND NO HAD LIGHTS COME ON. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND SHE SHOULD CONTACT GM. *JB

2002 GMC SIERRA DEVELOPED SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS.*MR WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FROZE. THIS RESULTED IN EXTREME HEAT AND CASUED THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY TO COME APART. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BUT NO NOISES. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ,THEY STATED ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON A 2002 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TURN ON (WHEN THEY NORMALLY SHOULD NOT - DRY STOPPING CONDITIONS) AT LOW SPEED STOPS <10 MPH. WHEN THEY CAME ON THEY WOULD MAKE STOPPING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, LUCKILY WITH OUT AN ACCIDENT. TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES REMOVED TO DISABLE THE ANTI LOCK FEATURE COMPLETLEY.

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK (50,000 MILES) NEEDED NEW FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE MINE WERE "DE-LAMINATED" I ASKED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GIVE ME A CLEAR ANSWER. THE GM ASSISTANCE CENTER TOLD ME THAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM THE REASON FOR THIS WAS I REFUSED SOME DEALER RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I SPOKE TO A METALURGIST AND HE STATED THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAUSED BY NOT COOLING THE ROTORS PROPERLY AFTER THE WERE CAST, SINCE BOTH ROTORS ARE ONLY DEFECTIVE ON THE INSIDE FACE. I ALSO OWN A 1990 CHEVY TRUCK WITH 270,000 MILES THAT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL ROTORS. I AM AFRAID THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE AN OCCURRENCE OF BRAKE FAILURE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNDER HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. ALSO, AFTER ASKING NUMEROUS OTHERS, NO ONE (OTHER THAN GM) HAS HEARD OF THIS PHENOMENON. *NM