2002 GMC SIERRA Complaints

THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC CROSSING THE INTERSECTION AT THE TIME. I GOT THE TRUCK HOME, AND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID FORMED IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA AND JUST PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY GOING DOWN THE STREET TO STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO GO THRU STOP SIGN. LUCKY NO ONE WAS GOING THE OTHER WAY! MANAGED TO MAKE IT BACK HOME AND NOTICED DRIVEWAY ALL WET .LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND NOTICED THE BREAK LINES ALL ROTTED! I CANT BELIEVE THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD MAKE STEEL BRAKE LINES KNOWING THAT STEEL WILL ROT !DID THEY JUST FIGURE THAT OUT? I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!!! WHY DON'T I HERE ABOUT OTHER VEHICLE MAKES DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. DID THEY JUST LEARN ABOUT STEEL? THIS IS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM AND BREAKS NEED TO WORK ALL THE TIME. I ALSO NOTICED THE MY FUEL LINES ARE SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS. GM SHOULD REPAIR AND LEARN FROM THIS BAD CHOICE TO INSTALL INFERIOR EQUIPMENT FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT SYSTEM IN ANY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE REPAIRED MY BREAK LINES AT A VERY EXPENSIVE $1,500 ! *TR

BRAKES FAILED IN DRIVE WAY DUE TO CORRODED LINE ON TOP OF FRAME RAIL UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. *TR

THIS IS AN OLD INCIDENT; HOWEVER, UNTIL JUST RECENTLY, I DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A WEBSITE SUCH AS YOURS. ALSO, I AM REPORTING A SPECIFIC INCIDENT, BUT ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION. THE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED WAS RELATED TO MY BRAKE FLUID LINES RUSTING COMPLETELY THROUGH WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO SMALL GRANDCHILDREN. WHEN A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, I PUSHED ON MY BRAKES ONLY TO FIND I COULD NOT STOP. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A FIELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I DROVE INTO IT, RATHER THAN HITTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE BRAKES, THE LINES LITERALLY FELL APART. WE STILL HAVE THIS TRUCK, BUT THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF IT (FRAME, SPRING HANGERS, FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, ETC) ARE ALL RUSTED. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS SUMMER - THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER HAD BECOME SO RUSTED, MY SPARE TIRE ACTUALLY CAME LOSE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY IT WAS HELD UP BY A CHAIN. UPON LEARNING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST ALL GM TRUCKS, I FELT OBLIGATED TO BASE MY COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. TOYOTA FACED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT FORTUNATELY STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND MADE IT RIGHT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS AND I FEEL GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO LIKEWISE. WE HAVE TRIED TO TRADE THIS TRUCK IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT ARE BEING OFFERED WAY BELOW KELLY BLUE BOOK PRICE BECAUSE OF THE RUST ISSUE. *TR

AS MANY OTHER GMC/CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS, I AM EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BRAKE LINE RUST ISSUES. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT A RUSTED BRAKE LINE FAILED COMING TO AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED, I FELT A SLIGHT RESISTANCE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH AND CRUISE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID MY REAR AND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND HAD HOLES IN THEM. I HAD THEM REPLACED. THEN ON FEBRUARY 2013 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. IT TURNED OUT THAT NOW THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE TWO LINES TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. ON THIS TRUCK I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING AT THE COST OF OVER $500.00. THIS IS NOT RITE.... *TR

THE BRAKE LINES IN MY 2002 GMC SIERRA TRUCK HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT FLUID IS BEING LOST AND BRAKING IS BEING NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. THIS WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A INCIDENT ON THE ROAD. MY TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR

DESCRIPTION: 2002 GMC SIERRA?82,XXX.00 MILES. WHILE DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL, I STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ACCELERATED TO MAKE IT UP THE HILL, AND AS I CAME OVER THE HORIZON I PROCEEDED TO STOP, WHEN I DEPRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HAD I NOT THROWN THE CAR INTO LOW GEAR, AND DEPRESSED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE, I AM CERTAIN THAT WE WOULD HAVE SMASHED INTO THE SCHOOL BUS IN FRONT OF US. MY WIFE CALLED AAA, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER. IT SEEMS THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM IS RUSTED OUT, AND THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST LINE TO BLOW. THEY HAD THE AUDACITY TO TELL MY WIFE THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD START AT $3,300.00 AND WOULD NOT GUARANTY THAT IT COULD NOT BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THAT!. WE TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE TRUCK, LAST YEAR WE HAD ALL THE BRAKES DONE, NEW TIRES, AND RECENTLY HAD A NEW HEAD GASKET INSTALLED, AND THE OIL CHANGED, SO IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE DEALER DOES NOT EVER DO A THOROUGH VEHICLE INSPECTION. WE CANNOT AFFORD THE SHELL OUT THE MONEY FOR THESE REPAIRS, AND I AM HOPEFUL THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME KIND OF A RECALL FOR THIS, SINCE I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME SUBJECT? PLEASE HELP! *TR

I WAS LUCKY AND NOT MOVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED FOR THE SECOND TIME. ONCE AGAIN I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE IN MY TRUCK WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHOULD I TAKE MY CHANCES ON THIS HAPPENING A THIRD TIME? PERHAPS I WON'T BE SO LUCKY AND THERE MAY BE AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. I DID FIND A RECALL FOR TAILGATE STRAPS FOR THIS TRUCK BUT NOT FOR CORRODED BRAKE LINES THAT ARE BURSTING? I FIND THAT TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF SOMEONE DYING FROM CORRODED TAILGATE STRAPS? THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING MILLIONS OF TRUCKS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED TO HAVE THESE BRAKE LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL SO AS NOT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPEATED IN THE FUTURE. *TR