2002 GMC SIERRA Complaints

THE METALLIC BRAKE LINE TUBING RUPTURED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON A DOWNGRADE. THE METAL LINE ABOVE THE REAR AXLE, PASSENGER SIDE, CORRODED THROUGH AND SPEWED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER. THE CORROSION POINT IS ABOUT 7-10 INCHES FORWARD OF THE JUNCTION WHERE THE BRAKE LINE TRANSITIONS TO RUBBER HOSE THAT GOES TO THE REAR AXLE JUNCTION. THERE IS ALSO AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE GAS FUEL FILTER FITTINGS LOCATED JUST FORWARD OF THE GASOLINE TANK. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND STOP BY DOWNSHIFTING AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT CORRODE AND FAIL IN ANY CLIMATE ON A 9 YEAR OLD TRUCK! THEY SHOULD NOT CORRODE PERIOD. *TR

BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR BRAKE LINES, BECAUSE OF RUST, BURST AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS LUCKY THE CAR WAS NOT ON THE ROAD.I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE LINES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS BECAUSE THE BLEEDING NIPPLED WERE COMPLETELY GONE DUE TO RUST. THE REAR CALIPERS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE.OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, I HAVE HAD TO FORCEFULLY REMOVE THE TIRES FROM THE HUB BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED TO THE HUB. AGAIN I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID THIS WORK AT HOME AND WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE HAD I BEEN FORCED TO CHANGE TIRES DUE TO A FLAT. IT ALSO APPEARS THE TRUCK FRAME IS SHOWING ADVANCE RUSTING FOR ITS AGE AND MILEAGE. *TR

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE CORROSION: THE BRAKE LINES BECAME SO CORRODED THAT I WAS LOSING APPROXIMATELY 16 OZ.OF FLUID EVERY 1000 MILES.THE CORROSION WAS SO BAD THAT THE BLEEDERS ON THE FRONT CALIPERS HAD RUSTED OFF AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES.THIS RESULTED IN A REPAIR BILL OF $701.31.ONLY TIME WILL TELL WHEN THE REMAINING LINES AND CALIPERS WILL NEED REPLACING.ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO THE SERVICE MGR. AT THIS LOCATION TOLD ME I PROBABLY HAD THE BEST LOOKING 2002 GMC PICK-UP IN THE U.S. SO NEGLECT IS NOT AT FAULT HERE.

BACKING UP TO THE GARAGE PUT BRAKE ON DIDN'T STOP, I THOUGHT I WOULD HIT THE GARAGE PUT I DID GET STOP IN TIME. STEEL LINE RUSTED, BLOWN LINE ON BACK BRAKES. *TR

STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR! BACKED UP, PULLED FORWARD, THERE WERE NO BRAKES! VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY DRIVEN HOME USING BACK ROADS AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING ALONG WITH LIMITED PEDAL BRAKING. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON JUST BEFORE ARRIVING AT HOME, 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK IS PRESENTLY IN AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. ALL METAL BRAKE LINES ARE TO BE REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT COST TO ME. UPON INSPECTION IT IS APPARENT THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE MORE OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL. ALL METAL LINES SHOW EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND DETERIORATION FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND MILEAGE. THE TRUCK IS MY WIFE'S AND WAS RARELY DRIVEN DURING WINTER MONTHS.

BRAKE LINE BURST OPEN WHILE APPLYING BRAKE TO PARK VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. LINE WAS LEAKING WHERE LINES RUN ALONG THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND NEAR RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT BADLY AND ONE REAR LEFT LINE ROTTED THROUGH AND BEGAN TO LEAK. WHEN THE BRAKE LINES WERE INSPECTED ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR SERVICE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST FOUND IN THE DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE BAKING PLATE AND BRAKE LINE. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE MAY BE SAFETY RELATED FAILURES INVOLVING THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE THE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAFETY BELTS FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,950. THE CONSUMER STATED TO PLEASES DISREGARD NOTICE. HE CALLED THE SAFETY LINE TO REPORT A COMPLAINT AGAINST A VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION, NOT KNOWING THE HOTLINE WAS TO REPORT SAFETY DEFECTS. UPDATED 10/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE BRAKING POWER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM BLED AND THE PADS REPLACED YET THE REPAIRS ONLY RESOLVED THE FAILURE TEMPORARY AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE STATE IN WHICH HE LIVED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,986. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 2/03/2012 *LN *TR

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER IT WARMS UP. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED. AFTER WAITING APPROX. 2 MINUTES IT WILL START AGAIN AND RUN FINE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR DIAGNOSTIC CODES ARE AVAILABLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2001 MODELS (CAMPAIGN ID # 07V521000). THIS PROBLEM ALSO EXTENDS INTO NEWER MODEL YEARS. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1/02