2002 GMC SIERRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENTERING A CAR PORT AT HER RESIDENCE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND SHE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT CORNER OF HER HOUSE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKE FAILURE. SUDDEN BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND IN AREA UNDER DRIVER. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED RUSTED OUT FRONT BRAKE LINES FROM EBCM TO BOTH FRONT WHEELS. *TR

INEFFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE, PREMATURE-UNWARRANTED PARKING BRAKE FRICTION LINER WEAR. SIMILAR GM RECALL 05042 AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03057 BUT ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THIS PROBLEM ALSO APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWELVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,798. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ UPDATED 03/31/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE TWICE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE GM MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DO SO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

MY ANTILOCKING BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTIVATING DURING SLOW TURNING STOPS AND I AM NOT ABLE TO STOP. I RAN OVER A CURVE PULLING INTO A PACKING LOT. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR PULLING INTO THE GAS STATION. I CALLED THE GM DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN UNDER A RECALL. SO I DISCONNECTED THE ANTILOCKING BRAKES AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS GONE. AND GOOD THING I DID BECAUSE THAT SAME DAY I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND DID NOT SEE AN ONCOMING CAR BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE IT'S LIGHT ON (DUSK) AND I HAD TO STOP FAST WHILE TURNING. IF I DID NOT DISCONNECT THE ANTILOCK I WOULD HAVE COASTED IT TO THE ON COMING CAR. GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT FAILED DUE TO RUST ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE NOT DRIVEN NOR CAN I SAFELY DRIVE TRUCK SINCE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. HAVEN NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET AS I AM EXPLORING MY OPTIONS. *TR

OUR 2002 SIERRA 3500 GMC PICKUP TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 ENGINE AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAUSES THE TRUCK'S ENGINE TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE ENGINE TO FAIL COMPLETELY. WHEN THE ENGINE OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, THE MESSAGE LIGHT ILLUMINATES 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' AND THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND ULTIMATELY STALLS. THE ENGINE MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. BECAUSE THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (70 MPH) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE (OR SOMEONE ELSE) WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. BECAUSE NHTSA RECALLED THE 2001 GMC SUVS/TRUCKS THAT HAD THIS DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND BECAUSE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER 2002 SUVS/TRUCKS THAT ARE ALSO HAVING THEIR ENGINES FAIL DUE TO THIS SAME DEFECT, THE NHTSA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATE HAVING GMC RECALL THE 2002 MODELS AS WELL. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LISTED ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE THAT DEAL WITH THIS SAME ISSUE (E.G., COMPLAINT NUMBERS 10038110, 10009727, 1009569, 10009556, 10001480, 10054217, 10069780, ETC.) THAT ARE IDENTIFIED UNDER VARIOUS 2002 GMC MODELS (I.E., SIERRA, GMC TRUCK, C SERIES). ADDITIONALLY, SINCE CONSUMERS FREQUENTLY PURCHASE GMC TRUCKS WITH THE 8.1L V8 ENGINE TO TOW LARGE TRAILERS, THIS SITUATION CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAYS THAT NHTSA MUST ADDRESS EXPEDITIOUSLY. THUS, SINCE WE ARE A CONSUMER THAT PURCHASED OUR TRUCK TO TOW A LARGE TRAILER AND OUR TRUCK HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR OUT-OF-POCKET. *TR

2002 GMC SIERRA. JUST AS THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO STOP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELS AROUND 10 TO 15 FEET WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO STOP. VERY DISCONCERNING. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT. WHEN I APPROACH A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN THE ABS ENGAGES. *TR