2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A STORE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR,HIT BUILDING. BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT RELATED TO POOR QUALITY BRAKE LINES FROM MANUFACTURER. *TR

I APPROACHED A BUSY INTERSECTION AND BECAUSE TRAFFIC SIGNAL WAS TURNING AMBER, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND BROKE. ALTHOUGH I FILED A COMPLAINT LAST YEAR, GM HAS DECIDED THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS REGARDING THE CHEAP PARTS THEY USED IN THESE VEHICLES, THEY WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL. IN FACT, THERE WAS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE 2 WEEKS AGO THAT STATED THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL BECAUSE MOST OF THESE ACCIDENTS WERE IN NORTHERN STATES WHERE SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS IN WINTER. HOWEVER, NOW THEY HAVE ISSUED A VERY LIMITED RECALL FOR CADILLAC CTSS FOR THE EXACT YEARS THAT OUR GMC SUFFERED SAME KIND OF BRAKE FAILURE. THE COST TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY PARTS IS ESTIMATED AT $2000 PER VEHICLE. BUT THE DANGER TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS MUCH GREATER. DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE SUCH A LIMITED RECALL WHEN MORE THAN THIS ONE MODEL IS AFFECTED. AND YES, I MITIGATED MY DAMAGES BY HAVING BRAKES REPAIRED. BUT FEEL THAT I WAS CHEATED, NOW THAT RESTRICTED RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED SO BADLY IT WILL NOT PASS IT'S NEXT VA STATE INSPECTION. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 74000 MILES. CAN THIS BE NORMAL? I AM A DISABLED VET WITH LIMITED INCOME AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THERE IS ALSO MORE THAN NORMAL RUST OF THE SUSPENSION AND OTHER PARTS UNDER THE BODY. I BELIEVE THIS HAS GONE ON TOO LONG AND A RECALL IS NECESSARY. *TR

MY 15 YEAR OLD SON DRIVING WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HE HAS A LEARNERS PERMIT APPLYS THE BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP PROPERLY SWERVES AND AVOIDS A COLLISION WITH LIMETED BRAKES I TOOK OVER AND MADE IT HOME BUY THE TIME I GOT HOME I HAD NO BRAKES AND NO BRAKE FLUID I WAS RELEIVED TO MAKE IT. I WORK ON CARS FOR A LIVING AND NEVER REPLACED BRAKELINES DO TO RUSTING OUT. THERE WILL BE A FATALITY IF GM DONT FIX THERE PROBLEM. I DONT LIVE IN WHERE IT SNOWS VERY OFTEN MY COUNY HAS 2 SALT TRUCKS AND MY ROADS I DRIVE DONT GET SALT ,WE HAVENT GOT SNOW BESIDES A DUSTING IN THREE YEARS. SO TO SAY ITS TRUCKS IN THE NORTH IS A FALSE STATEMENT. I BOUGHT A SS AFTERMARKET BRAKE LINE SET I WILL INSTALL IT MYSELF . I KNOW IT WILL BE LABOUR EXTENSIVE BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT THANKS TO YOU YOU FOR READING MY COMPLAINT. *JS

ANTI LOCK BRAKES AT LOW SPEED ACTIVATED CANNOT STOP VEHICLE PRESSING HARDER BRAKE LINE BLEW HAD NO BRAKES REAR ENDED VEHICLE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. *TR

TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 28 NEAR CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, A LINE OF CARS IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDDLE HARD AND WITHIN THREE SECONDS THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS AT THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY MANEUVERED MY TRUCK TO THE RIGHT AND WAS ABLE UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE TRUCK TO A STOP. INCREDIBLY, MY SON AND I WERE NOT INJURED, WE DID NOT HIT THE LINE IF VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US, AND WERE ALL SPARED A POTENTIALLY DEADLY OUTCOME. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, MY SON AND I INSPECTED OUR TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE LEFT SUPPLY LINE TO THE REAR BREAK. THE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO HARD BRAKING AND CORROSION OF THE FUEL LINE. WE WERE SAVED FOR SOME REASON, HOWEVER, IF THIS HAD BEEN ON A WEEKDAY DURING COMMUTING HOURS, THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. THE NHTSA SHOULD CONTINUE TO HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS POOR ENGINEERING (FUEL LINES) AND EVENTUAL CATASTROPHIC SITUATION THAT WILL, OR PROBABLY ALREADY HAS, HAPPENED. *TR

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. SHE HAS HER TEMPORARY LICENSE AND WAS DRIVING FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER DRIVING IN TOWN AND ON SOME RURAL ROADS, SHE STARTED GETTING TOO CLOSE TO OTHER CARS AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. I BEGAN TELLING HER TO STOP SOONER, SHE SAID SHE WAS TRYING. IT ONLY GOT WORSE SO WE WENT HOME. SHE ALMOST RAN INTO OUR HOUSE AS TRIED TO STOP IN THE DRIVEWAY. BECAUSE SHE IS A NEW DRIVER, SHE DID NOT REALIZE THE BRAKES WERE GOING OUT. AFTER WE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID FORMING UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE. I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. I RAISED THE HOOD AND HAD HER PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE FLUID STARTED SPRAYING OUT OF A BRAKE LINE NEAR THE FRAME. THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE ARE VERY RUSTY ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER BRAKE LINE. THIS TRUCK MAY BE 12 YEARS OLD AND HAVE 87,000 MILES BUT I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND IT STILL LOOKS NEW INSIDE AND OUT. I DO NOT BELIEVE A MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT LIKE THE BRAKES SHOULD BE FAILING AT THIS TIME. OTHER CRITICAL COMPONENTS HAVE WARNING SYSTEMS TO ALERT YOU TO POSSIBLE FAILURES BUT WHEN THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF SOMETHING CRITICAL WILL FAIL I BELIEVE THOSE PARTS SHOULD BE MADE TO LAST. IF THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A PART IS LIMITED, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECOMMEND SERVICE AT A REASONABLE INTERVAL. MY DAUGHTER IS NOW SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE ANY OF OUR CARS BECAUSE SHE FEELS IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM JUST GLAD I WASN'T PULLING MY 20 FOOT BOAT AND HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE LINE FAILED. SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOT INJURED OR KILLED I AM CURRENTLY GETTING QUOTES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. SO FAR I HAVE RECEIVED PRICES RANGING FROM $600-1500. I FEEL GM SHOULD COVER MOST TO ALL OF THESE EXPENSES BECAUSE THEY USED SUB-PAR PARTS TO BUILD A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FOR A STOP SIGN TRAVELING UNDER 25 MPH. THE PEDAL PRESSURE FELT FIRM/NORMAL FOR A BRIEF SECOND AND THEN WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY THE 10TH TIME I TRIED TO STOP. IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME OR I WAS TRAVELING IN A HIGHER SPEED ZONE, I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED IN TIME. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE ALL SO RUSTED NO ONE LINE CAN BE REPLACED WITHOUT DAMAGING THE REST OF THE LINES BECAUSE OF THEIR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER. I CAN'T FIND ANYONE THAT WILL TAKE ON THE JOB. *TR

2002 GMC SIERRA 1500-BRAKES WENT OUT SUDDENLY AS I WAS TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR-NO BRAKES. THERE WAS NO SEPARATE SYSTEM CIRCUIT THAT BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A HALT, THERE WERE NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ENGAGED, AND NO BRAKE FLUID LEAK BEFORE THAT WOULD ALERT ME TO A FAILURE. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE SPOT- VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. REPAIR FACILITY STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES- BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR SAFETY BULLETINS ISSUED THAT THEY COULD LOCATE. *TR

WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, APPLIED BRAKE AND PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, COASTED THROUGH RED LIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY PARKED VEHICLE. TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE AND FRONT BRAKE LINE IN THE MIDDLE (UNDER ROCK GUARD) SEVERELY RUSTED AND FAILED. *TR