2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. BULB HOLDER GETS MELTED. 90% OF CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCK AND BLAZER HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TODAY I WAS ON FREEWAY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP MY BRAKES FLUTTERED AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND I PUSHED WITH ALL MY STRENGTH ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND WASN'T ABLE TO STOP LIKE 25 OTHER CARS IN MY LIFE WOULD HAVE STOPPED AND REAR ENDED A MINIVAN, THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE DONE TO HIS VAN, MY BUMPER HAS A LITTLE DENT AND HIS VAN HAS A SMALL SCRATCH, THIS I THE THIRD TIME IN LAST WEEK THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST 2 ME THINKING IT WAS NOTHING BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS MAYBE 1 OUT OF EVERY 300 BRAKE APPLICATIONS, I CAME HOME TODAY AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON GOOGLE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE 1000S OF TRUCKS LIKE MINE WITH THE ABS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING CRASHES, I CALLED GM AND ASKED A FEW QUESTIONS AND ALL THEY SAID WAS MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ABS OR BRAKE RECALL GM HAD ON THESE YR TRUCKS. IF MY TRUCK IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THESE TRUCKS THAT QUALIFIED FOR RECALL WHY WONT THEY FIX MIND BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY ITS SAME PROBLEM, THE GM GUY I SPOKE WITH PLAYED DUMB AND ACT LIKE HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF SOMEONE HAVING MY ISSUE, HE IS LYING BECAUSE THERE IS TONS OF PEOPLE ON THESE GM FORUMS THAT HAVE CALLED GM WITH SAME PROBLEM AS MINE WITH SAME RESULTS, PLEASE HELP ME OR LET ME KNOW WHAT RECOURSES I HAVE TO HAVE GM FIX THIS ABS ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, THANK YOU *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PARK MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED. I WAS PULLING FORWARD TO BACK INTO A STALL. THERE WAS A PERSON WALKING DOWN THE PARKING LOT SOME DISTANCE IN FRONT OF ME. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP GOING FORWARD AND START TO BACK THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND I COULD NOT STOP. THE GENTLEMAN IN FRONT OF ME THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT HIM, AND QUITE FRANKLY I THOUGHT THAT I WAS ALSO. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY, THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 62 DEGREES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE READ SOME THINGS ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE ABS SPEED SENSORS ON THE WHEELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE GEAR COULD NOT BE MOVED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN GEAR AND PLANETARY GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UTILIZED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,059.

THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS, OR ANY OTHER INDICATIONS OF BRAKE FAILURE UNTIL THERE WERE SUDDENLY ZERO BRAKES. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN SOMEWHERE ELSE, WITH MY ONE-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. I SEE THAT THE BRAKE FLUID IS SQUIRTING OUT OF ONE OF THE FOUR STEEL LINES JUST UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. UPON INSPECTION I ALSO SEE THAT ALL THE LINES LOOK TO BE CORRODED. I INTEND TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE NOW DUE TO THE CORROSION SEEN, AS I DO NOT BELIEVE IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE OTHERWISE. *TR

THERE WAS ALMOST A CRASH! A CAR, FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, STARTED TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME AT AN INTERSECTION. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND FELT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE ABS ACTIVATING. FORTUNATELY THE CAR STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND THE CAR AND I AVOIDED A COLLISION. IT WAS CLOSE! A 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO TURN LEFT INTO MY DESTINATION AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING IN THE VICINITY OF THE REAR AXLE. WE LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FOUND THE MAIN METAL BRAKE LINE THAT GOES OVER THE GAS TANK TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HAS RUPTURED. WE CALLED THE LOCAL GMC DEALER AND FOUND NO RECALLS OR SERVICE CAMPAIGNS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS NOW AT A LOCAL INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 20-25MPH, PULLING AWAY FROM MY HOME, A SMALL ANIMAL RAN ACROSS IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BRAKES, HARD, AND AFTER A MOMENTARY FEELING OF BRAKE PRESSURE, THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. I BACKED UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY, JACKED UP THE TRUCK AND PLACED IT ON JACK STANDS. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS WET AND DRIPPING BRAKE FLUID AROUND THE ABS UNIT BENEATH THE CAB. MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKE WHILE I EXAMINED THE UNDERSIDE. AN APPROX. 1/8IN HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE INCREDIBLY RUSTY AND WEAK STEEL LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS TO THE LEFT FRONT WHERE IT JOINS THE RUBBER LINE TO THE L/F CALIPER. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALS ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE INCREDIBLY RUSTY, STRUCTURALLY WEAK AND IN DANGER OF FAILURE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS, CATASTROPHIC CRASH WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FATALITIES. FURTHER, ALL OF THE STEEL PARTS OF THE FUEL LINES ARE ALSO VERY, VERY RUSTY AND WEAK AND WITH THE HIGH INTERNAL PRESSURES AND HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE GASOLINE INSIDE ARE ANOTHER SERIOUS HAZARD. I AM A LICENSED MASTER AUTO/TRUCK AND MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC. IN NEARLY 50 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE LINE FAILURE FROM SUCH MASSIVE RUST ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 68,830 MILES ON IT. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR GMC AND CHEVROLET TRUCKS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR BRAKE LINE RUST AND FAILURE. REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COST ESTIMATES CAN BE AS HIGH AS $1200 TO NEARLY $2000. BRAKE LINE FAILURE CAN KILL. IF EVER THERE WAS JUSTIFICATION FOR A SAFETY RELATED RECALL, THIS IS CERTAINLY IT. *TR

I LOST BRAKES ON A RETURN TRIP FROM SHOPPING TRIP AT A NEAR BY TOWN . I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN TIME TO PREVENT HITTING THE VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD OF ME AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE HOME BY DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEED AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WITH WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT . I ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE CORRODED SECTION OF THE LINE . WHILE BLEEDING THE BRAKE LINES ANOTHER SECTION RUPTURE . UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVERED ALL THE LINES WERE CORRODING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . ALSO ALL THE COUPLINGS ON THE FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED . MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY FOR LACK OF THE FUNDS TO GET IT REPAIRED .THE ESTIMATE FOR THE BRAKE LINES TO BE REPAIRED IS ABOUT $1200.00. I HAVEN'T GOT A CLEAR ESTIMATE FOR THE FUEL LINE COUPLINGS BECAUSE THE MIGHT ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF THEY CAN'T BE REPAIRED . THE FUEL LINES OTHER WISE ARE NOT CORRODED. *TR